diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55cdbfb537..c51c067e40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -219,10 +219,11 @@ crashdialog: $(crashdialog_TARGET)
 utility_SRCS := $(shell find OpenRA.Utility/ -iname '*.cs')
 utility_TARGET = OpenRA.Utility.exe
 utility_KIND = exe
-utility_DEPS = $(game_TARGET)
+utility_DEPS = $(game_TARGET) $(mod_ra_TARGET)
 utility_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(utility_DEPS) thirdparty/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
 PROGRAMS += utility
 utility: $(utility_TARGET)
+	@$(CP) $(mod_ra_TARGET) .
 
 
 # Patches binary headers to work around a mono bug
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
index 96fb4e16ee..e2ac801fcf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA;
 using OpenRA.Scripting;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
@@ -544,5 +545,53 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 			map.Save(dest);
 			Console.WriteLine(dest + " saved.");
 		}
+
+		[Desc("MOD", "Export the game rules into a CSV file to inspect in a spreadheet.")]
+		public static void ExportCharacterSeparatedRules(string[] args)
+		{
+			var mod = args[1];
+			Game.modData = new ModData(mod);
+			var rules = Game.modData.RulesetCache.LoadDefaultRules();
+			var dump = new StringBuilder();
+			dump.AppendLine("Name;Faction;Health;Cost;Damage per Second"); 
+			foreach (var actorInfo in rules.Actors.Values)
+			{
+				if (actorInfo.Name.StartsWith("^"))
+					continue;
+
+				var buildable = actorInfo.Traits.GetOrDefault<BuildableInfo>();
+				if (buildable == null)
+					continue;
+				var faction = FieldSaver.FormatValue(buildable.Owner, buildable.Owner.GetType());
+
+				var damagePerSecond = 0f;
+				var armaments = actorInfo.Traits.WithInterface<ArmamentInfo>();
+				if (armaments.Any())
+				{
+					var weapons = armaments.Select(a => a.Weapon).Select(w => rules.Weapons[w.ToLowerInvariant()]);
+					if (weapons.Any())
+					{
+						var damage = weapons.Select(w => new { ROF = w.ROF > 0 ? w.ROF : 1, Damage = w.Burst * w.Warheads.Sum(z => z.Damage) });
+						damagePerSecond = damage.Sum(d => (float)d.Damage / d.ROF * 25);
+					}
+				}
+
+				var tooltip = actorInfo.Traits.GetOrDefault<TooltipInfo>();
+				var name = tooltip != null ? tooltip.Name : actorInfo.Name;
+
+				var health = actorInfo.Traits.GetOrDefault<HealthInfo>();
+				var hp = health != null ? health.HP : 0;
+
+				var value = actorInfo.Traits.GetOrDefault<ValuedInfo>();
+				var cost = value != null ? value.Cost : 0;
+
+				dump.AppendLine("{0};{1};{2};{3};{4}".F(name, faction, hp, cost, damagePerSecond));
+			}
+
+			var filename = "{0}-mod-rules.csv".F(mod);
+			using (StreamWriter outfile = new StreamWriter(filename))
+				outfile.Write(dump.ToString());
+			Console.WriteLine("{0} has been saved.\nOpen in a spreadsheet application as values separated by semicolon.".F(filename));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
index 61464771f7..b2c1e38dd6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
       <Project>{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}</Project>
       <Name>OpenRA.Game</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.Mods.RA\OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj">
+      <Project>{4A8A43B5-A9EF-4ED0-99DD-4BAB10A0DB6E}</Project>
+      <Name>OpenRA.Mods.RA</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Client.3.5">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
index 5f8a7ec73f..9c8aff6307 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 			{ "--upgrade-map", UpgradeRules.UpgradeMap },
 			{ "--upgrade-mod", UpgradeRules.UpgradeMod },
 			{ "--map-import", Command.ImportLegacyMap },
-			{ "--extract-language-strings", ExtractLanguageStrings.FromMod }
+			{ "--extract-language-strings", ExtractLanguageStrings.FromMod },
+			{ "--csv", Command.ExportCharacterSeparatedRules }
 		};
 
 		static void Main(string[] args)