diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/PlayerReference.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/PlayerReference.cs
index 3ea821d85a..75bfc19a4f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/PlayerReference.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/PlayerReference.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public Color Color2 = Color.FromArgb(44,28,24);
 		
 		public int InitialCash = 0;
-		public string[] Allies = null;
-		public string[] Enemies = null;
+		public string[] Allies = {};
+		public string[] Enemies = {};
 		
 		public PlayerReference() {}
 		public PlayerReference(MiniYaml my)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index d525707150..e71608f885 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -95,14 +95,25 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			
 			// Add Map Players
 			int mapPlayerIndex = -1;
+			Dictionary<string, Player> MapPlayers = new Dictionary<string, Player>();
+			
 			foreach (var kv in Map.Players)
 			{
 				var player = new Player(this, kv.Value, mapPlayerIndex--);
 				AddPlayer(player);
-				
+				MapPlayers.Add(kv.Key,player);
 				if (kv.Value.OwnsWorld)
 					WorldActor.Owner = player;
 			}
+			foreach(var p in MapPlayers)
+			{
+				foreach(var q in Map.Players[p.Key].Allies)
+					p.Value.Stances[MapPlayers[q]] = Stance.Ally;
+				
+				foreach(var q in Map.Players[p.Key].Enemies)
+					p.Value.Stances[MapPlayers[q]] = Stance.Enemy;
+			}
+			
 			
 			// Add real players
 			SetLocalPlayer(Game.orderManager.Connection.LocalClientId);
@@ -112,8 +123,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			foreach (var p in players.Values)
 				foreach (var q in players.Values)
-					p.Stances[q] = Game.ChooseInitialStance(p, q);
-
+				{
+					if (!p.Stances.ContainsKey(q))
+						p.Stances[q] = Game.ChooseInitialStance(p, q);
+				}
+			
 			Timer.Time( "worldActor: {0}" );
 
 			foreach (var wlh in WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<ILoadWorldHook>())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
index 2a7962fc20..a4fe5358f3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
@@ -18,21 +18,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 	class DefaultShellmapScript: ILoadWorldHook, ITick
 	{		
-		Player goodguy;
-		Player greece;
 		Dictionary<string, Actor> MapActors;
 		
 		public void WorldLoaded(World w)
 		{
 			Game.MoveViewport((.5f * (w.Map.TopLeft + w.Map.BottomRight).ToFloat2()).ToInt2());
-			// Sound.PlayMusic("hell226m.aud");
-			goodguy = w.players.Values.Where(x => x.InternalName == "GoodGuy").FirstOrDefault();
-			greece = w.players.Values.Where(x => x.InternalName == "Greece").FirstOrDefault();
 			MapActors = w.WorldActor.Trait<SpawnMapActors>().MapActors;
-			
-			
-			goodguy.Stances[greece] = Stance.Enemy;
-			greece.Stances[goodguy] = Stance.Enemy;
 		}
 		
 		int ticks = 0;
diff --git a/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.uid b/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.uid
index a8273981ec..2baf5503b3 100644
--- a/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.uid
+++ b/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.uid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f78ab8d4d40ac3c263d1e404e5bf8233dce1f1a7
\ No newline at end of file
+5065fbcb8e5b1b6cea2a003c64f9b48fcaa33e06
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.yaml b/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.yaml
index 219fc78619..d8171f8f9b 100644
--- a/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/maps/shellmap/map.yaml
@@ -19,23 +19,38 @@ BottomRight: 118,93
 Players:
 	PlayerReference@Neutral:
 		Name: Neutral
+		Palette:
 		Race: allies
 		OwnsWorld: True
 		NonCombatant: True
+		Color: 255,238,238,238
+		Color2: 255,44,28,24
+		InitialCash: 0
+		Allies:
+		Enemies:
 	PlayerReference@GoodGuy:
 		Name: GoodGuy
-		Color: 85,130,204
-		Color2: 17,33,71
+		Palette:
 		Race: allies
 		OwnsWorld: False
 		NonCombatant: False
+		Color: 255,85,130,204
+		Color2: 255,17,33,71
+		InitialCash: 0
+		Allies:
+		Enemies: Greece
 	PlayerReference@Greece:
 		Name: Greece
-		Color: 255,20,0
-		Color2: 56,0,0
+		Palette:
 		Race: soviet
 		OwnsWorld: False
 		NonCombatant: False
+		Color: 255,255,20,0
+		Color2: 255,56,0,0
+		InitialCash: 0
+		Allies:
+		Enemies: GoodGuy
+
 Actors:
 	Actor0: brik
 		Location: 32,43
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index c001762368..5d5b72aa6a 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ Movies:
 	mods/ra/movies1.yaml
 	mods/ra/movies2.yaml
 
-ShellmapUid:f78ab8d4d40ac3c263d1e404e5bf8233dce1f1a7
+ShellmapUid:5065fbcb8e5b1b6cea2a003c64f9b48fcaa33e06