Players who are killed by other players are safe from PvP for default 3 hours. Add client option for joining builder groups - players NOT participating in building groups will always gain the solo builder bonus point.

[skittles1]

Creates a new player flag, PFLAG2_TEMPSAFE. This flag is activated for innocent players under 100hp who are not faction soldiers upon taking death penalties (has to lose HP on death, i.e. 100% death penalty). The flag stays on for 3 hours by default (has setting), or until the player logs off after leaving the underworld and prevents the player from engaging in PvP.

While all players start with this flag, it can be turned off in the client by going to Game -> Preferences -> Special effects and unchecking the 'Receive temporary angel on death' option.

This pull request is part of the solution for excessive killing of new players; while it doesn't prevent them actually dying it will prevent double/triple kills of the same player in a short time frame, and will allow them freedom to retrieve their items and resume building. If three hours isn't long enough, we can increase this easily via the setting.

[Fike103]

Very good addition.
I'd even buff up that timer up to 2 or even 3 hours.
As pker, i dont know why would you need to kill same guy (who just died and runs naked) other than to annoy or maybe personal KOS etc.
But dont forget to close pked person ability to attack anyone (reds and whites) while flag is up, otherwise its stupid.
Also, dont bring that flag to a halo guild scenario and shield combats. IMHO.

[Fike103]

Also i think thats the ONLY one good idea how to protect newbs from pkers and give them a chance. (NPC soldiers = suck, revenant changes = useless, 4 days jail = seriously? = kills population )
I think it will be even better if you create some sort of flat timing calculation for Flag. 50-70hp = 6 hours 70-90 = 3 hours 90-100 = 2 hours of angel after death. This way, those true newbs who cry that they cant go past 50 hp without getting killed will get their time to farm more HPs and money than they will lose after next death.
I know, that might sound too carebear, true, but oh well... look at 103, = 100% protected sacred heaven... And if such change will zip voices about RED guild dominance and holding server hostage - thank GOD (or skittles).

[skittles1]

Unfortunately this code appears to be causing some errors at the moment, it needs a little more work.

EDIT: fixed

[Daenks]

@skittles1 is this ready for beta?

[skittles1]

Note: possibly cancel the temp safe flag when the player gains a hitpoint while under its effect.