diff -r 2088de2580fa -r 34c6c2026f14 src/settings_gui.cpp
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp	Sat Nov 15 13:46:29 2008 +0100
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp	Sat Nov 15 13:56:55 2008 +0100
@@ -592,18 +592,38 @@
 	uint index;                 ///< Index of the setting in the settings table
 
 	PatchEntry(const char *nm);
+
+	void Init();
 };
 
 /** Data structure describing one page of patches in the patch settings window. */
 struct PatchPage {
 	PatchEntry *entries; ///< Array of patch entries of the page.
 	byte num;            ///< Number of entries on the page (statically filled).
+
+	void Init();
 };
-
 
 /* == PatchEntry methods == */
 
+/** Constructor a patch setting */
 PatchEntry::PatchEntry(const char *nm): name(nm), setting(NULL), index(0) { }
+
+/** Initialization of a patch entry */
+void PatchEntry::Init()
+{
+	setting = GetPatchFromName(name, &index);
+	assert(setting != NULL);
+}
+
+/* == PatchPage methods == */
+
+/** Initialization of an entire patch page */
+void PatchPage::Init()
+{
+	for (uint fld = 0; fld < num; fld++)
+		entries[fld].Init();
+}
 
 
 static PatchEntry _patches_ui[] = {
@@ -779,16 +799,8 @@
 
 		/* Build up the dynamic settings-array only once per OpenTTD session */
 		if (first_time) {
-			for (PatchPage *page = &_patches_page[0]; page != endof(_patches_page); page++) {
-				for (uint i = 0; i != page->num; i++) {
-					uint index;
-					const SettingDesc *sd = GetPatchFromName(page->entries[i].name, &index);
-					assert(sd != NULL);
-
-					page->entries[i].setting = sd;
-					page->entries[i].index = index;
-				}
-			}
+			for (PatchPage *page = &_patches_page[0]; page != endof(_patches_page); page++)
+				page->Init();
 			first_time = false;
 		}