Enable PVP without server restart?

[megastu]

Is there any way to enable PvP from the console without restarting the server? 

I don't mind if it's tricky, I'm willing to throw a few dozen lines of lua at it. 

[vosdbk]

the server must be restarted to reloading the settings

[megastu]

34 minutes ago, vosdbk said:

the server must be restarted to reloading the settings

Yeah, so how can we make it so that PvP could be enabled conditionally or temporarily.

Anyone with an imagination want to chime in? 

[Muche]

PvP setting seems to be checked by TheNet:GetPVPEnabled(). You could try making a mod that overwrites it:

local old_pvpfn = TheNet.GetPVPEnabled
local function mypvp(self)
    print("return your own pvp setting")
    return(old_pvpfn(self))
end
getmetatable(TheNet).__index.GetPVPEnabled = mypvp

Also, I would set the normal pvp setting to true, so the server appears as PvP in the server list, so people won't be surprised by it.