diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9502cc4bf..7b50907f9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ set (ERESSEA_SRC
   economy.c
   eressea.c
   exparse.c
+  gamedb.c
   give.c
   guard.c
   items.c
diff --git a/src/eressea.c b/src/eressea.c
index 67ab26af5..0bf1454ee 100644
--- a/src/eressea.c
+++ b/src/eressea.c
@@ -39,18 +39,6 @@
 /* manually free() everything at exit? */
 #undef CLEANUP_CODE
 
-void game_write_dbstate(void)
-{
-    faction *f;
-
-    for (f = factions; f; f = f->next) {
-        int uid = dblib_save_faction(f, turn);
-        if (uid > 0) {
-            f->uid = uid;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void game_done(void)
 {
     log_dead_factions();
diff --git a/src/eressea.h b/src/eressea.h
index cfc1b12ef..f3ea4d4a5 100755
--- a/src/eressea.h
+++ b/src/eressea.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
     void game_init(void);
     void game_done(void);
-    void game_write_dbstate(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/gamedb.c b/src/gamedb.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf9a922bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamedb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <platform.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "gamedb.h"
+
+#include "kernel/database.h"
+#include "kernel/faction.h"
+
+void gamedb_update(void)
+{
+    faction *f;
+
+    for (f = factions; f; f = f->next) {
+        int uid = dblib_save_faction(f, turn);
+        if (uid > 0) {
+            f->uid = uid;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gamedb.h b/src/gamedb.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea4614298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamedb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void gamedb_update(void);