diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Exts.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Exts.cs
index da12c917c3..b317326bf3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Exts.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Exts.cs
@@ -73,5 +73,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 						yield return line;
 				}
 		}
+
+		public static bool HasAttribute<T>(this MemberInfo mi)
+		{
+			return mi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(T), true).Length != 0;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
index a727ebb3c6..6663c99047 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
@@ -36,18 +36,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		{
 			throw new NotImplementedException( "FieldLoader: Missing field `{0}` on `{1}`".F( s, f.Name ) );
 		};
-		
-		public static void Load(object self, IniSection ini)
-		{
-			foreach (var x in ini)
-				LoadField(self, x.Key, x.Value);
-		}
 
-		public static void Load(object self, MiniYaml my)
+		public static void Load(object self, MiniYaml my) { Load(self, my.Nodes); }
+
+		public static void Load(object self, Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> my)
 		{
-			foreach (var x in my.Nodes)
+			foreach (var x in my)
 				if (!x.Key.StartsWith("-"))
-					LoadField( self, x.Key, x.Value.Value );
+					LoadField(self, x.Key, x.Value.Value);
 		}
 
 		public static T Load<T>(MiniYaml y) where T : new()
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			foreach (var field in fields)
 			{
 				if (!my.ContainsKey(field)) continue;
-				FieldLoader.LoadField(self,field,my[field].Value);
+				LoadField(self,field,my[field].Value);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/Map.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/Map.cs
index 3808d3d4c7..ceae8f7be0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/Map.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/Map.cs
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public int2 TopLeft;
 		public int2 BottomRight;
 
-		public Rectangle Bounds { get { return Rectangle.FromLTRB(TopLeft.X, TopLeft.Y, BottomRight.X, BottomRight.Y); } }
-
 		public TileReference<ushort, byte>[,] MapTiles;
 		public TileReference<byte, byte>[,] MapResources;
 
@@ -74,31 +72,32 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public int Height { get { return BottomRight.Y - TopLeft.Y; } }
 		public string Theater { get { return Tileset; } }
 		public IEnumerable<int2> SpawnPoints { get { return Waypoints.Select(kv => kv.Value); } }
+		public Rectangle Bounds { get { return Rectangle.FromLTRB(TopLeft.X, TopLeft.Y, BottomRight.X, BottomRight.Y); } }
 
 		static List<string> SimpleFields = new List<string>() {
 			"Selectable", "MapFormat", "Title", "Description", "Author", "PlayerCount", "Tileset", "MapSize", "TopLeft", "BottomRight"
 		};
 
-		public Map()
-		{
-			MapSize = new int2(1, 1);
-			MapResources = new TileReference<byte, byte>[1, 1];
+		public Map()
+		{
+			MapSize = new int2(1, 1);
+			MapResources = new TileReference<byte, byte>[1, 1];
 			MapTiles = new TileReference<ushort, byte>[1, 1] 
 				{ { new TileReference<ushort, byte> { 
 					type =  (ushort)0xffffu, 
 					image = (byte)0xffu, 
-					index = (byte)0xffu } } };
-
-			PlayerCount = 0;
-			TopLeft = new int2(0,0);
-			BottomRight = new int2(0,0);
-
-			Tileset = "TEMPERAT";
-			Players.Add("Neutral", new PlayerReference("Neutral", "neutral", "allies", true, true));
-
-			Title = "Name your map here";
-			Description = "Describe your map here";
-			Author = "Your name here";
+					index = (byte)0xffu } } };
+
+			PlayerCount = 0;
+			TopLeft = new int2(0, 0);
+			BottomRight = new int2(0, 0);
+
+			Tileset = "TEMPERAT";
+			Players.Add("Neutral", new PlayerReference("Neutral", "neutral", "allies", true, true));
+
+			Title = "Name your map here";
+			Description = "Describe your map here";
+			Author = "Your name here";
 		}
 
 		public Map(IFolder package)
@@ -170,27 +169,28 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		{
 			MapFormat = 2;
 			
-			Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> root = new Dictionary<string, MiniYaml>();
+			var root = new Dictionary<string, MiniYaml>();
 			foreach (var field in SimpleFields)
 			{
 				FieldInfo f = this.GetType().GetField(field);
 				if (f.GetValue(this) == null) continue;
 				root.Add(field, new MiniYaml(FieldSaver.FormatValue(this, f), null));
-			}
-			
-			Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> playerYaml = new Dictionary<string, MiniYaml>();
-			foreach(var p in Players)
-				playerYaml.Add("PlayerReference@{0}".F(p.Key), FieldSaver.Save(p.Value));
-			root.Add("Players",new MiniYaml(null, playerYaml));
-			
-			Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> actorYaml = new Dictionary<string, MiniYaml>();
-			foreach(var p in Actors)
-				actorYaml.Add("ActorReference@{0}".F(p.Key), FieldSaver.Save(p.Value));
-			root.Add("Actors",new MiniYaml(null, actorYaml));
+			}
+
+			root.Add("Players",
+				new MiniYaml(null, Players.ToDictionary(
+					p => "PlayerReference@{0}".F(p.Key),
+					p => FieldSaver.Save(p.Value))));
+
+			root.Add("Actors",
+				new MiniYaml(null, Actors.ToDictionary(
+					a => "ActorReference@{0}".F(a.Key),
+					a => FieldSaver.Save(a.Value))));
 			
 			root.Add("Waypoints", MiniYaml.FromDictionary<string, int2>(Waypoints));
 			root.Add("Smudges", MiniYaml.FromList<SmudgeReference>(Smudges));
 			root.Add("Rules", new MiniYaml(null, Rules));
+
 			SaveBinaryData(Path.Combine(filepath, "map.bin"));
 			root.WriteToFile(Path.Combine(filepath, "map.yaml"));
 			SaveUid(Path.Combine(filepath, "map.uid"));
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/TileSet.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/TileSet.cs
index 7dd6c6d158..5631a9dfc6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/TileSet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Map/TileSet.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 {
@@ -32,11 +33,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public bool AcceptSmudge = true;
 		public bool IsWater = false;
 		public Color Color;
-		
-		public TerrainTypeInfo(MiniYaml my)
-		{
-			FieldLoader.Load(this, my);
-		}
+
+		public TerrainTypeInfo(MiniYaml my) { FieldLoader.Load(this, my); }
 	}
 	
 	public class TileTemplate
@@ -49,10 +47,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		
 		static List<string> fields = new List<string>() {"Id", "Image", "Size", "PickAny"};
 
-		public TileTemplate(Dictionary<string,MiniYaml> my)
+		public TileTemplate(MiniYaml my)
 		{
-			FieldLoader.LoadFields(this, my, fields);
-			foreach (var tt in my["Tiles"].Nodes)
+			FieldLoader.LoadFields(this, my.Nodes, fields);
+			foreach (var tt in my.Nodes["Tiles"].Nodes)
 				Tiles.Add(byte.Parse(tt.Key), tt.Value.Value);
 		}
 	}
@@ -75,18 +73,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			FieldLoader.Load(this, yaml["General"]);
 
 			// TerrainTypes
-			foreach (var tt in yaml["Terrain"].Nodes)
-			{
-				var t = new TerrainTypeInfo(tt.Value);
-				Terrain.Add(t.Type, t);
-			}
-			
+			Terrain = yaml["Terrain"].Nodes.Values
+				.Select(y => new TerrainTypeInfo(y)).ToDictionary(t => t.Type);
+
 			// Templates
-			foreach (var tt in yaml["Templates"].Nodes)
-			{
-				var t = new TileTemplate(tt.Value.Nodes);
-				Templates.Add(t.Id, t);
-			}
+			Templates = yaml["Templates"].Nodes.Values
+				.Select(y => new TileTemplate(y)).ToDictionary(t => t.Id);
 		}
 		
 		public void LoadTiles()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Sync.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Sync.cs
index 2ca21d2c13..f30894454a 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Sync.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Sync.cs
@@ -139,10 +139,5 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return p.Index * 0x567;
 			return 0;
 		}
-
-		static bool HasAttribute<T>( this MemberInfo mi )
-		{
-			return mi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(T), true).Length != 0;
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/RALint/RALint.cs b/RALint/RALint.cs
index 5b4edc0518..ae2e8edcca 100644
--- a/RALint/RALint.cs
+++ b/RALint/RALint.cs
@@ -95,10 +95,5 @@ namespace RALint
 					EmitError("{0}.{1}.{2}: Missing {3} `{4}`."
 						.F(actorInfo.Name, traitInfo.GetType().Name, fieldInfo.Name, type, v));
 		}
-
-		static bool HasAttribute<T>(this MemberInfo mi)
-		{
-			return mi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(T), true).Length != 0;
-		}
 	}
 }