these changes fixes a few startup errors related to non-attached factions lacking universe.

src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/Faction.java

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 	@Override
 	public Faction load(Faction that)
 	{
-		this.tag = that.tag;
+		this.setTag(that.tag);
 		this.setDescription(that.description);
-		this.home = that.home;
+		this.setHome(that.home);
 		this.setPowerBoost(that.powerBoost);
-		this.open = that.open;
+		this.setOpen(that.open);
 		this.setInvitedPlayerIds(that.invitedPlayerIds);
 		this.setRelationWishes(that.relationWish);
 		this.setFlags(that.flagOverrides);
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 	public void setHome(PS home)
 	{
 		this.home = home;
+		this.changed();
 	}
 	
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
@@ -255,10 +256,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 	
 	public void setPowerBoost(Double powerBoost)
 	{
-		if (powerBoost == null || powerBoost == 0)
+		if (powerBoost == null || powerBoost == 0) powerBoost = null;
-		{
-			powerBoost = null;
-		}
 		this.powerBoost = powerBoost;
 		this.changed();
 	}
@@ -470,6 +468,8 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 			target.putAll(flags);
 		}
 		
+		if (this.attached() && Factions.get().isDatabaseInitialized())
+		{
 			Iterator<Entry<FFlag, Boolean>> iter = target.entrySet().iterator();
 			while (iter.hasNext())
 			{
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 					iter.remove();
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		
 		if (target == null || target.isEmpty())
 		{
@@ -542,6 +543,8 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 			}
 		}
 		
+		if (this.attached() && Factions.get().isDatabaseInitialized())
+		{
 			Iterator<Entry<FPerm, Set<Rel>>> iter = target.entrySet().iterator();
 			while (iter.hasNext())
 			{
@@ -551,6 +554,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements EconomyParticipator
 					iter.remove();
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		
 		if (target == null || target.isEmpty())
 		{

src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/UPlayer.java

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import com.massivecraft.mcore.mixin.Mixin;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.ps.PS;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.ps.PSFormatSlug;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.store.SenderEntity;
-import com.massivecraft.mcore.util.MUtil;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.util.SenderUtil;
 
 
@@ -186,24 +185,18 @@ public class UPlayer extends SenderEntity<UPlayer> implements EconomyParticipato
 	// This setter is so long because it search for default/null case and takes care of updating the faction member index 
 	public void setFactionId(String factionId)
 	{
-		// Avoid null input
+		// Get the raw old value
-		if (factionId == null) factionId = this.getDefaultFactionId();
+		String oldFactionId = this.factionId;
-		
-		// Get the old value
-		String oldFactionId = this.getFactionId();
-		
-		// Ignore nochange
-		if (factionId.equals(oldFactionId)) return;
 		
 		// Apply change
-		if (factionId.equals(this.getDefaultFactionId())) factionId = null;
 		this.factionId = factionId;
 		
 		// Next we must be attached and inited
 		if (!this.attached()) return;
-		if (!this.getColl().inited()) return;
 		if (!Factions.get().isDatabaseInitialized()) return;
 		
+		if (oldFactionId == null) oldFactionId = this.getDefaultFactionId();
+		
 		// Update index
 		Faction oldFaction = FactionColls.get().get(this).get(oldFactionId);
 		Faction faction = FactionColls.get().get(this).get(factionId);
@@ -237,7 +230,6 @@ public class UPlayer extends SenderEntity<UPlayer> implements EconomyParticipato
 	
 	public void setRole(Rel role)
 	{
-		if (role == null || MUtil.equals(role, this.getDefaultRole())) role = null;
 		this.role = role;
 		this.changed();
 	}
@@ -328,8 +320,6 @@ public class UPlayer extends SenderEntity<UPlayer> implements EconomyParticipato
 	
 	public void setPower(Double power)
 	{
-		if (power == null || MUtil.equals(power, this.getDefaultPower())) power = null;
-		power = this.getLimitedPower(power);
 		this.power = power;
 		this.changed();
 	}