Thanks for the response, I'll try increasing the timeout but I've been running into more problems, now I can't connect to the server because I'm receiving the error "server is still initiating, please try again in a minute."
Here's the log: https://pastebin.com/mmYSbwPi
When the server is up and I run status this is the result:
Instance: sha
Status: Running
Open ports:
26902 (udp)
8081 (tcp)
/usr/local/lib/7dtd/common.sh: line 234: nc: command not found
Players:
Game info:
Server name: Shieldme's Humble Abode
Password: ----------
Max players: 6
World: Navezgane
Network info:
Port: 26900
Public:
Control Panel: off
Telnet: Port 8081, Pass
It was running fine until I got stuck with that "creating player" message. I thought it was client side but decided it couldn't hurt to do an instance restart, not sure what's going on now.