diff --git a/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.cpp b/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.cpp
index fe761df9b..3ea029991 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void LoseConditions::update(CMap & map)
 	{
 		map.triggeredEvents.push_back(standardDefeat);
 		map.defeatIconIndex = 3;
-		map.defeatMessage.appendTextID("core.lcdesc.0");
+		map.defeatMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.lcdesc.0");
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void LoseConditions::update(CMap & map)
 				noneOf.expressions.push_back(cond);
 				specialDefeat.onFulfill.appendTextID("core.genrltxt.251");
 				specialDefeat.trigger = EventExpression(noneOf);
-				map.defeatMessage.appendTextID("core.lcdesc.1");
+				map.defeatMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.lcdesc.1");
 				break;
 			}
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void LoseConditions::update(CMap & map)
 				noneOf.expressions.push_back(cond);
 				specialDefeat.onFulfill.appendTextID("core.genrltxt.253");
 				specialDefeat.trigger = EventExpression(noneOf);
-				map.defeatMessage.appendTextID("core.lcdesc.2");
+				map.defeatMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.lcdesc.2");
 				break;
 			}
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void LoseConditions::update(CMap & map)
 				cond.value = expiredDate(loseValueWidget->text());
 				specialDefeat.onFulfill.appendTextID("core.genrltxt.254");
 				specialDefeat.trigger = EventExpression(cond);
-				map.defeatMessage.appendTextID("core.lcdesc.3");
+				map.defeatMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.lcdesc.3");
 				break;
 			}
 
diff --git a/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.ui b/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.ui
index f96f2a635..35d3cb7ce 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.ui
+++ b/mapeditor/mapsettings/loseconditions.ui
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="defeatMessageEdit"/>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="defeatMessageEdit">
+       <property name="readOnly">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
diff --git a/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.cpp b/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.cpp
index f88eee931..be9ffd168 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void VictoryConditions::update(CMap & map)
 	{
 		map.triggeredEvents.push_back(standardVictory);
 		map.victoryIconIndex = 11;
-		map.victoryMessage.appendTextID(VLC->generaltexth->victoryConditions[0]);
+		map.victoryMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.vcdesc.0");
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void VictoryConditions::update(CMap & map)
 		specialVictory.description.clear(); // TODO: display in quest window
 
 		map.victoryIconIndex = vicCondition;
-		map.victoryMessage.appendTextID(VLC->generaltexth->victoryConditions[size_t(vicCondition) + 1]);
+		map.victoryMessage = MetaString::createFromTextID("core.vcdesc." + std::to_string(vicCondition + 1));
 
 		switch(vicCondition)
 		{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void VictoryConditions::update(CMap & map)
 		if(ui->standardVictoryCheck->isChecked())
 		{
 			map.victoryMessage.appendRawString(" / ");
-			map.victoryMessage.appendTextID(VLC->generaltexth->victoryConditions[0]);
+			map.victoryMessage.appendTextID("core.vcdesc.0");
 			map.triggeredEvents.push_back(standardVictory);
 		}
 		map.triggeredEvents.push_back(specialVictory);
diff --git a/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.ui b/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.ui
index 2bd91bb40..d1c86ea47 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.ui
+++ b/mapeditor/mapsettings/victoryconditions.ui
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="victoryMessageEdit"/>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="victoryMessageEdit">
+       <property name="readOnly">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>