don't attempt to run maintenenace, load players, display rank, or anything...

don't attempt to run maintenenace, load players, display rank, or anything else that you cant do if the game hasnt been initialized by the sysop (display message to user urging them yell at the sysop).

xtrn/tw2/gamesettings.js

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function GameSettings_Save()
 	else
 		f.iniRemoveKey(null, 'DB');
 
-	for(i=3; i<GameSettingProperties.length; i++) {
+	for(var i=3; i<GameSettingProperties.length; i++) {
 		s[GameSettingProperties[i].prop]=this[GameSettingProperties[i].prop];
 	}
 	db.write(Settings.DB,'settings',s,LOCK_WRITE);
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ function GameSettings()
 		}
 	}
 	db=new JSONClient(this.Server,this.Port);
-	db.connect();
 	var s=db.read(this.DB,'settings',LOCK_READ);
 	for(i in s) {
 		this[i]=s[i];

xtrn/tw2/tw2.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var Commodities=[
 var Settings;
 var player=null;
 var sector=null;
+var initialized=null;
 var exit_tw2=false;
 
 load("json-client.js");
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ load(fname("gamesettings.js"));
 var db;
 var LOCK_WRITE=2;
 var LOCK_READ=1;
+
 Settings=new GameSettings();
 
 load(fname("ports.js"));
@@ -226,7 +228,9 @@ function do_exit()
 			player.Put();
 	}
 	console.writeln("Returning to Door monitor...");
-	TWRank();
+	if(initialized != undefined) {
+		TWRank();
+	}
 }
 
 function Instructions()
@@ -276,7 +280,7 @@ function Production(place)
 
 function ShowOpeng()
 {
-	var len=db.read(Settings.DB,'twopeng.lengh',LOCK_READ);
+	var len=db.read(Settings.DB,'twopeng.length',LOCK_READ);
 	var i;
 	var msg;
 
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ function ShowOpeng()
 		console.writeln(msg.Message);
 		console.crlf();
 	}
+	return len;
 }
 
 function main()
@@ -294,10 +299,6 @@ function main()
 
 try {
 	js.on_exit("do_exit()");
-	/* Run maintenance */
-	if(Settings.MaintLastRan < today) {
-		RunMaint();
-	}
 
 	console.attributes="C";
 	console.crlf();
@@ -310,7 +311,20 @@ try {
 	console.center("Sysop  "+system.operator);
 	console.crlf();
 	console.crlf();
-	ShowOpeng();
+	initialized = ShowOpeng();
+	
+	/* Make sure game has been 'big-banged' */
+	if(initialized == undefined) {
+		console.attributes="R";
+		console.writeln("The game has not been initialized.");
+		console.writeln("Please notify the SysOp.");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+	
+	/* Run maintenance */
+	if(Settings.MaintLastRan < today) {
+		RunMaint();
+	}
 	console.attributes="W";
 	console.writeln("Initializing...");
 	console.writeln("Searching my records for your name.");
@@ -318,7 +332,6 @@ try {
 		exit(0);
 
 	console.pause();
-
 	while(player.KilledBy==0 && exit_tw2==false) {
 		if(EnterSector()) {
 			if(CheckSector())