diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
index 5321298f5b..c483fd6d78 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 	abstract class Actor
 	{
 		public abstract float2 RenderLocation { get; }
-		public int palette;
+		public Player owner;
 		public abstract Sprite[] CurrentImages { get; }
 		public virtual void Tick(Game game, int t) { }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Building.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Building.cs
index 1ab5fbf1b4..04171865c9 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Building.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Building.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		protected Animation animation;
 		protected int2 location;
 
-		public Building( string name, int2 location, int palette )
+		public Building( string name, int2 location, Player owner )
 		{
 			this.location = location;
-			this.palette = palette;
+			this.owner = owner;
 
 			animation = new Animation( name );
 			animation.PlayThen( "make", delegate { animation.Play( "idle" ); } );
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/ConstructionYard.cs b/OpenRa.Game/ConstructionYard.cs
index f9be7c8f88..f740283876 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/ConstructionYard.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/ConstructionYard.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
 	class ConstructionYard : Building
 	{
-		public ConstructionYard( int2 location, int palette )
-			: base( "fact", location, palette )
+		public ConstructionYard( int2 location, Player owner )
+			: base( "fact", location, owner )
 		{
 			animation.PlayThen( "make", delegate { animation.PlayRepeating( "build" ); } );
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index 541031a69f..485278b88e 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public readonly Network network;
 		public readonly TechTree.TechTree techTree = new TechTree.TechTree();
 
+		public readonly Dictionary<int, Player> players = new Dictionary<int, Player>();
+
 		// temporary, until we remove all the subclasses of Building
-		public Dictionary<string, Provider<Building, int2, int>> buildingCreation = new Dictionary<string, Provider<Building, int2, int>>();
+		public Dictionary<string, Provider<Building, int2, Player>> buildingCreation = new Dictionary<string, Provider<Building, int2, Player>>();
 
 		public Game(string mapName, Renderer renderer, int2 clientSize)
 		{
+			for( int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i++ )
+				players.Add( i, new Player( i, string.Format( "Multi{0}", i ) ) );
+
 			map = new Map(new IniFile(FileSystem.Open(mapName)));
 			FileSystem.Mount(new Package("../../../" + map.Theater + ".mix"));
 
@@ -40,14 +45,14 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			network = new Network();
 
 			buildingCreation.Add( "fact",
-				delegate( int2 location, int palette )
+				delegate( int2 location, Player owner )
 				{
-					return new ConstructionYard( location, palette );
+					return new ConstructionYard( location, owner );
 				} );
 			buildingCreation.Add( "proc",
-				delegate( int2 location, int palette )
+				delegate( int2 location, Player owner )
 				{
-					return new Refinery( location, palette );
+					return new Refinery( location, owner );
 				} );
 
 			string[] buildings = { "powr", "apwr", "weap", "barr", "atek", "stek", "dome" };
@@ -55,13 +60,13 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 				AddBuilding(s);
 		}
 
-		void AddBuilding(string name)
+		void AddBuilding( string name )
 		{
-			buildingCreation.Add(name,
-				delegate(int2 location, int palette)
+			buildingCreation.Add( name,
+				delegate( int2 location, Player owner )
 				{
-					return new Building(name, location, palette);
-				});
+					return new Building( name, location, owner );
+				} );
 		}
 
 		public void Tick()
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Harvester.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Harvester.cs
index 3afa52261d..860fe6d7b0 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Harvester.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Harvester.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
 	class Harvester : Unit
 	{
-		public Harvester( int2 cell, int palette )
-			: base( "harv", cell, palette, new float2( 12, 12 ) )
+		public Harvester( int2 cell, Player owner )
+			: base( "harv", cell, owner, new float2( 12, 12 ) )
 		{
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
index 7a1de14d28..49c231ab60 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 			SequenceProvider.ForcePrecache();
 
-			game.world.Add( new Mcv( new int2( 5, 5 ), 3 ) );
-			game.world.Add( new Mcv( new int2( 7, 5 ), 2 ) );
-			Mcv mcv = new Mcv( new int2( 9, 5 ), 1 );
+			game.world.Add( new Mcv( new int2( 5, 5 ), game.players[ 3 ] ) );
+			game.world.Add( new Mcv( new int2( 7, 5 ), game.players[ 2 ] ) );
+			Mcv mcv = new Mcv( new int2( 9, 5 ), game.players[ 1 ] );
 			game.world.orderGenerator = mcv;
 			game.world.Add( mcv );
-			game.world.Add( new Refinery( new int2( 7, 5 ), 2 ) );
+			game.world.Add( new Refinery( new int2( 7, 5 ), game.players[ 2 ] ) );
 
 			sidebar = new Sidebar(Race.Soviet, renderer, game);
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Mcv.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Mcv.cs
index b900861875..5e68fddb79 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Mcv.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Mcv.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
 	class Mcv : Unit
 	{
-		public Mcv( int2 location, int palette )
-			: base( "mcv", location, palette, new float2( 12, 12 ) )
+		public Mcv( int2 location, Player owner )
+			: base( "mcv", location, owner, new float2( 12, 12 ) )
 		{
 		}
 
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 				world.AddFrameEndTask( delegate
 				{
 					world.Remove( this );
-					world.Add( new ConstructionYard( fromCell - new int2( 1, 1 ), palette ) );
-					world.Add( new Refinery( fromCell - new int2( 1, -2 ), palette ) );
+					world.Add( new ConstructionYard( fromCell - new int2( 1, 1 ), owner ) );
+					world.Add( new Refinery( fromCell - new int2( 1, -2 ), owner ) );
 
-					world.orderGenerator = new Harvester( fromCell - new int2( 0, -4 ), palette );
+					world.orderGenerator = new Harvester( fromCell - new int2( 0, -4 ), owner );
 					world.Add( (Actor)world.orderGenerator );
 				} );
 				currentOrder = null;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index edac3ad24f..22e27db09e 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Game.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IOrderGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Network\Packet.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Player.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sheet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harvester.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Log.cs" />
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@
     <Compile Include="TerrainRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tree.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TreeCache.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Truck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Unit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UnitSheetBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Util.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fa988b8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class Player
+	{
+		public int Palette;
+		public string PlayerName;
+
+		public Player( int palette, string playerName )
+		{
+			this.Palette = palette;
+			this.PlayerName = playerName;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Refinery.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Refinery.cs
index 6fa7cac46f..429f055d07 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Refinery.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Refinery.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
 	class Refinery : Building
 	{
-		public Refinery(int2 location, int palette)
-			: base( "proc", location, palette )
+		public Refinery( int2 location, Player owner )
+			: base( "proc", location, owner )
 		{
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
index 821396bd5d..f11c94ea14 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 		public void Build(SidebarItem item)
 		{
-			if (item != null)
-				game.world.orderGenerator = new PlaceBuilding( 1, item.techTreeItem.tag.ToLowerInvariant() );
+			if( item != null )
+				game.world.orderGenerator = new PlaceBuilding( game.players[ 1 ], item.techTreeItem.tag.ToLowerInvariant() );
 		}
 
 		void LoadSprites(string filename)
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 	class PlaceBuilding : IOrderGenerator
 	{
-		int palette;
+		Player owner;
 		string buildingName;
 
-		public PlaceBuilding( int palette, string buildingName )
+		public PlaceBuilding( Player owner, string buildingName )
 		{
-			this.palette = palette;
+			this.owner = owner;
 			this.buildingName = buildingName;
 		}
 
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			{
 				game.world.AddFrameEndTask( delegate
 				{
-					Provider<Building, int2, int> newBuilding;
+					Provider<Building, int2, Player> newBuilding;
 					if( game.buildingCreation.TryGetValue( building.buildingName, out newBuilding ) )
 					{
-						game.world.Add( newBuilding( xy, building.palette ) );
+						Log.Write( "Player \"{0}\" builds {1}", building.owner.PlayerName, building.buildingName );
+						game.world.Add( newBuilding( xy, building.owner ) );
 						game.techTree.Build( building.buildingName );
 					}
 					game.world.orderGenerator = null;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Truck.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Truck.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 49dcd56a9b..0000000000
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Truck.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace OpenRa.Game
-{
-	class Truck : Unit
-	{
-		public Truck( int2 cell, int palette )
-			: base( "truk", cell, palette, float2.Zero )
-		{
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Unit.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Unit.cs
index d0e08335c2..c2d87c567b 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Unit.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Unit.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 		protected readonly float2 renderOffset;
 
-		public Unit( string name, int2 cell, int palette, float2 renderOffset )
+		public Unit( string name, int2 cell, Player owner, float2 renderOffset )
 		{
 			fromCell = toCell = cell;
 			this.renderOffset = renderOffset;
-			this.palette = palette;
+			this.owner = owner;
 
 			animation = new Animation( name );
 			animation.PlayFetchIndex( "idle", delegate { return facing; } );
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
index f6a2087692..a9076ed459 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 					continue;
 
 				foreach( Sprite image in images )
-					spriteRenderer.DrawSprite(image, loc, a.palette);
+					spriteRenderer.DrawSprite(image, loc, (a.owner != null) ? a.owner.Palette : 0);
 			}
 
 			foreach( Action<World> a in frameEndActions )