diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.h b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
index 1acd434..48ef1f2 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.h
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ enum MenuPage
 	MENUPAGE_PETS		= 3
 };
 
+enum WorldMapRevealMethod
+{
+	REVEAL_UNSPECIFIED = -1,
+	REVEAL_DEFAULT	= 0,
+	REVEAL_PARTIAL	= 1  // Not visited areas have zero alpha (invisible)
+};
+
+
 /*
 class Title;
 class GameOver;
@@ -274,6 +282,8 @@ public:
 	static bool loadModXML(TiXmlDocument *d, std::string modName);
 	static ModType getTypeFromXML(TiXmlElement *xml);
 
+	WorldMapRevealMethod mapRevealMethod;
+
 protected:
 	bool shuttingDown;
 	bool active;
diff --git a/Aquaria/Game.cpp b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
index ce2c3f9..68d699b 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Game.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
@@ -6742,6 +6742,11 @@ void Game::applyState()
 
 	worldMapRender = 0;
 
+	if(dsq->mod.isActive() && dsq->mod.mapRevealMethod != REVEAL_UNSPECIFIED)
+		WorldMapRender::setRevealMethod(dsq->mod.mapRevealMethod);
+	else
+		WorldMapRender::setRevealMethod((WorldMapRevealMethod)dsq->user.video.worldMapRevealMethod);
+
 	worldMapRender = new WorldMapRender;
 	addRenderObject(worldMapRender, LR_WORLDMAP);
 	// to hide minimap
diff --git a/Aquaria/GridRender.h b/Aquaria/GridRender.h
index c6ed3be..43e04b3 100644
--- a/Aquaria/GridRender.h
+++ b/Aquaria/GridRender.h
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ protected:
 	InterpolatedVector lerp;
 };
 
-enum WorldMapRevealMethod
-{
-	REVEAL_DEFAULT	= 0,
-	REVEAL_PARTIAL	= 1  // Not visited areas have zero alpha (invisible)
-};
-
 class WorldMapRender : public RenderObject, public ActionMapper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/Aquaria/Mod.cpp b/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
index 0f8b78c..693b9f0 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void Mod::clear()
 	debugMenu = false;
 	hasMap = false;
 	blockEditor = false;
+	mapRevealMethod = REVEAL_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 
 bool Mod::isDebugMenu()
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ void Mod::load(const std::string &p)
 				props->Attribute("blockEditor", &t);
 				blockEditor = t;
 			}
+			if (props->Attribute("worldMapRevealMethod")) {
+				int t;
+				props->Attribute("worldMapRevealMethod", &t);
+				mapRevealMethod = (WorldMapRevealMethod)t;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@ void Mod::setActive(bool a)
 	{
 		if (!active)
 		{
+			mapRevealMethod = REVEAL_UNSPECIFIED;
 			setLocalisationModPath("");
 			name = path = "";
 			dsq->secondaryTexturePath = "";
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
index b3d126b..49e19f4 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ void UserSettings::save()
 				xml_saveSlotScreens.SetAttribute("on", video.saveSlotScreens);
 			}
 			xml_video.InsertEndChild(xml_saveSlotScreens);
+
+			TiXmlElement xml_worldMap("WorldMap");
+			{
+				xml_worldMap.SetAttribute("revealMethod", video.worldMapRevealMethod);
+			}
+			xml_video.InsertEndChild(xml_worldMap);
 		}
 		doc.InsertEndChild(xml_video);
 
@@ -445,6 +451,8 @@ void UserSettings::load(bool doApply, const std::string &overrideFile)
 		}
 
 		readInt(xml_video, "SaveSlotScreens", "on", &video.saveSlotScreens);
+
+		readInt(xml_video, "WorldMap", "revealMethod", &video.worldMapRevealMethod);
 	}
 
 	TiXmlElement *xml_control = doc.FirstChildElement("Control");
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
index 50b6c3f..1e31763 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
 			vsync = 1;
 			darkbuffersize = 256;
 			displaylists = 0;
+			worldMapRevealMethod = 0;
 		}
 		int shader;
 		int blur;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ public:
 		int parallaxOn0, parallaxOn1, parallaxOn2;
 		int numParticles;
 		int displaylists;
+		int worldMapRevealMethod;
 	} video;
 
 	struct Control