diff --git a/TileEngine/Radar Screen.cpp b/TileEngine/Radar Screen.cpp
index 908b96313..06e017911 100644
--- a/TileEngine/Radar Screen.cpp	
+++ b/TileEngine/Radar Screen.cpp	
@@ -607,8 +607,7 @@ void RenderRadarScreen( )
 				// Add starting relative to interface
 				sXSoldRadar += RADAR_WINDOW_TM_X;
 				sYSoldRadar += gsRadarY;
-
-
+				
 				if(gbPixelDepth==16)
 				{
 					// DB Need to add a radar color for 8-bit
@@ -647,6 +646,14 @@ void RenderRadarScreen( )
 								usLineColor = Get16BPPColor( FROMRGB( 0, 0, 255 ) );
 						}
 
+						// Flugente 18-04-15: observed an odd bug: if we play with a release build and see a creature for the first time, their overhead/radar map pins do not have the correct colour.
+						// Bizarrely enough, the issue seems dependent on the colour value (pink, RGB: 255/0/255) itself.
+						// Saving and reloading solves the issue, but I am not sure why. As a fix we now use a slightly dampened pink.
+						if ( pSoldier->bTeam == CREATURE_TEAM )
+						{
+							usLineColor = Get16BPPColor( FROMRGB( 247, 0, 247 ) );
+						}
+
 						// Flugente: if we are a (still covert) enemy assassin, colour us like militia, so that the player wont notice us
 						if ( pSoldier->usSoldierFlagMask & SOLDIER_ASSASSIN && pSoldier->usSoldierFlagMask & SOLDIER_COVERT_SOLDIER )
 							usLineColor = Get16BPPColor( gTacticalStatus.Team[ MILITIA_TEAM ].RadarColor );
@@ -675,9 +682,9 @@ void RenderRadarScreen( )
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	UnLockVideoSurface( FRAME_BUFFER );
-
-
+	
 	if( ( guiTacticalInterfaceFlags & INTERFACE_MAPSCREEN ) && ( fShowMapInventoryPool == TRUE ) )
 	{
 		// CHRISL:
@@ -685,13 +692,8 @@ void RenderRadarScreen( )
 										gsRadarX + RADAR_WINDOW_WIDTH,
 										gsRadarY + RADAR_WINDOW_HEIGHT );
 	}
-
-	return;
-
-
 }
 
-
 void AdjustWorldCenterFromRadarCoords( INT16 sRadarX, INT16 sRadarY )
 {
 	INT16 sScreenX, sScreenY;
diff --git a/TileEngine/overhead map.cpp b/TileEngine/overhead map.cpp
index 9cd8d2798..6f3290261 100644
--- a/TileEngine/overhead map.cpp	
+++ b/TileEngine/overhead map.cpp	
@@ -1532,20 +1532,21 @@ void RenderOverheadOverlays()
 			sY += iOffsetVertical;
 		}
 
-		#ifdef JA2EDITOR
+#ifdef JA2EDITOR
 		if( gfEditMode && gpSelected && gpSelected->pSoldier == pSoldier )
 		{ //editor:	show the selected edited merc as the yellow one.
 			Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, 0 );
 		}
 		else
-		#endif
+#endif
 		if( !gfTacticalPlacementGUIActive )
-		{ //normal
+		{
+			//normal
 			if(is_networked)
 			{
 				if(pSoldier->bTeam != OUR_TEAM)
 				{
-					if(pSoldier->bSide==1)
+					if ( pSoldier->bSide == 1 || pSoldier->bSide == 3 )
 					{
 						// Civ (white)
 						if (pSoldier->bTeam == CIV_TEAM)
@@ -1579,8 +1580,17 @@ void RenderOverheadOverlays()
 					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, MILITIA_TEAM );
 				else if ( pSoldier->bTeam == CIV_TEAM && gGameExternalOptions.fKnownNPCsUseDifferentColour && pSoldier->aiData.bNeutral && pSoldier->ubProfile != NO_PROFILE && !zHiddenNames[pSoldier->ubProfile].Hidden )
 					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( (UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, PLAYER_PLAN );
+				// Flugente 18-04-15: observed an odd bug: if we play with a release build and see a creature for the first time, their overhead/radar map pins do not have the correct colour.
+				// Bizarrely enough, the issue seems dependent on the colour value (pink, RGB: 255/0/255) itself.
+				// Saving and reloading solves the issue, but I am not sure why. As a fix we now use a slightly dampened pink.
+				else if ( pSoldier->bTeam == CREATURE_TEAM )
+				{
+					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( (UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, 12 );
+				}
 				else
-					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+				{
+					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( (UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+				}
 
 				RegisterBackgroundRect(BGND_FLAG_SINGLE, NULL, sX, sY, (INT16)(sX + 3), (INT16)(sY + 9));
 			}
@@ -1605,12 +1615,13 @@ void RenderOverheadOverlays()
 			RegisterBackgroundRect(BGND_FLAG_SINGLE, NULL, (INT16)(sX-2), (INT16)(sY-2), (INT16)(sX + 5), (INT16)(sY + 11));
 		}
 		else
-		{ //normal
+		{
+			//normal
 			if(is_networked)
 			{
 				if(pSoldier->bTeam!=0)
 				{
-					if(pSoldier->bSide==1)
+					if ( pSoldier->bSide == 1 || pSoldier->bSide == 3 )
 						continue;//dont render enemy
 
 					// Green
@@ -1621,12 +1632,17 @@ void RenderOverheadOverlays()
 						Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, personIndex );
 					}
 				}
-				else 
+				else
+				{
 					// Color depends on the bTeam
-					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+					Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( (UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+				}
 			}
 			else
-			Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent((UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+			{
+				Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( (UINT16*)pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hVObject, sX, sY, pSoldier->bTeam );
+			}
+
 			RegisterBackgroundRect(BGND_FLAG_SINGLE, NULL, sX, sY, (INT16)(sX + 3), (INT16)(sY + 9));
 		}