save the information

this commit ensures we dont age verify users that have already age verified

code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/01_basic.dm

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ datum/preferences/proc/set_biological_gender(var/gender)
 	S["age"]					>> pref.age
 	S["spawnpoint"]				>> pref.spawnpoint
 	S["OOC_Notes"]				>> pref.metadata
+	S["verified"]				>> pref.verified
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/basic/save_character(var/savefile/S)
 	S["real_name"]				<< pref.real_name
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ datum/preferences/proc/set_biological_gender(var/gender)
 	S["age"]					<< pref.age
 	S["spawnpoint"]				<< pref.spawnpoint
 	S["OOC_Notes"]				<< pref.metadata
+	S["verified"]				<< pref.verified
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/basic/sanitize_character()
 	pref.age                = sanitize_integer(pref.age, get_min_age(), get_max_age(), initial(pref.age))
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ datum/preferences/proc/set_biological_gender(var/gender)
 	pref.nickname		= sanitize_name(pref.nickname)
 	pref.spawnpoint         = sanitize_inlist(pref.spawnpoint, spawntypes, initial(pref.spawnpoint))
 	pref.be_random_name     = sanitize_integer(pref.be_random_name, 0, 1, initial(pref.be_random_name))
+	pref.verified			= sanitize_integer(pref.verified, 0, 1, initial(pref.verified))
 
 // Moved from /datum/preferences/proc/copy_to()
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/basic/copy_to_mob(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character)

code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm

@@ -330,3 +330,10 @@ var/list/_client_preferences_by_type
 	enabled_by_default = FALSE
 	enabled_description = "Obfuscate Ghost"
 	disabled_description = "Normal Ghost"
+
+/datum/client_preference/age_verified
+	description = "Age Verified Status"
+	key = "AGE_VERIFIED"
+	enabled_description = "Show"
+	disabled_description = "Hide"
+	enabled_by_default = FALSE

code/modules/client/preferences_toggle_procs.dm

@@ -321,3 +321,18 @@
 		SScharacter_setup.queue_preferences_save(prefs)
 
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","TBeSpecial") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
+
+/client/proc/toggle_age_verification()
+	set name = "Toggle age verification status"
+	set category = "Debug"
+	set desc = "Toggles your age verified status."
+
+	var/pref_path = /datum/client_preference/age_verified
+
+	toggle_preference(pref_path)
+
+	to_chat(src,"You will [ (is_preference_enabled(pref_path)) ? "now" : "no longer"] be prompted to verify age.")
+
+	SScharacter_setup.queue_preferences_save(prefs)
+
+	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","TAgeVerify") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!

code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	var/totalPlayersReady = 0
 	var/show_hidden_jobs = 0	// Show jobs that are set to "Never" in preferences
 	var/datum/browser/panel
-	var/verified = 0 // age verification variable
 	universal_speak = 1
 
 	invisibility = 101
@@ -32,10 +31,11 @@
 			log_admin(text)
 			Logout()
 		else
-			verified = 1
+			client.set_preference(/datum/client_preference/age_verified, 1)
+			SScharacter_setup.queue_preferences_save(client.prefs)
 
 /mob/new_player/proc/new_player_panel_proc()
-	if(client && verified == 0) // check if the user has already completed the age verification this session
+	if(client.prefs && !client.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/age_verified)) // check if the user has already completed the age verification this session
 		verifyage()
 
 	var/output = "<div align='center'>"