diff --git a/engines/titanic/module.mk b/engines/titanic/module.mk
index 71df87d9cf1..79f55d4413a 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/module.mk
+++ b/engines/titanic/module.mk
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ MODULE_OBJS := \
 	star_control/star_control_sub14.o \
 	star_control/star_control_sub15.o \
 	star_control/star_control_sub16.o \
-	star_control/surface_obj.o \
+	star_control/surface_area.o \
+	star_control/surface_fader_base.o \
+	star_control/surface_fader.o \
 	support/direct_draw.o \
 	support/direct_draw_surface.o \
 	support/exe_resources.o \
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.cpp b/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 07ed80ccc5e..00000000000
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
- *
- * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
- * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
- * file distributed with this source distribution.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
- *
- */
-
-#include "titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.h"
-
-namespace Titanic {
-
-CStarControlSub15::CStarControlSub15() : _field4(-1),
-		_field8(32), _fieldC(0), _field10(0), _field14(0) {
-}
-
-} // End of namespace Titanic
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_view.h b/engines/titanic/star_control/star_view.h
index 47d138a0dc2..d625d9bf0fd 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_view.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/star_view.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "titanic/support/video_surface.h"
 #include "titanic/star_control/star_control_sub12.h"
 #include "titanic/star_control/star_control_sub13.h"
-#include "titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.h"
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_fader.h"
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private:
 	CStarControlSub12 _sub12;
 	int _field118;
 	CStarControlSub13 _sub13;
-	CStarControlSub15 _sub15;
+	CSurfaceFader _fader;
 	int _field20C;
 	int _field210;
 	int _field214;
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.cpp b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.cpp
rename to engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.cpp
index 93f46e5ad4f..77f8222dad1 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.cpp
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "titanic/star_control/surface_obj.h"
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_area.h"
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
-CSurfaceObj::CSurfaceObj(CVideoSurface *surface) {
+CSurfaceArea::CSurfaceArea(CVideoSurface *surface) {
 	_width = surface->getWidth();
 	_height = surface->getHeight();
 	_pitch = surface->getPitch();
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CSurfaceObj::CSurfaceObj(CVideoSurface *surface) {
 	initialize();
 }
 
-void CSurfaceObj::initialize() {
+void CSurfaceArea::initialize() {
 	_bounds = Rect(0, 0, _width - 1, _height - 1);
 	_centroid = Point(_width / 2, _height / 2);
 	_field22 = _field21 = _field20 = 0xFF;
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.h b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.h
similarity index 96%
rename from engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.h
rename to engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.h
index 518f85b5025..4d1913123c9 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_obj.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_area.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
-class CSurfaceObj {
+class CSurfaceArea {
 private:
 	/**
 	 * Initialize data for the class
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 	int _field38;
 	Rect _bounds;
 public:
-	CSurfaceObj(CVideoSurface *surface);
+	CSurfaceArea(CVideoSurface *surface);
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Titanic
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.cpp b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..089ad517171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_fader.h"
+#include "common/system.h"
+#include "graphics/pixelformat.h"
+
+namespace Titanic {
+
+CSurfaceFader::CSurfaceFader() : CSurfaceFaderBase() {
+	_dataP = new byte[_count];
+
+	for (int idx = 0; idx < _count; ++idx) {
+		// TODO: Setup data bytes
+	}
+}
+
+CSurfaceFader::~CSurfaceFader() {
+	delete[] _dataP;
+}
+
+void CSurfaceFader::copySurface(CSurfaceArea &srcSurface, CSurfaceArea &destSurface) {
+	const uint16 *srcPixelP = srcSurface._pixelsPtr;
+	uint16 *destPixelP = destSurface._pixelsPtr;
+
+	// Currently we only support 2 bytes per pixel surfaces
+	assert(srcSurface._bpp == 2);
+
+	byte dataVal = _dataP[_index];
+	double fraction = (double)dataVal / ((double)(_count - 1));
+	if (!_fadeIn)
+		// For fade outs, reverse the percentage visibility
+		fraction = 1.0 - fraction;
+
+	// Iterate through the pixels
+	byte r, g, b;
+	Graphics::PixelFormat format = g_system->getScreenFormat();
+
+	for (int yp = 0; yp < srcSurface._height; ++yp) {
+		for (int xp = 0; xp < srcSurface._width; ++xp, ++srcPixelP, ++destPixelP) {
+			format.colorToRGB(*srcPixelP, r, g, b);
+			r = (byte)((double)r * fraction);
+			g = (byte)((double)g * fraction);
+			b = (byte)((double)b * fraction);
+			*destPixelP = format.RGBToColor(r, g, b);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void CSurfaceFader::setFadeIn(bool fadeIn) {
+	_fadeIn = fadeIn;
+}
+
+} // End of namespace Titanic
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.h b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.h
similarity index 65%
rename from engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.h
rename to engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.h
index 0e0d2e41c0b..650cbbb19b3 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub15.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader.h
@@ -20,24 +20,32 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB15_H
-#define TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB15_H
+#ifndef TITANIC_SURFACE_FADER_H
+#define TITANIC_SURFACE_FADER_H
 
-#include "titanic/support/simple_file.h"
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.h"
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
-class CStarControlSub15 {
+class CSurfaceFader: public CSurfaceFaderBase {
 private:
-	double _field4;
-	double _field8;
-	double _fieldC;
-	double _field10;
-	double _field14;
+	byte *_dataP;
+	bool _fadeIn;
+protected:
+	/**
+	 * Create a faded version of the source surface at the given dest
+	 */
+	virtual void copySurface(CSurfaceArea &srcSurface, CSurfaceArea &destSurface);
 public:
-	CStarControlSub15();
+	CSurfaceFader();
+	virtual ~CSurfaceFader();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets whether a fade in (versus a fade out) should be done
+	 */
+	void setFadeIn(bool fadeIn);
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Titanic
 
-#endif /* TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB15_H */
+#endif /* TITANIC_SURFACE_SHADER_H */
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.cpp b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.cpp
similarity index 70%
rename from engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.cpp
rename to engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.cpp
index 1465ac6a3eb..dfd7c4ab1d0 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.cpp
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.cpp
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.h"
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.h"
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
-CStarControlSub16::CStarControlSub16() : _field4(-1), _field8(32),
+CSurfaceFaderBase::CSurfaceFaderBase() : _index(-1), _count(32),
 		_videoSurface(nullptr) {
 }
 
-void CStarControlSub16::reset() {
-	_field4 = 0;
+CSurfaceFaderBase::~CSurfaceFaderBase() {
+	delete _videoSurface;
 }
 
-bool CStarControlSub16::setupSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface) {
+void CSurfaceFaderBase::reset() {
+	_index = 0;
+}
+
+bool CSurfaceFaderBase::setupSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface) {
 	int width = srcSurface->getWidth();
 	int height = srcSurface->getHeight();
 
@@ -49,26 +53,26 @@ bool CStarControlSub16::setupSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurfac
 	return true;
 }
 
-CVideoSurface *CStarControlSub16::loadSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface) {
-	if (_field4 < 0 || _field4 >= _field8)
+CVideoSurface *CSurfaceFaderBase::fade(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface) {
+	if (_index == -1 || _index >= _count)
 		return srcSurface;
 
-	if (!_field8 && !setupSurface(screenManager, srcSurface))
+	if (!_count && !setupSurface(screenManager, srcSurface))
 		return nullptr;
 
 	srcSurface->lock();
 	_videoSurface->lock();
-	CSurfaceObj srcSurfaceObj(srcSurface);
-	CSurfaceObj destSurfaceObj(_videoSurface);
+	CSurfaceArea srCSurfaceArea(srcSurface);
+	CSurfaceArea destSurfaceObj(_videoSurface);
 
-	proc4(srcSurfaceObj, destSurfaceObj);
+	// Copy the surface with fading
+	copySurface(srCSurfaceArea, destSurfaceObj);
 
 	srcSurface->unlock();
 	_videoSurface->unlock();
 	
-	++_field4;
+	++_index;
 	return _videoSurface;
 }
 
-
 } // End of namespace Titanic
diff --git a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.h b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.h
similarity index 67%
rename from engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.h
rename to engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.h
index 64e463ca5bd..ead4460521e 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/star_control/star_control_sub16.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/star_control/surface_fader_base.h
@@ -20,38 +20,43 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB16_H
-#define TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB16_H
+#ifndef TITANIC_SURFACE_FADER_BASE_H
+#define TITANIC_SURFACE_FADER_BASE_H
 
 #include "titanic/support/video_surface.h"
 #include "titanic/support/screen_manager.h"
-#include "titanic/star_control/surface_obj.h"
+#include "titanic/star_control/surface_area.h"
 
 namespace Titanic {
 
-class CStarControlSub16 {
+class CSurfaceFaderBase {
 private:
 	/**
 	 * Sets up an internal surface to match the size of the specified one
 	 */
 	bool setupSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface);
 protected:
-	int _field4;
-	int _field8;
+	int _index;
+	int _count;
 	CVideoSurface *_videoSurface;
 protected:
-	virtual void proc4(CSurfaceObj &srcSurface, CSurfaceObj &destSurface) = 0;
+	/**
+	 * Create a faded version of the source surface at the given dest
+	 */
+	virtual void copySurface(CSurfaceArea &srcSurface, CSurfaceArea &destSurface) = 0;
 public:
-	CStarControlSub16();
+	CSurfaceFaderBase();
+	virtual ~CSurfaceFaderBase();
 
 	virtual void reset();
 
 	/**
-	 * Loads from a given source surface
+	 * Creates a faded version of the passed source surface, based on a percentage
+	 * visibility specified by _index of _count
 	 */
-	virtual CVideoSurface *loadSurface(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface);
+	virtual CVideoSurface *fade(CScreenManager *screenManager, CVideoSurface *srcSurface);
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Titanic
 
-#endif /* TITANIC_STAR_CONTROL_SUB16_H */
+#endif /* TITANIC_SURFACE_FADER_BASE_H */