diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 72f4caec37..b3fa1b7e12 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     <Compile Include="PathSearch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProductionItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Orders\ReplayOrderSource.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Shroud.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Smudge.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Support\Stopwatch.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
index 5e40e92b32..90d6a9f57b 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public string InternalName;
 		public Race Race;
 		public readonly int Index;
-		public int Cash;
-		public int Ore;
+		public int Cash = 10000;
+		public int Ore = 0;
 		public int OreCapacity;
-		public int DisplayCash;
-		public int PowerProvided;
-		public int PowerDrained;
+		public int DisplayCash = 0;
+		public int PowerProvided = 0;
+		public int PowerDrained = 0;
 
 		public bool IsReady;
 
+		public Shroud Shroud = new Shroud();
+
 		public Player( Actor playerActor, int index, PaletteType palette, string playerName, Race race, string internalName )
 		{
 			this.PlayerActor = playerActor;
@@ -34,10 +36,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			this.InternalName = internalName;
 			this.PlayerName = playerName;
 			this.Race = race;
-			this.Cash = 10000;
-			this.Ore = 0;
-			this.DisplayCash = 0;
-			this.PowerProvided = this.PowerDrained = 0;
 		}
 
 		void UpdatePower()
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Shroud.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Shroud.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a194ecdb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Shroud.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using IjwFramework.Types;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class Shroud
+	{
+		bool[,] explored = new bool[128, 128];
+
+		public void Explore(Actor a)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}