diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/northern_lights.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/northern_lights.js
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+RMS.LoadLibrary("rmgen");
+
+var tGrass = ["polar_snow_b"];
+var tGrassA = "polar_ice_snow";
+var tGrassB = "polar_ice";
+var tGrassC = "polar_snow_a";
+var tForestFloor = "polar_tundra_snow";
+var tCliff = "polar_snow_rocks";
+var tDirt = ["polar_snow_glacial"];
+var tRoad = "new_alpine_citytile";
+var tRoadWild = "new_alpine_citytile";
+var tShoreBlend = "alpine_shore_rocks_icy";
+var tShore = "alpine_shore_rocks";
+var tWater = "alpine_shore_rocks";
+
+// gaia entities
+var oTree = "gaia/flora_tree_pine_w";
+var oStoneLarge = "gaia/geology_stonemine_alpine_quarry";
+var oStoneSmall = "gaia/geology_stone_alpine_a";
+var oMetalLarge = "gaia/geology_metal_alpine_slabs";
+var oFish = "gaia/fauna_fish";
+var oDeer = "gaia/fauna_walrus";
+var oSheep = "gaia/fauna_wolf_snow";
+
+// decorative props
+var aRockLarge = "actor|geology/stone_granite_med.xml";
+var aRockMedium = "actor|geology/stone_granite_med.xml";
+var aIceberg = "actor|props/special/eyecandy/iceberg.xml";
+
+var pForestD = [tForestFloor + TERRAIN_SEPARATOR + oTree, tForestFloor, tForestFloor];
+var pForestP = [tForestFloor + TERRAIN_SEPARATOR + oTree, tForestFloor, tForestFloor, tForestFloor];
+const BUILDING_ANGlE = -PI/4;
+
+// initialize map
+
+log("Initializing map...");
+
+InitMap();
+
+var numPlayers = getNumPlayers();
+var mapSize = getMapSize();
+var mapArea = mapSize*mapSize;
+
+// create tile classes
+
+var clPlayer = createTileClass();
+var clHill = createTileClass();
+var clHill2 = createTileClass();
+var clHill3 = createTileClass();
+var clHill4 = createTileClass();
+var clForest = createTileClass();
+var clWater = createTileClass();
+var clDirt = createTileClass();
+var clRock = createTileClass();
+var clMetal = createTileClass();
+var clFood = createTileClass();
+var clBaseResource = createTileClass();
+var clSettlement = createTileClass();
+
+
+// randomize player order
+var playerIDs = [];
+for (var i = 0; i < numPlayers; i++)
+{
+	playerIDs.push(i+1);
+}
+playerIDs = sortPlayers(playerIDs);
+
+// place players
+
+var playerX = new Array(numPlayers);
+var playerZ = new Array(numPlayers);
+var playerPos = new Array(numPlayers);
+
+for (var i = 0; i < numPlayers; i++)
+{
+	playerPos[i] = (i + 1) / (numPlayers + 1);
+	playerX[i] = playerPos[i];
+	playerZ[i] = 0.35 + 0.2*(i%2)
+}
+
+for (var i = 0; i < numPlayers; i++)
+{
+	var id = playerIDs[i];
+	log("Creating base for player " + id + "...");
+	
+	// some constants
+	var radius = scaleByMapSize(15,25);
+	var cliffRadius = 2;
+	var elevation = 20;
+	
+	// get the x and z in tiles
+	var fx = fractionToTiles(playerX[i]);
+	var fz = fractionToTiles(playerZ[i]);
+	var ix = round(fx);
+	var iz = round(fz);
+	addToClass(ix, iz, clPlayer);
+	addToClass(ix+5, iz, clPlayer);
+	addToClass(ix, iz+5, clPlayer);
+	addToClass(ix-5, iz, clPlayer);
+	addToClass(ix, iz-5, clPlayer);
+	
+	// create the city patch
+	var cityRadius = radius/3;
+	var placer = new ClumpPlacer(PI*cityRadius*cityRadius, 0.6, 0.3, 10, ix, iz);
+	var painter = new LayeredPainter([tRoadWild, tRoad], [1]);
+	createArea(placer, painter, null);
+	
+	// create starting units
+	placeCivDefaultEntities(fx, fz, id, BUILDING_ANGlE);
+	
+	// create metal mine
+	var bbAngle = randFloat(0, TWO_PI);
+	var bbDist = 12;
+	var bbX = round(fx + bbDist * cos(bbAngle));
+	var bbZ = round(fz + bbDist * sin(bbAngle));
+	var mAngle = bbAngle;
+	while(abs(mAngle - bbAngle) < PI/3)
+	{
+		mAngle = randFloat(0, TWO_PI);
+	}
+	var mDist = 12;
+	var mX = round(fx + mDist * cos(mAngle));
+	var mZ = round(fz + mDist * sin(mAngle));
+	var group = new SimpleGroup(
+		[new SimpleObject(oMetalLarge, 1,1, 0,0)],
+		true, clBaseResource, mX, mZ
+	);
+	createObjectGroup(group, 0);
+	
+	// create stone mines
+	mAngle += randFloat(PI/8, PI/4);
+	mX = round(fx + mDist * cos(mAngle));
+	mZ = round(fz + mDist * sin(mAngle));
+	group = new SimpleGroup(
+		[new SimpleObject(oStoneLarge, 1,1, 0,2)],
+		true, clBaseResource, mX, mZ
+	);
+	createObjectGroup(group, 0);
+	var hillSize = PI * radius * radius;
+	// create starting trees
+	var num = floor(hillSize / 60);
+	var tAngle = randFloat(-PI/3, 4*PI/3);
+	var tDist = randFloat(12, 13);
+	var tX = round(fx + tDist * cos(tAngle));
+	var tZ = round(fz + tDist * sin(tAngle));
+	group = new SimpleGroup(
+		[new SimpleObject(oTree, num, num, 0,3)],
+		false, clBaseResource, tX, tZ
+	);
+	createObjectGroup(group, 0, avoidClasses(clBaseResource,2));
+	
+}
+
+RMS.SetProgress(15);
+
+// create northern sea
+var fadedistance = 8;
+
+for (ix = 0; ix < mapSize; ix++)
+{
+	for (iz = 0; iz < mapSize; iz++)
+	{
+		
+		if (iz > 0.69 * mapSize)
+		{
+			if (iz < 0.69 * mapSize + fadedistance)
+			{
+				setHeight(ix, iz, 3 - 8 * (iz - 0.69 * mapSize) / fadedistance);
+				if (ix, iz, 3 - 8 * (iz - 0.69 * mapSize) / fadedistance < 0.5)
+					addToClass(ix, iz, clWater);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				setHeight(ix, iz, -5);
+				addToClass(ix, iz, clWater);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// create shore
+log("Creating shores...");
+for (var i = 0; i < scaleByMapSize(20,120); i++)
+{
+	placer = new ClumpPlacer(scaleByMapSize(50, 70), 0.2, 0.1, 10, randFloat(0.1,0.9)*mapSize, randFloat(0.67,0.74)*mapSize);
+	var terrainPainter = new LayeredPainter(
+		[tGrass, tGrass],		// terrains
+		[2]								// widths
+	);
+	var elevationPainter = new SmoothElevationPainter(ELEVATION_SET, 3, 3);
+	createArea(
+		placer,
+		[terrainPainter, elevationPainter, unPaintClass(clWater)], 
+		null
+	);
+}
+
+// create islands
+log("Creating islands...");
+placer = new ClumpPlacer(scaleByMapSize(40, 180), 0.2, 0.1, 1);
+var terrainPainter = new LayeredPainter(
+	[tGrass, tGrass],		// terrains
+	[3]								// widths
+);
+var elevationPainter = new SmoothElevationPainter(ELEVATION_SET, 3, 3);
+createAreas(
+	placer,
+	[terrainPainter, elevationPainter, unPaintClass(clWater)], 
+	stayClasses(clWater, 7),
+	scaleByMapSize(10, 80)
+);
+
+paintTerrainBasedOnHeight(-6, 1, 1, tWater);
+
+// create lakes
+log("Creating lakes...");
+var numLakes = round(scaleByMapSize(1,4) * numPlayers);
+var placer = new ClumpPlacer(scaleByMapSize(100,250), 0.8, 0.1, 10);
+var terrainPainter = new LayeredPainter(
+	[tShoreBlend, tShore, tWater],		// terrains
+	[1,1]							// widths
+);
+var elevationPainter = new SmoothElevationPainter(ELEVATION_SET, -4, 3);
+var waterAreas = createAreas(
+	placer,
+	[terrainPainter, elevationPainter, paintClass(clWater)], 
+	avoidClasses(clPlayer, 15, clWater, 20),
+	numLakes
+);
+
+paintTerrainBasedOnHeight(1, 2.8, 1, tShoreBlend);
+paintTileClassBasedOnHeight(-6, 0.5, 1, clWater)
+
+RMS.SetProgress(45);
+
+// create hills
+log("Creating hills...");
+placer = new ClumpPlacer(scaleByMapSize(20, 150), 0.2, 0.1, 1);
+var terrainPainter = new LayeredPainter(
+	[tCliff, tGrass],		// terrains
+	[3]								// widths
+);
+var elevationPainter = new SmoothElevationPainter(ELEVATION_SET, 25, 3);
+createAreas(
+	placer,
+	[terrainPainter, elevationPainter, paintClass(clHill)], 
+	avoidClasses(clPlayer, 12, clHill, 15, clWater, 2, clBaseResource, 2),
+	scaleByMapSize(2, 8) * numPlayers
+);
+
+
+// calculate desired number of trees for map (based on size)
+
+var MIN_TREES = 100;
+var MAX_TREES = 625;
+var P_FOREST = 0.7;
+
+var totalTrees = scaleByMapSize(MIN_TREES, MAX_TREES);
+var numForest = totalTrees * P_FOREST;
+var numStragglers = totalTrees * (1.0 - P_FOREST);
+
+// create forests
+log("Creating forests...");
+var types = [
+	[[tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, pForestD], [tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, pForestD]],
+	[[tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, pForestP], [tGrass, tGrass, tGrass, pForestP]]
+];	// some variation
+
+
+var size = numForest / (scaleByMapSize(2,8) * numPlayers);
+
+var num = floor(size / types.length);
+for (var i = 0; i < types.length; ++i)
+{
+	placer = new ClumpPlacer(numForest / num, 0.1, 0.1, 1);
+	painter = new LayeredPainter(
+		types[i],		// terrains
+		[2]											// widths
+		);
+	createAreas(
+		placer,
+		[painter, paintClass(clForest)], 
+		avoidClasses(clPlayer, 12, clForest, 20, clHill, 0, clWater, 8),
+		num
+	);
+}
+
+log("Creating iceberg...");
+// create iceberg
+group = new SimpleGroup([new SimpleObject(aIceberg, 0,2, 0,4)], true, clRock);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	[avoidClasses(clRock, 4), stayClasses(clWater, 4)],
+	scaleByMapSize(4,16), 100
+);
+
+RMS.SetProgress(70);
+
+// create dirt patches
+log("Creating dirt patches...");
+var sizes = [scaleByMapSize(3, 9), scaleByMapSize(5, 15), scaleByMapSize(8, 24)];
+for (var i = 0; i < sizes.length; i++)
+{
+	placer = new ClumpPlacer(sizes[i], 0.3, 0.06, 0.5);
+	painter = new LayeredPainter(
+		[tGrassC,tGrassA,tGrassB], 		// terrains
+		[2,1]															// widths
+	);
+	createAreas(
+		placer,
+		[painter, paintClass(clDirt)],
+		avoidClasses(clWater, 8, clForest, 0, clHill, 0, clPlayer, 12, clDirt, 16),
+		scaleByMapSize(20, 80)
+	);
+}
+var sizes = [scaleByMapSize(3, 9), scaleByMapSize(5, 15), scaleByMapSize(8, 24)];
+for (var i = 0; i < sizes.length; i++)
+{
+	placer = new ClumpPlacer(sizes[i], 0.3, 0.06, 0.5);
+	painter = new LayeredPainter(
+		[tDirt,tDirt], 		// terrains
+		[1]															// widths
+	);
+	createAreas(
+		placer,
+		[painter, paintClass(clDirt)],
+		avoidClasses(clWater, 8, clForest, 0, clHill, 0, clPlayer, 12, clDirt, 16),
+		scaleByMapSize(20, 80)
+	);
+}
+
+log("Creating stone mines...");
+// create large stone quarries
+group = new SimpleGroup([new SimpleObject(oStoneSmall, 0,2, 0,4), new SimpleObject(oStoneLarge, 1,1, 0,4)], true, clRock);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	avoidClasses(clWater, 3, clForest, 1, clPlayer, 10, clRock, 10, clHill, 1),
+	scaleByMapSize(4,16), 100
+);
+
+// create small stone quarries
+group = new SimpleGroup([new SimpleObject(oStoneSmall, 2,5, 1,3)], true, clRock);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	avoidClasses(clWater, 3, clForest, 1, clPlayer, 10, clRock, 10, clHill, 1),
+	scaleByMapSize(4,16), 100
+);
+
+log("Creating metal mines...");
+// create large metal quarries
+group = new SimpleGroup([new SimpleObject(oMetalLarge, 1,1, 0,4)], true, clMetal);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	avoidClasses(clWater, 3, clForest, 1, clPlayer, 10, clMetal, 10, clRock, 5, clHill, 1),
+	scaleByMapSize(4,16), 100
+);
+
+
+RMS.SetProgress(95);
+
+// create straggler trees
+log("Creating straggler trees...");
+var types = [oTree];	// some variation
+var num = floor(numStragglers / types.length);
+for (var i = 0; i < types.length; ++i)
+{
+	group = new SimpleGroup(
+		[new SimpleObject(types[i], 1,1, 0,3)],
+		true, clForest
+	);
+	createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+		avoidClasses(clWater, 5, clForest, 1, clHill, 1, clPlayer, 12, clMetal, 1, clRock, 1),
+		num
+	);
+}
+
+// create deer
+log("Creating deer...");
+group = new SimpleGroup(
+	[new SimpleObject(oDeer, 5,7, 0,4)],
+	true, clFood
+);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	avoidClasses(clWater, 3, clForest, 0, clPlayer, 10, clHill, 1, clFood, 20),
+	3 * numPlayers, 50
+);
+
+RMS.SetProgress(75);
+
+// create sheep
+log("Creating sheep...");
+group = new SimpleGroup(
+	[new SimpleObject(oSheep, 2,3, 0,2)],
+	true, clFood
+);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	avoidClasses(clWater, 3, clForest, 0, clPlayer, 10, clHill, 1, clFood, 20),
+	3 * numPlayers, 50
+);
+
+// create fish
+log("Creating fish...");
+group = new SimpleGroup(
+	[new SimpleObject(oFish, 2,3, 0,2)],
+	true, clFood
+);
+createObjectGroups(group, 0,
+	[avoidClasses(clFood, 20), stayClasses(clWater, 6)],
+	25 * numPlayers, 60
+);
+
+setSunColour(0.6, 0.6, 0.6);	
+setSunElevation(PI/ 6);
+setSkySet("fog");
+ExportMap();
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/northern_lights.json b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/northern_lights.json
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+{
+	"settings" : {
+		"Name" : "Northern Lights",
+		"Script" : "northern_lights.js",
+		"Description" : "Players start in a tough map to play with scarse wood and dangerous polar animals\n\n\nEarth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles also known as frigid zones.The Arctic's climate is characterized by cold winters and cool summers. Precipitation mostly comes in the form of snow. The Arctic's annual precipitation is low, with most of the area receiving less than 50 centimetres. High winds often stir up snow, creating the illusion of continuous snowfall. Except for those areas adjacent to warm ocean currents, there is almost always continuous permafrost due to the very cold winters. The famous aurora can be seen from these regions.",
+		"BaseTerrain" : ["polar_snow_b"],
+		"BaseHeight" : 3,
+		"Preview" : "northern_lights.png",
+		"CircularMap" : true,
+		"XXXXXX" : "Optionally define other things here, like we would for a scenario"
+	}
+}
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