diff --git a/Ijw.DirectX b/Ijw.DirectX
index 962a3a8025..fbb1468509 160000
--- a/Ijw.DirectX
+++ b/Ijw.DirectX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 962a3a80251feaeb085486572932118bdd955faa
+Subproject commit fbb1468509fc358522b04ffc97b59a38dc9c9902
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/MoveFlash.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/MoveFlash.cs
index 5a7a94b55b..bcf0b3a8da 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/MoveFlash.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/MoveFlash.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render()
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos - .5f * anim.Image.size, 0);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos - .5f * anim.Image.size, 8);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
index 70dac031c0..41fc97adf7 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 	{
 		static ISoundEngine soundEngine;
 		static Cache<string, ISoundSource> sounds;
+		static ISound music;
+		//TODO: read these from somewhere?
+		static float soundVolume;
+		static float musicVolume;
+		
 
 		static ISoundSource LoadSound(string filename)
 		{
@@ -27,6 +32,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		{
 			soundEngine = new ISoundEngine();
 			sounds = new Cache<string, ISoundSource>(LoadSound);
+			music = null;
+			soundVolume = soundEngine.SoundVolume;
+			musicVolume = soundEngine.SoundVolume;
 		}
 
 		public static void Play(string name)
@@ -35,7 +43,42 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			// todo: positioning
 			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false /* loop */, false, false);
 		}
-
+		
+		public static void PlayMusic(string name)
+		{
+			var sound = sounds[name];
+			music = soundEngine.Play2D(sound, true /* loop */, false, false);
+			music.Volume = musicVolume;
+		}
+		
+		public static void Pause(bool doPause)
+		{
+			soundEngine.SetAllSoundsPaused(doPause);
+		}
+		
+		public static void setVolume(float vol)
+		{
+			soundVolume = vol;
+			soundEngine.SoundVolume	= vol;
+		}
+		
+		public static void setMusicVolume(float vol)
+		{
+			musicVolume = vol;
+			if (music != null)
+				music.Volume = vol;
+		}
+		
+		public static void seekMusic(uint delta)
+		{
+			if (music != null)
+			{
+				music.PlayPosition += delta;
+				if (music.PlayPosition < 0 || music.PlayPosition > music.PlayLength) 
+					music.PlayPosition = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		
 		public static void PlayVoice(string phrase, Actor voicedUnit)
 		{
 			if (voicedUnit == null) return;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index da62f96de9..aaa9bb8ebd 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 	interface IRenderModifier { IEnumerable<Renderable> ModifyRender(Actor self, IEnumerable<Renderable> r); }
 	interface IDamageModifier { float GetDamageModifier(); }
 	interface ISpeedModifier { float GetSpeedModifier(); }
+	interface IPaletteModifier { void AdjustPalette(Bitmap b); }
 	interface IPips { IEnumerable<PipType> GetPips(); }
 	interface ITags { IEnumerable<TagType> GetTags(); }
 	interface IMovement
diff --git a/units.ini b/units.ini
index 99dba0767b..a4da075087 100755
--- a/units.ini
+++ b/units.ini
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Traits=Building, RenderBuilding, AcceptsOre, StoresOre
 Dimensions=3,3
 Footprint=_x_ xxx x==
 SelectionPriority=3
-OrePips=18
+OrePips=17
 LongDesc=Converts Ore and Gems into money
 [SILO]
 Description=Silo