diff --git a/src/otclient/core/mapview.cpp b/src/otclient/core/mapview.cpp
index 338c3157..6b9a147c 100644
--- a/src/otclient/core/mapview.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/core/mapview.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void MapView::draw(const Rect& rect)
     if(isNearView())
         tileDrawFlags = Otc::DrawGround | Otc::DrawWalls | Otc::DrawCommonItems | Otc::DrawCreatures | Otc::DrawEffects;
     else if(isMidView())
-        tileDrawFlags = Otc::DrawGround | Otc::DrawWalls | Otc::DrawCommonItems | Otc::DrawCreatures;
+        tileDrawFlags = Otc::DrawGround | Otc::DrawWalls | Otc::DrawCommonItems;
     else if(isFarView())
         tileDrawFlags = Otc::DrawGround | Otc::DrawWalls;
     else // huge far view
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ void MapView::draw(const Rect& rect)
             if(pos.z < m_cachedFirstVisibleFloor || pos.z > m_cachedLastVisibleFloor)
                 continue;
 
+            // dont draw animated texts from covered tiles
+            if(pos.z != cameraPosition.z && g_map.isCovered(pos, m_cachedFirstVisibleFloor))
+                continue;
+
             Point p = transformPositionTo2D(pos) - drawOffset;
             p.x = p.x * horizontalStretchFactor;
             p.y = p.y * verticalStretchFactor;
@@ -286,7 +290,7 @@ int MapView::getFirstVisibleFloor()
     Position cameraPosition = getCameraPosition();
 
     // avoid rendering multile floors on far views
-    if(!isNearView())
+    if(!isNearView() && !isMidView())
         return cameraPosition.z;
 
     // if nothing is limiting the view, the first visible floor is 0
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ int MapView::getFirstVisibleFloor()
 
     // limits to underground floors while under sea level
     if(cameraPosition.z > Otc::SEA_FLOOR)
-        firstFloor = cameraPosition.z - Otc::AWARE_UNDEGROUND_FLOOR_RANGE;
+        firstFloor = std::max(cameraPosition.z - Otc::AWARE_UNDEGROUND_FLOOR_RANGE, (int)Otc::UNDERGROUND_FLOOR);
 
     // loop in 3x3 tiles around the camera
     for(int ix = -1; ix <= 1 && firstFloor < cameraPosition.z; ++ix) {
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@ int MapView::getFirstVisibleFloor()
             Position pos = cameraPosition.translated(ix, iy);
 
             // process tiles that we can look through, e.g. windows, doors
-            if((ix == 0 && iy == 0) || g_map.isLookPossible(pos)) {
+            if((ix == 0 && iy == 0) || (/*(std::abs(ix) != std::abs(iy)) && */g_map.isLookPossible(pos))) {
                 Position upperPos = pos;
                 Position coveredPos = pos;
 
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ int MapView::getLastVisibleFloor()
     Position cameraPosition = getCameraPosition();
 
     // avoid rendering multile floors on far views
-    if(!isNearView())
+    if(!isNearView() && !isMidView())
         return cameraPosition.z;
 
     // view only underground floors when below sea level
diff --git a/src/otclient/core/mapview.h b/src/otclient/core/mapview.h
index 84c5026b..470184db 100644
--- a/src/otclient/core/mapview.h
+++ b/src/otclient/core/mapview.h
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 class MapView : public LuaObject
 {
     enum {
-        DEFAULT_FRAMBUFFER_SIZE = 2048,
+        DEFAULT_FRAMBUFFER_SIZE = 3840,
         NEAR_VIEW_AREA = 64*64,
         MID_VIEW_AREA = 128*128,
-        FAR_VIEW_AREA = 192*192
+        FAR_VIEW_AREA = 256*256
     };
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/otclient/ui/uimap.cpp b/src/otclient/ui/uimap.cpp
index 45044f83..c06a50dd 100644
--- a/src/otclient/ui/uimap.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/ui/uimap.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,16 @@ void UIMap::draw()
 
 void UIMap::zoomIn()
 {
-    m_mapView->setVisibleDimension(m_mapView->getVisibleDimension() + Size(2,2));
+    int dimensionHeight = m_mapView->getVisibleDimension().height() * 0.99;
+    if(dimensionHeight == m_mapView->getVisibleDimension().height())
+        dimensionHeight -= 1;
+    if(dimensionHeight % 2 == 0)
+        dimensionHeight -= 1;
+    int dimensionWidth = dimensionHeight * getSize().ratio();
+    if(dimensionWidth % 2 == 0)
+        dimensionWidth -= 1;
+
+    m_mapView->setVisibleDimension(Size(dimensionWidth, dimensionHeight));
 
     Rect mapRect = getChildrenRect().expanded(-1);
     Size mapSize = m_mapView->getVisibleSize();
@@ -68,7 +77,16 @@ void UIMap::zoomIn()
 
 void UIMap::zoomOut()
 {
-    m_mapView->setVisibleDimension(m_mapView->getVisibleDimension() - Size(2,2));
+    int dimensionHeight = m_mapView->getVisibleDimension().height() * 1.01;
+    if(dimensionHeight == m_mapView->getVisibleDimension().height())
+        dimensionHeight += 1;
+    if(dimensionHeight % 2 == 0)
+        dimensionHeight += 1;
+    int dimensionWidth = dimensionHeight * getSize().ratio();
+    if(dimensionWidth % 2 == 0)
+        dimensionWidth += 1;
+
+    m_mapView->setVisibleDimension(Size(dimensionWidth, dimensionHeight));
 
     Rect mapRect = getChildrenRect().expanded(-1);
     Size mapSize = m_mapView->getVisibleSize();