diff --git a/inGameAppState.cpp b/inGameAppState.cpp
index 8f800a1..c852c1c 100755
--- a/inGameAppState.cpp
+++ b/inGameAppState.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 
 		Map *map = Map::getSingleton();
 		map->load(mapName);
-		map->loadPlayerGameObjects();
+		map->loadPlayersGameObjects();
 
 		Camera *cam = Root::getSingleton()->getCamera();
 		cam->setPosition(Map::getSingleton()->getSpawnPoint(playerId) + Vector3(1, 1, 1) * configData::CAMERA_DISTANCE);
diff --git a/map.cpp b/map.cpp
index dca7b06..4894858 100755
--- a/map.cpp
+++ b/map.cpp
@@ -420,52 +420,59 @@ namespace battleship{
 		}
 	}
 
-	//TODO move minimap loading elsewhere
-	void Map::loadPlayerGameObjects(){
-		vector<Player*> players = Game::getSingleton()->getPlayers(true);
+	void Map::loadPlayerGameObjects(Player *player, sol::table playerTbl){
+		string resDepInd = "resourceDeposits";
 		sol::state_view SOL_LUA_VIEW = generateView();
-		string playerInd = "players";
+		sol::table resDepTbl = playerTbl["resourceDeposits"];
+		int numNpcObjs = resDepTbl.size();
 
-		for(int i = 0; i < players.size(); i++){
-			string resDepInd = "resourceDeposits";
-			SOL_LUA_VIEW.script("numResourceDeposits = #" + mapTable + "." + playerInd + "[" + to_string(i + 1) + "]." + resDepInd);
-			int numNpcObjs = SOL_LUA_VIEW["numResourceDeposits"];
-			Player *player = players[i];
+		for(int j = 0; j < numNpcObjs; j++){
+			sol::table npcObjTable = resDepTbl[j + 1];
+			int id = npcObjTable["id"];
 
-			for(int j = 0; j < numNpcObjs; j++){
-				sol::table npcObjTable = SOL_LUA_VIEW[mapTable][playerInd][i + 1][resDepInd][j + 1];
-				int id = npcObjTable["id"];
+			sol::table posTable = npcObjTable["pos"];
+			Vector3 pos = Vector3(posTable["x"], posTable["y"], posTable["z"]);
 
-				sol::table posTable = npcObjTable["pos"];
-				Vector3 pos = Vector3(posTable["x"], posTable["y"], posTable["z"]);
+			sol::table rotTable = npcObjTable["rot"];
+			Quaternion rot = Quaternion(rotTable["w"], rotTable["x"], rotTable["y"], rotTable["z"]);
+			int initAmmount = resDepTbl[j + 1]["initAmmount"];
 
-				sol::table rotTable = npcObjTable["rot"];
-				Quaternion rot = Quaternion(rotTable["w"], rotTable["x"], rotTable["y"], rotTable["z"]);
-				int initAmmount = SOL_LUA_VIEW[mapTable][playerInd][i + 1][resDepInd][j + 1]["initAmmount"];
-
-				player->addResourceDeposit(GameObjectFactory::createResourceDeposit(player, id, pos, rot, initAmmount));
-			}
-
-			//int spawnPointId = SOL_LUA_STATE[mapTable]["spawnPointInd"][i + 1][spawnPointId];
-			string unitInd = "units";
-			SOL_LUA_VIEW.script("numUnits = #" + mapTable + "." + playerInd + "[" + to_string(i + 1) + "]." + unitInd);
-			int numUnits = SOL_LUA_VIEW["numUnits"];
-			
-			for(int j = 0; j < numUnits; j++){
-				sol::table unitTable = SOL_LUA_VIEW[mapTable][playerInd][i + 1][unitInd][j + 1];
-
-	   			string posInd = "pos";
-				Vector3 pos = Vector3(unitTable[posInd]["x"], unitTable[posInd]["y"], unitTable[posInd]["z"]);
-
-				string rotInd = "rot";
-				Quaternion rot = Quaternion(unitTable[rotInd]["w"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"]);
-
-				int id = unitTable["id"];
-				int buildStatus = unitTable["buildStatus"].get_or(0);
-				player->addUnit(GameObjectFactory::createUnit(player, id, pos, rot, buildStatus));
-			}
+			player->addResourceDeposit(GameObjectFactory::createResourceDeposit(player, id, pos, rot, initAmmount));
 		}
 
+		string unitInd = "units";
+		sol::table unitsTbl = playerTbl["units"];
+		int numUnits = unitsTbl.size();
+		
+		for(int j = 0; j < numUnits; j++){
+			sol::table unitTable = unitsTbl[j + 1];
+
+	   		string posInd = "pos";
+			Vector3 pos = Vector3(unitTable[posInd]["x"], unitTable[posInd]["y"], unitTable[posInd]["z"]);
+
+			string rotInd = "rot";
+			Quaternion rot = Quaternion(unitTable[rotInd]["w"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"], unitTable[rotInd]["x"]);
+
+			int id = unitTable["id"];
+			int buildStatus = unitTable["buildStatus"].get_or(0);
+			player->addUnit(GameObjectFactory::createUnit(player, id, pos, rot, buildStatus));
+		}
+	}
+
+	//TODO move minimap loading elsewhere
+	void Map::loadPlayersGameObjects(){
+		Game *game = Game::getSingleton();
+		vector<Player*> choosablePlayers = game->getPlayers(false);
+		sol::state_view SOL_LUA_VIEW = generateView();
+
+		for(int i = 0; i < choosablePlayers.size(); i++){
+			sol::table playerTbl = SOL_LUA_VIEW[mapTable]["choosablePlayers"][i + 1];
+			loadPlayerGameObjects(choosablePlayers[i], playerTbl);
+		}
+
+		sol::table civPlayerTbl = SOL_LUA_VIEW[mapTable]["civilianPlayer"];
+		loadPlayerGameObjects(game->getCivilianPlayer(), civPlayerTbl);
+
 		Minimap::getSingleton()->load();
 	}
 
diff --git a/map.h b/map.h
index 8846271..0268e62 100755
--- a/map.h
+++ b/map.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <vector.h>
 #include <util.h>
 
+#include <solUtil.h>
+
 namespace vb01{
 	class Model;
 	class Material;
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 		std::vector<vb01::RayCaster::CollisionResult> raycastTerrain(vb01::Vector3, vb01::Vector3, bool);
 		int getCellId(vb01::Vector3, bool = true);
 		bool isPointWithinTerrainObject(vb01::Vector3, int);
-		void loadPlayerGameObjects();
+		void loadPlayersGameObjects();
 		int getNumMapSpawnPoints(std::string = "");
 		std::vector<int> getSurroundingCells(vb01::Vector3, int);
 		void blockCells(Unit*);
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 		void loadLights();
 		void loadSkybox();
 		void loadCells();
+		void loadPlayerGameObjects(Player*, sol::table);
 		void loadTerrainObject(int);
 		void unloadTerrainObjects();
 		void unloadCells();
@@ -121,5 +124,4 @@ namespace battleship{
 		template<typename T> int bsearch(std::vector<T>, T, float);
     };
 }
-
 #endif
diff --git a/mapEditorAppState.cpp b/mapEditorAppState.cpp
index f4d63f1..9228217 100644
--- a/mapEditorAppState.cpp
+++ b/mapEditorAppState.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 			for(int i = 0; i < numPlayers; i++)
 				game->addPlayer(new Player(0, 0, 0, Vector3(1, 1, 1)));
 
-			map->loadPlayerGameObjects();
+			map->loadPlayersGameObjects();
 		}
 	}