Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/particle/dust_storm_red.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/particle/dust_storm_red.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/particle/dust_storm_red.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <group>
+    <variant name="Base">
+      <particles file="dust_storm_red.xml"/>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <material>basic_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_red.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_red.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_red.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<particles>
+    <texture>art/textures/particles/blowing_sand.png</texture>
+    <blend mode="over"/>
+    <start_full/>
+    <constant name="emissionrate" value="2.0"/>
+    <uniform name="lifetime" min="15.0" max="30.0"/>
+    <uniform name="position.x" min="-50.0" max="50.0"/>
+    <uniform name="position.z" min="-50.0" max="50.0"/>
+    <constant name="position.y" value="3.0"/>
+    <uniform name="velocity.x" min="1.0" max="2.0"/>
+    <uniform name="velocity.angle" min="-0.1" max="0.15"/>
+    <uniform name="size" min="20.0" max="40.0"/>
+    <uniform name="color.r" min="1.0" max="1.0"/>
+    <uniform name="color.g" min="0.25" max="0.25"/>
+    <uniform name="color.b" min="0.20" max="0.20"/>
+</particles>
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_reddish.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_reddish.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/art/particles/dust_storm_reddish.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <uniform name="velocity.x" min="1.0" max="2.0"/>
     <uniform name="velocity.angle" min="-0.1" max="0.15"/>
     <uniform name="size" min="20.0" max="40.0"/>
-    <uniform name="color.r" min="1.0" max="1.0"/>
-    <uniform name="color.g" min="0.25" max="0.25"/>
-    <uniform name="color.b" min="0.20" max="0.20"/>
+    <uniform name="color.r" min="1.0" max="0.9"/>
+    <uniform name="color.g" min="0.6" max="0.6"/>
+    <uniform name="color.b" min="0.4" max="0.4"/>
 </particles>
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/scenarios/sandbox_kushites.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/scenarios/sandbox_kushites.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/scenarios/sandbox_kushites.xml
@@ -2630,25 +2630,25 @@
 			<Actor seed="5338"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="566">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="405.068" z="576.09504"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="19602"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="567">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="672.06006" z="253.37198"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="26556"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="568">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="296.55677" z="109.33153"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="34112"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="569">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="762.62049" z="731.16761"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="36712"/>
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/butana_steppe_2p.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/butana_steppe_2p.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/butana_steppe_2p.xml
@@ -2473,25 +2473,25 @@
 			<Actor seed="5338"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="566">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="374.08027" z="530.89368"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="19602"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="567">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="672.06006" z="253.37198"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="26556"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="568">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="296.55677" z="109.33153"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="34112"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="569">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="762.62049" z="731.16761"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="36712"/>
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/nubian_frontier_2p.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/nubian_frontier_2p.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/skirmishes/nubian_frontier_2p.xml
@@ -1333,61 +1333,61 @@
 			<Actor seed="38084"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="277">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="389.62992" z="205.73765"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="9884"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="278">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="523.72938" z="97.73989"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="17246"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="279">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="565.08991" z="440.97223"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="34244"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="280">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="371.00831" z="559.68744"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="27488"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="281">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="448.79047" z="703.1551"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="53120"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="282">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="591.67225" z="797.94007"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="37422"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="283">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="640.70282" z="661.53956"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="29538"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="284">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="327.10407" z="901.85566"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="61664"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="285">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="617.71735" z="228.64087"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="48756"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="293">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="855.6324" z="225.22193"/>
 			<Orientation y="5.03408"/>
 			<Actor seed="61664"/>
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@
 			<Actor seed="40422"/>
 		</Entity>
 		<Entity uid="536">
-			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_reddish.xml</Template>
+			<Template>actor|particle/dust_storm_red.xml</Template>
 			<Position x="279.6342" z="223.26081"/>
 			<Orientation y="2.35621"/>
 			<Actor seed="61770"/>