diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
index b7bb255..75d7689 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
@@ -77,21 +77,6 @@ public class Entity : LevelObject
             && otherEntity._attack_damage == _attack_damage;
     }
 
-    public override void LevelDestroy()
-    {
-        
-    }
-
-    public override void LevelStart()
-    {
-        
-    }
-
-    public override void LevelUpdate()
-    {
-        
-    }
-
     public override Dictionary<string, object> ToDictionary()
     {
         return Extensions.ToDictionary(this);
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/LevelManager/LevelTile.cs b/Assets/Scripts/LevelManager/LevelTile.cs
index ff471d1..8d319e5 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/LevelManager/LevelTile.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/LevelManager/LevelTile.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,19 @@ public abstract class LevelTile : TileBase, ILevelObject
     [LevelSerialize]
     public string Name => name;
 
-    public abstract void LevelStart();
-    public abstract void LevelDestroy();
-    public abstract void LevelUpdate();
-    public abstract bool Equals(ILevelObject other);
+    public virtual void LevelStart() { }
+    public virtual void LevelDestroy() { }
+    public virtual void LevelUpdate() { }
+    public virtual bool Equals(ILevelObject other)
+    {
+        if (!other.GetType().Equals(GetType())) return false;
+
+        var otherTile = other as LevelTile;
+
+        return Name == otherTile.Name
+            && Position == otherTile.Position
+            && Tilemap == otherTile.Tilemap;
+    }
     public override bool StartUp(Vector3Int position, ITilemap tilemap, GameObject go)
     {
         //only execute if application is in play mode
@@ -39,11 +48,8 @@ public abstract class LevelTile : TileBase, ILevelObject
         instance.Position = position;
         instance.Tilemap = comp.name;
 
-        //lambda expression to be used to check if the tile already exists
-        bool isSameTile(LevelTile tile) => tile.Equals(instance);
-
-        //if tile is exactly the same as before, don't add.
-        if (LevelManager.Instance.Has<LevelTile>(isSameTile))
+        //if tile already exists, dont add to level manager
+        if (LevelManager.Instance.Has<LevelTile>(tile => tile.Equals(instance)))
         {
             return base.StartUp(position, tilemap, go);
         }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Tiles/LevelObject.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Tiles/LevelObject.cs
index 4b812ca..022b9c1 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Tiles/LevelObject.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Tiles/LevelObject.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,23 @@ public abstract class LevelObject : MonoBehaviour, ILevelObject
         LevelManager.Instance.Add(this);
     }
 
-    public abstract void LevelStart();
-    public abstract void LevelDestroy();
-    public abstract void LevelUpdate();
+    public virtual void LevelStart()
+    {
+    }
+    public virtual void LevelDestroy()
+    {
+    }
+    public virtual void LevelUpdate()
+    {
+    }
 
-    public abstract bool Equals(ILevelObject other);
+    public virtual bool Equals(ILevelObject other)
+    {
+        if (!other.GetType().Equals(this.GetType())) return false;
+
+        var otherObject = other as LevelObject;
+        return otherObject.Name == Name
+            && otherObject.Position == Position;
+    }
     public abstract Dictionary<string, object> ToDictionary();
 }
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