--- a/src/fios.h	Fri Dec 28 03:14:55 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/fios.h	Fri Dec 28 04:20:56 2007 +0000
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 	SLD_NEW_GAME,
 };
 
+/* The different types of files been handled by the system */
+enum FileType {
+	FT_NONE,      ///< nothing to do
+	FT_SAVEGAME,  ///< old or new savegame
+	FT_SCENARIO,  ///< old or new scenario
+	FT_HEIGHTMAP, ///< heightmap file
+};
+
 enum {
 	FIOS_TYPE_DRIVE        =   0,
 	FIOS_TYPE_PARENT       =   1,
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@
 /* Deals with the type of the savegame, independent of extension */
 struct SmallFiosItem {
 	int mode;             ///< savegame/scenario type (old, new)
+	FileType filetype;    ///< what type of file are we dealing with
 	char name[MAX_PATH];  ///< name
 	char title[255];      ///< internal name of the game
 };

--- a/src/misc_gui.cpp	Fri Dec 28 03:14:55 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/misc_gui.cpp	Fri Dec 28 04:20:56 2007 +0000
@@ -1671,6 +1671,17 @@
 	SaveLoadDlgWndProc,
 };
 
+/** These values are used to convert the file/operations mode into a corresponding file type.
+ * So each entry, as expressed by the related comment, is based on the enum   */
+static const FileType _file_modetotype[] = {
+	FT_SAVEGAME,  ///< used for SLD_LOAD_GAME
+	FT_SCENARIO,  ///< used for SLD_LOAD_SCENARIO
+	FT_SAVEGAME,  ///< used for SLD_SAVE_GAME
+	FT_SCENARIO,  ///< used for SLD_SAVE_SCENARIO
+	FT_HEIGHTMAP, ///< used for SLD_LOAD_HEIGHTMAP
+	FT_SAVEGAME,  ///< SLD_NEW_GAME
+};
+
 void ShowSaveLoadDialog(SaveLoadDialogMode mode)
 {
 	static const StringID saveload_captions[] = {
@@ -1692,6 +1703,9 @@
 	_saveload_mode = mode;
 	SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_SAVE);
 
+	/* Use an array to define what will be the current file type being handled
+	 * by current file mode */
+	_file_to_saveload.filetype = _file_modetotype[mode];
 	switch (mode) {
 		case SLD_SAVE_GAME:     GenerateFileName(); break;
 		case SLD_SAVE_SCENARIO: strcpy(_edit_str_buf, "UNNAMED"); break;

--- a/src/network/network_gui.cpp	Fri Dec 28 03:14:55 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/network/network_gui.cpp	Fri Dec 28 04:20:56 2007 +0000
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@
 				char *name = FiosBrowseTo(nd->map);
 				if (name != NULL) {
 					SetFiosType(nd->map->type);
+					_file_to_saveload.filetype = FT_SCENARIO;
 					ttd_strlcpy(_file_to_saveload.name, name, sizeof(_file_to_saveload.name));
 					ttd_strlcpy(_file_to_saveload.title, nd->map->title, sizeof(_file_to_saveload.title));
 

--- a/src/openttd.cpp	Fri Dec 28 03:14:55 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp	Fri Dec 28 04:20:56 2007 +0000
@@ -1289,7 +1289,15 @@
 	Player *players[MAX_PLAYERS];
 	const Vehicle *v;
 
-	for (PlayerID i = PLAYER_FIRST; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++) players[i] = GetPlayer(i);
+	for (PlayerID i = PLAYER_FIRST; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++) {
+		players[i] = GetPlayer(i);
+
+		/* For each player, verify (while loading a scenario) that the inauguration date is the current year and set it
+		 * accordingly if it is not the case.  No need to set it on players that are not been used already,
+		 * thus the MIN_YEAR (which is really nothing more than Zero, initialized value) test */
+		if (_file_to_saveload.filetype == FT_SCENARIO && players[i]->inaugurated_year != MIN_YEAR)
+			players[i]->inaugurated_year = _cur_year;
+	}
 
 	FOR_ALL_VEHICLES(v) {
 		if (!IsEngineCountable(v)) continue;