diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/RenderUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/RenderUtils.cs
index 6b29709bfc..01d8fd2f0f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/RenderUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/RenderUtils.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 
 		public static ActorTemplate RenderActor(ActorInfo info, TileSet tileset, Palette p)
 		{
-			var image = RenderSimple.GetImage(info);
+			var image = RenderSprites.GetImage(info);
 
 			using (var s = FileSystem.OpenWithExts(image, tileset.Extensions))
 			{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/RenderGunboat.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/RenderGunboat.cs
index 0b9c047c82..694f3a1a03 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/RenderGunboat.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/RenderGunboat.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	class RenderGunboatInfo : RenderUnitInfo
+	class RenderGunboatInfo : RenderSimpleInfo
 	{
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new RenderGunboat(init.self); }
 	}
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 		string lastDir = "left";
 		string lastDamage = "";
 
+		static Func<int> TurretFacingFunc(Actor self)
+		{
+			return () => self.HasTrait<Turreted>() ? self.TraitsImplementing<Turreted>().First().turretFacing : 0;
+		}
+
 		public RenderGunboat(Actor self)
-			: base(self, () => self.HasTrait<Turreted>() ? self.TraitsImplementing<Turreted>().First().turretFacing : 0)
+			: base(self, TurretFacingFunc(self))
 		{
 			facing = self.Trait<IFacing>();
 			anim.Play("left");
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithFire.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithFire.cs
index d273cd23e1..1550f04196 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithFire.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithFire.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 {
-	class WithFireInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class WithFireInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly WVec Offset = new WVec(299,-640,0);
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 	{
 		public WithFire(Actor self, WithFireInfo info)
 		{
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 			var roof = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self));
 			roof.PlayThen("fire-start", () => roof.PlayRepeating("fire-loop"));
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithRoof.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithRoof.cs
index 0e22ab2b62..44eb4021da 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithRoof.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/WithRoof.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 {
-	public class WithRoofInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	public class WithRoofInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithRoof(init.self); }
 	}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 	{
 		public WithRoof(Actor self)
 		{
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 			var roof = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self), () => self.Trait<IFacing>().Facing);
 			roof.Play("roof");
 			rs.anims.Add("roof", new AnimationWithOffset(roof, null, null, 1024));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/DeadBuildingState.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/DeadBuildingState.cs
index 8c3792ae4c..a584fae188 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/DeadBuildingState.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/DeadBuildingState.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 {
-	class DeadBuildingStateInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<HealthInfo>, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class DeadBuildingStateInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<HealthInfo>, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly int LingerTime = 20;
 
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 	class DeadBuildingState : INotifyKilled
 	{
 		DeadBuildingStateInfo info;
-		RenderSimple rs;
+		RenderSprites rs;
 
 		public DeadBuildingState(Actor self, DeadBuildingStateInfo info)
 		{
 			this.info = info;
-			rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 			self.Trait<Health>().RemoveOnDeath = !rs.anim.HasSequence("dead");
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
index 2e0dd35cea..ece4d23566 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class BurnsInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class BurnsInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly string Anim = "1";
 		public readonly int Damage = 1;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 			var anim = new Animation("fire", () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating(Info.Anim);
-			self.Trait<RenderSimple>().anims.Add("fire",
+			self.Trait<RenderSprites>().anims.Add("fire",
 				new AnimationWithOffset(anim, () => info.Offset, null));
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crate.cs
index d806990f59..e1a2c87041 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crate.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class CrateInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class CrateInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly int Lifetime = 5; // Seconds
 		public readonly string[] TerrainTypes = { };
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			PxPosition = Util.CenterOfCell(cell);
 
 			var seq = self.World.GetTerrainInfo(cell).IsWater ? "water" : "land";
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 			if (seq != rs.anim.CurrentSequence.Name)
 				rs.anim.PlayRepeating(seq);
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
index 14e5ee2eb4..087a9076da 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			foreach (var r in p)
 				yield return r;
 
-			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(building), () => 0);
+			var anim = new Animation(RenderSprites.GetImage(building), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle-top");
 			yield return new SpriteRenderable(anim.Image, WPos.Zero + Origin, 0, pr, 1f);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
index d81ab8cdf2..5103fc84d7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 		public AnimationState State { get; private set; }
 
 		public RenderInfantry(Actor self, RenderInfantryInfo info)
-			: base(self, RenderSimple.MakeFacingFunc(self))
+			: base(self, MakeFacingFunc(self))
 		{
 			Info = info;
 			anim.PlayFetchIndex(NormalizeInfantrySequence(self, "stand"), () => 0);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnit.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnit.cs
index d280ab04c1..1efdd5c6a2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnit.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnit.cs
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 	public class RenderUnit : RenderSimple
 	{
 		public RenderUnit(Actor self)
-			: base(self, RenderSimple.MakeFacingFunc(self))
-		{
-			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
-		}
+			: base(self) { }
 
 		public void PlayCustomAnimation(Actor self, string newAnim, Action after)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMuzzleFlash.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMuzzleFlash.cs
index 6886cf8e02..7e4cc7afc3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMuzzleFlash.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMuzzleFlash.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using OpenRA.Mods.RA;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	class WithMuzzleFlashInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>, Requires<AttackBaseInfo>
+	class WithMuzzleFlashInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>, Requires<AttackBaseInfo>
 	{
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithMuzzleFlash(init.self); }
 	}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 
 		public WithMuzzleFlash(Actor self)
 		{
-			var render = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var render = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 			var facing = self.TraitOrDefault<IFacing>();
 
 			var arms = self.TraitsImplementing<Armament>();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithRotor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithRotor.cs
index eea9c0dd77..72be2a1511 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithRotor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithRotor.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	public class WithRotorInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	public class WithRotorInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>, Requires<LocalCoordinatesModelInfo>
 	{
 		[Desc("Position relative to body")]
 		public readonly WVec Offset = WVec.Zero;
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 		public Animation rotorAnim;
 		public WithRotor(Actor self, WithRotorInfo info)
 		{
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
+			var coords = self.Trait<ILocalCoordinatesModel>();
 
 			rotorAnim = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self));
 			rotorAnim.PlayRepeating("rotor");
 			rs.anims.Add(info.Id, new AnimationWithOffset(rotorAnim,
-				() => rs.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
+				() => coords.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(coords.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
 				null, p => WithTurret.ZOffsetFromCenter(self, p, 1)));
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSmoke.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSmoke.cs
index c35c27dbda..d4dc2915a5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSmoke.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSmoke.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	public class WithSmokeInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	public class WithSmokeInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
 	{
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithSmoke(init.self); }
 	}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 
 		public WithSmoke(Actor self)
 		{
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
 
 			anim = new Animation("smoke_m");
 			rs.anims.Add("smoke", new AnimationWithOffset(anim, null, () => !isSmoking));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSpinner.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSpinner.cs
index c9a1eaf44e..939474cde0 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSpinner.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithSpinner.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	class WithSpinnerInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class WithSpinnerInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>, Requires<LocalCoordinatesModelInfo>
 	{
 		[Desc("Sequence name to use")]
 		public readonly string Sequence = "spinner";
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 	{
 		public WithSpinner(Actor self, WithSpinnerInfo info)
 		{
-			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
+			var coords = self.Trait<ILocalCoordinatesModel>();
+
 			var spinner = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self));
 			spinner.PlayRepeating(info.Sequence);
 			rs.anims.Add("spinner_{0}".F(info.Sequence), new AnimationWithOffset(spinner,
-				() => rs.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
+				() => coords.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(coords.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
 				null, p => WithTurret.ZOffsetFromCenter(self, p, 1)));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithTurret.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithTurret.cs
index f802897779..3c5f68f3ac 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithTurret.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithTurret.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 {
-	class WithTurretInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>, Requires<TurretedInfo>
+	class WithTurretInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>, Requires<TurretedInfo>, Requires<LocalCoordinatesModelInfo>
 	{
 		[Desc("Sequence name to use")]
 		public readonly string Sequence = "turret";
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 	class WithTurret : ITick
 	{
 		WithTurretInfo info;
-		RenderSimple rs;
+		RenderSprites rs;
+		ILocalCoordinatesModel coords;
 		AttackBase ab;
 		Turreted t;
 		IEnumerable<Armament> arms;
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 		public WithTurret(Actor self, WithTurretInfo info)
 		{
 			this.info = info;
-			rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
+			coords = self.Trait<ILocalCoordinatesModel>();
+
 			ab = self.TraitOrDefault<AttackBase>();
 			t = self.TraitsImplementing<Turreted>()
 				.First(tt => tt.Name == info.Turret);
@@ -69,9 +72,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 
 			var recoil = arms.Aggregate(WRange.Zero, (a,b) => a + b.Recoil);
 			var localOffset = new WVec(-recoil, WRange.Zero, WRange.Zero);
-			var bodyOrientation = rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation);
-			var turretOrientation = rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, t.LocalOrientation(self));
-			return t.Position(self) + rs.LocalToWorld(localOffset.Rotate(turretOrientation).Rotate(bodyOrientation));
+			var bodyOrientation = coords.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation);
+			var turretOrientation = coords.QuantizeOrientation(self, t.LocalOrientation(self));
+			return t.Position(self) + coords.LocalToWorld(localOffset.Rotate(turretOrientation).Rotate(bodyOrientation));
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Spy.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Spy.cs
index a381444d1a..aa3651c59b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Spy.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Spy.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			var tooltip = target.TraitsImplementing<IToolTip>().FirstOrDefault();
 			disguisedAsName = tooltip.Name();
 			disguisedAsPlayer = tooltip.Owner();
-			disguisedAsSprite = target.Trait<RenderSimple>().GetImage(target);
+			disguisedAsSprite = target.Trait<RenderSprites>().GetImage(target);
 		}
 
 		void DropDisguise()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/SupportPowers/NukePower.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/SupportPowers/NukePower.cs
index cb7b9b5ea7..08f9448b73 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/SupportPowers/NukePower.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/SupportPowers/NukePower.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class NukePowerInfo : SupportPowerInfo
+	class NukePowerInfo : SupportPowerInfo, Requires<LocalCoordinatesModelInfo>
 	{
 		[WeaponReference]
 		public readonly string MissileWeapon = "";
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 	class NukePower : SupportPower
 	{
-		public NukePower(Actor self, NukePowerInfo info) : base(self, info) { }
+		ILocalCoordinatesModel coords;
+
+		public NukePower(Actor self, NukePowerInfo info)
+			: base(self, info)
+		{
+			coords = self.Trait<ILocalCoordinatesModel>();
+		}
+
 		public override IOrderGenerator OrderGenerator(string order, SupportPowerManager manager)
 		{
 			Sound.PlayToPlayer(manager.self.Owner, Info.SelectTargetSound);
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			var rb = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
 			rb.PlayCustomAnim(self, "active");
 			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(
-				new NukeLaunch(self.Owner, self, npi.MissileWeapon, self.CenterPosition + rb.LocalToWorld(npi.SpawnOffset), order.TargetLocation)));
+				new NukeLaunch(self.Owner, self, npi.MissileWeapon, self.CenterPosition + coords.LocalToWorld(npi.SpawnOffset), order.TargetLocation)));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ThrowsParticle.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ThrowsParticle.cs
index f6bb3a3842..7e9248f1ba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ThrowsParticle.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ThrowsParticle.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class ThrowsParticleInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
+	class ThrowsParticleInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>, Requires<LocalCoordinatesModelInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly string Anim = null;
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 			var self = init.self;
 			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var coords = self.Trait<ILocalCoordinatesModel>();
 
 			// TODO: Carry orientation over from the parent instead of just facing
 			var bodyFacing = init.Contains<FacingInit>() ? init.Get<FacingInit,int>() : 0;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			var throwRotation = WRot.FromFacing(Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(1024));
 			var throwOffset = new WVec((int)(Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss1D(1)*info.ThrowRange.Range), 0, 0).Rotate(throwRotation);
 
-			initialPos = pos = info.Offset.Rotate(rs.QuantizeOrientation(self, WRot.FromFacing(bodyFacing)));
+			initialPos = pos = info.Offset.Rotate(coords.QuantizeOrientation(self, WRot.FromFacing(bodyFacing)));
 			finalPos = initialPos + throwOffset;
 
 			// Facing rotation