Adds mutant races to the character preferences. It can only choose between lizard and human right now.

Adds a new server configuration to toggle on and off the mutant races preferences. If it's off, everyone will be human.

code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ var/list/skin_tones = list(
 	"african2"
 	)
 
+var/list/mutant_races = list(
+	"human",
+	"lizard",
+	)
+
 proc/age2agedescription(age)
 	switch(age)
 		if(0 to 1)			return "infant"

code/controllers/configuration.dm

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	var/continuous_round_wiz = 0
 	var/continuous_round_malf = 0
 	var/show_game_type_odds = 0			//if set this allows players to see the odds of each roundtype on the get revision screen
+	var/mutant_races = 0				//players can choose their mutant race before joining the game
 
 	var/alert_desc_green = "All threats to the station have passed. Security may not have weapons visible, privacy laws are once again fully enforced."
 	var/alert_desc_blue_upto = "The station has received reliable information about possible hostile activity on the station. Security staff may have weapons visible, random searches are permitted."
@@ -375,6 +376,8 @@
 					config.sandbox_autoclose		= 1
 				if("default_laws")
 					config.default_laws				= text2num(value)
+				if("join_with_mutant_race")
+					config.mutant_races				= 1
 				else
 					diary << "Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'"
 

code/game/dna.dm

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 	var/mutantrace = null  //The type of mutant race the player is if applicable (i.e. potato-man)
 	var/real_name //Stores the real name of the person who originally got this dna datum. Used primarely for changelings,
 
-/datum/dna/New()
-	if(!blood_type)	blood_type = random_blood_type()
-
 /datum/dna/proc/generate_uni_identity(mob/living/carbon/character)
 	. = ""
 	var/list/L = new /list(DNA_UNI_IDENTITY_BLOCKS)
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@
 	if(!istype(owner, /mob/living/carbon/monkey) && !istype(owner, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 		return
 	if(!owner.dna)
-		owner.dna = new /datum/dna()
+		create_dna(owner)
 
 	if(real_name)
 		owner.real_name = real_name
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@
 	if(!istype(character, /mob/living/carbon/monkey) && !istype(character, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 		return
 	if(!character.dna)
-		character.dna = new /datum/dna()
+		create_dna(character)
 	if(blood_type)
 		character.dna.blood_type = blood_type
 		character.dna.real_name = character.real_name
@@ -125,6 +122,9 @@
 	character.dna.unique_enzymes = character.dna.generate_unique_enzymes(character)
 	return character.dna
 
+/proc/create_dna(mob/living/carbon/C) //don't use this unless you're about to use hardset_dna or ready_dna
+	C.dna = new /datum/dna()
+
 /////////////////////////// DNA DATUM
 
 /////////////////////////// DNA HELPER-PROCS

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ datum/preferences
 	var/facial_hair_color = "000"		//Facial hair color
 	var/skin_tone = "caucasian1"		//Skin color
 	var/eye_color = "000"				//Eye color
+	var/mutant_race = "human"			//Mutant race
 
 		//Mob preview
 	var/icon/preview_icon_front = null
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ datum/preferences
 
 				dat += "<table width='100%'><tr><td width='24%' valign='top'>"
 
+				if(config.mutant_races)
+					dat += "<b>Mutant Race:</b><BR><a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=mutant_race;task=input'>[mutant_race]</a><BR>"
+				else
+					dat += "<b>Mutant Race:</b> human<BR>"
 				dat += "<b>Blood Type:</b> [blood_type]<BR>"
 				dat += "<b>Skin Tone:</b><BR><a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=s_tone;task=input'>[skin_tone]</a><BR>"
 				dat += "<b>Underwear:</b><BR><a href ='?_src_=prefs;preference=underwear;task=input'>[underwear]</a><BR>"
@@ -612,6 +617,11 @@ datum/preferences
 						if(new_eyes)
 							eye_color = sanitize_hexcolor(new_eyes)
 
+					if("mutant_race")
+						var/new_mutant_race = input(user, "Choose your character's mutant race:", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in mutant_races
+						if(new_mutant_race)
+							mutant_race = new_mutant_race
+
 					if("s_tone")
 						var/new_s_tone = input(user, "Choose your character's skin-tone:", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in skin_tones
 						if(new_s_tone)
@@ -712,6 +722,8 @@ datum/preferences
 		character.name = character.real_name
 		if(character.dna)
 			character.dna.real_name = character.real_name
+			if(mutant_race != "human" && config.mutant_races)
+				character.dna.mutantrace = mutant_race
 
 		character.gender = gender
 		character.age = age

code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["facial_style_name"]	>> facial_hair_style
 	S["underwear"]			>> underwear
 	S["backbag"]			>> backbag
+	S["mutant_race"]		>> mutant_race
 
 	//Jobs
 	S["userandomjob"]		>> userandomjob
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	eye_color		= sanitize_hexcolor(eye_color, 3, 0)
 	skin_tone		= sanitize_inlist(skin_tone, skin_tones)
 	backbag			= sanitize_integer(backbag, 1, backbaglist.len, initial(backbag))
+	mutant_race 	= sanitize_text(mutant_race, initial(mutant_race))
 
 	userandomjob	= sanitize_integer(userandomjob, 0, 1, initial(userandomjob))
 	job_civilian_high = sanitize_integer(job_civilian_high, 0, 65535, initial(job_civilian_high))
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["facial_style_name"]	<< facial_hair_style
 	S["underwear"]			<< underwear
 	S["backbag"]			<< backbag
+	S["mutant_race"]		<< mutant_race
 
 	//Jobs
 	S["userandomjob"]		<< userandomjob

code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm

@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/new_character = new(loc)
 		new_character.lastarea = get_area(loc)
 
+		create_dna(new_character)
+
 		if(config.force_random_names || appearance_isbanned(src))
 			client.prefs.random_character()
 			client.prefs.real_name = random_name(gender)

config/game_options.txt

@@ -184,3 +184,6 @@ SEC_START_BRIG
 ## Set to 1 for "custom", silicons will start with the custom laws defined in silicon_laws.txt. (If silicon_laws.txt is empty, the AI will spawn with asimov and Custom boards will auto-delete.)
 ## Set to 2 for "random", silicons will start with a random lawset picked from (at the time of writing): P.A.L.A.D.I.N., Corporate, Asimov. More can be added by changing the law datum paths in ai_laws.dm.
 DEFAULT_LAWS 1
+
+## Uncoment to give players the choice of their mutantrace before they join the game
+#JOIN_WITH_MUTANT_RACE