diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/physicsShape.cs b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/physicsShape.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8818a1613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/physicsShape.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (c) 2012 GarageGames, LLC
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+// IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function PhysicsShapeData::damage(%this, %obj, %sourceObject, %position, %amount, %damageType)
+{
+   // Order of operations is extremely important here!
+   // Verify that any changes will not cause this method to overflow the stack
+   // recursively calling itself.
+      
+   // Note that invulerable, damageRadius, areaImpulse, radiusDamage, and damageType
+   // are only dynamic fields... This is fine so long as you are only calling 
+   // this method server-side, just keep in mind these fields are NOT networked.
+   
+   if (  %this.invulnerable ||
+         %amount < 0 || 
+         ( %this.minDamageAmount != 0 && %amount < %this.minDamageAmount ) )
+      return;
+      
+   // We cannot destroy things twice.
+   if ( %obj.isDestroyed() )
+      return;
+                        
+   // This sets a maskbit on the server PhysicsShape which will cause the
+   // client object to destroy ( spawn debris ) during the next ghost update.
+   %obj.destroy();   
+   
+   // Single-player hack...
+   // In a single-player situation the radial impulse NetEvent will
+   // be applied client-side immediately when we call it, which means it will
+   // happen before the next ghost update and the debris won't even exist yet!
+   //
+   // So we are explicitly calling destroy on the client-side object first,
+   // before sending the event.
+   //   
+   if ( %obj.getClientObject() )
+      %obj.getClientObject().destroy();
+         
+   if ( %this.damageRadius > 0 )
+   {
+      // Send impulse event to affect objects from the explosion of this object.
+      // Happens server-side and client-side.
+      if ( %this.areaImpulse > 0 )
+         RadialImpulseEvent::send( %position, %this.damageRadius, %this.areaImpulse );
+      
+      // Apply damage to objects from the explosion of this object.   
+      if ( %this.radiusDamage > 0 )
+         radiusDamage( %obj, %position, %this.damageRadius, %this.radiusDamage, %this.damageType );
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/scriptExec.cs b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/scriptExec.cs
index 26f4f8280..a61204040 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/scriptExec.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/scriptExec.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ exec("./health.cs");
 exec("./projectile.cs");
 exec("./radiusDamage.cs");
 exec("./teleporter.cs");
+exec("./physicsShape.cs");
 
 // Load our supporting weapon script, it contains methods used by all weapons.
 exec("./weapon.cs");
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/shapeBase.cs b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/shapeBase.cs
index 128278883..ba0e9028b 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/shapeBase.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/shapeBase.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ function ShapeBase::clearDamageDt(%this)
    }
 }
 
+
+function GameBase::damage(%this, %sourceObject, %position, %damage, %damageType)
+{
+   // All damage applied by one object to another should go through this method.
+   // This function is provided to allow objects some chance of overriding or
+   // processing damage values and types.  As opposed to having weapons call
+   // ShapeBase::applyDamage directly. Damage is redirected to the datablock,
+   // this is standard procedure for many built in callbacks.
+      
+   %datablock = %this.getDataBlock();
+   if ( isObject( %datablock ) )
+      %datablock.damage(%this, %sourceObject, %position, %damage, %damageType);
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ShapeBase datablock
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------