diff --git a/src/config/Config.cpp b/src/config/Config.cpp
index f9686d27..56207a81 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/config/Config.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "Config.h"
 
@@ -242,6 +243,32 @@ Config::Config( const int argc, const char* argv[] )
 			m_launch_flags |= LF_QUICKSTART_FACTION;
 		}
 	);
+	m_parser->AddRule(
+		"mods", "MODS", "Comma-separated list of mods to load", AH( this ) {
+			std::stringstream ss( value );
+			while ( ss.good() ) {
+				std::string mod_name;
+				getline( ss, mod_name, ',' );
+				if ( !mod_name.empty() ) {
+					const auto mod_path = util::FS::GeneratePath(
+						{
+							m_data_path,
+							"mods",
+							mod_name
+						}
+					);
+					if ( !util::FS::DirectoryExists( mod_path ) ) {
+						Error( "Mod path does not exist or is not a directory: " + mod_path );
+					}
+					m_mod_paths.push_back( mod_path );
+				}
+			}
+			if ( m_mod_paths.empty() ) {
+				Error( "No mod paths were defined" );
+			}
+			m_launch_flags |= LF_MODS;
+		}
+	);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	m_parser->AddRule(
@@ -405,6 +432,10 @@ const std::string& Config::GetQuickstartFaction() const {
 	return m_quickstart_faction;
 }
 
+const std::vector< std::string >& Config::GetModPaths() const {
+	return m_mod_paths;
+}
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
 const bool Config::HasDebugFlag( const debug_flag_t flag ) const {
diff --git a/src/config/Config.h b/src/config/Config.h
index 6536d57f..49078888 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.h
+++ b/src/config/Config.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CLASS( Config, common::Module )
 		LF_QUICKSTART_MAP_LIFEFORMS = 1 << 12,
 		LF_QUICKSTART_MAP_CLOUDS = 1 << 13,
 		LF_QUICKSTART_FACTION = 1 << 14,
+		LF_MODS = 1 << 15,
 	};
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ CLASS( Config, common::Module )
 	const game::backend::settings::map_config_value_t GetQuickstartMapClouds() const;
 	const std::string& GetQuickstartFaction() const;
 
+	const std::vector< std::string >& GetModPaths() const;
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
 	const bool HasDebugFlag( const debug_flag_t flag ) const;
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ CLASS( Config, common::Module )
 	game::backend::settings::map_config_value_t m_quickstart_map_clouds = game::backend::settings::MAP_CONFIG_CLOUDS_AVERAGE;
 	std::string m_quickstart_faction = "";
 
+	std::vector< std::string > m_mod_paths = {};
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
 	uint16_t m_debug_flags = DF_NONE;
diff --git a/src/game/backend/Bindings.cpp b/src/game/backend/Bindings.cpp
index 14160932..765fd477 100644
--- a/src/game/backend/Bindings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/backend/Bindings.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ void Bindings::AddToContext( gse::context::Context* ctx ) {
 }
 
 void Bindings::RunMainScript() {
-	m_gse->GetInclude( m_gse_context, m_si_internal, m_entry_script );
+	m_gse->RunScript( m_gse_context, m_si_internal, m_entry_script );
+	for ( const auto& mod_path : g_engine->GetConfig()->GetModPaths() ) {
+		m_gse->RunScript( m_gse_context, m_si_internal, util::FS::GeneratePath({ mod_path, "main" }));
+	}
 }
 
 void Bindings::RunMain() {
diff --git a/src/game/backend/Game.cpp b/src/game/backend/Game.cpp
index 7402b539..66c78ead 100644
--- a/src/game/backend/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/game/backend/Game.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ const size_t Game::GetSlotNum() const {
 
 WRAPIMPL_BEGIN( Game, CLASS_GAME )
 	WRAPIMPL_PROPS
+		{
+			"year",
+			VALUE( gse::type::Int, 2100/*tmp*/ + m_current_turn.GetId() )
+		},
 		{
 			"random",
 			m_random->Wrap()
diff --git a/src/game/backend/faction/FactionManager.cpp b/src/game/backend/faction/FactionManager.cpp
index b2db7ada..a861936a 100644
--- a/src/game/backend/faction/FactionManager.cpp
+++ b/src/game/backend/faction/FactionManager.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ WRAPIMPL_BEGIN( FactionManager, CLASS_FM )
 				return faction->Wrap();
 			} )
 		},
+		{
+			"remove",
+			NATIVE_CALL( this ) {
+				N_EXPECT_ARGS( 1 );
+				N_GETVALUE( id, 0, String );
+				if ( !Get( id ) ) {
+					GSE_ERROR( gse::EC.GAME_ERROR, "Unknown faction: " + id );
+				}
+				Remove( id );
+				return VALUE( gse::type::Undefined );
+			} )
+		},
 	};
 WRAPIMPL_END_PTR( FactionManager )
 
diff --git a/src/gse/GSE.cpp b/src/gse/GSE.cpp
index 951323e5..8c944efc 100644
--- a/src/gse/GSE.cpp
+++ b/src/gse/GSE.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void GSE::Run() {
 	Log( "GSE finished" );
 }
 
-const Value GSE::GetInclude( context::Context* ctx, const si_t& si, const std::string& path ) {
+const Value GSE::RunScript( context::Context* ctx, const si_t& si, const std::string& path ) {
 	const auto& it = m_include_cache.find( path );
 	if ( it != m_include_cache.end() ) {
 		return it->second.result;
diff --git a/src/gse/GSE.h b/src/gse/GSE.h
index 7035c2c9..b4ea6829 100644
--- a/src/gse/GSE.h
+++ b/src/gse/GSE.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CLASS( GSE, common::Class )
 	void AddModule( const std::string& path, type::Callable* module );
 
 	void Run();
-	const Value GetInclude( context::Context* ctx, const si_t& si, const std::string& path );
+	const Value RunScript( context::Context* ctx, const si_t& si, const std::string& path );
 
 	void SetGlobal( const std::string& identifier, Value variable );
 	const Value& GetGlobal( const std::string& identifier );
diff --git a/src/gse/builtins/Include.cpp b/src/gse/builtins/Include.cpp
index dffd884a..8c19e9ff 100644
--- a/src/gse/builtins/Include.cpp
+++ b/src/gse/builtins/Include.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void Include::AddToContext( context::Context* ctx ) {
 		N_EXPECT_ARGS( 1 );
 		N_GETVALUE( path, 0, String );
 		const auto full_path = ctx->GetScriptInfo().directory + GSE::PATH_SEPARATOR + path;
-		return ctx->GetGSE()->GetInclude( ctx, call_si, full_path );
+		return ctx->GetGSE()->RunScript( ctx, call_si, full_path );
 	} ) );
 
 }
diff --git a/src/gse/type/Object.cpp b/src/gse/type/Object.cpp
index d60be887..68a54548 100644
--- a/src/gse/type/Object.cpp
+++ b/src/gse/type/Object.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ static const std::unordered_map< Object::object_class_t, std::string > s_object_
 		Object::CLASS_EXCEPTION,
 		"#exception"
 	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_RANDOM,
+		"#random"
+	},
 	{
 		Object::CLASS_COLOR,
 		"#color"
@@ -39,6 +43,14 @@ static const std::unordered_map< Object::object_class_t, std::string > s_object_
 		Object::CLASS_GAME,
 		"#game"
 	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_RM,
+		"#rm"
+	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_TM,
+		"#tm"
+	},
 	{
 		Object::CLASS_TILE,
 		"#tile"
@@ -53,7 +65,11 @@ static const std::unordered_map< Object::object_class_t, std::string > s_object_
 	},
 	{
 		Object::CLASS_FM,
-		"#factions"
+		"#fm"
+	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_UM,
+		"#um"
 	},
 	{
 		Object::CLASS_UNITDEF,
@@ -63,10 +79,22 @@ static const std::unordered_map< Object::object_class_t, std::string > s_object_
 		Object::CLASS_UNIT,
 		"#unit"
 	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_BM,
+		"#bm"
+	},
 	{
 		Object::CLASS_BASE,
 		"#base"
 	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_BASE_POP,
+		"#basepop"
+	},
+	{
+		Object::CLASS_AM,
+		"#am"
+	}
 };
 const std::string& Object::GetClassString( const object_class_t object_class ) {
 	const auto& it = s_object_class_str.find( object_class );
diff --git a/src/gse/type/Object.h b/src/gse/type/Object.h
index 9739aa45..ae6b727a 100644
--- a/src/gse/type/Object.h
+++ b/src/gse/type/Object.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class Object : public Type {
 		CLASS_SYSTEM,
 		CLASS_STATE,
 		CLASS_GAME,
-		CLASS_MAP,
 		CLASS_RM,
 		CLASS_TM,
 		CLASS_TILE,
diff --git a/src/resource/ResourceManager.cpp b/src/resource/ResourceManager.cpp
index d5f2c14a..6b9baabb 100644
--- a/src/resource/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/resource/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 #include "util/FS.h"
 
+#include "engine/Engine.h"
+#include "config/Config.h"
+
 namespace resource {
 
 ResourceManager::ResourceManager()
@@ -369,8 +372,17 @@ const std::string& ResourceManager::GetCustomPath( const std::string& path ) {
 	key.resize( path.length() );
 	std::transform( path.begin(), path.end(), key.begin(), ::tolower );
 
-	// look in datadir
-	auto resolved_file = util::FS::GetExistingCaseSensitivePath( m_data_path, path );
+	std::string resolved_file = "";
+
+	// look in mod dirs
+	for ( const auto& mod_path : g_engine->GetConfig()->GetModPaths() ) {
+		resolved_file = util::FS::GetExistingCaseSensitivePath( mod_path, path );
+	}
+
+	if ( resolved_file.empty() ) {
+		// look in datadir
+		resolved_file = util::FS::GetExistingCaseSensitivePath( m_data_path, path );
+	}
 
 	if ( resolved_file.empty() ) {