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diff --git a/mods/palettetest/mcv.yaml b/mods/palettetest/mcv.yaml
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+MCV:
+	RenderUnit:
+		PlayerPalette: d2kplayer
+
+Player:
+	PlayerColorPalette@d2k:
+		BasePalette: d2k
+		BaseName: d2kplayer
+		PaletteFormat: d2k
+World:
+	PaletteFromFile@d2k:
+		Name: d2k
+		Filename: d2k.pal
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diff --git a/mods/palettetest/mod.yaml b/mods/palettetest/mod.yaml
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+Metadata:
+	Title: Player Palette Test
+	Description: Replaces the mcv artwork with the d2k mcv
+	Version: a0001
+	Author: The OpenRA Developers
+	Requires: ra
+
+Folders:
+	mods/palettetest
+Rules:
+	mods/palettetest/mcv.yaml
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