fix

code/__DEFINES/role_preferences.dm

@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@
 #define ROLE_GHOSTCAFE				"ghostcafe"
 #define ROLE_MINOR_ANTAG			"minorantag"
 #define ROLE_RESPAWN				"respawnsystem"
+/// Not an actual antag. Lets players force all antags off.
+#define ROLE_NO_ANTAGONISM			"NO_ANTAGS"
 //Missing assignment means it's not a gamemode specific role, IT'S NOT A BUG OR ERROR.
 //The gamemode specific ones are just so the gamemodes can query whether a player is old enough
 //(in game days played) to play that role
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(special_roles, list(
-	ROLE_SYNDICATE,
+	ROLE_NO_ANTAGONISM,
 	ROLE_TRAITOR = /datum/game_mode/traitor,
 	ROLE_BROTHER = /datum/game_mode/traitor/bros,
 	ROLE_OPERATIVE = /datum/game_mode/nuclear,

code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 
 	for(var/mob/dead/new_player/player in players)
 		if(player.client && player.ready == PLAYER_READY_TO_PLAY)
-			if((role in player.client.prefs.be_special) && (ROLE_SYNDICATE in player.client.prefs.be_special))
+			if((role in player.client.prefs.be_special) && !(ROLE_NO_ANTAGONISM in player.client.prefs.be_special))
 				if(!jobban_isbanned(player, ROLE_SYNDICATE) && !QDELETED(player) && !jobban_isbanned(player, role) && !QDELETED(player)) //Nodrak/Carn: Antag Job-bans
 					if(age_check(player.client)) //Must be older than the minimum age
 						candidates += player.mind				// Get a list of all the people who want to be the antagonist for this round

code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm

@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	if(current_version < 48) //unlockable loadout items but we need to clear bad data from a mistake
 		S["unlockable_loadout"] = list()
 
-	if(current_version < 49)
-		var/list/L
-		S["be_special"] >> L
-		if(islist(L))
-			L |= ROLE_SYNDICATE
-		S["be_special"] << L
-
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)
 		return