better fix to issue https://github.com/MinetestForFun/server-minetestforfun/issues/161

remove old fix(itemdrop timer,now useless)

minetestforfun_game/mods/beds/functions.lua

@@ -181,13 +181,27 @@ minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	beds.read_spawns()
 end)
 
--- respawn player at bed if enabled and valid position is found
+
-minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(function(player)
+local dead_players = {}
-	--MFF DEBUT crabman(8/01/2016 ) respawn player in special area(event) if a spawn is set.
+local have_areas_mod = false
-	if ((minetest.get_modpath("areas") ~= nil) and (areas:onRespawn(player))) then
+if (minetest.get_modpath("areas") ~= nil) and areas.getSpawn then
-		return true
+	have_areas_mod = true
 end
 
+
+local function teleport_player(player, clear)
+	local name = player:get_player_name()
+	if not name or name == "" then return false end
+	if have_areas_mod and dead_players[name] ~= nil then
+		local pos = areas:getSpawn(dead_players[name])
+		if clear then
+			dead_players[name] = nil
+		end
+		if pos then
+			player:setpos(pos)
+			return true
+		end
+	end
 	if not enable_respawn then
 		return false
 	end
@@ -197,8 +211,31 @@ minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(function(player)
 		player:setpos(pos)
 		return true
 	end
+	--if not areas or bed spawnpoint, tp to the spawn
+	local spawn = minetest.string_to_pos(minetest.setting_get("static_spawnpoint") or "0,0,0")
+	player:setpos(spawn)
+	return false
+end
+
+
+minetest.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
+	local name = player:get_player_name()
+	if not name or name == "" then return end
+	if have_areas_mod then
+		local pos = player:getpos()
+		if pos then
+			dead_players[name] = pos
+		end
+	end
+	minetest.after(0.20, teleport_player, player) -- tp after all others on_dieplayer callback otherwise their pos is wrong
 end)
 
+-- respawn player at bed if enabled and valid position is found
+minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(function(player)
+	return teleport_player(player, true)
+end)
+
+
 minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
 	local name = player:get_player_name()
 	lay_down(player, nil, nil, false, true)

mods/areas/api.lua

@@ -162,32 +162,13 @@ function areas:canMakeArea(pos1, pos2, name) --MFF crabman(25/02/2016) fix areas
 end
 
 
---MFF DEBUT crabman(17/09/2015 ) respawn player in special area(event) if a spawn is set.
+--MFF crabman(5/03/2016 ) return special area pos if a spawn is set.
 --1 party (2 party in beds mod)
-local dead_players = {}
+function areas:getSpawn(pos)
-minetest.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	if not player_name then return end
-	local pos = player:getpos()
-	if pos then
-		dead_players[player_name] = pos
-	end
-end)
-
-
-function areas:onRespawn(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	if not player_name or not dead_players[player_name] then return false end
-	local pos = dead_players[player_name]
-	dead_players[player_name] = nil
-	if pos then
 	for _, area in pairs(areas:getAreasAtPos(pos)) do
-			if area.spawn then
+		if area.spawn and area.spawn.x then
-				player:setpos(area.spawn)
+			return area.spawn
-				return true
 		end
 	end
+	return nil
 end
-	return false
-end
---FIN

mods/item_drop/init.lua

@@ -4,36 +4,6 @@ local creative_mode = minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode")
 local TICK_UPDATE = 0.1
 
 
-local die_timeout = 20
-local die_time = {}
-local die_respawned = {}
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	die_time[player_name] = 0
-	die_respawned[player_name] = false
-end)
-
-minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	die_time[player_name] = nil
-	die_respawned[player_name] = nil
-end)
-
-minetest.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	if not player_name then return end
-	die_respawned[player_name] = false
-	die_time[player_name] = die_timeout
-end)
-
-minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	if not player_name then return end
-	die_respawned[player_name] = true
-end)
-
-
 -- Following edits by gravgun
 
 item_drop.drop_callbacks = {}
@@ -67,8 +37,6 @@ local pickup_inv_duration = 1/pickup_duration*0.7
 local function tick()
 	local tstamp = minetest.get_us_time()
 	for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
-		local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-		if die_time[player_name] and die_time[player_name] < 1 then
 		if player:get_hp() > 0 or not enable_damage then
 			local pos = player:getpos()
 			pos.y = pos.y + player_half_height
@@ -140,11 +108,6 @@ local function tick()
 				end
 			end
 		end
-		else
-			if die_respawned[player_name] then
-				die_time[player_name] = (die_time[player_name] or die_timeout) - TICK_UPDATE
-			end
-		end
 	end
 	minetest.after(TICK_UPDATE, tick)
 end