From e44dcc035c2f7fa7d752cfb4a05cd9d16c316fc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tralezab <40974010+tralezab@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:50:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Flower Buds now have a countdown for ghosts for when they're
 going to hatch (#53648)

They're two minute timers with no indication, which makes kudzu kinda annoying to spectate.
---
 code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm               | 12 ++++++++++++
 .../living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm |  7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
index c5575b5f7c3..eeae13dbe7d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
@@ -157,3 +157,15 @@
 		var/obj/machinery/computer/arena/C = A.get_controller()
 		var/time_left = max(0, (C.start_time - world.time) / 10)
 		return round(time_left)
+
+/obj/effect/countdown/flower_bud
+	name = "flower bud countdown"
+
+/obj/effect/countdown/flower_bud/get_value()
+	var/obj/structure/alien/resin/flower_bud_enemy/bud = attached_to
+	if(!istype(bud))
+		return
+	if(!bud.finish_time)
+		return -1
+	var/time_left = max(0, (bud.finish_time - world.time) / 10)
+	return time_left
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
index 405e9da2dad..cec82b48642 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@
 	smoothing_flags = NONE
 	/// The amount of time it takes to create a venus human trap.
 	var/growth_time = 120 SECONDS
+	/// Used by countdown to check time, this is when the timer will complete and the venus trap will spawn.
+	var/finish_time
+	/// The countdown ghosts see to when the plant will hatch
+	var/obj/effect/countdown/flower_bud/countdown
 
 /obj/structure/alien/resin/flower_bud_enemy/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
+	countdown = new(src)
 	var/list/anchors = list()
 	anchors += locate(x-2,y+2,z)
 	anchors += locate(x+2,y+2,z)
@@ -31,7 +36,9 @@
 	for(var/turf/T in anchors)
 		var/datum/beam/B = Beam(T, "vine", time=INFINITY, maxdistance=5, beam_type=/obj/effect/ebeam/vine)
 		B.sleep_time = 10 //these shouldn't move, so let's slow down updates to 1 second (any slower and the deletion of the vines would be too slow)
+	finish_time = world.time + growth_time
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/bear_fruit), growth_time)
+	countdown.start()
 
 /**
   * Spawns a venus human trap, then qdels itself.