diff -u -r freeciv/common/map.h place_spec/common/map.h
--- freeciv/common/map.h	Thu Feb 24 23:28:10 2000
+++ place_spec/common/map.h	Sun Feb 27 23:14:28 2000
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 
 struct civ_map { 
   int xsize, ysize;
+  int place_specials;
   int seed;
   int riches;
   int is_earth;
@@ -271,6 +272,10 @@
 #define MAP_DEFAULT_SEED         0
 #define MAP_MIN_SEED             0
 #define MAP_MAX_SEED             (MAX_UINT32 >> 1)
+
+#define MAP_DEFAULT_PLACE_SPECIALS 1
+#define MAP_MIN_PLACE_SPECIALS     0
+#define MAP_MAX_PLACE_SPECIALS     1
 
 #define MAP_DEFAULT_LANDMASS     30
 #define MAP_MIN_LANDMASS         15
diff -u -r freeciv/server/mapgen.c place_spec/server/mapgen.c
--- freeciv/server/mapgen.c	Thu Feb 24 23:28:12 2000
+++ place_spec/server/mapgen.c	Sun Feb 27 23:12:54 2000
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
       ttype = map_get_terrain(x, y);
       if ((ttype==T_OCEAN && is_coastline(x,y)) || (ttype!=T_OCEAN)) {
 	if (myrand(1000)<prob) {
-	  if (!is_special_close(x,y)) {
+	  if (!map.place_specials || !is_special_close(x,y)) {
 	    if (tile_types[ttype].special_1_name[0] &&
 		(!(tile_types[ttype].special_2_name[0]) || (myrand(100)<50))) {
 	      map_get_tile(x,y)->special|=S_SPECIAL_1;
diff -u -r freeciv/server/stdinhand.c place_spec/server/stdinhand.c
--- freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Thu Feb 24 23:28:13 2000
+++ place_spec/server/stdinhand.c	Sun Feb 27 23:14:44 2000
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@
        "for zero (the default) a seed will be chosen based on the time, "
        "to give a random map.") },
 
+  { "place_specials", &map.place_specials, 
+    SSET_MAP_GEN, SSET_TO_CLIENT,
+    MAP_MIN_PLACE_SPECIALS, MAP_DEFAULT_PLACE_SPECIALS, MAP_MAX_PLACE_SPECIALS,
+    N_("Positioning of map specials"),
+    N_("Placing the specials on the map. "
+       "Zero will have no restrictions; "
+       "One will not allow specials to be next to each other") },
+
 /* Map additional stuff: huts and specials.  randseed also goes here
  * because huts and specials are the first time the randseed gets used (?)
  * These are done when the game starts, so these are historical and