diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 615e6f05..dac00a9b 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;sfall configuration settings
-;v4.4.2.1
+;v4.4.3
 
 [Main]
 ;Set to 1 to enable the built-in High Resolution Patch mode that is similar to the hi-res patch by Mash
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
index 6d61e843..4517aeb0 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "..\main.h"
 #include "..\FalloutEngine\Fallout2.h"
+#include "..\Utils.h"
 #include "LoadGameHook.h"
 
 #include "Message.h"
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const char* Message::GameLanguage() {
 
 ExtraGameMessageListsMap Message::gExtraGameMsgLists;
 static std::vector<std::string> msgFileList;
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, long> addedExtraMsgFiles;
 
 static long msgNumCounter = 0x3000;
 
@@ -193,6 +195,11 @@ long Message::AddExtraMsgFile(const char* msgName, long msgNumber) {
 
 	std::string path("game\\");
 	path += msgName;
+	ToLowerCase(path);
+
+	const auto &msgIt = addedExtraMsgFiles.find(path.c_str());
+	if (msgIt != addedExtraMsgFiles.cend()) return msgIt->second; // file has already been added by func
+
 	fo::MessageList* list = new fo::MessageList();
 	if (!fo::func::message_load(list, path.c_str())) {
 		// change current language folder
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ long Message::AddExtraMsgFile(const char* msgName, long msgNumber) {
 	}
 	if (msgNumber == 0) msgNumber = msgNumCounter++;
 	Message::gExtraGameMsgLists.emplace(msgNumber, list);
+	addedExtraMsgFiles.emplace(path, msgNumber);
 	return msgNumber;
 }
 
@@ -216,6 +224,7 @@ static void ClearScriptAddedExtraGameMsg() { // C++11
 			++it;
 		}
 	}
+	addedExtraMsgFiles.clear();
 	msgNumCounter = 0x3000;
 	heroIsFemale = -1;
 }
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/ObjectName.cpp b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/ObjectName.cpp
index e75070a2..3a25d750 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/ObjectName.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/ObjectName.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void ObjectName::SetName(long sid, const char* name) {
 
 const char* __stdcall ObjectName::GetName(fo::GameObject* object) {
 	if (!overrideScrName.empty()) {
-		auto& name = overrideScrName.find(object->scriptId);
+		const auto &name = overrideScrName.find(object->scriptId);
 		if (name != overrideScrName.cend()) {
 			return (name->second.length() > 0)
 			       ? name->second.c_str()
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Worldmap.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Worldmap.cpp
index e60eeb0c..c4bcb73c 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Worldmap.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Worldmap.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ struct levelRest {
 };
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
-std::unordered_map<int, levelRest> mapRestInfo;
+static std::unordered_map<int, levelRest> mapRestInfo;
 
-std::vector<std::pair<long, std::string>> wmTerrainTypeNames; // pair first: x + y * number of horizontal sub-tiles
-std::unordered_map<long, std::string> wmAreaHotSpotTitle;
+static std::vector<std::pair<long, std::string>> wmTerrainTypeNames; // pair first: x + y * number of horizontal sub-tiles
+static std::unordered_map<long, std::string> wmAreaHotSpotTitle;
 
 static bool restMap;
 static bool restMode;
diff --git a/sfall/version.h b/sfall/version.h
index 25ea8dc3..f9c05d06 100644
--- a/sfall/version.h
+++ b/sfall/version.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 4
 #define VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define VERSION_BUILD 2
-#define VERSION_REV 1
+#define VERSION_BUILD 3
+#define VERSION_REV 0
 
-#define VERSION_STRING "4.4.2.1"
+#define VERSION_STRING "4.4.3"