diff --git a/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp b/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
index 71a5d51b..c7e8cc5a 100755
--- a/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ void MainWindow::onMenuViewHelp(wxCommandEvent &event) {
 	MsgDialog(this,
 		wxT("Draw with left mouse\nMove viewport with right mouse drag\nZoom with center mouse drag, or mousewheel\n\
 You can change brush in the same category with key 1-9\n\
+To center things in the map shift it with Shift-Up/Down/Left/Right keys\n\
 Height tool (blue) builds with integer height steps 0-20, \nwhile Gradient tool (red) uses any real number \n\
 Units can go over water as long as it is less than 1.5 deep\n\
 A good idea is to put some stone, gold and tree near starting position\n\
@@ -964,6 +965,25 @@ void MainWindow::uncheckRadius() {
  	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == 'L') {
  		wxCommandEvent evt(wxEVT_NULL, miBrushStartLocation + startLocation + 1);
  		onMenuBrushStartLocation(evt);
+ 	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == WXK_LEFT && e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_SHIFT) { // shift-left/right/up/down to shift the map one square
+ 	    program->setUndoPoint(ctAll);
+ 	    program->shiftLeft();
+ 		setDirty();
+ 	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == WXK_RIGHT && e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_SHIFT) {
+ 	    program->setUndoPoint(ctAll);
+ 	    program->shiftRight();
+ 		setDirty();
+ 	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == WXK_UP && e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_SHIFT) {
+ 	    program->setUndoPoint(ctAll);
+ 	    program->shiftUp();
+ 		setDirty();
+ 	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == WXK_DOWN && e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_SHIFT) {
+ 	    program->setUndoPoint(ctAll);
+ 	    program->shiftDown();
+ 		setDirty();
+ 	} else if (e.GetKeyCode() == WXK_BACK && e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_ALT) { // undo
+ 	    wxCommandEvent evt(wxEVT_NULL, 0);
+        onMenuEditUndo(evt);
  	} else {
  		e.Skip();
 	}
diff --git a/source/glest_map_editor/program.cpp b/source/glest_map_editor/program.cpp
index 7122efc4..7212b802 100644
--- a/source/glest_map_editor/program.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_map_editor/program.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,18 @@ void Program::mirrorX() { // copy left to right
 			map->copyXY(w-i-1,j  ,  i,j);
 		}
 	}
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) >= w/2) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if((map->getStartLocationX(i) < w/2) && (map->getStartLocationX(i)!=0 || map->getStartLocationY(i)!=0)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii)==0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(w-map->getStartLocationX(i)-1, map->getStartLocationY(i), ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::mirrorY() { // copy top to bottom
@@ -273,6 +285,18 @@ void Program::mirrorY() { // copy top to bottom
 			map->copyXY(i,h-j-1  ,  i,j);
 		}
 	}
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationY(i) >= h/2) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if((map->getStartLocationY(i) < h/2) && (map->getStartLocationX(i)!=0 || map->getStartLocationY(i)!=0)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii)==0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationX(i), h-map->getStartLocationY(i)-1, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::mirrorXY() { // copy leftbottom to topright, can handle non-sqaure maps
@@ -302,6 +326,18 @@ void Program::mirrorXY() { // copy leftbottom to topright, can handle non-sqaure
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) > map->getStartLocationY(i)) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if(map->getStartLocationX(i) < map->getStartLocationY(i)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii) == 0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationY(i)*w/h, map->getStartLocationX(i)*h/w, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::rotatecopyX() {
@@ -312,6 +348,18 @@ void Program::rotatecopyX() {
 			map->copyXY(w-i-1,h-j-1  ,  i,j);
 		}
 	}
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) >= w/2) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if((map->getStartLocationX(i) < w/2) && (map->getStartLocationX(i)!=0 || map->getStartLocationY(i)!=0)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii)==0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(w-map->getStartLocationX(i)-1, h-map->getStartLocationY(i)-1, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::rotatecopyY() {
@@ -322,6 +370,18 @@ void Program::rotatecopyY() {
 			map->copyXY(w-i-1,h-j-1  ,  i,j);
 		}
 	}
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationY(i) >= h/2) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if((map->getStartLocationY(i) < h/2) && (map->getStartLocationX(i)!=0 || map->getStartLocationY(i)!=0)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii)==0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(w-map->getStartLocationX(i)-1, h-map->getStartLocationY(i)-1, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::rotatecopyXY() {
@@ -341,6 +401,18 @@ void Program::rotatecopyXY() {
                 map->copyXY(w-i-1,j  ,  i,h-j-1);
             }
         }
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) > map->getStartLocationY(i)) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if(map->getStartLocationX(i) < map->getStartLocationY(i)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii) == 0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(w-map->getStartLocationX(i)-1, h-map->getStartLocationY(i)-1, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
 }
 
 void Program::rotatecopyCorner() { // rotate top left 1/4 to top right 1/4
@@ -370,6 +442,58 @@ void Program::rotatecopyCorner() { // rotate top left 1/4 to top right 1/4
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // move players
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // first remove players from target corner
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) >= w/2 && map->getStartLocationY(i) < h/2) map->changeStartLocation(0,0,i);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i) {
+        if((map->getStartLocationX(i) < w/2 && map->getStartLocationY(i) < h/2) && (map->getStartLocationX(i)!=0 || map->getStartLocationY(i)!=0)) // any startpositions to copy?
+            for (int ii = 0; ii < map->getMaxFactions(); ++ii)
+                if(map->getStartLocationX(ii)==0 && map->getStartLocationY(ii)==0) { // first free one
+                    map->changeStartLocation(w-map->getStartLocationY(i)*w/h-1, map->getStartLocationX(i)*h/w, ii);
+                    break;
+                }
+	}
+}
+
+
+void Program::shiftLeft() {
+    int w=map->getW()-1;
+    int h=map->getH();
+	for (int i=0; i<w; i++)
+		for (int j=0; j<h; j++)
+			map->copyXY(i,j  ,  i+1,j);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // move players
+        map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationX(i)-1, map->getStartLocationY(i), i); // it allready check limits
+}
+void Program::shiftRight() {
+    int w=map->getW()-1;
+    int h=map->getH();
+	for (int i=w; i>0; i--)
+		for (int j=0; j<h; j++)
+			map->copyXY(i,j  ,  i-1,j);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // move players
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) != 0 || map->getStartLocationY(i) != 0) // don't move the unset ones
+            map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationX(i)+1, map->getStartLocationY(i), i); // it allready check limits
+}
+void Program::shiftUp() {
+    int w=map->getW();
+    int h=map->getH()-1;
+	for (int i=0; i<w; i++)
+		for (int j=0; j<h; j++)
+			map->copyXY(i,j  ,  i,j+1);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // move players
+        map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationX(i), map->getStartLocationY(i)-1, i); // it allready check limits
+}
+void Program::shiftDown() {
+    int w=map->getW();
+    int h=map->getH()-1;
+	for (int i=0; i<w; i++)
+		for (int j=h; j>0; j--)
+			map->copyXY(i,j  ,  i,j-1);
+	for (int i = 0; i < map->getMaxFactions(); ++i)     // move players
+        if (map->getStartLocationX(i) != 0 || map->getStartLocationY(i) != 0) // don't move the unset ones
+            map->changeStartLocation(map->getStartLocationX(i), map->getStartLocationY(i)+1, i); // it allready check limits
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/glest_map_editor/program.h b/source/glest_map_editor/program.h
index b9efdb11..83b30d20 100644
--- a/source/glest_map_editor/program.h
+++ b/source/glest_map_editor/program.h
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ public:
 	void rotatecopyY();
 	void rotatecopyXY();
 	void rotatecopyCorner();
-
+	void shiftLeft();
+	void shiftRight();
+	void shiftUp();
+	void shiftDown();
 
 	void randomizeMapHeights();
 	void randomizeMap();