diff --git a/lib/CMapInfo.cpp b/lib/CMapInfo.cpp
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index 000000000..a98c56b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/CMapInfo.cpp
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+#define VCMI_DLL
+
+#include "CMapInfo.h"
+#include "..\StartInfo.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "..\hch\CCampaignHandler.h"
+
+void CMapInfo::countPlayers()
+{
+	actualHumanPlayers = playerAmnt = humenPlayers = 0;
+	for(int i=0;i<PLAYER_LIMIT;i++)
+	{
+		if(mapHeader->players[i].canHumanPlay)
+		{
+			playerAmnt++;
+			humenPlayers++;
+		}
+		else if(mapHeader->players[i].canComputerPlay)
+		{
+			playerAmnt++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(scenarioOpts)
+		for (std::map<int, PlayerSettings>::const_iterator i = scenarioOpts->playerInfos.begin(); i != scenarioOpts->playerInfos.end(); i++)
+			if(i->second.human)
+				actualHumanPlayers++;
+}
+
+CMapInfo::CMapInfo(bool map)
+	: mapHeader(NULL), campaignHeader(NULL), scenarioOpts(NULL)
+{
+}
+
+void CMapInfo::mapInit(const std::string &fname, const unsigned char *map )
+{
+	filename = fname;
+	int i = 0;
+	mapHeader = new CMapHeader();
+	mapHeader->version = CMapHeader::invalid;
+
+	try
+	{
+		mapHeader->initFromMemory(map, i);
+		countPlayers();
+	}
+	catch (const std::string &e)
+	{
+		tlog1 << "\t\tWarning: evil map file: " << fname << ": " << e << std::endl; 
+		delete mapHeader;
+		mapHeader = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+CMapInfo::~CMapInfo()
+{
+	delete mapHeader;
+	delete campaignHeader;
+}
+
+void CMapInfo::campaignInit()
+{
+	campaignHeader = new CCampaignHeader( CCampaignHandler::getHeader(filename, lodCmpgn) );
+}
+
+void CMapInfo::setHeader(CMapHeader *header)
+{
+	mapHeader = header;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/CMapInfo.h b/lib/CMapInfo.h
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index 000000000..ec4693a44
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+++ b/lib/CMapInfo.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "../global.h"
+
+class CMapHeader;
+class CCampaignHeader;
+class StartInfo;
+
+
+class DLL_EXPORT CMapInfo
+{
+public:
+	CMapHeader * mapHeader; //may be NULL if campaign
+	CCampaignHeader * campaignHeader; //may be NULL if scenario
+	StartInfo *scenarioOpts; //options with which scenario has been started (used only with saved games)
+	std::string filename;
+	bool lodCmpgn; //tells if this campaign is located in Lod file
+	std::string date;
+	int playerAmnt, //players in map
+		humenPlayers; //players ALLOWED to be controlled by human
+	int actualHumanPlayers; // >1 if multiplayer game
+	CMapInfo(bool map = true);
+	~CMapInfo();
+	//CMapInfo(const std::string &fname, const unsigned char *map);
+	void setHeader(CMapHeader *header);
+	void mapInit(const std::string &fname, const unsigned char *map);
+	void campaignInit();
+	void countPlayers();
+
+	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int Version)
+	{
+		h & mapHeader & campaignHeader & scenarioOpts & filename & lodCmpgn & date & playerAmnt & humenPlayers;
+		h & actualHumanPlayers;
+	}
+};
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