Index: binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastif.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastif.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastif.xml
@@ -1,39 +1,65 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<actor version="1">
-  <castshadow/>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle2.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="Walk" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="run" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death2.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_attack.dae" name="attack_melee" speed="100"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/mastiff.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="brown">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="taupe">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle2.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="Walk" speed="10"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="run" speed="10"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death2.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_attack.dae" name="attack_melee" speed="100"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/mastiff.dae</mesh>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="3" name="brown">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="null_black.dds" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="3" name="taupe">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="null_black.dds" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="2" name="advanced brown">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="2" name="advanced taupe">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="elite brown">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="elite taupe">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
+        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans_spec.xml</material>
+</actor>
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_a.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_a.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<actor version="1">
-  <castshadow/>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle2.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="Walk" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="run" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death2.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_attack.dae" name="attack_melee" speed="100"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/mastiff.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="brown">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="taupe">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_a_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <material>player_trans_spec.xml</material>
-</actor>
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_b.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_b.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_b.xml
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<actor version="1">
-  <castshadow/>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle2.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="Walk" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="run" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death2.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_attack.dae" name="attack_melee" speed="100"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/mastiff.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="brown">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="taupe">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-</actor>
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_e.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_e.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<actor version="1">
-  <castshadow/>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="mastiff">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_long.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle_shake.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_idle2.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="Walk" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_run.dae" name="run" speed="10"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_death2.dae" name="death" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="quadraped/mastiff_attack.dae" name="attack_melee" speed="100"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/mastiff.dae</mesh>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="brown">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new.png" name="baseTex"/>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="taupe">
-      <textures>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new2.png" name="baseTex"/>
-        <texture file="skeletal/mastiff_e_new_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
-      </textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <material>player_trans_spec.xml</material>
-</actor>
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/brit_war_dog.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/brit_war_dog.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/brit_war_dog.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <Icon>units/brit_war_dog.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <VisualActor>
-    <Actor>units/britons/war_dog_mastiff_b.xml</Actor>
+    <Actor>units/britons/war_dog_mastiff.xml</Actor>
   </VisualActor>
 </Entity>