diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/logging/_logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/logging/_logging.dm
index c9d5bb3cfbe..eb57ff7eda1 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/logging/_logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/logging/_logging.dm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(testing_global_profiler, list("_PROFILE_NAME" = "Global"))
 		SSdbcore.add_log_to_mass_insert_queue(
 			format_table_name("game_log"),
 			list(
-				"datetime" = SQLtime(),
+				"datetime" = ISOtime(),
 				"round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]",
 				"ckey" = key_name(src),
 				"loc" = loc_name(src),
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/time.dm b/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
index 9c57f2334c8..ac3ff23b05e 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		SSticker.gametime_offset = CEILING(SSticker.gametime_offset, 3600)
 
 //returns timestamp in a sql and a not-quite-compliant ISO 8601 friendly format
-/proc/SQLtime(timevar)
+/proc/ISOtime(timevar)
 	return time2text(timevar || world.timeofday, "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss")
 
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
index b4a2bfe7526..8a4c9c45387 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(blackbox)
 		return
 	var/playercount = LAZYLEN(GLOB.player_list)
 	var/admincount = GLOB.admins.len
-	var/datum/db_query/query_record_playercount = SSdbcore.NewQuery(/* NOVA EDIT CHANGE - MULTISERVER */{"
+	/* // NOVA EDIT CHANGE - MULTISERVER - ORIGINAL:
+	var/datum/db_query/query_record_playercount = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
+		INSERT INTO [format_table_name("legacy_population")] (playercount, admincount, time, server_ip, server_port, round_id)
+		VALUES (:playercount, :admincount, NOW(), INET_ATON(:server_ip), :server_port, :round_id)
+	*/
+	var/datum/db_query/query_record_playercount = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 		INSERT INTO [format_table_name("legacy_population")] (playercount, admincount, time, server_name, server_ip, server_port, round_id)
-		VALUES (:playercount, :admincount, :time, :server_name, INET_ATON(:server_ip), :server_port, :round_id)
+		VALUES (:playercount, :admincount, NOW(), :server_name, INET_ATON(:server_ip), :server_port, :round_id)
 	"}, list(
 		"playercount" = playercount,
 		"admincount" = admincount,
-		"time" = SQLtime(),
 		"server_name" = CONFIG_GET(string/serversqlname), // NOVA EDIT ADDITION - MULTISERVER
 		"server_ip" = world.internet_address || "0",
 		"server_port" = "[world.port]",
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ Versioning
 
 	var/datum/db_query/query_log_ahelp = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 		INSERT INTO [format_table_name("ticket")] (ticket, action, message, recipient, sender, server_ip, server_port, round_id, timestamp, urgent)
-		VALUES (:ticket, :action, :message, :recipient, :sender, INET_ATON(:server_ip), :server_port, :round_id, :time, :urgent)
+		VALUES (:ticket, :action, :message, :recipient, :sender, INET_ATON(:server_ip), :server_port, :round_id, NOW(), :urgent)
 	"}, list(
 		"ticket" = ticket,
 		"action" = action,
@@ -309,7 +313,6 @@ Versioning
 		"server_ip" = world.internet_address || "0",
 		"server_port" = world.port,
 		"round_id" = GLOB.round_id,
-		"time" = SQLtime(),
 		"urgent" = urgent,
 	))
 	query_log_ahelp.Execute()
@@ -336,9 +339,14 @@ Versioning
 	if(!SSdbcore.Connect())
 		return
 
-	var/datum/db_query/query_report_death = SSdbcore.NewQuery(/* NOVA EDIT CHANGE - MULTISERVER */{"
+/* NOVA EDIT CHANGE - MULTISERVER - ORIGINAL:
+	var/datum/db_query/query_report_death = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
+		INSERT INTO [format_table_name("death")] (pod, x_coord, y_coord, z_coord, mapname, server_ip, server_port, round_id, tod, job, special, name, byondkey, laname, lakey, bruteloss, fireloss, brainloss, oxyloss, toxloss, staminaloss, last_words, suicide)
+		VALUES (:pod, :x_coord, :y_coord, :z_coord, :map, INET_ATON(:internet_address), :port, :round_id, NOW(), :job, :special, :name, :key, :laname, :lakey, :brute, :fire, :brain, :oxy, :tox, :stamina, :last_words, :suicide)
+*/
+	var/datum/db_query/query_report_death = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 		INSERT INTO [format_table_name("death")] (pod, x_coord, y_coord, z_coord, mapname, server_name, server_ip, server_port, round_id, tod, job, special, name, byondkey, laname, lakey, bruteloss, fireloss, brainloss, oxyloss, toxloss, staminaloss, last_words, suicide)
-		VALUES (:pod, :x_coord, :y_coord, :z_coord, :map, :server_name, INET_ATON(:internet_address), :port, :round_id, :time, :job, :special, :name, :key, :laname, :lakey, :brute, :fire, :brain, :oxy, :tox, :clone, :stamina, :last_words, :suicide)
+		VALUES (:pod, :x_coord, :y_coord, :z_coord, :map, :server_name, INET_ATON(:internet_address), :port, :round_id, NOW(), :job, :special, :name, :key, :laname, :lakey, :brute, :fire, :brain, :oxy, :tox, :clone, :stamina, :last_words, :suicide)
 	"}, list(
 		"name" = L.real_name,
 		"key" = L.ckey,
@@ -363,7 +371,6 @@ Versioning
 		"internet_address" = world.internet_address || "0",
 		"port" = "[world.port]",
 		"round_id" = GLOB.round_id,
-		"time" = SQLtime(),
 	))
 	if(query_report_death)
 		query_report_death.Execute(async = TRUE)
@@ -394,7 +401,7 @@ Versioning
 	:message,
 	:fine,
 	:paid,
-	:timestamp
+	NOW()
 	) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
 	paid = paid + VALUES(paid)"}, list(
 		"server_ip" = world.internet_address || "0",
@@ -408,7 +415,6 @@ Versioning
 		"message" = message,
 		"fine" = fine,
 		"paid" = paid,
-		"timestamp" = SQLtime()
 	))
 	if(query_report_citation)
 		query_report_citation.Execute(async = TRUE)
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ipintel.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ipintel.dm
index f3d14b949dc..db397d51474 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ipintel.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ipintel.dm
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ipintel)
 	if(intel.query_status != "success")
 		return intel
 	intel.result = data["result"]
-	intel.date = SQLtime()
+	if(istext(intel.result))
+		intel.result = text2num(intel.result)
+	intel.date = ISOtime()
 	intel.address = address
 	cached_queries[address] = intel
 	add_intel_to_database(intel)
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ipintel)
 	var/datum/ip_intel/intel = new
 	intel.query_status = "cached"
 	intel.result = data["intel"]
+	if(istext(intel.result))
+		intel.result = text2num(intel.result)
 	intel.date = data["date"]
 	intel.address = address
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/time_track.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/time_track.dm
index ab6d5fb2ed5..aaaf5520e0f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/time_track.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/time_track.dm
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(time_track)
 		send_maps_values += packet["value"]
 		send_maps_values += packet["calls"]
 
-	SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "time_dilation_current", 1, list("[SQLtime()]" = list("current" = "[time_dilation_current]", "avg_fast" = "[time_dilation_avg_fast]", "avg" = "[time_dilation_avg]", "avg_slow" = "[time_dilation_avg_slow]")))
+	SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "time_dilation_current", 1, list("[ISOtime()]" = list("current" = "[time_dilation_current]", "avg_fast" = "[time_dilation_avg_fast]", "avg" = "[time_dilation_avg]", "avg_slow" = "[time_dilation_avg_slow]")))
 	log_perf(
 		list(
 			world.time,
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm b/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
index e92ab1729e2..e508a104739 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 		qdel(query_add_admin)
 		var/datum/db_query/query_add_admin_log = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			INSERT INTO [format_table_name("admin_log")] (datetime, round_id, adminckey, adminip, operation, target, log)
-			VALUES (:time, :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'add admin', :target, CONCAT('New admin added: ', :target))
-		"}, list("time" = SQLtime(), "round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "target" = .))
+			VALUES (NOW(), :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'add admin', :target, CONCAT('New admin added: ', :target))
+		"}, list("round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "target" = .))
 		if(!query_add_admin_log.warn_execute())
 			qdel(query_add_admin_log)
 			return FALSE
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 			qdel(query_add_rank)
 			var/datum/db_query/query_add_rank_log = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 				INSERT INTO [format_table_name("admin_log")] (datetime, round_id, adminckey, adminip, operation, target, log)
-				VALUES (:time, :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'remove admin', :admin_ckey, CONCAT('Admin removed: ', :admin_ckey))
-			"}, list("time" = SQLtime(), "round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "admin_ckey" = admin_ckey))
+				VALUES (NOW(), :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'remove admin', :admin_ckey, CONCAT('Admin removed: ', :admin_ckey))
+			"}, list("round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "admin_ckey" = admin_ckey))
 			if(!query_add_rank_log.warn_execute())
 				qdel(query_add_rank_log)
 				return
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 				qdel(query_add_rank)
 				var/datum/db_query/query_add_rank_log = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 					INSERT INTO [format_table_name("admin_log")] (datetime, round_id, adminckey, adminip, operation, target, log)
-					VALUES (:time, :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'add rank', :new_rank, CONCAT('New rank added: ', :new_rank))
-				"}, list("time" = SQLtime(), "round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "new_rank" = custom_rank.name))
+					VALUES (NOW(), :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'add rank', :new_rank, CONCAT('New rank added: ', :new_rank))
+				"}, list("round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "new_rank" = custom_rank.name))
 				if(!query_add_rank_log.warn_execute())
 					qdel(query_add_rank_log)
 					return
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 		qdel(query_change_rank)
 		var/datum/db_query/query_change_rank_log = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			INSERT INTO [format_table_name("admin_log")] (datetime, round_id, adminckey, adminip, operation, target, log)
-			VALUES (:time, :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'change admin rank', :target, CONCAT('Rank of ', :target, ' changed from ', :old_rank, ' to ', :new_rank))
-		"}, list("time" = SQLtime(), "round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "target" = admin_ckey, "old_rank" = old_rank, "new_rank" = joined_rank))
+			VALUES (NOW(), :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'change admin rank', :target, CONCAT('Rank of ', :target, ' changed from ', :old_rank, ' to ', :new_rank))
+		"}, list("round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "target" = admin_ckey, "old_rank" = old_rank, "new_rank" = joined_rank))
 		if(!query_change_rank_log.warn_execute())
 			qdel(query_change_rank_log)
 			return
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 		qdel(query_add_rank)
 		var/datum/db_query/query_add_rank_log = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			INSERT INTO [format_table_name("admin_log")] (datetime, round_id, adminckey, adminip, operation, target, log)
-			VALUES (:time, :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'remove rank', :admin_rank, CONCAT('Rank removed: ', :admin_rank))
-		"}, list("time" = SQLtime(), "round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "admin_rank" = admin_rank))
+			VALUES (NOW(), :round_id, :adminckey, INET_ATON(:adminip), 'remove rank', :admin_rank, CONCAT('Rank removed: ', :admin_rank))
+		"}, list("round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]", "adminckey" = usr.ckey, "adminip" = usr.client.address, "admin_rank" = admin_rank))
 		if(!query_add_rank_log.warn_execute())
 			qdel(query_add_rank_log)
 			return
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/sql_ban_system.dm b/code/modules/admin/sql_ban_system.dm
index bd7b117f14c..2e829862b81 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/sql_ban_system.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/sql_ban_system.dm
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
 		return
 	var/kn = key_name(usr)
 	var/kna = key_name_admin(usr)
-	var/change_message = "[usr.client.key] unbanned [target] from [role] on [SQLtime()] during round #[GLOB.round_id]<hr>"
+	var/change_message = "[usr.client.key] unbanned [target] from [role] on [ISOtime()] during round #[GLOB.round_id]<hr>"
 	var/datum/db_query/query_unban = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 		UPDATE [format_table_name("ban")] SET
 			unbanned_datetime = NOW(),
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
 
 	var/kn = key_name(usr)
 	var/kna = key_name_admin(usr)
-	var/change_message = "[usr.client.key] re-activated ban of [target] from [role] on [SQLtime()] during round #[GLOB.round_id]<hr>"
+	var/change_message = "[usr.client.key] re-activated ban of [target] from [role] on [ISOtime()] during round #[GLOB.round_id]<hr>"
 	var/datum/db_query/query_reban = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 		UPDATE [format_table_name("ban")] SET
 			unbanned_datetime = NULL,
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm b/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
index f0c2a7d9400..0246a6a3359 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 				return
 	if(isnull(expiry))
 		if(tgui_alert(usr, "Set an expiry time? Expired messages are hidden like deleted ones.", "Expiry time?", list("Yes", "No", "Cancel")) == "Yes")
-			var/expire_time = input("Set expiry time for [type] as format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. All times in server time. HH:MM:SS is optional and 24-hour. Must be later than current time for obvious reasons.", "Set expiry time", SQLtime()) as null|text
+			var/expire_time = input("Set expiry time for [type] as format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. All times in server time. HH:MM:SS is optional and 24-hour. Must be later than current time for obvious reasons.", "Set expiry time", ISOtime()) as null|text
 			if(!expire_time)
 				return
 			var/datum/db_query/query_validate_expire_time = SSdbcore.NewQuery(
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 		if(!new_text)
 			qdel(query_find_edit_message)
 			return
-		var/edit_text = "Edited by [editor_key] on [SQLtime()] from<br>[old_text]<br>to<br>[new_text]<hr>"
+		var/edit_text = "Edited by [editor_key] on [ISOtime()] from<br>[old_text]<br>to<br>[new_text]<hr>"
 		var/datum/db_query/query_edit_message = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			UPDATE [format_table_name("messages")]
 			SET text = :text, lasteditor = :lasteditor, edits = CONCAT(IFNULL(edits,''),:edit_text)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 					return
 				new_expiry = query_validate_expire_time_edit.item[1]
 			qdel(query_validate_expire_time_edit)
-		var/edit_text = "Expiration time edited by [editor_key] on [SQLtime()] from [(old_expiry ? old_expiry : "no expiration date")] to [new_expiry]<hr>"
+		var/edit_text = "Expiration time edited by [editor_key] on [ISOtime()] from [(old_expiry ? old_expiry : "no expiration date")] to [new_expiry]<hr>"
 		var/datum/db_query/query_edit_message_expiry = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			UPDATE [format_table_name("messages")]
 			SET expire_timestamp = :expire_time, lasteditor = :lasteditor, edits = CONCAT(IFNULL(edits,''),:edit_text)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 			qdel(query_find_edit_note_severity)
 			return
 		new_severity = new_severity
-		var/edit_text = "Note severity edited by [editor_key] on [SQLtime()] from [old_severity] to [new_severity]<hr>"
+		var/edit_text = "Note severity edited by [editor_key] on [ISOtime()] from [old_severity] to [new_severity]<hr>"
 		var/datum/db_query/query_edit_note_severity = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			UPDATE [format_table_name("messages")]
 			SET severity = :severity, lasteditor = :lasteditor, edits = CONCAT(IFNULL(edits,''),:edit_text)
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 		var/target_key = query_find_message_secret.item[2]
 		var/admin_key = query_find_message_secret.item[3]
 		var/secret = text2num(query_find_message_secret.item[4])
-		var/edit_text = "Made [secret ? "not secret" : "secret"] by [editor_key] on [SQLtime()]<hr>"
+		var/edit_text = "Made [secret ? "not secret" : "secret"] by [editor_key] on [ISOtime()]<hr>"
 		var/datum/db_query/query_message_secret = SSdbcore.NewQuery({"
 			UPDATE [format_table_name("messages")]
 			SET secret = NOT secret, lasteditor = :lasteditor, edits = CONCAT(IFNULL(edits,''),:edit_text)
diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/techweb.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/techweb.dm
index 2103e0d4a22..1394b9556a6 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/techweb.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/techweb.dm
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 	if(stored_research.can_afford(price))
 		user.investigate_log("researched [id]([json_encode(price)]) on techweb id [stored_research.id] via [computer].", INVESTIGATE_RESEARCH)
 		if(istype(stored_research, /datum/techweb/science))
-			SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "science_techweb_unlock", 1, list("id" = "[id]", "name" = tech_node.display_name, "price" = "[json_encode(price)]", "time" = SQLtime()))
+			SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "science_techweb_unlock", 1, list("id" = "[id]", "name" = tech_node.display_name, "price" = "[json_encode(price)]", "time" = ISOtime()))
 		if(stored_research.research_node_id(id))
 			computer.say("Successfully researched [tech_node.display_name].")
 			var/logname = "Unknown"
diff --git a/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm b/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
index 8e13c63f792..cc8e842f18e 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Nothing else in the console has ID requirements.
 	if(stored_research.can_afford(price))
 		user.investigate_log("researched [id]([json_encode(price)]) on techweb id [stored_research.id].", INVESTIGATE_RESEARCH)
 		if(istype(stored_research, /datum/techweb/science))
-			SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "science_techweb_unlock", 1, list("id" = "[id]", "name" = TN.display_name, "price" = "[json_encode(price)]", "time" = SQLtime()))
+			SSblackbox.record_feedback("associative", "science_techweb_unlock", 1, list("id" = "[id]", "name" = TN.display_name, "price" = "[json_encode(price)]", "time" = ISOtime()))
 		if(stored_research.research_node_id(id))
 			say("Successfully researched [TN.display_name].")
 			var/logname = "Unknown"
diff --git a/modular_nova/master_files/code/controllers/subsystem/dbcore.dm b/modular_nova/master_files/code/controllers/subsystem/dbcore.dm
index d734bc62f94..a7f223979f8 100644
--- a/modular_nova/master_files/code/controllers/subsystem/dbcore.dm
+++ b/modular_nova/master_files/code/controllers/subsystem/dbcore.dm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * * log_entry - Associative list representing all of the information that needs to be logged.
  * Default format is as follows, for the `game_log` table (even if this could be used for another table):
  * 	list(
- * 		"datetime" = SQLtime(),
+ * 		"datetime" = ISOtime(),
  * 		"round_id" = "[GLOB.round_id]",
  * 		"ckey" = key_name(src),
  * 		"loc" = loc_name(src),