From 987333db96bd38520d059f8d7639646e9258abcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shadowlight213 <Shadowlight213@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:50:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Adds a config option to use account creation age for job
 timers. (#20109)

---
 code/__HELPERS/bandetect.dm       | 2 ++
 code/controllers/configuration.dm | 3 +++
 config/config.txt                 | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/bandetect.dm b/code/__HELPERS/bandetect.dm
index 97c7e1567c6..61698c54d8a 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/bandetect.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/bandetect.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 	if(query.NextRow())
 		var/diff = text2num(query.item[1])
+		if(config.use_account_age_for_jobs)
+			player_age = max(0,diff)	//So job code soesn't freak out if they are time traveling.
 		if(diff < YOUNG)
 			var/msg = "(IP: [address], ID: [computer_id]) is a new BYOND account made on [y]-[m]-[d]."
 			if(diff < 0)
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index b46903687b5..bce1a852783 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	var/admin_legacy_system = 0	//Defines whether the server uses the legacy admin system with admins.txt or the SQL system. Config option in config.txt
 	var/ban_legacy_system = 0	//Defines whether the server uses the legacy banning system with the files in /data or the SQL system. Config option in config.txt
 	var/use_age_restriction_for_jobs = 0 //Do jobs use account age restrictions? --requires database
+	var/use_account_age_for_jobs = 0	//Uses the time they made the account for the job restriction stuff. New player joining alerts should be unaffected.
 	var/see_own_notes = 0 //Can players see their own admin notes (read-only)? Config option in config.txt
 
 	//Population cap vars
@@ -268,6 +269,8 @@
 					config.ban_legacy_system = 1
 				if("use_age_restriction_for_jobs")
 					config.use_age_restriction_for_jobs = 1
+				if("use_account_age_for_jobs")
+					config.use_account_age_for_jobs = 1
 				if("lobby_countdown")
 					config.lobby_countdown = text2num(value)
 				if("round_end_countdown")
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index a4303b822ac..5ea1efcfb79 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ BAN_LEGACY_SYSTEM
 ## you have noone older than 0 days, since noone has been logged yet. Only turn this on once you have had the database up for 30 days.
 #USE_AGE_RESTRICTION_FOR_JOBS
 
+# Uncomment this to have the job system use the player's account creation date, rather than the when they first joined the server for job timers.
+#USE_ACCOUNT_AGE_FOR_JOBS
+
 ## log OOC channel
 LOG_OOC