--- a/openttd.c	Mon Oct 17 10:09:37 2005 +0000
+++ b/openttd.c	Mon Oct 17 19:57:00 2005 +0000
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 	LoadDriver(SOUND_DRIVER, _ini_sounddriver);
 	LoadDriver(MUSIC_DRIVER, _ini_musicdriver);
 	LoadDriver(VIDEO_DRIVER, _ini_videodriver); // load video last, to prevent an empty window while sound and music loads
-	_savegame_sort_order = 1; // default sorting of savegames is by date, newest first
+	_savegame_sort_order = SORT_BY_DATE | SORT_DESCENDING;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
 	// initialize network-core