diff --git a/Laptop/Encyclopedia_Data.cpp b/Laptop/Encyclopedia_Data.cpp
index cd4f0e98..21072447 100644
--- a/Laptop/Encyclopedia_Data.cpp
+++ b/Laptop/Encyclopedia_Data.cpp
@@ -2981,30 +2981,43 @@ BOOLEAN LoadEncyclopediaFromLoadGameFile( HWFILE hFile )
 	
 #ifdef ENABLE_BRIEFINGROOM
 
+	// Flugente: compatibility fix
+	BOOLEAN briefingroomreadingdone = FALSE;
+
 	//Briefing room
 	FileRead( hFile, &saveBriefingRoomData, sizeof( saveBriefingRoomData), &uiNumBytesRead );
 	if( uiNumBytesRead != sizeof( saveBriefingRoomData ) )
 	{
-		return( FALSE );
+		// Flugente: one can start a game without this feature and later switch to an exe where it is enabled. At that point, loading the savgame would not be possible - 
+		// the game expects saveBriefingRoomData but doesn't get any. Pretty odd, considering that the data has ALREADY BEEN READ into gBriefingRoomData at this point. Sigh.
+		// For this reason, we don't return with an error here an simply use what the xml gave us here.
+		// Of course, I'm not familiar with this feature. It would be good if someone who knows this fixes this.
+		if ( uiNumBytesRead == 0 )
+			briefingroomreadingdone = TRUE;
+		else
+			return( FALSE );
 	}
 
-	for(i=0; i<NUM_SECTOR; i++)
+	if ( !briefingroomreadingdone )
 	{
-		gBriefingRoomData[ i ].Hidden = saveBriefingRoomData[i].Hidden;
-		gBriefingRoomData[ i ].CheckMission = saveBriefingRoomData[i].CheckMission;
-	}
+		for(i=0; i<NUM_SECTOR; i++)
+		{
+			gBriefingRoomData[ i ].Hidden = saveBriefingRoomData[i].Hidden;
+			gBriefingRoomData[ i ].CheckMission = saveBriefingRoomData[i].CheckMission;
+		}
 		
-	//Briefing room , special mission
-	FileRead( hFile, &saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData, sizeof( saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData), &uiNumBytesRead );
-	if( uiNumBytesRead != sizeof( saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData ) )
-	{
-		return( FALSE );
-	}
+		//Briefing room , special mission
+		FileRead( hFile, &saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData, sizeof( saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData), &uiNumBytesRead );
+		if( uiNumBytesRead != sizeof( saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData ) )
+		{
+			return( FALSE );
+		}
 
-	for(i=0; i<NUM_SECTOR; i++)
-	{
-		gBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[ i ].Hidden = saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[i].Hidden;
-		gBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[ i ].CheckMission = saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[i].CheckMission;
+		for(i=0; i<NUM_SECTOR; i++)
+		{
+			gBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[ i ].Hidden = saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[i].Hidden;
+			gBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[ i ].CheckMission = saveBriefingRoomSpecialMissionData[i].CheckMission;
+		}
 	}
 #endif