diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 1147a8d41..3b63b7ba3 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r993 \cu(Mon 23 Oct 17:30:04 CEST 2023)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r993 \cu(2023-10-23 17:30:04)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r994 \cu(Sun 29 Oct 21:24:06 CET 2023)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r994 \cu(2023-10-29 21:24:06)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
index 1aec137ac..4c6a3c5e3 100644
--- a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
+++ b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
@@ -598,11 +598,17 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 	int fheight, fheight_sub;
 
 	String txt, txtsub;
+	bool hasnewline;
 	int tics, holdtics, fadeintics, fadeouttics;
 	int ultics;
 
 	transient bool bDontDeleteMe;	// safeguard for savegames
 
+	bool bTxtIsSplit;
+	Array<String> txt_split;
+	Array<int> txtwidth_split;
+	int txtmaxwidth_split;
+
 	// all the actual hard code
 	int MyStringWidth( String str )
 	{
@@ -625,6 +631,66 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 		w = max(w,lw);
 		return w;
 	}
+	void MyStringBreak( String str, int maxw )
+	{
+		bTxtIsSplit = true;
+		txt_split.Clear();
+		txtwidth_split.Clear();
+		txtmaxwidth_split = 0;
+		int cur = 0;
+		int w = 0;
+		int len = str.CodePointCount();
+		bool wasspace = false;
+		bool leftspace = false;
+		int lastspace = 0, pastspace = 0;
+		for ( int i=0, pos=0; i<len; i++ )
+		{
+			int oldpos = pos;
+			int ch;
+			[ch, pos] = str.GetNextCodePoint(pos);
+			if ( (ch == 0x09) || (ch == 0x0A) || (ch == 0x0D) || (ch == 0x20) )
+			{
+				if ( leftspace )
+				{
+					if ( ch == 0x0A )
+					{
+						txt_split.Push("");
+						txtwidth_split.Push(0);
+					}
+					continue;
+				}
+				if ( !wasspace )
+				{
+					lastspace = oldpos;
+					wasspace = true;
+				}
+				pastspace = pos;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				wasspace = false;
+				leftspace = false;
+			}
+			int cw = (ch>255)?0:glyphs[ch].advance;
+			bool endof = ((i+1)>=len);
+			if ( (ch != 0x0A) && !endof && ((w <= 0) || (w+cw <= maxw)) )
+			{
+				w += cw;
+				continue;
+			}
+			String sstr = str.Mid(cur,endof?int.max:(lastspace-cur));
+			int lw = MyStringWidth(sstr);
+			txt_split.Push(sstr);
+			txtwidth_split.Push(lw);
+			if ( lw > txtmaxwidth_split ) txtmaxwidth_split = lw;
+			w = 0;
+			wasspace = false;
+			cur = pastspace;
+			lastspace = 0;
+			pastspace = 0;
+			leftspace = true;
+		}
+	}
 	int MySubStringWidth( String str )
 	{
 		int w = 0;
@@ -756,6 +822,8 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 			txtsub = txt.Mid(sep+3);
 			txt.Truncate(sep);
 		}
+		hasnewline = (txt.IndexOf("\n") != -1);
+		bTxtIsSplit = false;
 		tics = -10;
 		holdtics = 140;
 		fadeintics = 20;
@@ -833,6 +901,12 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 		return self;
 	}
 
+	override void ScreenSizeChanged()
+	{
+		// force line re-break
+		bTxtIsSplit = false;
+	}
+
 	override bool Tick()
 	{
 		if ( !bDontDeleteMe ) return true;
@@ -846,10 +920,6 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 	{
 		if ( tics <= 0 ) return;
 		double hs = max(min(floor(Screen.GetWidth()/640.),floor(Screen.GetHeight()/360.)),1.);
-		int w = MyStringWidth(txt);
-		int w2 = MySubStringWidth(txtsub);
-		if ( w > 800 ) hs = max(hs-2.,1.);
-		else if ( w > 400 ) hs = max(hs-1.,1.);
 		Vector2 ss = (Screen.GetWidth(),Screen.GetHeight())/hs;
 		double fractic = System.GetTimeFrac();
 		double ftics = tics+fractic;
@@ -857,9 +927,26 @@ Class DSMapTitle : HUDMessageBase
 		double xx = int(ss.x/2.);
 		double yy = int(ss.y/2.)-64.;
 		double wfact = clamp(ftics/double(ultics),0.,1.);
-		DrawUnderline(xx,yy+1,ss,(w+32)*wfact,alpha);
-		MyDrawText(txt,xx-w/2,yy,ss,alpha);
-		MySubDrawText(txtsub,xx-w2/2,yy+fheight_sub+12,ss,alpha);
+		int wsub = MySubStringWidth(txtsub);
+		int w = MyStringWidth(txt);
+		int capw = int(ss.x-250);
+		if ( (w < capw) && !hasnewline )
+		{
+			DrawUnderline(xx,yy+1,ss,(w+32)*wfact,alpha);
+			MyDrawText(txt,xx-w/2,yy,ss,alpha);
+			MySubDrawText(txtsub,xx-wsub/2,yy+fheight_sub+12,ss,alpha);
+			return;
+		}
+		if ( !bTxtIsSplit ) MyStringBreak(txt,capw);
+		yy += (fheight/2)*(txt_split.Size()-1);
+		DrawUnderline(xx,yy+1,ss,(txtmaxwidth_split+32)*wfact,alpha);
+		yy -= fheight*txt_split.Size();
+		for ( int i=0; i<txt_split.Size(); i++ )
+		{
+			yy += fheight;
+			MyDrawText(txt_split[i],xx-txtwidth_split[i]/2,yy,ss,alpha);
+		}
+		MySubDrawText(txtsub,xx-wsub/2,yy+fheight_sub+12,ss,alpha);
 	}
 }