diff -ru -X /home/jjm/cvs/no.freeciv FreecivCVS/common/game.h freeciv/common/game.h
--- FreecivCVS/common/game.h	Sun Mar 12 23:32:58 2000
+++ freeciv/common/game.h	Mon Mar 13 01:28:38 2000
@@ -268,8 +268,9 @@
 #define GAME_MIN_BARBARIANRATE       0
 #define GAME_MAX_BARBARIANRATE       4
 
-#define GAME_DEFAULT_ONSETBARBARIAN  GAME_MIN_END_YEAR
-#define GAME_MIN_ONSETBARBARIAN      GAME_MIN_END_YEAR
+#define GAME_DEFAULT_ONSETBARBARIAN  (GAME_START_YEAR+ \
+				      ((GAME_DEFAULT_END_YEAR-GAME_START_YEAR)/3))
+#define GAME_MIN_ONSETBARBARIAN      GAME_START_YEAR
 #define GAME_MAX_ONSETBARBARIAN      GAME_MAX_END_YEAR
 
 #define GAME_DEFAULT_OCCUPYCHANCE    0