diff --git a/half-earth/nodes/game.tscn b/half-earth/nodes/game.tscn
index 4a42a0a..40b7b54 100644
--- a/half-earth/nodes/game.tscn
+++ b/half-earth/nodes/game.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/grid.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/grid_cursor.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/interaction_modes/interaction_mode.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=5]
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/ui/build_mode_ui.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=6]
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/interaction_modes/build_mode.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=7]
+[ext_resource path="res://resources/tile_types/wild.tres" type="Resource" id=8]
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/ui/mode_selection_ui.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=9]
 
 [sub_resource type="Curve" id=1]
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ _autoTick = true
 
 [node name="Grid" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
 DiffusionCoefficient = 0.1
+_startTileTypeResource = ExtResource( 8 )
 
 [node name="Cursor" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 2 )]
 Grid = NodePath("../Grid")
diff --git a/half-earth/resources/tile_types/wild.tres b/half-earth/resources/tile_types/wild.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16ebc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/half-earth/resources/tile_types/wild.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://scripts/TileType.cs" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+Name = "Wild"
+BuildLabel = "[W]ild"
+Key = 87
+Color = Color( 0, 0.545098, 0.0196078, 1 )
diff --git a/half-earth/scripts/WorldGrid.cs b/half-earth/scripts/WorldGrid.cs
index af72010..661b202 100644
--- a/half-earth/scripts/WorldGrid.cs
+++ b/half-earth/scripts/WorldGrid.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ public class WorldGrid : Node2D
     [Export]
     private PackedScene TileScene { get; set; }
 
+    [Export]
+    private Resource _startTileTypeResource;
+    private TileType _startTileType;
+
     [Export]
     public int Size { get; set; }
 
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ public class WorldGrid : Node2D
     // Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
     public override void _Ready()
     {
+        _startTileType = (TileType)_startTileTypeResource;
+
         GenerateGrid(Size);
     }
 
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ public class WorldGrid : Node2D
                 var tile = new Tile();
                 tile.isHighlighted = false;
                 tile.value = 0.0f;
+                tile.type = _startTileType;
 
                 var node = TileScene.Instance<Node2D>();
                 this.AddChild(node);
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ public class WorldGrid : Node2D
                 node.Position = position;
                 var canvasItem = (CanvasItem)node;
                 tile.material = (ShaderMaterial)canvasItem.Material;
+                tile.material.SetShaderParam("lowColor", _startTileType.Color);
 
                 _tiles[x, y] = tile;
             }