It's great that you tried to bring this back, but it simply doesn't work. Adding new jobs doesn't work, I can't sell lumber/ores, and the previously mentioned problem where you can't respawn.
I doubt anyone is willing to take the challenge of trying to fix this, but if they did I'd certainly be thankful. I've always wanted to set up a City RPG to play with only a few of my friends and not have to deal with anyone else.