saveMonitor = [] spawn
    {
        //spawn a loop that runs every 120 seconds
        while {true} do
        {
            diag_log format["Processing %1 saves for players...",count players];
            //run this for every player on the server alive or dead
            {
                _x call dbSavePlayerPrep;
                //for every living player on the server
                if (alive _x) then {
                    _result = dbServerSaveCharacter _x;
                    //get last saved player position
                    _pos = _x getVariable ["p1",[0,0,0]];
                    //if last save is 1000m away from current position
                    if (_pos distance _x > 1000) then
                    {
                        //set position back to last save
                        _x setPosATL _pos;
                        //disable all controls and force game restart
                        [owner _x] spawnForClient {disableUserInput true};
                    };
                };
                //save current position
                _x setVariable ["p1",getPosATL _x];
            } forEach players; //every player on the server alive or dead
            sleep 120; //wait 120seconds
        };
    };