diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
index 4623571e8a..669953f451 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
@@ -251,7 +251,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 					Map.MapResources[i, j] = new TileReference<byte, byte>(res.First, res.Second);
 
 					if (o != 255 && overlayActorMapping.ContainsKey(raOverlayNames[o]))
-						Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, new ActorReference("Actor" + ActorCount++, overlayActorMapping[raOverlayNames[o]], new int2(i, j), "Neutral"));
+						Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount,
+							new ActorReference(overlayActorMapping[raOverlayNames[o]]) 
+							{ 
+								new LocationInit( new int2(i, j) ),
+								new OwnerInit( "Neutral" ) 
+							});
 				}
 		}
 
@@ -264,7 +269,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 			foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> kv in terrain)
 			{
 				var loc = int.Parse(kv.Key);
-				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, new ActorReference("Actor" + ActorCount++, kv.Value.ToLowerInvariant(), new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize), "Neutral"));
+				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, 
+					new ActorReference(kv.Value.ToLowerInvariant())
+					{
+						new LocationInit(new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize)),
+						new OwnerInit("Neutral")
+					});
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -305,7 +315,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 				Map.MapResources[cell.X, cell.Y] = new TileReference<byte, byte>(res.First, res.Second);
 
 				if (overlayActorMapping.ContainsKey(kv.Value.ToLower()))
-					Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, new ActorReference("Actor" + ActorCount++, overlayActorMapping[kv.Value.ToLower()], new int2(cell.X, cell.Y), "Neutral"));
+					Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, 
+						new ActorReference(overlayActorMapping[kv.Value.ToLower()])
+						{
+							new LocationInit(cell),
+							new OwnerInit("Neutral")
+						});
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -318,7 +333,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 			foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> kv in terrain)
 			{
 				var loc = int.Parse(kv.Key);
-				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, new ActorReference("Actor" + ActorCount++, kv.Value.Split(',')[0].ToLowerInvariant(), new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize), "Neutral"));
+				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount,
+					new ActorReference(kv.Value.Split(',')[0].ToLowerInvariant())
+					{
+						new LocationInit(new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize)),
+						new OwnerInit("Neutral")
+					});
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -331,7 +351,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 				var loc = int.Parse(parts[3]);
 				if (parts[0] == "")
 					parts[0] = "Neutral";
-				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount, new ActorReference("Actor" + ActorCount++, parts[1].ToLowerInvariant(), new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize), parts[0]));
+				Map.Actors.Add("Actor" + ActorCount,
+					new ActorReference(parts[1].ToLowerInvariant())
+					{
+						new LocationInit(new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize)),
+						new OwnerInit(parts[0])
+					});
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
index dd6541b79a..49813b493d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
-using OpenRA.Thirdparty;
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Editor
 {
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 			Resource = null;
 			Waypoint = null;
 
-			var key = Map.Actors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Value.Location == GetBrushLocation());
+			var key = Map.Actors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Value.Location() == GetBrushLocation());
 			if (key.Key != null) Map.Actors.Remove(key.Key);
 
 			if (Map.MapResources[GetBrushLocation().X, GetBrushLocation().Y].type != 0)
@@ -257,12 +255,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 
 		void DrawWithActor()
 		{
-			if (Map.Actors.Any(a => a.Value.Location == GetBrushLocation()))
+			if (Map.Actors.Any(a => a.Value.Location() == GetBrushLocation()))
 				return;
 
 			var owner = "Neutral";
 			var id = NextActorName();
-			Map.Actors[id] = new ActorReference(id,Actor.Info.Name.ToLowerInvariant(), GetBrushLocation(), owner);
+			Map.Actors[id] = new ActorReference(Actor.Info.Name.ToLowerInvariant())
+			{
+				new LocationInit( GetBrushLocation() ),
+				new OwnerInit( owner)
+			};
 
 			AfterChange();
 		}
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 				new Rectangle(Map.XOffset * 24 + Offset.X, Map.YOffset * 24 + Offset.Y, Map.Width * 24, Map.Height * 24));
 
 			foreach (var ar in Map.Actors)
-				DrawActor(e.Graphics, ar.Value.Location, ActorTemplates[ar.Value.Type]);
+				DrawActor(e.Graphics, ar.Value.Location(), ActorTemplates[ar.Value.Type]);
 
 			foreach (var wp in Map.Waypoints)
 				e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.LimeGreen, new Rectangle(
@@ -424,10 +426,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 
 			if (Brush == null && Actor == null && Resource == null)
 			{
-				var x = Map.Actors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Value.Location == GetBrushLocation());
+				var x = Map.Actors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Value.Location() == GetBrushLocation());
 				if (x.Key != null)
-					DrawActorBorder(e.Graphics, x.Value.Location, ActorTemplates[x.Value.Type]);
+					DrawActorBorder(e.Graphics, x.Value.Location(), ActorTemplates[x.Value.Type]);
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	static class ActorReferenceExts
+	{
+		public static int2 Location(this ActorReference ar)
+		{
+			return ar.InitDict.Get<LocationInit>().value;
+		}
+	}
 }
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