diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/CPos.cs b/OpenRA.Game/CPos.cs
index 2940bb8b67..94a610a52b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/CPos.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/CPos.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public MPos ToMPos(Map map)
 		{
-			return ToMPos(map.TileShape);
+			return ToMPos(map.Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public MPos ToMPos(TileShape shape)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
index 90b8069f60..9a881fe104 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 	{
 		public static Bitmap TerrainBitmap(TileSet tileset, Map map, bool actualSize = false)
 		{
-			var isDiamond = map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond;
+			var isDiamond = map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond;
 			var b = map.Bounds;
 
 			// Fudge the heightmap offset by adding as much extra as we need / can.
 			// This tries to correct for our incorrect assumption that MPos == PPos
-			var heightOffset = Math.Min(map.MaximumTerrainHeight, map.MapSize.Y - b.Bottom);
+			var heightOffset = Math.Min(map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight, map.MapSize.Y - b.Bottom);
 			var width = b.Width;
 			var height = b.Height + heightOffset;
 
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		static Bitmap AddStaticResources(TileSet tileset, Map map, Ruleset resourceRules, Bitmap terrainBitmap)
 		{
 			var terrain = new Bitmap(terrainBitmap);
-			var isDiamond = map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond;
+			var isDiamond = map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond;
 			var b = map.Bounds;
 
 			// Fudge the heightmap offset by adding as much extra as we need / can
 			// This tries to correct for our incorrect assumption that MPos == PPos
-			var heightOffset = Math.Min(map.MaximumTerrainHeight, map.MapSize.Y - b.Bottom);
+			var heightOffset = Math.Min(map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight, map.MapSize.Y - b.Bottom);
 			var width = b.Width;
 			var height = b.Height + heightOffset;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/TerrainSpriteLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/TerrainSpriteLayer.cs
index 08cecb0660..81c07151de 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/TerrainSpriteLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/TerrainSpriteLayer.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		{
 			var pos = sprite == null ? float2.Zero :
 				worldRenderer.ScreenPosition(map.CenterOfCell(cell)) + sprite.Offset - 0.5f * sprite.Size;
-			Update(cell.ToMPos(map.TileShape), sprite, pos);
+			Update(cell.ToMPos(map.Grid.Type), sprite, pos);
 		}
 
 		public void Update(MPos uv, Sprite sprite, float2 pos)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
index d8a69b94a1..df9332a557 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public Viewport(WorldRenderer wr, Map map)
 		{
 			worldRenderer = wr;
+			var grid = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>();
 
 			// Calculate map bounds in world-px
 			if (wr.World.Type == WorldType.Editor)
 			{
 				// The full map is visible in the editor
-				var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-				var width = map.MapSize.X * ts.Width;
-				var height = map.MapSize.Y * ts.Height;
-				if (wr.World.Map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond)
+				var width = map.MapSize.X * grid.TileSize.Width;
+				var height = map.MapSize.Y * grid.TileSize.Height;
+				if (wr.World.Map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond)
 					height /= 2;
 
 				mapBounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height);
@@ -115,23 +115,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			}
 
 			Zoom = Game.Settings.Graphics.PixelDouble ? 2 : 1;
-			tileSize = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
+			tileSize = grid.TileSize;
 		}
 
 		public CPos ViewToWorld(int2 view)
 		{
 			var world = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorldPx(view);
 			var map = worldRenderer.World.Map;
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			var candidates = CandidateMouseoverCells(world);
+			var candidates = CandidateMouseoverCells(world).ToList();
 			var tileSet = worldRenderer.World.TileSet;
 
 			foreach (var uv in candidates)
 			{
 				// Coarse filter to nearby cells
-				var p = map.CenterOfCell(uv.ToCPos(map.TileShape));
+				var p = map.CenterOfCell(uv.ToCPos(map.Grid.Type));
 				var s = worldRenderer.ScreenPxPosition(p);
-				if (Math.Abs(s.X - world.X) <= ts.Width && Math.Abs(s.Y - world.Y) <= ts.Height)
+				if (Math.Abs(s.X - world.X) <= tileSize.Width && Math.Abs(s.Y - world.Y) <= tileSize.Height)
 				{
 					var ramp = 0;
 					if (map.Contains(uv))
@@ -153,11 +152,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			// Mouse is not directly over a cell (perhaps on a cliff)
 			// Try and find the closest cell
-			if (candidates.Any())
+			if (candidates.Count > 0)
 			{
 				return candidates.OrderBy(uv =>
 				{
-					var p = map.CenterOfCell(uv.ToCPos(map.TileShape));
+					var p = map.CenterOfCell(uv.ToCPos(map.Grid.Type));
 					var s = worldRenderer.ScreenPxPosition(p);
 					var dx = Math.Abs(s.X - world.X);
 					var dy = Math.Abs(s.Y - world.Y);
@@ -177,8 +176,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			var minPos = worldRenderer.ProjectedPosition(world);
 
 			// Find all the cells that could potentially have been clicked
-			var a = map.CellContaining(minPos - new WVec(1024, 0, 0)).ToMPos(map.TileShape);
-			var b = map.CellContaining(minPos + new WVec(512, 512 * map.MaximumTerrainHeight, 0)).ToMPos(map.TileShape);
+			var a = map.CellContaining(minPos - new WVec(1024, 0, 0)).ToMPos(map.Grid.Type);
+			var b = map.CellContaining(minPos + new WVec(512, 512 * map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight, 0)).ToMPos(map.Grid.Type);
 
 			for (var v = b.V; v >= a.V; v--)
 				for (var u = b.U; u >= a.U; u--)
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			// Diamond tile shapes don't have straight edges, and so we need
 			// an additional cell margin to include the cells that are half
 			// visible on each edge.
-			if (map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond)
+			if (map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond)
 			{
 				tl = new PPos(tl.U - 1, tl.V - 1);
 				br = new PPos(br.U + 1, br.V + 1);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 69d0c718b1..71baf6350f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		static readonly int[][] RangeCircleStartRotations = Exts.MakeArray(RangeCircleSegments, i => WRot.FromFacing(8 * i).AsMatrix());
 		static readonly int[][] RangeCircleEndRotations = Exts.MakeArray(RangeCircleSegments, i => WRot.FromFacing(8 * i + 6).AsMatrix());
 
+		public readonly Size TileSize;
 		public readonly World World;
 		public readonly Theater Theater;
 		public Viewport Viewport { get; private set; }
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		internal WorldRenderer(World world)
 		{
 			World = world;
+			TileSize = World.Map.Grid.TileSize;
 			Viewport = new Viewport(this, world.Map);
 
 			createPaletteReference = CreatePaletteReference;
@@ -231,8 +233,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		// Conversion between world and screen coordinates
 		public float2 ScreenPosition(WPos pos)
 		{
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			return new float2(ts.Width * pos.X / 1024f, ts.Height * (pos.Y - pos.Z) / 1024f);
+			return new float2(TileSize.Width * pos.X / 1024f, TileSize.Height * (pos.Y - pos.Z) / 1024f);
 		}
 
 		public int2 ScreenPxPosition(WPos pos)
@@ -245,10 +246,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		// For scaling vectors to pixel sizes in the voxel renderer
 		public void ScreenVectorComponents(WVec vec, out float x, out float y, out float z)
 		{
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			x = ts.Width * vec.X / 1024f;
-			y = ts.Height * vec.Y / 1024f;
-			z = ts.Height * vec.Z / 1024f;
+			x = TileSize.Width * vec.X / 1024f;
+			y = TileSize.Height * vec.Y / 1024f;
+			z = TileSize.Height * vec.Z / 1024f;
 		}
 
 		// For scaling vectors to pixel sizes in the voxel renderer
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 		public float ScreenZPosition(WPos pos, int offset)
 		{
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			return ZPosition(pos, offset) * ts.Height / 1024f;
+			return ZPosition(pos, offset) * TileSize.Height / 1024f;
 		}
 
 		static int ZPosition(WPos pos, int offset)
@@ -284,8 +283,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		/// </summary>
 		public WPos ProjectedPosition(int2 screenPx)
 		{
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			return new WPos(1024 * screenPx.X / ts.Width, 1024 * screenPx.Y / ts.Height, 0);
+			return new WPos(1024 * screenPx.X / TileSize.Width, 1024 * screenPx.Y / TileSize.Height, 0);
 		}
 
 		public void Dispose()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/MPos.cs b/OpenRA.Game/MPos.cs
index 32f97077a4..ba97cba0dc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/MPos.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/MPos.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public CPos ToCPos(Map map)
 		{
-			return ToCPos(map.TileShape);
+			return ToCPos(map.Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public CPos ToCPos(TileShape shape)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Manifest.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Manifest.cs
index 918691613f..cba7be926e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Manifest.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Manifest.cs
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Primitives;
 
 namespace OpenRA
 {
-	public enum TileShape { Rectangle, Diamond }
 	public interface IGlobalModData { }
 
 	public sealed class SpriteSequenceFormat : IGlobalModData
@@ -47,31 +45,13 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public readonly MiniYaml LobbyDefaults;
 
 		public readonly Dictionary<string, Pair<string, int>> Fonts;
-		public readonly Size TileSize = new Size(24, 24);
-		public readonly TileShape TileShape = TileShape.Rectangle;
-		public readonly byte MaximumTerrainHeight = 0;
 
 		public readonly string[] SpriteFormats = { };
 
-		[Desc("(x,y,z) offset of the full cell and each sub-cell", "X & Y should be between -512 ... 512 and Z >= 0")]
-		public readonly WVec[] SubCellOffsets =
-		{
-			new WVec(0, 0, 0),       // full cell - index 0
-			new WVec(-299, -256, 0), // top left - index 1
-			new WVec(256, -256, 0),  // top right - index 2
-			new WVec(0, 0, 0),       // center - index 3
-			new WVec(-299, 256, 0),  // bottom left - index 4
-			new WVec(256, 256, 0),   // bottom right - index 5
-		};
-
-		[Desc("Default subcell index used if SubCellInit is absent", "0 - full cell, 1 - first sub-cell")]
-		public readonly int SubCellDefaultIndex = 3;
-
 		readonly string[] reservedModuleNames = { "Metadata", "Folders", "MapFolders", "Packages", "Rules",
 			"Sequences", "VoxelSequences", "Cursors", "Chrome", "Assemblies", "ChromeLayout", "Weapons",
 			"Voices", "Notifications", "Music", "Translations", "TileSets", "ChromeMetrics", "Missions",
-			"ServerTraits", "LoadScreen", "LobbyDefaults", "Fonts", "TileSize", "MaximumTerrainHeight",
-			"TileShape", "SubCells", "SupportsMapsFrom", "SpriteFormats" };
+			"ServerTraits", "LoadScreen", "LobbyDefaults", "Fonts", "SupportsMapsFrom", "SpriteFormats" };
 
 		readonly TypeDictionary modules = new TypeDictionary();
 		readonly Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> yaml;
@@ -118,33 +98,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					return Pair.New(nd["Font"].Value, Exts.ParseIntegerInvariant(nd["Size"].Value));
 				});
 
-			if (yaml.ContainsKey("TileSize"))
-				TileSize = FieldLoader.GetValue<Size>("TileSize", yaml["TileSize"].Value);
-
-			if (yaml.ContainsKey("TileShape"))
-				TileShape = FieldLoader.GetValue<TileShape>("TileShape", yaml["TileShape"].Value);
-
-			if (yaml.ContainsKey("MaximumTerrainHeight"))
-				MaximumTerrainHeight = FieldLoader.GetValue<byte>("MaximumTerrainHeight", yaml["MaximumTerrainHeight"].Value);
-
-			if (yaml.ContainsKey("SubCells"))
-			{
-				var subcells = yaml["SubCells"].ToDictionary();
-
-				// Read (x,y,z) offset (relative to cell center) pairs for positioning subcells
-				if (subcells.ContainsKey("Offsets"))
-					SubCellOffsets = FieldLoader.GetValue<WVec[]>("Offsets", subcells["Offsets"].Value);
-
-				if (subcells.ContainsKey("DefaultIndex"))
-					SubCellDefaultIndex = FieldLoader.GetValue<int>("DefaultIndex", subcells["DefaultIndex"].Value);
-				else	// Otherwise set the default subcell index to the middle subcell entry
-					SubCellDefaultIndex = SubCellOffsets.Length / 2;
-			}
-
-			// Validate default index - 0 for no subcells, otherwise > 1 & <= subcell count (offset triples count - 1)
-			if (SubCellDefaultIndex < (SubCellOffsets.Length > 1 ? 1 : 0) || SubCellDefaultIndex >= SubCellOffsets.Length)
-				throw new InvalidDataException("Subcell default index must be a valid index into the offset triples and must be greater than 0 for mods with subcells");
-
 			// Allow inherited mods to import parent maps.
 			var compat = new List<string>();
 			compat.Add(mod);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellLayer.cs
index fe20b6966d..e497259208 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellLayer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		readonly T[] entries;
 
 		public CellLayer(Map map)
-			: this(map.TileShape, new Size(map.MapSize.X, map.MapSize.Y)) { }
+			: this(map.Grid.Type, new Size(map.MapSize.X, map.MapSize.Y)) { }
 
 		public CellLayer(TileShape shape, Size size)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/Map.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/Map.cs
index 3f3f45a160..4ecf69e976 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/Map.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/Map.cs
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		};
 
 		public const int MaxTilesInCircleRange = 50;
-		public readonly TileShape TileShape;
-		public readonly byte MaximumTerrainHeight;
+		public readonly MapGrid Grid;
 
 		[FieldLoader.Ignore] public readonly WVec[] SubCellOffsets;
 		public readonly SubCell DefaultSubCell;
@@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Map(TileSet tileset, int width, int height)
 		{
 			var size = new Size(width, height);
-			var tileShape = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape;
+			Grid = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>();
 			var tileRef = new TerrainTile(tileset.Templates.First().Key, (byte)0);
 
 			Title = "Name your map here";
@@ -287,29 +286,27 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			Videos = new MapVideos();
 			Options = new MapOptions();
 
-			MapResources = Exts.Lazy(() => new CellLayer<ResourceTile>(tileShape, size));
+			MapResources = Exts.Lazy(() => new CellLayer<ResourceTile>(Grid.Type, size));
 
 			MapTiles = Exts.Lazy(() =>
 			{
-				var ret = new CellLayer<TerrainTile>(tileShape, size);
+				var ret = new CellLayer<TerrainTile>(Grid.Type, size);
 				ret.Clear(tileRef);
-				if (MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
+				if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
 					ret.CellEntryChanged += UpdateProjection;
 				return ret;
 			});
 
 			MapHeight = Exts.Lazy(() =>
 			{
-				var ret = new CellLayer<byte>(tileShape, size);
+				var ret = new CellLayer<byte>(Grid.Type, size);
 				ret.Clear(0);
-				if (MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
+				if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
 					ret.CellEntryChanged += UpdateProjection;
 				return ret;
 			});
 
 			SpawnPoints = Exts.Lazy(() => new CPos[0]);
-			TileShape = tileShape;
-			MaximumTerrainHeight = Game.ModData.Manifest.MaximumTerrainHeight;
 
 			PostInit();
 		}
@@ -374,12 +371,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			MapResources = Exts.Lazy(LoadResourceTiles);
 			MapHeight = Exts.Lazy(LoadMapHeight);
 
-			TileShape = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape;
-			MaximumTerrainHeight = Game.ModData.Manifest.MaximumTerrainHeight;
+			Grid = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>();
 
-			SubCellOffsets = Game.ModData.Manifest.SubCellOffsets;
+			SubCellOffsets = Grid.SubCellOffsets;
 			LastSubCell = (SubCell)(SubCellOffsets.Length - 1);
-			DefaultSubCell = (SubCell)Game.ModData.Manifest.SubCellDefaultIndex;
+			DefaultSubCell = (SubCell)Grid.SubCellDefaultIndex;
 
 			if (Container.Exists("map.png"))
 				using (var dataStream = Container.GetContent("map.png"))
@@ -417,7 +413,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			var tl = new MPos(0, 0).ToCPos(this);
 			var br = new MPos(MapSize.X - 1, MapSize.Y - 1).ToCPos(this);
-			AllCells = new CellRegion(TileShape, tl, br);
+			AllCells = new CellRegion(Grid.Type, tl, br);
 
 			var btl = new PPos(Bounds.Left, Bounds.Top);
 			var bbr = new PPos(Bounds.Right - 1, Bounds.Bottom - 1);
@@ -427,10 +423,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			foreach (var uv in AllCells.MapCoords)
 				CustomTerrain[uv] = byte.MaxValue;
 
-			var leftDelta = TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(-512, 0, 0) : new WVec(-512, -512, 0);
-			var topDelta = TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(0, -512, 0) : new WVec(512, -512, 0);
-			var rightDelta = TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(512, 0, 0) : new WVec(512, 512, 0);
-			var bottomDelta = TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(0, 512, 0) : new WVec(-512, 512, 0);
+			var leftDelta = Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(-512, 0, 0) : new WVec(-512, -512, 0);
+			var topDelta = Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(0, -512, 0) : new WVec(512, -512, 0);
+			var rightDelta = Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(512, 0, 0) : new WVec(512, 512, 0);
+			var bottomDelta = Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond ? new WVec(0, 512, 0) : new WVec(-512, 512, 0);
 			CellCorners = CellCornerHalfHeights.Select(ramp => new WVec[]
 			{
 				leftDelta + new WVec(0, 0, 512 * ramp[0]),
@@ -453,7 +449,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			// Initialize collections
 			foreach (var cell in AllCells)
 			{
-				var uv = cell.ToMPos(TileShape);
+				var uv = cell.ToMPos(Grid.Type);
 				cellProjection[uv] = new PPos[0];
 				inverseCellProjection[uv] = new List<MPos>();
 			}
@@ -467,9 +463,9 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			MPos uv;
 
-			if (MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
+			if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
 			{
-				uv = cell.ToMPos(TileShape);
+				uv = cell.ToMPos(Grid.Type);
 				cellProjection[cell] = new[] { (PPos)uv };
 				var inverse = inverseCellProjection[uv];
 				inverse.Clear();
@@ -480,7 +476,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (!initializedCellProjection)
 				InitializeCellProjection();
 
-			uv = cell.ToMPos(TileShape);
+			uv = cell.ToMPos(Grid.Type);
 
 			// Remove old reverse projection
 			foreach (var puv in cellProjection[uv])
@@ -635,7 +631,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
+			if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
 				tiles.CellEntryChanged += UpdateProjection;
 
 			return tiles;
@@ -652,11 +648,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					s.Position = header.HeightsOffset;
 					for (var i = 0; i < MapSize.X; i++)
 						for (var j = 0; j < MapSize.Y; j++)
-							tiles[new MPos(i, j)] = s.ReadUInt8().Clamp((byte)0, MaximumTerrainHeight);
+							tiles[new MPos(i, j)] = s.ReadUInt8().Clamp((byte)0, Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight);
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
+			if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0)
 				tiles.CellEntryChanged += UpdateProjection;
 
 			return tiles;
@@ -701,8 +697,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 				// Data offsets
 				var tilesOffset = 17;
-				var heightsOffset = MaximumTerrainHeight > 0 ? 3 * MapSize.X * MapSize.Y + 17 : 0;
-				var resourcesOffset = (MaximumTerrainHeight > 0 ? 4 : 3) * MapSize.X * MapSize.Y + 17;
+				var heightsOffset = Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0 ? 3 * MapSize.X * MapSize.Y + 17 : 0;
+				var resourcesOffset = (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight > 0 ? 4 : 3) * MapSize.X * MapSize.Y + 17;
 
 				writer.Write((uint)tilesOffset);
 				writer.Write((uint)heightsOffset);
@@ -751,7 +747,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			// .ToMPos() returns the same result if the X and Y coordinates
 			// are switched. X < Y is invalid in the Diamond coordinate system,
 			// so we pre-filter these to avoid returning the wrong result
-			if (TileShape == TileShape.Diamond && cell.X < cell.Y)
+			if (Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond && cell.X < cell.Y)
 				return false;
 
 			return Contains(cell.ToMPos(this));
@@ -767,7 +763,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		bool ContainsAllProjectedCellsCovering(MPos uv)
 		{
-			if (MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
+			if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
 				return Contains((PPos)uv);
 
 			foreach (var puv in ProjectedCellsCovering(uv))
@@ -783,7 +779,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public WPos CenterOfCell(CPos cell)
 		{
-			if (TileShape == TileShape.Rectangle)
+			if (Grid.Type == TileShape.Rectangle)
 				return new WPos(1024 * cell.X + 512, 1024 * cell.Y + 512, 0);
 
 			// Convert from diamond cell position (x, y) to world position (u, v):
@@ -815,7 +811,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public CPos CellContaining(WPos pos)
 		{
-			if (TileShape == TileShape.Rectangle)
+			if (Grid.Type == TileShape.Rectangle)
 				return new CPos(pos.X / 1024, pos.Y / 1024);
 
 			// Convert from world position to diamond cell position:
@@ -834,7 +830,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public PPos ProjectedCellCovering(WPos pos)
 		{
 			var projectedPos = pos - new WVec(0, pos.Z, pos.Z);
-			return (PPos)CellContaining(projectedPos).ToMPos(TileShape);
+			return (PPos)CellContaining(projectedPos).ToMPos(Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		static readonly PPos[] NoProjectedCells = { };
@@ -881,7 +877,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			var tl = new MPos(0, 0).ToCPos(this);
 			var br = new MPos(MapSize.X - 1, MapSize.Y - 1).ToCPos(this);
-			AllCells = new CellRegion(TileShape, tl, br);
+			AllCells = new CellRegion(Grid.Type, tl, br);
 		}
 
 		public void SetBounds(PPos tl, PPos br)
@@ -896,7 +892,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			// for diamond cells.
 			var wtop = tl.V * 1024;
 			var wbottom = (br.V + 1) * 1024;
-			if (TileShape == TileShape.Diamond)
+			if (Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond)
 			{
 				wtop /= 2;
 				wbottom /= 2;
@@ -995,7 +991,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public MPos Clamp(MPos uv)
 		{
-			if (MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
+			if (Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight == 0)
 				return (MPos)Clamp((PPos)uv);
 
 			// Already in bounds, so don't need to do anything.
@@ -1030,7 +1026,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (!unProjected.Any())
 			{
 				// Adjust V until we find a cell that works
-				for (var x = 2; x <= 2 * MaximumTerrainHeight; x++)
+				for (var x = 2; x <= 2 * Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight; x++)
 				{
 					var dv = ((x & 1) == 1 ? 1 : -1) * x / 2;
 					var test = new PPos(projected.U, projected.V + dv);
@@ -1070,12 +1066,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				cells = Unproject(new PPos(u, v));
 			} while (!cells.Any());
 
-			return cells.Random(rand).ToCPos(TileShape);
+			return cells.Random(rand).ToCPos(Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public CPos ChooseClosestEdgeCell(CPos cell)
 		{
-			return ChooseClosestEdgeCell(cell.ToMPos(TileShape)).ToCPos(TileShape);
+			return ChooseClosestEdgeCell(cell.ToMPos(Grid.Type)).ToCPos(Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public MPos ChooseClosestEdgeCell(MPos uv)
@@ -1101,7 +1097,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (!unProjected.Any())
 			{
 				// Adjust V until we find a cell that works
-				for (var x = 2; x <= 2 * MaximumTerrainHeight; x++)
+				for (var x = 2; x <= 2 * Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight; x++)
 				{
 					var dv = ((x & 1) == 1 ? 1 : -1) * x / 2;
 					var test = new PPos(edge.U, edge.V + dv);
@@ -1137,7 +1133,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				cells = Unproject(new PPos(u, v));
 			} while (!cells.Any());
 
-			return cells.Random(rand).ToCPos(TileShape);
+			return cells.Random(rand).ToCPos(Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public WDist DistanceToEdge(WPos pos, WVec dir)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapGrid.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapGrid.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcad1641a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapGrid.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2015 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace OpenRA
+{
+	public enum TileShape { Rectangle, Diamond }
+
+	public class MapGrid : IGlobalModData
+	{
+		public readonly TileShape Type = TileShape.Rectangle;
+		public readonly Size TileSize = new Size(24, 24);
+		public readonly byte MaximumTerrainHeight = 0;
+		public readonly byte SubCellDefaultIndex = byte.MaxValue;
+		public readonly WVec[] SubCellOffsets =
+		{
+			new WVec(0, 0, 0),       // full cell - index 0
+			new WVec(-299, -256, 0), // top left - index 1
+			new WVec(256, -256, 0),  // top right - index 2
+			new WVec(0, 0, 0),       // center - index 3
+			new WVec(-299, 256, 0),  // bottom left - index 4
+			new WVec(256, 256, 0),   // bottom right - index 5
+		};
+
+		public MapGrid(MiniYaml yaml)
+		{
+			FieldLoader.Load(this, yaml);
+
+			// The default subcell index defaults to the middle entry
+			if (SubCellDefaultIndex == byte.MaxValue)
+				SubCellDefaultIndex = (byte)(SubCellOffsets.Length / 2);
+			else if (SubCellDefaultIndex < (SubCellOffsets.Length > 1 ? 1 : 0) || SubCellDefaultIndex >= SubCellOffsets.Length)
+				throw new InvalidDataException("Subcell default index must be a valid index into the offset triples and must be greater than 0 for mods with subcells");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/ProjectedCellRegion.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/ProjectedCellRegion.cs
index 1e7b719142..d8a21cc467 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/ProjectedCellRegion.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/ProjectedCellRegion.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			// been projected into this region if they have height > 0.
 			// Each height step is equivalent to 512 WRange units, which is one MPos
 			// step for diamond cells, but only half a MPos step for classic cells. Doh!
-			var heightOffset = map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? map.MaximumTerrainHeight : map.MaximumTerrainHeight / 2;
+			var maxHeight = map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight;
+			var heightOffset = map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond ? maxHeight : maxHeight / 2;
 
 			// Use the MapHeight data array to clamp the bottom coordinate so it doesn't overflow the map
 			mapBottomRight = map.MapHeight.Value.Clamp(new MPos(bottomRight.U, bottomRight.V + heightOffset));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 30dbdd1844..fd235f027a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     <Compile Include="LogProxy.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileFormats\IdxReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystem\BagFile.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Map\MapGrid.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Map\MapPlayers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ContentInstaller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MPos.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ScreenMap.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ScreenMap.cs
index a4415e723e..75901479e5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ScreenMap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ScreenMap.cs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 		public ScreenMap(World world, ScreenMapInfo info)
 		{
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			var width = world.Map.MapSize.X * ts.Width;
-			var height = world.Map.MapSize.Y * ts.Height;
+			var size = world.Map.Grid.TileSize;
+			var width = world.Map.MapSize.X * size.Width;
+			var height = world.Map.MapSize.Y * size.Height;
 			partitionedFrozenActors = new Cache<Player, SpatiallyPartitioned<FrozenActor>>(
 				_ => new SpatiallyPartitioned<FrozenActor>(width, height, info.BinSize));
 			partitionedActors = new SpatiallyPartitioned<Actor>(width, height, info.BinSize);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorTileBrush.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorTileBrush.cs
index 24dea6fcde..c5f288c571 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorTileBrush.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorTileBrush.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			preview.IsVisible = () => editorWidget.CurrentBrush == this;
 
 			preview.Template = world.TileSet.Templates.First(t => t.Value.Id == template).Value;
-			bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(preview.Template, Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize, world.Map.TileShape);
+			var grid = world.Map.Grid;
+			bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(preview.Template, grid.TileSize, grid.Type);
 
 			// The preview widget may be rendered by the higher-level code before it is ticked.
 			// Force a manual tick to ensure the bounds are set correctly for this first draw.
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 							continue;
 
 						mapTiles[c] = new TerrainTile(Template, index);
-						mapHeight[c] = (byte)(baseHeight + template[index].Height).Clamp(0, map.MaximumTerrainHeight);
+						mapHeight[c] = (byte)(baseHeight + template[index].Height).Clamp(0, map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/VoxelRenderable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/VoxelRenderable.cs
index 48b2bd31e9..145beac8cb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/VoxelRenderable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/VoxelRenderable.cs
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Graphics
 			{
 				var groundPos = voxel.pos - new WVec(0, 0, wr.World.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(voxel.pos).Length);
 
-				var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-				var groundZ = ts.Height * (groundPos.Z - voxel.pos.Z) / 1024f;
+				var groundZ = wr.World.Map.Grid.TileSize.Height * (groundPos.Z - voxel.pos.Z) / 1024f;
 
 				var pxOrigin = wr.ScreenPosition(voxel.pos);
 				var shadowOrigin = pxOrigin - groundZ * (new float2(renderProxy.ShadowDirection, 1));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Pathfinder/CellInfoLayerPool.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Pathfinder/CellInfoLayerPool.cs
index 1bfb39a6c0..305769b8e5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Pathfinder/CellInfoLayerPool.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Pathfinder/CellInfoLayerPool.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Pathfinder
 				CellLayer<CellInfo>.CreateInstance(
 					mpos => new CellInfo(int.MaxValue, int.MaxValue, mpos.ToCPos(map), CellStatus.Unvisited),
 					new Size(map.MapSize.X, map.MapSize.Y),
-					map.TileShape);
+					map.Grid.Type);
 		}
 
 		public PooledCellInfoLayer Get()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorActorLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorActorLayer.cs
index 1ba44586c7..ff64e6a07f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorActorLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorActorLayer.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			foreach (var pr in Players.Players.Values)
 				wr.UpdatePalettesForPlayer(pr.Name, pr.Color, false);
 
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
+			var ts = world.Map.Grid.TileSize;
 			var width = world.Map.MapSize.X * ts.Width;
 			var height = world.Map.MapSize.Y * ts.Height;
 			screenMap = new SpatiallyPartitioned<EditorActorPreview>(width, height, info.BinSize);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
index 82c413d521..0eb364fba4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 		internal static void ConvertPxToRange(ref string input, int scaleMult, int scaleDiv)
 		{
 			var value = Exts.ParseIntegerInvariant(input);
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
+			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>().TileSize;
 			var world = value * 1024 * scaleMult / (scaleDiv * ts.Height);
 			var cells = world / 1024;
 			var subcells = world - 1024 * cells;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 		internal static void ConvertInt2ToWVec(ref string input)
 		{
 			var offset = FieldLoader.GetValue<int2>("(value)", input);
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
+			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>().TileSize;
 			var world = new WVec(offset.X * 1024 / ts.Width, offset.Y * 1024 / ts.Height, 0);
 			input = world.ToString();
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs
index 5f9b351568..66abc4b518 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				var frame = sequence.Frames != null ? sequence.Frames.Last() : resource.MaxDensity - 1;
 				layerPreview.GetSprite = () => sequence.GetSprite(frame);
 
-				var tileWidth = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize.Width;
-				var tileHeight = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize.Height;
-				layerPreview.Bounds.Width = tileWidth;
-				layerPreview.Bounds.Height = tileHeight;
-				newResourcePreviewTemplate.Bounds.Width = tileWidth + (layerPreview.Bounds.X * 2);
-				newResourcePreviewTemplate.Bounds.Height = tileHeight + (layerPreview.Bounds.Y * 2);
+				var tileSize = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>().TileSize;
+				layerPreview.Bounds.Width = tileSize.Width;
+				layerPreview.Bounds.Height = tileSize.Height;
+				newResourcePreviewTemplate.Bounds.Width = tileSize.Width + (layerPreview.Bounds.X * 2);
+				newResourcePreviewTemplate.Bounds.Height = tileSize.Height + (layerPreview.Bounds.Y * 2);
 
 				newResourcePreviewTemplate.IsVisible = () => true;
 				newResourcePreviewTemplate.GetTooltipText = () => resource.Name;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/NewMapLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/NewMapLogic.cs
index 185d39c274..6d261e3150 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/NewMapLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/NewMapLogic.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				width = Math.Max(2, width);
 				height = Math.Max(2, height);
 
-				var maxTerrainHeight = Game.ModData.Manifest.MaximumTerrainHeight;
+				var maxTerrainHeight = world.Map.Grid.MaximumTerrainHeight;
 				var tileset = modRules.TileSets[tilesetDropDown.Text];
 				var map = new Map(tileset, width + 2, height + maxTerrainHeight + 2);
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/TileSelectorLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/TileSelectorLogic.cs
index 6693e6e3a3..b288485e98 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/TileSelectorLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/TileSelectorLogic.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 				var preview = item.Get<TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget>("TILE_PREVIEW");
 				var template = tileset.Templates[tileId];
-				var bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(template, Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize, worldRenderer.World.Map.TileShape);
+				var grid = worldRenderer.World.Map.Grid;
+				var bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(template, grid.TileSize, grid.Type);
 
 				// Scale templates to fit within the panel
 				var scale = 1f;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
index bf83048d7e..8f6ca309cb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		readonly Color spawnColor, spawnContrastColor;
 		readonly int2 spawnLabelOffset;
 		readonly int cellWidth;
+		readonly TileShape shape;
 
 		public Func<MapPreview> Preview = () => null;
 		public Func<Dictionary<CPos, SpawnOccupant>> SpawnOccupants = () => new Dictionary<CPos, SpawnOccupant>();
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			spawnContrastColor = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("SpawnContrastColor");
 			spawnLabelOffset = ChromeMetrics.Get<int2>("SpawnLabelOffset");
 
-			cellWidth = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond ? 2 : 1;
+			shape = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>().Type;
+			cellWidth = shape == TileShape.Diamond ? 2 : 1;
 		}
 
 		protected MapPreviewWidget(MapPreviewWidget other)
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			spawnContrastColor = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("SpawnContrastColor");
 			spawnLabelOffset = ChromeMetrics.Get<int2>("SpawnLabelOffset");
 
+			shape = other.shape;
 			cellWidth = other.cellWidth;
 		}
 
@@ -138,8 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public int2 ConvertToPreview(CPos cell)
 		{
 			var preview = Preview();
-			var tileShape = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape;
-			var point = cell.ToMPos(tileShape);
+			var point = cell.ToMPos(shape);
 			var dx = (int)(previewScale * cellWidth * (point.U - preview.Bounds.Left));
 			var dy = (int)(previewScale * (point.V - preview.Bounds.Top));
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
index 47d13d66ce..deefde107f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
 			radarPings = world.WorldActor.TraitOrDefault<RadarPings>();
 
-			isDiamond = world.Map.TileShape == TileShape.Diamond;
+			isDiamond = world.Map.Grid.Type == TileShape.Diamond;
 			cellWidth = isDiamond ? 2 : 1;
 			previewWidth = world.Map.MapSize.X;
 			previewHeight = world.Map.MapSize.Y;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 								if (!world.Map.Contains(cell.First))
 									continue;
 
-								var uv = cell.First.ToMPos(world.Map.TileShape);
+								var uv = cell.First.ToMPos(world.Map.Grid.Type);
 								var color = cell.Second.ToArgb();
 								if (isDiamond)
 								{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs
index d46470999f..bc91d7e7e4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 				if (template == null)
 					return;
 
-				var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-				var shape = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape;
+				var grid = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>();
+				var ts = grid.TileSize;
+				var shape = grid.Type;
 				bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(template, ts, shape);
 			}
 		}
@@ -70,8 +71,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			if (template == null)
 				return;
 
-			var ts = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileSize;
-			var shape = Game.ModData.Manifest.TileShape;
+			var grid = Game.ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>();
+			var ts = grid.TileSize;
+			var shape = grid.Type;
 			var scale = GetScale();
 
 			var sb = new Rectangle((int)(scale * bounds.X), (int)(scale * bounds.Y), (int)(scale * bounds.Width), (int)(scale * bounds.Height));
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index cfb39841f1..f029dd1d5e 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Fonts:
 Missions:
 	./mods/cnc/missions.yaml
 
+MapGrid:
+	TileSize: 24,24
+	Type: Rectangle
+
 SupportsMapsFrom: cnc
 
 SpriteFormats: ShpTD, TmpTD, ShpTS, TmpRA
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index 39ba0f6ee1..98f1770ed2 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Sequences:
 TileSets:
 	./mods/d2k/tilesets/arrakis.yaml
 
-TileSize: 32,32
+MapGrid:
+	TileSize: 32,32
+	Type: Rectangle
 
 Cursors:
 	./mods/d2k/cursors.yaml
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index d3b8970280..50140769e9 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Fonts:
 Missions:
 	./mods/ra/missions.yaml
 
+MapGrid:
+	TileSize: 24,24
+	Type: Rectangle
+
 SupportsMapsFrom: ra
 
 SpriteFormats: ShpTD, TmpRA, TmpTD, ShpTS
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 413592aa8a..9ff47d5397 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ TileSets:
 	./mods/ts/tilesets/temperate.yaml
 	./mods/ts/tilesets/snow.yaml
 
-TileSize: 48,24
-TileShape: Diamond
-SubCells:
-	Offsets: 0,0,0, -256,128,0, 0,-128,0, 256,128,0
-	DefaultIndex: 2
-MaximumTerrainHeight: 16
+MapGrid:
+	TileSize: 48,24
+	Type: Diamond
+	MaximumTerrainHeight: 16
+	SubCellOffsets: 0,0,0, -256,128,0, 0,-128,0, 256,128,0
+	SubCellDefaultIndex: 2
 
 Cursors:
 	./mods/ts/cursors.yaml