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diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-1.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-1.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-1.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-1.png
diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-2.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-2.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-2.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-2.png
diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-3.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-3.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-3.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-3.png
diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-4.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-4.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-4.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-4.png
diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-5.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-5.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-5.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-5.png
diff --git a/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-6.png b/data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-6.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-6.png
rename to data/core/images/units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-6.png
diff --git a/data/core/units/humans/Loyalist_Spearman.cfg b/data/core/units/humans/Loyalist_Spearman.cfg
index 11a30c1628c2..d39afead94a8 100644
--- a/data/core/units/humans/Loyalist_Spearman.cfg
+++ b/data/core/units/humans/Loyalist_Spearman.cfg
@@ -32,21 +32,38 @@
     [/portrait]
     [standing_anim]
         start_time=0
-        [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman.png:400"
-        [/frame]
-        [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-[1~6].png:[150*2,300,100*3]"
-        [/frame]
+        direction=s,se,sw
+
+        [if]
+            direction=s,se,sw
+            [frame]
+                image="units/human-loyalists/spearman.png:400"
+            [/frame]
+            [frame]
+                image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-s-[1~6].png:[150*2,300,100*3]"
+            [/frame]
+        [/if]
+
+        [else]
+            direction=n,ne,nw
+            [frame]
+                image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-n.png:400"
+            [/frame]
+            [frame]
+                image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-stand-n-[1~3,2~1].png:[150*2,400,150*2]"
+            [/frame]
+        [/else]
     [/standing_anim]
     [idle_anim]
         {STANDARD_IDLE_FILTER}
+        direction=s,se,sw
         [frame]
             image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-idle[1~4,3,2].png:[100*3,400,100*2]"
         [/frame]
     [/idle_anim]
     [idle_anim]
         {STANDARD_IDLE_FILTER}
+        direction=s,se,sw
         [frame]
             image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-idle2-[1~6].png:[100*4,400,100]"
         [/frame]
@@ -106,7 +123,7 @@
         [filter_attack]
             name=spear
         [/filter_attack]
-        start_time=-200
+        start_time=-250
         direction=s
         offset="0~0.5,0.5~0"
         [frame]
@@ -119,17 +136,13 @@
             name=spear
         [/filter_attack]
         direction=n
-        start_time=-200
-        [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman.png:100"
-        [/frame]
-        {SOUND:HIT_AND_MISS spear.ogg spear-miss.ogg -100}
-        [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-attack-n.png:200"
-        [/frame]
+        start_time=-228
+        offset="0~0.4,0.4~0"
         [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman.png:50"
+            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-attack-n-[1~12].png:32"
         [/frame]
+
+        {SOUND:HIT_AND_MISS spear.ogg spear-miss.ogg -64}
     [/attack_anim]
     [attack_anim]
         [filter_attack]
@@ -156,8 +169,8 @@
         direction=se,sw
         offset="0~0.4,0.4~0"
         [frame]
-            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-attack-se-[1~11].png:32"
+            image="units/human-loyalists/spearman-attack-se-[1~12].png:32"
         [/frame]
-        {SOUND:HIT_AND_MISS spear.ogg spear-miss.ogg -128}
+        {SOUND:HIT_AND_MISS spear.ogg spear-miss.ogg -64}
     [/attack_anim]
 [/unit_type]