diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
index 6f7f0eaabc..52b108f850 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <OgreTextureManager.h>
 #include <OgreSceneNode.h>
 
+#include <MyGUI_Gui.h>
+
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwrender/globalmap.hpp"
 
+#include "widgets.hpp"
+
 using namespace MWGui;
 
 LocalMapBase::LocalMapBase()
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ void LocalMapBase::applyFogOfWar()
                : "");
         }
     }
+    notifyMapChanged ();
 }
 
 void LocalMapBase::onMarkerFocused (MyGUI::Widget* w1, MyGUI::Widget* w2)
@@ -425,3 +430,17 @@ void MapWindow::notifyPlayerUpdate ()
 {
     globalMapUpdatePlayer ();
 }
+
+void MapWindow::notifyMapChanged ()
+{
+    // workaround to prevent the map from drawing on top of the button
+    MyGUI::IntCoord oldCoord = mButton->getCoord ();
+    MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().destroyWidget (mButton);
+    mButton = mMainWidget->createWidget<MWGui::Widgets::AutoSizedButton>("MW_Button",
+         oldCoord, MyGUI::Align::Bottom | MyGUI::Align::Right);
+    mButton->setProperty ("ExpandDirection", "Left");
+
+    mButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MapWindow::onWorldButtonClicked);
+    mButton->setCaptionWithReplacing( mGlobal ? "#{sLocal}" :
+            "#{sWorld}");
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
index 4e2dd67567..39770a7a26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onMarkerUnfocused(MyGUI::Widget* w1, MyGUI::Widget* w2);
 
         virtual void notifyPlayerUpdate() {}
+        virtual void notifyMapChanged() {}
 
         OEngine::GUI::Layout* mLayout;
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         virtual void onPinToggled();
 
         virtual void notifyPlayerUpdate();
+        virtual void notifyMapChanged();
+
     };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
index 45d6d9164c..ae876edf8b 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ public:
    *************************************************************************/
 
   int getVer() const { return mCtx.header.version; }
-  float getFVer() { if(mCtx.header.version == VER_12) return 1.2; else return 1.3; }
-  int getSpecial() { return mSpf; }
-  int getType() { return mCtx.header.type; }
-  const std::string getAuthor() { return mCtx.header.author.toString(); }
-  const std::string getDesc() { return mCtx.header.desc.toString(); }
+  float getFVer() const { if(mCtx.header.version == VER_12) return 1.2; else return 1.3; }
+  int getSpecial() const { return mSpf; }
+  int getType() const { return mCtx.header.type; }
+  const std::string getAuthor() const { return mCtx.header.author.toString(); }
+  const std::string getDesc() const { return mCtx.header.desc.toString(); }
   const SaveData &getSaveData() const { return mSaveData; }
-  const MasterList &getMasters() { return mMasters; }
-  const NAME &retSubName() { return mCtx.subName; }
+  const MasterList &getMasters() const { return mMasters; }
+  const NAME &retSubName() const { return mCtx.subName; }
   uint32_t getSubSize() const { return mCtx.leftSub; }
 
   /*************************************************************************
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
   int mIdx;
   void setIndex(const int index) {mIdx = index; mCtx.index = index;}
   const int getIndex() {return mIdx;}
-  
+
   void setGlobalReaderList(std::vector<ESMReader> *list) {mGlobalReaderList = list;}
   std::vector<ESMReader> *getGlobalReaderList() {return mGlobalReaderList;}
 
diff --git a/components/esm/loadappa.cpp b/components/esm/loadappa.cpp
index f5e7e10e1a..643fefda51 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadappa.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadappa.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,27 @@ namespace ESM
 {
 void Apparatus::load(ESMReader &esm)
 {
-    mModel = esm.getHNString("MODL");
-    mName = esm.getHNString("FNAM");
-    esm.getHNT(mData, "AADT", 16);
-    mScript = esm.getHNOString("SCRI");
-    mIcon = esm.getHNString("ITEX");
+    // we will not treat duplicated subrecords as errors here
+    while (esm.hasMoreSubs())
+    {
+        esm.getSubName();
+        NAME subName = esm.retSubName();
+
+        if (subName == "MODL")
+            mModel = esm.getHString();
+        else if (subName == "FNAM")
+            mName = esm.getHString();
+        else if (subName == "AADT")
+            esm.getHT(mData);
+        else if (subName == "SCRI")
+            mScript = esm.getHString();
+        else if (subName == "ITEX")
+            mIcon = esm.getHString();
+        else
+            esm.fail("wrong subrecord type " + subName.toString() + " for APPA record");
+    }
 }
+
 void Apparatus::save(ESMWriter &esm)
 {
     esm.writeHNCString("MODL", mModel);