## About The Pull Request
I'm making the ordeal of finding a maint disk (or buying blackmarket
bootleg disk) with a theme in it a slightly more rewarding experience,
while sticking to the concept that it's something you've to find, unlike
default PDA themes.
This PR also proves to be an opportunity to put the progress tab that I
coded a year ago for the 'Fishdex' to good use.
TODO:
~~Refactor preferences to allow specific choices to be shown/hidden
depending on whether the player meets a defined criteria, otherwise
you'll have to do it manually every round, which is lame~~
- [x] Make some simple ui icons associated with each unlockable theme to
be shown in the cheevo progress tab
- [x] Code to validate deserialized DB values, in the remote case that
any theme is removed in the future, as well as unit test code for any
non-abstract theme without ID
- [x] Add sound cue and chat feedback when unlocking a theme (or when
fishing a new kind of fish for the first time, like, the code's similar)
- [x] Test all of this
## Why It's Good For The Game
These themes are basically an end in itself, and I understand the reason
behind their existence is to make for some cute, little maint loot, but
relegating it to chance of finding a disk somewhere in maintenance,
**every single round** really rots whatever little substance this purely
cosmetic feature already has.
## Changelog
🆑
add: Once installed, special PDA themes from maintenance disks will be
present on your roundstart PDA on future rounds (Sadly I couldn't figure
out a way to add those to the preferences UI yet). You can check which
PDA themes you've unlocked in the Progress tab of the achievements UI.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
During all that fiddling with NTNRC I noticed that sometimes the
download percentage would shoot above 100%.
Looking into it, it seems that that's just because it isn't actually
capped at the downloaded file size.
So we cap it to the file size after adding our next download chunk, but
parallel to before don't complete it immediately so that we stay on 100%
for another cycle before finishing. For style reasons.
Then I noticed files with a size of 0 would sometimes display NaN% or
Infinite%, presumably because both of the progress percentage
calculations in the ui would be dividing by zero.
So to avoid this, we just skip the downloading cycle entirely for 0 size
programs, and go to download completion immediately on clicking.
This fixes our issues.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Fixes some jank.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: NT Software Hub no longer displays >100% completion on downloads
sometimes.
fix: NT Software Hub no longer displays NaN% or Infinite% completion on
files with a size of 0 sometimes.
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: Ghom <42542238+Ghommie@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: SmArtKar <44720187+SmArtKar@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
This PR integrates circuits for modular computers and a good bits of
their programs.
The peculiarity here is that modular computers have no fixed amount of
unremovable components (except the base one with just a couple ports for
now), instead, they're added and removed along with programs. With a few
exceptions (such as the messenger and signaler), for these program
circuits to work, their associated program has to be either open or in
the background.
For a reason or another, not all programs have a circuit associated to
them, still, however the programs with a circuit are still a handful.
They are:
- Nanotrasen Pay System
- Notepad
- SiliConnect
- WireCarp
- MODsuit Control
- Spectre Meter
- Direct Messenger*
- LifeConnect
- Custodial Locator
- Fission360
- Camera
- Status Display
- SignalCommander
*By the by, sending messages has a cooldown, so it shouldn't be as
spammy. If it turns out to not be enough, I can make it so messages from
circuit will be ignored by other messenger circuits.
The PR is no longer WIP.
## Why It's Good For The Game
I believe modular computers could make for some interesting setups with
circuits, since they're fairly flexible and stocked with features unlike
many other appliances, therefore also a speck more abusable, though
limits, cooldowns, logging and sanitization have been implemented to
keep it in check.
## Changelog
🆑
add: Modular Computers now support integrated circuits. What can be done
with them depends on the programs installed and whether they're running
(open or background).
add: Modular Consoles (the machinery) now have a small backup cell they
draw power from if the power goes out.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
This PR adds a new PDA program to the supply category, which allows
users to redeems coupons for various cargo packs (mostly goodies), like
the ones also found at the bottom of cig packs.
How it works is fairly simple:
- Once installed, the modular computer subsystem will periodically, at a
3-5 minutes interval, generate a coupon code datum associated to a plain
text code, which is sent out to everyone with the program installed.
- The user can then open the program and insert the text into an input
box to redeem the coupon code, which is then associated with their bank
account.
- He will then have to find a photocopier, and tap it with the PDA to
print the coupon. Only one coupon can be printed. Photocopier fees
apply, so it'd cost 5 creds to the average assistant to print the
coupon.
- He can then insert the coupon in a cargo console and order/reuest the
associated pack (same deal as cig coupons).
- Some coupon codes however, especially those with juicer discounts,
will expire after a while if not printed.
Albeit mostly innocuous, the program provides negative Detomatix
resistance, slowly fills the computer file storage with trash files with
each redeemed coupon, and halves the download speed of new apps. Not
really the cleanest ware out there.
This PR also extends coupons to several non-goody packs, since they have
been privately buyable for over the last couple years now. Some packs
get discounts less frequently however, with those in the uncommon
category being roughly 1 in a 12 chance and the rare being 1 in 50.
Here's a screenshot of the UI (outdated, I've reduced the height from
500 to 400 and the notice box tip to specify the right click):
Fun fact: Right now, the odds of a 75% discount coming from the Coupon
Master for the 1.000.000 credits bycycle pack are roughly 0.0012%, while
that of a 50% for the same pack, from a cig pack coupon are 0.0042%.
## Why It's Good For The Game
These last couple days I've been wanting to test myself at making simple
UIs, as well as contributing to the modular computers feature, which has
started to become pretty neat ever since PDAs were reworked into a
subtype of it.
Beside, coupons are a very small feature limited to the bottom of
cigarette packs (also possibly cursed) in the current state of affairs.
Cargo is filled with packs that are niche or fluff. Modular computers
also has those little things that, while interesting, do not contribute
a whole lot. Maybe this is one of them, but I guess free* coupons are
always a big W.
## Changelog
🆑
add: Added the 'Coupon Master' program for the PDA. Install it to
receive periodical, redeemable coupons for several cargo packs. Requires
NTnet connection and the messenger enabled to work.
add: Coupons are no longer only limited to goodies, but may also apply
discount to some other packs as well.
/🆑
<sup>*minus the photocopier fee</sup>
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Co-authored-by: Watermelon914 <37270891+Watermelon914@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
This is an update that touches many more things all at once (compared to
my other PRs) meant to make PDAs in general feel more consistent and not
take away from one of the experiences we want to encourage: interaction
between players.
1. Replaced all checks of a 'pda' with a 'modular pc'. This means
technically (though not done in-game currently) other modpcs can hold an
uplink, and microwaves can charge laptops.
2. Speaking of microwave, they now don't break and require
deconstruction if the cell is removed mid-charge.
3. When a Mod PC is out of power, it will now allow the Messenger to
work (which now also doesn't consume any additional power), if the app
exists on the PC. Here's a video demonstration
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/53777086/7ae12f81-a271-49b8-95fa-2ba54d2e2d1f
4. Flashlights can't be turned on while the cell is dead
5. I replaced a bunch of program vars with ``program_flags`` and renamed
``usage_flags`` to ``can_run_on_flags``.
6. Added a debug modPC that has every app installed by default. Mafia
had some issues in the past that were unknown because Mafia wasn't
preinstalled with any tablet so was never in create & destroy nor in any
other unit test. This was just an easy solution I had, but PDAs should
get more in-depth unit tests in the future for running apps n stuff- I
just wanted to make sure no other apps were broken/harddeling.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Currently when a PDA dies, its only use is to reply to PDA messages sent
to you, since you can still reply to them. Instead of just fixing it and
telling players to cope, I thought it would be nice to allow PDA
Messenger to still work, as it is a vital app.
You can call it some emergency power mode or whatever, I don't really
mind the reason behind why it is this way.
When I made cells used more on PDAs, my main goal was to encourage
upgrading your PDA and/or limiting how many apps you use at once, I did
not want this to hit on players who use it as a form of interaction.
This is the best of both worlds, I think.
The rest of the changes is just for modularity, if some downstream wants
to add tablets, phone computers, or whatever the hell else, they can
still get just as far as PDAs should be able to get to, hopefully.
## Changelog
🆑
add: PDAs with a dead power cell are now limited to using their
Messenger app.
fix: Microwaves now stop charging PDAs if the cell was removed
mid-charge.
fix: Microwaves can now charge laptops.
fix: PDA Flashlights can't be turned on while the PDA is dead.
fix: You can now hold a laptop up to a camera (if it has a notekeeper
app installed) like PDAs already could.
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: lessthanthree <83487515+lessthnthree@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
I deleted the documentation file of ModPCs because it was barebones and
had no new information to give that autodoc couldn't. Just to make sure
this isn't a net-negative, I improved on much of the autodoc and
comments in general around ModPC code to help people understand easier
what's going on around it.
I also renamed vars that were too easily confused with other var names,
and reworked the ntnet downloader a little;
- it now has a search bar
- it now has more sections to scroll through, hopefully making it more
accurate and easy to find what you need.
- also organized the apps that were previously shoved in 'other'.
- i also upgraded it to a .tsx because why not
video demonstration
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/53777086/cbba4c1c-b8a8-4ba4-8628-aea8389999fc
## Why It's Good For The Game
Adds in a lot of comments that were previously missing, clears up some
sources of confusion within ModPC code, and improves NTNet Downloader,
something I've procrastinated on doing for a very long time now.
## Changelog
🆑
qol: NTNet Downloader now has a search bar, and programs are now better
sorted.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
- replaces the ntnet_relays global list with ``get_machines_by_type``
- renames ``transfer_access`` var on PDA to ``download_access`` &
``required_access`` to ``run_access`` to better describe what they do,
because on more than one ocassion I've confused myself with the two
terms and ended up doing something unintentional (see:
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/74269)
## Why It's Good For The Game
Kills a useless global list and makes pda code a little less confusing.
## Changelog
Nothing player-facing.
## About The Pull Request
Mafia is now friggin playable from the PDA, I also changed other stuff
too
- You can't use abilities on dead people if you're not supposed to (cant
kill the same person over and over)
- Changelings cant kill other Changelings
- Changelings can now only talk to eachother at night, rather than using
:j
- Everyone starts spawned in the center of the map, since people playing
on PDA can't move their characters. This is so everyone can hear PDA
users in person, as I don't want the chat log to be mandatory.
To do this, all messages you are meant to be able to see, is now logged
for you to see in your Mafia panel. This essentially means that people
playing through the PDA get a downgraded version of it, but I don't know
how much larger I want this UI to be.
Playing Mafia through the PDA will not tell you of other players ahead
of time when signing up (as it shows ckeys + pdas), but they can see the
names in-game. Unfortunately this means we'll have to remove your
customization coming with you, to prevent using it to tell who is dead
in round.
Things I am missing
- Program overlays on PDA/Laptop/Computer
- Icon for the app's header while a game is active
I'm not a spriter and can't make either of these
This is the new UI
I also fixed alert calls for PDAs and stuff
and removed the X at the top on computers since they had no battery
Looks a little better now hopefully 👍
## Why It's Good For The Game
- The current Arcade app sucks, and is a solo game. This is much more
entertaining and you can talk to others in it, which is swag as fuck.
- There's a larger potential playerbase for the Minigame making it more
likely to be played.
- Sets groundwork for a better version of
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/75879
- Adds more suspense and teamwork in the minigame.
## Changelog
🆑 JohnFulpWillard, sprites by CoiledLamb
add: You can now play Mafia on your PDA.
balance: Mafia changelings can now only talk to eachother during the
night.
fix: Mafia abilities can't be repeatedly used on people.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Replaces the Traitor's Camera Bug item with an application that allows
you to view camera apps.
The difference between this app and the Security one is that it does not
have an access requirement, does not make noise (it didn't previously
due to a bug, fixed in this PR), and can be installed on PDAs.
This can also be installed from syndienet, which means nukies now have a
way to see the station cameras while off the ship.
Adds Syndicate app disks, which are made of Gold. This is only used by
the Camera app as of right now.
I also fixed some issues along the way;
- Camera tablet app now properly shows cameras
- It now properly makes the noises it is supposed to
- It clears the viewers properly on the ui being closed or the app being
exited.
Syndicate app disks ddelete their apps upon being transferred over (like
maintenance disks), trying to remain consistent with previous behavior.
I also made this for a [personal project I am currently working
on](https://hackmd.io/XLt5MoRvRxuhFbwtk4VAUA). I could just make this UI
be TGUI, but I thought it could be worth trying to turn it into a better
item first.
Tracking people is much simpler now- You choose anyone from a list of
people found on cameras, and it will try to find a camera that sees
them. It follows them until you close the app or switch camera.
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/53777086/1536ebb9-0c4f-45bb-b593-f98791ea6d23
## Why It's Good For The Game
The Camera Bug is one of the worst traitor items as of current. You can
remotely shut off a single camera, something that can be done with basic
tools you are likely carrying around anyways, and uses an HTML clunky UI
to flip through cameras.
This new Traitor item makes it much easier to use, since the camera
consoles are something you are likely already used to.
It also means emagging a tablet is slightly more useful, and golden data
disks are pretty cool.
Unfortunately this means that they no longer grant illegal tech, because
otherwise you can simply clone the app infinitely for personal use, and
deconstruct the disk itself for tech. This can be grinded into gold, but
I think if we want an illegal tech item, it'll have to find a new host.
Closes https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/issues/74839
Closes https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/issues/39975
Closes https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/issues/53820
## Changelog
🆑
balance: The Traitor's Camera bug is now a tablet app that works like a
silent camera console with an extra ability to track people through
their nearby cameras.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
- Fixes background apps not reloading the UI
- Standardizes opening/closing/backgrounding apps
- Simplifies the way apps are closed instead of having 2 procs, one on
the PC and one on the program, being named the same thing (wtf)
- Removes program states. They existed so computers can know to update
their UI every process tick, but since we now do this event based, this
is no longer needed, which is good.
- Replaces the 'forced' arg from kill_program as it was completely
unused, with ``reload_ui``, which is now used to open the UI on close,
and not to when we don't want it to.
- Closing background apps no longer reloads the entire UI
- Responding to an NT Message will no longer open the UI on your face.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Closes https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/issues/75046
Closes https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/issues/75108
Makes tablet UIs more responsive and lag less, not checking if a program
is closed every process to close it, and makes responding to messages
not a hassle every time.
Also makes the code easier to understand/read,
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Tablets' minimize apps feature works again.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Tablet UIs are now changed when opening/closing an app, instead of
constantly checking for a UI change every ui update.
Program UI acts no longer call parent, as it was unnecessary, Computers
are the ones that should be calling it.
Fixes a ton of problems with static data not updating, such as in
Messenger, ID management, Siliconnect, and Chat client
Chat Client's Admin mode also works again, which was broken when
accesses to check was turned into a list.
Turns a few lists in Robocontrol into static ones when we aren't
changing anything, and makes it actually scan your ID's access.
Fixes budget ordering being unable to show the cart/call the cargo
shuttle.
## Why It's Good For The Game
While I can't seem to find a single issue report on any of the above,
these are still problems that should be fixed.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: SiliConnect can download borg logs again.
fix: The RD can once again enable Admin mode on Wirecarp
fix: NT IRN can once again see the shopping cart and call the cargo
shuttle.
fix: Chat Client, ID Management and Messenger should now update their
UIs properly.
code: PDAs will hopefully not lag as much when clicking on buttons (such
as in ID management).
/🆑
This tracks the seconds per tick of a subsystem, however note that it is
not completely accurate, as subsystems can be delayed, however it's
useful to have this number as a multiplier or ratio, so that if in
future someone changes the subsystem wait time code correctly adjusts
how fast it applies effects
regexes used
git grep --files-with-matches --name-only 'DT_PROB' | xargs -l sed -i
's/DT_PROB/SPT_PROB/g'
git grep --files-with-matches --name-only 'delta_time' | xargs -l sed -i
's/delta_time/seconds_per_tick/g'
## About The Pull Request
Removes NtNet softwaredownload/communication because they did nothing,
so this also removes the feature to shut them off from Wirecarp
I removed tablets from being added to networks, Tablets already generate
logs for actions they do, which is already enough for the effects it has
in-game (just being visible to Wirecarp), once NtNet is deleted from
everything else then we can move it to ModPCs and limit logging to only
ModPC actions.
Fixes shutting off ntnet relays from Wirecarp, now you can properly shut
off Ntnet, and the warning that it kicks you out of the program is now
true.
Gives the Holodeck it's own network root define and fixes Syndicate
network showing up on Wirecarp
Wirecarp's PDA logs now shows the source of an action
## Why It's Good For The Game
Moves ModPCs further from NTNet so we can move towards deleting it
entirely
Makes Wirecarp more responsible and trustworthy
Removes useless stuff that never gets used, simplifying a overthought
overcomplicated system.
## Changelog
🆑
balance: Wirecarp now properly shuts off NtNet remotely.
balance: Wirecarp now shows the source of a PDA that does an action.
fix: Wirecarp can no longer be used to see if Nukies exist through their
networks.
del: Removes Software downloading and communication Ntnet networks, as
they were pretty worthless.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
- Tablets now refresh their page when changing programs, this means the
UI will no longer close and reopen itself several times (or even have
several UIs open if shit broke hard enough).
- Removed tablet's attack self because interact already does everything
it had to do.
- Header programs now close when minimized (as there's no button to
close them in the main menu.
- Removed a lot of program UI stuff, it's now handled by the PC itself,
such as header data and ui host.
- Cut off asset sending from TGUI into it's own proc so I can re-send
assets when changing programs
- Added an ejection button for machine computers
- Fixed ID not ejecting into the user's hand when using 'Eject ID'
- Fixes a minor runtime when opening the MODsuit application without a
MODsuit already connected.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Fixes some bugs that I found with tablets
UIS now won't be flickering as bad in front of them, or have
inconsistent placement (like when you move your main menu UI, go to
Messenger, then it's back to the center of the screen).
Video of it in action
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/53777086/221301417-78321149-0c10-475e-bd29-79f5a4ba0597.mp4
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Being in an application now properly uses the tablet's battery.
fix: Messenger and Themify apps now close when minimized, so don't count
towards the running app limit.
fix: Tablet UIs will now no longer spam open/close the UI when changing
applications
fix: Using the Eject ID button on tablets now ejects into your hand.
fix: Computers now have an Eject ID button
refactor: Cut down a lot of copy paste in tablet & program code, now
it's mostly done by the tablet.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
This is a port/rework of
https://github.com/yogstation13/Yogstation/pull/15735 - I changed a lot
of how it acted (some themes are locked behind maintenance apps).
The original author allowed this port to happen, and I really liked how
it looked there so I'd like to add it here.
### Applications
Removes the hardware configurator application, as all it did was show
you your space and battery now that all hardware was removed. These are
things your PC does by default, so it was just a waste of space.
Adds a Theme manager application instead, which allows you to change
your PDA's theme at will.
Adds a new Maintenance application that will give a new theme, however
it will also increase the size of the theme manager app itself as it's
bloatware.
### Menu
There's now a bar at the top of the menu showing 'special' tablet apps
which, for one reason or another, should stand out from the rest of the
apps. Currently this is PDA messenger and the Theme manager
Flashlight and Flashlight color is now only an icon, and is shown on the
same line as Updating you ID
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/961874788706574386/1069621173693972551/2023-01-30_09-10-52.mov
### Themes
Adds a lot of themes to choose from, although SOME are hidden behind
Maintenance applications, which will give you a random theme. These are
bloatware however, so they come with some extra cost to the app's
required space storage.
Themes are now supported on ALL APPLICATIONS! If you have a computer
theme, you will have that theme in EVERY app you enter, rather than just
a select few.
ALSO also, emagging the tablet will automatically set & unlock the
Syndicate theme, which makes your PDA obvious but you can disguise it if
you wish through just re-painting it to something else.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/828923843829432340/1069565383155122266/2023-01-30_05-29-53.mov
### Preferences
This also adds a pref for theme, reworking the ringtone code to work
with it as well. I also removed 2 entirely unused PDA prefs just 'cause.
Screenshot not up-to-date, they now have proper names.
### Other stuff
Made defines for device_themes
Added support for special app-side checks to download files
Fixed programs downloading themselves TWICE because defines all had the
same definition
Removes the Chemistry computer disk as it was empty due to chemistry
app's removal
Removes the 'run_emag' proc, since apps can directly refer to the
computer to check for emag status instead.
Moved over and added better documentation on data computer files, and
moved the ordnance ones to the same file as the others.
## Why It's Good For The Game
It makes PDAs a lot more customizable while adding more features to
maintenance applications. I think the themes look cool and it fits with
PDAs being "personal" anyways.
I also explained most of my other arguments in the about section, such
as the hardware configuration application.
## Changelog
🆑 Chubbygummibear & JohnFulpWillard
add: A ton of new NtOS themes, which are accessible by the new Themify
application that comes with all PCs.
add: Emagging a PC now defaults it to the Syndicate option (and adds it
to go back to it if you wish)
add: There's a new maintenance app that gives you rarer themes
qol: The NtOS Main menu was moved around, added "header" applications
that are shown where the Flashlight is, such as your Theme manager and
PDA messenger.
code: Made defines for device_themes
code: Added support for special app-side checks to download files
code: Removes the 'run_emag' proc, since apps can directly refer to the
computer to check for emag status instead.
fix: Programs no longer download twice.
del: Removes the Chemistry computer disk as it was empty due to
chemistry app's removal
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: san7890 <the@san7890.com>
## About The Pull Request
Nuclear PDAs now start with all the standard PDA programs + Fission 360.
Their NT Software Hub starts emagged, so they still have access to all
syndicate programs. Additionally, Nuclear PDAs are now long-ranged,
allowing operatives to download ~~donksoft arcade~~ useful programs
while still on base.
Default programs:
Hidden from others on Messenger (so as to not give the ops away):
Downloading illegal programs while on base:
Fixes#72977
## Why It's Good For The Game
Loneops no longer waste over 1/5th of their TC when buying Detomatix, an
edge case related to midround traitors is resolved, and new nukies can
use the Detomatix with their starting PDA, rather than This One Specific
PDA Hidden In A Locker, which is more intuitive.
## Changelog
🆑 Vladoricious
qol: Nuclear PDAs now actually work like a PDA should, with the power to
download normal programs and delete them too. The nerds over at Cybersun
even installed a new "Why Fy Dry Ver", allowing you to download your
programs while still on the base!
fix: As a result, Lone Ops will no longer get scammed out of over 1/5th
of their TC when buying the Detomatix cartridge and Midround Traitors
with stolen Nuclear PDAs will not be denied an uplink.
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: John Willard <53777086+JohnFulpWillard@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
Adds the modular computer subsystem which is meant to replace mod PC's
reliance on networks and radios, specifically the network subsystem, the
ntnet interface, and /datum/ntnet. This PR removes station_root ntnets
entirely, but I tried to keep it small.
This PR also removes a ton of unused vars and defines, such as NTNet
channels that were unused (peer2peer and systemcontrol), atmos networks
(as they were removed a while ago) and NTNet var on relays (its stated
purpose is so admins can see it through varedits, but that's useless now
that it's a subsystem)
I also removed ``setting_disabled`` as a thing the RD can do, it turned
off ALL ntnet systems. However, this was when there were 4 different
ones, now that there's only 2 I thought it was redundant and he could
just click 2 buttons to close them.
## Why It's Good For The Game
``/datum/ntnet``, ``/datum/component/ntnet_interface``, and
``/datum/controller/subsystem/networks`` are all old-code messes that
depend on eachother and is hard for people to understand what exactly it
adds to the game. 90% of its features is allowing the Wirecarp app to
see all the ruins that spawned in-game, which I don't think is something
that we even WANT (why does the RD need to know that oldstation spawned?
Why should they know this anyway??)
This hopefully starts to simplify networks/ntnet to make it easier to
remove in the future, because surely there are better alternatives than
**this**
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Modular computers NTnet and applications run on its own
subsystem, please report any new bugs you may find.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Removes the last computer part in the game: ID parts
Because this is removed, I also removed all computer hardware in the
game, and removed mentions of it in the game.
There is still 'hardware', as in Computer, Tablet, or Laptop.
Computers now all hold one ID slot by default, the only time a second ID
was needed was to use the access of both at once, and for the ID
modification application. This was now replaced with a new UI that only
has one tab, one ID slot:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/53777086/202801939-151b783f-75c8-46bf-a6c5-1b57b0d0da8e.mp4
## Why It's Good For The Game
Computer hardware is finally dead 🦀
## Changelog
🆑
balance: All modular computers now only have one ID slot, and cannot be
upgraded.
qol: The HoP's access application now only has one app, logging in will
directly modify the ID that's in it, making it less confusing to swap
back and forth.
/🆑
* Removes HDD's entirely
HDDs have been removed, though the code for it is still currently lingering as it's required for portable disks. I'll have to find a solution to this one day, but as I am going to sleep, this is a problem for future me.
* starts on removing SSD
* updatepaths and kills off SSD
* update path :D
* Fixes to programs and icons
* Ready for review now
I read over everything I did and tried to fix anything I saw wasn't done right. Hopefully better comments now.
* merge conflict fix
* can't win them all
* takes viruses into account in paths, fixes it in snowcabin
* Renames the updatepaths
* removes the qdel loop
* accidentally new'ed programs twice
* Fix program's computer var
* destroy pen and disk, dont run kill program on something killed
* more fixes for pens and idle threads
* Fixes PDAs installing apps twice.
* simplifies inserted disk & PDA disk
* fuck's sake
* Use istype instead
* revert
* Revert "revert"
This reverts commit 9ede628c6fef9c7c86417234f6d8ada1ff9e2fef.
* why did that happen
* Update code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/tablet.dm
* MC_SSD added to master lol
Co-authored-by: ShizCalev <ShizCalev@users.noreply.github.com>
* How to conflict with PRs: A guide
* Removes unnecessary support for the now-removed job disks from Tablet's TGUI menu, and tablet's ui_act.
* Adds autodoc comments to computer files
* Removes the unused 'unsendable' var on computer files
* Generally improves code on tablets, now process isn't looping through every idle thread twice!
* Moves the check for program in idle_threads above checking if supported by hardware, because it's already running, so there's no need to check.
* eh
* revert a scipaper change
* Removes recharger tablet parts
Removes 'advanced' tablet subtypes that we used before PDAs were added, in some jobs.
Replaces Roboticist's advanced tablet mail with a laptop
Moves the notepad's note var from the tablet, to the note app
Moves modular computer's defines into their own file
Machine computers now directly use power from the machine they're in, while the rest uses power cells.
Silicon tablets don't use power at all.
Co-authored-by: san7890 <the@san7890.com>
Co-authored-by: Mothblocks <35135081+Mothblocks@users.noreply.github.com>
How do I play/test/operate this?
Download NT Frontier on any modular computers. It should debrief you on what experiments are available and how to publish.
If you want to do a bomb experiment, make sure it's captured by the doppler array (as usual) and then print the experiments into a disk and publish it.
If you want to do a gas experiment, make the gas and either pump it into a tank and 1) overpressurize it with a "clear" gas like N2 or 2) overpressurize tanks with the gas itself. Make sure you do the overpressurizing in the compressor machine. When tanks are destroyed/ejected leaked gas will get recorded. Print it into a disk and publish it.
For publication, the file needs to be directly present inside the computer's HDD. This means you need to copy it first with the file manager.
Fill the data (if desired, it will autofill with boiler plate if you dont) and send away!
Doing experiments unlock nodes, while doing them well unlocks boosts (which are discounts but slightly more restrictive) which are purchaseable with NT Frontier.
If you are testing this and have access to admin tools, there are various premade bombs under obj/effect/spawner/newbomb
A doc I wrote detailing the why and what part of this PR.
https://hackmd.io/JOakSYVMSh2zU2YL5ju_-Q
---
# Intro
## The Problem(s)
Ordnance, (previously toxins) seems to lack a lot of content and things to do. The gameplay loop consists of making a bomb and then sending it off for credits or using it to refine cores. Ordnance at it's inception originally relies on players experimenting and finding the perfect mix over multiple rounds, but once the recipe for a "do-everything" mix got out, the original charm of individual discoveries becomes meaningless.
Another issue with ordnance is the odd difficulty curve. As a new player, ordnance is almost impossible to decipher, but once you watch a tutorial or read a wiki and can mail a 50k into space, there pretty much isn't anything else to do. Most players will be satisfied at this point without the gameplay loop encouraging them to understand or play more. The only thing you can do afterwards is to sink your teeth in and understand why that particular mix explodes the way it does. This again has a significant difficulty curve, but if you do that, the department doesn't acknowledge or reward that in any way. There are pretty much two huge spikes, with the latter one not really existing inside the department.
TLDR:
* The content being same-y over rounds.
* Odd difficulty curve:
1. A new player is oblivious to everything.
2. Those in the middle can repeat the final goal consistently without needing to understanding why
3. There is nothing to justify spending more time in the department after reaching the midgame.
## Abstract
Scientific Papers aim to add a framework to run multiple experiments in ordnance. Adding more experiments scattered across various atmospheric aspects might allow players of various knowledge levels to still have something engaging to do. A new player should have an easier challange than to mail a 50K. While those that already can make bombs should have an easier time understanding why their bombs explode the way it does. Once they fully understand why, they can set their sights on taking advantage of another reaction to set their bomb off or hone one particular reaction down.
## Goals
* Have some intro-level challanges for new players.
* Have some semblance of late-game challanges for more experienced players.
* Explain the mechanics better for those in the middle of the road.
* Incentivize trying new things out in the department.
* Better integrate Ordnance with Experisci
## Boundaries / Dont's
* Do not incentivize people to learn ordnance by using PvP loots.
* Do not shake or change the reaction system by a huge amount.
* Disincentivize having a single god-mix that does everything.
****
# Main design pillars
## A. Framework surrounding the experiments
### A.1. New experiments
Add new experiments to the ExperiSci module. These will come in two flavours: New explosions to do, and various gas synthesis experiments. Both of these are actually supported by the map layout of ordnance right now, but there is no reason to do anything outside of making a 50k as fast as possible.
### A.2. Rewards for experiments: Cash and Techweb Boosts.
Scientific papers will add a separate experiment handling system. A single experiment will be graded into various tiers, each tier corresponding to the explosion size or amount of gas made. Doing any tier of a specific experiment will unlock the discount for that specific reactions. A single explosion **WILL NOT** do multiple experiments (or even tiers) at once.
On publication, a partner can be selected. A single partner only has a specific criteria of experiments they want. The experiments will then be graded on "how good they are done", with the criteria being more punishing as tier increases. Publication will then reward scientific cooperation with the partnered partner. Players can spend this cooperation on techweb boosts. Techweb boosts are meant to be subservient to discount from experiments and will not shave a node's price to be lower than 500 points.
**Experiments will only unlock nodes, discounts are handled through this boost system.**
This is more for maintainability than anything.
### A.3. On Tedium
*This is a note on implementation more than anything, but I think this helps explains why several things are done.*
Due to the nature of atmospheric reactions in the game (they're all linear), tedium is a very important thing to consider. An experiment should have a sweet spot to aim for, but there should not be a point where further mastery is stopped dead on it's track with a reward cap.
Scientific Papers attempts to discourage this behaviour by having the "maximum score" scale off to infinity but with the rewards being smaller and smaller. The sweet spot is always there to aim for and should be well communicated with players, but on their last submission of an experiment topic players should be encouraged to do their best. There should always be a reward for pushing the system to it's limit as long as it doesn't completely nullify the other subdepartments. This is the reason why there is a hard limit on the number of publications and why the score calculation is a bit more complex than it needed to be.
## B. Gas Synthesis (Early-Mid Game)
Scientific papers will add one new machine that requests a tank to release x amounts of y gas. This will be accomplished by adding a tank pumping machine which will either burst or explode a tank, releasing the gas inside. The gas currently requested are BZ, Nitryl, Halon and Nob.
The overarching goal of this compressor machine is to present a gas synthesis challange for the players and to get them more accustomed to how a tank explodes. The gas synthesis part can always be changed in order to reflect the current state of atmospheric reactions.
## C. Explosion Changes (Mid-Late Game)
### C.1 Cause and effect.
The main theme of the explosion changes is establishing cause and effect of explosions. Reactions that happens inside a tank that's going to explode will be recorded and forwarded to a doppler array. Some experiments will require only a single cause to be present (think of it as isolating a variable). This is currently implemented for nobliumformation and pressure based bombs. Having other reactions occuring besides noblium formation will fail the first one, while having any reactions at all will fail the second one.
Adding more explosions here will be a slight challange because as of now the game has only two reactions that can reliably make an explosion.
### C.2 Tools upgrade.
Doppler array has now been retrofitted to state the probable cause of an explosion, be it reactions or just overpressurization on gas merging. These should help intermediate players figure out what is causing an explosion.
Added a new functionality to the implosion compressor:
Basically performs the gas merging and reaction that TTV does in a machine and reports the results back as if someone uses an analyzer on them. Here to give players feedback so they can try and understand what is actually going on in a bomb.
## D. Player Interaction
There should be more room for more than 1 player to play ordnance simultaneously. Previously players are also able to split tasks, but this rarely happens because tritium synthesis needs only the gas chamber to be reconfigured. Now, different players can pick different experiments and work on them. Players can also do joint tasks on one single experiment. Gases like noblium will need tritium production and also a cooling module online.
Ordnance can also coordinate with their parent department on what they really need, be it money or research bonuses.
# Potential Changes
The best-case changes that can be implemented if the current roster of content isn't enough is more reactions that can be used in bombs. Eliminating bombs entirely goes against the spirit of the subdepartment, while adding new ones will need a lot of care and consideration.
Another possible change is to implement a "gas payload" bomb. Bombs that has a set number of unreacting gas inside that will increase the heat capacity, reduce the payload, and neccesitates more bespoke mixes.
Adding more gas synthesis experiments is discouraged. The main focus of ordnance should be bombs, with gas synthesis being a side project for ordnance. These are present to ease the introduction to bombs and provide some side content.
There should be a somewhat well-justified goal in adding new synthesis experiments: e.g. BZ is there as a "tutorial" gas, Nitryl to introduce players to cooling/heating mixes, Halon to a more efficient tritium production, and Nob as a nudge to nobformation bombs and mastery over other aspects.
# Conclusion / Summary
Add more experiments to ordnance that players can take, accomplish this by:
1. Making the players perform gas synthesis or make bombs.
2. Have them collect the data, see if it fits the criteria. Explain why if it fits and why if it doesn't.
3. Have the player publish a paper.
Reward them based on how well did they do, give players agency both on the experiment phase and also publication phase.
---
TLDR: Added new experiment to toxins, added the framework for those experiments existing. Experiments comes in gas synthesis and also bombs but with more parameters. Experiments needs to be published through papers, various choices to be made there.
Implementation notes:
Because of how paper works, ordnance experiments are handled outside of experiment_handler components. My reasoning for this is twofold:
The experiments will be completed manually on publication and if the experiment isn't unlocked yet it will still be completed.
Experiment handler datums have several procs which require an atom-level parent, and I figured this is the most sensible and cleanest way to implement this without changing the experiment handler datum too much.
Small change to /obj/machinery/proc/power_change() signal ordering to adjust the state first and then send the signal. Didn't found any other usage of this signal except mine but barge down my door if it broke something.
Rewrote the ttv merge_gases() code to be slightly more readable.
A small code improvement for thermomachine to use tofixed (my fault).
Ordnance have been updated to enable the publication of papers
Several new explosive and gas synthesis experiments have been added to ordnance
Anomaly compressor has been TGUIzed and now supports simulating the reaction of the gases inside the ttv.
New tank compressor machine for toxins. You can overpressurize tanks with exotic gases and complete experiments.
Several techweb nodes are locked and require toxin experiments to complete.
Toxins can purchase boosts for various techweb nodes.
You no longer need to anchor doppler arrays for it to work.
Doppler array and implosion compressor now supports deconstruction, implosion compressor construction added.
Doppler now emits a red light to denote it's direction and it being on. Doppler not malf.
Implosion compressor renamed to anomaly refinery.
Created a new program tab "Science" for the downloader app. Removed Robotics.
Reworked the code for bombspawner (used in the cuban pete arcade game)
Revamp of the software downloader program for modular computers.
Changes:
- Programs are now sorted alphabetically with incompatible ones in the end of the list.
- Installed programs are now displayed in the list.
- Added program icons.
- Moved the error messages in place of the download button.
- Only the most important error message is displayed now. Priority: compatibility, access, free space.
- Syndicate programs are now displayed in the same list, but have a warning message from NT (There are no warning messages on syndicate OS).
- Added program categories to improve navigation. The default option "All" contains items from all categories.
- Download progress bar moved in place of the Disk usage bar. Disk usage is updated only after the download is complete, so the information was inaccurate during download. And the download bar now always visible regardless of selected category.
- The old download progress bar (next to the corresponding program) is replaced with "Downloading" indicator with a spinner.
Co-authored-by: Aleksej Komarov <stylemistake@gmail.com>
Implements the ?. operator, replacing code like A && A.B with A?.B
BYOND Ref:
When reading A?.B, it's equivalent to A && A.B except that A is only evaluated once, even if it's a complex expression like a proc call.
All ui_act procs should call parent by default. All procs should preserve the value of the parent proc when it's TRUTHY and pass it down the call stack. No UI should be interactible when its flags or state indicate it should not be, except when explicity overriden by child procs intentionally disregarding parent return values to achieve a specific goal.
Replaces like 70-80% of 0 and such, as a side effect cleaned up a bunch of returns
Edit: Most left out ones are in mecha which should be done in mecha refactor already
Oh my look how clean it is
Co-authored-by: TiviPlus <TiviPlus>
Co-authored-by: Couls <coul422@gmail.com>
* Support for expansion-class modPC hardware
* end of the line
* As requested
Did anyone know that the tablet vendor was attaching the wrong ModPC printer? I bet no one knew that.
* update
* Synux
* cleanup
* I bet this merge conflicts
we hate tgui.bundle
* extra bits
* Syndix
* small fixes
* Summary (required)
* this linter drives me up the wall
* final touchups
* Forgot this thing
* It works, but is it worth it?
* bitfield helpers take 1
* Would this work?
* remove dangling debug code
* rebase & fixes
* vv bitfield stuff, reading
* DNM oceans of shitcode DNM
* honk
* honk2
* plonk
* rebase & fix
* Add the system for managed global variables
* Travis ban old globals
* So you CAN inline proccall, that's neat
* Fix that
* master.dm
* Remove the hack procs
* Move InitGlobals to the proper spot
* configuration.dm
* Fix the missing pre-slash
* clockcult.dm
* This is probably for the best
* Doy
* Fix shit
* Rest of the DEFINES tree
* Fix
* Use global. for access
* Update find_references_in_globals
Always hated that proc
Whoever made it must've bee a r e a l idiot...
* __HELPERS tree
* Move global initialization to master.
Fix the declaration
* database.dm
* Dat newline
* I said DECLARATIVE order!
* Here's something you can chew on @Iamgoofball
* game_modes.dm
* Fix this
* genetics.dm
* flavor_misc.dm
* More stuff
* Do it mso's way. Keep the controllers as global
* Make master actually see it
* Fix
* Finish _globalvars/lists
* Finish the rest of the _globalvars tree
* This is weird
* Migrate the controllers
* SLOTH -> GLOB
* Lighting globals
* round_start_time -> ticker
* PAI card list -> pai SS
* record_id_num -> static
* Diseases list -> SSdisease
* More disease globals to the SS
* More disease stuff
* Emote list
* Better and better
* Bluh
* So much stuff
* Ahh
* Wires
* dview
* station_areas
* Teleportlocs
* blood_splatter_icons
* Stuff and such
* More stuff
* RAD IO
* More stuff and such
* Blob shit
* Changeling stuff
* Add "Balance" to changelogs
* Balance for changelog compiler + Auto Tagging
* Update the PR template
* hivemind_bank
* Bip
* sacrificed
* Good shit
* Better define
* More cult shit
* Devil shit
* Gang shit
* > borers
Fix shit
* Rename the define
* Nuke
* Objectives
* Sandbox
* Multiverse sword
* Announce systems
* Stuff and such
* TC con
* Airlock
* doppllllerrrrrr
* holopads
* Shut up byond you inconsistent fuck
* Sneaky fuck
* Burp
* Bip
* Fixnshit
* Port without regard
* askdlfjs;
* asdfjasoidojfi
* Protected globals and more
* SO MANY
* ajsimkvahsaoisd
* akfdsiaopwimfeoiwafaw
* gsdfigjosidjfgiosdg
* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
* facerolll
* ASDFASDFASDF
* Removes the unused parts of dmm_suite
* WIP
* Fix quote
* asdfjauwfnkjs
* afwlunhskjfda
* asfjlaiwuefhaf
* SO CLOSE
* wwwweeeeeewwwww
* agdgmoewranwg
* HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK AND THATS JUST HALF THE JOB?!?
* Fix syntax errors
* 100 errors
* Another 100
* So many...
* Ugh
* More shit
* kilme
* Stuuuuuufffff
* ajrgmrlshio;djfa;sdkl
* jkbhkhjbmjvjmh
* soi soi soi
* butt
* TODAY WE LEARNED THAT GLOBAL AND STATIC ARE THE EXACT SAME FUCKING THING
* lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
* afsdijfiawhnflnjhnwsdfs
* yugykihlugk,kj
* time to go
* STUFFF!!!
* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* ngoaijdjlfkamsdlkf
* Break time
* aufjsdklfalsjfi
* CONTROL KAY AND PRAY
* IT COMPILEELEELELAKLJFKLDAFJLKFDJLADKJHFLJKAJGAHIEJALDFJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Goteem
* Fix testing mode
* This does not belong in this PR
* Convert it to a controller
* Eh, fuck this option
* Revert controllerization Ill do it some other time
* Fix
* Working controllerization
* FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST PROTECT THE LOGS
* Protect admins and deadmins
* Use the inbuilt proc
* Ports AI restorer to modular computars
* mostly done. working on qdel improvments
* undoes testing flag
* undoes gc stuff
* Fixes id card module name
* memes
* Bringing computers to the light side
Bringing computers to the light side
* Lighter and lighter
Lighter and lighter
* Missed some lists
Missed some lists
* Text to defines
Text to defines
* Last commit
Last commit
* How did this even get here
How did this even get here
* Removing bad stuff
Removing bad stuff
* Fixes verb adding and idle check
Fixes verb adding and idle check
Changes documentation to an md
Changes some santize on inputs to reject_bad_text
Adds handling for the downloader to abort the download if the program is killed
* Modular computers rework, part A
* tweaks&fixes
* Adds component-side compatibility checks
* Moves computers to SSobj
* Fixes stationary computers not using power usage vars
* Changes icon generation a bit, adds icons to broken computers
* Moves UI into it's own file
* Laptop refactor + sprite replacement
* Modular console's keyboard now lights up when powered
* minor fixes
* fixes
* bonus: wired connector, new type of recharger
* Modular computers are now devices
* code quality ocd
Ghom
