diff --git a/NewHorizons/Assets/xen.newhorizons b/NewHorizons/Assets/xen.newhorizons
index 8424b800..ec531739 100644
Binary files a/NewHorizons/Assets/xen.newhorizons and b/NewHorizons/Assets/xen.newhorizons differ
diff --git a/NewHorizons/Builder/Body/HeightMapBuilder.cs b/NewHorizons/Builder/Body/HeightMapBuilder.cs
index 3e8a06f5..3255b839 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Builder/Body/HeightMapBuilder.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Builder/Body/HeightMapBuilder.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
     public static class HeightMapBuilder
     {
         public static Shader PlanetShader;
+        private static readonly int EmissionMap = Shader.PropertyToID("_EmissionMap");
+        private static readonly int EmissionColor = Shader.PropertyToID("_EmissionColor");
 
         public static GameObject Make(GameObject planetGO, Sector sector, HeightMapModule module, IModBehaviour mod, int resolution, bool useLOD = false)
         {
             var deleteHeightmapFlag = false;
 
-            Texture2D heightMap, textureMap;
+            Texture2D heightMap, textureMap, emissionMap;
             try
             {
                 if (module.heightMap != null && !File.Exists(Path.Combine(mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, module.heightMap)))
@@ -26,11 +28,16 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
                     Logger.LogError($"Bad path for {planetGO.name} heightMap: {module.heightMap} couldn't be found.");
                     module.heightMap = null;
                 }
-                if (module.textureMap != null && !File.Exists(Path.Combine(mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, module.textureMap ?? "")))
+                if (module.textureMap != null && !File.Exists(Path.Combine(mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, module.textureMap)))
                 {
                     Logger.LogError($"Bad path for {planetGO.name} textureMap: {module.textureMap} couldn't be found.");
                     module.textureMap = null;
                 }
+                if (module.emissionMap != null && !File.Exists(Path.Combine(mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, module.emissionMap)))
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Bad path for {planetGO.name} emissionMap: {module.emissionMap} couldn't be found.");
+                    module.emissionMap = null;
+                }
 
                 if (module.heightMap == null)
                 {
@@ -54,8 +61,18 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
                     textureMap = ImageUtilities.GetTexture(mod, module.textureMap);
                 }
 
+                if (module.emissionMap == null)
+                {
+                    emissionMap = Texture2D.blackTexture;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    emissionMap = ImageUtilities.GetTexture(mod, module.emissionMap);
+                }
+
                 // If the texturemap is the same as the heightmap don't delete it #176
-                if (textureMap == heightMap) deleteHeightmapFlag = false;
+                // Do the same with emissionmap
+                if (textureMap == heightMap || emissionMap == heightMap) deleteHeightmapFlag = false;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -63,15 +80,18 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
                 return null;
             }
 
-            GameObject cubeSphere = new GameObject("CubeSphere");
+            var cubeSphere = new GameObject("CubeSphere");
             cubeSphere.SetActive(false);
             cubeSphere.transform.parent = sector?.transform ?? planetGO.transform;
 
             if (PlanetShader == null) PlanetShader = Main.NHAssetBundle.LoadAsset<Shader>("Assets/Shaders/SphereTextureWrapper.shader");
 
-            Vector3 stretch = module.stretch != null ? (Vector3)module.stretch : Vector3.one;
+            var stretch = module.stretch != null ? (Vector3)module.stretch : Vector3.one;
 
-            var level1 = MakeLODTerrain(cubeSphere, heightMap, textureMap, module.minHeight, module.maxHeight, resolution, stretch);
+            var emissionColor = module.emissionColor != null ? module.emissionColor.ToColor() : Color.white;
+
+            var level1 = MakeLODTerrain(cubeSphere, heightMap, textureMap, module.minHeight, module.maxHeight, resolution, stretch, 
+                emissionMap, emissionColor);
 
             var cubeSphereMC = cubeSphere.AddComponent<MeshCollider>();
             cubeSphereMC.sharedMesh = level1.gameObject.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
@@ -79,7 +99,8 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
             if (useLOD)
             {
                 var level2Res = (int)Mathf.Clamp(resolution / 2f, 1 /*cube moment*/, 100);
-                var level2 = MakeLODTerrain(cubeSphere, heightMap, textureMap, module.minHeight, module.maxHeight, level2Res, stretch);
+                var level2 = MakeLODTerrain(cubeSphere, heightMap, textureMap, module.minHeight, module.maxHeight, level2Res, stretch, 
+                    emissionMap, emissionColor);
 
                 var LODGroup = cubeSphere.AddComponent<LODGroup>();
                 LODGroup.size = module.maxHeight;
@@ -115,7 +136,7 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
             return cubeSphere;
         }
 
-        public static MeshRenderer MakeLODTerrain(GameObject root, Texture2D heightMap, Texture2D textureMap, float minHeight, float maxHeight, int resolution, Vector3 stretch)
+        private static MeshRenderer MakeLODTerrain(GameObject root, Texture2D heightMap, Texture2D textureMap, float minHeight, float maxHeight, int resolution, Vector3 stretch, Texture2D emissionMap, Color emissionColor)
         {
             var LODCubeSphere = new GameObject("LODCubeSphere");
 
@@ -126,6 +147,8 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Body
             cubeSphereMR.material = material;
             material.name = textureMap.name;
             material.mainTexture = textureMap;
+            material.SetTexture(EmissionMap, emissionMap);
+            material.SetColor(EmissionColor, emissionColor);
 
             LODCubeSphere.transform.parent = root.transform;
             LODCubeSphere.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
diff --git a/NewHorizons/External/Modules/HeightMapModule.cs b/NewHorizons/External/Modules/HeightMapModule.cs
index 945f65ed..18c9d250 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/External/Modules/HeightMapModule.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/External/Modules/HeightMapModule.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,15 @@ namespace NewHorizons.External.Modules
         [Range(1 * 4, 500 * 4)]
         [DefaultValue(51 * 4)]
         public int resolution = 51 * 4;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Relative filepath to the texture used for emission. Optional.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string emissionMap;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Color multiplier of the emission texture. Defaults to white.
+        /// </summary>
+        public MColor emissionColor;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/NewHorizons/Schemas/body_schema.json b/NewHorizons/Schemas/body_schema.json
index 8c9e6ac1..a6d54eaa 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Schemas/body_schema.json
+++ b/NewHorizons/Schemas/body_schema.json
@@ -748,6 +748,14 @@
           "default": 204,
           "maximum": 2000.0,
           "minimum": 4.0
+        },
+        "emissionMap": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Relative filepath to the texture used for emission. Optional."
+        },
+        "emissionColor": {
+          "description": "Color multiplier of the emission texture. Defaults to white.",
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/MColor"
         }
       }
     },