diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
index 841274dcc8..eb0ae9801e 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new SingleColorRemap(Color.FromArgb(128, 255, 255, 255))));	// Highlight
 			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new ShroudPaletteRemap()));									// Shroud
 			AddPalette(pal);	// Chrome (it's like gold, but we're not going to hax it in palettemods)
-
-			Palette palTerrain = new Palette(FileSystem.Open("temperat_ra.pal"));
-			AddPalette(palTerrain); // Terrain
 		}
+		
 
-		int AddPalette(Palette p)
+		public int AddPalette(Palette p)
 		{
 			for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 				this[new Point(i, allocated)] = p.GetColor(i);
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 17af8d8bbd..246b9ee729 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRa.Traits;
 using System;
+using OpenRa.FileFormats;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 {
@@ -28,8 +29,13 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 			lineRenderer = new LineRenderer(renderer);
 			uiOverlay = new UiOverlay(spriteRenderer);
 			palette = new HardwarePalette(renderer, world.Map);
+			Log.Write("Created worldrenderer");
 		}
-
+		public void AddPalette(string name, Palette pal)
+		{
+			palette.AddPalette(pal);
+		}
+		
 		void DrawSpriteList(RectangleF rect,
 			IEnumerable<Renderable> images)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index aa2d615897..9491c31d90 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\LightPaletteRotator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\LimitedAmmo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\NukePower.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\PaletteFromFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Passenger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\PlaceBuilding.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\SupportPower.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/PaletteFromFile.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/PaletteFromFile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d48b0b9af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/PaletteFromFile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRa.FileFormats;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Traits
+{
+	class PaletteFromFileInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly string Name = "Undefined";
+		public readonly string Theatre = "Undefined";
+		public readonly string Filename = "";
+		public readonly string Remap = "";
+		public object Create(Actor self) { return new PaletteFromFile(self, this); }
+	}
+
+	class PaletteFromFile
+	{
+		public PaletteFromFile(Actor self, PaletteFromFileInfo info)
+		{
+			Log.Write("Created palette");
+			if (info.Theatre == "Undefined" || 
+				info.Theatre.ToLowerInvariant() == self.World.Map.Theater.ToLowerInvariant())
+			{
+				self.World.WorldRenderer.AddPalette(info.Name, new Palette(FileSystem.Open("temperat_ra.pal")));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
index a846218475..7b1f3730b6 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
@@ -56,13 +56,17 @@ namespace OpenRa
 		public World()
 		{
 			Timer.Time( "----World.ctor" );
-
+			
 			Map = new Map( Rules.AllRules );
 			Timer.Time( "new Map: {0}" );
 			TileSet = new TileSet( Map.TileSuffix );
 			SpriteSheetBuilder.Initialize( Map );
 			Timer.Time( "Tileset: {0}" );
 
+			WorldRenderer = new WorldRenderer(this, Game.renderer);
+			Timer.Time("renderer: {0}");
+			
+
 			oreFrequency = (int)(Rules.General.GrowthRate * 60 * 25);
 			oreTicks = oreFrequency;
 			Map.InitOreDensity();
@@ -83,9 +87,8 @@ namespace OpenRa
 			PathFinder = new PathFinder(this);
 			Timer.Time( "bridge, pathing: {0}" );
 
-			WorldRenderer = new WorldRenderer(this, Game.renderer);
 			Minimap = new Minimap(this, Game.renderer);
-			Timer.Time( "renderer, minimap: {0}" );
+			Timer.Time( "minimap: {0}" );
 
 			Timer.Time( "----end World.ctor" );
 		}
diff --git a/mods/cnc/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/system.yaml
index 555e538df8..87338c98c3 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/system.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ Player:
 World:
 	WaterPaletteRotation:
 	BuildingInfluence:
-	UnitInfluence:
\ No newline at end of file
+	UnitInfluence:
+	PaletteFromFile@1:
+		Name: terrain
+		Theatre: temperat
+		Filename: temperat_ra.pal
\ No newline at end of file