diff -ur irpgbot.v3.1.2/bot.v3.1.2.pl irpgbot.v3.1.2+johm+chschu/bot.v3.1.2.pl
--- irpgbot.v3.1.2/bot.v3.1.2.pl	2004-06-07 16:06:06.000000000 +0200
+++ irpgbot.v3.1.2+johm+chschu/bot.v3.1.2.pl	2004-06-17 00:35:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -1085,6 +1085,20 @@
     }
 }
 
+sub ttl { # return ttl
+    my $lvl = shift;
+    return ($opts{rpbase} * ($opts{rpstep}**$lvl)) if $lvl <= 60;
+    return (($opts{rpbase} * ($opts{rpstep}**60))
+             + (86400*($lvl - 60)));
+}
+
+sub penttl { # return ttl with $opts{rppenstep}
+    my $lvl = shift;
+    return ($opts{rpbase} * ($opts{rppenstep}**$lvl)) if $lvl <= 60;
+    return (($opts{rpbase} * ($opts{rppenstep}**60))
+             + (86400*($lvl - 60)));
+}
+
 sub duration { # return human duration of seconds
     my $s = shift;
     return "NA ($s)" if $s !~ /^\d+$/;
@@ -1215,19 +1229,12 @@
                 $rps{$k}{next} -= ($curtime - $lasttime);
                 $rps{$k}{idled} += ($curtime - $lasttime);
                 if ($rps{$k}{next} < 1) {
+                    my $ttl = int(ttl($rps{$k}{level}));
                     $rps{$k}{level}++;
-                    if ($rps{$k}{level} > 60) {
-                        $rps{$k}{next} = int(($opts{rpbase} *
-                                             ($opts{rpstep}**60)) +
-                                             (86400*($rps{$k}{level} - 60)));
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        $rps{$k}{next} = int($opts{rpbase} *
-                                             ($opts{rpstep}**$rps{$k}{level}));
-                    }
+                    $rps{$k}{next} += $ttl;
                     chanmsg("$k, the $rps{$k}{class}, has attained level ".
                             "$rps{$k}{level}! Next level in ".
-                            duration($rps{$k}{next}).".");
+                            duration($ttl).".");
                     find_item($k);
                     challenge_opp($k);
                 }
@@ -1940,7 +1947,7 @@
                          "pressure towards hell. Therefore have you drawn ".
                          "yourselves 15 steps closer to that gaping maw."));
             for $player (grep { $rps{$_}{online} } keys %rps) {
-                my $gain = int(15 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$player}{level}));
+                my $gain = int(15 * penttl($rps{$player}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
                 $rps{$player}{pen_quest} += $gain;
                 $rps{$player}{next} += $gain;
             }
@@ -1980,7 +1987,7 @@
     my $pen = 0;
     questpencheck($username);
     if ($type eq "quit") {
-        $pen = int(20 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(20 * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }
@@ -1989,7 +1996,7 @@
     }
     elsif ($type eq "nick") {
         my $newnick = shift;
-        $pen = int(30 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(30 * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }
@@ -2001,7 +2008,7 @@
                "nick change.",$rps{$username}{nick});
     }
     elsif ($type eq "privmsg" || $type eq "notice") {
-        $pen = int(shift(@_) * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(shift(@_) * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }
@@ -2010,7 +2017,7 @@
                $type.".",$rps{$username}{nick});
     }
     elsif ($type eq "part") {
-        $pen = int(200 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(200 * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }
@@ -2020,7 +2027,7 @@
         $rps{$username}{online}=0;
     }
     elsif ($type eq "kick") {
-        $pen = int(250 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(250 * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }
@@ -2030,7 +2037,7 @@
         $rps{$username}{online}=0;
     }
     elsif ($type eq "logout") {
-        $pen = int(20 * ($opts{rppenstep}**$rps{$username}{level}));
+        $pen = int(20 * penttl($rps{$username}{level}) / $opts{rpbase});
         if ($opts{limitpen} && $pen > $opts{limitpen}) {
             $pen = $opts{limitpen};
         }