diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 3d7629e5b..ef92497e5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -49,44 +49,27 @@ bool Animation::findGroupTimes(const std::string &groupname, Animation::GroupTim
 
         std::string::const_iterator strpos = iter->second.begin();
         std::string::const_iterator strend = iter->second.end();
+        size_t strlen = strend-strpos;
 
-        while(strpos != strend)
+        if(start.size() <= strlen && std::mismatch(strpos, strend, start.begin(), checklow()).first == strend)
         {
-            size_t strlen = strend-strpos;
-            std::string::const_iterator striter;
-
-            if(start.size() <= strlen &&
-               ((striter=std::mismatch(strpos, strend, start.begin(), checklow()).first) == strend ||
-                *striter == '\r' || *striter == '\n'))
-            {
-                times->mStart = iter->first;
-                times->mLoopStart = iter->first;
-            }
-            else if(startloop.size() <= strlen &&
-                    ((striter=std::mismatch(strpos, strend, startloop.begin(), checklow()).first) == strend ||
-                     *striter == '\r' || *striter == '\n'))
-            {
-                times->mLoopStart = iter->first;
-            }
-            else if(stoploop.size() <= strlen &&
-                    ((striter=std::mismatch(strpos, strend, stoploop.begin(), checklow()).first) == strend ||
-                     *striter == '\r' || *striter == '\n'))
-            {
+            times->mStart = iter->first;
+            times->mLoopStart = iter->first;
+        }
+        else if(startloop.size() <= strlen && std::mismatch(strpos, strend, startloop.begin(), checklow()).first == strend)
+        {
+            times->mLoopStart = iter->first;
+        }
+        else if(stoploop.size() <= strlen && std::mismatch(strpos, strend, stoploop.begin(), checklow()).first == strend)
+        {
+            times->mLoopStop = iter->first;
+        }
+        else if(stop.size() <= strlen && std::mismatch(strpos, strend, stop.begin(), checklow()).first == strend)
+        {
+            times->mStop = iter->first;
+            if(times->mLoopStop < 0.0f)
                 times->mLoopStop = iter->first;
-            }
-            else if(stop.size() <= strlen &&
-                    ((striter=std::mismatch(strpos, strend, stop.begin(), checklow()).first) == strend ||
-                     *striter == '\r' || *striter == '\n'))
-            {
-                times->mStop = iter->first;
-                if(times->mLoopStop < 0.0f)
-                    times->mLoopStop = iter->first;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            strpos = std::find(strpos+1, strend, '\n');
-            while(strpos != strend && *strpos == '\n')
-                strpos++;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,17 +87,9 @@ void Animation::playGroup(std::string groupname, int mode, int loops)
         times.mStart = times.mLoopStart = 0.0f;
         times.mLoopStop = times.mStop = 0.0f;
 
-        if(mEntityList.mSkelBase)
-        {
-            Ogre::AnimationStateSet *aset = mEntityList.mSkelBase->getAllAnimationStates();
-            Ogre::AnimationStateIterator as = aset->getAnimationStateIterator();
-            while(as.hasMoreElements())
-            {
-                Ogre::AnimationState *state = as.getNext();
-                times.mLoopStop = times.mStop = state->getLength();
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+        NifOgre::TextKeyMap::const_reverse_iterator iter = mTextKeys.rbegin();
+        if(iter != mTextKeys.rend())
+            times.mLoopStop = times.mStop = iter->first;
     }
     else if(!findGroupTimes(groupname, &times))
         throw std::runtime_error("Failed to find animation group "+groupname);
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
index 5127af966..ad51d50b9 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,28 @@ static void fail(const std::string &msg)
 }
 
 
+static void insertTextKeys(const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData *tk, TextKeyMap *textkeys)
+{
+    for(size_t i = 0;i < tk->list.size();i++)
+    {
+        const std::string &str = tk->list[i].text;
+        std::string::size_type pos = 0;
+        while(pos < str.length())
+        {
+            while(pos < str.length() && ::isspace(str[pos]))
+                pos++;
+            if(pos >= str.length())
+                break;
+
+            std::string::size_type nextpos = std::min(str.find('\r', pos), str.find('\n', pos));
+            textkeys->insert(std::make_pair(tk->list[i].time, str.substr(pos, nextpos-pos)));
+
+            pos = nextpos;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 void buildBones(Ogre::Skeleton *skel, const Nif::Node *node, std::vector<Nif::NiKeyframeController*> &ctrls, Ogre::Bone *parent=NULL)
 {
     Ogre::Bone *bone;
@@ -274,23 +296,18 @@ void loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
         if(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end())
             lastscale = curscale = Ogre::Vector3(scaleiter->mValue) / startscale;
         bool didlast = false;
-        
+
         while(!didlast)
         {
             float curtime = kfc->timeStop;
-            
 
             //Get latest time
-            if(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end()){
+            if(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end())
                 curtime = std::min(curtime, quatiter->mTime);
-            }
-            if(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end()){
+            if(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end())
                 curtime = std::min(curtime, traniter->mTime);
-                
-            }
-            if(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end()){
+            if(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end())
                 curtime = std::min(curtime, scaleiter->mTime);
-            }
 
             curtime = std::max(curtime, kfc->timeStart);
             if(curtime >= kfc->timeStop)
@@ -299,15 +316,33 @@ void loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
                 curtime = kfc->timeStop;
             }
 
-            bool rinterpolate = quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end() && quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.begin()  && curtime != quatiter->mTime;
-            bool tinterpolate = traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end() && traniter != trankeys.mKeys.begin() && curtime != traniter->mTime;
-            bool sinterpolate = scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end() && scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.begin() && curtime != scaleiter->mTime;
+            // Get the latest quaternions, translations, and scales for the
+            // current time
+            while(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= quatiter->mTime)
+            {
+                lastquat = curquat;
+                quatiter++;
+                if(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end())
+                    curquat = startquat.Inverse() * quatiter->mValue ;
+            }
+            while(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= traniter->mTime)
+            {
+                lasttrans = curtrans;
+                traniter++;
+                if(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end())
+                    curtrans = traniter->mValue - starttrans;
+            }
+            while(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= scaleiter->mTime)
+            {
+                lastscale = curscale;
+                scaleiter++;
+                if(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end())
+                    curscale = Ogre::Vector3(scaleiter->mValue) / startscale;
+            }
 
-            
-            
             Ogre::TransformKeyFrame *kframe;
             kframe = nodetrack->createNodeKeyFrame(curtime);
-            if(!rinterpolate)
+            if(quatiter == quatkeys.mKeys.end() || quatiter == quatkeys.mKeys.begin())
                 kframe->setRotation(curquat);
             else
             {
@@ -315,7 +350,7 @@ void loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
                 float diff = (curtime-last->mTime) / (quatiter->mTime-last->mTime);
                 kframe->setRotation(Ogre::Quaternion::nlerp(diff, lastquat, curquat));
             }
-            if(!tinterpolate)
+            if(traniter == trankeys.mKeys.end() || traniter == trankeys.mKeys.begin())
                 kframe->setTranslate(curtrans);
             else
             {
@@ -323,7 +358,7 @@ void loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
                 float diff = (curtime-last->mTime) / (traniter->mTime-last->mTime);
                 kframe->setTranslate(lasttrans + ((curtrans-lasttrans)*diff));
             }
-            if(!sinterpolate)
+            if(scaleiter == scalekeys.mKeys.end() || scaleiter == scalekeys.mKeys.begin())
                 kframe->setScale(curscale);
             else
             {
@@ -331,31 +366,6 @@ void loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
                 float diff = (curtime-last->mTime) / (scaleiter->mTime-last->mTime);
                 kframe->setScale(lastscale + ((curscale-lastscale)*diff));
             }
-
-            // Get the latest quaternion, translation, and scale for the
-            // current time
-            while(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= quatiter->mTime)
-            {
-                quatiter++;
-                lastquat = curquat;
-                if(quatiter != quatkeys.mKeys.end())
-                    curquat = startquat.Inverse() * quatiter->mValue ;
-            }
-            while(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= traniter->mTime)
-            {
-                traniter++;
-                lasttrans = curtrans;
-                if(traniter != trankeys.mKeys.end())
-                    curtrans = traniter->mValue - starttrans;
-            }
-            while(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end() && curtime >= scaleiter->mTime)
-            {
-                scaleiter++;
-                lastscale = curscale;
-                if(scaleiter != scalekeys.mKeys.end())
-                    curscale = Ogre::Vector3(scaleiter->mValue) / startscale;
-            }
-
         }
     }
     anim->optimise();
@@ -371,8 +381,7 @@ bool createSkeleton(const std::string &name, const std::string &group, TextKeyMa
             if(e->recType == Nif::RC_NiTextKeyExtraData)
             {
                 const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData *tk = static_cast<const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData*>(e.getPtr());
-                for(size_t i = 0;i < tk->list.size();i++)
-                    (*textkeys)[tk->list[i].time] = tk->list[i].text;
+                insertTextKeys(tk, textkeys);
             }
             e = e->extra;
         }
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
index b6610d8a7..a203112b5 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace NifOgre
 {
 
 // FIXME: These should not be in NifOgre, it works agnostic of what model format is used
-typedef std::map<float,std::string> TextKeyMap;
+typedef std::multimap<float,std::string> TextKeyMap;
 struct EntityList {
     std::vector<Ogre::Entity*> mEntities;
     Ogre::Entity *mSkelBase;