This paper is dedicated to the memory of John L. Norton, who developed the original computer programs used to calculate single-particle energies and shell and pairing corrections for a deformed folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. The paper presents an improved macroscopic-microscopic global nuclear mass calculation, extending the previous work by including additional shape degrees of freedom and calculating a wide range of nuclear ground-state properties. The calculations are based on the finite-range droplet macroscopic model and the folded-Yukawa single-particle microscopic model. The authors have resolved issues related to pairing calculations, higher-multipole distortions, and shell-correction and zero-point-energy calculations. The preferred model is the finite-range droplet model, which includes several improvements over the original droplet model. The paper also discusses the model error, shape parameterizations, and the finite-range liquid-drop model. The results are presented for 8979 nuclei ranging from ${}^{16}$O to $A = 339$.This paper is dedicated to the memory of John L. Norton, who developed the original computer programs used to calculate single-particle energies and shell and pairing corrections for a deformed folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. The paper presents an improved macroscopic-microscopic global nuclear mass calculation, extending the previous work by including additional shape degrees of freedom and calculating a wide range of nuclear ground-state properties. The calculations are based on the finite-range droplet macroscopic model and the folded-Yukawa single-particle microscopic model. The authors have resolved issues related to pairing calculations, higher-multipole distortions, and shell-correction and zero-point-energy calculations. The preferred model is the finite-range droplet model, which includes several improvements over the original droplet model. The paper also discusses the model error, shape parameterizations, and the finite-range liquid-drop model. The results are presented for 8979 nuclei ranging from ${}^{16}$O to $A = 339$.