diff --git a/src/gamedata/g_mapinfo.cpp b/src/gamedata/g_mapinfo.cpp
index 6f7d88694c..5757703d2e 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/g_mapinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/g_mapinfo.cpp
@@ -1930,20 +1930,32 @@ level_info_t *FMapInfoParser::ParseMapHeader(level_info_t &defaultinfo)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			levelinfo->LevelName = sc.String;
-
-			if (HexenHack)
+			// Workaround to allow localizazion of IWADs which do not have a string label here (e.g. HACX.WAD)
+			// This checks for a string labelled with the MapName and if that is identical to what got parsed here
+			// the string table entry will be used.
+			auto c = GStrings.GetLanguageString(levelinfo->MapName, FStringTable::default_table);
+			if (c && !strcmp(c, sc.String))
 			{
-				// Try to localize Hexen's map names.
-				int fileno = Wads.GetLumpFile(sc.LumpNum);
-				auto fn = Wads.GetWadName(fileno);
-				if (fn && (!stricmp(fn, "HEXEN.WAD") || !stricmp(fn, "HEXDD.WAD")))
+				levelinfo->flags |= LEVEL_LOOKUPLEVELNAME;
+				levelinfo->LevelName = levelinfo->MapName;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				levelinfo->LevelName = sc.String;
+
+				if (HexenHack)
 				{
-					FStringf key("TXT_%.5s_%s", fn, levelinfo->MapName.GetChars());
-					if (GStrings.exists(key))
+					// Try to localize Hexen's map names. This does not use the above feature to allow these names to be unique.
+					int fileno = Wads.GetLumpFile(sc.LumpNum);
+					auto fn = Wads.GetWadName(fileno);
+					if (fn && (!stricmp(fn, "HEXEN.WAD") || !stricmp(fn, "HEXDD.WAD")))
 					{
-						levelinfo->flags |= LEVEL_LOOKUPLEVELNAME;
-						levelinfo->LevelName = key;
+						FStringf key("TXT_%.5s_%s", fn, levelinfo->MapName.GetChars());
+						if (GStrings.exists(key))
+						{
+							levelinfo->flags |= LEVEL_LOOKUPLEVELNAME;
+							levelinfo->LevelName = key;
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 0ae8cb99df..9932b9d1dc 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1120,9 +1120,9 @@ void M_StartupEpisodeMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 			// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
 			int totalheight = posy + AllEpisodes.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
 
-			if (totalheight < 190 || AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
+			if (totalheight < CleanHeight-10 || AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
 			{
-				int newtop = (200 - totalheight + topy) / 2;
+				int newtop = (CleanHeight - totalheight + topy) / 2;
 				int topdelta = newtop - topy;
 				if (topdelta < 0)
 				{
@@ -1631,9 +1631,9 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 				// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
 				int totalheight = posy + MenuSkills.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
 
-				if (totalheight < 190 || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
+				if (totalheight < CleanHeight-10 || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
 				{
-					int newtop = (200 - totalheight + topy) / 2;
+					int newtop = (CleanHeight - totalheight + topy) / 2;
 					int topdelta = newtop - topy;
 					if (topdelta < 0)
 					{
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 3d99a94442..ae8044ac1b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ OptionMenu "OpenGLOptions" protected
 
 OptionMenu "VR3DMenu" protected
 {
-	Title "GLPREFMNU_VRMODE"
+	Title "$GLPREFMNU_VRMODE"
 	Option "$GLMNU_3DMODE",					vr_mode, 						"VRMode"
 	IfOption(Windows)
 	{