From 97ffc3b88b1cdd4bc3b9602cdd8aec89ddccec20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tonty <39193182+tontyGH@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 17:19:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Runechat no longer awkwardly fades in if in bulk (#88089)

## About The Pull Request

So you know how if you tried to use a ? or ! in a message with signer
the second message would very slowly fade in? I fixed that

## Why It's Good For The Game

why IS IT good for the game?

## Changelog

:cl:
fix: runetext fades in correctly in bulk. signers rejoice
/:cl:
---
 code/datums/chatmessage.dm | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/datums/chatmessage.dm b/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
index 07afbd9eab2..2c06c1d9405 100644
--- a/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
+++ b/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
@@ -230,9 +230,12 @@
 			var/remaining_time = time_before_fade * (CHAT_MESSAGE_EXP_DECAY ** idx++) * (CHAT_MESSAGE_HEIGHT_DECAY ** combined_height)
 			// Ensure we don't accidentially spike alpha up or something silly like that
 			m.message.alpha = m.get_current_alpha(time_spent)
-			if (remaining_time > 0)
+			if(remaining_time > 0)
+				if(time_spent < CHAT_MESSAGE_SPAWN_TIME)
+					// We haven't even had the time to fade in yet!
+					animate(m.message, alpha = 255, CHAT_MESSAGE_SPAWN_TIME - time_spent)
 				// Stay faded in for a while, then
-				animate(m.message, alpha = 255, remaining_time)
+				animate(m.message, alpha = 255, remaining_time, flags=ANIMATION_CONTINUE)
 				// Fade out
 				animate(alpha = 0, time = CHAT_MESSAGE_EOL_FADE)
 				m.animate_lifespan = remaining_time + CHAT_MESSAGE_EOL_FADE