New ghosts

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ datum/preferences
 	var/language = "None"				//Secondary language
 
 		//Mob preview
+	var/icon/preview_icon = null
 	var/icon/preview_icon_front = null
 	var/icon/preview_icon_side = null
 

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm

@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@
 		T = get_turf(body)				//Where is the body located?
 		attack_log = body.attack_log	//preserve our attack logs by copying them to our ghost
 
+		if (ishuman(body))
+			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = body
+			icon = H.stand_icon
+			overlays = H.overlays_standing
+		else
+			icon = body.icon
+			icon_state = body.icon_state
+			overlays = body.overlays
+
+		alpha = 127
 		gender = body.gender
 		if(body.mind && body.mind.name)
 			name = body.mind.name
@@ -86,6 +96,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 
 
 /mob/dead/observer/Move(NewLoc, direct)
+	dir = direct
 	if(NewLoc)
 		loc = NewLoc
 		for(var/obj/effect/step_trigger/S in NewLoc)

code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm

@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@
 				var/obj/O = locate("landmark*Observer-Start")
 				src << "\blue Now teleporting."
 				observer.loc = O.loc
+
+				client.prefs.update_preview_icon()
+				observer.icon = client.prefs.preview_icon
+				observer.alpha = 127
+
 				if(client.prefs.be_random_name)
 					client.prefs.real_name = random_name(client.prefs.gender)
 				observer.real_name = client.prefs.real_name

code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences_setup.dm

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ datum/preferences
 	proc/update_preview_icon()		//seriously. This is horrendous.
 		del(preview_icon_front)
 		del(preview_icon_side)
-		var/icon/preview_icon = null
+		del(preview_icon)
 
 		var/g = "m"
 		if(gender == FEMALE)	g = "f"
@@ -572,6 +572,5 @@ datum/preferences
 		preview_icon_front = new(preview_icon, dir = SOUTH)
 		preview_icon_side = new(preview_icon, dir = WEST)
 
-		del(preview_icon)
 		del(eyes_s)
 		del(clothes_s)