diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp
index 410b5b65..7811a474 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp	
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ void RenderMapScreenInterfaceBottom( BOOLEAN fForceMapscreenFullRender )
 
 	// render whole panel
 	// HEADROCK Changed this line to accept outside influence through the new boolean:
-	if ( fForceMapscreenFullRender == TRUE || fMapScreenBottomDirty == TRUE)
+	//if ( fForceMapscreenFullRender == TRUE || fMapScreenBottomDirty == TRUE)
+	if ( fMapScreenBottomDirty )
 	{
 		// get and blt panel
 		GetVideoObject(&hHandle, guiMAPBOTTOMPANEL );
diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp
index 5bd64897..8b5702d2 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
@@ -424,7 +424,10 @@ INT16 gpSamSectorY[ MAX_NUMBER_OF_SAMS ];
 extern BOOLEAN fSamSiteFoundOrig[ MAX_NUMBER_OF_SAMS ];
 
 // map region
-SGPRect MapScreenRect={	(MAP_VIEW_START_X+MAP_GRID_X - 2),	( MAP_VIEW_START_Y+MAP_GRID_Y - 1), MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_VIEW_WIDTH - 1 + MAP_GRID_X , MAP_VIEW_START_Y+MAP_VIEW_HEIGHT-10+MAP_GRID_Y};
+SGPRect MapScreenRect={	(MAP_VIEW_START_X+MAP_GRID_X - 2),
+						( MAP_VIEW_START_Y+MAP_GRID_Y - 1), 
+						MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_VIEW_WIDTH - 1 + MAP_GRID_X , 
+						MAP_VIEW_START_Y+MAP_VIEW_HEIGHT-10+MAP_GRID_Y};
 
 extern SGPRect gOldClipRect; // symbol already declared globally in renderworld.cpp (jonathanl)
 
@@ -1328,6 +1331,7 @@ BOOLEAN ShadeMapElem( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT32 iColor )
 
 		if( iColor != MAP_SHADE_BLACK )
 		{
+			//sScreenX +=1;
 			// airspace
 /*
 			if( sMapX == 1 )
@@ -3943,7 +3947,10 @@ void RestoreBackgroundForMapGrid( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY )
 void ClipBlitsToMapViewRegion( void )
 {
 	// the standard mapscreen rectangle doesn't work for clipping while zoomed...
-	SGPRect ZoomedMapScreenClipRect={	MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_GRID_X, MAP_VIEW_START_Y + MAP_GRID_Y - 1, MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_VIEW_WIDTH + MAP_GRID_X, MAP_VIEW_START_Y + MAP_VIEW_HEIGHT + MAP_GRID_Y - 10 };
+	SGPRect ZoomedMapScreenClipRect={	MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_GRID_X, 
+										MAP_VIEW_START_Y + MAP_GRID_Y - 1, 
+										MAP_VIEW_START_X + MAP_VIEW_WIDTH + MAP_GRID_X, 
+										MAP_VIEW_START_Y + MAP_VIEW_HEIGHT + MAP_GRID_Y - 10 };
 	SGPRect *pRectToUse;
 
 	if (fZoomFlag)
diff --git a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
index 3688e8e2..e0465e3b 100644
--- a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
@@ -5257,9 +5257,9 @@ UINT32 MapScreenHandle(void)
 		{
 			fShowInventoryFlag = FALSE;
 			// CHRISL: Added call to re-render the bottom panel
-			RenderMapScreenInterfaceBottom ( TRUE );
+//			RenderMapScreenInterfaceBottom ( TRUE );
 			// set help text for item glow region
-			SetRegionFastHelpText( &gCharInfoHandRegion, pMiscMapScreenMouseRegionHelpText[ 0 ] );
+//XXXj?			SetRegionFastHelpText( &gCharInfoHandRegion, pMiscMapScreenMouseRegionHelpText[ 0 ] );
 		}
 
 
@@ -15377,7 +15377,8 @@ void RequestToggleMercInventoryPanel( void )
 		else
 		{
 			// Headrock. New line forces InvBottom rerender when the inventory is opened and closed.
-			RenderMapScreenInterfaceBottom ( TRUE ); 
+			//RenderMapScreenInterfaceBottom ( TRUE ); 
+			fMapScreenBottomDirty = TRUE;
 			SetRegionFastHelpText( &gCharInfoHandRegion, pMiscMapScreenMouseRegionHelpText[ 0 ] );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Tactical/Interface Control.cpp b/Tactical/Interface Control.cpp
index 923b55ac..fe7b34a2 100644
--- a/Tactical/Interface Control.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Interface Control.cpp	
@@ -930,7 +930,8 @@ void StartViewportOverlays( )
 	memcpy( &gOldClippingRect, &ClippingRect, sizeof( gOldClippingRect ) );
 
 	// Save old dirty clipping rect
-	memcpy( &gOldDirtyClippingRect, &ClippingRect, sizeof( gOldDirtyClippingRect ) );
+//	memcpy( &gOldDirtyClippingRect, &ClippingRect, sizeof( gOldDirtyClippingRect ) );
+	memcpy( &gOldDirtyClippingRect, &gDirtyClipRect, sizeof( gOldDirtyClippingRect ) );
 
 	// Set bottom clipping value for blitter clipping rect
 	ClippingRect.iLeft = INTERFACE_START_X;
@@ -954,6 +955,10 @@ void EndViewportOverlays( )
 	// Reset clipping rect
 	memcpy( &ClippingRect, &gOldClippingRect, sizeof( gOldClippingRect ) );
 	memcpy( &gDirtyClipRect, &gOldDirtyClippingRect, sizeof( gOldDirtyClippingRect ) );
+
+if(gDirtyClipRect.iBottom < SCREEN_HEIGHT)
+	gDirtyClipRect.iBottom = SCREEN_HEIGHT;
+
 	RestoreFontSettings( );
 
 }
diff --git a/TileEngine/Render Dirty.cpp b/TileEngine/Render Dirty.cpp
index 1f2ec9f2..15afd759 100644
--- a/TileEngine/Render Dirty.cpp	
+++ b/TileEngine/Render Dirty.cpp	
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ INT32	iTempX, iTempY;
 	//{
 	//	return(-1 );
 	//}
+//only time this shoudl be true is tactical..fix for games saved in broken state
+extern UINT32 guiTacticalInterfaceFlags;
+if (guiTacticalInterfaceFlags & 0x00000001)
+	if(gDirtyClipRect.iBottom < SCREEN_HEIGHT)
+		gDirtyClipRect.iBottom = SCREEN_HEIGHT;
 
 	ClipX1= gDirtyClipRect.iLeft;
 	ClipY1= gDirtyClipRect.iTop;