--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/bin/scripts/game_start.scr.example	Mon Jun 30 21:27:53 2008 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+start_ai MyAI
+

--- a/src/genworld.cpp	Mon Jun 30 19:35:57 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/genworld.cpp	Mon Jun 30 21:27:53 2008 +0000
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "settings_type.h"
 #include "newgrf_storage.h"
 #include "water.h"
+#include "blitter/factory.hpp"
 #include "tilehighlight_func.h"
 
 #include "table/sprites.h"
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@
 		_gw.thread = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (_network_dedicated ||
+	if (BlitterFactoryBase::GetCurrentBlitter()->GetScreenDepth() == 0 ||
 	    (_gw.thread = ThreadObject::New(&_GenerateWorld, NULL)) == NULL) {
 		DEBUG(misc, 1, "Cannot create genworld thread, reverting to single-threaded mode");
 		_gw.threaded = false;

--- a/src/openttd.cpp	Mon Jun 30 19:35:57 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp	Mon Jun 30 21:27:53 2008 +0000
@@ -694,14 +694,17 @@
 static void MakeNewGameDone()
 {
 	/* In a dedicated server, the server does not play */
-	if (_network_dedicated) {
+	if (BlitterFactoryBase::GetCurrentBlitter()->GetScreenDepth() == 0) {
 		SetLocalPlayer(PLAYER_SPECTATOR);
+		IConsoleCmdExec("exec scripts/game_start.scr 0");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Create a single player */
 	DoStartupNewPlayer(false);
 
+	IConsoleCmdExec("exec scripts/game_start.scr 0");
+
 	SetLocalPlayer(PLAYER_FIRST);
 	_current_player = _local_player;
 	DoCommandP(0, (_settings_client.gui.autorenew << 15 ) | (_settings_client.gui.autorenew_months << 16) | 4, _settings_client.gui.autorenew_money, NULL, CMD_SET_AUTOREPLACE);
@@ -906,6 +909,8 @@
 				/* Update the local player for a loaded game. It is either always
 				* player #1 (eg 0) or in the case of a dedicated server a spectator */
 				SetLocalPlayer(_network_dedicated ? PLAYER_SPECTATOR : PLAYER_FIRST);
+				/* Execute the game-start script */
+				IConsoleCmdExec("exec scripts/game_start.scr 0");
 				/* Decrease pause counter (was increased from opening load dialog) */
 				DoCommandP(0, 0, 0, NULL, CMD_PAUSE);
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK