--- ../freeciv-cvs-May-06/freeciv/server/maphand.c	Sat May  6 15:10:56 2000
+++ server/maphand.c	Sun May  7 01:11:19 2000
@@ -476,13 +476,20 @@
     map.start_positions[i].y = secfile_lookup_int(file, "map.r%dsy", i);
     i++;
   }
-  map.num_start_positions = i;
 
-  if (map.num_start_positions < MAX_NUM_PLAYERS) {
-    freelog(LOG_FATAL, _("Too few starts %d (need at least %d)."),
-	    map.num_start_positions, MAX_NUM_PLAYERS);
-    exit(1);
+  if (i < MAX_NUM_PLAYERS) {
+    freelog(LOG_FATAL, _("Too few starts %d (need at least %d)."
+			 " Filling out with 0,0 start positions."),
+	    i, MAX_NUM_PLAYERS);
   }
+
+  while (i < MAX_NUM_PLAYERS) {
+    map.start_positions[i].x = 0;
+    map.start_positions[i].y = 0;
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  map.num_start_positions = i; /* I really hope i is MAX_NUM_PLAYERS :) */
 }
 
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