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SkyratBot 110fd07f34 [MIRROR] Micros the lighting subsystem (Saves a second of init) [MDB IGNORE] (#16461)
* Micros the lighting subsystem (Saves a second of init)

* Update stat_tracking.dm

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Co-authored-by: Zonespace <41448081+Zonespace27@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-09-28 12:19:43 -07:00

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// Mutable appearances are an inbuilt byond datastructure. Read the documentation on them by hitting F1 in DM.
// Basically use them instead of images for overlays/underlays and when changing an object's appearance if you're doing so with any regularity.
// Unless you need the overlay/underlay to have a different direction than the base object. Then you have to use an image due to a bug.
// Mutable appearances are children of images, just so you know.
// Mutable appearances erase template vars on new, because they accept an appearance to copy as an arg
// If we have nothin to copy, we set the float plane
/mutable_appearance/New(mutable_appearance/to_copy)
..()
if(!to_copy)
plane = FLOAT_PLANE
/// Helper similar to image()
/proc/mutable_appearance(icon, icon_state = "", layer = FLOAT_LAYER, plane = FLOAT_PLANE, alpha = 255, appearance_flags = NONE)
var/mutable_appearance/MA = new()
MA.icon = icon
MA.icon_state = icon_state
MA.layer = layer
MA.plane = plane
MA.alpha = alpha
MA.appearance_flags |= appearance_flags
return MA