diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 45a6a4e76..1f9ea4ee1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ nocatchVersion=1.1
 junitAddonsVersion=1.4
 githubApiVersion=1.84
 jgitVersionn=4.5.0.201609210915-r
-fafCommonsVersion=1172e1b0
+fafCommonsVersion=4ca1f756
 h2Version=1.4.193
 jacksonDatatypeJsr310Version=2.9.7
 mockitoVersion=2.23.4
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapLuaAccessor.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapLuaAccessor.java
index f9bc3cde1..832e929db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapLuaAccessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapLuaAccessor.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class MapLuaAccessor {
   private static final String CONFIGURATION_STANDARD_TEAMS = "teams";
   private static final String CONFIGURATION_STANDARD_TEAMS_NAME = "name";
   private static final String CONFIGURATION_STANDARD_TEAMS_ARMIES = "armies";
-
+  private static final String ADAPTIVE_MAP = "AdaptiveMap";
 
   private final LuaAccessor luaAccessor;
 
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ public OptionalInt getNoRushRadius() {
     return luaAccessor.readVariableInt(NO_RUSH_RADIUS);
   }
 
-  public boolean hasVariableMatching(String regex, String... names) {
-    return luaAccessor.hasVariableMatching(regex, names);
+  public Optional<Boolean> isAdaptive() {
+    return luaAccessor.readVariableBool(ADAPTIVE_MAP);
+  }
+
+  public boolean hasVariableMatchingIgnoreCase(String regex, String... names) {
+    return luaAccessor.hasVariableMatchingIgnoreCase(regex, names);
   }
 
   public Optional<LuaValue> getFirstTeam() {
@@ -106,4 +110,7 @@ public boolean hasInvalidTeam() {
     return getFirstTeam().get();
   }
 
+  public boolean isAdaptive$() {
+    return isAdaptive().get();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
index 446134cdc..dac9a6dfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 import static com.faforever.api.map.MapService.ScenarioMapInfo.FILE_ENDING_SAVE;
 import static com.faforever.api.map.MapService.ScenarioMapInfo.FILE_ENDING_SCENARIO;
 import static com.faforever.api.map.MapService.ScenarioMapInfo.FILE_ENDING_SCRIPT;
-import static com.faforever.api.map.MapService.ScenarioMapInfo.REQUIRED_FILES;
+import static com.faforever.api.map.MapService.ScenarioMapInfo.MANDATORY_FILES;
 import static com.github.nocatch.NoCatch.noCatch;
 import static java.text.MessageFormat.format;
 
@@ -162,12 +162,18 @@ public void uploadMap(InputStream mapDataInputStream, String mapFilename, Player
     try {
       Path unzippedFileFolder = unzipToTemporaryDirectory(mapDataInputStream, rootTempFolder);
       Path mapFolder = validateMapFolderStructure(unzippedFileFolder);
-      validateMandatoryFiles(mapFolder);
+      validateRequiredFiles(mapFolder, MANDATORY_FILES);
 
       MapLuaAccessor mapLua = parseScenarioLua(mapFolder);
       MapNameBuilder mapNameBuilder = new MapNameBuilder(mapLua.getName()
         .orElseThrow(() -> ApiException.of(ErrorCode.MAP_NAME_MISSING)));
 
+      mapLua.isAdaptive().ifPresent(isAdaptive -> {
+        if (isAdaptive) {
+          validateRequiredFiles(mapFolder, ADAPTIVE_REQUIRED_FILES);
+        }
+      });
+
       validateScenarioLua(mapLua, mapNameBuilder);
 
       Optional<Map> existingMapOptional = validateMapMetadata(mapLua, mapNameBuilder, author);
@@ -223,13 +229,14 @@ private Path validateMapFolderStructure(Path zipContentFolder) throws IOExceptio
     return mapFolder;
   }
 
-  private void validateMandatoryFiles(Path mapFolder) throws IOException {
+  @SneakyThrows
+  private void validateRequiredFiles(Path mapFolder, String[] requiredFiles) {
     try (Stream<Path> mapFileStream = Files.list(mapFolder)) {
       List<String> fileNames = mapFileStream
         .map(Path::toString)
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-      List<Error> errors = Arrays.stream(REQUIRED_FILES)
+      List<Error> errors = Arrays.stream(requiredFiles)
         .filter(requiredEnding -> fileNames.stream().noneMatch(fileName -> fileName.endsWith(requiredEnding)))
         .map(requiredEnding -> new Error(ErrorCode.MAP_FILE_INSIDE_ZIP_MISSING, requiredEnding))
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
@@ -293,7 +300,7 @@ private Optional<Error> validateLuaPathVariable(MapLuaAccessor mapLua, String va
     String regex = format("\\/maps\\/{0}(\\.v\\d{4})?\\/{1}",
       mapFolderNameWithoutVersion, mapFileName);
 
-    if (!mapLua.hasVariableMatching(regex, variableName)) {
+    if (!mapLua.hasVariableMatchingIgnoreCase(regex, variableName)) {
       return Optional.of(new Error(ErrorCode.MAP_SCRIPT_LINE_MISSING,
         format("{0} = ''/maps/{1}/{2}''", variableName, mapFolderNameWithoutVersion, mapFileName)));
     }
@@ -425,7 +432,7 @@ static class ScenarioMapInfo {
     static final String FILE_DECLARATION_SCRIPT = "script";
     static final String FILE_ENDING_SCRIPT = "_script.lua";
 
-    static final String[] REQUIRED_FILES = new String[]{
+    static final String[] MANDATORY_FILES = new String[]{
       FILE_ENDING_SCENARIO,
       FILE_ENDING_MAP,
       FILE_ENDING_SAVE,
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
index 9e832c076..257ac0993 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
@@ -290,6 +290,18 @@ void noMapName() {
       verify(mapRepository, never()).save(any(com.faforever.api.data.domain.Map.class));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void adaptiveFilesMissing() {
+      String zipFilename = "adaptive_map_files_missing.zip";
+      InputStream mapData = loadMapAsInputSteam(zipFilename);
+      ApiException result = assertThrows(ApiException.class, () -> instance.uploadMap(mapData, zipFilename, author, true));
+      assertThat(result, hasErrorCodes(
+        ErrorCode.MAP_FILE_INSIDE_ZIP_MISSING,
+        ErrorCode.MAP_FILE_INSIDE_ZIP_MISSING
+      ));
+      verify(mapRepository, never()).save(any(com.faforever.api.data.domain.Map.class));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void invalidScenario() {
       String zipFilename = "invalid_scenario.zip";
diff --git a/src/test/resources/maps/adaptive_map_files_missing.zip b/src/test/resources/maps/adaptive_map_files_missing.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5db1a48b0
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