private function getSprite(regionAttachment:RegionAttachment):FlxSprite
    {
        //if (Registry.PLAYER_1_CUSTOM_HEAD != 0)
        //{
            //trace("we picked head before, trying to set");
            //Registry.PLAYER_1_CUSTOM_HEAD = 0;
            //refresh = true;
        //}

        if(refresh==false)
        if (regionAttachment.wrapperSprite != null && Std.is(regionAttachment.wrapperSprite, FlxSprite))
            return cast(regionAttachment.wrapperSprite, FlxSprite);

        //      trace("get sprite");

        var region:AtlasRegion = cast regionAttachment.rendererObject;
        var graph:FlxGraphic = cast(region.page.rendererObject, FlxGraphic);

        var regionWidth:Float = region.rotate ? region.height : region.width;
        var regionHeight:Float = region.rotate ? region.width : region.height;

        var atlasFrames:FlxAtlasFrames = (graph.atlasFrames == null) ? new FlxAtlasFrames(graph) : graph.atlasFrames;

        var name:String = region.name;
        var offset:FlxPoint = FlxPoint.get(0, 0);
        var frameRect:FlxRect = new FlxRect(region.x, region.y, regionWidth, regionHeight);

        var sourceSize:FlxPoint = FlxPoint.get(frameRect.width, frameRect.height);
        var imageFrame = FlxImageFrame.fromFrame(atlasFrames.addAtlasFrame(frameRect, sourceSize, offset, name));

        if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom") >=0)
        {
            var amountOfLevelsOnDisk:Int = 0;


            var directory:String;

        //  if(Registry.USE_LOCAL_FOLDERS)
            directory = "assets/custom heads/pack";
        //  else
        //  directory = "../../../../assets/custom heads/pack";

            files = new Array<String>();

            if (FileSystem.exists(directory))
            {
                trace("directory found: " + directory);

                for (file in FileSystem.readDirectory(directory))
                {
                    var path = Path.join([directory, file]);

                    if (!FileSystem.isDirectory(path))
                    {
                        files.push(path);
                    //  trace("file found: " + path);
                    //  trace("files found");
                        // do something with file
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        //var directory = Path.addTrailingSlash(path);
                        //trace("directory found: " + directory);
                        //recursiveLoop(directory);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                trace('"$directory" does not exists');
            }

            trace("mask detected, replacing");
            var wrapper2:FlxSprite = new FlxSprite("assets/custom heads/custom1.png");

            if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom1") >=0)
            wrapper2.loadGraphic("assets/custom heads/custom1.png");

            if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom2") >=0)
            wrapper2.loadGraphic("assets/custom heads/custom2.png");

            if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom3") >=0)
            wrapper2.loadGraphic("assets/custom heads/custom3.png");

            if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom4") >=0)
            wrapper2.loadGraphic("assets/custom heads/custom4.png");

            if (refresh)
            {
                if (regionAttachment.name.indexOf("alien/masks/custom1") >= 0)
                {
                    trace("picked head " + files[Registry.PLAYER_1_CUSTOM_HEAD].toString());

                    wrapper2.loadGraphic(files[Registry.PLAYER_1_CUSTOM_HEAD].toString());
                //  wrapper2.loadGraphic("assets/custom heads/pack/commandervideo.png");
                }
            }
            refresh = false;

            imageFrame = FlxImageFrame.fromGraphic(wrapper2.graphic);
        }

        var wrapper:FlxSprite = new FlxSprite();