diff --git a/client/CMT.cpp b/client/CMT.cpp
index 9e95e2966..13b31c89f 100644
--- a/client/CMT.cpp
+++ b/client/CMT.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
 	// Init filesystem and settings
 	preinitDLL(::console);
-	settings.init();
+
 	Settings session = settings.write["session"];
 	auto setSettingBool = [](std::string key, std::string arg) {
 		Settings s = settings.write(vstd::split(key, "/"));
diff --git a/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.cpp b/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.cpp
index cfbddf2bd..cc52a8bb6 100644
--- a/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ bool CModEntry::isValid() const
 	return !localData.isEmpty() || !repository.isEmpty();
 }
 
+bool CModEntry::isTranslation() const
+{
+	return getBaseValue("modType").toString().toLower() == "translation";
+}
+
 int CModEntry::getModStatus() const
 {
 	int status = 0;
diff --git a/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.h b/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.h
index 1330ebfaf..b8a9276ae 100644
--- a/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.h
+++ b/launcher/modManager/cmodlist.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
 	bool isCompatible() const;
 	// returns if has any data
 	bool isValid() const;
+	// installed and enabled
+	bool isTranslation() const;
 
 	// see ModStatus enum
 	int getModStatus() const;
diff --git a/launcher/modManager/cmodlistview_moc.cpp b/launcher/modManager/cmodlistview_moc.cpp
index eef3c249b..679a8a5e8 100644
--- a/launcher/modManager/cmodlistview_moc.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modManager/cmodlistview_moc.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ QString CModListView::getTranslationModName(const QString & language)
 	{
 		auto mod = modModel->getMod(modName);
 
-		if (mod.getBaseValue("modType").toString().toLower() != "translation")
+		if (!mod.isTranslation())
 			continue;
 
 		if (mod.getBaseValue("language").toString() != language)
diff --git a/lib/CGeneralTextHandler.cpp b/lib/CGeneralTextHandler.cpp
index bc1b55f69..4ab579874 100644
--- a/lib/CGeneralTextHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CGeneralTextHandler.cpp
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ CGeneralTextHandler::CGeneralTextHandler():
 	znpc00           (*this, "vcmi.znpc00"  ), // technically - wog
 	qeModCommands    (*this, "vcmi.quickExchange" )
 {
-	detectInstallParameters();
-
 	readToVector("core.vcdesc",   "DATA/VCDESC.TXT"   );
 	readToVector("core.lcdesc",   "DATA/LCDESC.TXT"   );
 	readToVector("core.tcommand", "DATA/TCOMMAND.TXT" );
@@ -605,16 +603,19 @@ std::string CGeneralTextHandler::getModLanguage(const std::string & modContext)
 
 std::string CGeneralTextHandler::getPreferredLanguage()
 {
+	assert(!settings["general"]["language"].String().empty());
 	return settings["general"]["language"].String();
 }
 
 std::string CGeneralTextHandler::getInstalledLanguage()
 {
+	assert(!settings["session"]["language"].String().empty());
 	return settings["session"]["language"].String();
 }
 
 std::string CGeneralTextHandler::getInstalledEncoding()
 {
+	assert(!settings["session"]["encoding"].String().empty());
 	return settings["session"]["encoding"].String();
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/CModHandler.cpp b/lib/CModHandler.cpp
index be7af936c..7516bfc84 100644
--- a/lib/CModHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CModHandler.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ bool CModInfo::Version::isNull() const
 
 CModInfo::CModInfo():
 	checksum(0),
-	enabled(false),
+	explicitlyEnabled(false),
+	implicitlyEnabled(true),
 	validation(PENDING)
 {
 
@@ -629,7 +630,8 @@ CModInfo::CModInfo(std::string identifier,const JsonNode & local, const JsonNode
 	dependencies(config["depends"].convertTo<std::set<std::string> >()),
 	conflicts(config["conflicts"].convertTo<std::set<std::string> >()),
 	checksum(0),
-	enabled(false),
+	explicitlyEnabled(false),
+	implicitlyEnabled(true),
 	validation(PENDING),
 	config(addMeta(config, identifier))
 {
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ JsonNode CModInfo::saveLocalData() const
 	stream << std::noshowbase << std::hex << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0') << checksum;
 
 	JsonNode conf;
-	conf["active"].Bool() = enabled;
+	conf["active"].Bool() = explicitlyEnabled;
 	conf["validated"].Bool() = validation != FAILED;
 	conf["checksum"].String() = stream.str();
 	return conf;
@@ -683,33 +685,52 @@ void CModInfo::updateChecksum(ui32 newChecksum)
 void CModInfo::loadLocalData(const JsonNode & data)
 {
 	bool validated = false;
-	enabled = true;
+	implicitlyEnabled = true;
+	explicitlyEnabled = true;
 	checksum = 0;
 	if (data.getType() == JsonNode::JsonType::DATA_BOOL)
 	{
-		enabled = data.Bool();
+		explicitlyEnabled = data.Bool();
 	}
 	if (data.getType() == JsonNode::JsonType::DATA_STRUCT)
 	{
-		enabled   = data["active"].Bool();
+		explicitlyEnabled = data["active"].Bool();
 		validated = data["validated"].Bool();
 		checksum  = strtol(data["checksum"].String().c_str(), nullptr, 16);
 	}
 
 	//check compatibility
-	bool wasEnabled = enabled;
-	enabled = enabled && (vcmiCompatibleMin.isNull() || Version::GameVersion().compatible(vcmiCompatibleMin));
-	enabled = enabled && (vcmiCompatibleMax.isNull() || vcmiCompatibleMax.compatible(Version::GameVersion()));
+	implicitlyEnabled &= (vcmiCompatibleMin.isNull() || Version::GameVersion().compatible(vcmiCompatibleMin));
+	implicitlyEnabled &= (vcmiCompatibleMax.isNull() || vcmiCompatibleMax.compatible(Version::GameVersion()));
 
-	if(wasEnabled && !enabled)
+	if(!implicitlyEnabled)
 		logGlobal->warn("Mod %s is incompatible with current version of VCMI and cannot be enabled", name);
 
-	if (enabled)
+	if (boost::iequals(config["modType"].String(), "translation")) // compatibility code - mods use "Translation" type at the moment
+	{
+		if (baseLanguage != VLC->generaltexth->getPreferredLanguage())
+		{
+			logGlobal->warn("Translation mod %s was not loaded: language mismatch!", name);
+			implicitlyEnabled = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (isEnabled())
 		validation = validated ? PASSED : PENDING;
 	else
 		validation = validated ? PASSED : FAILED;
 }
 
+bool CModInfo::isEnabled() const
+{
+	return implicitlyEnabled && explicitlyEnabled;
+}
+
+void CModInfo::setEnabled(bool on)
+{
+	explicitlyEnabled = on;
+}
+
 CModHandler::CModHandler() : content(std::make_shared<CContentHandler>())
 {
 	modules.COMMANDERS = false;
@@ -820,36 +841,6 @@ bool CModHandler::hasCircularDependency(TModID modID, std::set <TModID> currentL
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool CModHandler::checkDependencies(const std::vector <TModID> & input) const
-{
-	for(const TModID & id : input)
-	{
-		const CModInfo & mod = allMods.at(id);
-
-		for(const TModID & dep : mod.dependencies)
-		{
-			if(!vstd::contains(input, dep))
-			{
-				logMod->error("Error: Mod %s requires missing %s!", mod.name, dep);
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
-		for(const TModID & conflicting : mod.conflicts)
-		{
-			if(vstd::contains(input, conflicting))
-			{
-				logMod->error("Error: Mod %s conflicts with %s!", mod.name, allMods.at(conflicting).name);
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if(hasCircularDependency(id))
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 // Returned vector affects the resource loaders call order (see CFilesystemList::load).
 // The loaders call order matters when dependent mod overrides resources in its dependencies.
 std::vector <TModID> CModHandler::validateAndSortDependencies(std::vector <TModID> modsToResolve) const
@@ -995,10 +986,10 @@ void CModHandler::loadOneMod(std::string modName, std::string parent, const Json
 			mod.dependencies.insert(parent);
 
 		allMods[modFullName] = mod;
-		if (mod.enabled && enableMods)
+		if (mod.isEnabled() && enableMods)
 			activeMods.push_back(modFullName);
 
-		loadMods(CModInfo::getModDir(modFullName) + '/', modFullName, modSettings[modName]["mods"], enableMods && mod.enabled);
+		loadMods(CModInfo::getModDir(modFullName) + '/', modFullName, modSettings[modName]["mods"], enableMods && mod.isEnabled());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1087,6 +1078,8 @@ static ui32 calculateModChecksum(const std::string modName, ISimpleResourceLoade
 
 void CModHandler::loadModFilesystems()
 {
+	CGeneralTextHandler::detectInstallParameters();
+
 	activeMods = validateAndSortDependencies(activeMods);
 
 	coreMod.updateChecksum(calculateModChecksum(CModHandler::scopeBuiltin(), CResourceHandler::get(CModHandler::scopeBuiltin())));
@@ -1109,6 +1102,9 @@ TModID CModHandler::findResourceOrigin(const ResourceID & name)
 	if(CResourceHandler::get("core")->existsResource(name))
 		return "core";
 
+	if(CResourceHandler::get("mapEditor")->existsResource(name))
+		return "core"; // Workaround for loading maps via map editor
+
 	assert(0);
 	return "";
 }
diff --git a/lib/CModHandler.h b/lib/CModHandler.h
index 27dfd3836..a3953e7be 100644
--- a/lib/CModHandler.h
+++ b/lib/CModHandler.h
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ public:
 	/// CRC-32 checksum of the mod
 	ui32 checksum;
 
-	/// true if mod is enabled
-	bool enabled;
-
 	EValidationStatus validation;
 
 	JsonNode config;
@@ -249,10 +246,19 @@ public:
 	JsonNode saveLocalData() const;
 	void updateChecksum(ui32 newChecksum);
 
+	bool isEnabled() const;
+	void setEnabled(bool on);
+
 	static std::string getModDir(std::string name);
 	static std::string getModFile(std::string name);
 
 private:
+	/// true if mod is enabled by user, e.g. in Launcher UI
+	bool explicitlyEnabled;
+
+	/// true if mod can be loaded - compatible and has no missing deps
+	bool implicitlyEnabled;
+
 	void loadLocalData(const JsonNode & data);
 };
 
@@ -266,12 +272,6 @@ class DLL_LINKAGE CModHandler
 
 	bool hasCircularDependency(TModID mod, std::set <TModID> currentList = std::set <TModID>()) const;
 
-	//returns false if mod list is incorrect and prints error to console. Possible errors are:
-	// - missing dependency mod
-	// - conflicting mod in load order
-	// - circular dependencies
-	bool checkDependencies(const std::vector <TModID> & input) const;
-
 	/**
 	* 1. Set apart mods with resolved dependencies from mods which have unresolved dependencies
 	* 2. Sort resolved mods using topological algorithm
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ public:
 				h & mver;
 				
 				if(allMods.count(m) && (allMods[m].version.isNull() || mver.isNull() || allMods[m].version.compatible(mver)))
-					allMods[m].enabled = true;
+					allMods[m].setEnabled(true);
 				else
 					missingMods.emplace_back(m, mver.toString());
 			}
diff --git a/lib/VCMI_Lib.cpp b/lib/VCMI_Lib.cpp
index 647ddce44..c7d2d85f2 100644
--- a/lib/VCMI_Lib.cpp
+++ b/lib/VCMI_Lib.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "CHeroHandler.h"
 #include "mapObjects/CObjectHandler.h"
 #include "CTownHandler.h"
+#include "CConfigHandler.h"
 #include "RoadHandler.h"
 #include "RiverHandler.h"
 #include "TerrainHandler.h"
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ DLL_LINKAGE void preinitDLL(CConsoleHandler * Console, bool onlyEssential, bool
 	VLC = new LibClasses();
 	try
 	{
-		VLC->loadFilesystem(onlyEssential, extractArchives);
+		VLC->loadFilesystem(extractArchives);
+		settings.init();
+		VLC->loadModFilesystem(onlyEssential);
 	}
 	catch(...)
 	{
@@ -160,9 +163,8 @@ void LibClasses::updateEntity(Metatype metatype, int32_t index, const JsonNode &
 	}
 }
 
-void LibClasses::loadFilesystem(bool onlyEssential, bool extractArchives)
+void LibClasses::loadFilesystem(bool extractArchives)
 {
-	CStopWatch totalTime;
 	CStopWatch loadTime;
 
 	CResourceHandler::initialize();
@@ -170,15 +172,17 @@ void LibClasses::loadFilesystem(bool onlyEssential, bool extractArchives)
 
 	CResourceHandler::load("config/filesystem.json", extractArchives);
 	logGlobal->info("\tData loading: %d ms", loadTime.getDiff());
+}
 
+void LibClasses::loadModFilesystem(bool onlyEssential)
+{
+	CStopWatch loadTime;
 	modh = new CModHandler();
+	modh->loadMods(onlyEssential);
 	logGlobal->info("\tMod handler: %d ms", loadTime.getDiff());
 
-	modh->loadMods(onlyEssential);
 	modh->loadModFilesystems();
 	logGlobal->info("\tMod filesystems: %d ms", loadTime.getDiff());
-
-	logGlobal->info("Basic initialization: %d ms", totalTime.getDiff());
 }
 
 static void logHandlerLoaded(const std::string & name, CStopWatch & timer)
diff --git a/lib/VCMI_Lib.h b/lib/VCMI_Lib.h
index 55e58712b..16a52e0eb 100644
--- a/lib/VCMI_Lib.h
+++ b/lib/VCMI_Lib.h
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public:
 	void clear(); //deletes all handlers and its data
 
 	// basic initialization. should be called before init(). Can also extract original H3 archives
-	void loadFilesystem(bool onlyEssential, bool extractArchives = false);
+	void loadFilesystem(bool extractArchives);
+	void loadModFilesystem(bool onlyEssential);
 
 #if SCRIPTING_ENABLED
 	void scriptsLoaded();
diff --git a/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp b/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
index bb05305a3..ce3150731 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent) :
 
 	//init
 	preinitDLL(::console, false, extractionOptions.extractArchives);
-	settings.init();
 
 	// Initialize logging based on settings
 	logConfig->configure();
diff --git a/server/CVCMIServer.cpp b/server/CVCMIServer.cpp
index 3ce05505e..ce24bba5e 100644
--- a/server/CVCMIServer.cpp
+++ b/server/CVCMIServer.cpp
@@ -1117,7 +1117,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
 	boost::program_options::variables_map opts;
 	handleCommandOptions(argc, argv, opts);
 	preinitDLL(console);
-	settings.init();
 	logConfig.configure();
 
 	loadDLLClasses();