diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.cpp
index 655a9d72d..11fd10f99 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ ControllablePhysicsComponent::ControllablePhysicsComponent(Entity* entity, const
 	m_ImmuneToStunMoveCount = 0;
 	m_ImmuneToStunTurnCount = 0;
 	m_ImmuneToStunUseItemCount = 0;
+}
 
-	if (entity->GetLOT() != 1) // Other physics entities we care about will be added by BaseCombatAI
+// After the physics config: a character's body, in the physics component's group
+void ControllablePhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData() {
+	PhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData();
+
+	if (m_Parent->GetLOT() != 1) // Other physics entities we care about will be added by BaseCombatAI
 		return;
 
-	if (entity->GetLOT() == 1) {
+	if (m_Parent->GetLOT() == 1) {
 		LOG("Using patch to load minifig physics");
 
 		float radius = 1.5f;
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.h
index 843ac4640..ada804b59 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ControllablePhysicsComponent.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public:
 	static constexpr eReplicaComponentType ComponentType = eReplicaComponentType::CONTROLLABLE_PHYSICS;
 
 	ControllablePhysicsComponent(Entity* entity, const int32_t componentID);
+
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
 	~ControllablePhysicsComponent() override;
 
 	void Run(float deltaTime) override;
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
index 9c15fb751..f6e52a4ec 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ PhantomPhysicsComponent::PhantomPhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t c
 
 	m_IsDirectional = false;
 	m_Direction = NiPoint3(); // * m_DirectionalMultiplier
+}
+
+// After the physics config: the volume's blocker, respawn settings and its physics
+void PhantomPhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData() {
+	PhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData();
 
 	// A phantom volume enemies can't walk into when it carves the navmesh (e.g. the Sentinel camp walls)
 	RegisterMovementBlocker(ComponentType, false, m_Scale);
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.h
index 5d1a24caf..9d6eed0ab 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/PhantomPhysicsComponent.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
 	static constexpr eReplicaComponentType ComponentType = eReplicaComponentType::PHANTOM_PHYSICS;
 
 	PhantomPhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
+
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
 	~PhantomPhysicsComponent() override;
 	void Run(float deltaTime) override;
 	void Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& outBitStream, bool bIsInitialUpdate) override;
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.cpp
index 0e4aa5fec..a44b93620 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.cpp
@@ -52,18 +52,24 @@ PhysicsComponent::PhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID) :
 	m_Rotation = QuatUtils::IDENTITY;
 	m_DirtyPosition = false;
 
+	RegisterMsg(&PhysicsComponent::OnGetPosition);
+}
+
+// The PhysicsComponent row's collision group
+void PhysicsComponent::LoadDataFromTemplate() {
 	CDPhysicsComponentTable* physicsComponentTable = CDClientManager::GetTable<CDPhysicsComponentTable>();
 
 	if (physicsComponentTable) {
-		auto* info = physicsComponentTable->GetByID(componentID);
+		auto* info = physicsComponentTable->GetByID(m_ComponentID);
 		if (info) {
 			m_CollisionGroup = info->collisionGroup;
 		}
 	}
+}
 
+// The level config's CollisionGroupID, when there, replaces it
+void PhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData() {
 	if (m_Parent->HasVar(u"CollisionGroupID")) m_CollisionGroup = m_Parent->GetVar<int32_t>(u"CollisionGroupID");
-
-	RegisterMsg(&PhysicsComponent::OnGetPosition);
 }
 
 PhysicsComponent::~PhysicsComponent() {
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.h
index ca6c30185..da10e3146 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/PhysicsComponent.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class dpEntity;
 class PhysicsComponent : public Component {
 public:
 	PhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
+
+	void LoadDataFromTemplate() override;
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
 	virtual ~PhysicsComponent();
 
 	void Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& outBitStream, bool bIsInitialUpdate) override;
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
index 3c84eea69..62fae83e3 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent::RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent(Entity* paren
 	m_Position = m_Parent->GetDefaultPosition();
 	m_Rotation = m_Parent->GetDefaultRotation();
 	m_Scale = m_Parent->GetDefaultScale();
+}
+
+// After the physics config: its physics
+void RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData() {
+	PhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData();
 
 	if (m_Parent->GetVar<bool>(u"create_physics")) {
 		m_dpEntity = CreatePhysicsLnv(m_Scale, ComponentType);
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.h
index 7d0077500..532547f3c 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
 
 	RigidbodyPhantomPhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
 
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
+
 	void Run(const float deltaTime) override;
 
 	void Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& outBitStream, bool bIsInitialUpdate) override;
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.cpp
index 0a5480c96..4970fafab 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ SimplePhysicsComponent::SimplePhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t com
 
 	m_Position = m_Parent->GetDefaultPosition();
 	m_Rotation = m_Parent->GetDefaultRotation();
+}
+
+// After the physics config: climbable type, motion type and the blocker
+void SimplePhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData() {
+	PhysicsComponent::LoadConfigData();
 
 	const auto& climbable_type = m_Parent->GetVar<std::u16string>(u"climbable");
 	if (climbable_type == u"wall") {
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.h
index 33e3dfccc..e3f1d8fa0 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/SimplePhysicsComponent.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
 	static constexpr uint32_t MOTION_TYPE_FIXED = 5;
 
 	SimplePhysicsComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
+
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
 	~SimplePhysicsComponent() override;
 
 	void Run(const float deltaTime) override;