--- a/src/genworld.cpp	Sat Apr 28 10:41:00 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/genworld.cpp	Sat Apr 28 15:06:32 2007 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "table/sprites.h"
 #include "variables.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "command.h"
 #include "genworld.h"
 #include "gfx.h"
 #include "gfxinit.h"
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@
 
 	if (_network_dedicated) DEBUG(net, 0, "Map generated, starting game");
 
+	if (_patches.pause_on_newgame) DoCommandP(0, 1, 0, NULL, CMD_PAUSE);
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 

--- a/src/lang/english.txt	Sat Apr 28 10:41:00 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt	Sat Apr 28 15:06:32 2007 +0000
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SCROLLWHEEL_SCROLL                           :Scroll map
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SCROLLWHEEL_OFF                              :Off
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SCROLLWHEEL_MULTIPLIER                       :{LTBLUE}Map scrollwheel speed: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
+STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_PAUSE_ON_NEW_GAME                            :{LTBLUE}Automatically pause when starting a new game: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_MAX_TRAINS                                   :{LTBLUE}Max trains per player: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_MAX_ROADVEH                                  :{LTBLUE}Max road vehicles per player: {ORANGE}{STRING1}

--- a/src/settings.cpp	Sat Apr 28 10:41:00 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/settings.cpp	Sat Apr 28 15:06:32 2007 +0000
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
 	SDT_BOOL(Patches, prefer_teamchat,               S, 0, false,        STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_PREFER_TEAMCHAT,       NULL),
 	SDT_VAR(Patches, scrollwheel_scrolling,SLE_UINT8,S,MS, 0,  0,  2, 0, STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SCROLLWHEEL_SCROLLING, NULL),
 	SDT_VAR(Patches,scrollwheel_multiplier,SLE_UINT8,S, 0, 5,  1, 15, 1, STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SCROLLWHEEL_MULTIPLIER,NULL),
+	SDT_BOOL(Patches, pause_on_newgame,              S, 0, false,        STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_PAUSE_ON_NEW_GAME,     NULL),
 
 	/***************************************************************************/
 	/* Construction section of the GUI-configure patches window */

--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp	Sat Apr 28 10:41:00 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp	Sat Apr 28 15:06:32 2007 +0000
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@
 	 *  Since it's also able to completely disable the scrollwheel will we display it on all platforms anyway */
 	"scrollwheel_scrolling",
 	"scrollwheel_multiplier",
+	"pause_on_newgame",
 };
 
 static const char *_patches_construction[] = {

--- a/src/variables.h	Sat Apr 28 10:41:00 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/variables.h	Sat Apr 28 15:06:32 2007 +0000
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
 	uint8 town_growth_rate;  ///< Town growth rate
 	uint8 larger_towns;      ///< The number of cities to build. These start off larger and grow twice as fast
 	uint8 initial_city_size; ///< Multiplier for the initial size of the cities compared to towns
+
+	bool pause_on_newgame;   ///< Whether to start new games paused or not.
 };
 
 VARDEF Patches _patches;