diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
index 1b146cab..45a50341 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <meta name="twitter:url" content="<%= request.original_url %>" />
   <% end %>
 
-  <% if controller.class.name == 'MapsController' && action_name == "conversation" %>
+  <% if controller_name == 'maps' && action_name == "conversation" %>
     <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "precompiled-convo", :media => "all" %>
     <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "application", :media => "all" %>
     <%= javascript_include_tag "precompiled-convo" %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
index d464b733..2ca08179 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="lightboxContent" id="switchMetacodes">
-          <%= render :partial => 'shared/switchmetacodes' %>
+          <% if controller_name == 'maps' && action_name == "conversation" %>
+            <%= render :partial => 'shared/switchmetacodessecret' %>
+          <% else %>
+            <%= render :partial => 'shared/switchmetacodes' %>
+          <% end %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 36934885..91d4ac73 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
             <div class="showcard mapElement mapElementHidden" id="showcard"></div> <!-- the topic card -->
             <% if authenticated? %>
                 <% # for creating and pulling in topics and synapses %>
-                <%= render :partial => 'maps/newtopic' %>
+                <% if controller_name == 'maps' && action_name == "conversation" %>
+                  <%= render :partial => 'maps/newtopicsecret' %>
+                <% else %>
+                  <%= render :partial => 'maps/newtopic' %>
+                <% end %>
                 <%= render :partial => 'maps/newsynapse' %>
                 <% # for populating the change metacode list on the topic card %>
                 <%= render :partial => 'shared/metacodeoptions' %>
diff --git a/app/views/maps/_newtopicsecret.html.erb b/app/views/maps/_newtopicsecret.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..603a0fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/maps/_newtopicsecret.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<%= form_for Topic.new, url: topics_url, remote: true do |form| %>
+  <div class="openMetacodeSwitcher openLightbox" data-open="switchMetacodes">
+    <div class="tooltipsAbove">Switch Metacodes</div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div id="metacodeImg">
+    <% @metacodes = user_metacodes()
+       puts user_metacode()
+       @metacodes.each do |m| %>
+      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= asset_path m.icon %>" alt="<%= m.name %>" title="<%= m.name %>" data-id="<%= m.id %>" />
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+  <div class="selectedMetacode">
+    <img src="<%= asset_path @metacodes[0].icon %>" />
+    <span><%= @metacodes[0].name %></span>
+    <div class="downArrow"></div>
+  </div>
+  <%= form.text_field :name, :maxlength => 140, :placeholder => "what are you thinking..." %>
+  <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+  <div id="metacodeSelector"></div>
+  <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+<script>
+<% @metacodes.each do |m| %>
+  Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.push("<%= m.id %>");
+  Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.push("<%= m.id %>");
+  Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames.push("<%= m.name %>");
+  Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames.push("<%= m.name %>");
+<% end %> 
+Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = <%= @metacodes[0].id %>
+<% current_user.recent_metacodes.each do |id| %>
+    Metamaps.Create.recentMetacodes.push(<%= id %>);
+<% end %>
+<% current_user.most_used_metacodes.each do |id| %>
+    Metamaps.Create.mostUsedMetacodes.push(<%= id %>);
+<% end %>
+</script>
+<% end %>
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diff --git a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodessecret.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodessecret.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5607065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodessecret.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<%#
+  # @file
+  # The inner HTML for switching your metacode set
+  #%>
+
+<% metacodes = current_user.settings.metacodes %>
+<% selectedSet = metacodes[0].include?("metacodeset") ? metacodes[0].sub("metacodeset-","")  : "custom" %>
+<% allMetacodeSets = MetacodeSet.order("name").all.to_a %>
+<% if selectedSet == "custom" 
+     index = allMetacodeSets.length + 2
+   elsif selectedSet == 'Recent'
+     index = 0
+   elsif selectedSet == 'Most'
+     index = 1
+   else
+     set = MetacodeSet.find(selectedSet.to_i)
+     index = allMetacodeSets.index(set) + 2 
+   end %>
+<h3>Switch Metacode Set</h3>
+
+<p>Use metacode sets to enter different modes of mapping.</p>
+        
+<div id="metacodeSwitchTabs">
+  <ul>
+    <li><a href="#metacodeSwitchTabsRecent" data-set-id="recent" id="metacodeSetRecent">RECENTLY USED</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#metacodeSwitchTabsMost" data-set-id="most" id="metacodeSetMost">MOST USED</a></li>
+    <% allMetacodeSets.each do |m| %>
+    <li><a href="#metacodeSwitchTabs<%= m.id %>" data-set-id="<%= m.id %>"><%= m.name %></a></li>
+    <% end %>
+    <li><a href="#metacodeSwitchTabsCustom" data-set-id="custom" id="metacodeSetCustom">CUSTOM SELECTION</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  <% recent = user_recent_metacodes() %>
+  <div id="metacodeSwitchTabsRecent" 
+       data-metacodes="<%= recent.map(&:id).join(',') %>">
+    <% @list = '' %>
+    <% recent.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
+      <% @list += '<li><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+    <% end %>
+    <div class="metacodeSwitchTab">
+      <p class="setDesc">The 5 Metacodes you've used most recently.</p>
+      <div class="metacodeSetList">
+        <ul>
+          <%= @list.html_safe %>
+        </ul>
+        <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.Create.updateMetacodeSet('Recent', 0, false);">
+        Switch Set
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <% most_used = user_most_used_metacodes() %>
+  <div id="metacodeSwitchTabsMost" 
+       data-metacodes="<%= most_used.map(&:id).join(',') %>">
+    <% @list = '' %>
+    <% most_used.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
+      <% @list += '<li><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+    <% end %>
+    <div class="metacodeSwitchTab">
+      <p class="setDesc">The 5 Metacodes you've used the most.</p>
+      <div class="metacodeSetList">
+        <ul>
+          <%= @list.html_safe %>
+        </ul>
+        <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.Create.updateMetacodeSet('Most', 1, false);">
+        Switch Set
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <% allMetacodeSets.each_with_index do |m, localindex| %>
+  <div id="metacodeSwitchTabs<%= m.id %>" 
+       data-metacodes="<%= m.metacodes.map(&:id).join(',') %>">
+    <% @list = '' %>
+    <% m.metacodes.sort{|x,y| x.name <=> y.name }.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
+      <% @list += '<li><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+    <% end %>
+    <div class="metacodeSwitchTab">
+      <p class="setDesc"><%= m.desc %></p>
+      <div class="metacodeSetList">
+        <ul>
+          <%= @list.html_safe %>
+        </ul>
+        <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.Create.updateMetacodeSet(<%= m.id %>, <%= localindex + 2 %>, false);">
+        Switch Set
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <% end %>
+    <div id="metacodeSwitchTabsCustom">
+        <p class="setDesc">Choose Your Metacodes</p>
+        <% @list = '' %>
+        <% metacodesInUse = user_metacodes() %> 
+        <% Metacode.order("name").all.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
+          <% mClass = metacodesInUse.index(m) == nil ? "toggledOff" : "" %>
+          <% @list += '<li id="' + m.id.to_s + '" data-name="' + m.name + '" class="' + mClass + '"><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+        <% end %>
+
+        <div class="customMetacodeList">
+          <ul>
+            <%= @list.html_safe %>
+          </ul>
+          <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+        </div>
+        <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.Create.updateMetacodeSet('custom', <%= allMetacodeSets.length + 2 %>, true);">
+            Switch to Custom Set
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="clearfloat"></div>
+
+<script>
+  Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet = "metacodeset-<%= selectedSet %>"
+  Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSetIndex = <%= index %>
+</script>
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diff --git a/config/initializers/assets.rb b/config/initializers/assets.rb
index 1fa641df..cef16ba0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/assets.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/assets.rb
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Rails.application.configure do
 
   # Precompile additional assets.
   # application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS in app/assets folder are already added.
-  config.assets.precompile += %w(precompiled-convo.css precompiled-convo.js webpacked/metamaps.bundle.js)
+  config.assets.precompile += %w( precompiled-convo.css precompiled-convo.js webpacked/metamaps.bundle.js )
 end