diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Mod.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Mod.cs
index 6af74177bf..9c75a7c0a2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Mod.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Mod.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public string Description;
 		public string Version;
 		public string Author;
-		public string[] RequiresMods;
+		public string Requires;
 		public bool Standalone = false;
 
 		public static readonly Dictionary<string, Mod> AllMods = ValidateMods(Directory.GetDirectories("mods").Select(x => x.Substring(5)).ToArray());
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 
 				var yaml = new MiniYaml(null, MiniYaml.FromFile("mods" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + m + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "mod.yaml"));
 				if (!yaml.NodesDict.ContainsKey("Metadata"))
-				{
 					continue;
-				}
 
 				ret.Add(m, FieldLoader.Load<Mod>(yaml.NodesDict["Metadata"]));
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/MainMenuButtonsDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/MainMenuButtonsDelegate.cs
index c65ea9768d..1d30e4ca25 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/MainMenuButtonsDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/MainMenuButtonsDelegate.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Network;
 using OpenRA.Server;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 {
@@ -28,6 +30,45 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			widget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BUTTON_MUSIC").OnMouseUp = mi => { Widget.OpenWindow("MUSIC_MENU"); return true; };
 			widget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BUTTON_REPLAY_VIEWER").OnMouseUp = mi => { Widget.OpenWindow("REPLAYBROWSER_BG"); return true; };
 			widget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BUTTON_QUIT").OnMouseUp = mi => { Game.Exit(); return true; };
+			
+			var selector = widget.GetWidget<ButtonWidget>("QUICKMODSWITCHER");
+			selector.OnMouseDown = _ => ShowModsDropDown(selector);
+			selector.GetText = ActiveModTitle;
+		}
+		
+		string ActiveModTitle()
+		{
+			var mod = Game.modData.Manifest.Mods[0];
+			return Mod.AllMods[mod].Title;
+		}
+		
+		bool ShowModsDropDown(ButtonWidget selector)
+		{
+			var dropDownOptions = new List<Pair<string, Action>>();
+			
+			foreach (var kv in Mod.AllMods)
+			{
+				var modList = new List<string>() { kv.Key };
+				var m = kv.Key;
+				while (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Mod.AllMods[m].Requires))
+				{
+					m = Mod.AllMods[m].Requires;
+					modList.Add(m);
+				}
+					
+				dropDownOptions.Add(new Pair<string, Action>( kv.Value.Title,
+					() => Game.InitializeWithMods( modList.ToArray() ) ));
+			}
+				                    
+			DropDownButtonWidget.ShowDropDown( selector,
+				dropDownOptions,
+				(ac, w) => new LabelWidget
+				{
+					Bounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, w, 24),
+					Text = "  {0}".F(ac.First),
+					OnMouseUp = mi => { ac.Second(); return true; },
+				});
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/mainmenu.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
index 7e78b686fb..3e4a598064 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,28 @@ Background@MAINMENU_BG:
 			Height:25
 			Text:Video Player
 			Bold:True
+		Background@QUICKMODSWITCHER_BG:
+			Background: dialog4
+			X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - PARENT_LEFT - WIDTH - 10)
+			Y:10 - PARENT_TOP
+			Width:205
+			Height:35
+			Children:
+				Label@TITLE:
+					X:8
+					Y:3
+					Width:PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height:25
+					Text:Mod:
+					Align:Left
+					Bold:True
+				DropDownButton@QUICKMODSWITCHER:
+					Id:QUICKMODSWITCHER
+					Text:Team
+					Width:150
+					Height:25
+					X:50
+					Y:5		
 Background@PERF_BG:
 	Id:PERF_BG
 	Background:dialog4
diff --git a/mods/example/mod.yaml b/mods/example/mod.yaml
index 8ab64b1673..efee2d4c9c 100644
--- a/mods/example/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/example/mod.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Metadata:
 	Description: Adds a soviet troop transport
 	Version: a0001
 	Author: The OpenRA Developers
-	RequiresMods: ra
+	Requires: ra
 
 Folders:
 	mods/example
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/mainmenu.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
index 737f3fb7d4..5ad31f4a17 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/mainmenu.yaml
@@ -69,10 +69,32 @@ Background@MAINMENU_BG:
 			Visible:false
 			X:45
 			Y:260
-			Width:160
+			Width:200
 			Height:25
 			Text:Video Player
 			Bold:True
+		Background@QUICKMODSWITCHER_BG:
+			Background: dialog4
+			X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - PARENT_LEFT - WIDTH - 10)
+			Y:10 - PARENT_TOP
+			Width:205
+			Height:35
+			Children:
+				Label@TITLE:
+					X:8
+					Y:3
+					Width:PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height:25
+					Text:Mod:
+					Align:Left
+					Bold:True
+				DropDownButton@QUICKMODSWITCHER:
+					Id:QUICKMODSWITCHER
+					Text:Team
+					Width:150
+					Height:25
+					X:50
+					Y:5
 Background@PERF_BG:
 	ClickThrough:true
 	Id:PERF_BG
diff --git a/mods/ra_perf/mod.yaml b/mods/ra_perf/mod.yaml
index d81cb57c23..4b49031e6a 100644
--- a/mods/ra_perf/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra_perf/mod.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Metadata:
 	Description: Performance Test map pack
 	Version: a0001
 	Author: The OpenRA Developers
-	RequiresMods: ra
+	Requires: ra
 
 Folders:
 	./mods/ra_perf