Fleshtaker mimicry mob

A simple concept of a mob taking over other mindless mobs to strengthen and protect itself

Work in progress,

modular_chomp/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/fleshtaker

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+/*
+Concept: Mind controlling parasite. Hostile to all mobs.
+On attack if our target is a simple mob, and has no mind.
+We simply engulf them, evicerating their body and stealing their form as well as some of their stats. 
+However we dont gain special attacks and verbs, for example, if we evicerate a dragon we dont get a breath attack suddnely.
+Only physical attributes are copied.
+*/
+/mob/living/simple_mob/fleshtaker
+	name = ""
+	desc = ""
+	pixel_x = -15
+	//Lets write down our base stats so we can revert easily
+	var/list/base_values = list(	"name" = "Fleshtaker",
+									"desc" = "A strange creature",
+									"icon" = 'icons/mob/synxmanyvoices.dmi',
+									"icon_living" = "939_living",
+									"icon_dead" = "939_dead",
+									"pixel_x" = -15,
+									)
+									
+	ai_holder_type = /datum/ai_holder/simple_mob/melee/pack_mob //A pack of these would be absolutely terrifying.
+	var/flesh_mimic = FALSE //are we currently posing as something else?
+
+/mob/living/simple_mob/fleshtaker/New()
+	..()
+	base_values["pixel_y"] = pixel_y //record our default y pixel offset for later reversion
+	revert_mimic()
+
+/mob/living/simple_mob/fleshtaker/proc
+	//copy stats from our engulfed target
+	/flesh_mimic(var/mob/living/simple_mob/target)
+		name = target.name
+		desc = target.desc
+		icon = target.icon
+		icon_living = target.icon_living
+		icon_dead = target.icon_dead
+		pixel_x = target.pixel_x
+		pixel_x = target.pixel_y
+		//steal base stats
+		//possibly steal vorgans
+	//initial spawn set, or when losing our host, reset
+	/revert_mimic()
+		name = base_values["name"]
+		desc = base_values["desc"]
+		icon = base_values["icon"]
+		icon_living = base_values["icon_living"]
+		icon_dead = base_values["icon_dead"]
+		pixel_x = base_values["pixel_x"]
+		pixel_y = base_values["pixel_y"]
+
+/mob/living/simple_mob/fleshtaker/apply_melee_effects(var/atom/A)
+	if(istype(A,/mob/living/simple_mob) && !flesh_mimic)
+		var/mob/living/simple_mob/M = A
+		if(!M.mind)
+			src.flesh_mimic(M)
+			M.gib()
+	..()