diff --git a/src/text/Text.cpp b/src/text/Text.cpp
index 5f7a07cc..a11acd26 100644
--- a/src/text/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/text/Text.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 static wchar WideErrorString[25];
 
-CText TheText;
+CText *CText::msInstance = nil;
 
 CText::CText(void)
 {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CText::Load(void)
 	CFileMgr::SetDir("TEXT");
 	switch(FrontEndMenuManager.m_PrefsLanguage){
 	case CMenuManager::LANGUAGE_AMERICAN:
-		sprintf(filename, "AMERICAN.GXT");
+		sprintf(filename, "ENGLISH.GXT");
 		break;
 	case CMenuManager::LANGUAGE_FRENCH:
 		sprintf(filename, "FRENCH.GXT");
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ CText::Load(void)
 	keyArray.Update(data.chars);
 	CFileMgr::CloseFile(file);
 	CFileMgr::SetDir("");
+	bIsLoaded = true;
 }
 
 void
 CText::Unload(void)
 {
+	bIsLoaded = false;
 	CMessages::ClearAllMessagesDisplayedByGame();
 	keyArray.Unload();
 	data.Unload();
@@ -307,6 +309,11 @@ CText::LoadMissionText(char *MissionTableName)
 	bIsMissionTextLoaded = true;
 }
 
+bool
+CText::IsLoaded()
+{
+	return bIsLoaded;
+}
 
 void
 CKeyArray::Load(size_t length, int file, size_t* offset)
diff --git a/src/text/Text.h b/src/text/Text.h
index 33dc313e..3e11ea46 100644
--- a/src/text/Text.h
+++ b/src/text/Text.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 		uint32 offset;
 	};
 
-	enum {MAX_MISSION_TEXTS = 90}; // beware that LCS has more
+	enum {MAX_MISSION_TEXTS = 200};
 
 	Entry data[MAX_MISSION_TEXTS];
 	uint16 size; // You can make this size_t if you want to exceed 32-bit boundaries, everything else should be ready.
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ class CText
 	bool bIsMissionTextLoaded;
 	char szMissionTableName[8];
 	CMissionTextOffsets MissionTextOffsets;
+	bool bIsLoaded;
+
+	static CText *msInstance;
 public:
 	CText(void);
 	void Load(void);
@@ -94,6 +97,15 @@ public:
 	void GetNameOfLoadedMissionText(char *outName);
 	void ReadChunkHeader(ChunkHeader *buf, int32 file, size_t *bytes_read);
 	void LoadMissionText(char *MissionTableName);
+	bool IsLoaded();
+	void GetUTF8(const char*, char*, int); // TODO but unused
+
+	static CText &Instance()
+	{
+		if (!msInstance)
+			msInstance = new CText;
+		return *msInstance;
+	}
 };
 
-extern CText TheText;
+#define TheText CText::Instance()