diff -r 1b984dab8cec -r 72d4c9314c72 src/oldloader.cpp
--- a/src/oldloader.cpp	Mon Jun 30 21:31:23 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/oldloader.cpp	Wed Jul 09 13:32:13 2008 +0000
@@ -867,9 +867,13 @@
 
 	if (!LoadChunk(ls, p, player_chunk)) return false;
 
+	if (_old_string_id == 0) {
+		p->is_active = false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	p->name_1 = RemapOldStringID(_old_string_id);
 	p->president_name_1 = RemapOldStringID(_old_string_id_2);
-	p->player_money = p->player_money;
 
 	if (num == 0) {
 		/* If the first player has no name, make sure we call it UNNAMED */
@@ -1411,7 +1415,7 @@
 
 	OCL_VAR ( OC_FILE_U32 | OC_VAR_I64,   1, &_economy.max_loan ),
 	OCL_VAR ( OC_FILE_U32 | OC_VAR_I64,   1, &_economy.max_loan_unround ),
-	OCL_VAR ( OC_FILE_U16 | OC_VAR_U32,   1, &_economy.fluct ),
+	OCL_VAR (  OC_INT16,    1, &_economy.fluct ),
 
 	OCL_VAR ( OC_UINT16,    1, &_disaster_delay ),