diff --git a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
index dfa3be7219..2c00ecc4a1 100644
--- a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@
  *  194   26881   1.5.x, 1.6.0
  *  195   27572   1.6.x
  *  196   27778   1.7.x
+ *  197   27978
  */
-extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 196; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
+extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 197; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
 
 SavegameType _savegame_type; ///< type of savegame we are loading
 FileToSaveLoad _file_to_saveload; ///< File to save or load in the openttd loop.
diff --git a/src/table/settings.ini b/src/table/settings.ini
index 23fca32a43..2554a2ece5 100644
--- a/src/table/settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings.ini
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ cat      = SC_BASIC
 base     = GameSettings
 var      = game_creation.variety
 type     = SLE_UINT8
-flags    = SLF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SLF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC
+from     = 197
 guiflags = SGF_MULTISTRING | SGF_NEWGAME_ONLY
 def      = 0
 min      = 0