diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/BranchesBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/BranchesBuilder.java
index be2c74e07..d97e74ad7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/BranchesBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/BranchesBuilder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.builders;
 
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.rooms.Room;
+import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.rooms.connection.ConnectionRoom;
 import com.watabou.utils.Random;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -47,8 +48,42 @@ public class BranchesBuilder extends RegularBuilder {
 		if (shop != null){
 			placeRoom(branchable, entrance, shop, Random.Float(360f));
 		}
-		
+
+		//we place up to 2 or 3 main path rooms first so that levelgen has a starting point for branches
+		int mainBranchRooms = Math.max(Random.Int(2, 3), mainPathRooms.size());
+		float[] pathTunnels = pathTunnelChances.clone();
+		for (int i = 1; i < mainBranchRooms; i++){
+			Room prev = entrance;
+			Room r = mainPathRooms.get(0);
+
+			int tunnels = Random.chances(pathTunnels);
+			if (tunnels == -1){
+				pathTunnels = pathTunnelChances.clone();
+				tunnels = Random.chances(pathTunnels);
+			}
+			pathTunnels[tunnels]--;
+
+			for (int j = 0; j < tunnels; j++){
+				ConnectionRoom t = ConnectionRoom.createRoom();
+				float result;
+				do {
+					result = placeRoom(rooms, prev, t, Random.Float(360f));
+				} while (result == -1);
+				branchable.add(t);
+				rooms.add(t);
+				prev = t;
+			}
+
+			float result;
+			do {
+				result = placeRoom(rooms, prev, r, Random.Float(360f));
+			} while (result == -1);
+			branchable.add(r);
+			mainPathRooms.remove(r);
+		}
+
 		ArrayList<Room> roomsToBranch = new ArrayList<>();
+		roomsToBranch.addAll(mainPathRooms);
 		roomsToBranch.addAll(multiConnections);
 		if (exit != null) roomsToBranch.add(exit);
 		roomsToBranch.addAll(singleConnections);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/FigureEightBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/FigureEightBuilder.java
index f6ce541d6..4416cc70a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/FigureEightBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/FigureEightBuilder.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class FigureEightBuilder extends RegularBuilder {
 		ArrayList<Room> secondLoopTemp = new ArrayList<>();
 		secondLoopTemp.add(landmarkRoom);
 		secondLoopTemp.addAll(roomsToLoop);
-		secondLoopTemp.add((secondLoopTemp.size()+1)/2, exit);
+		if (exit != null) secondLoopTemp.add((secondLoopTemp.size()+1)/2, exit);
 
 		secondLoop = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (Room r : secondLoopTemp){
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LineBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LineBuilder.java
index 098f2299d..edb835e97 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LineBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LineBuilder.java
@@ -44,47 +44,42 @@ public class LineBuilder extends RegularBuilder {
 		
 		entrance.setSize();
 		entrance.setPos(0, 0);
-		branchable.add(entrance);
+
+		mainPathRooms.add(0, entrance);
+		if (exit != null) mainPathRooms.add(exit);
 
 		if (shop != null){
 			placeRoom(rooms, entrance, shop, direction + 180f);
 		}
 		
-		int roomsOnPath = (int)(multiConnections.size()*pathLength) + Random.chances(pathLenJitterChances);
-		roomsOnPath = Math.min(roomsOnPath, multiConnections.size());
-		
-		Room curr = entrance;
-		
+		Room prev = entrance;
+
 		float[] pathTunnels = pathTunnelChances.clone();
-		for (int i = 0; i <= roomsOnPath; i++){
-			if (i == roomsOnPath && exit == null)
-				continue;
-			
+		for (int i = 1; i < mainPathRooms.size(); i++){
+			Room r = mainPathRooms.get(i);
+
 			int tunnels = Random.chances(pathTunnels);
 			if (tunnels == -1){
 				pathTunnels = pathTunnelChances.clone();
 				tunnels = Random.chances(pathTunnels);
 			}
 			pathTunnels[tunnels]--;
-			
+
 			for (int j = 0; j < tunnels; j++){
 				ConnectionRoom t = ConnectionRoom.createRoom();
-				placeRoom(rooms, curr, t, direction + Random.Float(-pathVariance, pathVariance));
+				placeRoom(rooms, prev, t, direction + Random.Float(-pathVariance, pathVariance));
 				branchable.add(t);
 				rooms.add(t);
-				curr = t;
+				prev = t;
 			}
 
-			Room r = (i == roomsOnPath ? exit : multiConnections.get(i));
-			placeRoom(rooms, curr, r, direction + Random.Float(-pathVariance, pathVariance));
+			placeRoom(rooms, prev, r, direction + Random.Float(-pathVariance, pathVariance));
 			branchable.add(r);
-			curr = r;
+			prev = r;
 		}
 		
 		ArrayList<Room> roomsToBranch = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (int i = roomsOnPath; i < multiConnections.size(); i++){
-			roomsToBranch.add(multiConnections.get(i));
-		}
+		roomsToBranch.addAll(multiConnections);
 		roomsToBranch.addAll(singleConnections);
 		weightRooms(branchable);
 		createBranches(rooms, branchable, roomsToBranch, branchTunnelChances);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LoopBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LoopBuilder.java
index 09c190787..01bea5dae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LoopBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/builders/LoopBuilder.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class LoopBuilder extends RegularBuilder {
 		float startAngle = Random.Float(0, 360);
 
 		mainPathRooms.add(0, entrance);
-		mainPathRooms.add((mainPathRooms.size()+1)/2, exit);
+		if (exit != null) mainPathRooms.add((mainPathRooms.size()+1)/2, exit);
 
 		ArrayList<Room> loop = new ArrayList<>();
 		float[] pathTunnels = pathTunnelChances.clone();