[MoT3rror]

Here is the code in search.php that checks the time in between searches.

PHP Code:

if (in_array($_REQUEST['do'], array('intro', 'showresults', 'doprefs')) == false)
{
    // get last search for this user and check floodcheck
    if ($prevsearch = $db->query_first("
        SELECT searchid, dateline
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "search AS search
        WHERE " . iif(!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'], "ipaddress ='" . $db->escape_string(IPADDRESS) . "'", "userid = " . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) . "
        ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 1
    "))
    {
        if (($timepassed = TIMENOW - $prevsearch['dateline']) < $vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] AND $vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] != 0 AND !($permissions['adminpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_adminpermissions['cancontrolpanel']) AND !can_moderate())
        {
            if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'process')
            {
                $errors[] = array('searchfloodcheck', $vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'], ($vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] - $timepassed));
            }
            else
            {
                eval(standard_error(fetch_error('searchfloodcheck', $vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'], ($vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] - $timepassed))));
            }
        }
    }
} 


You will either have to modify this code or before this change the value of $vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] before this code with a plugin. You can use the is_member_of function to check if the user is in the group that you need.

PHP Code:

if(is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1, 2, 3))
{
$vbulletin->options['searchfloodtime'] = 10;
} 


This is a example code that might work to change the value.