diff --git a/Scenes/Main/Main.tscn b/Scenes/Main/Main.tscn
index d1e7d75..6338772 100644
--- a/Scenes/Main/Main.tscn
+++ b/Scenes/Main/Main.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=28 format=3 uid="uid://bfil8sd154327"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=20 format=3 uid="uid://bfil8sd154327"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://t71ewkpa5uqs" path="res://Scenes/Main/Main.cs" id="1_p8rbg"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b77vh831r1e3c" path="res://Scenes/Main/MiraclePanel.cs" id="2_hcu3t"]
@@ -14,16 +14,8 @@
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://dv0i7xw8o5ac0" path="res://Sfx/UI_SFX_Pack_61_5.wav" id="8_4etfk"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dj2wyrq07gfp2" path="res://Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs" id="8_cv8e0"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://8w7tvsgkev1y" path="res://Scenes/tree.tscn" id="8_hcu3t"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://8ooxfo2wdbhu" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Followers/follower_tier_1.tres" id="9_hkvnm"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://bf8nk145fjkgh" path="res://Shaders/corruption_shader.gdshader" id="9_wgovn"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://cejeb3467iiyl" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Followers/follower_tier_2.tres" id="10_5ci8a"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cqkye7yykakns" path="res://Scenes/Followers/FollowerMarker.tscn" id="11_5ci8a"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://q0rha23lx4wl" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Followers/follower_tier_3.tres" id="11_18xdc"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://i1oo0q84q8ps" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Followers/follower_tier_4.tres" id="12_epx8f"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://bwu8k7cyjhf8c" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Followers/follower_tier_5.tres" id="13_hcu3t"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://bbkbssvptkyvh" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_1.tres" id="14_18xdc"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://co2sdpwpajjqi" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_2.tres" id="15_epx8f"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://b8k30qsd434dp" path="res://Resources/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_3.tres" id="16_hcu3t"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://furbvcmw31bx" path="res://Scripts/Components/ForestVisualizer.cs" id="18_qdkat"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cw8gpeaq3yfjn" path="res://Scripts/Components/RoadManager.cs" id="19_qdkat"]
 
@@ -5557,14 +5549,13 @@ position = Vector2(243.12, -124.88)
 script = ExtResource("8_cv8e0")
 _markersContainer = NodePath("../Followers Markers")
 _unitsPerMarker = 1
-_tiers = Array[Object]([ExtResource("9_hkvnm"), ExtResource("10_5ci8a"), ExtResource("11_18xdc"), ExtResource("12_epx8f"), ExtResource("13_hcu3t")])
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dj2wyrq07gfp2"
 
 [node name="HutPopulationVisualizer" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("_markersContainer")]
 script = ExtResource("8_cv8e0")
 _markersContainer = NodePath("../Hut Markers")
 _unitsPerMarker = 1
-_tiers = Array[Object]([ExtResource("14_18xdc"), ExtResource("15_epx8f"), ExtResource("16_hcu3t")])
+Category = 1
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dj2wyrq07gfp2"
 
 [node name="ForestVisualizer" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("_treesContainer")]
diff --git a/Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs b/Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs
index afa9ff7..043789b 100644
--- a/Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Components;
 [GlobalClass]
 public partial class PopulationVisualizer : Node
 {
+    public enum VisualCategory { Followers, Huts }
+
     [Export] private Node2D _markersContainer;
     [Export] private int _unitsPerMarker = 5;
-    [Export] private Array<TierDefinition> _tiers;
+    [Export] public VisualCategory Category { get; private set; }
     
+    private List<TierDefinition> _tiers;
     private readonly List<FollowerMarker> _markers = [];
     private long _lastKnownUnitCount = -1;
     private int _lastKnownTierIndex = -1;
@@ -20,6 +23,19 @@ public partial class PopulationVisualizer : Node
     
     public override void _Ready()
     {
+        switch (Category)
+        {
+            case VisualCategory.Followers:
+                _tiers = GameBus.Instance.FollowerTiers;
+                break;
+            case VisualCategory.Huts:
+                _tiers = GameBus.Instance.HutTiers;
+                break;
+            default:
+                GD.PushError($"PopulationVisualizer has an invalid category: {Category}");
+                return;
+        }
+        
         foreach (var child in _markersContainer.GetChildren())
         {
             if (child is FollowerMarker marker)
@@ -40,7 +56,12 @@ public partial class PopulationVisualizer : Node
     {
         if (_isUpdating) return;
         
-        var currentUnitCount = (long)newState.Get(Stat.Followers);
+        long currentUnitCount = Category switch
+        {
+            VisualCategory.Followers => (long)newState.Get(Stat.Followers),
+            VisualCategory.Huts => (long)newState.Get(Stat.Followers),
+            _ => 0
+        };
 
         var currentMarkersToShow = (int)currentUnitCount / _unitsPerMarker;
         var lastMarkersToShow = (int)_lastKnownUnitCount / _unitsPerMarker;
diff --git a/Scripts/Core/TierDefinition.cs b/Scripts/Core/TierDefinition.cs
index b4e58d3..3b92d47 100644
--- a/Scripts/Core/TierDefinition.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Core/TierDefinition.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Core;
 [GlobalClass]
 public partial class TierDefinition : Resource
 {
-    [Export] public PackedScene Scene { get; private set; }
-    [Export] public long Threshold { get; private set; }
+    [Export] public PackedScene Scene { get; set; }
+    [Export] public long Threshold { get; set; }
+    [Export] public Follower.FollowerTier TierEnum { get; set; }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs b/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6c5202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Core;
+
+public class TierDto
+{
+    public Follower.FollowerTier TierEnum { get; set; }
+    public long Threshold { get; set; }
+    public string ScenePath { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class TierListDto
+{
+    public List<TierDto> Tiers { get; set; }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs.uid b/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc62934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://4432c2r3q5vv
diff --git a/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs b/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dff6bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Godot;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Core;
+
+public static class TierLoader
+{
+    public static List<TierDefinition> LoadTiersFromFile(string filePath)
+    {
+        var loadedTiers = new List<TierDefinition>();
+        
+        var fileContent = FileAccess.GetFileAsString(filePath);
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileContent))
+        {
+            GD.PushError($"Failed to read tier file or file is empty: {filePath}");
+            return loadedTiers;
+        }
+
+        var tierListDto = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TierListDto>(fileContent);
+        if (tierListDto?.Tiers == null)
+        {
+            GD.PushError($"Failed to deserialize tier list JSON or 'Tiers' array is missing: {filePath}");
+            return loadedTiers;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var dto in tierListDto.Tiers)
+        {
+            var tierDef = new TierDefinition
+            {
+                Threshold = dto.Threshold,
+                TierEnum = dto.TierEnum,
+                Scene = GD.Load<PackedScene>(dto.ScenePath) 
+            };
+            loadedTiers.Add(tierDef);
+        }
+
+        GD.Print($"Loaded {loadedTiers.Count} follower tiers from {filePath}");
+        return loadedTiers.OrderBy(t => t.Threshold).ToList();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs.uid b/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d70a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://hgx8qu7etqhm
diff --git a/Scripts/Singletons/GameBus.cs b/Scripts/Singletons/GameBus.cs
index 5a362b1..c51090b 100644
--- a/Scripts/Singletons/GameBus.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Singletons/GameBus.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ public partial class GameBus : Node
 {
     public static GameBus Instance { get; private set; }
     public Dictionary<string, MiracleDefinition> AllMiracles { get; private set; }
+    public List<TierDefinition> FollowerTiers { get; private set; }
+    public List<TierDefinition> HutTiers { get; private set; }
 
     private readonly GameState _gameState = new();
     private readonly GameLogic _gameLogic = new();
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ public partial class GameBus : Node
     {
         Instance = this;
         AllMiracles = MiracleLoader.LoadMiraclesFromDirectory("user://Mods/Miracles");
+        FollowerTiers = TierLoader.LoadTiersFromFile("user://Mods/Tiers/follower_tiers.json");
+        HutTiers = TierLoader.LoadTiersFromFile("user://Mods/Tiers/hut_tiers.json");
     }
 
     public override void _ExitTree()