diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/data/UI/guis/optionsMenu.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/data/UI/guis/optionsMenu.tscript
index aa343f81f..40540c1ab 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/data/UI/guis/optionsMenu.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/data/UI/guis/optionsMenu.tscript
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@ function OptionsMenuSettingsList::addOptionBoolRow(%this, %label, %targetPrefVar
       
    if(%qualityLevelList $= $yesNoList && isInt(%defaultValue))
    {
-      %defaultValue = convertBoolToYesNo(!%defaultValue);
+      %defaultValue = convertBoolToYesNo(%defaultValue);
    }
    else if(%qualityLevelList $= $onOffList && isInt(%defaultValue))
    {
-      %defaultValue = convertBoolToOnOff(!%defaultValue);
+      %defaultValue = convertBoolToOnOff(%defaultValue);
    }
 
    return %this.addOptionRow(%label, %targetPrefVar, %qualityLevelList, 
@@ -995,9 +995,11 @@ function MenuOptionsButton::onChange(%this)
          OptionsMenu.unappliedChanges.add(%targetVar, "\"" @ %saveReadyValue @ "\"" );
       }
       else
+         {
          OptionsMenu.unappliedChanges.setValue("\"" @ %saveReadyValue @ "\"", %prefIndex);
       }
    }
+   }
    else if(%optionMode == 1)
    {
       %currentValue = %this.getValue();
@@ -1009,7 +1011,9 @@ function MenuOptionsButton::onChange(%this)
          OptionsMenu.unappliedChanges.add(%targetVar, "\"" @ %currentValue @ "\"" );
       }
       else
+      {
          OptionsMenu.unappliedChanges.setValue("\"" @ %currentValue @ "\"", %prefIndex);
+      }
    }
    
    //Update the UI in case there's responsive logic
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/guis/assetBrowser.gui b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/guis/assetBrowser.gui
index 29c282c5b..c4df19d95 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/guis/assetBrowser.gui
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/guis/assetBrowser.gui
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ $guiContent = new GuiControl(AssetBrowser) {
             hovertime = "1000";
             isContainer = "0";
             internalName = "ImportAssetButton";
+            command="AssetBrowser.importNewFile();";
             canSave = "1";
             canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
          };
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetBrowser.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetBrowser.tscript
index fd3a7b213..3dd7b881d 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetBrowser.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetBrowser.tscript
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildAssetPreview( %this, %asset, %moduleName )
       %this.previewData.doubleClickCommand = "";
    }
    
-   AssetPreviewArray.empty();
-   
    %previewImage = "core/art/warnmat";
    
    if(/*%moduleName !$= "" && */ModuleDatabase.findModule(%moduleName, 1) !$= "")
@@ -512,6 +510,7 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildAssetPreview( %this, %asset, %moduleName )
       textLocation = "Bottom";
       extent = %previewSize.x SPC %previewSize.y + %textBottomPad;
       buttonType = "RadioButton";
+      buttonMargin = "0 -10";
       profile = ToolsGuiDefaultProfile;
    };
    
@@ -528,11 +527,15 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildAssetPreview( %this, %asset, %moduleName )
       %previewButton.iconLocation = "Left";
       %previewButton.textLocation = "Right";
       %previewButton.setextent(120,20);
+      
+      AssetBrowser.previewListMode = true;
    }
    else
    {
       %size = %previewSize.x * %previewScaleSize;
       %previewButton.setextent(%size,%size + %textBottomPad);
+      
+      AssetBrowser.previewListMode = false;
    }
    
    //%previewButton.extent = %previewSize.x + %previewBounds SPC %previewSize.y + %previewBounds + 24;
@@ -549,6 +552,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildAssetPreview( %this, %asset, %moduleName )
       %doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDesc@" );";
    }
    
+   %this.previewData.previewLoaded = true;
+   
    //Build out the preview
    %buildCommand = %this @ ".build" @ %assetType @ "Preview(\"" @ %assetDesc @ "\"," @ %this.previewData @ ");";
    eval(%buildCommand);
@@ -579,7 +584,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildAssetPreview( %this, %asset, %moduleName )
    AssetBrowser-->assetList.add(%previewButton);
    
    // add to the array object for reference later
-   AssetPreviewArray.add( %previewButton, %this.previewData.previewImage );
+   if(%this.previewData.previewLoaded == false)
+      AssetPreviewArray.add( %previewButton );
 }
 
 function AssetBrowser::refresh(%this)
@@ -607,6 +613,25 @@ function AssetBrowser::doRefresh(%this)
       %this.dirty = false;
    }
 }
+
+function AssetBrowser::populatePreviewImages(%this)
+{
+   echo("AssetBrowser::populatePreviewImages() - Previews to generate: " @ AssetPreviewArray.count());
+   for(%i=0; %i < AssetPreviewArray.count(); %i++)
+   {
+      %previewButton = AssetPreviewArray.getKey(%i);
+      %type = %previewButton.assetType;
+      
+      echo("   - Generating preview for asset: " @ %previewButton.moduleName @ ":" @ %previewButton.assetName);
+      
+      AssetBrowser.call("generate" @ %previewButton.assetType @ "PreviewImage", %previewButton);
+      AssetPreviewArray.erase(%i);
+      
+      echo("   - done, scheduling another pass");
+      AssetBrowser.schedule(32, "populatePreviewImages");
+      return;
+   }
+}
 //
 //
 /*function AssetPreviewButton::onClick(%this)
@@ -716,7 +741,6 @@ function AssetBrowser::loadDirectories( %this )
       //}
   // }
    
-   AssetPreviewArray.empty();
    
    AssetBrowser-->filterTree.buildVisibleTree(true);
    
@@ -1776,6 +1800,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::doRebuildAssetArray(%this)
 	
    for(%i=0; %i < $AssetBrowser::AssetArray.count(); %i++)
 		AssetBrowser.buildAssetPreview( $AssetBrowser::AssetArray.getValue(%i), $AssetBrowser::AssetArray.getKey(%i) );  
+   //Queue population of any non-Type Card preview images
+   AssetBrowser.schedule(32, "populatePreviewImages");
 		
    AssetBrowser_FooterText.text = %finalAssetCount @ " Assets";
    
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/image.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/image.tscript
index 167b3f197..f118fc078 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/image.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/image.tscript
@@ -175,20 +175,48 @@ function AssetBrowser::importImageAsset(%this, %assetItem)
       AssetDatabase.refreshAsset(%assetId);
 }
 
-function AssetBrowser::buildImageAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %forcePreviewRegenerate)
+function AssetBrowser::buildImageAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData)
 {
-   if(%forcePreviewRegenerate $= "")
-      %forcePreviewRegenerate = false;
+   //%module = %this.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(makeRelativePath(filePath(%assetDef.getImagePath())));
       
-   %module = %this.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(makeRelativePath(filePath(%assetDef.getImagePath())));
-   %previewPath = "tools/resources/previewCache/" @ %module.moduleId @ "/";
+   %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
+   %previewData.previewLoaded = false; //this marks it for loading progressively later
+   
+   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.scriptFile;
+   
+   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
+   
+   //image info
+   //%info = %assetDef.getImageInfo();
+   
+   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ "\n" @
+      "Asset Type: Image Asset\n" @ 
+      "Asset Definition ID: " @ %assetDef @ "\n" @ 
+      "Image Type: " @ %assetDef.imageType @ "\n" @ 
+     /* "Format: " @ getWord(%info, 0) @ "\n" @ 
+      "Height: " @ getWord(%info, 1) @ "\n" @ 
+      "Width: " @ getWord(%info, 2) @ "\n" @ 
+      "Depth: " @ getWord(%info, 3) @ "\n" @ */
+      "Image File path: " @ %assetDef.getImagePath();
+}
+
+function AssetBrowser::generateImageAssetPreviewImage(%this, %previewButton, %forceRegenerate)
+{
+   if(%forceRegenerate $= "")
+      %forceRegenerate = false;
+      
+   %previewPath = "tools/resources/previewCache/" @ %previewButton.moduleName @ "/";
    
    if(!IsDirectory(%previewPath))
    {
       %this.dirHandler.createFolder(%previewPath);
    }
    
-   %generatePreview = false;
+   %assetId = %previewButton.moduleName @ ":" @ %previewButton.assetName;
+      
+   %assetDef = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset(%assetId);
    
    %previewFilePath = %previewPath @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_Preview.png";
    if(!isFile(%previewFilePath) || (compareFileTimes(%assetDef.getImagePath(), %previewFilePath) == 1))
@@ -196,12 +224,10 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildImageAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %f
       %generatePreview = true;
    }
    
-   %previewAssetName = %module.moduleId @ "_" @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_PreviewImage";
+   %previewAssetName = %previewButton.moduleName @ "_" @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_PreviewImage";
    
-   if(%generatePreview || %forcePreviewRegenerate)
+   if(%generatePreview || %forceRegenerate)
    {
-      displayEditorLoadingGui("Generating Image Asset Preview...");
-      
       %success = saveScaledImage(%assetDef.getImagePath(), %previewFilePath, EditorSettings.value("Assets/Browser/PreviewImageSize"));
       
       if(%success)
@@ -222,49 +248,28 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildImageAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %f
             %toolsModuleDef = ModuleDatabase.findModule("ToolsModule",1);
             
             %success = AssetDatabase.addDeclaredAsset(%toolsModuleDef, %previewImgAssetPath);
+            
+            if(!%success)
+            {
+               return false; //failed to register the preview image for some reason?
          }
       }
-      else
-      {
-         %previewFilePath = %assetDef.getImagePath();
-         %previewAssetName = %module.moduleId @ ":" @ %assetDef.assetName;  
+         
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
       }
-      
-      hideEditorLoadingGui();
    }
    else
    {
-      %previewAssetName = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
-   }
-   
-   //Revalidate. If it didn't work, just use the default placeholder one
-   if(!isFile(%previewFilePath))
+      //just map the existing one then
+      if(AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset("ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName))
    {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
    }
-   else
-   {
-      %previewData.previewImage = %previewAssetName;
    }
    
-   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.scriptFile;
-   
-   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
-   
-   //image info
-   %info = %assetDef.getImageInfo();
-   
-   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ "\n" @
-      "Asset Type: Image Asset\n" @ 
-      "Asset Definition ID: " @ %assetDef @ "\n" @ 
-      "Image Type: " @ %assetDef.imageType @ "\n" @ 
-      "Format: " @ getWord(%info, 0) @ "\n" @ 
-      "Height: " @ getWord(%info, 1) @ "\n" @ 
-      "Width: " @ getWord(%info, 2) @ "\n" @ 
-      "Depth: " @ getWord(%info, 3) @ "\n" @ 
-      "Image File path: " @ %assetDef.getImagePath(); 
+   return false;
 }
 
 //Renames the asset
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/material.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/material.tscript
index d6d48819c..12c6d4e3d 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/material.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/material.tscript
@@ -426,8 +426,43 @@ function AssetBrowser::importMaterialAsset(%this, %assetItem)
 
 function AssetBrowser::buildMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %forcePreviewRegenerate)
 {   
-   if(%forcePreviewRegenerate $= "")
-      %forcePreviewRegenerate = false;
+   %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
+   %previewData.previewLoaded = false; //this marks it for loading progressively later
+      
+   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.scriptFile;
+   
+   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
+
+   if(%this.selectMode)
+      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.selectAsset( AssetBrowser.selectedAsset );";
+   else
+      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
+      
+   %definitionPath = %assetDef.getScriptPath();
+   if(%definitionPath $= "")
+      %definitionPath = %assetDef.getFilename();
+   
+   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ 
+                           "\nAsset Type: Material Asset" @  
+                           "\nAsset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @
+                           "\nDefinition Path: " @ %definitionPath;
+                           
+   if(!%this.selectMode)
+   {
+      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
+   }
+}
+
+function AssetBrowser::generateMaterialAssetPreviewImage(%this, %previewButton, %forceRegenerate)
+{
+   if(%forceRegenerate $= "")
+      %forceRegenerate = false;
+      
+   %assetId = %previewButton.moduleName @ ":" @ %previewButton.assetName;
+      
+   %assetDef = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset(%assetId);
       
    %module = %this.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(makeRelativePath(filePath(AssetDatabase.getAssetFilePath(%assetDef.getAssetId()))));
    %previewPath = "tools/resources/previewCache/" @ %module.moduleId @ "/";
@@ -456,10 +491,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData,
 
    %previewAssetName = %module.moduleId @ "_" @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_PreviewImage";
                                    
-   if(%generatePreview || %forcePreviewRegenerate)
+   if(%generatePreview || %forceRegenerate)
    {
-      displayEditorLoadingGui("Generating Material Asset Preview...");
-   
       if(isObject(%assetDef.materialDefinitionName))
       {
          //real fast, we'll be 100% sure that the image resource we need is loaded
@@ -490,50 +523,28 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData,
             %toolsModuleDef = ModuleDatabase.findModule("ToolsModule",1);
                
             %success = AssetDatabase.addDeclaredAsset(%toolsModuleDef, %previewImgAssetPath);
+            
+            if(!%success)
+            {
+               return false; //failed to register the preview image for some reason?
          }
       }
-      else
+      
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
+   }
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      //just map the existing one then
+      if(AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset("ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName))
       {
-         error("Failed to generate preview for material: " @ %assetDef.materialDefinitionName);
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
       }
-      
-      hideEditorLoadingGui();
-   }
-   
-   //Revalidate. If it didn't work, just use the default placeholder one
-   if(!isFile(%previewFilePath))
-   {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:materialIcon_image";
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
    }
       
-   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.scriptFile;
-   
-   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
-
-   if(%this.selectMode)
-      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.selectAsset( AssetBrowser.selectedAsset );";
-   else
-      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
-      
-   %definitionPath = %assetDef.getScriptPath();
-   if(%definitionPath $= "")
-      %definitionPath = %assetDef.getFilename();
-   
-   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ 
-                           "\nAsset Type: Material Asset" @  
-                           "\nAsset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @
-                           "\nDefinition Path: " @ %definitionPath;
-                           
-   if(!%this.selectMode)
-   {
-      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
-   }
+   return false;
 }
 
 function AssetBrowser::onMaterialAssetEditorDropped(%this, %assetDef, %position)
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/shape.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/shape.tscript
index c70750e90..4195cf1b9 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/shape.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/shape.tscript
@@ -265,8 +265,44 @@ function AssetBrowser::importShapeAsset(%this, %assetItem)
 
 function AssetBrowser::buildShapeAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %forcePreviewRegenerate)
 {
-   if(%forcePreviewRegenerate $= "")
-      %forcePreviewRegenerate = false;
+   %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
+   %previewData.previewLoaded = false; //this marks it for loading progressively later
+   
+   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.fileName;
+   
+   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
+   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ "\n" @ 
+                           "Asset Type: Shape Asset\n" @ 
+                           "Asset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @ "\n" @ 
+                           "Shape File path: " @ %assetDef.getShapePath();
+                           
+   if(%this.selectMode)
+   {
+      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.selectAsset( AssetBrowser.selectedAsset );";
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      if(EditorSettings.value("Assets/Browser/doubleClickAction", "Edit Asset") $= "Edit Asset")
+      {
+         %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.onShapeAssetEditorDropped( "@%assetDef@" );";
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+function AssetBrowser::generateShapeAssetPreviewImage(%this, %previewButton, %forceRegenerate)
+{
+   if(%forceRegenerate $= "")
+      %forceRegenerate = false;
+      
+   %assetId = %previewButton.moduleName @ ":" @ %previewButton.assetName;
+      
+   %assetDef = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset(%assetId);
       
    %module = %this.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(makeRelativePath(filePath(%assetDef.getShapePath())));
    %previewPath = "tools/resources/previewCache/" @ %module.moduleId @ "/";
@@ -286,10 +322,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildShapeAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %f
    
    %previewAssetName = %module.moduleId @ "_" @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_PreviewImage";
    
-   if(%generatePreview || %forcePreviewRegenerate)
+   if(%generatePreview || %forceRegenerate)
    {
-      displayEditorLoadingGui("Generating Shape Asset Preview...");
-      
       //real fast, we'll be 100% sure that the image resource we need is loaded
       
       %matSlot0AssetId = %assetDef.materialSlot0;
@@ -322,46 +356,31 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildShapeAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %f
          %toolsModuleDef = ModuleDatabase.findModule("ToolsModule",1);
             
          %success = AssetDatabase.addDeclaredAsset(%toolsModuleDef, %previewImgAssetPath);
-      }
       
-      hideEditorLoadingGui();
+         if(!%success)
+         {
+            return false; //failed to register the preview image for some reason?
    }
-   
-   //Revalidate. If it didn't work, just use the default placeholder one
-   if(!isFile(%previewFilePath))
-   {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
    }
    else
    {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+         %previewAssetName = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
    }
    
-   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetPath = %assetDef.fileName;
-   
-   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
-   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ "\n" @ 
-                           "Asset Type: Shape Asset\n" @ 
-                           "Asset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @ "\n" @ 
-                           "Shape File path: " @ %assetDef.getShapePath();
-                           
-   if(%this.selectMode)
-   {
-      %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.selectAsset( AssetBrowser.selectedAsset );";
+      %previewButton.bitmapAsset = %previewAssetName;
+      return true;
    }
    else
    {
-      if(EditorSettings.value("Assets/Browser/doubleClickAction", "Edit Asset") $= "Edit Asset")
+      //just map the existing one then
+      if(AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset("ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName))
       {
-         %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.editAsset( "@%assetDef@" );";
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "AssetBrowser.onShapeAssetEditorDropped( "@%assetDef@" );";
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
       }
    }
+   
+   return false;
 }
 
 function AssetBrowser::onShapeAssetEditorDropped(%this, %assetDef, %position)
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/terrainMaterial.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/terrainMaterial.tscript
index 8176d0da0..ded898e9f 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/terrainMaterial.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/terrainMaterial.tscript
@@ -111,8 +111,35 @@ function AssetBrowser::moveTerrainMaterialAsset(%this, %assetDef, %destination)
 
 function AssetBrowser::buildTerrainMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previewData, %forcePreviewRegenerate)
 {
-   if(%forcePreviewRegenerate $= "")
-      %forcePreviewRegenerate = false;
+   %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:genericAssetIcon_image";
+   %previewData.previewLoaded = false; //this marks it for loading progressively later
+      
+   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
+   %previewData.assetPath = "";
+   %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "";
+   
+   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.gameObjectName;
+   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
+   %previewData.tooltip = %assetDef.gameObjectName;
+   
+   %definitionPath = %assetDef.getScriptPath();
+   if(%definitionPath $= "")
+      %definitionPath = %assetDef.getFilename();
+   
+   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ 
+                           "\nAsset Type: Terrain Material Asset" @  
+                           "\nAsset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @
+                           "\nDefinition Path: " @ %definitionPath;
+}
+
+function AssetBrowser::generateTerrainMaterialAssetPreviewImage(%this, %previewButton, %forceRegenerate)
+{
+   if(%forceRegenerate $= "")
+      %forceRegenerate = false;
+      
+   %assetId = %previewButton.moduleName @ ":" @ %previewButton.assetName;
+      
+   %assetDef = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset(%assetId);
       
    %module = %this.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(makeRelativePath(filePath(AssetDatabase.getAssetFilePath(%assetDef.getAssetId()))));
    %previewPath = "tools/resources/previewCache/" @ %module.moduleId @ "/";
@@ -141,10 +168,8 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildTerrainMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previ
 
    %previewAssetName = %module.moduleId @ "_" @ %assetDef.assetName @ "_PreviewImage";
                                    
-   if(%generatePreview || %forcePreviewRegenerate)
+   if(%generatePreview || %forceRegenerate)
    {
-      displayEditorLoadingGui("Generating Material Asset Preview...");
-   
       if(isObject(%assetDef.materialDefinitionName))
       {
          %previewShapeDef = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset("ToolsModule:previewSphereShape");
@@ -169,38 +194,28 @@ function AssetBrowser::buildTerrainMaterialAssetPreview(%this, %assetDef, %previ
             %toolsModuleDef = ModuleDatabase.findModule("ToolsModule",1);
                
             %success = AssetDatabase.addDeclaredAsset(%toolsModuleDef, %previewImgAssetPath);
+            
+            if(!%success)
+            {
+               return false; //failed to register the preview image for some reason?
          }
       }
       
-      hideEditorLoadingGui();
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
    }
-   
-   //Revalidate. If it didn't work, just use the default placeholder one
-   if(!isFile(%previewFilePath))
-   {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:terrainMaterialIcon_image";
    }
    else
    {
-      %previewData.previewImage = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+      //just map the existing one then
+      if(AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset("ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName))
+      {
+         %previewButton.bitmapAsset = "ToolsModule:" @ %previewAssetName;
+         return true;
+      }
    }
       
-   %previewData.assetName = %assetDef.assetName;
-   %previewData.assetPath = "";
-   %previewData.doubleClickCommand = "";
-   
-   %previewData.assetFriendlyName = %assetDef.gameObjectName;
-   %previewData.assetDesc = %assetDef.description;
-   %previewData.tooltip = %assetDef.gameObjectName;
-   
-   %definitionPath = %assetDef.getScriptPath();
-   if(%definitionPath $= "")
-      %definitionPath = %assetDef.getFilename();
-   
-   %previewData.tooltip = "Asset Name: " @ %assetDef.assetName @ 
-                           "\nAsset Type: Terrain Material Asset" @  
-                           "\nAsset Definition ID: " @  %assetDef @
-                           "\nDefinition Path: " @ %definitionPath;
+   return false;
 }
 
 function GuiInspectorTypeTerrainMaterialAssetPtr::onClick( %this, %fieldName )
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/newAsset.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/newAsset.tscript
index e3a813862..c4fe9b537 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/newAsset.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/newAsset.tscript
@@ -139,6 +139,33 @@ function newAssetUpdatePath(%newPath)
    NewAssetTargetModule.text = AssetBrowser.dirHandler.getModuleFromAddress(AssetBrowser.dirHandler.currentAddress).ModuleId;
 }
 
+//
+function AssetBrowser::importNewFile(%this)
+{
+   %importingPath = "";
+   
+   %dlg = new OpenFileDialog()
+   {
+      Filters = "(All Files (*.*)|*.*|";
+      DefaultFile = "";
+      ChangePath = false;
+      MustExist = true;
+      MultipleFiles = false;
+      forceRelativePath = false;
+   };
+      
+   if ( %dlg.Execute() )
+   {
+      %importingPath = makeFullPath(%dlg.FileName);
+   }
+   
+   %dlg.delete();
+   
+   AssetBrowser.onBeginDropFiles();
+   AssetBrowser.onDropFile(%importingPath);
+   AssetBrowser.onEndDropFiles();
+}
+
 //
 function NewAssetTargetModule::onSelect(%this, %idx, %idy)
 {
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/profiles.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/profiles.tscript
index b8825155e..5c3f03ba7 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/profiles.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/profiles.tscript
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewImageAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
-   //fillColorNA = "230 126 0 255"; //fill color default
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "230 126 0 255";
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewImageAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfi
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewMaterialAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "0 100 0 255";
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewMaterialAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultPr
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewShapeAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "0 0 200 255";
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewShapeAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfi
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewShapeAnimationAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "0 0 200 255";
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewShapeAnimationAsset : ToolsGuiDef
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewSoundAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "75 101 135 255";
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewSoundAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfi
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewTerrainAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "200 198 198 255";
@@ -55,7 +60,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewTerrainAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultPro
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewTerrainMaterialAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "200 198 198 255";
@@ -64,7 +70,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewTerrainMaterialAsset : ToolsGuiDe
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewStateMachineAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "0 76 135 255";
@@ -73,7 +80,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewStateMachineAsset : ToolsGuiDefau
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewGUIAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "17 5 44 255";
@@ -82,7 +90,8 @@ singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewGUIAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile
 
 singleton GuiControlProfile(AssetBrowserPreviewLevelAsset : ToolsGuiDefaultProfile)
 {
-   fillColor = "128 128 128 255"; //hovered/selected
+   fillcolor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/windowBackgroundColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
    
    border = true;
    borderColor   = "0 208 186 255";
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/profiles.ed.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/profiles.ed.tscript
index 65d068e8a..478c15ce7 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/profiles.ed.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/profiles.ed.tscript
@@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ new GuiControlProfile( ToolsGuiTextArrayProfile : ToolsGuiTextProfile )
 if( !isObject( ToolsGuiTextListProfile ) )
 new GuiControlProfile( ToolsGuiTextListProfile : ToolsGuiTextProfile ) 
 {
+   fontColor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldTextColor");
+   fontColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldTextHLColor");
+   fontColorSEL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldTextSELColor");
+   fillColor = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGColor");
+   fillColorHL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGHLColor");
+   fillColorSEL = EditorSettings.value("Theme/fieldBGSELColor");
    tab = true;
    canKeyFocus = true;
    category = "Tools";
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/gui/guiTerrainImportGui.gui b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/gui/guiTerrainImportGui.gui
index ae0342a2a..3576e8734 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/gui/guiTerrainImportGui.gui
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/gui/guiTerrainImportGui.gui
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ function TerrainImportGuiAddOpacityMap( %name )
    // once per channel in the file
    // currently it works with just grayscale.   
    %channelsTxt = "R" TAB "G" TAB "B" TAB "A";
-   %bitmapInfo = getBitmapinfo( %name );
+   %bitmapInfo = getBitmapinfo( makeFullPath(%name) );
    
    %channelCount = getWord( %bitmapInfo, 2 );   
    
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/scripts/menus.ed.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/scripts/menus.ed.tscript
index 48cb8c5d5..0fd609019 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/scripts/menus.ed.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/worldEditor/scripts/menus.ed.tscript
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function EditorGui::buildMenus(%this)
    //%fileMenu.appendItem("Create Blank Terrain" TAB "" TAB "Canvas.pushDialog( CreateNewTerrainGui );");
    %fileMenu.appendItem("Create Blank Terrain" TAB "" TAB "AssetBrowser.setupCreateNewAsset(\"TerrainAsset\", AssetBrowser.selectedModule, createTerrainBlock);");         
      
-   %fileMenu.appendItem("Import Terrain Heightmap" TAB "" TAB "Canvas.pushDialog( TerrainImportGui );");
+   %fileMenu.appendItem("Import Terrain Heightmap" TAB "" TAB "AssetBrowser.setupCreateNewAsset(\"TerrainAsset\", AssetBrowser.selectedModule, createTerrainBlock); Canvas.pushDialog( TerrainImportGui );");
    
    %fileMenu.appendItem("Export Terrain Heightmap" TAB "" TAB "Canvas.pushDialog( TerrainExportGui );");
    %fileMenu.appendItem("-");