From c97b4d7c3d367537893000f2f26569b7b67165a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MagicBot <MagicBot@magicbane.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:12:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Declare the bane local at the top of placeWarehouse

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/engine/net/client/handlers/PlaceAssetMsgHandler.java | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/PlaceAssetMsgHandler.java b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/PlaceAssetMsgHandler.java
index b8bc48db..70fecbb3 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/PlaceAssetMsgHandler.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/PlaceAssetMsgHandler.java
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ public class PlaceAssetMsgHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
 
         Zone serverZone;
         City cityObject;
+        Bane bane;
         PlacementInfo buildingList;
 
         // Retrieve the building details we're placing
@@ -534,7 +535,9 @@ public class PlaceAssetMsgHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
 
         // A rebuilt warehouse would orphan the destroyed warehouse's loot
 
-        if (cityObject.getBane() != null) {
+        bane = cityObject.getBane();
+
+        if (bane != null) {
             PlaceAssetMsg.sendPlaceAssetError(origin, 1, "Cannot place a warehouse during an active bane.");
             return false;
         }