diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/CoordinateGlobals.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/CoordinateGlobals.cs
index dcc1763c22..f4c1775456 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/CoordinateGlobals.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/CoordinateGlobals.cs
@@ -65,5 +65,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Scripting
 
 		[Desc("Create a new WRange.")]
 		public WRange New(int r) { return new WRange(r); }
+
+		[Desc("Create a new WRange by cell distance")]
+		public WRange FromCells(int numCells) { return WRange.FromCells(numCells); }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
index 34c61859f0..d7d45366f7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using Eluant;
 using OpenRA.Scripting;
@@ -43,6 +44,34 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 			return actors.ToLuaTable(context);
 		}
 
+		[Desc("Returns a table of all actors within the requested rectangle, filtered using the specified function.")]
+		public LuaTable ActorsInBox(WPos topLeft, WPos bottomRight, LuaFunction filter = null)
+		{
+			var actors = context.World.ActorMap.ActorsInBox(topLeft, bottomRight)
+				.Select(a => a.ToLuaValue(context));
+
+			if (filter != null)
+				actors = actors.Where(a =>
+				{
+					using (var f = filter.Call(a))
+						return f.First().ToBoolean();
+				});
+
+			return actors.ToLuaTable(context);
+		}
+
+		[Desc("Returns the location of the top-left corner of the map.")]
+		public WPos TopLeft
+		{
+			get { return new WPos(context.World.Map.Bounds.Left * 1024, context.World.Map.Bounds.Top * 1024, 0); }
+		}
+
+		[Desc("Returns the location of the bottom-right corner of the map.")]
+		public WPos BottomRight
+		{
+			get { return new WPos(context.World.Map.Bounds.Right * 1024, context.World.Map.Bounds.Bottom * 1024, 0); }
+		}
+
 		[Desc("Returns a random cell inside the visible region of the map.")]
 		public CPos RandomCell()
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/UtilsGlobal.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/UtilsGlobal.cs
index cb330e43cb..95b9c089e3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/UtilsGlobal.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Global/UtilsGlobal.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		[Desc("Skips over the first numElements members of the array and returns the rest")]
+		public LuaTable Skip(LuaTable table, int numElements)
+		{
+			var t = context.CreateTable();
+
+			for (var i = numElements; i <= table.Count; i++)
+				t.Add(t.Count + 1, table[i]);
+
+			return t;
+		}
+
 		[Desc("Returns a random value from table.")]
 		public LuaValue Random(LuaTable table)
 		{
@@ -94,5 +105,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 		{
 			return context.World.Map.CenterOfCell(cell);
 		}
+
+		[Desc("Converts the number of seconds into game time (ticks).")]
+		public int Seconds(int seconds)
+		{
+			return seconds * 25;
+		}
+
+		[Desc("Converts the number of minutes into game time (ticks).")]
+		public int Minutes(int minutes)
+		{
+			return Seconds(minutes * 60);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Properties/PlayerProperties.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Properties/PlayerProperties.cs
index 707990fbd8..ee1e52a064 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Properties/PlayerProperties.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/Properties/PlayerProperties.cs
@@ -9,22 +9,28 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using Eluant;
 using OpenRA.Scripting;
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 {
 	[ScriptPropertyGroup("Player")]
 	public class PlayerProperties : ScriptPlayerProperties
 	{
-		readonly Player p;
-
 		public PlayerProperties(ScriptContext context, Player player)
-			: base(context, player)
-		{
-			p = player;
-		}
+		: base(context, player) { }
 
 		[Desc("The player's name.")]
-		public string PlayerName { get { return p.PlayerName; } }
+		public string Name { get { return player.PlayerName; } }
+
+		[Desc("Returns an array of actors representing all ground attack units of this player.")]
+		public LuaTable GetGroundAttackers()
+		{
+			return player.World.ActorsWithTrait<AttackBase>().Select(a => a.Actor)
+				.Where(a => a.Owner == player && !a.IsDead() && a.IsInWorld && a.HasTrait<Mobile>())
+				.Select(a => a.ToLuaValue(context)).ToLuaTable(context);
+		}
 	}
 }