diff --git a/mods/default/bogus.tem b/mods/default/bogus.tem
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diff --git a/mods/default/chrome.xml b/mods/default/chrome.xml
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+++ b/mods/default/chrome.xml
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+<chrome>
+	<collection name="dialog2" src="dialog.png">
+		<image name="background" x="513" y="1" width="126" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-r" x="639" y="1" width="1" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-l" x="512" y="1" width="1" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-b" x="513" y="127" width="126" height="1" />
+		<image name="border-t" x="513" y="0" width="126" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-tl" x="512" y="0" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-tr" x="594" y="0" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-bl" x="512" y="82" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-br" x="594" y="82" width="1" height="1" />
+	</collection>
+	<collection name="dialog3" src="dialog.png">
+		<image name="background" x="641" y="1" width="126" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-r" x="767" y="1" width="1" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-l" x="640" y="1" width="1" height="126" />
+		<image name="border-b" x="641" y="127" width="126" height="1" />
+		<image name="border-t" x="641" y="0" width="126" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-tl" x="640" y="0" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-tr" x="722" y="0" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-bl" x="640" y="82" width="1" height="1" />
+		<image name="corner-br" x="722" y="82" width="1" height="1" />
+	</collection>
+	<collection name="dialog" src="dialog.png">
+		<image name="background" x="0" y="0" width="480" height="480" />
+		<image name="border-r" x="489" y="0" width="9" height="192" />
+		<image name="border-l" x="480" y="0" width="9" height="192" />
+		<image name="border-b" x="0" y="489" width="191" height="9" />
+		<image name="border-t" x="0" y="480" width="191" height="9" />
+		<image name="corner-tl" x="191" y="480" width="9" height="9" />
+		<image name="corner-tr" x="200" y="480" width="9" height="9" />
+		<image name="corner-bl" x="191" y="489" width="9" height="9" />
+		<image name="corner-br" x="200" y="489" width="9" height="9" />
+	</collection>
+</chrome>
diff --git a/mods/default/dialog.png b/mods/default/dialog.png
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diff --git a/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.bin b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.bin
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index 0000000000..35529fcc67
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diff --git a/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.uid b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.uid
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index 0000000000..d9fde58fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+95c34889e85a903d7dbb41f13d6c373b44a8b62e
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diff --git a/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.yaml b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.yaml
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index 0000000000..6d94b3360b
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+++ b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/map.yaml
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+Selectable: False
+MapFormat: 2
+Title: Default Shellmap 
+Description: A default empty map to use when no custom shellmap is wanted
+Author: alzeih
+PlayerCount: 0
+Tileset: DUMMY
+MapSize: 128,128
+TopLeft: 16,16
+BottomRight: 112,112
+Players:
+Actors:
+Waypoints:
+Smudges:
+Rules:
diff --git a/mods/default/maps/shellmap/preview.png b/mods/default/maps/shellmap/preview.png
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diff --git a/mods/default/menus.yaml b/mods/default/menus.yaml
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index 0000000000..60a3476b70
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+++ b/mods/default/menus.yaml
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+Container:
+	ClickThrough:true
+	Children:
+		Background@MAINMENU_BG:
+			Id:MAINMENU_BG
+			X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - WIDTH)/2
+			Y:(WINDOW_BOTTOM - HEIGHT)/2
+			Width:250
+			Height:65
+			Delegate:MainMenuButtonsDelegate
+			Children:
+				Button@MAINMENU_BUTTON_QUIT:
+					Id:MAINMENU_BUTTON_QUIT
+					X:45
+					Y:20
+					Width:160
+					Height:25
+					Text:Quit
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diff --git a/mods/default/mod.yaml b/mods/default/mod.yaml
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index 0000000000..9fb4f47dd2
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+++ b/mods/default/mod.yaml
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+# Default Game Mod
+
+Folders:
+	./mods/default
+	./
+
+Packages:
+
+Rules:
+	mods/default/system.yaml
+
+Sequences:
+	mods/default/sequences.xml
+Assemblies:
+	mods/ra/OpenRA.Mods.RA.dll
+Weapons:
+
+Voices:
+
+Music:
+
+TileSets:
+	mods/default/tileset-dummy.yaml
+
+Chrome:
+	mods/default/chrome.xml:
+
+ChromeLayout:
+	mods/default/menus.yaml:
+
+ShellmapUid: 95c34889e85a903d7dbb41f13d6c373b44a8b62e
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diff --git a/mods/default/mouse.shp b/mods/default/mouse.shp
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diff --git a/mods/default/sequences.xml b/mods/default/sequences.xml
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index 0000000000..4ee89ca9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/default/sequences.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<sequences>
+  <cursor src="mouse">
+    <sequence name="default" start="0" />
+  </cursor>
+</sequences>
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diff --git a/mods/default/system.yaml b/mods/default/system.yaml
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+++ b/mods/default/system.yaml
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+World:
+	PaletteFromFile@chrome:
+		Name: chrome
+		Filename: temperat.pal
+	PaletteFromFile@cursor:
+		Name: cursor
+		Filename: temperat.pal
+	SpatialBins:
+	UnitInfluence:
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diff --git a/mods/default/temperat.pal b/mods/default/temperat.pal
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diff --git a/mods/default/tileset-dummy.yaml b/mods/default/tileset-dummy.yaml
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index 0000000000..77e108fa03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/default/tileset-dummy.yaml
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+General:
+	Name: Dummy
+	Id: DUMMY
+	Extensions: .shp, .tem
+	Palette: temperat.pal
+Terrain:
+	TerrainType@Blank:
+		Type: Blank
+Templates:
+	Template@255:
+		Id: 255
+		Image: bogus
+		Size: 1,1
+		Tiles:
+			0: Blank
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