diff --git a/src/eressea.c b/src/eressea.c
index e637d2292..f3620b2a5 100644
--- a/src/eressea.c
+++ b/src/eressea.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static void game_init(void)
   register_cr();
   register_xr();
 
-  debug_language("locales.log");
   register_names();
   register_resources();
   register_buildings();
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.c b/src/kernel/config.c
index 1e90fc778..d2b5d4541 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.c
+++ b/src/kernel/config.c
@@ -3238,9 +3238,21 @@ void kernel_init(void)
   }
 }
 
+static order * defaults[MAXLOCALES];
+
 order *default_order(const struct locale *lang)
 {
-  return parse_order(locale_string(lang, "defaultorder"), lang);
+  int i = locale_index(lang);
+  order *result = 0;
+  assert(i<MAXLOCALES);
+  result = defaults[i];
+  if (!result) {
+    const char * str = locale_string(lang, "defaultorder");
+    if (str) {
+      result = defaults[i] = parse_order(str, lang);
+    }
+  }
+  return result ? copy_order(result) : 0;
 }
 
 int entertainmoney(const region * r)
@@ -3284,10 +3296,17 @@ int markets_module(void)
  */
 void free_gamedata(void)
 {
+  int i;
   free_units();
   free_regions();
   free_borders();
 
+  for (i=0;i!=MAXLOCALES;++i) {
+    if (defaults[i]) {
+      free_order(defaults[i]);
+      defaults[i] = 0;
+    }
+  }
   while (alliances) {
     alliance *al = alliances;
     alliances = al->next;
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 3333ec8de..fd0607625 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set ts=2:
  +-------------------+  Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
- |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea-pbem.de>
+ |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.de>
  | Eressea PBEM host |  Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de>
  | (c) 1998 - 2003   |  Henning Peters <faroul@beyond.kn-bremen.de>
  |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
diff --git a/src/util/language.c b/src/util/language.c
index d38c0ba0b..0616bdba8 100644
--- a/src/util/language.c
+++ b/src/util/language.c
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 locale *default_locale;
 locale *locales;
 
-unsigned int locale_hashkey(const locale * lang)
+unsigned int locale_index(const locale * lang)
 {
   assert(lang);
-  return lang->hashkey;
+  return lang->index;
 }
 
 locale *find_locale(const char *name)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ locale *find_locale(const char *name)
   return l;
 }
 
-static int nextlocaleindex = 0;
+static unsigned int nextlocaleindex = 0;
 
 locale *make_locale(const char *name)
 {
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ void make_locales(const char *str)
   }
 }
 
-static FILE *s_debug = NULL;
-static char *s_logfile = NULL;
-
-void debug_language(const char *log)
-{
-  s_logfile = strdup(log);
-}
-
 const char *locale_getstring(const locale * lang, const char *key)
 {
   unsigned int hkey = hashstring(key);
@@ -156,21 +148,12 @@ const char *locale_string(const locale * lang, const char *key)
       find = find->nexthash;
     }
     if (!find) {
-      const char *s = key;
       log_warning(("missing translation for \"%s\" in locale %s\n", key,
           lang->name));
       if (lang != default_locale) {
-        s = locale_string(default_locale, key);
+        return locale_string(default_locale, key);
       }
-      if (s_logfile) {
-        s_debug = s_debug ? s_debug : fopen(s_logfile, "w");
-        if (s_debug) {
-          fprintf(s_debug, "%s;%s;%s\n", key, lang->name, s);
-          fflush(s_debug);
-          locale_setstring((struct locale *)lang, key, s);
-        }
-      }
-      return s;
+      return 0;
     }
     return find->str;
   }
diff --git a/src/util/language.h b/src/util/language.h
index 3953a5712..e851865a0 100644
--- a/src/util/language.h
+++ b/src/util/language.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#define MAXLOCALES 3
+
   struct locale;
 
 /** managing multiple locales: **/
@@ -34,13 +36,12 @@ extern "C" {
   extern const char *locale_getstring(const struct locale *lang,
     const char *key);
   extern const char *locale_string(const struct locale *lang, const char *key); /* does fallback */
-  extern unsigned int locale_hashkey(const struct locale *lang);
+  extern unsigned int locale_index(const struct locale *lang);
   extern const char *locale_name(const struct locale *lang);
 
   extern const char *mkname(const char *namespc, const char *key);
   extern char *mkname_buf(const char *namespc, const char *key, char *buffer);
 
-  extern void debug_language(const char *log);
   extern void make_locales(const char *str);
 
 #define LOC(lang, s) (lang?locale_string(lang, s):s)
diff --git a/src/util/language_struct.h b/src/util/language_struct.h
index 3b1d0e9bc..616998213 100644
--- a/src/util/language_struct.h
+++ b/src/util/language_struct.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * feel that you need to include it, it's a sure sign that you're trying to
  * do something BAD. */
 
-#define MAXLOCALES 3
 #define SMAXHASH 2048
 typedef struct locale_str {
   unsigned int hashkey;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ typedef struct locale_str {
 } locale_str;
 
 typedef struct locale {
-  int index;
+  unsigned int index;
   struct locale *next;
   unsigned int hashkey;
   const char *name;
diff --git a/tools/atoi36.c b/tools/atoi36.c
index 678fa248d..b93fab3a4 100644
--- a/tools/atoi36.c
+++ b/tools/atoi36.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set ts=2:
  +-------------------+  Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
- |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea-pbem.de>
+ |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.de>
  | Eressea PBEM host |  Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de>
  | (c) 1998 - 2001   |  Henning Peters <faroul@beyond.kn-bremen.de>
  |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
diff --git a/tools/namegen.c b/tools/namegen.c
index 175e1cbe0..924524179 100644
--- a/tools/namegen.c
+++ b/tools/namegen.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set ts=2:
  +-------------------+  Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
- |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea-pbem.de>
+ |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.de>
  | Eressea PBEM host |  Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de>
  | (c) 1998 - 2001   |  Henning Peters <faroul@beyond.kn-bremen.de>
  |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>