adds atom_say

starting point, working build

code/__HELPERS/game.dm

@@ -637,3 +637,54 @@ datum/projectile_data
 		min(list_y),
 		max(list_x),
 		max(list_y))
+
+/proc/recursive_mob_check(var/atom/O,  var/list/L = list(), var/recursion_limit = 3, var/client_check = 1, var/sight_check = 1, var/include_radio = 1)
+
+	//GLOB.debug_mob += O.contents.len
+	if(!recursion_limit)
+		return L
+	for(var/atom/A in O.contents)
+
+		if(ismob(A))
+			var/mob/M = A
+			if(client_check && !M.client)
+				L |= recursive_mob_check(A, L, recursion_limit - 1, client_check, sight_check, include_radio)
+				continue
+			if(sight_check && !isInSight(A, O))
+				continue
+			L |= M
+			//log_world("[recursion_limit] = [M] - [get_turf(M)] - ([M.x], [M.y], [M.z])")
+
+		else if(include_radio && istype(A, /obj/item/radio))
+			if(sight_check && !isInSight(A, O))
+				continue
+			L |= A
+
+		if(isobj(A) || ismob(A))
+			L |= recursive_mob_check(A, L, recursion_limit - 1, client_check, sight_check, include_radio)
+	return L
+
+/proc/get_mobs_in_view(var/R, var/atom/source, var/include_clientless = FALSE)
+	// Returns a list of mobs in range of R from source. Used in radio and say code.
+
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(source)
+	var/list/hear = list()
+
+	if(!T)
+		return hear
+
+	var/list/range = hear(R, T)
+
+	for(var/atom/A in range)
+		if(ismob(A))
+			var/mob/M = A
+			if(M.client || include_clientless)
+				hear += M
+			//log_world("Start = [M] - [get_turf(M)] - ([M.x], [M.y], [M.z])")
+		else if(istype(A, /obj/item/radio))
+			hear += A
+
+		if(isobj(A) || ismob(A))
+			hear |= recursive_mob_check(A, hear, 3, 1, 0, 1)
+
+	return hear

code/game/atoms.dm

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 	var/throwpass = 0
 	var/germ_level = GERM_LEVEL_AMBIENT // The higher the germ level, the more germ on the atom.
 	var/simulated = 1 //filter for actions - used by lighting overlays
+	var/bubble_icon = "normal" ///what icon the atom uses for speechbubbles
+	var/atom_say_verb = "says"
 	var/fluorescent // Shows up under a UV light.
 
 	var/list/atom_colours	 //used to store the different colors on an atom
@@ -748,3 +750,20 @@
 
 /atom/proc/is_incorporeal()
 	return FALSE
+
+/atom/proc/atom_say(message)
+	if(!message)
+		return
+	var/list/speech_bubble_hearers = list()
+	for(var/mob/M in get_mobs_in_view(7, src))
+		M.show_message("<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[src]</span> [atom_say_verb], \"[message]\"</span>", 2, null, 1)
+		if(M.client)
+			speech_bubble_hearers += M.client
+
+	if(length(speech_bubble_hearers))
+		var/image/I = generate_speech_bubble(src, "[bubble_icon][say_test(message)]", FLY_LAYER)
+		I.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
+		INVOKE_ASYNC(GLOBAL_PROC, /.proc/flick_overlay, I, speech_bubble_hearers, 30)
+
+/atom/proc/speech_bubble(bubble_state = "", bubble_loc = src, list/bubble_recipients = list())
+	return

code/modules/mob/say.dm

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 	return get_turf(src)
 
-/mob/proc/say_test(var/text)
+/proc/say_test(var/text)
 	var/ending = copytext_char(text, length_char(text))
 	if (ending == "?")
 		return "1"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 			var/alert_result = alert(src, "You dont know the langauge you are about to speak, instead you will speak Babel. Do you want to?", "Unknown Language Alert","No","Yes")
 			if(alert_result == "Yes")
 				return GLOB.all_languages[LANGUAGE_GIBBERISH]
-			else 
+			else
 				if(isliving(src))
 					var/mob/living/caller = src
 					return GLOB.all_languages[caller.default_language]

code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm

@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
+/proc/generate_speech_bubble(var/bubble_loc, var/speech_state, var/set_layer = FLOAT_LAYER)
+	var/image/I = image('icons/mob/talk_vr.dmi', bubble_loc, speech_state, set_layer)  //VOREStation Edit - talk_vr.dmi instead of talk.dmi for right-side icons
+	I.appearance_flags |= (RESET_COLOR|PIXEL_SCALE)			//VOREStation Edit
+	if(istype(bubble_loc, /atom/movable))
+		var/atom/movable/AM = bubble_loc
+		var/x_scale = AM.get_icon_scale_x()
+		if(abs(x_scale) < 2) // reset transform on bubbles, except for the Very Large
+			I.pixel_z = (AM.icon_expected_height * (x_scale-1))
+			I.appearance_flags |= RESET_TRANSFORM
+
+	return I
+
+/mob/proc/init_typing_indicator(var/set_state = "typing")
+	typing_indicator = new
+	typing_indicator.appearance = generate_speech_bubble(null, set_state)
+	typing_indicator.appearance_flags |= (RESET_COLOR|PIXEL_SCALE)			//VOREStation Edit
+
 /mob/proc/set_typing_indicator(var/state) //Leaving this here for mobs.
 
 	if(!is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-		cut_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)
+		if(typing_indicator)
+			cut_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)
 		return
 
 	if(!typing_indicator)
-		typing_indicator = new
-		//typing_indicator.icon = 'icons/mob/talk_vr.dmi' //VOREStation Edit - Looks better on the right with job icons.
-		//typing_indicator.icon_state = "typing"
-		typing_indicator.icon = 'icons/mob/talk_vr.dmi' //VOREStation Edit - talk_vr.dmi instead of talk.dmi for right-side icons
-		typing_indicator.icon_state = "[speech_bubble_appearance()]_typing"
+		init_typing_indicator("[speech_bubble_appearance()]_typing")
 
 	if(state && !typing)
 		add_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)