diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/special/common/marker_object_char_a.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/special/common/marker_object_char_a.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <float/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100">
+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_a.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <float/>
+  <group>
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+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_b.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <float/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100">
+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_c.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <float/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100">
+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_d.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <float/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100">
+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_e.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
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+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+  <float/>
+  <group>
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+      <mesh>props/special/marker_object_char_f.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
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+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
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+    </variant>
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+        <texture file="props/marker_object.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
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+</actor>
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+  <float/>
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+    </variant>
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+</actor>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
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+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
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+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
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+  </Vision>
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+  </VisualActor>
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+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
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+  </Health>
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+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
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+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_d.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_d.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_e.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_e.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a010bac63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_e.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_e.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_f.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_f.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..223b7f83f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_f.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_f.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_g.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_g.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87b30855c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_g.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_g.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_h.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_h.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59a0beea3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_h.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_h.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_i.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_i.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4beeb2f811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_i.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_i.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_j.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_j.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d700195a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_j.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_j.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_k.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_k.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e5dc6f4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_char_k.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_char_k.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_sound.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_sound.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cefb5c69f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/special/marker_object_sound.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_structure">
+  <BuildRestrictions>
+    <Category>Special</Category>
+  </BuildRestrictions>
+  <Footprint replace="">
+    <Circle radius="6.0"/>
+    <Height>5.0</Height>
+  </Footprint>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>200000</Max>
+  </Health>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>gaia</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Marker</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Marker</SpecificName>
+    <Icon>gaia/special_blank.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Obstruction>
+    <Obstructions>
+      <Edge width="6" depth="6"/> 
+    </Obstructions>
+  </Obstruction>
+  <Selectable>
+    <EditorOnly/>
+  </Selectable>
+  <Vision>
+    <AlwaysVisible>true</AlwaysVisible>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>props/special/common/marker_object_sound.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>