diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Animation.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Animation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..512a3bcf88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Animation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class Animation
+	{
+		readonly string name;
+		Sequence currentSequence;
+		int frame = 0;
+
+		public Animation( string name )
+		{
+			this.name = name;
+			PlayToEnd( "idle" );
+		}
+
+		public Sprite[] Images { get { return new Sprite[] { currentSequence.GetSprite( frame ) }; } }
+
+		public void PlayToEnd( string sequenceName )
+		{
+			currentSequence = SequenceProvider.GetSequence( name, sequenceName );
+			frame = 0;
+			//tickFunc = delegate
+			//{
+			//      ++frame;
+			//      if( frame >= currentSequence.Length )
+			//      {
+			//            frame = currentSequence.Length - 1;
+			//            tickFunc = delegate { };
+			//      }
+			//};
+		}
+
+		public void PlayRepeating( string sequenceName )
+		{
+			currentSequence = SequenceProvider.GetSequence( name, sequenceName );
+			frame = 0;
+			//tickFunc = delegate
+			//{
+			//      frame = ( frame + 1 ) % currentSequence.Length;
+			//};
+		}
+
+		Action<double> tickFunc;
+		public void Tick( double t )
+		{
+			//tickFunc( t );
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 28941c5508..d4a0e8cfbf 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Animation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sequence.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConstructionYard.cs" />
     <Compile Include="float2.cs" />