StarMade 0.0915: New Database Layer

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Hello and welcome to StarMade,
The new version features a new Database Layer on to of the already existing file database.


Database Index
While it is barely noticeable for players right now, it establishes the ground system for a lot of game changing features.
Here are some immediate advantages:

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  Database size can be reduced by about 50%
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  Faster sector loading since less files have to be checked
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  Faster sector repair (although that shouldn't be needed anymore, but it still relevant for sectors that broke before the fix)
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  Faster object searching for admin

Here are coming features that will be possible because of the new database:

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  Star Map for players
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  Object movement simulation: e.g. AI can move without players over any distance without any load for the clients, and minimum load for the server
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  Player scanning of bigger areas
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  More database size and performance optimization by outsourcing more files into the new database
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  Admin Universe management (e.g. de-spawn mobs )
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  and many more...

Other notable changes and fixes since 0.911
- fixed bug in inventory system
- fixed bug with loot items
- fixed more bugs in the skin sharing system
- improved convex-VS-cube physics
- improved client synchronization when outside ship (movement on planets is much better)
- mass removal
- improved cluster computation
- improved block removal speed
- repaired local gravity module (for moving objects)
- optimized network bandwidth taken by player views
- optimized update routines for better scaling
- fixed ship exit function
- fixed lift module
- fixed physics bug when completely deleting a docked structure
- improved spawning point setting in case of crash
- fixed logging
- database clean up for older universes
- fixed stuck keys when opening a panel (an official version for auto-forward will be implemented)

Thanks for playing StarMade,
- schema