From b3a4505b76daef4430289ffb615b7b2fabe27df5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krysonism <49783092+Krysonism@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 11:35:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Unnerfs the attack speed of sentience first basic mobs
 (#92859)

## About The Pull Request

This PR gives vat beast, mega arachnid and butterbear 0.8 seconds attack
cd, instead of the default basic mob 2 second attack CD.

## Why It's Good For The Game

All mobs used to have a human like 0.8 second attack delay when
sentient, this was changed for basic mobs a while ago to normalize the
attack rate between AI controlled and sentient mobs.

This mostly makes sense, but the faster attack rate also helped make up
for the fact that human controlled mobs don't have aimbot unlike AI
mobs.

And some of the basic mobs slowed down were designed to be player
controlled and balanced around the 0.8 second click cd.

This brings them back where they were intended to be when played

As a side effect it makes the AI controlled vatbeasts and mega arachnids
more deadly.

I think that isn't a bad thing as one of the design goals for cytology
to set it apart from gold slimes was that breeding giant space monsters
should be dangerous.

## Changelog

:cl:
balance: vatbeasts, mega arachnids and butterbears now attack much
quicker, in line with their old player controlled attack speed.
/:cl:
---
 code/modules/mob/living/basic/cytology/vatbeast.dm               | 1 +
 .../mob/living/basic/jungle/mega_arachnid/mega_arachnid.dm       | 1 +
 code/modules/mob/living/basic/space_fauna/bear/_bear.dm          | 1 +
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/cytology/vatbeast.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/cytology/vatbeast.dm
index 0075061cda1..d9d1c364802 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/cytology/vatbeast.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/cytology/vatbeast.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	damage_coeff = list(BRUTE = 0.7, BURN = 0.7, TOX = 1, STAMINA = 1, OXY = 1)
 	melee_damage_lower = 25
 	melee_damage_upper = 25
+	melee_attack_cooldown = CLICK_CD_MELEE
 	obj_damage = 40
 	unsuitable_atmos_damage = 0
 	attack_sound = 'sound/items/weapons/punch3.ogg'
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/jungle/mega_arachnid/mega_arachnid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/jungle/mega_arachnid/mega_arachnid.dm
index bfbd222f89c..72c55a8eca3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/jungle/mega_arachnid/mega_arachnid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/jungle/mega_arachnid/mega_arachnid.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	mob_biotypes = MOB_ORGANIC|MOB_BUG
 	melee_damage_lower = 30
 	melee_damage_upper = 30
+	melee_attack_cooldown = CLICK_CD_MELEE
 	maxHealth = 300
 	health = 300
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/space_fauna/bear/_bear.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/space_fauna/bear/_bear.dm
index a85f4cab814..32738c05434 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/space_fauna/bear/_bear.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/space_fauna/bear/_bear.dm
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 	obj_damage = 11
 	melee_damage_lower = 0
 	melee_damage_upper = 0
+	melee_attack_cooldown = CLICK_CD_MELEE
 	sharpness = NONE //it's made of butter
 	armour_penetration = 0
 	response_harm_continuous = "takes a bite out of"