diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 4deed671e..881f01285 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -350,36 +350,59 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void World::ensureNeededRecords()
     {
-        if (!mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().search("sCompanionShare"))
+        std::map<std::string, ESM::Variant> gmst;
+        // Companion (tribunal)
+        gmst["sCompanionShare"] = ESM::Variant("Companion Share");
+        gmst["sCompanionWarningMessage"] = ESM::Variant("Warning message");
+        gmst["sCompanionWarningButtonOne"] = ESM::Variant("Button 1");
+        gmst["sCompanionWarningButtonTwo"] = ESM::Variant("Button 2");
+        gmst["sCompanionShare"] = ESM::Variant("Companion Share");
+        gmst["sProfitValue"] = ESM::Variant("Profit Value");
+        gmst["sTeleportDisabled"] = ESM::Variant("Teleport disabled");
+        gmst["sLevitateDisabled"] = ESM::Variant("Levitate disabled");
+
+        // Missing in unpatched MW 1.0
+        gmst["sDifficulty"] = ESM::Variant("Difficulty");
+        gmst["fDifficultyMult"] = ESM::Variant(5.f);
+        gmst["sAuto_Run"] = ESM::Variant("Auto Run");
+        gmst["sServiceRefusal"] = ESM::Variant("Service Refusal");
+        gmst["sNeedOneSkill"] = ESM::Variant("Need one skill");
+        gmst["sNeedTwoSkills"] = ESM::Variant("Need two skills");
+        gmst["sEasy"] = ESM::Variant("Easy");
+        gmst["sHard"] = ESM::Variant("Hard");
+        gmst["sDeleteNote"] = ESM::Variant("Delete Note");
+        gmst["sEditNote"] = ESM::Variant("Edit Note");
+
+        // Werewolf (BM)
+        gmst["fWereWolfRunMult"] = ESM::Variant(1.f);
+        gmst["fWereWolfSilverWeaponDamageMult"] = ESM::Variant(1.f);
+
+
+        std::map<std::string, ESM::Variant> globals;
+        // vanilla Morrowind does not define dayspassed.
+        globals["dayspassed"] = ESM::Variant(1); // but the addons start counting at 1 :(
+        globals["WerewolfClawMult"] = ESM::Variant(1.f);
+
+        for (std::map<std::string, ESM::Variant>::iterator it = gmst.begin(); it != gmst.end(); ++it)
         {
-            ESM::GameSetting sCompanionShare;
-            sCompanionShare.mId = "sCompanionShare";
-            ESM::Variant value;
-            value.setType(ESM::VT_String);
-            value.setString("Companion Share");
-            sCompanionShare.mValue = value;
-            mStore.insertStatic(sCompanionShare);
+            if (!mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().search(it->first))
+            {
+                ESM::GameSetting setting;
+                setting.mId = it->first;
+                setting.mValue = it->second;
+                mStore.insertStatic(setting);
+            }
         }
-        if (!mStore.get<ESM::Global>().search("dayspassed"))
+
+        for (std::map<std::string, ESM::Variant>::iterator it = globals.begin(); it != globals.end(); ++it)
         {
-            // vanilla Morrowind does not define dayspassed.
-            ESM::Global dayspassed;
-            dayspassed.mId = "dayspassed";
-            ESM::Variant value;
-            value.setType(ESM::VT_Long);
-            value.setInteger(1); // but the addons start counting at 1 :(
-            dayspassed.mValue = value;
-            mStore.insertStatic(dayspassed);
-        }
-        if (!mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().search("fWereWolfRunMult"))
-        {
-            ESM::GameSetting fWereWolfRunMult;
-            fWereWolfRunMult.mId = "fWereWolfRunMult";
-            ESM::Variant value;
-            value.setType(ESM::VT_Float);
-            value.setFloat(1.f);
-            fWereWolfRunMult.mValue = value;
-            mStore.insertStatic(fWereWolfRunMult);
+            if (!mStore.get<ESM::Global>().search(it->first))
+            {
+                ESM::Global setting;
+                setting.mId = it->first;
+                setting.mValue = it->second;
+                mStore.insertStatic(setting);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esm/variant.cpp b/components/esm/variant.cpp
index 217ec4407..4127a9d62 100644
--- a/components/esm/variant.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/variant.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,30 @@ namespace
 
 ESM::Variant::Variant() : mType (VT_None), mData (0) {}
 
+ESM::Variant::Variant(const std::string &value)
+{
+    mData = 0;
+    mType = VT_None;
+    setType(VT_String);
+    setString(value);
+}
+
+ESM::Variant::Variant(int value)
+{
+    mData = 0;
+    mType = VT_None;
+    setType(VT_Long);
+    setInteger(value);
+}
+
+ESM::Variant::Variant(float value)
+{
+    mData = 0;
+    mType = VT_None;
+    setType(VT_Float);
+    setFloat(value);
+}
+
 ESM::Variant::~Variant()
 {
     delete mData;
diff --git a/components/esm/variant.hpp b/components/esm/variant.hpp
index 8ba9bb34f..d6c1a5489 100644
--- a/components/esm/variant.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/variant.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ namespace ESM
 
             Variant();
 
+            Variant (const std::string& value);
+            Variant (int value);
+            Variant (float value);
+
             ~Variant();
 
             Variant& operator= (const Variant& variant);
@@ -83,4 +87,4 @@ namespace ESM
     bool operator!= (const Variant& left, const Variant& right);
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif