diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 221eb47252..8af7514397 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         protected SceneCommunicationService m_sceneGridService;
         public bool LoginsDisabled = true;
+        public bool LoadingPrims = false;
+        public bool CombineRegions = false;
 
         public new float TimeDilation
         {
@@ -655,6 +657,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
 
                 m_strictAccessControl = startupConfig.GetBoolean("StrictAccessControl", m_strictAccessControl);
+                CombineRegions = startupConfig.GetBoolean("CombineContiguousRegions", false);
 
                 IConfig interest_management_config = m_config.Configs["InterestManagement"];
                 if (interest_management_config != null)
@@ -1691,6 +1694,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void LoadPrimsFromStorage(UUID regionID)
         {
+            LoadingPrims = true;
             m_log.Info("[SCENE]: Loading objects from datastore");
 
             List<SceneObjectGroup> PrimsFromDB = m_storageManager.DataStore.LoadObjects(regionID);
@@ -1714,6 +1718,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
 
             m_log.Info("[SCENE]: Loaded " + PrimsFromDB.Count.ToString() + " SceneObject(s)");
+            LoadingPrims = false;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 5a1922a8e2..1d126b6e27 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -226,30 +226,33 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         protected internal bool AddRestoredSceneObject(
             SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, bool alreadyPersisted, bool sendClientUpdates)
         {
-        	// KF: Check for out-of-region, move inside and make static.
-			Vector3 npos = new Vector3(sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.X,
-               						   sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.Y,
-               						   sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.Z);
-			if (!(((sceneObject.RootPart.Shape.PCode == (byte)PCode.Prim) && (sceneObject.RootPart.Shape.State != 0))) && (npos.X < 0.0 || npos.Y < 0.0 || npos.Z < 0.0 ||
-			    npos.X > Constants.RegionSize ||
-			    npos.Y > Constants.RegionSize))
-			{
-				if (npos.X < 0.0) npos.X = 1.0f;
-				if (npos.Y < 0.0) npos.Y = 1.0f;
-				if (npos.Z < 0.0) npos.Z = 0.0f;
-				if (npos.X > Constants.RegionSize) npos.X = Constants.RegionSize - 1.0f;
-				if (npos.Y > Constants.RegionSize) npos.Y = Constants.RegionSize - 1.0f;
- 
-                foreach (SceneObjectPart part in sceneObject.Children.Values)
+            if (!m_parentScene.CombineRegions)
+            {
+                // KF: Check for out-of-region, move inside and make static.
+                Vector3 npos = new Vector3(sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.X,
+                                           sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.Y,
+                                           sceneObject.RootPart.GroupPosition.Z);
+                if (!(((sceneObject.RootPart.Shape.PCode == (byte)PCode.Prim) && (sceneObject.RootPart.Shape.State != 0))) && (npos.X < 0.0 || npos.Y < 0.0 || npos.Z < 0.0 ||
+                    npos.X > Constants.RegionSize ||
+                    npos.Y > Constants.RegionSize))
                 {
-                	part.GroupPosition = npos;
+                    if (npos.X < 0.0) npos.X = 1.0f;
+                    if (npos.Y < 0.0) npos.Y = 1.0f;
+                    if (npos.Z < 0.0) npos.Z = 0.0f;
+                    if (npos.X > Constants.RegionSize) npos.X = Constants.RegionSize - 1.0f;
+                    if (npos.Y > Constants.RegionSize) npos.Y = Constants.RegionSize - 1.0f;
+     
+                    foreach (SceneObjectPart part in sceneObject.Children.Values)
+                    {
+                        part.GroupPosition = npos;
+                    }
+                    sceneObject.RootPart.Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
+                    sceneObject.RootPart.AngularVelocity = Vector3.Zero;
+                    sceneObject.RootPart.Acceleration = Vector3.Zero;
+                    sceneObject.RootPart.Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
                 }
-                sceneObject.RootPart.Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
-                sceneObject.RootPart.AngularVelocity = Vector3.Zero;
-                sceneObject.RootPart.Acceleration = Vector3.Zero;
-                sceneObject.RootPart.Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
-			}
-			
+            }
+
             if (!alreadyPersisted)
             {
                 sceneObject.ForceInventoryPersistence();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 93f45e00fc..54b27b25d1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 if ((m_scene.TestBorderCross(val - Vector3.UnitX, Cardinals.E) || m_scene.TestBorderCross(val + Vector3.UnitX, Cardinals.W)
                     || m_scene.TestBorderCross(val - Vector3.UnitY, Cardinals.N) || m_scene.TestBorderCross(val + Vector3.UnitY, Cardinals.S)) 
-                    && !IsAttachmentCheckFull())
+                    && !IsAttachmentCheckFull() && (!m_scene.LoadingPrims))
                 {
                     m_scene.CrossPrimGroupIntoNewRegion(val, this, true);
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index 3bdbdfb26e..c8f6559ae0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -1359,9 +1359,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             string xml = instance.GetXMLState();
 
             XmlDocument sdoc = new XmlDocument();
-            sdoc.LoadXml(xml);
-            XmlNodeList rootL = sdoc.GetElementsByTagName("ScriptState");
-            XmlNode rootNode = rootL[0];
+            bool loadedState = true;
+            try
+            {
+                sdoc.LoadXml(xml);
+            }
+            catch (System.Xml.XmlException e)
+            {
+                loadedState = false;
+            }
+
+            XmlNodeList rootL = null;
+            XmlNode rootNode = null;
+            if (loadedState)
+            {
+                rootL = sdoc.GetElementsByTagName("ScriptState");
+                rootNode = rootL[0];
+            }
 
             // Create <State UUID="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx">
             XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
@@ -1377,8 +1391,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             stateData.Attributes.Append(engineName);
             doc.AppendChild(stateData);
 
+            XmlNode xmlstate = null;
+
             // Add <ScriptState>...</ScriptState>
-            XmlNode xmlstate = doc.ImportNode(rootNode, true);
+            if (loadedState)
+            {
+                xmlstate = doc.ImportNode(rootNode, true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                xmlstate = doc.CreateElement("", "ScriptState", "");
+            }
+
             stateData.AppendChild(xmlstate);
 
             string assemName = instance.GetAssemblyName();