diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 84d13746e4..a2d3955668 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Desync in DispatchMouseInput");
 		}
 
-		internal static bool IsHost
+		public static bool IsHost
 		{
 			get { return orderManager.Connection.LocalClientId == 0; }
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 82bd858455..60ba683244 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
     <Compile Include="CreateMapPlayers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CreateMPPlayers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LocalPlayerFromMap.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="World\HackyAI.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/HackyAI.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/HackyAI.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d2aa1f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/HackyAI.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
+{
+	class HackyAIInfo : TraitInfo<HackyAI> { }
+
+	/* a pile of hacks, which control the local player on the host. */
+
+	class HackyAI : IGameStarted, ITick
+	{
+		bool enabled;
+		int ticks;
+		Player p;
+
+		public void GameStarted(World w)
+		{
+			enabled = Game.IsHost; 
+			p = Game.world.LocalPlayer;
+		}
+
+		public void Tick(Actor self)
+		{
+			if (!enabled)
+				return;
+
+			ticks++;
+
+			if (ticks == 10)
+			{
+				/* find our mcv and deploy it */
+				var mcv = self.World.Queries.OwnedBy[p]
+					.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Info == Rules.Info["mcv"]);
+
+				if (mcv != null)
+					Game.IssueOrder(new Order("DeployTransform", mcv));
+				else
+					Game.Debug("AI: Can't find the MCV.");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mods/ra/system.yaml b/mods/ra/system.yaml
index e719d01869..046fc48eb6 100644
--- a/mods/ra/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/system.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ World:
 	SpatialBins:
 		BinSize: 4
 	Shroud:
+	HackyAI:
 
 MINP:
 	Mine: