diff --git a/aoe_recognition.py b/aoe_recognition.py
index 33931ef..c833e19 100644
--- a/aoe_recognition.py
+++ b/aoe_recognition.py
@@ -6,15 +6,32 @@ import random
 import win32api, win32con
 import time
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
+import aoe_recognition_ocr
 
 import aoe_commands
 DELTA = 1
 
+class InfoHolder:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.data = {}
+
+INFO = InfoHolder()
+
+MAPSIZES = {
+    'WINZIG': 120,
+    'KLEIN': 144,
+    'MITTEL': 168,
+    'NORMAL': 200,
+    'GROSS': 220,
+    'RIESIG': 240
+}
+
 def wait_for_start():
     start_started = False
     while 1:
         if pyautogui.locateOnScreen('images/startscreen.png', confidence=0.9) != None:
             print("Startscreen found")
+            eval_startscreen()
             start_started = True
             time.sleep(0.5)
         elif start_started:
@@ -24,6 +41,17 @@ def wait_for_start():
             print("Startscreen not found")
             time.sleep(0.5)
 
+def eval_startscreen():
+    start_info = aoe_recognition_ocr.recognize_text(pyautogui.screenshot())
+    
+
+    mapsizerec = re.findall(r'KARTENGROSSE +(\w+) ', start_info)
+    if len(mapsizerec) == 1 and mapsizerec[0] in MAPSIZES.keys():
+        INFO.data['mapsize'] = MAPSIZES[mapsizerec[0]]
+        print("Kartengroeße erkannt:", INFO.data['mapsize'])
+    else:
+        print("Startscreen text: ", start_info)
+
 def find_top(image,x,y,classifyer):
     left = (x,y) 
     print(f"xy: {x},{y}")               
@@ -121,6 +149,10 @@ def find_town_center_in_map():
                     return (left + 1, top + 1)
     return (0,0)
 
+def scale_to_minimap_size(pixels):
+    "Use MITTEL sized maps for inputs" 
+    return int(pixels / (INFO.data["mapsize"] / (MAPSIZES["MITTEL"])))
+
 def initial_scout_trace():
     walk_further_out = 3
     outer_circle = [(1730, 1072), (1570,986),(1730, 898), (1890, 984), (1730, 1072)]
@@ -138,7 +170,7 @@ def initial_scout_trace():
     by = find_bottom(image, x, y, not_black)
     print(f"Town center x: {x}, y:{y} gave us minimal and maximal x values to watch: lx: {lx}, rx={rx}")
     scout_trace = []
-    delta = 4
+    delta = scale_to_minimap_size(4)
     for yy in range(by, ty, -5):
         xx = find_left(image, x, yy, not_black) - delta
         scout_trace.append((xx,yy))
@@ -152,7 +184,7 @@ def initial_scout_trace():
         yy = find_bottom(image, xx, y, not_black) + delta
         scout_trace.append((xx,yy))
 
-    delta = 12
+    delta = scale_to_minimap_size(12)
     for yy in range(by, ty, -5):
         xx = find_left(image, x, yy, not_black) - delta
         scout_trace.append((xx,yy))
@@ -166,7 +198,7 @@ def initial_scout_trace():
         yy = find_bottom(image, xx, y, not_black) + delta
         scout_trace.append((xx,yy))
 
-    delta = 20
+    delta = scale_to_minimap_size(20)
     for yy in range(by, ty, -5):
         xx = find_left(image, x, yy, not_black) - delta
         scout_trace.append((xx,yy))
diff --git a/aoe_recognition_ocr.py b/aoe_recognition_ocr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab61df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aoe_recognition_ocr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR\tesseract.exe
+import os
+os.environ['path'] += ";C:\\Program Files\\Tesseract-OCR"
+
+import cv2
+import pytesseract
+import numpy as np
+import re
+
+# https://towardsdatascience.com/optical-character-recognition-ocr-with-less-than-12-lines-of-code-using-python-48404218cccb
+def recognize_text(img_pil):
+    #img = cv2.imread('ocr_test.png')
+    img = np.asarray(img_pil)
+    gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_RGB2GRAY)
+    gray, img_bin = cv2.threshold(gray,128,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY | cv2.THRESH_OTSU)
+    gray = cv2.bitwise_not(img_bin)
+
+    kernel = np.ones((2, 1), np.uint8)
+    img = cv2.erode(gray, kernel, iterations=1)
+    img = cv2.dilate(img, kernel, iterations=1)
+    out_below = pytesseract.image_to_string(img)
+    out_below = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_\s]', '', out_below)
+    out_below = re.sub(r'[\s]', ' ', out_below).strip()
+    
+    print("OCR OUTPUT:", out_below)
+    return out_below
+
+#recognize_text(cv2.imread('ocr_test.png'))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 45b37cb..a73f95c 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Preparation
   - pip install keyboard
   - pip install pyautogui
   - pip install opencv-python
+  - pip install pytesseract
 
 
 Start
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@ Interesting Links
 - [Draw Image Example](http://effbot.org/imagingbook/imagedraw.htm)
 - [AoE Hotykey editor](https://aokhotkeys.appspot.com/editor)
 - [Structureing your python project](https://python-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writing/structure.html)
+- [Download Tesseract for Windows](https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki)