diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_controls.c b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_controls.c
index 584ad4cc22..485ae32d4d 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_controls.c
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_controls.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void G_ControlRegister(void)
     for(i = 0; controlCmds[i].name; ++i)
         Con_AddCommand(controlCmds + i);
 
-    // FIXME: Is this is the proper place, this being a console registering function?
+    /// @todo  Move the control setup to a separate function.
     P_NewPlayerControl(CTL_WALK, CTLT_NUMERIC, "walk", "game");
     P_NewPlayerControl(CTL_SIDESTEP, CTLT_NUMERIC, "sidestep", "game");
     P_NewPlayerControl(CTL_ZFLY, CTLT_NUMERIC, "zfly", "game");
diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/hu_automap.c b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/hu_automap.c
index 3056bb23e3..b4c1100648 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/hu_automap.c
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/hu_automap.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static void calcViewScaleFactors(uiwidget_t* obj)
 {
     guidata_automap_t* am = (guidata_automap_t*)obj->typedata;
     float dx, dy, dist, a, b;
+    float oldMinScale = am->minScaleMTOF;
     assert(obj->type == GUI_AUTOMAP);
 
     dx = am->bounds[BOXRIGHT] - am->bounds[BOXLEFT];
@@ -167,6 +168,16 @@ static void calcViewScaleFactors(uiwidget_t* obj)
     am->minScaleMTOF = (a < b ? a : b);
     am->maxScaleMTOF = Rect_Height(UIWidget_Geometry(obj)) / am->minScale;
 
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+    Con_Message("calcViewScaleFactors: dx=%f dy=%f dist=%f w=%i h=%i a=%f b=%f minmtof=%f\n",
+                dx, dy, dist, Rect_Width(UIWidget_Geometry(obj)),
+                Rect_Height(UIWidget_Geometry(obj)), a, b, am->minScaleMTOF);
+#endif
+
+    // Update previously set view scale accordingly.
+    /// @todo  The view scale factor needs to be resolution independent!
+    am->targetViewScale = am->viewScale = am->minScaleMTOF/oldMinScale * am->targetViewScale;
+
     am->updateViewScale = false;
 }
 
@@ -1508,7 +1519,11 @@ DGL_End();
     {
         rendThingPoints(obj);
     }
+
+    // Sharp player markers.
+    DGL_SetFloat(DGL_LINE_WIDTH, 1.f);
     rendPlayerMarkers(obj);
+
     DGL_SetFloat(DGL_LINE_WIDTH, oldLineWidth);
 
     if(amMaskTexture)
@@ -1851,6 +1866,13 @@ void UIAutomap_UpdateGeometry(uiwidget_t* obj)
     // the position and/or size of the automap must therefore change too.
     R_ViewWindowGeometry(UIWidget_Player(obj), &newGeom);
 
+/*#ifdef _DEBUG
+    Con_Message("UIAutomap_UpdateGeometry: newGeom %i,%i %i,%i current %i,%i %i,%i\n",
+                newGeom.origin.x, newGeom.origin.y,
+                newGeom.size.width, newGeom.size.height,
+                Rect_X(obj->geometry), Rect_Y(obj->geometry), Rect_Width(obj->geometry), Rect_Height(obj->geometry));
+#endif*/
+
     if(newGeom.origin.x != Rect_X(obj->geometry) ||
        newGeom.origin.y != Rect_Y(obj->geometry) ||
        newGeom.size.width != Rect_Width(obj->geometry) ||
@@ -2242,8 +2264,16 @@ void UIAutomap_SetWorldBounds(uiwidget_t* obj, float lowX, float hiX, float lowY
     am->bounds[BOXBOTTOM] = lowY;
     am->updateViewScale = true;
 
+    // Update minScaleMTOF.
+    calcViewScaleFactors(obj);
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+    Con_Message("SetWorldBounds: low=%f,%f hi=%f,%f minScaleMTOF=%f\n", lowX, lowY, hiX, hiY,
+                am->minScaleMTOF);
+#endif
+
     // Choose a default view scale factor.
-    UIAutomap_SetScale(obj, am->minScaleMTOF * 20);
+    UIAutomap_SetScale(obj, am->minScaleMTOF * 2.4f);
 }
 
 void UIAutomap_SetMinScale(uiwidget_t* obj, const float scale)