diff --git a/lib/rmg/CMapGenerator.cpp b/lib/rmg/CMapGenerator.cpp
index b0dbcbec5..cb03ecd1a 100644
--- a/lib/rmg/CMapGenerator.cpp
+++ b/lib/rmg/CMapGenerator.cpp
@@ -211,27 +211,15 @@ void CMapGenerator::genZones()
 	auto w = mapGenOptions->getWidth();
 	auto h = mapGenOptions->getHeight();
 
-
 	auto tmpl = mapGenOptions->getMapTemplate();
 	zones = tmpl->getZones(); //copy from template (refactor?)
 
-	int player_per_side = zones.size() > 4 ? 3 : 2;
-		
-	logGlobal->infoStream() << boost::format("Map size %d %d, players per side %d") % w % h % player_per_side;
-
 	CZonePlacer placer(this);
 	placer.placeZones(mapGenOptions, &rand);
 	placer.assignZones(mapGenOptions);
 
 	int i = 0;
 
-	for(auto const it : zones)
-	{
-		CRmgTemplateZone * zone = it.second;
-		zone->setType(i < pcnt ? ETemplateZoneType::PLAYER_START : ETemplateZoneType::TREASURE);
-		this->zones[it.first] = zone;
-		++i;
-	}
 	logGlobal->infoStream() << "Zones generated successfully";
 }
 
@@ -484,7 +472,13 @@ float CMapGenerator::getNearestObjectDistance(const int3 &tile) const
 int CMapGenerator::getNextMonlithIndex()
 {
 	if (monolithIndex >= VLC->objtypeh->knownSubObjects(Obj::MONOLITH_TWO_WAY).size())
-		throw rmgException(boost::to_string(boost::format("There is no Monolith Two Way with index %d available!") % monolithIndex));
+	{
+		logGlobal->errorStream() << boost::to_string(boost::format("RMG Error! There is no Monolith Two Way with index %d available!") % monolithIndex);
+		monolithIndex++;
+		return VLC->objtypeh->knownSubObjects(Obj::MONOLITH_TWO_WAY).size() - 1;
+		//TODO: interrupt map generation and report error
+		//throw rmgException(boost::to_string(boost::format("There is no Monolith Two Way with index %d available!") % monolithIndex));
+	}
 	else
 		return monolithIndex++;
 }
diff --git a/lib/rmg/CRmgTemplateStorage.cpp b/lib/rmg/CRmgTemplateStorage.cpp
index b45c67a27..e896ed32b 100644
--- a/lib/rmg/CRmgTemplateStorage.cpp
+++ b/lib/rmg/CRmgTemplateStorage.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ void CJsonRmgTemplateLoader::loadTemplates()
 				if (!zoneNode["matchTerrainToTown"].isNull()) //default : true
 					zone->setMatchTerrainToTown(zoneNode["matchTerrainToTown"].Bool());
 				zone->setTerrainTypes(parseTerrainTypes(zoneNode["terrainTypes"].Vector(), zone->getDefaultTerrainTypes()));
-				zone->setTownsAreSameType((zoneNode["townsAreSameType"].Bool()));
+
+				if (!zoneNode["townsAreSameType"].isNull()) //default : false
+					zone->setTownsAreSameType((zoneNode["townsAreSameType"].Bool()));
 
 				for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
 				{
@@ -80,8 +82,7 @@ void CJsonRmgTemplateLoader::loadTemplates()
 						for (const JsonNode & allowedTown : zoneNode[i ? "allowedTowns" : "allowedMonsters"].Vector())
 						{
 							//complain if the town type is not present in our game
-							boost::optional<si32> id = VLC->modh->identifiers.getIdentifier("faction", allowedTown, false);
-							if (id.is_initialized())
+							if (auto id = VLC->modh->identifiers.getIdentifier("faction", allowedTown, false))
 								allowedTownTypes.insert(id.get());
 						}
 					}
@@ -91,8 +92,7 @@ void CJsonRmgTemplateLoader::loadTemplates()
 						for (const JsonNode & bannedTown : zoneNode[i ? "bannedTowns" : "bannedMonsters"].Vector())
 						{
 							//erase unindentified towns silently
-							boost::optional<si32> id = VLC->modh->identifiers.getIdentifier("faction", bannedTown, true);
-							if (id.is_initialized())
+							if (auto id = VLC->modh->identifiers.getIdentifier("faction", bannedTown, true))
 								vstd::erase_if_present(allowedTownTypes, id.get());
 						}
 					}
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ void CJsonRmgTemplateLoader::loadTemplates()
 				const auto & zoneNode = zonePair.second;
 
 				if (!zoneNode["terrainTypeLikeZone"].isNull())
-					zone->setTerrainTypes (zones[zoneNode["terrainTypeLikeZone"].Float()]->getTerrainTypes());
+				{
+					int id = zoneNode["terrainTypeLikeZone"].Float();
+					zone->setTerrainTypes(zones[id]->getTerrainTypes());
+					zone->setMatchTerrainToTown(zones[id]->getMatchTerrainToTown());
+				}
 
 				if (!zoneNode["townTypeLikeZone"].isNull())
 					zone->setTownTypes (zones[zoneNode["townTypeLikeZone"].Float()]->getTownTypes());