From d9d90b38f016ddae77c114da5182c20a02a1a9e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krausus <vaeusx@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:36:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Adds version check

---
 code/_compile_options.dm | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/code/_compile_options.dm b/code/_compile_options.dm
index 4d9f7f48a3d..84f3b3048c9 100644
--- a/code/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/_compile_options.dm
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@
 #define MAX_BOOK_MESSAGE_LEN 9216
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 26
 
+// Version check, terminates compilation if someone is using a version of BYOND that's too old
+#if DM_VERSION < 508
+#error OUTDATED VERSION ERROR - \
+Due to BYOND features used in this codebase, you must update to version 508 or later to compile. \
+This may require updating to a beta release.
+#endif
+
 var/global/list/processing_objects = list() //This has to be initialized BEFORE world
\ No newline at end of file