Ash Walker flavor text, balance changes (#49316)

* Ashen One May the flames guide thee * Update code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm Co-Authored-By: XDTM <heliumt@yahoo.it> * update * caught it before I got yelled at * updates * Update code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm Co-Authored-By: moo <11748095+ExcessiveUseOfCobblestone@users.noreply.github.com> * Update code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm Co-Authored-By: moo <11748095+ExcessiveUseOfCobblestone@users.noreply.github.com> * spaced the spaces tab good space bad Co-authored-by: XDTM <heliumt@yahoo.it> Co-authored-by: moo <11748095+ExcessiveUseOfCobblestone@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-07-20 20:45:28 +01:00 · 2020-03-02 16:25:33 -08:00
parent d6443e0e64
commit de3b9a04ee
7 changed files with 104 additions and 4 deletions
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 #define TRAIT_NOFLASH			"noflash" //Makes you immune to flashes
 #define TRAIT_XENO_IMMUNE		"xeno_immune"//prevents xeno huggies implanting skeletons
 #define TRAIT_NAIVE				"naive"
+#define TRAIT_PRIMITIVE			"primitive"
 #define TRAIT_GUNFLIP			"gunflip"

 //non-mob traits
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(traits_by_type, list(
 		"TRAIT_NOFLASH" = TRAIT_NOFLASH,
 		"TRAIT_XENO_IMMUNE" = TRAIT_XENO_IMMUNE,
 		"TRAIT_NAIVE" = TRAIT_NAIVE,
+		"TRAIT_PRIMITIVE" = TRAIT_PRIMITIVE, //unable to use mechs. Given to Ash Walkers
 		"TRAIT_GUNFLIP" = TRAIT_GUNFLIP
 	),
 	/obj/item/bodypart = list(
@@ -878,6 +878,9 @@
 		return
 	if(!ishuman(user)) // no silicons or drones in mechas.
 		return
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_PRIMITIVE)) //no lavalizards either.
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The knowledge to use this device eludes you!</span>")
+		return
 	log_message("[user] tries to move in.", LOG_MECHA)
 	if (occupant)
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>The [name] is already occupied!</span>")
@@ -33,6 +33,45 @@

 //Ash walker eggs: Spawns in ash walker dens in lavaland. Ghosts become unbreathing lizards that worship the Necropolis and are advised to retrieve corpses to create more ash walkers.

+/obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell
+	name = "ash walker egg"
+	desc = "A man-sized yellow egg, spawned from some unfathomable creature. A humanoid silhouette lurks within. The egg shell looks resistant to temperature but otherwise rather brittle."
+	icon = 'icons/mob/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi'
+	icon_state = "large_egg"
+	resistance_flags = LAVA_PROOF | FIRE_PROOF | FREEZE_PROOF
+	max_integrity = 80
+	var/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker/egg
+
+/obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell/play_attack_sound(damage_amount, damage_type = BRUTE, damage_flag = 0) //lifted from xeno eggs
+	switch(damage_type)
+		if(BRUTE)
+			if(damage_amount)
+				playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/attackblob.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+			else
+				playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/tap.ogg', 50, TRUE)
+		if(BURN)
+			if(damage_amount)
+				playsound(loc, 'sound/items/welder.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+
+/obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell/attack_ghost(mob/user) //Pass on ghost clicks to the mob spawner
+	if(egg)
+		egg.attack_ghost(user)
+	. = ..()
+
+/obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell/Destroy()
+	if(!egg)
+		return ..()
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/yolk = new /mob/living/carbon/human/(get_turf(src))
+	yolk.fully_replace_character_name(null,random_unique_lizard_name(gender))
+	yolk.set_species(/datum/species/lizard/ashwalker)
+	yolk.underwear = "Nude"
+	yolk.equipOutfit(/datum/outfit/ashwalker)//this is an authentic mess we're making
+	yolk.update_body()
+	yolk.gib()
+	qdel(egg)
+	return ..()
+
+
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker
 	name = "ash walker egg"
 	desc = "A man-sized yellow egg, spawned from some unfathomable creature. A humanoid silhouette lurks within."
@@ -43,7 +82,6 @@
 	outfit = /datum/outfit/ashwalker
 	roundstart = FALSE
 	death = FALSE
-	anchored = FALSE
 	move_resist = MOVE_FORCE_NORMAL
 	density = FALSE
 	short_desc = "You are an ash walker. Your tribe worships the Necropolis."
@@ -52,10 +90,17 @@
 	Fresh sacrifices for your nest."
 	assignedrole = "Ash Walker"
 	var/datum/team/ashwalkers/team
+	var/obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell/eggshell
+
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker/allow_spawn(mob/user)
+	if(!(user.key in team.players_spawned))//one per person unless you get a bonus spawn
+		return TRUE
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'><b>You have exhausted your usefulness to the Necropolis</b>.</span>")
+	return FALSE

 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker/special(mob/living/new_spawn)
 	new_spawn.fully_replace_character_name(null,random_unique_lizard_name(gender))
-	to_chat(new_spawn, "<b>Drag the corpses of men and beasts to your nest. It will absorb them to create more of your kind. Don't leave your nest undefended, protect it with your life. Glory to the Necropolis!</b>")
+	to_chat(new_spawn, "<b>Drag the corpses of men and beasts to your nest. It will absorb them to create more of your kind. Invade the strange structure of the outsiders if you must. Do not cause unnecessary destruction, as littering the wastes with ugly wreckage is certain to not gain you favor. Glory to the Necropolis!</b>")

 	new_spawn.mind.add_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/ashwalker, team)

@@ -63,11 +108,18 @@
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = new_spawn
 		H.underwear = "Nude"
 		H.update_body()
+		ADD_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_PRIMITIVE, ROUNDSTART_TRAIT)
+	team.players_spawned += (new_spawn.key)
+	eggshell.egg = null
+	qdel(eggshell)

 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker/Initialize(mapload, datum/team/ashwalkers/ashteam)
 	. = ..()
 	var/area/A = get_area(src)
 	team = ashteam
+	eggshell = new /obj/structure/ash_walker_eggshell(get_turf(loc))
+	eggshell.egg = src
+	src.forceMove(eggshell)
 	if(A)
 		notify_ghosts("An ash walker egg is ready to hatch in \the [A.name].", source = src, action=NOTIFY_ATTACK, flashwindow = FALSE, ignore_key = POLL_IGNORE_ASHWALKER)

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /datum/team/ashwalkers
 	name = "Ashwalkers"
 	show_roundend_report = FALSE
+	var/list/players_spawned = new

 /datum/antagonist/ashwalker
 	name = "Ash Walker"
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@
 	if(is_banned_from(user.key, banType))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You are jobanned!</span>")
 		return
+	if(!allow_spawn(user))
+		return
 	if(QDELETED(src) || QDELETED(user))
 		return
 	var/ghost_role = alert("Become [mob_name]? (Warning, You can no longer be revived!)",,"Yes","No")
+
 	if(ghost_role == "No" || !loc)
 		return
 	log_game("[key_name(user)] became [mob_name]")
@@ -65,6 +68,9 @@
 		GLOB.mob_spawners -= name
 	return ..()

+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/proc/allow_spawn(mob/user) //Override this to add spawn limits to a ghost role
+	return TRUE
+
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/proc/special(mob/M)
 	return

@@ -38,15 +38,40 @@
 /obj/structure/lavaland/ash_walker/proc/consume()
 	for(var/mob/living/H in view(src, 1)) //Only for corpse right next to/on same tile
 		if(H.stat)
-			visible_message("<span class='warning'>Serrated tendrils eagerly pull [H] to [src], tearing the body apart as its blood seeps over the eggs.</span>")
-			playsound(get_turf(src),'sound/magic/demon_consume.ogg', 100, TRUE)
 			for(var/obj/item/W in H)
 				if(!H.dropItemToGround(W))
 					qdel(W)
+			if(issilicon(H)) //no advantage to sacrificing borgs...
+				H.gib()
+				visible_message("<span class='notice'>Serrated tendrils eagerly pull [H] apart, but find nothing of interest.</span>")
+				return
+
+			if(H.mind?.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/ashwalker) && (H.key || H.get_ghost(FALSE, TRUE))) //special interactions for dead lava lizards with ghosts attached
+				visible_message("<span class='warning'>Serrated tendrils carefully pull [H] to [src], absorbing the body and creating it anew.</span>")
+				var/datum/mind/deadmind
+				if(H.key)
+					deadmind = H
+				else
+					deadmind = H.get_ghost(FALSE, TRUE)
+				to_chat(deadmind, "Your body has been returned to the nest. You are being remade anew, and will awaken shortly. </br><b>Your memories will remain intact in your new body, as your soul is being salvaged</b>")
+				SEND_SOUND(deadmind, sound('sound/magic/enter_blood.ogg',volume=100))
+				addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/remake_walker, H.mind, H.real_name), 20 SECONDS)
+				new /obj/effect/gibspawner/generic(get_turf(H))
+				qdel(H)
+				return
+
 			if(ismegafauna(H))
 				meat_counter += 20
 			else
 				meat_counter++
+			visible_message("<span class='warning'>Serrated tendrils eagerly pull [H] to [src], tearing the body apart as its blood seeps over the eggs.</span>")
+			playsound(get_turf(src),'sound/magic/demon_consume.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+			var/deliverykey = H.fingerprintslast //key of whoever brought the body
+			var/mob/living/deliverymob = get_mob_by_key(deliverykey) //mob of said key
+			//there is a 40% chance that the Lava Lizard unlocks their respawn with each sacrifice
+			if(deliverymob && (deliverymob.mind?.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/ashwalker)) && (deliverykey in ashies.players_spawned) && (prob(40)))
+				to_chat(deliverymob, "<span class='warning'><b>The Necropolis is pleased with your sacrifice. You feel confident your existence after death is secure.</b></span>")
+				ashies.players_spawned -= deliverykey
 			H.gib()
 			obj_integrity = min(obj_integrity + max_integrity*0.05,max_integrity)//restores 5% hp of tendril
 			for(var/mob/living/L in view(src, 5))
@@ -55,6 +80,17 @@
 				else
 					SEND_SIGNAL(L, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "oogabooga", /datum/mood_event/sacrifice_bad)

+/obj/structure/lavaland/ash_walker/proc/remake_walker(var/datum/mind/oldmind, var/oldname)
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/M = new /mob/living/carbon/human(get_step(loc, pick(GLOB.alldirs)))
+	M.set_species(/datum/species/lizard/ashwalker)
+	M.real_name = oldname
+	M.underwear = "Nude"
+	M.update_body()
+	oldmind.transfer_to(M)
+	M.mind.grab_ghost()
+	to_chat(M, "<b>You have been pulled back from beyond the grave, with a new body and renewed purpose. Glory to the Necropolis!</b>")
+	playsound(get_turf(M),'sound/magic/exit_blood.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+
 /obj/structure/lavaland/ash_walker/proc/spawn_mob()
 	if(meat_counter >= ASH_WALKER_SPAWN_THRESHOLD)
 		new /obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walker(get_step(loc, pick(GLOB.alldirs)), ashies)