diff --git a/src/reskit/cli/evaluator.rs b/src/reskit/cli/evaluator.rs
index 2d1a854..66d6654 100644
--- a/src/reskit/cli/evaluator.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/cli/evaluator.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn run_command() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         }
         Tools::Level { input_file, output_directory, console, tile_size } => {
             let tiled_file = get_tiled_tilemap( &input_file )?;
-            print_info( &format!( "{:#?}", tiled_file ) );
+            //print_info( &format!( "{:#?}", tiled_file ) );
             print_good( "file opened without errors" );
             print_error( "unimplemented" );
         }
diff --git a/src/reskit/level/converter.rs b/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
index 30a34ea..b7e2809 100644
--- a/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ pub struct TiledTilemap {
     pub layers: Vec<Layer>,
     ecs: Vec<ecs::Entity>,
     pub width: usize,
-    pub height: usize,
-    pub tile_width: usize,
-    pub tile_height: usize
+    pub height: usize
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TiledTileset {
-    pub image: DynamicImage
+    pub image: DynamicImage,
+    pub palettes: Vec<Option<u8>>
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -103,6 +102,42 @@ fn get_layer( layer: Node, map_width: usize, map_height: usize ) -> Result<Optio
     }
 }
 
+fn get_tiles( tileset: Node ) -> Result<TiledTileset, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // Get the image for the tileset
+    let image = tileset.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "image".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no image object" )?;
+    let image = image::open( image.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no source attribute on image" )? )?;
+
+    // Image must be a multiple of 8 (--system md)
+    if image.width() % 8 != 0 { return Err( "invalid file: tileset width not multiple of 8" )? }
+    if image.height() % 8 != 0 { return Err( "invalid file: tileset height not multiple of 8" )? }
+
+    let tile_count: usize = tileset.attribute( "tilecount" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tilecount attribute on tileset" )?.parse()?;
+    let mut palettes: Vec<Option<u8>> = vec![ None; tile_count ];
+
+    let defined_tiles = tileset.descendants().filter( | node | node.tag_name() == "tile".into() );
+    for defined_tile in defined_tiles {
+        let tile_id: usize = defined_tile.attribute( "id" ).ok_or( "invalid file: id attribute not defined on a tile" )?.parse()?;
+        let properties = defined_tile.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "properties".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no properties descendant in tileset" )?;
+        let property = properties.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "property".into() && node.attribute( "reskit-palette" ).is_some() );
+        if let Some( property ) = property {
+            let property_type = property.attribute( "type" ).unwrap_or( "string" );
+            if property_type == "int" {
+                let palette_value: u8 = property.attribute( "value" ).ok_or( "invalid file: reskit-palette property has no value" )?.parse()?;
+                // --system md
+                if palette_value > 3 {
+                    print_warning( &format!( "reskit-palette property on tile {} is not valid palette (0 to 3) - leaving palette unset, this is probably not what you want...", tile_id ) );
+                } else {
+                    palettes[ tile_id ] = Some( palette_value );
+                }
+            } else {
+                print_warning( &format!( "reskit-palette property on tile {} is not int type - leaving palette unset, this is probably not what you want...", tile_id ) )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok( TiledTileset { image, palettes } )
+}
+
 pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let file = read_to_string( path )?;
     let document = roxmltree::Document::parse( &file )?;
@@ -135,6 +170,14 @@ pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
             map.attribute( "tileheight" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileheight attribute" )?.parse()?
         );
 
+        // --system md is 8x8
+        if tile_width != 8 {
+            return Err( "invalid file: tile width is not 8 for --system md" )?
+        }
+        if tile_height != 8 {
+            return Err( "invalid file: tile height is not 8 for --system md" )?
+        }
+
         // Build tileset (current version assumes one tileset per level)
         let tileset = map.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "tileset".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset" )?;
         let tileset_source_path = tileset.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset source" )?;
@@ -152,13 +195,7 @@ pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
             return Err( "invalid file: referenced tilemap doesn't have same per-tile width and height of parent tilemap" )?
         }
 
-        // Get the image for the tileset
-        let image = tileset.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "image".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no image object" )?;
-        let image = image::open( image.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no source attribute on image" )? )?;
-
-        // Image must be a multiple of 8 (md system)
-        if image.width() % 8 != 0 { return Err( "invalid file: tileset width not multiple of 8" )? }
-        if image.height() % 8 != 0 { return Err( "invalid file: tileset height not multiple of 8" )? }
+        let tileset = get_tiles( tileset )?;
 
         // Get the layers
         let layers: Vec<Layer> = map.descendants()
@@ -184,13 +221,11 @@ pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
 
         Ok(
             TiledTilemap {
-                tileset: TiledTileset { image },
+                tileset,
                 layers,
                 ecs,
                 width,
-                height,
-                tile_width,
-                tile_height
+                height
             }
         )
     } else {
diff --git a/src/reskit/level/system.rs b/src/reskit/level/system.rs
index 8ae8ad0..2023dbc 100644
--- a/src/reskit/level/system.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/level/system.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ pub fn get_tiles( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut palette: [u16; 16] = [ 0; 16 ];
     let mut all_tiles: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
 
-    for tile_y in 0..tilemap.tile_height {
-        for tile_x in 0..tilemap.tile_width {
+    for tile_y in 0..tilemap.height {
+        for tile_x in 0..tilemap.width {
             let tile = tilemap.tileset.image.clone().crop(
                 tile_x as u32,
                 tile_y as u32,
-                tilemap.tile_width as u32,
-                tilemap.tile_height as u32
+                8, // --system md
+                8 // --system md
             );
 
             let tile_bin = image_to_tiles(
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ pub fn get_tilemap( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>>
     let layer_b: Option<&Layer> = tilemap.layers.iter().find( | layer | matches!( layer, Layer::Tile { system_plane: SystemPlane::MdPlaneB, tiles: _ } ) );
     let layer_a: Option<&Layer> = tilemap.layers.iter().find( | layer | matches!( layer, Layer::Tile { system_plane: SystemPlane::MdPlaneA, tiles: _ } ) );
 
-    let md_height_per_tile = tilemap.tile_height / 8;
-    let md_width_per_tile = tilemap.tile_width / 8;
+    let md_height_per_tile = 1; // --system md
+    let md_width_per_tile = 1; // --system md
 
     // Each entry in a `--system md` tilemap is 16 bits
     let mut nametable: Vec<u16> = vec![ 0; ( tilemap.width * md_width_per_tile ) * ( tilemap.height * md_height_per_tile ) ];