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diff --git a/source/collection.h b/source/collection.h
index 34b1260..005abd0 100644
--- a/source/collection.h
+++ b/source/collection.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef MSP_DATAFILE_COLLECTION_H_
 #define MSP_DATAFILE_COLLECTION_H_
 
+#include <msp/core/attributes.h>
 #include <msp/core/maputils.h>
 #include <msp/core/refptr.h>
 #include "collectionsource.h"
@@ -236,6 +237,11 @@ protected:
 	template<typename T>
 	CollectionItemType<T> &add_type();
 
+	/** Returns a mutable reference to an existing type descriptor.  This can be
+	used to e.g. override the creator function of a type added by a base class. */
+	template<typename T>
+	CollectionItemType<T> &modify_type();
+
 private:
 	/** Returns the descriptor for a type, or null if one isn't defined.  An
 	optional name can be given to prioritize matching types. */
@@ -260,7 +266,8 @@ public:
 	IO::Seekable *open_raw(const std::string &) const;
 
 protected:
-	IO::Seekable *open_from_sources(const std::string &n) { return open_raw(n); }
+	// Deprecated.  Use open_raw instead.
+	DEPRECATED IO::Seekable *open_from_sources(const std::string &n) { return open_raw(n); }
 
 private:
 	void gather_names_from_sources(std::list<std::string> &, const CollectionItemTypeBase &) const;
@@ -403,7 +410,7 @@ public:
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-	/** Adds a suffix that is used to match names when looking for future
+	/** Adds a suffix that is used to match names when looking for loadable
 	objects.  There is no implied separator; a name matches if it ends with the
 	suffix.  If a keyword is defined before any suffixes, then "."+keyword is
 	added as a suffix. */
@@ -486,6 +493,16 @@ CollectionItemType<T> &Collection::add_type()
 	return *type;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+CollectionItemType<T> &Collection::modify_type()
+{
+	for(TypeList::const_iterator j=types.begin(); j!=types.end(); ++j)
+		if(CollectionItemType<T> *t = dynamic_cast<CollectionItemType<T> *>(*j))
+			return *t;
+
+	throw std::logic_error("type not found in collection");
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 CollectionItemTypeBase *Collection::get_type(const std::string &name) const
 {