diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index be08447..ed89fc5 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mg_villages.VILLAGE_DETECT_RANGE = 400;
 mg_villages.REQUIRE_PRIV_FOR_TELEPORT = false;
 
 -- if set to true, players cannot modify spawned villages without buying the house from the village first
-mg_villages.ENABLE_PROTECTION = true;
+mg_villages.ENABLE_PROTECTION = false;
 
 -- the first village - the one the player spawns in - will be of this type
 mg_villages.FIRST_VILLAGE_TYPE = 'medieval';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mg_villages.FIRST_VILLAGE_TYPE = 'medieval';
 -- the mapgen will disregard mapchunks where min.y > mg_villages.MAX_HEIGHT_TREATED;
 -- you can set this value to 64 if you have a slow machine and a mapgen which does not create extreme mountains
 -- (or if you don't care if extreme mountains may create burried villages occasionally)
-mg_villages.MAX_HEIGHT_TREATED = 200;
+mg_villages.MAX_HEIGHT_TREATED = 400;
 
 -- choose the debug level you want
 mg_villages.DEBUG_LEVEL = mg_villages.DEBUG_LEVEL_NORMAL
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 2463866..b4017db 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dofile(mg_villages.modpath.."/terrain_blend.lua")
 -- also takes care of spawning the player
 dofile(mg_villages.modpath.."/mapgen.lua")
 
-dofile(mg_villages.modpath.."/spawn_player.lua")
+-- dofile(mg_villages.modpath.."/spawn_player.lua")
 
 -- reconstruct the connection of the roads inside a village
 dofile(mg_villages.modpath.."/roads.lua")
diff --git a/plotmarker_formspec.lua b/plotmarker_formspec.lua
index 0dd65ad..f54f4cf 100644
--- a/plotmarker_formspec.lua
+++ b/plotmarker_formspec.lua
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ end
 
 mg_villages.form_input_handler = function( player, formname, fields)
 --	mg_villages.print(mg_villages.DEBUG_LEVEL_NORMAL,minetest.serialize(fields));
-	if( not( mg_villages.ENABLE_PROTECTION )) then
-		return false;
-	end
+--	if( not( mg_villages.ENABLE_PROTECTION )) then
+--		return false;
+--	end
 
 	-- teleport to a plot or mob
 	if( fields[ 'teleport_to' ]