From dd6f13b6b3e006ae233f143edf1d1627382211f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Brown <Cyberboss@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:47:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Disables persistence saving in sandbox mode

---
 code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm   | 3 ++-
 code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm       | 1 +
 code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index a74678de868..c8bc77f285d 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 	CHECK_TICK
 
 	//Collects persistence features
-	SSpersistence.CollectData()
+	if(mode.allow_persistence_save)
+		SSpersistence.CollectData()
 
 	//stop collecting feedback during grifftime
 	SSblackbox.Seal()
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
index 6ea655df224..c37ce1bcb9c 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 	var/list/datum/station_goal/station_goals = list()
 
+	var/allow_persistence_save = TRUE
 
 /datum/game_mode/proc/announce() //Shows the gamemode's name and a fast description.
 	to_chat(world, "<b>The gamemode is: <span class='[announce_span]'>[name]</span>!</b>")
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm
index 4aa04cfdb7a..7567fbf8f15 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 	announce_span = "info"
 	announce_text = "Build your own station... or just shoot each other!"
+	
+	allow_persistence_save = FALSE
 
 /datum/game_mode/sandbox/pre_setup()
 	for(var/mob/M in GLOB.player_list)