diff --git a/constants/map_data_constants.asm b/constants/map_data_constants.asm
index 1877e6a0..b28b3d79 100644
--- a/constants/map_data_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/map_data_constants.asm
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 DEF MAP_BORDER EQU 3
 
 ; connection directions
+	const_def
+	const EAST_F
+	const WEST_F
+	const SOUTH_F
+	const NORTH_F
+
+; wCurMapConnections
 	const_def
 	shift_const EAST   ; 1
 	shift_const WEST   ; 2
diff --git a/engine/menus/save.asm b/engine/menus/save.asm
index b74b9058..1857d6f5 100644
--- a/engine/menus/save.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/save.asm
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ ChangeBox::
 	call GetBoxSRAMLocation
 	ld de, wBoxDataStart
 	call CopyBoxToOrFromSRAM ; copy new box from SRAM to WRAM
-	ld hl, wMapTextPtr
+	ld hl, wCurMapTextPtr
 	ld de, wChangeBoxSavedMapTextPointer
 	ld a, [hli]
 	ld [de], a
diff --git a/home/overworld.asm b/home/overworld.asm
index 1ebc794b..defa1728 100644
--- a/home/overworld.asm
+++ b/home/overworld.asm
@@ -910,9 +910,9 @@ LoadTileBlockMap::
 	add hl, bc
 	ld c, MAP_BORDER
 	add hl, bc ; this puts us past the (west) border
-	ld a, [wMapDataPtr] ; tile map pointer
+	ld a, [wCurMapDataPtr] ; tile map pointer
 	ld e, a
-	ld a, [wMapDataPtr + 1]
+	ld a, [wCurMapDataPtr + 1]
 	ld d, a ; de = tile map pointer
 	ld a, [wCurMapHeight]
 	ld b, a
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ RunMapScript::
 	call RunNPCMovementScript
 	ld a, [wCurMap] ; current map number
 	call SwitchToMapRomBank ; change to the ROM bank the map's data is in
-	ld hl, wMapScriptPtr
+	ld hl, wCurMapScriptPtr
 	ld a, [hli]
 	ld h, [hl]
 	ld l, a
@@ -2035,9 +2035,8 @@ LoadMapHeader::
 	ld a, [hli]
 	ld h, [hl]
 	ld l, a ; hl = base of map header
-; copy the first 10 bytes (the fixed area) of the map data to D367-D370
-	ld de, wCurMapTileset
-	ld c, $0a
+	ld de, wCurMapHeader
+	ld c, wCurMapHeaderEnd - wCurMapHeader
 .copyFixedHeaderLoop
 	ld a, [hli]
 	ld [de], a
@@ -2051,25 +2050,25 @@ LoadMapHeader::
 	ld [wWestConnectedMap], a
 	ld [wEastConnectedMap], a
 ; copy connection data (if any) to WRAM
-	ld a, [wMapConnections]
+	ld a, [wCurMapConnections]
 	ld b, a
 .checkNorth
-	bit 3, b
+	bit NORTH_F, b
 	jr z, .checkSouth
 	ld de, wNorthConnectionHeader
 	call CopyMapConnectionHeader
 .checkSouth
-	bit 2, b
+	bit SOUTH_F, b
 	jr z, .checkWest
 	ld de, wSouthConnectionHeader
 	call CopyMapConnectionHeader
 .checkWest
-	bit 1, b
+	bit WEST_F, b
 	jr z, .checkEast
 	ld de, wWestConnectionHeader
 	call CopyMapConnectionHeader
 .checkEast
-	bit 0, b
+	bit EAST_F, b
 	jr z, .getObjectDataPointer
 	ld de, wEastConnectionHeader
 	call CopyMapConnectionHeader
diff --git a/home/predef_text.asm b/home/predef_text.asm
index b494a2c8..1537ad5b 100644
--- a/home/predef_text.asm
+++ b/home/predef_text.asm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PrintPredefTextID::
 	call DisplayTextID
 
 RestoreMapTextPointer::
-	ld hl, wMapTextPtr
+	ld hl, wCurMapTextPtr
 	ldh a, [hSavedMapTextPtr]
 	ld [hli], a
 	ldh a, [hSavedMapTextPtr + 1]
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ RestoreMapTextPointer::
 	ret
 
 SetMapTextPointer::
-	ld a, [wMapTextPtr]
+	ld a, [wCurMapTextPtr]
 	ldh [hSavedMapTextPtr], a
-	ld a, [wMapTextPtr + 1]
+	ld a, [wCurMapTextPtr + 1]
 	ldh [hSavedMapTextPtr + 1], a
 	ld a, l
-	ld [wMapTextPtr], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr], a
 	ld a, h
-	ld [wMapTextPtr + 1], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr + 1], a
 	ret
 
 INCLUDE "data/text_predef_pointers.asm"
diff --git a/home/text_script.asm b/home/text_script.asm
index 9e1ba275..ceae1a0a 100644
--- a/home/text_script.asm
+++ b/home/text_script.asm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DisplayTextID::
 .skipSwitchToMapBank
 	ld a, 30 ; half a second
 	ldh [hFrameCounter], a ; used as joypad poll timer
-	ld hl, wMapTextPtr
+	ld hl, wCurMapTextPtr
 	ld a, [hli]
 	ld h, [hl]
 	ld l, a ; hl = map text pointer
diff --git a/ram/wram.asm b/ram/wram.asm
index df286676..753a9678 100644
--- a/ram/wram.asm
+++ b/ram/wram.asm
@@ -1795,17 +1795,16 @@ wLastMap:: db
 
 wUnusedD366:: db
 
+wCurMapHeader::
 wCurMapTileset:: db
-
-; blocks
-wCurMapHeight:: db
+wCurMapHeight:: db 
 wCurMapWidth:: db
+wCurMapDataPtr:: dw
+wCurMapTextPtr:: dw
+wCurMapScriptPtr:: dw
+wCurMapConnections:: db
+wCurMapHeaderEnd::
 
-wMapDataPtr:: dw
-wMapTextPtr:: dw
-wMapScriptPtr:: dw
-
-wMapConnections:: db
 wNorthConnectionHeader:: map_connection_struct wNorth
 wSouthConnectionHeader:: map_connection_struct wSouth
 wWestConnectionHeader::  map_connection_struct wWest
diff --git a/scripts/OaksLab.asm b/scripts/OaksLab.asm
index 407ee3e5..30ee93ed 100644
--- a/scripts/OaksLab.asm
+++ b/scripts/OaksLab.asm
@@ -715,9 +715,9 @@ OaksLabCalcRivalMovementScript:
 OaksLabLoadTextPointers2Script:
 	ld hl, OaksLab_TextPointers2
 	ld a, l
-	ld [wMapTextPtr], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr], a
 	ld a, h
-	ld [wMapTextPtr + 1], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr + 1], a
 	ret
 
 OaksLab_TextPointers:
diff --git a/scripts/ViridianMart.asm b/scripts/ViridianMart.asm
index 2e78a036..8f91afd6 100644
--- a/scripts/ViridianMart.asm
+++ b/scripts/ViridianMart.asm
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ ViridianMartCheckParcelDeliveredScript:
 	ld hl, ViridianMart_TextPointers2
 .done
 	ld a, l
-	ld [wMapTextPtr], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr], a
 	ld a, h
-	ld [wMapTextPtr+1], a
+	ld [wCurMapTextPtr+1], a
 	ret
 
 ViridianMart_ScriptPointers: