diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index bfe7c5fcd9d..5516dadfa6d 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -180,4 +180,6 @@
 #define TURF_DRY		0
 #define TURF_WET_WATER	1
 #define TURF_WET_LUBE	2
-#define TURF_WET_ICE	3
\ No newline at end of file
+#define TURF_WET_ICE	3
+
+#define APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA			RESET_COLOR|RESET_TRANSFORM|NO_CLIENT_COLOR|RESET_ALPHA
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
index 001f2b148ce..f8980d61ddd 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
@@ -162,3 +162,97 @@ proc/add_logs(mob/target, mob/user, what_done, var/object=null, var/addition=nul
 		if(!admin) return
 		msg_admin_attack("[key_name_admin(user)] [what_done] [key_name_admin(target)][object ? " with [object]" : " "][addition]")
 
+/proc/do_mob(var/mob/user, var/mob/target, var/time = 30, var/uninterruptible = 0, progress = 1)
+	if(!user || !target)
+		return 0
+	var/user_loc = user.loc
+
+	var/drifting = 0
+	if(!user.Process_Spacemove(0) && user.inertia_dir)
+		drifting = 1
+
+	var/target_loc = target.loc
+
+	var/holding = user.get_active_hand()
+	var/datum/progressbar/progbar
+	if (progress)
+		progbar = new(user, time, target)
+
+	var/endtime = world.time+time
+	var/starttime = world.time
+	. = 1
+	while (world.time < endtime)
+		sleep(1)
+		if (progress)
+			progbar.update(world.time - starttime)
+		if(!user || !target)
+			. = 0
+			break
+		if(uninterruptible)
+			continue
+
+		if(drifting && !user.inertia_dir)
+			drifting = 0
+			user_loc = user.loc
+
+		if((!drifting && user.loc != user_loc) || target.loc != target_loc || user.get_active_hand() != holding || user.incapacitated() || user.lying )
+			. = 0
+			break
+	if (progress)
+		qdel(progbar)
+
+/proc/do_after(mob/user, delay, needhand = 1, atom/target = null, progress = 1)
+	if(!user)
+		return 0
+	var/atom/Tloc = null
+	if(target)
+		Tloc = target.loc
+
+	var/atom/Uloc = user.loc
+
+	var/drifting = 0
+	if(!user.Process_Spacemove(0) && user.inertia_dir)
+		drifting = 1
+
+	var/holding = user.get_active_hand()
+
+	var/holdingnull = 1 //User's hand started out empty, check for an empty hand
+	if(holding)
+		holdingnull = 0 //Users hand started holding something, check to see if it's still holding that
+
+	var/datum/progressbar/progbar
+	if (progress)
+		progbar = new(user, delay, target)
+
+	var/endtime = world.time + delay
+	var/starttime = world.time
+	. = 1
+	while (world.time < endtime)
+		sleep(1)
+		if (progress)
+			progbar.update(world.time - starttime)
+
+		if(drifting && !user.inertia_dir)
+			drifting = 0
+			Uloc = user.loc
+
+		if(!user || user.stat || user.weakened || user.stunned  || (!drifting && user.loc != Uloc))
+			. = 0
+			break
+
+		if(Tloc && (!target || Tloc != target.loc))
+			. = 0
+			break
+
+		if(needhand)
+			//This might seem like an odd check, but you can still need a hand even when it's empty
+			//i.e the hand is used to pull some item/tool out of the construction
+			if(!holdingnull)
+				if(!holding)
+					. = 0
+					break
+			if(user.get_active_hand() != holding)
+				. = 0
+				break
+	if (progress)
+		qdel(progbar)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 6d3ad3f365e..0c99ec12416 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -601,95 +601,6 @@ proc/anim(turf/location as turf,target as mob|obj,a_icon,a_icon_state as text,fl
 
 	else return get_step(ref, base_dir)
 
-/proc/do_mob(var/mob/user , var/mob/target, var/time = 30, numticks = 5, var/uninterruptible = 0) //This is quite an ugly solution but i refuse to use the old request system.
-	if(!user || !target)
-		return 0
-	if(numticks == 0)
-		return 0
-	var/user_loc = user.loc
-	var/target_loc = target.loc
-	var/holding = user.get_active_hand()
-	var/timefraction = round(time/numticks)
-	var/image/progbar
-	for(var/i = 1 to numticks)
-		if(user.client)
-			progbar = make_progress_bar(i, numticks, target)
-			user.client.images |= progbar
-		sleep(timefraction)
-		if(!user || !target)
-			if(user && user.client)
-				user.client.images -= progbar
-			return 0
-		if (!uninterruptible && (user.loc != user_loc || target.loc != target_loc || user.get_active_hand() != holding || user.stat || user.stunned || user.weakened || user.paralysis || user.lying))
-			if(user && user.client)
-				user.client.images -= progbar
-			return 0
-		if(user && user.client)
-			user.client.images -= progbar
-	if(user && user.client)
-		user.client.images -= progbar
-	return 1
-
-/proc/make_progress_bar(var/current_number, var/goal_number, var/atom/target)
-	if(current_number && goal_number && target)
-		var/image/progbar
-		progbar = image("icon" = 'icons/effects/doafter_icon.dmi', "loc" = target, "icon_state" = "prog_bar_0")
-		progbar.icon_state = "prog_bar_[round(((current_number / goal_number) * 100), 10)]"
-		progbar.pixel_y = 32
-		return progbar
-
-/proc/do_after(mob/user, delay, numticks = 5, needhand = 1, atom/target = null)
-	if(!user)
-		return 0
-
-	if(numticks == 0)
-		return 0
-
-	var/atom/Tloc = null
-	if(target)
-		Tloc = target.loc
-
-	var/delayfraction = round(delay/numticks)
-	var/atom/Uloc = user.loc
-	var/holding = user.get_active_hand()
-	var/holdingnull = 1 //User is not holding anything
-	if(holding)
-		holdingnull = 0 //User is holding a tool of some kind
-	var/image/progbar
-	for (var/i = 1 to numticks)
-		if(user.client)
-			progbar = make_progress_bar(i, numticks, target)
-			user.client.images |= progbar
-		sleep(delayfraction)
-		if(!user || user.stat || user.weakened || user.stunned  || !(user.loc == Uloc))
-			if(user && user.client)
-				user.client.images -= progbar
-			return 0
-
-		if(Tloc && (!target || Tloc != target.loc)) //Tloc not set when we don't want to track target
-			if(user && user.client)
-				user.client.images -= progbar
-			return 0 // Target no longer exists or has moved
-
-		if(needhand)
-			//This might seem like an odd check, but you can still need a hand even when it's empty
-			//i.e the hand is used to insert some item/tool into the construction
-			if(!holdingnull)
-				if(!holding)
-					if(user && user.client)
-						user.client.images -= progbar
-					return 0
-			if(user.get_active_hand() != holding)
-				if(user && user.client)
-					user.client.images -= progbar
-				return 0
-			if(user && user.client)
-				user.client.images -= progbar
-		if(user && user.client)
-			user.client.images -= progbar
-	if(user && user.client)
-		user.client.images -= progbar
-	return 1
 //Takes: Anything that could possibly have variables and a varname to check.
 //Returns: 1 if found, 0 if not.
 /proc/hasvar(var/datum/A, var/varname)
diff --git a/code/datums/progressbar.dm b/code/datums/progressbar.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ebf7aa3938d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/progressbar.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/datum/progressbar
+	var/goal = 1
+	var/image/bar
+	var/shown = 0
+	var/mob/user
+	var/client/client
+
+/datum/progressbar/New(mob/User, goal_number, atom/target)
+	. = ..()
+	if (!istype(target))
+		EXCEPTION("Invalid target given")
+	if (goal_number)
+		goal = goal_number
+	bar = image('icons/effects/progessbar.dmi', target, "prog_bar_0")
+	bar.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
+	bar.pixel_y = 32
+	user = User
+	if(user)
+		client = user.client
+
+/datum/progressbar/proc/update(progress)
+	//world << "Update [progress] - [goal] - [(progress / goal)] - [((progress / goal) * 100)] - [round(((progress / goal) * 100), 5)]"
+	if (!user || !user.client)
+		shown = 0
+		return
+	if (user.client != client)
+		if (client)
+			client.images -= bar
+		if (user.client)
+			user.client.images += bar
+
+	progress = Clamp(progress, 0, goal)
+	bar.icon_state = "prog_bar_[round(((progress / goal) * 100), 5)]"
+	if (!shown)
+		user.client.images += bar
+		shown = 1
+
+/datum/progressbar/Destroy()
+	if (client)
+		client.images -= bar
+	qdel(bar)
+	. = ..()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/revenant/revenant.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/revenant/revenant.dm
index ba01a996b8c..784f96b9df2 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/revenant/revenant.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/revenant/revenant.dm
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	draining = 1
 	essence_drained = rand(15, 20)
 	src << "<span class='revennotice'>You search for the soul of [target].</span>"
-	if(do_after(src, 10, 3, 0, target = target)) //did they get deleted in that second?
+	if(do_after(src, 10, 0, target = target)) //did they get deleted in that second?
 		if(target.ckey)
 			src << "<span class='revennotice'>Their soul burns with intelligence.</span>"
 			essence_drained += rand(20, 30)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 			essence_drained += rand(40, 50)
 		else
 			src << "<span class='revennotice'>Their soul is weak and faltering.</span>"
-		if(do_after(src, 20, 6, 0, target = target)) //did they get deleted NOW?
+		if(do_after(src, 20, 0, target = target)) //did they get deleted NOW?
 			switch(essence_drained)
 				if(1 to 30)
 					src << "<span class='revennotice'>[target] will not yield much essence. Still, every bit counts.</span>"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 					src << "<span class='revenboldnotice'>Such a feast! [target] will yield much essence to you.</span>"
 				if(90 to INFINITY)
 					src << "<span class='revenbignotice'>Ah, the perfect soul. [target] will yield massive amounts of essence to you.</span>"
-			if(do_after(src, 20, 6, 0, target = target)) //how about now
+			if(do_after(src, 20, 0, target = target)) //how about now
 				if(!target.stat)
 					src << "<span class='revenwarning'>They are now powerful enough to fight off your draining.</span>"
 					target << "<span class='boldannounce'>You feel something tugging across your body before subsiding.</span>"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 				stun(27)
 				target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[target] suddenly rises slightly into the air, their skin turning an ashy gray.</span>")
 				target.Beam(src,icon_state="drain_life",icon='icons/effects/effects.dmi',time=26)
-				if(do_after(src, 30, 9, 0, target)) //As one cannot prove the existance of ghosts, ghosts cannot prove the existance of the target they were draining.
+				if(do_after(src, 30, 0, target)) //As one cannot prove the existance of ghosts, ghosts cannot prove the existance of the target they were draining.
 					change_essence_amount(essence_drained, 0, target)
 					if(essence_drained > 90)
 						essence_regen_cap += 25
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
index cc73a42f0d0..b322a84de5b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 					if(open)
 						GM.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] starts to give [GM] a swirlie!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[user] starts to give [GM] a swirlie...</span>")
 						swirlie = GM
-						if(do_after(user, 30, 5, 0, target = src))
+						if(do_after(user, 30, 0, target = src))
 							GM.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] gives [GM] a swirlie!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[user] gives [GM] a swirlie!</span>", "<span class='italics'>You hear a toilet flushing.</span>")
 							if(iscarbon(GM))
 								var/mob/living/carbon/C = GM
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index daa0f9571fc..6f40c678432 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -430,7 +430,9 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 				speech_bubble_recipients.Add(M.client)
 
 	spawn(0)
-		flick_overlay(image('icons/mob/talk.dmi', src, "h[speech_bubble_test]",MOB_LAYER+1), speech_bubble_recipients, 30)
+		var/image/I = image('icons/mob/talk.dmi', src, "h[speech_bubble_test]", MOB_LAYER + 1)
+		I.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
+		flick_overlay(I, speech_bubble_recipients, 30)
 
 	if(watching.len)
 		var/rendered = "<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[src.name]</span> [not_heard].</span>"
@@ -441,4 +443,6 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 	return 1
 
 /mob/living/speech_bubble(var/bubble_state = "",var/bubble_loc = src, var/list/bubble_recipients = list())
-	flick_overlay(image('icons/mob/talk.dmi', bubble_loc, bubble_state,MOB_LAYER+1), bubble_recipients, 30)
\ No newline at end of file
+	var/image/I = image('icons/mob/talk.dmi', bubble_loc, bubble_state, MOB_LAYER + 1)
+	I.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
+	flick_overlay(, bubble_recipients, 30)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spaceworms.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spaceworms.dm
index f07b2ed1794..2f477b45482 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spaceworms.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spaceworms.dm
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 
 	src.visible_message("<span class='userdanger'>\the [src] starts to eat \the [noms]!</span>","<span class='notice'>You start to eat \the [noms]. (This will take about [ufnomDelay] seconds.)</span>","<span class='userdanger'>You hear gnashing.</span>") //inform everyone what the fucking worm is doing.
 
-	if(do_after(src, nomDelay,5,0, target = noms))
+	if(do_after(src, nomDelay, 0, target = noms))
 		if(noms && Adjacent(noms) && (currentlyEating == noms))//It exists, were next to it, and it's still the thing were eating
 			if(W)
 				W.ChangeTurf(/turf/simulated/floor/plating)
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 98c50af7dad..635d8f1bd8e 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 			else
 				user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] begins to wipe [H]'s face clean with \the [src].</span>", \
 								 	 "<span class='notice'>You begin to wipe off [H]'s face.</span>")
-				if(do_after(user, 10, target = H) && do_after(H, 10, 5, 0))	//user needs to keep their active hand, H does not.
+				if(do_after(user, 10, target = H) && do_after(H, 10, 0))	//user needs to keep their active hand, H does not.
 					user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] wipes [H]'s face clean with \the [src].</span>", \
 										 "<span class='notice'>You wipe off [H]'s face.</span>")
 					H.lip_style = null
diff --git a/icons/effects/doafter_icon.dmi b/icons/effects/doafter_icon.dmi
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fce3af3353..00000000000
Binary files a/icons/effects/doafter_icon.dmi and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/icons/effects/progessbar.dmi b/icons/effects/progessbar.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99284060aa6
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/effects/progessbar.dmi differ
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 3b3535e57f6..4a673c9da4a 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\mixed.dm"
 #include "code\datums\modules.dm"
 #include "code\datums\periodic_news.dm"
+#include "code\datums\progressbar.dm"
 #include "code\datums\recipe.dm"
 #include "code\datums\spell.dm"
 #include "code\datums\supplypacks.dm"