diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 54f1b4ca0..25376e526 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -6183,7 +6183,7 @@ void Game::loadGame(string name,Program *programPtr,bool isMasterserverMode,cons
 		if(gameVer != glestVersionString && checkVersionComptability(gameVer, glestVersionString) == false) {
 			char szBuf[8096]="";
 			snprintf(szBuf,8096,lang.get("SavedGameBadVersion").c_str(),gameVer.c_str(),glestVersionString.c_str());
-			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf,true);
 		}
 
 		if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Found saved game version that matches your application version: [%s] --> [%s]\n",gameVer.c_str(),glestVersionString.c_str());
@@ -6244,7 +6244,7 @@ void Game::loadGame(string name,Program *programPtr,bool isMasterserverMode,cons
 	if(gameVer != glestVersionString && checkVersionComptability(gameVer, glestVersionString) == false) {
 		char szBuf[8096]="";
 		snprintf(szBuf,8096,lang.get("SavedGameBadVersion").c_str(),gameVer.c_str(),glestVersionString.c_str());
-		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf,true);
 	}
 
 	if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Found saved game version that matches your application version: [%s] --> [%s]\n",gameVer.c_str(),glestVersionString.c_str());
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.cpp
index e5ed0cbde..77093e374 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ MenuStateLoadGame::MenuStateLoadGame(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu):
     listFiles();
     slotsScrollBar.setElementCount(filenames.size());
 
+    mainMessageBox.registerGraphicComponent(containerName,"mainMessageBox");
+	mainMessageBox.init(lang.get("Ok"),450);
+	mainMessageBox.setEnabled(false);
+
 	GraphicComponent::applyAllCustomProperties(containerName);
 }
 
@@ -183,6 +187,8 @@ void MenuStateLoadGame::reloadUI() {
 	deleteButton.setText(lang.get("Delete"));
 	loadButton.setText(lang.get("LoadGame"));
 
+	mainMessageBox.init(lang.get("Ok"),450);
+
 	GraphicComponent::reloadFontsForRegisterGraphicComponents(containerName);
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +197,15 @@ void MenuStateLoadGame::mouseClick(int x, int y, MouseButton mouseButton){
 	CoreData &coreData=  CoreData::getInstance();
 	SoundRenderer &soundRenderer= SoundRenderer::getInstance();
 
+	if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
+		int button= 0;
+		if(mainMessageBox.mouseClick(x, y, button)) {
+			mainMessageBox.setEnabled(false);
+
+			Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
+			mainMessageBox.init(lang.get("Ok"),450);
+		}
+	}
     if(abortButton.mouseClick(x, y)) {
 		soundRenderer.playFx(coreData.getClickSoundB());
 		mainMenu->setState(new MenuStateRoot(program, mainMenu));
@@ -245,7 +260,12 @@ void MenuStateLoadGame::mouseClick(int x, int y, MouseButton mouseButton){
 			snprintf(szBuf,8096,lang.get("LoadGameLoadingFile","",true).c_str(),filename.c_str());
 			console.addLineOnly(szBuf);
 
-			Game::loadGame(filename,program,false);
+			try {
+				Game::loadGame(filename,program,false);
+			}
+			catch(const megaglest_runtime_error &ex) {
+				showMessageBox(ex.what(), lang.get("Notice"), true);
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 		//mainMenu->setState(new MenuStateRoot(program, mainMenu));
@@ -389,6 +409,9 @@ void MenuStateLoadGame::render(){
 		renderer.renderTextureQuad(550,slotLinesYBase-300+slotsLineHeight,400,300,previewTexture,1.0f);
 	}
 
+	if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
+		renderer.renderMessageBox(&mainMessageBox);
+	}
 
 	renderer.renderConsole(&console,false,false);
 	if(program != NULL) program->renderProgramMsgBox();
@@ -423,4 +446,19 @@ void MenuStateLoadGame::keyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent key) {
 	}
 }
 
+void MenuStateLoadGame::showMessageBox(const string &text, const string &header, bool toggle) {
+	if(toggle == false) {
+		mainMessageBox.setEnabled(false);
+	}
+
+	if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled() == false) {
+		mainMessageBox.setText(text);
+		mainMessageBox.setHeader(header);
+		mainMessageBox.setEnabled(true);
+	}
+	else{
+		mainMessageBox.setEnabled(false);
+	}
+}
+
 }}//end namespace
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.h b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.h
index 54e873cb3..066b7f91e 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_load_game.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ private:
 
 	GraphicLine lines[2];
 
+	GraphicMessageBox mainMessageBox;
+
 	string saveGameDir;
 	int slotLinesYBase;
 	int slotsLineHeight;
@@ -61,10 +63,14 @@ public:
 	virtual void keyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent key);
 
 	void reloadUI();
+
 private:
+
 	void clearSlots();
 	void deleteSlot(int i);
 	void listFiles();
+
+	void showMessageBox(const string &text, const string &header, bool toggle);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp b/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
index 319d42d05..4abce0e35 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
@@ -4179,7 +4179,7 @@ Unit * Unit::loadGame(const XmlNode *rootNode, GameSettings *settings, Faction *
 //    int deadCount;
 	result->deadCount = unitNode->getAttribute("deadCount")->getIntValue();
 //    float progress;			//between 0 and 1
-	result->progress = unitNode->getAttribute("progress")->getIntValue();
+	result->progress = unitNode->getAttribute("progress")->getFloatValue();
 //	float lastAnimProgress;	//between 0 and 1
 	result->lastAnimProgress = unitNode->getAttribute("lastAnimProgress")->getFloatValue();
 //	float animProgress;		//between 0 and 1