diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index 01da76e90..a2b28d958 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::newGame (bool bypass)
 
     try
     {
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Starting a new game";
         MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().addStartup();
 
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->startNewGame (bypass);
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const std::string& description, const Slot
         profile.mTimePlayed = mTimePlayed;
         profile.mDescription = description;
 
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Making a screenshot for saved game '" << description << "'";;
         writeScreenshot(profile.mScreenshot);
 
         if (!slot)
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const std::string& description, const Slot
         // Make sure the animation state held by references is up to date before saving the game.
         MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->persistAnimationStates();
 
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Writing saved game '" << description << "' for character " << profile.mPlayerName;
+
         // Write to a memory stream first. If there is an exception during the save process, we don't want to trash the
         // existing save file we are overwriting.
         std::stringstream stream;
@@ -380,6 +384,8 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const std::str
     {
         cleanup();
 
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Reading saved game " << filepath;
+
         ESM::ESMReader reader;
         reader.open (filepath);
 
@@ -418,6 +424,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const std::str
                             return;
                         }
                         mTimePlayed = profile.mTimePlayed;
+                        Log(Debug::Info) << "Loading saved game '" << profile.mDescription << "' for character " << profile.mPlayerName;
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -526,6 +533,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const std::str
         else
         {
             // Cell no longer exists (i.e. changed game files), choose a default cell
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Player character's cell no longer exists, changing to the default cell";
             MWWorld::CellStore* cell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(0,0);
             float x,y;
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->indexToPosition(0,0,x,y,false);
@@ -628,7 +636,7 @@ bool MWState::StateManager::verifyProfile(const ESM::SavedGame& profile) const
         if (std::find(selectedContentFiles.begin(), selectedContentFiles.end(), *it)
                 == selectedContentFiles.end())
         {
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Savegame dependency " << *it << " is missing.";
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Saved game dependency " << *it << " is missing.";
             notFound = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
index f92a752a4..bf70aad96 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
@@ -210,13 +210,15 @@ namespace ESM
     std::string Cell::getDescription() const
     {
         if (mData.mFlags & Interior)
-        {
             return mName;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return std::to_string(mData.mX) + ", " + std::to_string(mData.mY);
-        }
+
+        std::string cellGrid = "(" + std::to_string(mData.mX) + ", " + std::to_string(mData.mY) + ")";
+        if (!mName.empty())
+            return mName + ' ' + cellGrid;
+        // FIXME: should use sDefaultCellname GMST instead, but it's not available in this scope
+        std::string region = !mRegion.empty() ? mRegion : "Wilderness";
+
+        return region + ' ' + cellGrid;
     }
 
     bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool &isDeleted, bool ignoreMoves, MovedCellRef *mref)