diff -ru -X /home/jjm/cvs/no.freeciv FreecivCVS/server/civserver.c freeciv/server/civserver.c
--- FreecivCVS/server/civserver.c	Sun Jul  9 21:49:11 2000
+++ freeciv/server/civserver.c	Wed Jul 12 16:01:25 2000
@@ -313,7 +313,12 @@
 	    read_timer_seconds_free(loadtimer),
 	    read_timer_seconds_free(uloadtimer));
   }
-  
+
+  /* load a script file */
+
+  if (script_filename)
+    read_init_script(script_filename);
+
   /* init network */  
   init_connections(); 
   server_open_socket();
@@ -328,9 +333,6 @@
   /* accept new players, wait for serverop to start..*/
   freelog(LOG_NORMAL, _("Now accepting new client connections."));
   server_state=PRE_GAME_STATE;
-
-  if (script_filename)
-    read_init_script(script_filename);
 
   while(server_state==PRE_GAME_STATE)
     sniff_packets();