diff --git a/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulator.cs b/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulator.cs
index 22aef1ec..580cddd4 100644
--- a/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulator.cs
+++ b/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulator.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public MapSimulator(Board mapBoard, string titleName)
                 PreferredBackBufferWidth = Math.Max(RenderWidth, 1),
                 PreferredBackBufferHeight = Math.Max(RenderHeight, 1),
                 PreferredBackBufferFormat = SurfaceFormat.Color,
-                PreferredDepthStencilFormat = DepthFormat.Depth24Stencil8,
+                PreferredDepthStencilFormat = DepthFormat.Depth24Stencil8, 
             };
             _DxDeviceManager.ApplyChanges();
 
diff --git a/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulatorLoader.cs b/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulatorLoader.cs
index ecd7f643..f2fd13a4 100644
--- a/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulatorLoader.cs
+++ b/HaCreator/MapSimulator/MapSimulatorLoader.cs
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@ public static MinimapItem CreateMinimapFromProperty(WzSubProperty minimapFramePr
 
             // Constants
             const float TOOLTIP_FONTSIZE = 10f;
+            const int MAPMARK_IMAGE_ALIGN_LEFT = 7; // the number of pixels from the left to draw the map mark image
+            const int MAP_IMAGE_ALIGN_LEFT = 2; // the number of pixels from the left to draw the minimap image
             System.Drawing.Color color_bgFill = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
             System.Drawing.Color color_foreGround = System.Drawing.Color.White;
 
@@ -555,10 +557,11 @@ public static MinimapItem CreateMinimapFromProperty(WzSubProperty minimapFramePr
 
                 effective_width = Math.Max((int)tooltipSize.Width + nw.Width, effective_width); // set new width
 
-                System.Drawing.Bitmap miniMapUIImage = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(effective_width, effective_height);
-
-                int mapDrawPositionX = (effective_width / 2) - nw.Width;  // map is on the center. The position relative to the UI
+                int miniMapAlignXFromLeft = MAP_IMAGE_ALIGN_LEFT;
+                if (effective_width > miniMapImage.Width) // if minimap is smaller in size than the (text + frame), minimap will be aligned to the center instead
+                    miniMapAlignXFromLeft = (effective_width - miniMapImage.Width) / 2/* - miniMapAlignXFromLeft*/;
 
+                System.Drawing.Bitmap miniMapUIImage = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(effective_width, effective_height);
                 using (System.Drawing.Graphics graphics = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(miniMapUIImage))
                 {
                     // Frames and background
@@ -572,12 +575,12 @@ public static MinimapItem CreateMinimapFromProperty(WzSubProperty minimapFramePr
                     if (Program.InfoManager.MapMarks.ContainsKey(mapBoard.MapInfo.mapMark))
                     {
                         System.Drawing.Bitmap mapMark = Program.InfoManager.MapMarks[mapBoard.MapInfo.mapMark];
-                        graphics.DrawImage(mapMark.ToImage(), 7, 17);
+                        graphics.DrawImage(mapMark.ToImage(), MAPMARK_IMAGE_ALIGN_LEFT, 17);
                     }
 
                     // Map image
                     graphics.DrawImage(miniMapImage,
-                        mapDrawPositionX, // map is on the center
+                        miniMapAlignXFromLeft, // map is on the center
                         n.Height);
 
                     graphics.Flush();
@@ -594,7 +597,7 @@ public static MinimapItem CreateMinimapFromProperty(WzSubProperty minimapFramePr
                 BaseDXDrawableItem item_pixelDot = new BaseDXDrawableItem(dxObj_miniMapPixel, false)
                 {
                     Position = new Point(
-                    mapDrawPositionX, // map is on the center
+                    miniMapAlignXFromLeft, // map is on the center
                     0)
                 };
 
diff --git a/HaSharedLibrary/Render/BaseDXDrawableItem.cs b/HaSharedLibrary/Render/BaseDXDrawableItem.cs
index 563cfe4b..3b473ddc 100644
--- a/HaSharedLibrary/Render/BaseDXDrawableItem.cs
+++ b/HaSharedLibrary/Render/BaseDXDrawableItem.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public BaseDXDrawableItem(IDXObject frame0, bool flip)
             this._Position = new Point(0, 0);
         }
 
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         protected IDXObject GetCurrFrame(int TickCount)
         {
             if (notAnimated)