diff --git a/scripts/register/update.py b/scripts/register/update.py
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+++ b/scripts/register/update.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import MySQLdb
+import re
+import sys
+
+dbname=sys.argv[1]
+file=sys.argv[2]
+game=int(sys.argv[3])
+infile=open('update.log', 'r')
+db=MySQLdb.connect(db=dbname)
+cursor=db.cursor()
+
+matchrenum=re.compile(
+  r"""renum\s(.*)\s(.*)""",
+  re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL | re.VERBOSE)
+
+matchdropout=re.compile(
+  r"""dropout\s(.*)""",
+  re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL | re.VERBOSE)
+
+for line in infile.readlines():
+	match=matchrenum.match(line)
+	if match!=None:
+		fold=match.group(1)
+		fnew=match.group(2)
+		i=cursor.execute("update subscriptions set faction='"+fnew+"' where game="+str(game)+" and faction='"+fold+"')
+		if i!=1:
+			print "could not renum faction "+fold+" to new id "+fnew