diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 7e80015f..c9e8d7ca 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -2490,6 +2490,17 @@ void Game::keyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent key) {
 					gameCamera.setMoveY(-1);
 				}
 			}
+
+			if(isKeyPressed(configKeys.getSDLKey("SaveGame"),key) == true) {
+				string file = this->saveGame(GameConstants::saveGameFilePattern);
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				sprintf(szBuf,lang.get("GameSaved","",true).c_str(),file.c_str());
+				console.addLine(szBuf);
+
+				Config &config= Config::getInstance();
+				config.setString("LastSavedGame",file);
+				config.save();
+			}
 		}
 
 		//throw runtime_error("Test Error!");
@@ -2635,9 +2646,12 @@ void Game::keyPress(SDL_KeyboardEvent c) {
 Stats Game::quitGame() {
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(__FILE__).c_str(),__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
-    //if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled == true) {
+    if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled == true) {
         world.DumpWorldToLog();
-    //}
+    }
+	//printf("Check savegame\n");
+	//printf("Saving...\n");
+	this->saveGame(GameConstants::saveGameFileDefault);
 
 	//Stats stats = *(world.getStats());
 	Stats endStats;
@@ -3438,7 +3452,18 @@ void Game::toggleTeamColorMarker() {
 	renderExtraTeamColor=renderExtraTeamColor%4;
 }
 
-void Game::saveGame(string name) {
+string Game::saveGame(string name) {
+	// auto name file if using saved file pattern string
+	if(name == GameConstants::saveGameFilePattern) {
+		time_t curTime = time(NULL);
+	    struct tm *loctime = localtime (&curTime);
+	    char szBuf2[100]="";
+	    strftime(szBuf2,100,"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S",loctime);
+
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		sprintf(szBuf,name.c_str(),szBuf2);
+		name = szBuf;
+	}
 	//XmlTree xmlTree(XML_XERCES_ENGINE);
 	XmlTree xmlTree;
 	xmlTree.init("megaglest-saved-game");
@@ -3595,6 +3620,8 @@ void Game::saveGame(string name) {
 
 	if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Saving game to [%s]\n",saveGameFile.c_str());
 	xmlTree.save(saveGameFile);
+
+	return saveGameFile;
 }
 
 void Game::loadGame(string name,Program *programPtr,bool isMasterserverMode) {
diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.h b/source/glest_game/game/game.h
index 289522db..8abe527d 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public:
 
 	void endGame();
 
-	void saveGame(string name);
+	string saveGame(string name);
 	static void loadGame(string name,Program *programPtr,bool isMasterserverMode);
 
 private:
diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game_constants.h b/source/glest_game/game/game_constants.h
index 494e599c..8660d688 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game_constants.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game_constants.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 	static const char *application_name;
 	
 	static const char *saveGameFileDefault;
+	static const char *saveGameFilePattern;
 
 	// VC++ Chokes on init of non integral static types
 	static const float normalMultiplier;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/global/config.cpp b/source/glest_game/global/config.cpp
index 1d0bda79..0f98fe7b 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/global/config.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/global/config.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const char *GameConstants::path_ini_CacheLookupKey      = "ini";
 const char *GameConstants::path_logs_CacheLookupKey     = "logs";
 
 const char *GameConstants::saveGameFileDefault 			= "megaglest-saved.xml";
+const char *GameConstants::saveGameFilePattern 			= "megaglest-saved_%s.xml";
 
 const char *Config::glest_ini_filename                  = "glest.ini";
 const char *Config::glestuser_ini_filename              = "glestuser.ini";
diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index 3ee2039e..9fe3b7a2 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -3313,7 +3313,26 @@ int glestMain(int argc, char** argv) {
 			program->initServer(mainWindow,true,false);
 		}
 		else if(hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,string(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTOSTART_LAST_SAVED_GAME])) == true) {
-			program->initSavedGame(mainWindow,false);
+			string fileName = "";
+			int foundParamIndIndex = -1;
+			hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,string(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTOSTART_LAST_SAVED_GAME]) + string("="),&foundParamIndIndex);
+			if(foundParamIndIndex >= 0) {
+				string loadfileName = argv[foundParamIndIndex];
+				vector<string> paramPartTokens;
+				Tokenize(loadfileName,paramPartTokens,"=");
+				if(paramPartTokens.size() >= 2 && paramPartTokens[1].length() > 0) {
+					fileName = paramPartTokens[1];
+
+					if(fileExists(fileName) == false) {
+						char szBuf[8096]="";
+						sprintf(szBuf,"File specified for loading a saved game cannot be found: [%s]",fileName.c_str());
+						printf("\n\n======================================================================================\n%s\n======================================================================================\n\n\n",szBuf);
+
+						throw runtime_error(szBuf);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			program->initSavedGame(mainWindow,false,fileName);
 		}
 		else if(hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,string(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_PREVIEW_MAP])) == true) {
 			int foundParamIndIndex = -1;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/program.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/program.cpp
index 7cde9854..35aec8cc 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/program.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/program.cpp
@@ -200,26 +200,33 @@ void Program::initNormal(WindowGl *window){
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 }
 
-void Program::initSavedGame(WindowGl *window,bool masterserverMode) {
+void Program::initSavedGame(WindowGl *window,bool masterserverMode, string saveGameFile) {
 	MainMenu* mainMenu= NULL;
 
 	init(window);
 	mainMenu= new MainMenu(this);
 	setState(mainMenu);
 
-	string saveGameFile = GameConstants::saveGameFileDefault;
-	if(getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_logs_CacheLookupKey) != "") {
-		saveGameFile = getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_logs_CacheLookupKey) + saveGameFile;
-	}
-	else {
-        string userData = Config::getInstance().getString("UserData_Root","");
-        if(userData != "") {
-        	endPathWithSlash(userData);
-        }
-        saveGameFile = userData + saveGameFile;
+	if(saveGameFile == "") {
+		Config &config = Config::getInstance();
+		saveGameFile = config.getString("LastSavedGame","");
+		if(saveGameFile == "") {
+			saveGameFile = GameConstants::saveGameFileDefault;
+			if(getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_logs_CacheLookupKey) != "") {
+				saveGameFile = getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_logs_CacheLookupKey) + saveGameFile;
+			}
+			else {
+				string userData = Config::getInstance().getString("UserData_Root","");
+				if(userData != "") {
+					endPathWithSlash(userData);
+				}
+				saveGameFile = userData + saveGameFile;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Loading game from [%s]\n",saveGameFile.c_str());
+	//if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Loading game from [%s]\n",saveGameFile.c_str());
+	printf("Loading saved game from [%s]\n",saveGameFile.c_str());
 
 	Game::loadGame(saveGameFile,this,masterserverMode);
 }
diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/program.h b/source/glest_game/main/program.h
index f58f9bf8..3edda4d4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/program.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/program.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public:
 	void initNormal(WindowGl *window);
 	void initServer(WindowGl *window,bool autostart=false,bool openNetworkSlots=false,bool masterserverMode=false);
 	void initServer(WindowGl *window, GameSettings *settings);
-	void initSavedGame(WindowGl *window,bool masterserverMode=false);
+	void initSavedGame(WindowGl *window,bool masterserverMode=false,string saveGameFile="");
 	void initClient(WindowGl *window, const Ip &serverIp);
 	void initScenario(WindowGl *window, string autoloadScenarioName);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
index 58abee82..e513b0da 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ void printParameterHelp(const char *argv0, bool foundInvalidArgs) {
 	printf("\n%s\t\tAutomatically starts a game with the last game",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTOSTART_LASTGAME]);
 	printf("\n\t\t\t\tsettings you played.");
 
-	printf("\n%s\t\tLoads the last saved game.",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTOSTART_LAST_SAVED_GAME]);
+	printf("\n%s=x\t\tLoads the last saved game.",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTOSTART_LAST_SAVED_GAME]);
+	printf("\n                     \t\tWhere x is an optional name of the saved game file to load.");
+	printf("\n                     \t\tIf x is not specified we load the last game that was saved.");
 
 	printf("\n%s=x\t\t\tAuto connect to host server at IP or hostname x",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_CLIENT]);
 	printf("\n%s\t\t\tAuto create a host server.",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_SERVER]);