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What is the enhancement in mind? How should it look and feel?
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Give players access to personal "/ps region list" and "/ps region count" commands limited to a players own protectionstones.

At the moment this command is under the "protectionstones.region" permission node and limited to admins and obviously we don't want players being able to look up each others info.
But it seems to be a constant problem with players burying their protectionstones in the ground, forgetting where they are, and losing track of how many protectionstones they have placed. At they moment players keep having to ask admins to locate their lost/hidden stones.

It would be great if a personal command limited to that player could be added so players can look up how many stones they have used and the coordinates of those stones. Something like "/ps myregion list" and "/ps myregion count".

The reason this isn't given to regular players is because it can cause extensive lag on a server each time it is ran. WorldGuard doesn't have a check for this in it's API so I parse the entire database for the current world to return the information. I wouldn't trust this with players, especially as your region count and player count grows.

@AxelDios Thanks for explaining that, if it's going to cause lag then I would rather players wait and ask admins to look up their stones. ProtectionsStones is great, it's easily the most simple solution for player land claiming I have used and my players love it. The only problem is players burying their stones underground and forgetting where they are :)

Are the players trying to remove the PS or find the boundaries of their PS?

@AxelDios: Go

Most players know the /ps view command so they can find their region boundaries, they just find it a hassle to locate the center of the region where the ProtectionStone is. It's easy enough to find the center of a region on a smaller 21x21 block stone, but on our server our top ranks have access to 81x81 block Emerald ProtectionStones.

The common problem is most players just want to locate their ProtectionStone, remove them and then replace them in a new area. Even though players have access to /ps hide the majority insist on burying them in the ground or building on top of them.

This is just an idea, but could the /ps view command not be modified so as well as displaying the corners of the region it also displays a glowstone block in the center of the region above the ProtectionStone? At least that way it would be much easier to find the central point of a region and then just dig down.

@kingmonkeycrafter: Go

If their goal is to remove it they can use the "/ps reclaim" command while standing in their region. They need at least one space in their inventory for it to work.

This will remove the region and give them back their PS.

As a note there will be a "/ps center" command coming soon, which will show the center of the region you are in, and a center spot in the four regions around your region, in case you want to claim more space.

@AxelDios: Go

Thanks a "/ps center" command will be a great addition to ProtectionStones.

I don't seem to be able to get "/ps reclaim" to work. No players can use it and even as OP I get the error message "you don't have permission to use the reclaim command".

@kingmonkeycrafter: Go

I'm sorry, I forgot that I changed the reclaim command about a year ago, it only works if you have the PS's set to auto-hide.

I'll change that in the next update allowing it's use even if auto-hide isn't being used

@AxelDios: Go

Thanks for that, looking forward to the next update. And thanks again for such a great plugin!

I uploaded a new copy of PS (awaiting the Bukkit Team's Approval now).

It allows using "/ps reclaim" without requiring the PS Auto Hide Setting.

And it has a new "/ps center" command.

Read all the new and changed information in the comment I left on the page.