diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.cpp
index df52b4cfe..54a351aad 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.cpp
@@ -17,43 +17,69 @@
 #include "core_data.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "menu_state_options.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
-namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace Glest {
+namespace Game {
 
 // =====================================================
 // 	class MenuStateAbout
 // =====================================================
 
 MenuStateAbout::MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu) :
-		MenuState(program, mainMenu, "about") {
+	MenuState(program, mainMenu, "about"){
 
-	containerName = "About";
+	containerName= "About";
 	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
-	
+
+	string additionalCredits= loadAdditionalCredits();
+
 	//init
-	buttonReturn.registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"buttonReturn");
+	buttonReturn.registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "buttonReturn");
 	buttonReturn.init(460, 100, 125);
 	buttonReturn.setText(lang.get("Return"));
-	
-	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount1; ++i){
-		labelAbout1[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"labelAbout1" + intToStr(i));
-		labelAbout1[i].init(100, 650-i*20);
-		labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
+
+	labelAdditionalCredits.registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAdditionalCredits");
+	labelAdditionalCredits.init(500, 700);
+	labelAdditionalCredits.setText(additionalCredits);
+
+	if(additionalCredits == NULL){
+		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+			labelAbout1[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout1" + intToStr(i));
+			labelAbout1[i].init(100, 750 - i * 20);
+			labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
+		}
+
+		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+			labelAbout2[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout2" + intToStr(i));
+			labelAbout2[i].init(450, 650 - i * 20);
+			labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+					labelAbout1[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout1" + intToStr(i));
+					labelAbout1[i].init(100, 700 - i * 20);
+					labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
+				}
+
+				for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+					labelAbout2[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout2" + intToStr(i));
+					labelAbout2[i].init(100, 620 - i * 20);
+					labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
+				}
 	}
 
-	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount2; ++i){
-		labelAbout2[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"labelAbout2" + intToStr(i));
-		labelAbout2[i].init(460, 650-i*20);
-		labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
-	}
-	
-	for(int i= 0; i<teammateCount; ++i){
-		labelTeammateName[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"labelTeammateName" + intToStr(i));
-		labelTeammateName[i].init(100+i*180, 500);
-		labelTeammateRole[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"labelTeammateRole" + intToStr(i));
-		labelTeammateRole[i].init(100+i*180, 520);
+	for(int i= 0; i < teammateCount; ++i){
+		labelTeammateName[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelTeammateName" + intToStr(i));
+		labelTeammateName[i].init(100 + i * 180, 500);
+		labelTeammateRole[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelTeammateRole" + intToStr(i));
+		labelTeammateRole[i].init(100 + i * 180, 520);
 		labelTeammateName[i].setText(getTeammateName(i));
 		labelTeammateRole[i].setText(getTeammateRole(i));
 	}
@@ -70,15 +96,33 @@ MenuStateAbout::MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu) :
 	GraphicComponent::applyAllCustomProperties(containerName);
 }
 
+string MenuStateAbout::loadAdditionalCredits(){
+	string data_path= getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_data_CacheLookupKey);
+	if(data_path != ""){
+		endPathWithSlash(data_path);
+	}
+	string result= "";
+	const string dir= data_path + "data/core/menu/credits.txt";
+	ifstream file(dir.c_str());
+	std::string buffer;
+	while(!file.eof()){
+		getline(file, buffer);
+		result+= buffer + "\n";
+	}
+	std::cout << buffer << std::endl;
+	file.close();
+	return result;
+}
+
 void MenuStateAbout::mouseClick(int x, int y, MouseButton mouseButton){
 
-	CoreData &coreData=  CoreData::getInstance();
+	CoreData &coreData= CoreData::getInstance();
 	SoundRenderer &soundRenderer= SoundRenderer::getInstance();
 
 	if(buttonReturn.mouseClick(x, y)){
 		soundRenderer.playFx(coreData.getClickSoundA());
 		mainMenu->setState(new MenuStateRoot(program, mainMenu));
-    }     
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -89,29 +133,32 @@ void MenuStateAbout::mouseMove(int x, int y, const MouseState *ms){
 void MenuStateAbout::render(){
 	Renderer &renderer= Renderer::getInstance();
 
+	renderer.renderLabel(&labelAdditionalCredits);
 	renderer.renderButton(&buttonReturn);
-	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+	for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelAbout1[i]);
 	}
-	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+	for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount2; ++i){
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelAbout2[i]);
 	}
-	for(int i= 0; i<teammateCount; ++i){
+	for(int i= 0; i < teammateCount; ++i){
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelTeammateName[i]);
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelTeammateRole[i]);
 	}
 
-	if(program != NULL) program->renderProgramMsgBox();
+	if(program != NULL)
+		program->renderProgramMsgBox();
 
 }
 
-void MenuStateAbout::keyDown(char key) {
-	Config &configKeys = Config::getInstance(std::pair<ConfigType,ConfigType>(cfgMainKeys,cfgUserKeys));
-	if(key == configKeys.getCharKey("SaveGUILayout")) {
-		bool saved = GraphicComponent::saveAllCustomProperties(containerName);
+void MenuStateAbout::keyDown(char key){
+	Config &configKeys= Config::getInstance(std::pair<ConfigType, ConfigType>(cfgMainKeys, cfgUserKeys));
+	if(key == configKeys.getCharKey("SaveGUILayout")){
+		bool saved= GraphicComponent::saveAllCustomProperties(containerName);
 		//Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 		//console.addLine(lang.get("GUILayoutSaved") + " [" + (saved ? lang.get("Yes") : lang.get("No"))+ "]");
 	}
 }
 
-}}//end namespace
+}
+}//end namespace
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.h b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.h
index 6ef70f7f2..a1e10ea30 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.h
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	GraphicButton buttonReturn;
+	GraphicLabel labelAdditionalCredits;
 	GraphicLabel labelAbout1[aboutStringCount1];
 	GraphicLabel labelAbout2[aboutStringCount2];
 	GraphicLabel labelTeammateName[teammateCount];
 	GraphicLabel labelTeammateRole[teammateCount];
 
+	string loadAdditionalCredits();
+
 public:
 	MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu);