Swapped languages and datums over to global lists. Updated verbs.

code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ var/global/list/landmarks_list = list()				//list of all landmarks created
 var/global/list/surgery_steps = list()				//list of all surgery steps  |BS12
 var/global/list/mechas_list = list()				//list of all mechs. Used by hostile mobs target tracking.
 
+//Languages/species
+var/global/list/all_species[0]
+var/global/list/all_languages[0]
+
 //Preferences stuff
 	//Hairstyles
 var/global/list/hair_styles_list = list()			//stores /datum/sprite_accessory/hair indexed by name
@@ -69,6 +73,18 @@ var/global/list/backbaglist = list("Nothing", "Backpack", "Satchel", "Satchel Al
 		var/datum/surgery_step/S = new T
 		surgery_steps += S
 	sort_surgeries()
+
+	//Languages and species.
+	paths = typesof(/datum/language)-/datum/language
+	for(var/T in paths)
+		var/datum/language/L = new T
+		all_languages[L.name] = L
+
+	paths = typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species
+	for(var/T in paths)
+		var/datum/species/S = new T
+		all_species[S.name] = S
+
 /* // Uncomment to debug chemical reaction list.
 /client/verb/debug_chemical_list()
 

code/datums/datumvars.dm

@@ -754,13 +754,13 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob/living/carbon/human"
 			return
 
-		var/datum/species/new_species = input("Please choose a new species.","Species",null) as null|anything in (typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species)
+		var/new_species = input("Please choose a new species.","Species",null) as null|anything in all_species
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.set_species(new new_species))
+		if(H.set_species(new_species))
 			usr << "Set species of [H] to [H.species]."
 		else
 			usr << "Failed! Something went wrong."
@@ -773,13 +773,13 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob"
 			return
 
-		var/datum/language/new_language = input("Please choose a language to add.","Language",null) as null|anything in (typesof(/datum/language)-/datum/language)
+		var/new_language = input("Please choose a language to add.","Language",null) as null|anything in all_languages
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.add_language(new new_language))
+		if(H.add_language(new_language))
 			usr << "Added [new_language] to [H]."
 		else
 			usr << "Mob already knows that language."
@@ -792,13 +792,17 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob"
 			return
 
+		if(!H.languages.len)
+			usr << "This mob knows no languages."
+			return
+
 		var/datum/language/rem_language = input("Please choose a language to remove.","Language",null) as null|anything in H.languages
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.remove_language(rem_language))
+		if(H.remove_language(rem_language.name))
 			usr << "Removed [rem_language] from [H]."
 		else
 			usr << "Mob doesn't know that language."

code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm

@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ var/global/vox_kills = 0 //Used to check the Inviolate.
 
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/vox = raider.current
 
-		vox.languages += new /datum/language/vox
 		vox.real_name = capitalize(newname)
 		vox.name = vox.real_name
 		vox.age = rand(12,20)
-		vox.set_species(new /datum/species/vox)
 		vox.dna.mutantrace = "vox"
+		vox.set_species("Vox")
+		vox.add_language("Vox-pidgin")
 		vox.h_style = "Short Vox Quills"
 		vox.equip_vox_raider()
 		vox.regenerate_icons()

code/game/machinery/podmen.dm

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Growing it to term with nothing injected will grab a ghost from the observers. *
 	podman.gender = NEUTER
 	podman.dna = new /datum/dna()
 	podman.dna.real_name = podman.real_name
-	podman.set_species(new /datum/species/diona)
+	podman.set_species("Diona")
 	podman.dna.mutantrace = "plant"
 	podman.update_mutantrace()
 

code/modules/admin/verbs/one_click_antag.dm

@@ -507,13 +507,14 @@ client/proc/one_click_antag()
 		i++
 		newname += pick(list("ti","hi","ki","ya","ta","ha","ka","ya","chi","cha","kah"))
 
-	new_vox.languages += new /datum/language/vox
 	new_vox.real_name = capitalize(newname)
 	new_vox.name = new_vox.real_name
 	new_vox.age = rand(12,20)
 
 	new_vox.dna.ready_dna(new_vox) // Creates DNA.
-	new_vox.set_species(new /datum/species/vox) // Actually makes the vox! How about that.
+	new_vox.dna.mutantrace = "vox"
+	new_vox.set_species("Vox") // Actually makes the vox! How about that.
+	new_vox.add_language("Vox-pidgin")
 	new_vox.mind_initialize()
 	new_vox.mind.assigned_role = "MODE"
 	new_vox.mind.special_role = "Vox Raider"

code/modules/mob/language.dm

@@ -30,4 +30,29 @@
 	name = "Vox-pidgin"
 	speech_verb = "shrieks"
 	colour = "vox"
-	key = "v"
+	key = "v"
+
+
+// Language handling.
+/mob/proc/add_language(var/language)
+
+	var/datum/language/new_language = all_languages[language]
+
+	if(!istype(new_language,/datum/language))
+		return
+
+	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
+		if(L && L.name == new_language)
+			return 0
+
+	languages += new_language
+	return 1
+
+/mob/proc/remove_language(var/rem_language)
+
+	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
+		if(L && L.name == rem_language)
+			languages -= L
+			return 1
+
+	return 0

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm

@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/skrell/New()
 	h_style = "Skrell Male Tentacles"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/skrell(src))
+	set_species("Skrell")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/tajaran/New()
 	h_style = "Tajaran Ears"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/tajaran(src))
+	set_species("Tajara")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/unathi/New()
 	h_style = "Unathi Horns"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/unathi(src))
+	set_species("Unathi")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/vox/New()
 	h_style = "Short Vox Quills"
-	species = new /datum/species/vox(src)
+	set_species("Vox")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/diona/New()
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 		set_species()
 
 	if(species.language)
-		languages += species.language
+		var/datum/language/L = all_languages[species.language]
+		if(L)
+			languages += L
 
 	var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(1000)
 	reagents = R
@@ -1260,21 +1262,15 @@ mob/living/carbon/human/yank_out_object()
 	else
 		usr << "\blue [self ? "Your" : "[src]'s"] pulse is [src.get_pulse(GETPULSE_HAND)]."
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/datum/species/new_species)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/new_species)
 
 	if(!new_species)
-		new_species = new /datum/species/human
+		new_species = "Human"
 
-	if(species)
+	if(species && (species.name && species.name == new_species))
+		return
 
-		if(species.name == new_species.name)
+	species = all_species[new_species]
-			return
-
-		var/temp = species
-		species = new_species
-		del(temp)
-	else
-		species = new_species
 
 	spawn(0)
 		update_icons()

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 	var/tail                     // Name of tail image in species effects icon file.
 	var/primitive                // Lesser form, if any (ie. monkey for humans)
-	var/datum/language/language  // Default racial language, if any.
+	var/language                 // Default racial language, if any.
 	var/attack_verb = "punch"    // Empty hand hurt intent verb.
 
 	var/breath_type     // Non-oxygen gas breathed, if any.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	name = "Unathi"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_lizard.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_lizard.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/unathi
+	language = "Sinta'unathi"
 	tail = "sogtail"
 	attack_verb = "scratch"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	name = "Tajara"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_tajaran.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_tajaran.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/tajaran
+	language = "Siik'mas"
 	tail = "tajtail"
 	attack_verb = "scratch"
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	name = "Skrell"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_skrell.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_skrell.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/skrell
+	language = "Skrellian"
 
 	flags = WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	name = "Vox"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_vox.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_vox.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/vox
+	language = "Vox-pidgin"
 
 	eyes = "vox_eyes_s"
 	breath_type = "nitrogen"

code/modules/mob/mob.dm

@@ -955,23 +955,4 @@ mob/verb/yank_out_object()
 			pinned -= O
 		if(!pinned.len)
 			anchored = 0
-	return 1
+	return 1
-
-// Language handling.
-/mob/proc/add_language(var/datum/language/new_language)
-
-	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
-		if(L && L.name == new_language.name)
-			return 0
-
-	languages += new_language
-	return 1
-
-/mob/proc/remove_language(var/datum/language/rem_language)
-
-	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
-		if(L && L.name == rem_language.name)
-			languages -= L
-			return 1
-
-	return 0

code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm

@@ -349,26 +349,26 @@
 
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Tajaran") //This is like the worst, but it works, so meh. - Erthilo
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/tajaran)
+				new_character.set_species("Tajara")
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
+				new_character.add_language("Siik'mas")
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/unathi)
+				new_character.set_species("Unathi")
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
+				new_character.add_language("Sinta'unathi")
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/skrell)
+				new_character.set_species("Skrell")
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
+				new_character.add_language("Skrellian")
 
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Tajaran")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
+				new_character.add_language("Siik'mas")
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
+				new_character.add_language("Sinta'unathi")
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
+				new_character.add_language("Skrellian")
 
 		if(ticker.random_players)
 			new_character.gender = pick(MALE, FEMALE)

code/modules/projectiles/projectile/change.dm

@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 				A.randomize_appearance_for(new_mob)
 
 				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = new_mob
-				var/newspecies = pick(typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species)
+				var/datum/species/newspecies = pick(all_species)
-				H.set_species(new newspecies)
+				H.set_species(newspecies.name)
 			else
 				return