Index: src/gamelog_internal.h
===================================================================
--- src/gamelog_internal.h	(revision 24591)
+++ src/gamelog_internal.h	(working copy)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			byte landscape;  ///< landscape (temperate, arctic, ...)
 		} mode;
 		struct {
-			char text[NETWORK_REVISION_LENGTH]; ///< revision string, _openttd_revision
+			char *name;      ///< revision string, _openttd_revision
 			uint32 newgrf;   ///< _openttd_newgrf_version
 			uint16 slver;    ///< _sl_version
 			byte modified;   ///< _openttd_revision_modified
Index: src/saveload/saveload.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/saveload/saveload.cpp	(revision 24591)
+++ src/saveload/saveload.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@
  *  174   23973   1.2.x
  *  175   24136
  *  176   24446
+ *  177   TODO
  */
-extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 176; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
+extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 177; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
 
 SavegameType _savegame_type; ///< type of savegame we are loading
 
@@ -1040,6 +1041,8 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
+	assert(GetVarFileType(conv) == SLE_FILE_STRING); // saving only supports this type
+
 	len = SlCalcNetStringLen(str, len);
 	return len + SlGetArrayLength(len); // also include the length of the index
 }
@@ -1068,13 +1071,20 @@
 					break;
 			}
 
+			assert(GetVarFileType(conv) == SLE_FILE_STRING); // saving only supports this type
+
 			SlWriteArrayLength(len);
 			SlCopyBytes(ptr, len);
 			break;
 		}
 		case SLA_LOAD_CHECK:
 		case SLA_LOAD: {
-			size_t len = SlReadArrayLength();
+			size_t len;
+			switch (GetVarFileType(conv)) {
+				case SLE_FILE_STRINGB: len = length;              break;
+				case SLE_FILE_STRING:  len = SlReadArrayLength(); break;
+				default: NOT_REACHED();
+			}
 
 			switch (GetVarMemType(conv)) {
 				default: NOT_REACHED();
Index: src/saveload/gamelog_sl.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/saveload/gamelog_sl.cpp	(revision 24591)
+++ src/saveload/gamelog_sl.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 };
 
 static const SaveLoad _glog_revision_desc[] = {
-	SLE_ARR(LoggedChange, revision.text,     SLE_UINT8,  NETWORK_REVISION_LENGTH),
+	SLE_CONDSTR(LoggedChange, revision.name, SLE_FILE_STRINGB | SLE_VAR_STR,  15,        0, 176),
+	SLE_CONDSTR(LoggedChange, revision.name, SLE_STR,                        128,      177, SL_MAX_VERSION),
 	SLE_VAR(LoggedChange, revision.newgrf,   SLE_UINT32),
 	SLE_VAR(LoggedChange, revision.slver,    SLE_UINT16),
 	SLE_VAR(LoggedChange, revision.modified, SLE_UINT8),
Index: src/saveload/saveload.h
===================================================================
--- src/saveload/saveload.h	(revision 24591)
+++ src/saveload/saveload.h	(working copy)
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 	SLE_FILE_U64      = 7,
 	SLE_FILE_STRINGID = 8, ///< StringID offset into strings-array
 	SLE_FILE_STRING   = 9,
+	SLE_FILE_STRINGB  = 10, ///< string is stored as fixed size array in file.
 	/* 6 more possible file-primitives */
 
 	/* 4 bits allocated a maximum of 16 types for NumberType */
Index: src/gamelog.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/gamelog.cpp	(revision 24591)
+++ src/gamelog.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@
 		const LoggedAction *la = &gamelog_action[i];
 		for (uint j = 0; j < la->changes; j++) {
 			const LoggedChange *lc = &la->change[j];
-			if (lc->ct == GLCT_SETTING) free(lc->setting.name);
+			switch (lc->ct) {
+				case GLCT_SETTING:  free(lc->setting.name);  break;
+				case GLCT_REVISION: free(lc->revision.name); break;
+				default: break;
+			}
 		}
 		free(la->change);
 	}
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@
 
 				case GLCT_REVISION:
 					AddDebugText(buf, "Revision text changed to %s, savegame version %u, ",
-						lc->revision.text, lc->revision.slver);
+						lc->revision.name, lc->revision.slver);
 
 					switch (lc->revision.modified) {
 						case 0: AddDebugText(buf, "not "); break;
@@ -429,8 +433,7 @@
 	LoggedChange *lc = GamelogChange(GLCT_REVISION);
 	if (lc == NULL) return;
 
-	memset(lc->revision.text, 0, sizeof(lc->revision.text));
-	strecpy(lc->revision.text, _openttd_revision, lastof(lc->revision.text));
+	lc->revision.name = strdup(_openttd_revision);
 	lc->revision.slver = SAVEGAME_VERSION;
 	lc->revision.modified = _openttd_revision_modified;
 	lc->revision.newgrf = _openttd_newgrf_version;
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (rev == NULL || strcmp(rev->revision.text, _openttd_revision) != 0 ||
+	if (rev == NULL || strcmp(rev->revision.name, _openttd_revision) != 0 ||
 			rev->revision.modified != _openttd_revision_modified ||
 			rev->revision.newgrf != _openttd_newgrf_version) {
 		GamelogRevision();