diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88d05c38ae..16b1efb7bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Visual Studio crap
+# Visual Studio
 Release
 bin
 obj
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ obj
 *.user
 *.sln.cache
 *.manifest
-mods/*/*.dll
 *.CodeAnalysisLog.xml
 *.lastcodeanalysissucceeded
-
-# ReSharper crap
 _ReSharper.*/
 
-#binary stuff
+# binaries
+mods/*/*.dll
 /*.dll
 /*.dll.config
 *.pdb
@@ -28,23 +26,14 @@ _ReSharper.*/
 \#*
 .*.sw?
 
-# dependency DLLs (different for every platform!)
-cg.dll
-cgGL.dll
-freetype6.dll
-zlib1.dll
-SDL.dll
-
-/OpenRa.Gl.dll
-
-#monodevelop
+# Monodevelop
 *.pidb
 *.userprefs
 
-# osx crap
+# Mac OS X
 .DS_Store
 
-# osx build crap
+# XCode
 packaging/osx/launcher/build/
 packaging/osx/launcher/OpenRA.xcodeproj/*.pbxuser
 packaging/osx/launcher/OpenRA.xcodeproj/*.perspectivev3
@@ -58,7 +47,7 @@ OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/OpenRA.xcodeproj/*.perspectivev3
 OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/OpenRA.xcodeproj/*.mode1v3
 *.resources
 
-# KDE crap
+# KDE
 *.kate-swp
 *.directory
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ab9d9b64a..43140100e9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ language: c
 
 # Make sure build dependencies are installed.
 install:
- - sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mono-gmcs cli-common-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsdl1.2-dev libopenal-dev
+ - sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mono-gmcs cli-common-dev libsdl1.2debian libgl1-mesa-glx libopenal1 libfreetype6
 
 # Run the build script which will automatically call RALint and ensure that the IDE project files are still valid.
 script:
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 2f29a4823f..be065c4df6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,60 +5,60 @@ as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
 see COPYING.
 
 To run OpenRA, several files are needed from the original game disks.
-These files are now downloaded and installed by the game,
-so so no explicit action is required.
+A minimal asset pack can also be downloaded and installed by the game.
 
-Dependencies - Make sure you have these installed, or you'll 
-have very strange errors.
-
-WINDOWS:
+Windows
+-------
 
 * .NET Framework >= 3.5-SP1
 	(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en)
-* Tao Framework >= 2.1.0
-	This is now bundled with OpenRA, copy the files in thirdparty/Tao to the game root directory.
-* OpenAL >= 1.1
-	(http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/Downloads/oalinst.zip)
-* Cg Toolkit >= 2.2
-	(http://developer.download.nvidia.com/cg/Cg_2.2/Cg-2.2_October2009_Setup.exe)
+* Cg Toolkit >= 2.2 (optional, for Cg renderer)
+	(https://developer.nvidia.com/cg-toolkit-download)
 
 To compile OpenRA, open the OpenRA.sln solution in the main folder,
 or build it from the command-line with MSBuild.
 
+Execute `copy-dependencies.bat' to place the DLLs we conveniently
+bundle for you. They include binaries of:
+* http://libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
+* http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/freetype.htm
+* http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm
+* http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html
+
 Run the game with `OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=ra` for Red Alert
 or `OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=cnc` for Command & Conquer
 
+Debian/Ubuntu
+-------------
 
-UBUNTU (substitute comparable packages for other Linux distros):
-* mono-runtime (>= 2.10)
 * mono-gmcs
+* cli-common-dev (>= 2.10)
 * freetype
-* libmono-corlib1.0-cil
-* libmono-winforms2.0-cil
-* libopenal1
-* libsdl1.2-dev
-* nvidia-cg-toolkit (for Cg renderer)
+* openal
+* sdl
+* nvidia-cg-toolkit (optional, for Cg renderer)
 
-The following dlls can also be installed into your system GAC. This is not
-recommended because we ship a custom Tao.FreeType that can conflict with
-other applications that use Tao:
+To compile OpenRA, run `make all' from the command line.
+To grab the bundled CLI DLLs type `make dependencies'
+Run with either `launch-game.sh' or `mono --debug OpenRA.Game.exe'.
 
-	gacutil -i Tao.Cg.dll
-	gacutil -i Tao.OpenGl.dll
-	gacutil -i Tao.OpenAl.dll
-	gacutil -i Tao.Sdl.dll
-	gacutil -i Tao.FreeType.dll
-	gacutil -i ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
+Type 'sudo make install-all' for system wide installation. You
+can then run from the `openra` shortcut.
 
-To compile OpenRA, run `make' from the command line.
-To install run 'make install'.
-Run the game with `mono OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=ra` for Red Alert
-or `mono OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=cnc` for Command & Conquer
-
-SLACKWARE:
+Slackware
+---------
 
 The following packages from slackbuilds.org are required, on 13.37 32bit:
 * libgdiplus
 * mono
 * openAL
-* nvidia-cg-toolkit (for Cg renderer)
+* nvidia-cg-toolkit (optional, for Cg renderer)
+
+openSUSE
+--------
+
+* mono-devel
+* openal
+* freetype2
+* SDL
+* cg (optional, for Cg renderer)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenAL32.dll b/packaging/windows/OpenAL32.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..71ced6a21f
Binary files /dev/null and b/packaging/windows/OpenAL32.dll differ
diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index 1217cb43fd..f6c74c1053 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; Copyright 2007,2009,2010 Chris Forbes, Robert Pepperell, Matthew Bowra-Dean, Paul Chote, Alli Witheford.
+; Copyright 2007-2013 OpenRA developers (see AUTHORS)
 ; This file is part of OpenRA.
 ; 
 ;  OpenRA is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 
 !include "MUI2.nsh"
-!include "ZipDLL.nsh"
 !include "FileFunc.nsh"
 !include "WordFunc.nsh"
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ SetCompressor lzma
 Var StartMenuFolder
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_STARTMENU Application $StartMenuFolder
 
-;!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
 
 !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
@@ -49,23 +48,6 @@ Var StartMenuFolder
 
 !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
 
-Var DownloadCount
-!macro DownloadDependency name saveas
-	IntOp $DownloadCount 0 + 1
-	download:
-		NSISdl::download "http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=${name}" ${saveas}
-		Pop $R0
-		StrCmp $R0 "success" success
-		IntCmp $DownloadCount 3 failure retry
-	failure:
-		MessageBox MB_OK "Download of ${saveas} did not succeed. Aborting installation. $\n$\n$R0"
-		Abort
-	retry:
-		IntOp $DownloadCount $DownloadCount + 1
-		Goto download
-	success:
-!macroend
-
 ;***************************
 ;Section Definitions
 ;***************************
@@ -73,7 +55,7 @@ Section "-Reg" Reg
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\OpenRA" "InstallDir" $INSTDIR
 SectionEnd
 
-Section "Client" Client
+Section "Client" CLIENT
 	SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\OpenRA.Game.exe"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\OpenRA.Utility.exe"
@@ -96,6 +78,10 @@ Section "Client" Client
 	File "${SRCDIR}\global mix database.dat"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\GeoIP.dll"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\GeoIP.dat"
+	File OpenAL32.dll
+	File SDL.dll
+	File freetype6.dll
+	File zlib1.dll
 
 	!insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application
 		CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
@@ -110,10 +96,10 @@ Section "Client" Client
 	File "${SRCDIR}\glsl\*.vert"
 SectionEnd
 
-Section "Editor" Editor
+Section "Editor" EDITOR
 	SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\OpenRA.Editor.exe"
-	
+
 	!insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application
 		CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
 		CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\OpenRA Editor.lnk" $OUTDIR\OpenRA.Editor.exe "" \
@@ -134,7 +120,7 @@ SectionGroup /e "Mods"
 		File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\ra\tilesets"
 		File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\ra\uibits"
 	SectionEnd
-	Section "Command & Conquer" CNC
+	Section "C&C" CNC
 		RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\mods\cnc"
 		SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\mods\cnc"
 		File "${SRCDIR}\mods\cnc\*.*"
@@ -160,54 +146,19 @@ SectionGroup /e "Mods"
 	SectionEnd
 SectionGroupEnd
 
+SectionGroup /e "Settings"
+	Section "Portable Install" PORTABLE
+		CreateDirectory $INSTDIR\Support
+	SectionEnd
+SectionGroupEnd
+
+Function .onInit
+	SectionSetFlags ${PORTABLE} 0
+FunctionEnd
+
 ;***************************
 ;Dependency Sections
 ;***************************
-Section "-OpenAl" OpenAl
-	AddSize 768
-	SetOutPath "$TEMP"
-	ClearErrors
-	${GetFileVersion} $SYSDIR\OpenAL32.dll $0
-	IfErrors installal 0
-	${VersionCompare} $0 "6.14.357.24" $1
-	IntCmp $1 1 done done installal
-	installal:
-		!insertmacro DownloadDependency "openal" "oalinst.zip"
-		!insertmacro ZIPDLL_EXTRACT oalinst.zip OpenAL oalinst.exe
-		ExecWait "$TEMP\OpenAL\oalinst.exe"
-	done:
-SectionEnd
-
-Section "-Sdl" SDL
-	AddSize 317
-	SetOutPath "$TEMP"
-	IfFileExists $INSTDIR\SDL.dll done installsdl
-	installsdl:
-		!insertmacro DownloadDependency "sdl" "sdl.zip"
-		!insertmacro ZIPDLL_EXTRACT sdl.zip $INSTDIR SDL.dll
-	done:
-SectionEnd
-
-Section "-Freetype" Freetype
-	AddSize 583
-	SetOutPath "$TEMP"
-	IfFileExists $INSTDIR\zlib1.dll done installfreetype
-	installfreetype:
-		!insertmacro DownloadDependency "freetype" "freetype-zlib.zip"
-		ZipDLL::extractall "freetype-zlib.zip" "$INSTDIR"
-	done:
-SectionEnd
-
-Section "-Cg" Cg
-	AddSize 1500
-	SetOutPath "$TEMP"
-	IfFileExists $INSTDIR\cg.dll done installcg
-	installcg:
-		!insertmacro DownloadDependency "cg" "cg-win32.zip"
-		ZipDLL::extractall "cg-win32.zip" "$INSTDIR"
-	done:
-SectionEnd
-
 Section "-DotNet" DotNet
 	ClearErrors
 	ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5" "Install"
@@ -239,7 +190,7 @@ Section "-Uninstaller"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "InstallLocation" "$INSTDIR"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "DisplayIcon" "$INSTDIR\OpenRA.ico"
-	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "Publisher" "IJW Software (New Zealand)"
+	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "Publisher" "OpenRA developers"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "URLInfoAbout" "http://open-ra.org"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "NoModify" "1"
 	WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA" "NoRepair" "1"
@@ -276,14 +227,14 @@ Function ${UN}Clean
 	Delete $INSTDIR\INSTALL
 	Delete $INSTDIR\OpenRA.ico
 	Delete $INSTDIR\*.ttf
-	Delete $INSTDIR\freetype6.dll
-	Delete $INSTDIR\SDL.dll
-	Delete $INSTDIR\cg.dll
-	Delete $INSTDIR\cgGL.dll
-	Delete $INSTDIR\zlib1.dll
 	Delete "$INSTDIR\global mix database.dat"
 	Delete $INSTDIR\GeoIP.dat
 	Delete $INSTDIR\GeoIP.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\OpenAL32.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\SDL.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\freetype6.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\zlib1.dll
+	RMDir /r $INSTDIR\Support
 	DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA"
 	Delete $INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe
 	RMDir $INSTDIR
@@ -304,16 +255,20 @@ SectionEnd
 ;***************************
 ;Section Descriptions
 ;***************************
-LangString DESC_Client ${LANG_ENGLISH} "OpenRA client and dependencies"
+LangString DESC_CLIENT ${LANG_ENGLISH} "OpenRA game and dependencies"
+LangString DESC_EDITOR ${LANG_ENGLISH} "OpenRA map editor"
 LangString DESC_RA ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Base Red Alert mod"
 LangString DESC_CNC ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Base Command and Conquer mod"
 LangString DESC_D2K ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Base Dune 2000 mod"
+LangString DESC_PORTABLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Store support files in the install directory."
 
 !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN
-	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${Client} $(DESC_Client)
+	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${CLIENT} $(DESC_CLIENT)
+	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${EDITOR} $(DESC_EDITOR)
 	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${RA} $(DESC_RA)
 	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${CNC} $(DESC_CNC)
 	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${D2K} $(DESC_D2K)
+	!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${PORTABLE} $(DESC_PORTABLE)
 !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
 
 ;***************************
diff --git a/packaging/windows/SDL.dll b/packaging/windows/SDL.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..628cdfcf01
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/freetype6.dll b/packaging/windows/freetype6.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e35edc6bb0
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/zlib1.dll b/packaging/windows/zlib1.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..775aaf1f2c
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