diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Util.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
index d0efeadc3e..1d08371ddb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
@@ -53,5 +53,181 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 				destOffset += destSkip;
 			}
 		}
+
+		public static float[] IdentityMatrix()
+		{
+			return Exts.MakeArray(16, j => (j % 5 == 0) ? 1.0f : 0);
+		}
+
+		public static float[] ScaleMatrix(float sx, float sy, float sz)
+		{
+			var mtx = IdentityMatrix();
+			mtx[0] = sx;
+			mtx[5] = sy;
+			mtx[10] = sz;
+			return mtx;
+		}
+
+		public static float[] TranslationMatrix(float x, float y, float z)
+		{
+			var mtx = IdentityMatrix();
+			mtx[12] = x;
+			mtx[13] = y;
+			mtx[14] = z;
+			return mtx;
+		}
+
+		public static float[] MatrixMultiply(float[] lhs, float[] rhs)
+		{
+			var mtx = new float[16];
+			for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+			for (var j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+			{
+				mtx[4*i + j] = 0;
+				for (var k = 0; k < 4; k++)
+					mtx[4*i + j] += lhs[4*k + j]*rhs[4*i + k];
+			}
+
+			return mtx;
+		}
+
+		public static float[] MatrixVectorMultiply(float[] mtx, float[] vec)
+		{
+			var ret = new float[4];
+			for (var j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+			{
+				ret[j] = 0;
+				for (var k = 0; k < 4; k++)
+					ret[j] += mtx[4*k + j]*vec[k];
+			}
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		public static float[] MatrixInverse(float[] m)
+		{
+			var mtx = new float[16];
+
+			mtx[0] = m[5]*m[10]*m[15] -
+				m[5]*m[11]*m[14] -
+				m[9]*m[6]*m[15] +
+				m[9]*m[7]*m[14] +
+				m[13]*m[6]*m[11] -
+				m[13]*m[7]*m[10];
+
+			mtx[4] = -m[4]*m[10]*m[15] +
+				m[4]*m[11]*m[14] +
+				m[8]*m[6]*m[15] -
+				m[8]*m[7]*m[14] -
+				m[12]*m[6]*m[11] +
+				m[12]*m[7]*m[10];
+
+			mtx[8] = m[4]*m[9]*m[15] -
+				m[4]*m[11]*m[13] -
+				m[8]*m[5]*m[15] +
+				m[8]*m[7]*m[13] +
+				m[12]*m[5]*m[11] -
+				m[12]*m[7]*m[9];
+
+			mtx[12] = -m[4]*m[9]*m[14] +
+				m[4]*m[10]*m[13] +
+				m[8]*m[5]*m[14] -
+				m[8]*m[6]*m[13] -
+				m[12]*m[5]*m[10] +
+				m[12]*m[6]*m[9];
+
+			mtx[1] = -m[1]*m[10]*m[15] +
+				m[1]*m[11]*m[14] +
+				m[9]*m[2]*m[15] -
+				m[9]*m[3]*m[14] -
+				m[13]*m[2]*m[11] +
+				m[13]*m[3]*m[10];
+
+			mtx[5] = m[0]*m[10]*m[15] -
+				m[0]*m[11]*m[14] -
+				m[8]*m[2]*m[15] +
+				m[8]*m[3]*m[14] +
+				m[12]*m[2]*m[11] -
+				m[12]*m[3]*m[10];
+
+			mtx[9] = -m[0]*m[9]*m[15] +
+				m[0]*m[11]*m[13] +
+				m[8]*m[1]*m[15] -
+				m[8]*m[3]*m[13] -
+				m[12]*m[1]*m[11] +
+				m[12]*m[3]*m[9];
+
+			mtx[13] = m[0]*m[9]*m[14] -
+				m[0]*m[10]*m[13] -
+				m[8]*m[1]*m[14] +
+				m[8]*m[2]*m[13] +
+				m[12]*m[1]*m[10] -
+				m[12]*m[2]*m[9];
+
+			mtx[2] = m[1]*m[6]*m[15] -
+				m[1]*m[7]*m[14] -
+				m[5]*m[2]*m[15] +
+				m[5]*m[3]*m[14] +
+				m[13]*m[2]*m[7] -
+				m[13]*m[3]*m[6];
+
+			mtx[6] = -m[0]*m[6]*m[15] +
+				m[0]*m[7]*m[14] +
+				m[4]*m[2]*m[15] -
+				m[4]*m[3]*m[14] -
+				m[12]*m[2]*m[7] +
+				m[12]*m[3]*m[6];
+
+			mtx[10] = m[0]*m[5]*m[15] -
+				m[0]*m[7]*m[13] -
+				m[4]*m[1]*m[15] +
+				m[4]*m[3]*m[13] +
+				m[12]*m[1]*m[7] -
+				m[12]*m[3]*m[5];
+
+			mtx[14] = -m[0]*m[5]*m[14] +
+				m[0]*m[6]*m[13] +
+				m[4]*m[1]*m[14] -
+				m[4]*m[2]*m[13] -
+				m[12]*m[1]*m[6] +
+				m[12]*m[2]*m[5];
+
+			mtx[3] = -m[1]*m[6]*m[11] +
+				m[1]*m[7]*m[10] +
+				m[5]*m[2]*m[11] -
+				m[5]*m[3]*m[10] -
+				m[9]*m[2]*m[7] +
+				m[9]*m[3]*m[6];
+
+			mtx[7] = m[0]*m[6]*m[11] -
+				m[0]*m[7]*m[10] -
+				m[4]*m[2]*m[11] +
+				m[4]*m[3]*m[10] +
+				m[8]*m[2]*m[7] -
+				m[8]*m[3]*m[6];
+
+			mtx[11] = -m[0]*m[5]*m[11] +
+				m[0]*m[7]*m[9] +
+				m[4]*m[1]*m[11] -
+				m[4]*m[3]*m[9] -
+				m[8]*m[1]*m[7] +
+				m[8]*m[3]*m[5];
+
+			mtx[15] = m[0]*m[5]*m[10] -
+				m[0]*m[6]*m[9] -
+				m[4]*m[1]*m[10] +
+				m[4]*m[2]*m[9] +
+				m[8]*m[1]*m[6] -
+				m[8]*m[2]*m[5];
+
+			var det = m[0]*mtx[0] + m[1]*mtx[4] + m[2]*mtx[8] + m[3]*mtx[12];
+			if (det == 0)
+				return null;
+
+			for (var i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+				mtx[i] *= 1/det;
+
+			return mtx;
+		}
 	}
 }