diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
index b79646d71..aa974c804 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
@@ -236,18 +236,22 @@ namespace MWGui
         /*
             Start of tes3mp change (major)
 
-            In multiplayer, the main menu should not have options for starting, loading or saving the game,
+            In multiplayer, the main menu should not have options for starting or loading the game,
             so they have been removed
+
+            Saving the game should still be possible, as long as it's clear that the resulting
+            save is singleplayer-only; this will prevent players from completely losing their
+            characters and houses on servers if those servers ever go down
         */
 
-        /*
-        buttons.push_back("newgame");
+        //buttons.push_back("newgame");
 
         if (state==MWBase::StateManager::State_Running &&
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalInt ("chargenstate")==-1 &&
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isSavingAllowed())
             buttons.push_back("savegame");
 
+        /*
         if (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->characterBegin()!=
             MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->characterEnd())
             buttons.push_back("loadgame");