diff --git a/scripts/graphics.cm b/scripts/graphics.cm
index acab9a2f..45014b12 100644
--- a/scripts/graphics.cm
+++ b/scripts/graphics.cm
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ graphics.texture = function texture(path) {
   var animName = parts[1]
   var frameIndex = parts[2]
   
+  // Handle the case where animName is actually a frame index (e.g., "gears:0")
+  if (animName != null && frameIndex == null && !isNaN(parseInt(animName))) {
+    frameIndex = parseInt(animName)
+    animName = null
+  }
+  
   if (!cache[id]) {
     var ipath = res.find_image(id)
     if (!ipath)
@@ -316,8 +322,24 @@ graphics.texture = function texture(path) {
   
   var cached = cache[id]
   
-  // No further path specifiers - return the whole thing
-  if (!animName) return cached
+  // No further path specifiers and no frame index - return the whole thing
+  if (!animName && frameIndex == null) return cached
+  
+  // Handle frame index without animation name (e.g., "gears:0")
+  if (!animName && frameIndex != null) {
+    // If cached is a single animation (has .frames property)
+    if (cached.frames && Array.isArray(cached.frames)) {
+      var idx = parseInt(frameIndex)
+      if (isNaN(idx)) return cached
+      // Wrap the index
+      idx = idx % cached.frames.length
+      return cached.frames[idx].image
+    }
+    // If cached is a single Image, any frame index just returns the image
+    if (cached instanceof graphics.Image) {
+      return cached
+    }
+  }
   
   // If cached is a single Image, treat it as a single-frame animation
   if (cached instanceof graphics.Image) {
@@ -325,8 +347,8 @@ graphics.texture = function texture(path) {
       // For single images, any frame index just returns the image
       return cached
     }
-    // animName without frameIndex for single image - return the image
-    return cached
+    // animName without frameIndex for single image - return as single-frame array
+    return [cached]
   }
   
   // If cached is a single animation (has .frames property)