Index: src/iconimagelist.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/iconimagelist.cpp	(revisione 356)
+++ src/iconimagelist.cpp	(copia locale)
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include "user.h"
 #include "battle.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "iunitsync.h"
 
-
 #include "images/bot.xpm"
 #include "images/admin.xpm"
 #include "images/admin_ingame.xpm"
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@
   sn = sn.Lower();
   if ( sn  == _T("arm") ) return ICON_ARM;
   else if (  sn == _T("core") ) return ICON_CORE;
+  else if (ChachedSideIcons[side] == 0){
+      int IconPosition = Add(wxBitmap( usync()->GetSidePicture(side) ), wxNullBitmap);
+      ChachedSideIcons[side] = IconPosition;
+      return IconPosition;
+  }
+  else return ChachedSideIcons[side];
   return -1;
 }
 
Index: src/springunitsync.h
===================================================================
--- src/springunitsync.h	(revisione 356)
+++ src/springunitsync.h	(copia locale)
@@ -58,7 +58,14 @@
 typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *GetUnitCountPtr)();
 typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *ProcessUnitsNoChecksumPtr)();
 
+typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *InitFindVFSPtr)(const char*);
+typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *FindFilesVFSPtr)(int, char*, int);
+typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *OpenFileVFSPtr)(const char*);
+typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *FileSizeVFSPtr)(int);
+typedef int (USYNC_CALL_CONV *ReadFileVFSPtr)(int, void*, int);
+typedef void (USYNC_CALL_CONV *CloseFileVFSPtr)(int);
 
+
 class SpringUnitSync : public IUnitSync
 {
   public:
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@
 
     int GetSideCount( const std::string& modname );
     std::string GetSideName( const std::string& modname, int index );
+    wxImage GetSidePicture(const std::string& SideName);
 
     bool LoadUnitSyncLib();
     void FreeUnitSyncLib();
@@ -126,6 +134,13 @@
     GetFullUnitNamePtr m_get_unit_full_name;
     ProcessUnitsNoChecksumPtr m_proc_units_nocheck;
 
+    InitFindVFSPtr m_init_find_vfs;
+    FindFilesVFSPtr m_find_files_vfs;
+    OpenFileVFSPtr m_open_file_vfs;
+    FileSizeVFSPtr m_file_size_vfs;
+    ReadFileVFSPtr m_read_file_vfs;
+    CloseFileVFSPtr m_close_file_vfs;
+
     void* _GetLibFuncPtr( const std::string& name );
 };
 
Index: src/battleroomlistctrl.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/battleroomlistctrl.cpp	(revisione 356)
+++ src/battleroomlistctrl.cpp	(copia locale)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
   if ( !user.BattleStatus().spectator ) {
 
     try {
-      int sideimg = IconImageList::GetSideIcon( usync()->GetSideName( user.GetBattle()->opts().modname, user.BattleStatus().side ) );
+      int sideimg = icons().GetSideIcon( usync()->GetSideName( user.GetBattle()->opts().modname, user.BattleStatus().side ) );
       if ( sideimg >= 0 ) SetItemColumnImage( index, 1, sideimg );
       else SetItem( index, 1, WX_STRING(usync()->GetSideName( user.GetBattle()->opts().modname, user.BattleStatus().side )) );
     } catch ( ... ) {
Index: src/springunitsync.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/springunitsync.cpp	(revisione 356)
+++ src/springunitsync.cpp	(copia locale)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <wx/msgdlg.h>
 #include <wx/image.h>
 #include <wx/string.h>
+#include <wx/mstream.h>
 #include <wx/stdpaths.h>
 #include <wx/filefn.h>
 #include <wx/filename.h>
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@
     m_get_unit_full_name = (GetFullUnitNamePtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("GetFullUnitName");
     m_proc_units_nocheck = (ProcessUnitsNoChecksumPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("ProcessUnitsNoChecksum");
 
+    m_init_find_vfs = (InitFindVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("InitFindVFS");
+    m_find_files_vfs = (FindFilesVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("FindFilesVFS");
+    m_open_file_vfs = (OpenFileVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("OpenFileVFS");
+    m_file_size_vfs = (FileSizeVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("FileSizeVFS");
+    m_read_file_vfs = (ReadFileVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("ReadFileVFS");
+    m_close_file_vfs = (CloseFileVFSPtr)_GetLibFuncPtr("CloseFileVFS");
+
     m_init( true, 1 );
   }
   catch ( std::runtime_error& e ) {
@@ -211,7 +219,7 @@
   if ( getmapinfo ) {
     char tmpdesc[245+1];
     char tmpauth[200+1];
-    
+
     SpringMapInfo tm;
     tm.description = &tmpdesc[0];
     tm.author = &tmpauth[0];
@@ -260,6 +268,27 @@
   return m_get_side_name( index );
 }
 
+wxImage SpringUnitSync::GetSidePicture(const std::string& SideName )
+{
+  wxString ImgName = _("SidePics");
+  ImgName += _("/");
+  ImgName += WX_STRING( SideName ).Upper();
+  ImgName += _(".bmp");
+  int ini = m_open_file_vfs(ImgName.fn_str());
+  ASSERT_RUNTIME( ini != 0, "cannot find side image" );
+  int FileSize = m_file_size_vfs(ini);
+  if (FileSize == 0){
+       m_close_file_vfs(ini);
+       ASSERT_RUNTIME( FileSize != 0 , "side image has size 0" );
+  }
+  char* FileContent;
+  FileContent = new char [FileSize];
+  m_read_file_vfs(ini, FileContent, FileSize);
+  wxMemoryInputStream FileContentStream( FileContent, FileSize );
+  delete[] FileContent;
+  return wxImage( FileContentStream, wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANY, -1);
+}
+
 int SpringUnitSync::GetNumUnits( const std::string& modname )
 {
   if ( !m_loaded ) return 0;
@@ -329,7 +358,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  
+
   UnitSyncMap map = GetMap( mapname, true );
 
   if ( map.info.width >= map.info.height ) {
Index: src/base64.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/base64.cpp	(revisione 356)
+++ src/base64.cpp	(copia locale)
@@ -95,4 +95,3 @@
 
   return ret;
 }
-
Index: src/iunitsync.h
===================================================================
--- src/iunitsync.h	(revisione 356)
+++ src/iunitsync.h	(copia locale)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     virtual int GetSideCount( const std::string& modname ) = 0;
     virtual std::string GetSideName( const std::string& modname, int index ) = 0;
+    virtual wxImage GetSidePicture(const std::string& SideName) =0;
 
     virtual bool LoadUnitSyncLib() = 0;
     virtual void FreeUnitSyncLib() = 0;
Index: src/iconimagelist.h
===================================================================
--- src/iconimagelist.h	(revisione 356)
+++ src/iconimagelist.h	(copia locale)
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <wx/imaglist.h>
 #include <wx/colour.h>
 
+#include <map>
+
 #define ICON_ADMIN 0
 #define ICON_ADMIN_AWAY 1
 #define ICON_ADMIN_INGAME 2
@@ -66,10 +68,11 @@
 
     static int GetColourIcon( const int& num );
     void SetColourIcon( const int& num, const wxColour& colour );
-    static int GetSideIcon( const std::string& side );
+    int GetSideIcon( const std::string& side );
     static int GetReadyIcon( const bool& ready, const int& sync = 1 );
 
   protected:
+    std::map<std::string, int> ChachedSideIcons;
 };
 
 IconImageList& icons();