diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 851919c65d..5bc6034f5c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public static void IssueOrder( Order o ) { orderManager.IssueOrder( o ); }	/* avoid exposing the OM to mod code */
 
 
-		public static event Action AfterGameStart = () => {};
+		public static event Action<World> AfterGameStart = _ => {};
 		public static event Action BeforeGameStart = () => {};
 		internal static void StartGame(string map)
 		{
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			orderManager.StartGame();
 			viewport.RefreshPalette();
-			AfterGameStart();
+			AfterGameStart( world );
 		}
 
 		public static void DispatchMouseInput(MouseInputEvent ev, MouseEventArgs e, Modifiers modifierKeys)
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			JoinLocal();
 			StartGame(modData.Manifest.ShellmapUid);
 
-			Game.BeforeGameStart += () => Widget.OpenWindow("INGAME_ROOT");
+			Game.AfterGameStart += world => Widget.OpenWindow("INGAME_ROOT", new Dictionary<string,object>{{"world", world}});
 
 			Game.ConnectionStateChanged += () =>
 			{
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				}
 			};
 
-			modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( Widget.RootWidget, "PERF_BG" );
+			modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( new Dictionary<string,object>(), Widget.RootWidget, "PERF_BG" );
 			Widget.OpenWindow("MAINMENU_BG");
 
 			ResetTimer();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DeveloperModeDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DeveloperModeDelegate.cs
index 9642659022..c2a03fdf38 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DeveloperModeDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DeveloperModeDelegate.cs
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ using OpenRA;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
-
 namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 {
-
 	public class DeveloperModeDelegate : IWidgetDelegate
 	{
-		public DeveloperModeDelegate ()
-		{
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public DeveloperModeDelegate( [ObjectCreator.Param("world")] World world )
+		{
+			this.world = world;
 			var devmodeBG = Widget.RootWidget.GetWidget("INGAME_ROOT").GetWidget("DEVELOPERMODE_BG");
 			var devModeButton = Widget.RootWidget.GetWidget<ButtonWidget>("INGAME_DEVELOPERMODE_BUTTON");
 			
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 			};
 			
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("CHECKBOX_SHROUD").Checked = 
-				() => Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().DisableShroud;
+				() => world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().DisableShroud;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("CHECKBOX_SHROUD").OnMouseDown = mi => 
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevShroud", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevShroud", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
@@ -52,51 +53,51 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				() => Game.Settings.Debug.ShowCollisions;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget("CHECKBOX_UNITDEBUG").OnMouseDown = mi => 
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevUnitDebug", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevUnitDebug", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("CHECKBOX_PATHDEBUG").Checked = 
-				() => Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().PathDebug;
+				() => world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().PathDebug;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget("CHECKBOX_PATHDEBUG").OnMouseDown = mi => 
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevPathDebug", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevPathDebug", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<ButtonWidget>("GIVE_CASH").OnMouseUp = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevGiveCash", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevGiveCash", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("INSTANT_BUILD").Checked =
-				() => Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().FastBuild;
+				() => world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().FastBuild;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("INSTANT_BUILD").OnMouseDown = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevFastBuild", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevFastBuild", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};	
 
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("INSTANT_CHARGE").Checked = 
-				() => Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().FastCharge;
+				() => world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().FastCharge;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("INSTANT_CHARGE").OnMouseDown = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevFastCharge", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevFastCharge", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("ENABLE_TECH").Checked = 
-				() => Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().AllTech;
+				() => world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>().AllTech;
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("ENABLE_TECH").OnMouseDown = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevEnableTech", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevEnableTech", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 
 			devmodeBG.GetWidget<ButtonWidget>("GIVE_EXPLORATION").OnMouseUp = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevGiveExploration", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DevGiveExploration", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 				
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DiplomacyDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DiplomacyDelegate.cs
index 2787b614d4..be37272216 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DiplomacyDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/DiplomacyDelegate.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 		static List<Widget> controls = new List<Widget>();
 
 		int validPlayers = 0;
-		public DiplomacyDelegate()
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public DiplomacyDelegate( [ObjectCreator.Param("world")] World world )
 		{
+			this.world = world;
 			var root = Widget.RootWidget.GetWidget("INGAME_ROOT");
 			var diplomacyBG = root.GetWidget("DIPLOMACY_BG");
 			var diplomacy = root.GetWidget("INGAME_DIPLOMACY_BUTTON");
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				return true;
 			};
 			
-			Game.AfterGameStart += () => validPlayers = Game.world.players.Values.Where(a => a != Game.world.LocalPlayer && !a.NonCombatant).Count();
+			Game.AfterGameStart += _ => validPlayers = world.players.Values.Where(a => a != world.LocalPlayer && !a.NonCombatant).Count();
 			diplomacy.IsVisible = () => (validPlayers > 0);
 		}
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 
 			y += 35;
 
-			foreach (var p in Game.world.players.Values.Where(a => a != Game.world.LocalPlayer && !a.NonCombatant))
+			foreach (var p in world.players.Values.Where(a => a != world.LocalPlayer && !a.NonCombatant))
 			{
 				var pp = p;
 				var label = new LabelWidget
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 					Align = LabelWidget.TextAlign.Left,
 					Bold = false,
 
-					GetText = () => pp.Stances[ Game.world.LocalPlayer ].ToString(),
+					GetText = () => pp.Stances[ world.LocalPlayer ].ToString(),
 				};
 
 				bg.AddChild(theirStance);
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				{
 					Bounds = new Rectangle( margin + 2 * labelWidth + 20,  y, labelWidth, 25),
 					Id = "DIPLOMACY_PLAYER_LABEL_MY_{0}".F(p.Index),
-					Text = Game.world.LocalPlayer.Stances[ pp ].ToString(),
+					Text = world.LocalPlayer.Stances[ pp ].ToString(),
 				};
 
 				myStance.OnMouseUp = mi => { CycleStance(pp, myStance); return true; };
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 
 			var nextStance = GetNextStance((Stance)Enum.Parse(typeof(Stance), bw.Text));
 
-			Game.IssueOrder(new Order("SetStance", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor,
+			Game.IssueOrder(new Order("SetStance", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor,
 				new int2(p.Index, (int)nextStance)));
 
 			bw.Text = nextStance.ToString();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
index d5344f9e43..3e0d9921cf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 								   height);
 		}
 
-		public void PostInit()
+		public void PostInit( Dictionary<string, object> args )
 		{
 			if( Delegate != null )
 			{
-				var createDict = new Dictionary<string, object> { { "widget", this } };
-				Game.modData.ObjectCreator.CreateObject<IWidgetDelegate>( Delegate, createDict );
+				args[ "widget" ] = this;
+				Game.modData.ObjectCreator.CreateObject<IWidgetDelegate>( Delegate, args );
+				args.Remove( "widget" );
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -320,9 +321,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 				rootWidget.Children.Add( WindowList.Peek() );
 		}
 
-		public static Widget OpenWindow(string id)
+		public static Widget OpenWindow( string id )
 		{
-			var window = Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( rootWidget, id );
+			return OpenWindow( id, new Dictionary<string, object>() );
+		}
+
+		public static Widget OpenWindow(string id, Dictionary<string, object> args )
+		{
+			var window = Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( args, rootWidget, id );
 			if( WindowList.Count > 0 )
 				rootWidget.Children.Remove( WindowList.Peek() );
 			WindowList.Push( window );
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WidgetLoader.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WidgetLoader.cs
index 82a85d18dd..6982f1e0ae 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WidgetLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WidgetLoader.cs
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					widgets.Add( w.Key.Substring( w.Key.IndexOf( '@' ) + 1 ), w );
 		}
 
-		public Widget LoadWidget( Widget parent, string w )
+		public Widget LoadWidget( Dictionary<string, object> args, Widget parent, string w )
 		{
-			return LoadWidget( parent, widgets[ w ] );
+			return LoadWidget( args, parent, widgets[ w ] );
 		}
 
-		public Widget LoadWidget( Widget parent, MiniYamlNode node)
+		public Widget LoadWidget( Dictionary<string, object> args, Widget parent, MiniYamlNode node)
 		{
-			var widget = NewWidget(node.Key);
+			var widget = NewWidget(node.Key, args);
 			parent.AddChild( widget );
 
 			foreach (var child in node.Value.Nodes)
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			foreach (var child in node.Value.Nodes)
 				if (child.Key == "Children")
 					foreach (var c in child.Value.Nodes)
-						LoadWidget( widget, c);
+						LoadWidget( args, widget, c);
 
-			widget.PostInit();
+			widget.PostInit( args );
 			return widget;
 		}
 
-		Widget NewWidget(string widgetType)
+		Widget NewWidget(string widgetType, Dictionary<string, object> args)
 		{
 			widgetType = widgetType.Split('@')[0];
-			return Game.CreateObject<Widget>(widgetType + "Widget");
+			return Game.modData.ObjectCreator.CreateObject<Widget>(widgetType + "Widget", args);
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index f39213a89d..c999c93c97 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	class WorldInteractionControllerWidget : Widget
 	{
-		public WorldInteractionControllerWidget() : base()	{}
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public WorldInteractionControllerWidget( [ObjectCreator.Param( "world" )] World world )
+		{
+			this.world = world;
+		}
 		
 		public override void DrawInner( World world )
 		{
@@ -43,7 +48,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public override bool HandleInputInner(MouseInput mi)
 		{			
 			var xy = Game.viewport.ViewToWorld(mi);
-			var world = Game.world;
 			if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Left && mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Down)
 			{
 				dragStart = dragEnd = xy;
@@ -106,7 +110,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		
 		public override string GetCursor(int2 pos)
 		{
-			var world = Game.world;
 			return Sync.CheckSyncUnchanged( world, () =>
 			{
 				if (!world.GameHasStarted)
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			{
 				if (e.KeyName.Length == 1 && char.IsDigit(e.KeyName[0]))
 				{
-					Game.world.Selection.DoControlGroup(Game.world, e.KeyName[0] - '0', e.Modifiers);
+					world.Selection.DoControlGroup(world, e.KeyName[0] - '0', e.Modifiers);
 					return true;
 				}
 
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		
 		public void GotoNextBase()
 		{
-			var world = Game.world;
 			var bases = world.Queries.OwnedBy[world.LocalPlayer].WithTrait<BaseBuilding>().ToArray();
 			if (!bases.Any()) return;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
index 923377122e..5ce2f7e143 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		public readonly string BuildPaletteClose = "bleep13.aud";
 		public readonly string TabClick = "ramenu1.aud";
 
-		public BuildPaletteWidget() : base() { }
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public BuildPaletteWidget( [ObjectCreator.Param("world")] World world )
+		{
+			this.world = world;
+		}
 		
 		public override void Initialize()
 		{
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			return DoBuildingHotkey(Char.ToLowerInvariant(e.KeyChar), Game.world);
+			return DoBuildingHotkey(Char.ToLowerInvariant(e.KeyChar), world);
 		}
 		
 		public override bool HandleInputInner(MouseInput mi)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
index fbc4913705..70b3d9cc2d 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/IngameChromeDelegate.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 {
 	public class IngameChromeDelegate : IWidgetDelegate
 	{
-		public IngameChromeDelegate()
-		{
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public IngameChromeDelegate( [ObjectCreator.Param("world")] World world )
+		{
+			this.world = world;
 			var r = Widget.RootWidget;
 			var gameRoot = r.GetWidget("INGAME_ROOT");
 			var optionsBG = gameRoot.GetWidget("INGAME_OPTIONS_BG");
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 
 			optionsBG.GetWidget("SURRENDER").OnMouseUp = mi =>
 			{
-				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("Surrender", Game.world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
+				Game.IssueOrder(new Order("Surrender", world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor));
 				return true;
 			};
 			
@@ -66,12 +69,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			var postgameText = postgameBG.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("TEXT");
 			postgameBG.IsVisible = () =>
 			{
-				return Game.world.LocalPlayer != null && Game.world.LocalPlayer.WinState != WinState.Undefined;
+				return world.LocalPlayer != null && world.LocalPlayer.WinState != WinState.Undefined;
 			};
 			
 			postgameText.GetText = () =>
 			{
-				var state = Game.world.LocalPlayer.WinState;
+				var state = world.LocalPlayer.WinState;
 				return (state == WinState.Undefined)? "" :
 								((state == WinState.Lost)? "YOU ARE DEFEATED" : "YOU ARE VICTORIOUS");
 			};
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/OrderButtonsChromeDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/OrderButtonsChromeDelegate.cs
index 19a46682bf..43cfa58ae8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/OrderButtonsChromeDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/OrderButtonsChromeDelegate.cs
@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using OpenRA;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 {
 	public class OrderButtonsChromeDelegate : IWidgetDelegate
-	{
-		public OrderButtonsChromeDelegate()
-		{
+	{
+		readonly World world;
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public OrderButtonsChromeDelegate( [ObjectCreator.Param("world")] World world )
+		{
+			this.world = world;
 			var r = Widget.RootWidget;
 			var gameRoot = r.GetWidget("INGAME_ROOT");
 			
@@ -25,23 +29,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			var sell = moneybin.GetWidget<OrderButtonWidget>("SELL");
 			if (sell != null)
 			{
-				sell.Pressed = () => Game.world.OrderGenerator is SellOrderGenerator;
-				sell.OnMouseDown = mi => { Game.world.ToggleInputMode<SellOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
+				sell.Pressed = () => world.OrderGenerator is SellOrderGenerator;
+				sell.OnMouseDown = mi => { world.ToggleInputMode<SellOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
 			}
 			
 			var powerdown = moneybin.GetWidget<OrderButtonWidget>("POWER_DOWN");
 			if (powerdown != null)
 			{
-				powerdown.Pressed = () => Game.world.OrderGenerator is PowerDownOrderGenerator;
-				powerdown.OnMouseDown = mi => { Game.world.ToggleInputMode<PowerDownOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
+				powerdown.Pressed = () => world.OrderGenerator is PowerDownOrderGenerator;
+				powerdown.OnMouseDown = mi => { world.ToggleInputMode<PowerDownOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
 			}
 			
 			var repair = moneybin.GetWidget<OrderButtonWidget>("REPAIR");
 			if (repair != null)
 			{
-				repair.Enabled = () => { return RepairOrderGenerator.PlayerIsAllowedToRepair( Game.world ); };
-				repair.Pressed = () => Game.world.OrderGenerator is RepairOrderGenerator;
-				repair.OnMouseDown = mi => { Game.world.ToggleInputMode<RepairOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
+				repair.Enabled = () => { return RepairOrderGenerator.PlayerIsAllowedToRepair( world ); };
+				repair.Pressed = () => world.OrderGenerator is RepairOrderGenerator;
+				repair.OnMouseDown = mi => { world.ToggleInputMode<RepairOrderGenerator>(); return true; };
 				repair.GetLongDesc = () => { return repair.Enabled() ? repair.LongDesc : repair.LongDesc + "\n\nRequires: Construction Yard"; };
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/RadarBinWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/RadarBinWidget.cs
index 117fce0df6..452c40db3b 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/RadarBinWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/RadarBinWidget.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 				Modifiers = Game.GetModifierKeys()
 			};
 
-			var cursor = Game.world.OrderGenerator.GetCursor( world, loc, mi );
+			var cursor = world.OrderGenerator.GetCursor( world, loc, mi );
 			if (cursor == null)
 				return "default";