diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadMenu.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadMenu.cpp
index c0e511dc..0e72c414 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadMenu.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadMenu.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ UIScene_LoadMenu::UIScene_LoadMenu(int iPad, void *initData, UILayer *parentLaye
 				WCHAR TempString[256];
 				swprintf((WCHAR *)TempString, 256, L"%ls: %ls", app.GetString(IDS_SLIDER_DIFFICULTY), L"Hardcore");
 				m_sliderDifficulty.init(TempString, eControl_Difficulty, 0, 4, 4);
+
+				// Hardcore locks game mode to Survival
+				m_iGameModeId = GameType::SURVIVAL->getId();
+				m_bGameModeCreative = false;
+				m_buttonGamemode.setLabel(app.GetString(IDS_GAMEMODE_SURVIVAL));
 			}
 		}
 #endif
@@ -421,15 +426,7 @@ void UIScene_LoadMenu::updateTooltips()
 void UIScene_LoadMenu::updateComponents()
 {
 	m_parentLayer->showComponent(m_iPad,eUIComponent_Panorama,true);
-
-	if(RenderManager.IsWidescreen())
-	{
-		m_parentLayer->showComponent(m_iPad,eUIComponent_Logo,true);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		m_parentLayer->showComponent(m_iPad,eUIComponent_Logo,false);
-	}
+	m_parentLayer->showComponent(m_iPad,eUIComponent_Logo,false);
 }
 
 wstring UIScene_LoadMenu::getMoviePath()
@@ -573,7 +570,9 @@ void UIScene_LoadMenu::tick()
 				m_MoreOptionsParams.bAllowFriendsOfFriends = TRUE;
 			}
 
-			m_bHardcore = app.GetGameHostOption(uiHostOptions, eGameHostOption_Hardcore) > 0;
+			// Use thumbnail host options if available, otherwise preserve the level.dat value
+			if (app.GetGameHostOption(uiHostOptions, eGameHostOption_Hardcore) > 0)
+				m_bHardcore = true;
 			if (m_bHardcore)
 			{
 				WCHAR TempString[256];
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadOrJoinMenu.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadOrJoinMenu.cpp
index 1e83aee6..180ae8c0 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadOrJoinMenu.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LoadOrJoinMenu.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardcore = nullptr)
 {
     // Check for a worldname.txt sidecar written by the rename feature first
+    wstring sidecarName = L"";
     size_t slashPos = filePath.rfind(L'\\');
     if (slashPos != wstring::npos)
     {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardc
                 {
                     wchar_t wbuf[128] = {};
                     MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, buf, -1, wbuf, 127);
-                    return wstring(wbuf);
+                    sidecarName = wbuf;
                 }
             }
             else fclose(fr);
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardc
     }
 
     HANDLE hFile = CreateFileW(filePath.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN, nullptr);
-    if (hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return L"";
+    if (hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return sidecarName;
 
     DWORD fileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, nullptr);
-    if (fileSize < 12 || fileSize == INVALID_FILE_SIZE) { CloseHandle(hFile); return L""; }
+    if (fileSize < 12 || fileSize == INVALID_FILE_SIZE) { CloseHandle(hFile); return sidecarName; }
 
     unsigned char *rawData = new unsigned char[fileSize];
     DWORD bytesRead = 0;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardc
     {
         CloseHandle(hFile);
         delete[] rawData;
-        return L"";
+        return sidecarName;
     }
     CloseHandle(hFile);
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardc
         if (decompSize == 0 || decompSize > 128 * 1024 * 1024)
         {
             delete[] rawData;
-            return L"";
+            return sidecarName;
         }
         saveData = new unsigned char[decompSize];
         Compression::getCompression()->Decompress(saveData, &decompSize, rawData + 8, fileSize - 8);
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ static wstring ReadLevelNameFromSaveFile(const wstring& filePath, bool *outHardc
 
     if (freeSaveData) delete[] saveData;
     delete[] rawData;
+
+    // Prefer the sidecar name (user-renamed) over the level.dat name
+    if (!sidecarName.empty()) return sidecarName;
+
     // "world" is the engine default - it means no real name was ever set,
     // so return empty to let the caller fall back to the save filename (timestamp).
     if (result == L"world") result = L"";
@@ -774,7 +779,16 @@ void UIScene_LoadOrJoinMenu::tick()
                     wchar_t wFilename[MAX_SAVEFILENAME_LENGTH];
                     ZeroMemory(wFilename, sizeof(wFilename));
                     mbstowcs(wFilename, m_pSaveDetails->SaveInfoA[origIdx].UTF8SaveFilename, MAX_SAVEFILENAME_LENGTH - 1);
-                    wstring filePath = wstring(L"Windows64\\GameHDD\\") + wstring(wFilename) + wstring(L"\\saveData.ms");
+                    wchar_t wTitle[MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LENGTH];
+                    ZeroMemory(wTitle, sizeof(wTitle));
+                    mbstowcs(wTitle, m_pSaveDetails->SaveInfoA[origIdx].UTF8SaveTitle, MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LENGTH - 1);
+                    wstring filePath = wstring(L"Windows64\\GameHDD\\") + wstring(wFilename) + wstring(L"\\") + wstring(wTitle) + wstring(L".ms");
+                    // Fallback to legacy saveData.ms if new-style filename doesn't exist
+                    {
+                        DWORD attrs = GetFileAttributesW(filePath.c_str());
+                        if (attrs == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+                            filePath = wstring(L"Windows64\\GameHDD\\") + wstring(wFilename) + wstring(L"\\saveData.ms");
+                    }
 
                     HANDLE hFile = CreateFileW(filePath.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN, nullptr);
                     DWORD fileSize = 0;