diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
index f801fe7ddf..15a8dd550c 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
@@ -699,7 +699,34 @@ public class ContentParser{
             read(() -> readFields(liquid, value));
             return liquid;
         },
-        ContentType.status, parser(ContentType.status, StatusEffect::new),
+        ContentType.status, (TypeParser<StatusEffect>)(mod, name, value) -> {
+            StatusEffect status;
+            if(locate(ContentType.status, name) != null){
+                status = locate(ContentType.status, name);
+                readBundle(ContentType.status, name, value);
+            }else{
+                readBundle(ContentType.status, name, value);
+                status = new StatusEffect(mod + "-" + name);
+            }
+            currentContent = status;
+            read(() -> readFields(status, value));
+
+            status.init(() -> {
+                var oldOpposite = status.opposites.copy();
+                status.opposites.clear();
+                status.opposite(oldOpposite.toSeq().toArray(StatusEffect.class));
+
+                var oldAffinities = status.affinities.copy();
+                status.affinities.clear();
+                for(StatusEffect affinity: oldAffinities){
+                    status.affinity(affinity, (unit, result, time) -> {
+                        unit.damagePierce(status.transitionDamage);
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+
+            return status;
+        },
         ContentType.sector, (TypeParser<SectorPreset>)(mod, name, value) -> {
             if(value.isString()){
                 return locate(ContentType.sector, name);
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/type/StatusEffect.java b/core/src/mindustry/type/StatusEffect.java
index f4e0d3b9c6..c66cff2cbb 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/type/StatusEffect.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/type/StatusEffect.java
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ public class StatusEffect extends UnlockableContent{
         transitions.put(effect, handler);
     }
 
-    protected void affinity(StatusEffect effect, TransitionHandler handler){
+    public void affinity(StatusEffect effect, TransitionHandler handler){
         affinities.add(effect);
         effect.affinities.add(this);
         trans(effect, handler);
     }
 
-    protected void opposite(StatusEffect... effect){
+    public void opposite(StatusEffect... effect){
         for(var other : effect){
             handleOpposite(other);
             other.handleOpposite(this);