diff --git a/CCallback.cpp b/CCallback.cpp
index 0379519bf..7c8581644 100644
--- a/CCallback.cpp
+++ b/CCallback.cpp
@@ -936,6 +936,13 @@ int3 CCallback::getGrailPos( float &outKnownRatio )
 	return gs->map->grailPos;
 }
 
+void CCallback::dig( const CGObjectInstance *hero )
+{
+	DigWithHero dwh;
+	dwh.id = hero->id;
+	sendRequest(&dwh);
+}
+
 InfoAboutTown::InfoAboutTown()
 {
 	tType = NULL;
diff --git a/CCallback.h b/CCallback.h
index cb2e78c57..0a9096d4e 100644
--- a/CCallback.h
+++ b/CCallback.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool getPath2(int3 dest, CGPath &ret)=0; //uses main, client pathfinder info
 	virtual void calculatePaths(const CGHeroInstance *hero, CPathsInfo &out, int3 src = int3(-1,-1,-1), int movement = -1) =0;
 	virtual void recalculatePaths()=0; //updates main, client pathfinder info (should be called when moving hero is over)
+	virtual void dig(const CGObjectInstance *hero)=0; 
 	
 	//map
 	virtual std::vector < const CGObjectInstance * > getBlockingObjs(int3 pos)const =0;
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ public:
 	void save(const std::string &fname);
 	void sendMessage(const std::string &mess);
 	void buildBoat(const IShipyard *obj);
+	void dig(const CGObjectInstance *hero); 
 
 //get info
 	bool verifyPath(CPath * path, bool blockSea) const;
diff --git a/client/CAdvmapInterface.cpp b/client/CAdvmapInterface.cpp
index 732703400..b130e6e25 100644
--- a/client/CAdvmapInterface.cpp
+++ b/client/CAdvmapInterface.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ void CTerrainRect::clickRight(tribool down, bool previousState)
 		const TerrainTile * tile = LOCPLINT->cb->getTileInfo(mp);
 		if (tile) 
 		{
-			CSimpleWindow * temp = CMessage::genWindow(VLC->generaltexth->terrainNames[tile->tertype], LOCPLINT->playerID, true);
+			std::string hlp;
+			CGI->mh->getTerrainDescr(mp, hlp, true);
+			CSimpleWindow * temp = CMessage::genWindow(hlp, LOCPLINT->playerID, true);
 			CRClickPopupInt *rcpi = new CRClickPopupInt(temp,true);
 			GH.pushInt(rcpi);
 		}
@@ -706,7 +708,10 @@ void CTerrainRect::mouseMoved (const SDL_MouseMotionEvent & sEvent)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		adventureInt->statusbar.clear();
+		std::string hlp;
+		CGI->mh->getTerrainDescr(pom, hlp, false);
+		adventureInt->statusbar.print(hlp);
+		//adventureInt->statusbar.clear();
 	}
 
 	const CGPathNode *pnode = LOCPLINT->cb->getPathInfo(pom);
diff --git a/client/CPreGame.cpp b/client/CPreGame.cpp
index 7db2690d4..66a7cc5ec 100644
--- a/client/CPreGame.cpp
+++ b/client/CPreGame.cpp
@@ -2064,8 +2064,8 @@ CHotSeatPlayers::CHotSeatPlayers(const std::string &firstPlayer)
 	txt[0]->setText(firstPlayer);
 	txt[0]->giveFocus();
 
-	ok = new AdventureMapButton(CGI->generaltexth->zelp[560], bind(&CHotSeatPlayers::enterSelectionScreen, this), 95, 338, "MUBCHCK.DEF");
-	cancel = new AdventureMapButton(CGI->generaltexth->zelp[561], bind(&CGuiHandler::popIntTotally, ref(GH), this), 205, 338, "MUBCANC.DEF");
+	ok = new AdventureMapButton(CGI->generaltexth->zelp[560], bind(&CHotSeatPlayers::enterSelectionScreen, this), 95, 338, "MUBCHCK.DEF", SDLK_RETURN);
+	cancel = new AdventureMapButton(CGI->generaltexth->zelp[561], bind(&CGuiHandler::popIntTotally, ref(GH), this), 205, 338, "MUBCANC.DEF", SDLK_ESCAPE);
 	bar = new CGStatusBar(new CPicture(Rect(7, 381, 348, 18), 0));//226, 472
 }
 
@@ -2313,6 +2313,10 @@ CBonusSelection::CRegion::~CRegion()
 void CBonusSelection::CRegion::clickLeft( tribool down, bool previousState )
 {
 	//select if selectable & clicked inside our graphic
+	if ( indeterminate(down) )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 	if( !down && selectable && !CSDL_Ext::isTransparent(graphics[0], GH.current->motion.x-pos.x, GH.current->motion.y-pos.y) )
 	{
 		owner->selectMap(myNumber);
diff --git a/hch/CDefObjInfoHandler.cpp b/hch/CDefObjInfoHandler.cpp
index 231fe5598..e7c31a95e 100644
--- a/hch/CDefObjInfoHandler.cpp
+++ b/hch/CDefObjInfoHandler.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ void CDefObjInfoHandler::load()
 		if(nobj->id==TOWNI_TYPE)
 			castles[nobj->subid]=nobj;
 	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 8 ; i++)
+	{
+
+		static const char *holeDefs[] = {"AVLHOLD0.DEF", "AVLHLDS0.DEF", "AVLHOLG0.DEF", "AVLHLSN0.DEF",
+			"AVLHOLS0.DEF", "AVLHOLR0.DEF", "AVLHOLX0.DEF", "AVLHOLL0.DEF"};
+
+		CGDefInfo * tmp = gobjs[124][0];
+		gobjs[124][i] = gobjs[124][0];
+		gobjs[124][i]->name = holeDefs[i];
+	}
 }
  
 CDefObjInfoHandler::~CDefObjInfoHandler()
diff --git a/lib/NetPacks.h b/lib/NetPacks.h
index 42f5a22db..c7438699d 100644
--- a/lib/NetPacks.h
+++ b/lib/NetPacks.h
@@ -1411,6 +1411,18 @@ struct MakeCustomAction : public CPackForServer
 	}
 };
 
+struct DigWithHero : public CPackForServer
+{
+	DigWithHero(){}
+	si32 id; //digging hero id
+
+	bool applyGh(CGameHandler *gh);
+	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int version)
+	{
+		h & id;
+	}
+};
+
 /***********************************************************************************************************/
 
 struct SaveGame : public CPackForClient, public CPackForServer
diff --git a/lib/NetPacksLib.cpp b/lib/NetPacksLib.cpp
index 91021c208..d8d69aa86 100644
--- a/lib/NetPacksLib.cpp
+++ b/lib/NetPacksLib.cpp
@@ -574,6 +574,13 @@ DLL_EXPORT void NewObject::applyGs( CGameState *gs )
 	id = o->id = gs->map->objects.size();
 	o->hoverName = VLC->generaltexth->names[ID];
 
+	if(ID == 124) // hole
+	{
+		const TerrainTile &t = gs->map->getTile(pos);
+		o->defInfo = VLC->dobjinfo->gobjs[ID][t.tertype];
+		assert(o->defInfo);
+	}
+
 	gs->map->objects.push_back(o);
 	gs->map->addBlockVisTiles(o);
 	o->initObj();
diff --git a/lib/map.cpp b/lib/map.cpp
index 6c8d7aa72..b46e94b67 100644
--- a/lib/map.cpp
+++ b/lib/map.cpp
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ void Mapa::readTerrain( const unsigned char * bufor, int &i)
 void Mapa::readDefInfo( const unsigned char * bufor, int &i)
 {
 	int defAmount = readNormalNr(bufor,i); i+=4;
-	defy.reserve(defAmount);
+	defy.reserve(defAmount+8);
 	for (int idd = 0 ; idd<defAmount; idd++) // reading defs
 	{
 		CGDefInfo * vinya = new CGDefInfo(); // info about new def 
@@ -1334,6 +1334,12 @@ void Mapa::readDefInfo( const unsigned char * bufor, int &i)
 
 		defy.push_back(vinya); // add this def to the vector
 	}
+
+	//add holes - they always can appear 
+	for (int i = 0; i < 8 ; i++)
+	{
+		defy.push_back(VLC->dobjinfo->gobjs[124][i]);
+	}
 }
 
 void Mapa::readObjects( const unsigned char * bufor, int &i)
diff --git a/mapHandler.cpp b/mapHandler.cpp
index 60d13bb0f..2639ccd1c 100644
--- a/mapHandler.cpp
+++ b/mapHandler.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "hch/CDefHandler.h"
 #include "client/CConfigHandler.h"
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
+#include "hch/CGeneralTextHandler.h"
 
 /*
  * mapHandler.cpp, part of VCMI engine
@@ -308,7 +309,14 @@ static void processDef (CGDefInfo* def)
 	{
 		if(def->name.size())
 		{
-			def->handler = CDefHandler::giveDefEss(def->name);
+			if(vstd::contains(CGI->mh->loadedDefs, def->name))
+			{
+				def->handler = CGI->mh->loadedDefs[def->name];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				CGI->mh->loadedDefs[def->name] = def->handler = CDefHandler::giveDefEss(def->name);
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -316,9 +324,11 @@ static void processDef (CGDefInfo* def)
 			def->handler = NULL;
 			return;
 		}
+
 		def->width = def->handler->ourImages[0].bitmap->w/32;
 		def->height = def->handler->ourImages[0].bitmap->h/32;
 	}
+
 	CGDefInfo* pom = CGI->dobjinfo->gobjs[def->id][def->subid];
 	if(pom && def->id!=TOWNI_TYPE)
 	{
@@ -417,16 +427,20 @@ void CMapHandler::init()
 
 
 
-	for(size_t h=0; h<map->defy.size(); ++h) //initializing loaded def handler's info	{
-		CGI->mh->loadedDefs.insert(std::make_pair(map->defy[h]->name, map->defy[h]->handler));
-	tlog0<<"\tCollecting loaded def's handlers: "<<th.getDif()<<std::endl;
-
 	prepareFOWDefs();
 	roadsRiverTerrainInit();	//road's and river's DefHandlers; and simple values initialization
 	borderAndTerrainBitmapInit();
 	tlog0<<"\tPreparing FoW, roads, rivers,borders: "<<th.getDif()<<std::endl;
 	initObjectRects();
 	tlog0<<"\tMaking object rects: "<<th.getDif()<<std::endl;
+
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 8 ; i++)
+	{
+		TerrainTile2 &t = ttiles[24+i][0][0];
+		tlog0 << t.objects.front().first->defInfo->name << ' ';
+
+	}
 }
 
 // Update map window screen
@@ -1324,6 +1338,23 @@ CMapHandler::CMapHandler()
 	partialHide = NULL;
 }
 
+void CMapHandler::getTerrainDescr( const int3 &pos, std::string & out, bool terName )
+{
+	out.clear();
+	TerrainTile2 &t = ttiles[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z];
+	for(std::vector < std::pair<const CGObjectInstance*,SDL_Rect> >::const_iterator i = t.objects.begin(); i != t.objects.end(); i++)
+	{
+		if(i->first->ID == 124)
+		{
+			out = i->first->hoverName;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(terName)
+		out = CGI->generaltexth->terrainNames[t.tileInfo->tertype];
+}
+
 TerrainTile2::TerrainTile2()
  :tileInfo(0),terbitmap(0)
 {}
diff --git a/mapHandler.h b/mapHandler.h
index c6afe1f0d..020321351 100644
--- a/mapHandler.h
+++ b/mapHandler.h
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ public:
 	CMapHandler(); //c-tor
 	~CMapHandler(); //d-tor
 
-	void loadDefs();
 	SDL_Surface * getVisBitmap(int x, int y, const std::vector< std::vector< std::vector<unsigned char> > > & visibilityMap, int lvl);
 
 	std::vector< std::string > getObjDescriptions(int3 pos); //returns desriptions of objects blocking given position
+	void getTerrainDescr(const int3 &pos, std::string & out, bool terName); //if tername == false => empty string when tile is clear
 	CGObjectInstance * createObject(int id, int subid, int3 pos, int owner=254); //creates a new object with a certain id and subid
 	bool printObject(const CGObjectInstance * obj); //puts appropriate things to ttiles, so obj will be visible on map
 	bool hideObject(const CGObjectInstance * obj); //removes appropriate things from ttiles, so obj will be no longer visible on map (but still will exist)
diff --git a/server/CGameHandler.cpp b/server/CGameHandler.cpp
index 8a4115e45..9a310ff33 100644
--- a/server/CGameHandler.cpp
+++ b/server/CGameHandler.cpp
@@ -3885,4 +3885,23 @@ void CGameHandler::getLossVicMessage( ui8 player, ui8 standard, bool victory, In
 			out.text.addTxt(MetaString::GENERAL_TXT, 660); //All your forces have been defeated, and you are banished from this land!
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+bool CGameHandler::dig( const CGHeroInstance *h )
+{
+	for (std::vector<CGObjectInstance*>::const_iterator i = gs->map->objects.begin(); i != gs->map->objects.end(); i++) //unflag objs
+	{
+		if((*i)->ID == 124  &&  (*i)->pos == h->getPosition(false))
+		{
+			complain("Cannot dig - there is already a hole under the hero!");
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	NewObject no;
+	no.ID = 124;
+	no.pos = h->getPosition(false);
+	no.subID = 0;
+	sendAndApply(&no);
+	return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/CGameHandler.h b/server/CGameHandler.h
index 86d1ec3f0..c5de9e07e 100644
--- a/server/CGameHandler.h
+++ b/server/CGameHandler.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public:
 	bool complain(const std::string &problem); //sends message to all clients, prints on the logs and return true
 	void objectVisited( const CGObjectInstance * obj, const CGHeroInstance * h );
 	void engageIntoBattle( ui8 player );
+	bool dig(const CGHeroInstance *h);
 
 	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int version)
 	{
diff --git a/server/NetPacksServer.cpp b/server/NetPacksServer.cpp
index 83c67ca5b..f56785cc1 100644
--- a/server/NetPacksServer.cpp
+++ b/server/NetPacksServer.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ bool MakeCustomAction::applyGh( CGameHandler *gh )
 	return gh->makeCustomAction(ba);
 }
 
+bool DigWithHero::applyGh( CGameHandler *gh )
+{
+	ERROR_IF_NOT_OWNS(id);
+	return gh->dig(gh->getHero(id));
+}
+
 bool PlayerMessage::applyGh( CGameHandler *gh )
 {
 	if(gh->getPlayerAt(c) != player) ERROR_AND_RETURN;