diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/float2.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/float2.cs
index d535824902..0b030bc3b7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/float2.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/float2.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				Constrain(Y, min.Y, max.Y));
 		}
 
-		public static float2 operator *(float a, float2 b) { return new float2(a * b.X, a * b.Y); }
+        public static float2 operator *(float a, float2 b) { return new float2(a * b.X, a * b.Y); }
+        public static float2 operator *(float2 b, float a) { return new float2(a * b.X, a * b.Y); }
 		public static float2 operator *( float2 a, float2 b ) { return new float2( a.X * b.X, a.Y * b.Y ); }
 		public static float2 operator /( float2 a, float2 b ) { return new float2( a.X / b.X, a.Y / b.Y ); }
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
index 7193c3f270..785e3a997f 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 				// auto size from render
 				var firstSprite = TraitsImplementing<IRender>().SelectMany(x => x.Render(this)).FirstOrDefault();
-				if (firstSprite.Sprite == null) return float2.Zero;
-				return firstSprite.Sprite.size;
+				if (firstSprite.Sprite == null) return float2.Zero;
+                return firstSprite.Sprite.size * firstSprite.Scale;
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			var si = Info.Traits.GetOrDefault<SelectableInfo>();
 
-			var size = Size.Value;
+			var size = Size.Value;
+
+            /* apply scaling */
+		    var scale = this.TraitOrDefault<Scale>();
+            if (scale != null && scale.Info.Value != 1)
+                size = size*scale.Info.Value;
+
 			var loc = CenterLocation - 0.5f * size;
 			
 			if (si != null && si.Bounds != null && si.Bounds.Length > 2)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Sprite.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Sprite.cs
index 0ef880cad7..af568d3959 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Sprite.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Sprite.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			Game.Renderer.SpriteRenderer.DrawSprite( this, location, paletteIndex, this.size );
 		}
 
+        public void DrawAt(float2 location, int paletteIndex, float scale)
+        {
+            Game.Renderer.SpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(this, location, paletteIndex, this.size * scale);
+        }
+
 		public void DrawAt( float2 location, int paletteIndex, float2 size )
 		{
 			Game.Renderer.SpriteRenderer.DrawSprite( this, location, paletteIndex, size );
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 195886a08e..419f62584e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			if (world.OrderGenerator != null)
 				world.OrderGenerator.RenderBeforeWorld(this, world);
-
-			foreach( var image in SpritesToRender() )
-				image.Sprite.DrawAt( image.Pos, this.GetPaletteIndex( image.Palette ) );
-			uiOverlay.Draw(this, world);
+
+            foreach (var image in SpritesToRender() )
+                image.Sprite.DrawAt(image.Pos, this.GetPaletteIndex(image.Palette), image.Scale);
+		    uiOverlay.Draw(this, world);
 
 			// added for contrails
 			foreach (var a in world.Actors)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 503d4c103f..903659b412 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Server\IServerExtension.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Server\NullServerExtension.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\ValidateOrder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\Scale.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TraitDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Activities\CancelableActivity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\SharesCell.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/MasterServerQuery.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/MasterServerQuery.cs
index 812f68e31b..afdfbd3ac7 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/MasterServerQuery.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/MasterServerQuery.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Server
 {
-	static class MasterServerQuery
+    public static class MasterServerQuery
 	{
 		public static event Action<GameServer[]> OnComplete = _ => { };
 		public static event Action<string> OnVersion = _ => { };
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		}
 	}
 
-	class GameServer
+    public class GameServer
 	{
 		public readonly int Id = 0;
 		public readonly string Name = null;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Scale.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Scale.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6d22a0fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Scale.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Traits
+{
+    public class ScaleInfo : ITraitInfo
+    {
+        public readonly float Value = 1f; /* default */
+
+        public ScaleInfo() { }		/* only because we have other ctors */
+
+        public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Scale(init.self, this); }
+    }
+
+    public class Scale : IRenderModifier
+    {
+        Actor self;
+        public ScaleInfo Info { get; protected set; }
+
+        public Scale(Actor self, ScaleInfo info)
+		{
+			this.Info = info;
+			this.self = self;
+		}
+
+        public IEnumerable<Renderable> ModifyRender(Actor self, IEnumerable<Renderable> r)
+        {
+            var r2 = new List<Renderable>(r);
+            var r3 = new List<Renderable>();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < r2.Count;i++)
+            {
+                var renderable = r2[i];
+
+                renderable.Scale = Info.Value;
+                r3.Add(renderable);
+               // yield return renderable;
+            }
+
+            return r3;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 930c4bdfe9..a1bf8600dd 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -145,22 +145,33 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		public readonly string Palette;
 		public readonly int Z;
 		public readonly int ZOffset;
+	    public float Scale;
 
-		public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, string palette, int z, int zOffset)
-		{
-			Sprite = sprite;
-			Pos = pos;
-			Palette = palette;
-			Z = z;
-			ZOffset = zOffset;
-		}
+        public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, string palette, int z, int zOffset)
+        {
+            Sprite = sprite;
+            Pos = pos;
+            Palette = palette;
+            Z = z;
+            ZOffset = zOffset;
+            Scale = 1f; /* default */
+        }
+        public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, string palette, int z, int zOffset, float scale)
+        {
+            Sprite = sprite;
+            Pos = pos;
+            Palette = palette;
+            Z = z;
+            ZOffset = zOffset;
+            Scale = scale; /* default */
+        }
 
 		public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, string palette, int z)
 			: this(sprite, pos, palette, z, 0) { }
 
-		public Renderable WithPalette(string newPalette) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, newPalette, Z, ZOffset); }
-		public Renderable WithZOffset(int newOffset) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, Palette, Z, newOffset); }
-		public Renderable WithPos(float2 newPos) { return new Renderable(Sprite, newPos, Palette, Z, ZOffset); }
+        public Renderable WithPalette(string newPalette) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, newPalette, Z, ZOffset, Scale); }
+        public Renderable WithZOffset(int newOffset) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, Palette, Z, newOffset, Scale); }
+		public Renderable WithPos(float2 newPos) { return new Renderable(Sprite, newPos, Palette, Z, ZOffset, Scale); }
 	}
 
 	public interface ITraitInfo { object Create(ActorInitializer init); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Util.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Util.cs
index adfac5b5bb..b39367255d 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Util.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		public static Renderable Centered(Actor self, Sprite s, float2 location)
 		{
 			var pal = self.Owner == null ? "player0" : self.Owner.Palette;
-			var loc = location - 0.5f * s.size;
+		    var scale = self.TraitOrDefault<Scale>();
+		    var scaleModifier = 1f;
+            if (scale != null)
+                scaleModifier = scale.Info.Value;
+
+            var loc = location - 0.5f * s.size * scaleModifier;
+
 			return new Renderable(s, loc.Round(), pal, (int)self.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/DeployOrderTargeter.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/DeployOrderTargeter.cs
index 23a9c4785d..c6f63affe8 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/DeployOrderTargeter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/DeployOrderTargeter.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders
 {
-	class DeployOrderTargeter : IOrderTargeter
+    public class DeployOrderTargeter : IOrderTargeter
 	{
 		readonly Func<bool> useDeployCursor;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/EnterBuildingOrderTargeter.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/EnterBuildingOrderTargeter.cs
index c61c332f5c..b76691614f 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/EnterBuildingOrderTargeter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/EnterBuildingOrderTargeter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using System;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders
 {
-	class EnterOrderTargeter<T> : UnitTraitOrderTargeter<T>
+	public class EnterOrderTargeter<T> : UnitTraitOrderTargeter<T>
 	{
 		readonly Func<Actor, bool> canTarget;
 		readonly Func<Actor, bool> useEnterCursor;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/UnitOrderTargeter.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/UnitOrderTargeter.cs
index f74ef5143a..b03075182d 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/UnitOrderTargeter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/UnitOrderTargeter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders
 {
-	class UnitOrderTargeter : IOrderTargeter
+    public class UnitOrderTargeter : IOrderTargeter
 	{
 		readonly string cursor;
 		readonly bool targetEnemyUnits, targetAllyUnits;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders
 		}
 	}
 
-	class UnitTraitOrderTargeter<T> : UnitOrderTargeter
+    public class UnitTraitOrderTargeter<T> : UnitOrderTargeter
 	{
 		public UnitTraitOrderTargeter( string order, int priority, string cursor, bool targetEnemyUnits, bool targetAllyUnits )
 			: base( order, priority, cursor, targetEnemyUnits, targetAllyUnits )
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Passenger.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Passenger.cs
index b91b989353..a72cf07c21 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Passenger.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Passenger.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public object Create( ActorInitializer init ) { return new Passenger( init.self ); }
 	}
 
-	class Passenger : IIssueOrder, IResolveOrder, IOrderVoice
+    public class Passenger : IIssueOrder, IResolveOrder, IOrderVoice
 	{
 		readonly Actor self;
 		public Passenger( Actor self ) { this.self = self; }