diff --git a/source/game/game/script_manager.cpp b/source/game/game/script_manager.cpp
index a88b125f0..76cee124d 100644
--- a/source/game/game/script_manager.cpp
+++ b/source/game/game/script_manager.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ namespace Game {
 
 		luaScript.registerFunction(getStartLocation, "startLocation");
 		luaScript.registerFunction(getIsUnitAlive, "isUnitAlive");
+		luaScript.registerFunction(areCellsFree, "areCellsFree");
 		luaScript.registerFunction(getUnitPosition, "unitPosition");
 		luaScript.registerFunction(setUnitPosition, "setUnitPosition");
 		luaScript.registerFunction(forceSetUnitPosition, "forceSetUnitPosition");
@@ -2452,6 +2453,16 @@ namespace Game {
 		return world->getStartLocation(factionIndex);
 	}
 
+	bool
+		ScriptManager::areCellsFree(Vec2i pos, int size, int field) {
+		if (SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugLUA).enabled)
+			SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugLUA,
+				"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",
+				extractFileFromDirectoryPath(__FILE__).
+				c_str(), __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+
+		return world->areCellsFree(pos, size, static_cast<Field>(field));
+	}
 
 	Vec2i
 		ScriptManager::getUnitPosition(int unitId) {
@@ -4468,6 +4479,21 @@ namespace Game {
 		return luaArguments.getReturnCount();
 	}
 
+	int
+		ScriptManager::areCellsFree(LuaHandle * luaHandle) {
+		LuaArguments
+			luaArguments(luaHandle);
+
+		try {
+			bool result = thisScriptManager->areCellsFree(luaArguments.getVec2i(-3), luaArguments.getInt(-2), luaArguments.getInt(-1));
+			luaArguments.returnInt(result ? 1 : 0);
+		} catch (const game_runtime_error & ex) {
+			error(luaHandle, &ex, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+		}
+
+		return luaArguments.getReturnCount();
+	}
+
 	int
 		ScriptManager::getUnitPosition(LuaHandle * luaHandle) {
 		LuaArguments
diff --git a/source/game/game/script_manager.h b/source/game/game/script_manager.h
index 69ed9e443..52af7d32f 100644
--- a/source/game/game/script_manager.h
+++ b/source/game/game/script_manager.h
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ namespace Game {
 			getStartLocation(int factionIndex);
 		Vec2i
 			getUnitPosition(int unitId);
+		bool
+			areCellsFree(Vec2i pos, int size, int field);
 		int
 			getUnitFaction(int unitId);
 		const string
@@ -960,6 +962,7 @@ namespace Game {
 		static int
 			getLastCreatedUnitId(LuaHandle * luaHandle);
 
+		static int areCellsFree(LuaHandle * luaHandle);
 		static int
 			setUnitPosition(LuaHandle * luaHandle);
 		static int
diff --git a/source/game/world/map.cpp b/source/game/world/map.cpp
index c8984b0b8..1186eb204 100644
--- a/source/game/world/map.cpp
+++ b/source/game/world/map.cpp
@@ -842,6 +842,16 @@ namespace Game {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	bool Map::isAproxFreeCell(const Vec2i &pos, Field field) const {
+		for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT; i++) {
+			if (!isAproxFreeCell(pos, field, i))
+				return false;
+		}
+
+		//printf("[%s] Line: %d returning false\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	bool Map::isFreeCells(const Vec2i & pos, int size, Field field, bool buildingsOnly) const {
 		for (int i = pos.x; i < pos.x + size; ++i) {
 			for (int j = pos.y; j < pos.y + size; ++j) {
@@ -877,6 +887,16 @@ namespace Game {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	bool Map::isAproxFreeCells(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field) const {
+		for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT; i++) {
+			if (!isAproxFreeCells(pos, size, field, i))
+				return false;
+		}
+
+		//printf("[%s] Line: %d returning false\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	bool Map::canMorph(const Vec2i &pos, const Unit *currentUnit, const UnitType *targetUnitType) const {
 		Field field = targetUnitType->getField();
 		const UnitType *ut = targetUnitType;
@@ -1321,9 +1341,6 @@ namespace Game {
 	bool Map::isInUnitTypeCells(const UnitType *ut, const Vec2i &pos,
 		const Vec2i &testPos) const {
 		assert(ut != NULL);
-		if (ut == NULL) {
-			throw game_runtime_error("ut == NULL");
-		}
 
 		if (isInside(testPos) && isInsideSurface(toSurfCoords(testPos))) {
 			Cell *testCell = getCell(testPos);
@@ -1372,9 +1389,7 @@ namespace Game {
 
 				if (ut->hasCellMap() == false || ut->getCellMapCell(i, j, unit->getModelFacing())) {
 					if (getCell(currPos)->getUnit(field) != NULL && getCell(currPos)->getUnit(field) != unit) {
-						// TT: is this ok ?
-						//If unit tries to move into a cell where another unit resides
-						// cancel the move command
+						//if unit tries to move into a cell where another unit resides cancel the move command
 						if (unit->getCurrSkill() != NULL &&
 							unit->getCurrSkill()->getClass() == scMove) {
 							canPutInCell = false;
diff --git a/source/game/world/map.h b/source/game/world/map.h
index 727d82fb8..29934a3eb 100644
--- a/source/game/world/map.h
+++ b/source/game/world/map.h
@@ -429,9 +429,11 @@ namespace Game {
 		//free cells
 		bool isFreeCell(const Vec2i &pos, Field field, bool buildingsOnly = false) const;
 		bool isFreeCellOrHasUnit(const Vec2i &pos, Field field, const Unit *unit) const;
+		bool isAproxFreeCell(const Vec2i &pos, Field field) const;
 		bool isAproxFreeCell(const Vec2i &pos, Field field, int teamIndex) const;
 		bool isFreeCells(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field, bool buildingsOnly = false) const;
 		bool isFreeCellsOrHasUnit(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field, const Unit *unit) const;
+		bool isAproxFreeCells(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field) const;
 		bool isAproxFreeCells(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field, int teamIndex) const;
 		bool canMorph(const Vec2i &pos, const Unit *currentUnit, const UnitType *targetUnitType) const;
 		//bool canOccupy(const Vec2i &pos, Field field, const UnitType *ut, CardinalDir facing);
diff --git a/source/game/world/world.cpp b/source/game/world/world.cpp
index 97f9fd398..f859f5782 100644
--- a/source/game/world/world.cpp
+++ b/source/game/world/world.cpp
@@ -1804,6 +1804,10 @@ namespace Game {
 		}
 	}
 
+	bool World::areCellsFree(Vec2i pos, int size, Field field) {
+		return map.isFreeCells(pos, size, field);
+	}
+
 	Vec2i World::getUnitPosition(int unitId) {
 		Unit* unit = findUnitById(unitId);
 		if (unit == NULL) {
diff --git a/source/game/world/world.h b/source/game/world/world.h
index 9b97ca2e9..73755608a 100644
--- a/source/game/world/world.h
+++ b/source/game/world/world.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ namespace Game {
 		void giveResource(const string &resourceName, int factionIndex, int amount);
 		int getResourceAmount(const string &resourceName, int factionIndex);
 		Vec2i getStartLocation(int factionIndex);
+		bool areCellsFree(Vec2i pos, int size, Field field);
 		Vec2i getUnitPosition(int unitId);
 		void setUnitPosition(int unitId, Vec2i pos, bool forceSet = false);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h b/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
index f43d08af8..9b5d24b6b 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 		static const int MAX_MAP_CELL_HEIGHT = 20;
 		static const int DEFAULT_MAP_CELL_HEIGHT = 10;
 
-		static const int MIN_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT = 1;
 		static const int MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT = 10;
 		static const int DEFAULT_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT = 8;
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
index 0f856ccbd..ae416a151 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ namespace Shared {
 		}
 
 		void MapPreview::resetFactions(int maxPlayers) {
-			if (maxPlayers < MIN_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT || maxPlayers > MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT) {
+			if (maxPlayers < 0 || maxPlayers > MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT) {
 				char szBuf[8096] = "";
-				snprintf(szBuf, 8096, "Max Players must be in the range %d-%d", MIN_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT, MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT);
+				snprintf(szBuf, 8096, "Max Players must be in the range %d-%d", 0, MAX_MAP_FACTIONCOUNT);
 				throw game_runtime_error(szBuf);
 			}