Index: lib/ivis_common/piepalette.h
===================================================================
--- lib/ivis_common/piepalette.h	(revision 4504)
+++ lib/ivis_common/piepalette.h	(working copy)
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
 #define WZCOL_CONS_TEXT_USER_ALLY	psPalette[36]
 #define WZCOL_CONS_TEXT_USER_ENEMY	psPalette[37]
 #define WZCOL_CONS_TEXT_DEBUG		psPalette[38]
+#define WZCOL_GREY					psPalette[39]
+#define WZCOL_MAP_PREVIEW_AIPLAYER  psPalette[40]
 
-#define WZCOL_MAX			39
+#define WZCOL_MAX			41
 
 //*************************************************************************
 
Index: lib/ivis_opengl/piepalette.c
===================================================================
--- lib/ivis_opengl/piepalette.c	(revision 4504)
+++ lib/ivis_opengl/piepalette.c	(working copy)
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 void pal_Init(void)
 {
 	// TODO: Read these from file so that mod-makers can change them
-
+	WZCOL_MAP_PREVIEW_AIPLAYER = pal_Colour(0, 0x7f, 0);
+	WZCOL_GREY = pal_Colour(0x55, 0x55, 0x55);
 	WZCOL_WHITE = pal_Colour(UBYTE_MAX, UBYTE_MAX, UBYTE_MAX);
 	WZCOL_BLACK = pal_Colour(1, 1, 1);
 	WZCOL_GREEN = pal_Colour(0, UBYTE_MAX, 0);
Index: src/game.c
===================================================================
--- src/game.c	(revision 4504)
+++ src/game.c	(working copy)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 #include "multistat.h"
 #include "wrappers.h"
 
-
+extern PIELIGHT clanColours[MAX_PLAYERS];
 #define MAX_SAVE_NAME_SIZE_V19	40
 #define MAX_SAVE_NAME_SIZE	60
 
@@ -11674,8 +11674,10 @@
 	STRUCT_SAVEHEADER		*psHeader;
 	char			aFileName[256];
 	UDWORD			xx,yy,x,y,count,fileSize,sizeOfSaveStruture;
+	UDWORD	playerid =0;
 	char			*pFileData = NULL;
 	LEVEL_DATASET	*psLevel;
+	PIELIGHT color = WZCOL_BLACK ;
 
 	levFindDataSet(game.map, &psLevel);
 	strcpy(aFileName,psLevel->apDataFiles[0]);
@@ -11765,6 +11767,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure2->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure2->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure2->player;
 		}
 		else if (psHeader->version < VERSION_14)
 		{
@@ -11799,6 +11802,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure12->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure12->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure12->player;
 		}
 		else if (psHeader->version <= VERSION_14)
 		{
@@ -11834,6 +11838,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure14->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure14->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure14->player;
 		}
 		else if (psHeader->version <= VERSION_16)
 		{
@@ -11870,6 +11875,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure15->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure15->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure15->player;
 		}
 		else if (psHeader->version <= VERSION_19)
 		{
@@ -11908,6 +11914,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure17->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure17->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure17->player;
 		}
 		else if (psHeader->version <= VERSION_20)
 		{
@@ -11943,6 +11950,7 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure20->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure20->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure20->player;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -11981,16 +11989,32 @@
 
 			xx = map_coord(psSaveStructure->x);
 			yy = map_coord(psSaveStructure->y);
+			playerid = psSaveStructure->player;
 		}
+		// if human player, then use clan color.  If AI, then use something else.
+		if( isHumanPlayer(playerid) )
+		{
+			playerid = (UDWORD) getPlayerColour(playerid);
+			color.argb = clanColours[playerid].argb;
+			// kludge to fix black, so you can see it on some maps.
+			if ( playerid == 3 )	// in this case 3 = pallete entry for black.
+			{	
+	
+				color = WZCOL_GREY;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{	// Use a dark green color for the AI
+			color = WZCOL_MAP_PREVIEW_AIPLAYER ;
+		}
 
 		for(x = (xx*scale);x < (xx*scale)+scale ;x++)
 		{
 			for(y = (yy*scale);y< (yy*scale)+scale ;y++)
 			{
-				// 0xff0000 = red. use COL_LIGHTRED instead?
-				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX)] = 0xff;
-				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX) + 1] = 0x0;
-				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX) + 2] = 0x0;
+				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX)] = color.byte.r;	 
+				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX) + 1] = color.byte.g;
+				backDropSprite[3 * (((offY + y) * BACKDROP_HACK_WIDTH) + x + offX) + 2] = color.byte.b;
 			}
 		}
 	}
Index: src/multiint.c
===================================================================
--- src/multiint.c	(revision 4504)
+++ src/multiint.c	(working copy)
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	addBlueForm(MULTIOP_OPTIONS, MULTIOP_MAP_PREVIEW, _("Map Preview"), MCOL0, MROW9, MULTIOP_BLUEFORMW, 27);
+						//hilight correct entry
+	addMultiBut(psWScreen,MULTIOP_MAP_PREVIEW,MULTIOP_MAP_BUT,MCOL4-8,2,MULTIOP_BUTW,MULTIOP_BUTH,
+				_("Click to see Map"), IMAGE_FOG_OFF,IMAGE_FOG_OFF_HI,true);
+			widgSetButtonState(psWScreen, MULTIOP_MAP_BUT,0); //1 = OFF  0=ON 
 
 	// cancel
 	addMultiBut(psWScreen,MULTIOP_OPTIONS,CON_CANCEL,
@@ -1572,6 +1577,9 @@
 			strcpy(game.map,widgGetString(psWScreen, MULTIOP_MAP));
 			addGameOptions(false);
 			break;
+		case MULTIOP_MAP_BUT:
+			loadMapPreview();
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1827,7 +1835,9 @@
 	case CON_CANCEL:
 		stopJoining();
 		break;
-
+	case MULTIOP_MAP_BUT:
+		loadMapPreview();
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}

Index: src/multiint.h
===================================================================
--- src/multiint.h	(revision 4504)
+++ src/multiint.h	(working copy)
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
 
 #define MULTIOP_PLAYCHOOSER		10321
 #define MULTIOP_PLAYCHOOSER_END	10330
+
+#define MULTIOP_MAP_PREVIEW 920000
+#define MULTIOP_MAP_BUT		920002
 // ///////////////////////////////
 // Many Button Variations..
 
Index: src/radar.c
===================================================================
--- src/radar.c	(revision 4504)
+++ src/radar.c	(working copy)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 static PIELIGHT		tileColours[MAX_TILES];
 static UDWORD		*radarBuffer;
 
-static PIELIGHT clanColours[MAX_PLAYERS]=
+PIELIGHT clanColours[MAX_PLAYERS]=
 {	// see frontend2.png for team color order.
 	// [r,g,b,a]
 	{{0,255,0,255}},		// green  Player 0