diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/government.c freeciv-autogen/common/government.c
--- freeciv/common/government.c	Thu Mar 21 05:17:21 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/government.c	Thu May 16 19:02:01 2002
@@ -267,3 +267,17 @@
   sz_strlcpy(title->male_title, male);
   sz_strlcpy(title->female_title, female);
 }
+
+/***************************************************************
+  ...
+***************************************************************/
+void free_governments() {
+  int i;
+
+  for (i=0; i < game.government_count; i++) {
+    free(governments[i].ruler_titles);
+    free(governments[i].helptext);
+  }
+  free(governments);
+  governments = NULL;
+}
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/government.h freeciv-autogen/common/government.h
--- freeciv/common/government.h	Tue Feb 19 16:41:23 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/government.h	Thu May 16 18:12:44 2002
@@ -186,5 +186,6 @@
 
 void set_ruler_title(struct government *gov, int nation, 
                      char *male, char *female);
+void free_governments();
 
 #endif  /* FC__GOVERNMENT_H */
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/nation.c freeciv-autogen/common/nation.c
--- freeciv/common/nation.c	Tue Apr 30 14:50:52 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/nation.c	Thu May 16 18:29:24 2002
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
   if(!nations) return;
   for( i = 0; i < num; i++) {
     for( j = 0; j < nations[i].leader_count; j++) {
-      free( nations[i].leader_name[j] );
+      free(nations[i].leader_name[j]);
     }
     if (nations[i].city_names) {
       /* Unfortunately, this monstrosity of a loop is necessary given the 
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/tech.c freeciv-autogen/common/tech.c
--- freeciv/common/tech.c	Tue Mar  5 19:13:45 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/tech.c	Thu May 16 18:39:02 2002
@@ -557,3 +557,20 @@
 	   || game.rgame.tech_cost_style == 2)
 	  && game.rgame.tech_leakage == 0);
 }
+
+/**************************************************************************
+  ...
+**************************************************************************/
+void free_techs()
+{
+  int tech;
+
+  for (tech = A_FIRST; tech < game.num_tech_types; tech++) {
+    free(advances[tech].helptext);
+    advances[tech].helptext = NULL;
+    if (advances[tech].bonus_message != NULL) {
+      free(advances[tech].bonus_message);
+      advances[tech].bonus_message = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/tech.h freeciv-autogen/common/tech.h
--- freeciv/common/tech.h	Thu Feb 14 15:17:20 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/tech.h	Thu May 16 18:31:56 2002
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 const char *get_tech_name(struct player *pplayer, Tech_Type_id tech);
 
 void precalc_tech_data(void);
+void free_techs();
 
 extern struct advance advances[];
 
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/unit.c freeciv-autogen/common/unit.c
--- freeciv/common/unit.c	Fri Apr  5 05:25:38 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/unit.c	Thu May 16 18:43:53 2002
@@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/*
- * Returns true if given activity is some kind of building/cleaning.
- */
+/**************************************************************************
+  Returns true if given activity is some kind of building/cleaning.
+**************************************************************************/
 bool is_build_or_clean_activity(enum unit_activity activity)
 {
   switch (activity) {
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/unittype.c freeciv-autogen/common/unittype.c
--- freeciv/common/unittype.c	Mon Mar 18 01:49:40 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/unittype.c	Thu May 16 18:31:13 2002
@@ -561,3 +561,14 @@
   }
   return U_LAST;
 }
+
+/**************************************************************************
+  ...
+**************************************************************************/
+void free_unittypes()
+{
+  unit_type_iterate(j) {
+    free(unit_types[j].helptext);
+    unit_types[j].helptext = NULL;
+  } unit_type_iterate_end;
+}
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/common/unittype.h freeciv-autogen/common/unittype.h
--- freeciv/common/unittype.h	Thu Apr 18 09:59:17 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/common/unittype.h	Thu May 16 18:31:42 2002
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 int num_role_units(int role);
 Unit_Type_id get_role_unit(int role, int index);
 Unit_Type_id best_role_unit(struct city *pcity, int role);
+void free_unittypes();
 
 #define unit_type_iterate(m_i)                                                \
 {                                                                             \
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/server/ruleset.c freeciv-autogen/server/ruleset.c
--- freeciv/server/ruleset.c	Thu May 16 03:01:03 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/server/ruleset.c	Thu May 16 18:50:53 2002
@@ -2798,5 +2798,11 @@
 **************************************************************************/
 void free_rulesets()
 {
-  /* placeholder function for now */
+  int i;
+
+  free_governments();
+  free_nations(game.nation_count);
+  free_techs();
+  free_unittypes();
+  free(city_styles);
 }
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/server/srv_main.c freeciv-autogen/server/srv_main.c
--- freeciv/server/srv_main.c	Thu Apr 25 19:54:18 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/server/srv_main.c	Thu May 16 19:07:34 2002
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@
 
   /* load a saved game */
   
-  if(srvarg.load_filename) {
+  if (srvarg.load_filename) {
     struct timer *loadtimer, *uloadtimer;
     struct section_file file;
     
@@ -1796,6 +1796,9 @@
     freelog(LOG_VERBOSE, "Load time: %g seconds (%g apparent)",
 	    read_timer_seconds_free(loadtimer),
 	    read_timer_seconds_free(uloadtimer));
+  } else {
+    /* rulesets are called inside game_load for savegames */
+    load_rulesets();
   }
 
   /* init network */  
@@ -1822,11 +1825,6 @@
     sniff_packets(); /* Accepting commands. */
 
   (void) send_server_info_to_metaserver(TRUE, FALSE);
-
-  if(game.is_new_game) {
-    load_rulesets();
-    /* otherwise rulesets were loaded when savegame was loaded */
-  }
 
   nations_avail = fc_calloc(game.playable_nation_count, sizeof(int));
   nations_used = fc_calloc(game.playable_nation_count, sizeof(int));
diff -uNrX freeciv/diff_ignore freeciv/server/stdinhand.c freeciv-autogen/server/stdinhand.c
--- freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Thu May 16 16:45:52 2002
+++ freeciv-autogen/server/stdinhand.c	Thu May 16 18:51:45 2002
@@ -2826,6 +2826,8 @@
   cmd_reply(CMD_RULESETDIR, caller, 
       C_OK, _("Ruleset directory set to \"%s\""), str);
   sz_strlcpy(game.rulesetdir, str);
+  free_rulesets();
+  load_rulesets();
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************