diff --git a/PlayerAttributes.cpp b/PlayerAttributes.cpp
index 865e115..4950bde 100644
--- a/PlayerAttributes.cpp
+++ b/PlayerAttributes.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-/*
- * =====================================================================
- *        Version:  1.0
- *        Created:  01.09.2012 14:38:05
- *         Author:  Miroslav Bendík
- *        Company:  LinuxOS.sk
- * =====================================================================
- */
-
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h> // for usleep
+#include <sqlite3.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "PlayerAttributes.h"
@@ -17,10 +11,24 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-PlayerAttributes::PlayerAttributes(const std::string &sourceDirectory)
+PlayerAttributes::PlayerAttributes(const std::string &worldDir)
 {
+	std::ifstream ifs((worldDir + "world.mt").c_str());
+	if (!ifs.good())
+		throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read world.mt");
+	std::string backend = read_setting_default("player_backend", ifs, "files");
+	ifs.close();
 
-	string playersPath = sourceDirectory + "players";
+	if (backend == "files")
+		readFiles(worldDir + "players");
+	else if (backend == "sqlite3")
+		readSqlite(worldDir + "players.sqlite");
+	else
+		throw std::runtime_error(((std::string) "Unknown player backend: ") + backend);
+}
+
+void PlayerAttributes::readFiles(const std::string &playersPath)
+{
 	DIR *dir;
 	dir = opendir (playersPath.c_str());
 	if (dir == NULL)
@@ -64,6 +72,55 @@ PlayerAttributes::PlayerAttributes(const std::string &sourceDirectory)
 	closedir(dir);
 }
 
+/**********/
+
+#define SQLRES(f, good) \
+	result = (sqlite3_##f); \
+	if (result != good) { \
+		throw std::runtime_error(sqlite3_errmsg(db));\
+	}
+#define SQLOK(f) SQLRES(f, SQLITE_OK)
+
+void PlayerAttributes::readSqlite(const std::string &db_name)
+{
+	int result;
+	sqlite3 *db;
+	sqlite3_stmt *stmt_get_player_pos;
+
+	SQLOK(open_v2(db_name.c_str(), &db, SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY |
+			SQLITE_OPEN_PRIVATECACHE, 0))
+
+	SQLOK(prepare_v2(db,
+			"SELECT name, posX, posY, posZ FROM player",
+		-1, &stmt_get_player_pos, NULL))
+
+	while ((result = sqlite3_step(stmt_get_player_pos)) != SQLITE_DONE) {
+		if (result == SQLITE_BUSY) { // Wait some time and try again
+			usleep(10000);
+		} else if (result != SQLITE_ROW) {
+			throw std::runtime_error(sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+		}
+
+		Player player;
+		const unsigned char *name_ = sqlite3_column_text(stmt_get_player_pos, 0);
+		player.name = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(name_));
+		player.x = sqlite3_column_double(stmt_get_player_pos, 1);
+		player.y = sqlite3_column_double(stmt_get_player_pos, 2);
+		player.z = sqlite3_column_double(stmt_get_player_pos, 3);
+
+		player.x /= 10.0;
+		player.y /= 10.0;
+		player.z /= 10.0;
+
+		m_players.push_back(player);
+	}
+	
+	sqlite3_finalize(stmt_get_player_pos);
+	sqlite3_close(db);
+}
+
+/**********/
+
 PlayerAttributes::Players::iterator PlayerAttributes::begin()
 {
 	return m_players.begin();
diff --git a/include/PlayerAttributes.h b/include/PlayerAttributes.h
index 3cd1a0c..5abc291 100644
--- a/include/PlayerAttributes.h
+++ b/include/PlayerAttributes.h
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * =====================================================================
- *        Version:  1.0
- *        Created:  01.09.2012 14:38:08
- *         Author:  Miroslav Bendík
- *        Company:  LinuxOS.sk
- * =====================================================================
- */
-
 #ifndef PLAYERATTRIBUTES_H_D7THWFVV
 #define PLAYERATTRIBUTES_H_D7THWFVV
 
@@ -16,23 +7,24 @@
 struct Player
 {
 	std::string name;
-	double x;
-	double y;
-	double z;
-}; /* -----  end of struct Player  ----- */
+	double x, y, z;
+};
 
 class PlayerAttributes
 {
 public:
 	typedef std::list<Player> Players;
 
-	PlayerAttributes(const std::string &sourceDirectory);
+	PlayerAttributes(const std::string &worldDir);
 	Players::iterator begin();
 	Players::iterator end();
 
 private:
+	void readFiles(const std::string &playersPath);
+	void readSqlite(const std::string &db_name);
+
 	Players m_players;
-}; /* -----  end of class PlayerAttributes  ----- */
+};
 
 #endif /* end of include guard: PLAYERATTRIBUTES_H_D7THWFVV */