void MaybeStartNewCompany() {

    uint current_companies = (uint)Company::GetNumItems();

 

    /* Count number of existing AI only companies. */

    uint current_ais = 0;

    Company *c;

    FOR_ALL_COMPANIES(c) {

        if (c->is_ai) current_ais++;

    }

 

    uint max_network_companies = networking ? settings_client.network.max_companies : MAX_COMPANIES;

    uint ais_to_start = 0;

    for (CompanyID company_id = COMPANY_FIRST; company_id < MAX_COMPANIES && current_companies < max_network_companies && current_ais < _settings_game.difficulty.max_no_competitors; company_id++) {

        if (Company::IsValidID(c))

            continue;

        if (AIConfig::GetConfig(company_id, AIConfig::SSS_FORCE_GAME)->GetSetting("start_date") != 0)

            break;

        ais_to_start++;

        current_companies++;

        current_ais++;

    }

    if (ais_to_start > 0) {

        DoCommandP(0, CCA_NEW_AI | INVALID_COMPANY << 16, ais_to_start, CMD_COMPANY_CTRL);

    }