diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
index 96af1eb58..cef0f34c1 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
+++ b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
@@ -2085,6 +2085,10 @@ CHANCE_TO_DO_LIGHTNING_BETWEEN_TURNS = 35
; In this section you can modify global settings for weapon overheating.
;******************************************************************************************************************************
+; Should weapons overheat when firing? With rising temperature, the chance of weapon malfunction rises drastically.
+; Weapons cool down over time.
+OVERHEATING = FALSE
+
; Should a 'thermometer' for guns and replacable barrels be displayed?
OVERHEATING_DISPLAY_THERMOMETER = TRUE
diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/Backgrounds.xml b/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/Backgrounds.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c3d33ab4
--- /dev/null
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+
+
+
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+ Background name (128 letters)
+ short name (20)
+ Enter a description here. This will show up in the laptop and can be up to 256 letters long.
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+ Arms dealer
+ Arms dealer
+ Experience earned in years of arms trade leads to better deals when buying and selling guns.
+ 10
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+
+ 2
+ Law enforcement
+ Law enforcement
+ Former law enforcement personnel often seek work in the mercenary world, and are the logical choice for handling captives.
+ 150
+ 50
+
+
+ 3
+ Prison guard
+ Prison guard
+ In longer and larger conflicts, former prison guards are natural choices for running prison camps.
+ 300
+
+
+ 4
+ Gang member
+ Gang member
+ Becoming a mercenary is a natural step for many gang members - job's the same, tools and pay much better.
+ 10
+ 3
+ 2
+
+
+ 5
+ Convict
+ Convict
+ Anyone surviving in a merciless prison is bound to be more dangerous on release - if he survives that long.
+ 5
+ 2
+ 2
+
+
+ 6
+ Drug Addict
+ Drug Addict
+ Given the nature of today's drugs, addicts can make fearsome, yet unreliable, opponents.
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+ 7
+ Nobility
+ Nobility
+ Some people join this business not out of necessity. While easy to label them as sissy aristocrats, some are actually quite capable, as they have received the best training money can buy.
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+ 8
+ Lawyer
+ Lawyer
+ A somewhat unorthodox background for a mercenary, former lawyers might be useful when there's a deal to be made on a knife's edge.
+ 20
+
+
+ 9
+ Pilot
+ Pilot
+ Used to physical stress over long periods, some pilots find the transition to ground combat surprisingly easy.
+ 3
+ 10
+
+
+ 10
+ Priest
+ Priest
+ Many devout followers of any religion or cult area surprisingly violent and zealous if pushed in the right (or wrong) direction.
+ 10
+
+
+ 11
+ Nurse
+ Nurse
+ While not full-blown doctors, nurses are still in high demand in warzones, due to the grim business.
+ 20
+ 7
+
+
+ 12
+ ANC veteran
+ ANC veteran
+ Militant veterans of the ANC's struggle were not only versed in jungle warfare, but also in political theory.
+ 3
+ 6
+ 5
+
+
+ 13
+ Construction work
+ Construction
+ Construction workers are used to hard labour, and can construct fortifications better than deskjob heroes.
+ 6
+ -10
+ 8
+
+
+ 14
+ Skydiver
+ Skydiver
+ If you want to put your life to risk, might as well earn cash by it...
+ 25
+
+
+ 15
+ Drill sergeant
+ Drill sergeant
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+ 6
+ 4
+ 10
+ -6
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+
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+ Bouncer
+ Doormen make good soldiers in close combat, though the killing part is a change (hopefully).
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+ 2
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+
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+ Bomber
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+ Bodyguard
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+ 2
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+
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+ Barkeeper
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+ Mobster
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+ UN
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+ 4
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+
+ 25
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+ 10
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+
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+ 5
+ 7
+ -10
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+
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+ Metavira
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+ 3
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+ 17
+ 15
+ 5
+
+
+ 28
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+ Shaman
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+ 3
+ 3
+ 10
+ 17
+
+
+ 29
+ SOG Member
+ SOG
+ The Studies and Observations Group was a classified special forces unit conductong unconventional warfare in Vietnam.
+ 2
+ 4
+ 3
+ 5
+ 1
+
+
+ 30
+ Military Advisor
+ Military Advisor
+ Pointing the gun in the right direction is a start, but someone needs to teach these people how to teach other people where to point.
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+ 10
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+
+ 31
+ Paramilitary Instructor
+ Instructor
+ Just like boyscouts. But with with violence. So not like boyscouts at all.
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+ 10
+ 1
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+
+ 32
+ Red army
+ Red army
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+
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+ Undertaker
+ Undertaker
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+ Ranger
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+ Tuareg
+ Tuareg
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+ Firefighter
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+ Competitive Shooter
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+ 1
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+
+ 38
+ Nurse/Shooter
+ Nurse/Shooter
+ That combination will at least spice up your resume.
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+ 10
+
+
+ 39
+ Shopkeeper
+ Shopkeeper
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+ 5
+ 10
+ 5
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+ 40
+ Car mechanic
+ Car mechanic
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+ 10
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+ 41
+ Smith
+ Smith
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+
+
+ 42
+ GSG9
+ GSG9
+ Formed after the disastrous Munich massacre in 1972, GSG9 is a german counter-terrorism unit.
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+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/LoadScreenHints.xml b/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/LoadScreenHints.xml
index 50ae4ba68..5acbce3db 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/LoadScreenHints.xml
+++ b/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/LoadScreenHints.xml
@@ -295,5 +295,10 @@ The other tags determine in what category this hint falls, and will be displayed
54
If you'll ever get airborne, those SAM sites might come in handy.
1
+
+
+ 55
+ In the militia redistribution menu, holding [CTRL] will move 5 militia. [SHIFT] will move all in a sector.
+ 1
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/gamedir/Profiles/UserProfile_JA2113/Ja2_sp.ini b/gamedir/Profiles/UserProfile_JA2113/Ja2_sp.ini
index 9bdef3345..92cee54c9 100644
--- a/gamedir/Profiles/UserProfile_JA2113/Ja2_sp.ini
+++ b/gamedir/Profiles/UserProfile_JA2113/Ja2_sp.ini
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ USE_NCTH = 0
IMPROVED_INTERRUPT_SYSTEM = 0
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-; Weapon Overheating
+; Story Backgrounds
;
; 0 = Off
; 1 = On
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-WEAPON_OVERHEATING = 0
\ No newline at end of file
+BACKGROUNDS = 0
\ No newline at end of file