## About The Pull Request
This refactors embedding elements to make them use singleton datums
(similarly to armor) instead being bespoke and creating a new element
every time armor values are supposed to be adjusted.
Default values have been removed from defines due to now being declared
in base class itself.
Additionally fixes vending machines and tackling gloves setting
generated shards (which they instantly embed into their victim) embed
properties to null after running the embedding code, despite said shards
having non-null embedding values by default, making them not be able to
embed into anyone else, also potentially breaking the pain/jostling code
if they somehow get updated.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Current embedding system is an unnecessarily complicated mess as bespoke
elements are hard to work with, and creating a new element every time
you change values is hacky at best. This change should make it easier to
read and work with.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Fixed glass shards generated from falling vending machines or
tackling windows not being able to embed into anyone.
refactor: Refactored embedding code to use datums instead of bespoke
elements and ugly associated lists.
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## About The Pull Request
Ninja told me that I shouldn't use a signal to get the variable
modifiers that a dart insert applies to its projectile. When I asked if
using a callback passed as an initialization param was okay, Potato told
me it was better.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Less code smells.
## Changelog
No player-facing changes.
## About The Pull Request
This PR makes the following changes:
- Refactors inserting items into foam darts into a component on items
that can be inserted into darts
- Adds the aforementioned component to pens
- Provides an inspection tip for how to modify a foam dart
- Gives different pen types specific behavior when used in a foam dart
Pens typically give a foam dart 5 brute and 50% embed chance (affected
by falloff). The following types of pens give the specified properties
(usually directly derived from the pen's stats and additional
functions):
- Red pen (and four-color pen set to red): Slightly faster dart
- Captain's fountain pen: Slightly faster dart, and 75% base embed
chance
- Sleepypen: Tries to inject its reagents into the hit mob, but doesn't
penetrate thick clothing like syringe guns do
- Energy Dagger: 35 brute, 100% base embed chance, and slightly faster
dart
- Survival Pen: Mines rocks on impact
- Fine Tip Pen (if someone somehow manages to get one): 100 bare wound
bonus and 9000 demolition modifier
## Why It's Good For The Game
Expands the emergent gameplay possibilities of using pens in foam darts.
While there are balance risks involved with traitors being able to buy
the equivalent of reusable 45u syringe shots and 35 brute bullets, you
are not likely to get your pen back once it hits its target, unless you
somehow have the recall spell and have bound the pen to it. There are
probably more TC-efficient ways to achieve comparable projectile
weaponry, but foam dart guns have an air of subtlety to them... at least
until your skin is pierced by a pointy writing implement that may also
be something more deadly. If maintainers still have balance concerns,
please let me know.
## Changelog
🆑
add: Certain types of pens now function like you expect they would when
inserted into a foam dart
qol: Examining a foam dart closely will show you how to modify it, or
what it is modified with
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