diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Map/Submarine.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
index bccc223b4..8202dd7e8 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 "", frame, GUI.SmallFont);
 
             new GUITextBlock(new Rectangle(246, 100, 100, 20),
-                TextManager.Get("RecommendedCrewExperience") + ": " + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(RecommendedCrewExperience) ? TextManager.Get("unknown") : RecommendedCrewExperience),
+                TextManager.Get("RecommendedCrewExperience") + ": " + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(RecommendedCrewExperience) ? TextManager.Get("unknown") : TextManager.Get(RecommendedCrewExperience)),
                 "", frame, GUI.SmallFont);
 
             new GUITextBlock(new Rectangle(246, 120, 0, 20),
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
index b1bbb0131..267d08db7 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
     {
         private static string[] crewExperienceLevels = new string[] 
         {
-            TextManager.Get("CrewExperienceLow"),
-            TextManager.Get("CrewExperienceMid"),
-            TextManager.Get("CrewExperienceHigh")
+            "CrewExperienceLow",
+            "CrewExperienceMid",
+            "CrewExperienceHigh"
         };
 
         private Camera cam;
@@ -587,23 +587,26 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             var toggleExpRight = new GUIButton(new Rectangle(350, y, 20, 20), ">", "", saveFrame);
             var experienceText = new GUITextBlock(new Rectangle(250, y, 100, 20), crewExperienceLevels[0], "", Alignment.TopLeft, Alignment.Center, saveFrame);
 
+
             toggleExpLeft.OnClicked += (btn, userData) =>
             {
-                int currentIndex = Array.IndexOf(crewExperienceLevels, experienceText.Text);
+                int currentIndex = Array.IndexOf(crewExperienceLevels, (string)experienceText.UserData);
                 currentIndex--;
                 if (currentIndex < 0) currentIndex = crewExperienceLevels.Length - 1;
-                experienceText.Text = crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex];
-                Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience = experienceText.Text;
+                experienceText.UserData = crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex];
+                experienceText.Text = TextManager.Get(crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex]);
+                Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience = (string)experienceText.UserData;
                 return true;
             };
 
             toggleExpRight.OnClicked += (btn, userData) =>
             {
-                int currentIndex = Array.IndexOf(crewExperienceLevels, experienceText.Text);
+                int currentIndex = Array.IndexOf(crewExperienceLevels, (string)experienceText.UserData);
                 currentIndex++;
                 if (currentIndex >= crewExperienceLevels.Length) currentIndex = 0;
-                experienceText.Text = crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex];
-                Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience = experienceText.Text;
+                experienceText.UserData = crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex];
+                experienceText.Text = TextManager.Get(crewExperienceLevels[currentIndex]);
+                Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience = (string)experienceText.UserData;
                 return true;
             };
 
@@ -613,8 +616,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 int max = Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewSizeMax;
                 crewSizeMin.IntValue = min;
                 crewSizeMax.IntValue = max;
-                experienceText.Text = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience) ?
+                experienceText.UserData =  string.IsNullOrEmpty(Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience) ?
                     crewExperienceLevels[0] : Submarine.MainSub.RecommendedCrewExperience;
+                experienceText.Text = TextManager.Get((string)experienceText.UserData);
             }
 
             var saveButton = new GUIButton(new Rectangle(-90, 0, 80, 20), TextManager.Get("SaveSubButton"), Alignment.Right | Alignment.Bottom, "", saveFrame);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Submarine.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
index 40ee9d171..a38edae39 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
@@ -296,6 +296,15 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     RecommendedCrewSizeMin = doc.Root.GetAttributeInt("recommendedcrewsizemin", 0);
                     RecommendedCrewSizeMax = doc.Root.GetAttributeInt("recommendedcrewsizemax", 0);
                     RecommendedCrewExperience = doc.Root.GetAttributeString("recommendedcrewexperience", "Unknown");
+
+                    //backwards compatibility (use text tags instead of the actual text)
+                    if (RecommendedCrewExperience == "Beginner")
+                        RecommendedCrewExperience = "CrewExperienceLow";
+                    else if (RecommendedCrewExperience == "Intermediate")
+                        RecommendedCrewExperience = "CrewExperienceMid";
+                    else if (RecommendedCrewExperience == "Experienced")
+                        RecommendedCrewExperience = "CrewExperienceHigh";
+
                     string[] contentPackageNames = doc.Root.GetAttributeStringArray("compatiblecontentpackages", new string[0]);
                     foreach (string contentPackageName in contentPackageNames)
                     {