diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6d64d40..43538b7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	<arg file="${builddir}/sm" />
 </java>
 <copy todir="${builddir}" file="graphics/tiles.rc" />
+<copy todir="${builddir}/tiles" file="tiles/aliases.txt" />
 </target>
 
 <target name="compile" depends="init-builddir">
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java b/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
index cd3e866..91d530f 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
@@ -2145,6 +2145,8 @@ public class Micropolis
 	void loadMap_v2(XMLStreamReader in)
 		throws XMLStreamException
 	{
+		Map<String,String> tileUpgradeMap = Tiles.loadTileUpgradeMap();
+
 		ArrayList< char [] > mapList = new ArrayList< char[] >();
 		while (in.next() != XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT) {
 			if (!in.isStartElement()) {
@@ -2167,8 +2169,13 @@ public class Micropolis
 			char[] row = new char[tmp.size()];
 			for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
 				String [] s_parts = tmp.get(i).split(":");
+				String tileName = s_parts[0];
 
-				TileSpec t = Tiles.load(s_parts[0]);
+				while (tileUpgradeMap.containsKey(tileName)) {
+					tileName = tileUpgradeMap.get(tileName);
+				}
+
+				TileSpec t = Tiles.load(tileName);
 				if (t == null) {
 					throw new XMLStreamException(
 						"Unrecognized tile '"+s_parts[0]+"' at map coordinates ("+i+","+mapList.size()+")",
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/engine/Tiles.java b/src/micropolisj/engine/Tiles.java
index 5482713..ed964e4 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/engine/Tiles.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/engine/Tiles.java
@@ -30,6 +30,32 @@ public class Tiles
 		}
 	}
 
+	static final String TILE_ALIASES = "/tiles/aliases.txt";
+	static Map<String,String> loadTileUpgradeMap()
+	{
+		try {
+		Properties p = new Properties();
+		p.load(
+			new InputStreamReader(
+				Tiles.class.getResourceAsStream(TILE_ALIASES),
+				UTF8
+				)
+			);
+
+		HashMap<String,String> rv = new HashMap<String,String>();
+		for (Map.Entry<Object,Object> e : p.entrySet()) {
+			rv.put((String)e.getKey(), (String)e.getValue());
+		}
+		return rv;
+
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			// probably means the resource file was not found
+			System.err.println(TILE_ALIASES + ": "+e);
+			return Collections.emptyMap();
+		}
+	}
+
 	static void readTiles()
 		throws IOException
 	{
diff --git a/tiles/aliases.txt b/tiles/aliases.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0f06ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiles/aliases.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# In this file are tiles whose official names have changed.
+# Each entry consists of <old-name> <new-name>.
+# Whenever <old-name> is found when loading a Micropolis save-file,
+# that tile will be mapped to <new-name> automatically.
+#
+
+# old fire animation
+57 56
+58 56
+59 56
+60 56
+61 56
+62 56
+63 56
+# radar dish animation
+833 832
+834 832
+835 832
+836 832
+837 832
+838 832
+839 832
+# fountain animation
+841 840
+842 840
+843 840
+# stadium animation
+933 932
+934 932
+935 932
+936 932
+937 932
+938 932
+939 932
+941 940
+942 940
+943 940
+944 940
+945 940
+946 940
+947 940
+# nuclear swirl
+953 952
+954 952
+955 952