diff --git a/DCGEngine.sln b/DCGEngine.sln
index d6a5e56..11e82b4 100644
--- a/DCGEngine.sln
+++ b/DCGEngine.sln
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.UnitTests", "SVSim.Un
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.Bootstrap", "SVSim.Bootstrap\SVSim.Bootstrap.csproj", "{666786D9-9A4D-49EA-A759-39055C57F9AA}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.BattleNode", "SVSim.BattleNode\SVSim.BattleNode.csproj", "{F4549DD3-566A-4155-8D52-3A4D2A7072F7}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -31,5 +33,9 @@ Global
 		{666786D9-9A4D-49EA-A759-39055C57F9AA}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{666786D9-9A4D-49EA-A759-39055C57F9AA}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{666786D9-9A4D-49EA-A759-39055C57F9AA}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{F4549DD3-566A-4155-8D52-3A4D2A7072F7}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{F4549DD3-566A-4155-8D52-3A4D2A7072F7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{F4549DD3-566A-4155-8D52-3A4D2A7072F7}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{F4549DD3-566A-4155-8D52-3A4D2A7072F7}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/SVSim.BattleNode/AssemblyMarker.cs b/SVSim.BattleNode/AssemblyMarker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f486251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.BattleNode/AssemblyMarker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+namespace SVSim.BattleNode;
+
+/// <summary>Marker class so dotnet build emits the assembly. Remove once real content lands.</summary>
+internal static class AssemblyMarker;
diff --git a/SVSim.BattleNode/SVSim.BattleNode.csproj b/SVSim.BattleNode/SVSim.BattleNode.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cff6997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.BattleNode/SVSim.BattleNode.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="2.5.172" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="SVSim.UnitTests" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.csproj b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.csproj
index 4d8cb43..70d9917 100644
--- a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.csproj
+++ b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\SVSim.Database\SVSim.Database.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\SVSim.BattleNode\SVSim.BattleNode.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/SVSim.UnitTests.csproj b/SVSim.UnitTests/SVSim.UnitTests.csproj
index 179e1b8..5cf500a 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/SVSim.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/SVSim.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\SVSim.Bootstrap\SVSim.Bootstrap.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\SVSim.BattleNode\SVSim.BattleNode.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>