diff --git a/common/map/map_system_api.cpp b/common/map/map_system_api.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65c0a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/map/map_system_api.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2014
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "map_system_api.hpp"
+
+//all map API headers
+#include "region_api.hpp"
+#include "region_pager_api.hpp"
+#include "tile_sheet.hpp"
+
+/* This mimics linit.c to create a nested collection of all map modules.
+*/
+
+static const luaL_Reg maplibs[] = {
+	{"Region", openRegionAPI},
+	{"RegionPager", openRegionPagerAPI},
+//	{"TileSheet", openTileSheetAPI},
+	{nullptr, nullptr}
+};
+
+int openMapSystemAPI(lua_State* L) {
+	luaL_newlibtable(L, maplibs);
+	for (const luaL_Reg* lib = maplibs; lib->func; lib++) {
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, lib->func);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, lib->name);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
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diff --git a/common/map/map_system_api.hpp b/common/map/map_system_api.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f2f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/map/map_system_api.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2014
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef MAPSYSTEMAPI_HPP_
+#define MAPSYSTEMAPI_APP_
+
+#if defined(__MINGW32__)
+ #include "lua/lua.hpp"
+#else
+ #include "lua.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#define TORTUGA_MAP_SYSTEM_API "map_system"
+LUAMOD_API int openMapSystemAPI(lua_State* L);
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/common/map/region_api.hpp b/common/map/region_api.hpp
index babbb4f..b276645 100644
--- a/common/map/region_api.hpp
+++ b/common/map/region_api.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  #include "lua.hpp"
 #endif
 
-#define TORTUGA_REGION_NAME "Region"
+#define TORTUGA_REGION_NAME "region"
 LUAMOD_API int openRegionAPI(lua_State* L);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/map/region_pager_api.hpp b/common/map/region_pager_api.hpp
index b4f8c7b..a8f9297 100644
--- a/common/map/region_pager_api.hpp
+++ b/common/map/region_pager_api.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  #include "lua.hpp"
 #endif
 
-#define TORTUGA_REGION_PAGER_NAME "RegionPager"
+#define TORTUGA_REGION_PAGER_NAME "region_pager"
 LUAMOD_API int openRegionPagerAPI(lua_State* L);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/map/tile_sheet_api.hpp b/common/map/tile_sheet_api.hpp
index 385a4b2..dc3d277 100644
--- a/common/map/tile_sheet_api.hpp
+++ b/common/map/tile_sheet_api.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
  #include "lua.hpp"
 #endif
 
-
-#define TORTUGA_TILE_SHEET_NAME "TileSheet"
+#define TORTUGA_TILE_SHEET_NAME "tile_sheet"
 LUAMOD_API int openTileSheetAPI(lua_State* L);
 
 #endif