diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/head_athen_pericles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/head_athen_pericles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..270638f118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/head_athen_pericles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant>
+      <mesh>props/head_pericles.dae</mesh>
+      <texture>props/head/xerxes.png</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/mace_craterus.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/mace_craterus.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6534700f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/heads/mace_craterus.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Helmet-Chalcidean-Crested">
+      <mesh>props/helmet/mace_helmet_o.dae</mesh>
+      <texture>props/helmet/mace-g-silver.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>playercolor_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/athen_aspis_pericles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/athen_aspis_pericles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6a4a2bbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/athen_aspis_pericles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
+      <mesh>props/shield/aspis_f.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/hele_aspis_back_black.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant>
+      <texture>props/shield/hele_round_ae.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>playercolor_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_argyraspides.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_argyraspides.xml
index 807feeb755..a1e1d8ed88 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_argyraspides.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_argyraspides.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <variant frequency="1" name="base">
       <mesh>props/shield/aspis_f.dae</mesh>
       <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/mace_aspis_back_red.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/mace_silvershield_back.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
     </variant>
   </group>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_round_craterus.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_round_craterus.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e53b89b63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_round_craterus.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="base">
+      <mesh>props/shield/aspis_sm_f.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/mace_round_back_red.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>props/shield/mace_round_craterus.png</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>playercolor_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_silvershield_back.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_silvershield_back.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79eb9415ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/props/units/shields/mace_silvershield_back.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <mesh>props/shield/aspis_b.dae</mesh>
+      <texture>props/shield/hele_aspis_back_silver.png</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/athenians/pericles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/athenians/pericles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f344356143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/athenians/pericles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="90"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="50"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_b.dae" name="Idle" speed="110"/>
+        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="120"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="40"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="Attack" speed="111"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="700"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="Death" speed="500"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="Death" speed="400"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/athen_pericles.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_athen_pericles.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear_lance.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/athen_aspis_pericles.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/hero_star.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/cape_hd.xml" attachpoint="shoulders"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/hele_isp_e_f.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Death">
+      <props>
+        <prop attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>playercolor_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/macedonians/craterus.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/macedonians/craterus.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd4865686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/macedonians/craterus.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="90"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="50"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_b.dae" name="Idle" speed="110"/>
+        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="120"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="40"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="Attack" speed="111"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="Attack" speed="80"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Attack" speed="80"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/not used/inf_2sword_attack_e.psa" name="Attack" speed="50"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/not used/inf_2sword_attack_d.psa" name="Attack" speed="80"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="700"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="Death" speed="500"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="Death" speed="400"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_e.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/falcata.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/mace_craterus.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/mace_round_craterus.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/hero_star.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/cape_hd.xml" attachpoint="shoulders"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/mace_hero_craterus.png</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Death">
+      <props>
+        <prop attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>playercolor_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/champion_infantry_sword.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/champion_infantry_sword.xml
index e69371b9c5..8ecd0feabb 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/champion_infantry_sword.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/champion_infantry_sword.xml
@@ -43,23 +43,18 @@
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="Death" speed="500"/>
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="Death" speed="400"/>
       </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_long.dae</mesh>
       <props>
         <prop actor="props/units/heads/hele_helmet_csw_e.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_spart_e.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/shields/spart_aspis_skiritai.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/weapons/xiphos.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
       </props>
-      <texture>skeletal/hele_tunic.dds</texture>
+      <texture>skeletal/mace_ijv_b.png</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
   <group>
     <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear_hoplite.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
     <variant name="gather_tree">
       <props>
         <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/leonidas.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/leonidas.xml
index dd1c842f5d..4a24eb5731 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/leonidas.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/spartans/leonidas.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
         <animation file="biped/inf_hoplite_walk.psa" name="Walk" speed="120"/>
         <animation file="biped/inf_hoplite_shield_run_a.psa" name="Run" speed="30"/>
         <animation event="0.5" file="biped/inf_hoplite_atk_a.psa" name="Melee" speed="220"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="400"/>
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="700"/>
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="Death" speed="500"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/head_pericles.dae b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/head_pericles.dae
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f19b285e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/head_pericles.dae
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3498bf6c0bb2e9cef691675de47df479f909adb34addec829289339a5ef3c63f
+size 14004
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/helmet/hele_corinthian_pushed.dae b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/helmet/hele_corinthian_pushed.dae
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2793d7a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/meshes/props/helmet/hele_corinthian_pushed.dae
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:acdf216c2b6f24490062ce4726d7087163042be76626906845eb95f49f7e4eb2
+size 31812
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/skins/skeletal/mace_hero_craterus.png b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/skins/skeletal/mace_hero_craterus.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0ae22844c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/skins/skeletal/mace_hero_craterus.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:23d2e82bd7afa989af5fa1310d1cceb6718ba5306af60a05ce14034896f5b864
+size 139615
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/athen_hero_pericles.png b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/athen_hero_pericles.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe612b0c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/athen_hero_pericles.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:79f1295e53b036303f870f7145dbac0df330c3f29d0b5271fb8ad3f4ed15cf5f
+size 24339
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/mace_hero_craterus.png b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/mace_hero_craterus.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b764fed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/textures/ui/session/portraits/units/mace_hero_craterus.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:0b48d5e2a1bdd9809b6ec3bd2e5d73cd2e262241367e40f6a0f09369d687550f
+size 28816
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.pmp b/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.pmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecd7e941c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.pmp	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:8b957616a13c09b527c2b9777e3c917b0ed1c63c2b11310904d1a9a931e22a8e
+size 1476671
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ae1980dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/maps/scenarios/The Persian Gates.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f05c00902d38221d711fb83966c6c83692a2b4e48918b1ba965e54bfada1267d
+size 153120
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/structures/athen_prytaneion.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/structures/athen_prytaneion.xml
index e0f39731e4..56f8f70dcb 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/structures/athen_prytaneion.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/structures/athen_prytaneion.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
   </Sound>
   <TrainingQueue>
     <Entities datatype="tokens">
-      units/hele_hero_themistocles
-      units/hele_hero_xenophon
+      units/athen_hero_themistocles
+      units/athen_hero_pericles
+      units/athen_hero_xenophon
     </Entities>
   </TrainingQueue>
   <VisualActor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/athen_hero_pericles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/athen_hero_pericles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8734b779b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/athen_hero_pericles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_unit_hero_infantry_spearman">
+  <Auras>
+    <Fear>
+      <Radius>20</Radius>
+      <Bonus>5</Bonus>
+    </Fear>
+  </Auras>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>athen</Civ>
+	<GenericName>Pericles</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Periklēs</SpecificName>
+    <Tooltip>Hero Aura: Buildings construct much faster within his vision. Temples are much cheaper during his lifetime.</Tooltip>
+    <History>.</History>
+    <Icon>units/athen_hero_pericles.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>units/athenians/pericles.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/mace_hero_craterus.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/mace_hero_craterus.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a4a5fe492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/simulation/templates/units/mace_hero_craterus.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_unit_hero_infantry_swordsman">
+  <Auras>
+    <Courage>
+      <Radius>20</Radius>
+      <Bonus>5</Bonus>
+    </Courage>
+  </Auras>
+  <Identity>
+    <Civ>mace</Civ>
+    <GenericName>Crateros</GenericName>
+    <SpecificName>Kraterós</SpecificName>
+    <Tooltip>Trusted general under Alexander the Great.</Tooltip>
+    <History>.</History>
+    <Icon>units/mace_hero_craterus.png</Icon>
+  </Identity>
+  <Vision>
+    <Range>66</Range>
+  </Vision>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>units/macedonians/craterus.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/flora/trees/palm_tropical.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/flora/trees/palm_tropical.xml
index 03f7be3a85..7d088636bf 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/flora/trees/palm_tropical.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/flora/trees/palm_tropical.xml
@@ -1,35 +1,27 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <actor version="1">
-
   <castshadow/>
-
   <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="mesh-a">
-      <mesh>gaia/palm_desert_a.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="mesh-b">
-      <mesh>gaia/palm_desert_b.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="mesh-c">
-      <mesh>gaia/palm_desert_c.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="mesh-d">
-      <mesh>gaia/palm_desert_d.dae</mesh>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="texture">
+      <texture>gaia/tree_palm_2_a.png</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
-
   <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="texture-palm-brown">
-      <texture>gaia/tree_palm_a.dds</texture>
+    <variant frequency="2" name="tropical palm straight">
+      <mesh>gaia/tree_palm_tropical_01.dae</mesh>
     </variant>
-    <variant frequency="4" name="texture-palm-b">
-      <texture>gaia/tree_palm_b.dds</texture>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="tropical palm bent">
+      <mesh>gaia/tree_palm_tropical_02.dae</mesh>
     </variant>
-    <variant frequency="2" name="texture-palm-c">
-      <texture>gaia/tree_palm_c.dds</texture>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="tropical palm dual swayed">
+      <mesh>gaia/tree_palm_tropical_03.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="tropical palm dual">
+      <mesh>gaia/tree_palm_tropical_04.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="tropical palm triple">
+      <mesh>gaia/tree_palm_tropical_05.dae</mesh>
     </variant>
   </group>
-
-  <material>basic_trans.xml</material>
-
+  <material>alphatest.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_soft_dry_small_tall.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_soft_dry_small_tall.xml
index fb106b8260..64e235ad45 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_soft_dry_small_tall.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_soft_dry_small_tall.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <actor version="1">
-
-  
-
+  <castshadow/>
   <group>
     <variant name="a">
       <mesh>gaia/grass_sm_tall_a.dae</mesh>
@@ -11,13 +9,10 @@
       <mesh>gaia/grass_sm_tall_b.dae</mesh>
     </variant>
   </group>
-
   <group>
     <variant>
       <texture>gaia/grass_field_dry.dds</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
-
-  <material>basic_trans.xml</material>
-
+  <material>alphatest.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_tropic_field_tall.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_tropic_field_tall.xml
index 5c19305835..060caff752 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_tropic_field_tall.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/flora/grass_tropic_field_tall.xml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
       <texture>gaia/grass_tropic_a.png</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
-  <material>basic_trans.xml</material>
+  <material>alphatest.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/heads/hele_themistocles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/heads/hele_themistocles.xml
index 7b241ca78c..b4e50e1ae5 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/heads/hele_themistocles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/heads/hele_themistocles.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 <actor version="1">
   <castshadow/>
   <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Helmet-Crest">
-      <mesh>props/helmet/hele_helmet_o.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
     <variant frequency="1" name="Helmet-High Crest">
       <mesh>props/helmet/hele_themistocles_highcrest.dae</mesh>
     </variant>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_e.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_e.xml
index 38c7528501..e9c4fbea91 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_e.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_e.xml
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
     <variant frequency="1" name="shield-ad-octopus">
       <texture>props/shield/hele_round_ad.dds</texture>
     </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="shield-ae-helmet">
-      <texture>props/shield/hele_round_ae.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
     <variant frequency="1" name="shield-af-winged creatures">
       <texture>props/shield/hele_round_af.dds</texture>
     </variant>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_themistocles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_themistocles.xml
index b053f3a95e..f78a3c8b14 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_themistocles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/props/units/shields/hele_round_themistocles.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <variant name="base">
       <mesh>props/shield/aspis_f.dae</mesh>
       <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/hele_aspis_back.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/hele_aspis_back_black.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
     </variant>
   </group>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/carthaginians/siege_rock.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/carthaginians/siege_rock.xml
index 33afd28ec9..fa380b8771 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/carthaginians/siege_rock.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/carthaginians/siege_rock.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <group>
     <variant frequency="100" name="carthaginian ballista">
       <animations>
-        <animation event="0.5" load="0" name="melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.75" file="mechanical/rome_ballista_atttack.dae" load="0.7" name="melee" speed="100"/>
       </animations>
       <mesh>structural/kart_ballista.dae</mesh>
       <props>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/terrain/types/biome-desert/desert_dirt_persia_rocks.png b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/terrain/types/biome-desert/desert_dirt_persia_rocks.png
index 96d2dee228..fc09b3f161 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/terrain/types/biome-desert/desert_dirt_persia_rocks.png
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/terrain/types/biome-desert/desert_dirt_persia_rocks.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:b9e62d464763fa7502708a4a3a8e2f717fc411c32fdaecf241599483de6c4216
-size 657948
+oid sha256:36e14b6358ee35fb8311b970ed2b82ef243f97994c03f8be58256b9dcb092e29
+size 654339
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_aleppo_pine.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_aleppo_pine.xml
index 238705657a..f0d1392fba 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_aleppo_pine.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_aleppo_pine.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Aleppo Pine Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>This pine has an irregular shap and can be found in the highlands of the Mediterranean area.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_aleppo_pine.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/aleppo_pine.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_apple.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_apple.xml
index 69dfe76a0c..71c14001c3 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_apple.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_apple.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Apple Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>Apple trees bear delicious fruit and are bountiful.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_apple.png</Icon>
+    <Icon>gaia/flora_bush_berry.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <Obstruction>
     <Unit radius="0.9"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_baobab.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_baobab.xml
index 976d13d04a..571043f34a 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_baobab.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_baobab.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Baobab</SpecificName>
     <History>The baobab is the giant African tree that dots the landscape of the African savanna.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_baobab.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <ResourceSupply>
     <Amount>400</Amount>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_carob.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_carob.xml
index 1433b49ab4..692c6fbdb0 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_carob.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_carob.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Carob Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>The carob is a leafed evergreen common in the Aegean Sea region.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_carob.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/carob.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_patch.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_patch.xml
index 74ded95dec..699d2077c8 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_patch.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_patch.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Cretan Date Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Cretan Date Palm is an palm tree generally found on the island of Crete, but in ancient times its range spanned the entire Aegean Sea. The Peloponnese had Cretan Date Palm forests along its shores.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <Obstruction>
     <Unit radius="2.25"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_short.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_short.xml
index 80f3844b6b..b2f4b9b503 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_short.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_short.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Cretan Date Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Cretan Date Palm is an palm tree generally found on the island of Crete, but in ancient times its range spanned the entire Aegean Sea. The Peloponnese had Cretan Date Palm forests along its shores.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <ResourceSupply>
     <Amount>100</Amount>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_tall.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_tall.xml
index f6dde3e82b..688ecb47da 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_tall.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm_tall.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Cretan Date Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Cretan Date Palm is an palm tree generally found on the island of Crete, but in ancient times its range spanned the entire Aegean Sea. The Peloponnese had Cretan Date Palm forests along its shores.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_cretan_date_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/palm_cretan_date_tall.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cypress.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cypress.xml
index 792196b0e2..3338af3566 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cypress.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_cypress.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Cypress Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>Pliny narrates several remarkable, but not incredible, instances of the durability of Cypress-wood. He says that there were in his time Cypresses still standing at Rome which were more ancient than the city itself; but that the tree was not a native of Italy, having been originally introduced from Greece to the Greek colony of Tarentum; whence, indeed, Cato, in his work on "Rural Economy," recommends that its seed should be procured. The doors of the temple of Diana, at Ephesus, were, Pliny relates, of Cypress-wood, and appeared quite new when four centuries old; as did also the statue of Jupiter in the Capitol, which was of the same material and half as old again. The tree in his time was employed for rafters, joists, and especially for vine-props, so that a Cypress grove was thought a valuable dowry for a daughter.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_cypress.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/mediterranean_cypress.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_date_palm.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_date_palm.xml
index f7ade7ed26..c854d29b4c 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_date_palm.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_date_palm.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Date Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Date Palm is found all over the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. Their fruit, the date, is an important food crop in ancient and modern times.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_date_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/palm_date.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_fig.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_fig.xml
index d02e4c43d1..8a2329a9f5 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_fig.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_fig.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SpecificName>Fig</SpecificName>
     <History>The Common Fig is widely grown for its edible fruit throughout its natural range in the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Persia, and northern India.</History>
     <Tooltip>Gather figs for Food.</Tooltip>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_apple.png</Icon>
+    <Icon>gaia/flora_bush_berry.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <ResourceSupply>
     <Amount>500</Amount>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_medit_fan_palm.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_medit_fan_palm.xml
index 105bbccc2f..8da14295c1 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_medit_fan_palm.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_medit_fan_palm.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Mediterranean Fan Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Mediterranean Fan Palm is common throughout low-lying areas around the Mediterranean Sea.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_medit_fan_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/palm_medit_fan_palm.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine.xml
index 3c05bc3504..303b9b9a75 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Pine Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>The pine is an evergreen conifer.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_pine.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/pine.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine_animated.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine_animated.xml
index 80fdbf4f4d..0e194a8ed7 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine_animated.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_pine_animated.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Pine Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>The pine is an evergreen conifer.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_pine.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/pine_animated.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar.xml
index 13b9a19dff..343bcb2198 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Poplar Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>The poplar is a leafed deciduous.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_poplar.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/poplar.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar_lombardy.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar_lombardy.xml
index 048fd897f8..05d8639692 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar_lombardy.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_poplar_lombardy.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Lombardy Poplar Tree</SpecificName>
     <History>The lombardy poplar is an leafed deciduous.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_poplar_lombardy.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/lumbardypoplar.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_senegal_date_palm.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_senegal_date_palm.xml
index 0de6794690..1d5d2d5d44 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_senegal_date_palm.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_senegal_date_palm.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Identity>
     <SpecificName>Senegal Date Palm</SpecificName>
     <History>The Senegal Date Palm is an evergreen palm tree generally found on the continent of Africa. Their fruit, the date, is an important food crop in ancient and modern times.</History>
-    <Icon>gaia/flora_tree_senegal_date_palm.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
     <Actor>flora/trees/palm_senegal_date.xml</Actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_archer.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_archer.xml
index 1dc82107e2..46e5423031 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_archer.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_archer.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </Armour>
   <Attack>
     <Ranged>
-      <Pierce>40.0</Pierce>
+      <Pierce>50.0</Pierce>
       <MaxRange>60</MaxRange>
 	  <Bonuses>
 		<BonusPrimary>
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@
   </Attack>
   <Cost>
     <BuildTime>35</BuildTime>
+    <Resources>
+      <wood>200</wood>
+    </Resources>
   </Cost>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>750</Max>
+    <RegenRate>0.5</RegenRate>
+  </Health>
   <Identity>
     <GenericName>Hero Archer</GenericName>
     <Classes datatype="tokens">Hero</Classes>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_javelinist.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_javelinist.xml
index 5e36357a01..99142e7c20 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_javelinist.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_hero_infantry_javelinist.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </Armour>
   <Attack>
     <Ranged>
-      <Pierce>50.0</Pierce>
+      <Pierce>55.0</Pierce>
 	  <Bonuses>
 		<BonusPrimary>
 		  <Classes>Infantry Spear</Classes>
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@
   </Attack>
   <Cost>
     <BuildTime>35</BuildTime>
+    <Resources>
+      <wood>200</wood>
+    </Resources>
   </Cost>
+  <Health>
+    <Max>750</Max>
+    <RegenRate>0.5</RegenRate>
+  </Health>
   <Identity>
     <Classes datatype="tokens">Hero</Classes>
     <GenericName>Hero Skirmisher</GenericName>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
index 4e2db51ba1..2a76ee152a 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
     <stone>0</stone>
     <metal>10</metal>
   </Loot>
-  <Sound>
-    <SoundGroups>
-      <select>attack/siege/siege_select.xml</select>
-    </SoundGroups>
-  </Sound>
   <UnitMotion>
     <WalkSpeed>6.5</WalkSpeed>
     <Run>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_onager.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_onager.xml
index e9ad185b1c..87dffd471c 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_onager.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_mechanical_siege_onager.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   </Loot>
   <Sound>
     <SoundGroups>
-      <select>attack/siege/siege_select.xml</select>
+      <attack>attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml</attack>
     </SoundGroups>
   </Sound>
   <StatusBars>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
index 8e0c785eba..720c54ec12 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
   <Obstruction>
     <Unit radius="3.5"/>
   </Obstruction>
-  <Sound>
-    <SoundGroups>
-      <attack>attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml</attack>
-    </SoundGroups>
-  </Sound>
   <Vision>
     <Range>94</Range>
   </Vision>