diff --git a/Metropolis/.classpath b/Metropolis/.classpath
index 89c113f..5c0ed6b 100644
--- a/Metropolis/.classpath
+++ b/Metropolis/.classpath
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/bukkit-1.1-R3.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/CommandBook.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/WorldEdit.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/WorldGuard.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/Metropolis/src/com/majinnaibu/bukkit/plugins/metropolis/MetropolisPlugin.java b/Metropolis/src/com/majinnaibu/bukkit/plugins/metropolis/MetropolisPlugin.java
index efe1e83..4592ce7 100644
--- a/Metropolis/src/com/majinnaibu/bukkit/plugins/metropolis/MetropolisPlugin.java
+++ b/Metropolis/src/com/majinnaibu/bukkit/plugins/metropolis/MetropolisPlugin.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import com.majinnaibu.bukkit.plugins.metropolis.commands.MetropolisHomeListComma
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.BlockVector;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.WorldGuardPlugin;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.domains.DefaultDomain;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.flags.DefaultFlag;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.flags.StateFlag;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.managers.RegionManager;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.regions.ProtectedCuboidRegion;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.regions.ProtectedRegion;
@@ -77,25 +79,25 @@ public class MetropolisPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 		
 		worldGuard = (WorldGuardPlugin) plugin;
 		
-		/*
-		plugin = getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("WorldEdit");
-		if(plugin == null || !(plugin instanceof WorldEditPlugin)){
-			throw new RuntimeException("WorldEdit must be loaded first");
-		}
-		worldEdit = (WorldEditPlugin) plugin;
-		*/
-		
 		world = getServer().getWorld(worldName);
-//		for(World world: getServer().getWorlds()){
-//			log.info(String.format("name: %s", world.getName()));
-//		}
-		
+
 		regionManager = worldGuard.getRegionManager(world);
 			
 		ProtectedRegion cityRegion = regionManager.getRegion("City");
 		if(cityRegion == null){
 			cityRegion = new ProtectedCuboidRegion("City", getPlotMin(0, 0), this.getPlotMax(0, 0));
 			cityRegion.setPriority(0);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.PVP, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.MOB_DAMAGE, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.MOB_SPAWNING, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.CREEPER_EXPLOSION, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.ENDER_BUILD, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.GHAST_FIREBALL, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.TNT, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.LAVA_FLOW, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			cityRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.SNOW_FALL, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+			
+			
 			regionManager.addRegion(cityRegion);
 			//TODO determine appropriate chest flags
 		}
@@ -417,6 +419,14 @@ public class MetropolisPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 		plotCuboid = findNextUnownedHomeRegion();
 		homeCuboid = plotCuboid.inset(roadWidth/2, roadWidth/2);
 		homeRegion = new ProtectedCuboidRegion(regionName, homeCuboid.getMin(), homeCuboid.getMax());
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.PVP, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.MOB_DAMAGE, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.MOB_SPAWNING, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.CREEPER_EXPLOSION, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.ENDER_BUILD, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.GHAST_FIREBALL, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		homeRegion.setFlag(DefaultFlag.TNT, StateFlag.State.DENY);
+		
 		DefaultDomain d = homeRegion.getOwners();
 		d.addPlayer(playerName);
 		homeRegion.setPriority(1);
diff --git a/Metropolis/src/plugin.yml b/Metropolis/src/plugin.yml
index 014b2d4..d693398 100644
--- a/Metropolis/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Metropolis/src/plugin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: Metropolis
 main: com.majinnaibu.bukkit.plugins.metropolis.MetropolisPlugin
-depend: [WorldEdit, WorldGuard]
-version: 0.4.1
+depend: [WorldGuard]
+softdepend: [WorldEdit]
+version: 0.4.2
 database: false
 commands:
   metropolis-home-generate: