As a server owner that have battled a lot of bugs and issues, I have seen that a lot of them are caused by delays and failed db writes to the sqllite db. The SQLLite was not made for major use as a server side db and can cause issues even if you have massively resources available. To future proof the game and give some extra options for the server owners, I suggest that you open up for an alternative db use. My suggestion is simple (well a bit more work on game dev side). Add a config file for the dedicated server, where you can set SQLLite = true/false And if false, then add connection string. It would require server owners to run a initial startup script. I suggest you support only the db engines that are directly compatible to avoid much rebuilding. This would also allow for extra third party functionality, as well as connected webpages displaying stats and so on. I think this would also solve several of the most elusive bugs.
