Updated the comms blackout event, re-adding the chance for it to create a command report with Giacom's permission.

It now picks from a list of alerts with varying levels of fuckedup-ness, to try and better communicate the idea of unreliability when the crew do hear it.

Increased the time between events.

Updated cows so it's disarm intent to tip them over, and made chicks not offset off their turf.

git-svn-id: http://tgstation13.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5527 316c924e-a436-60f5-8080-3fe189b3f50e

code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-/datum/event/communications_blackout
-	var/silent = 1	//most of the time, we don't want an announcement, so as to allow AIs to fake blackouts.
-
 /datum/event/communications_blackout/announce()
-	if(!silent)
-		command_alert("Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telecommunication failure imminent. Please contact you-BZZT")
+	var/list/alerts = list(	"Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telecommunication failure imminent. Please contact you*%fj00)`5vc-BZZT", \
+							"Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telecommunication failu*3mga;b4;'1v¬-BZZZT", \
+							"Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telec#MCi46:5.;@63-BZZZZT", \
+							"Ionospheric anomalies dete'fZ\\kg5_0-BZZZZZT", \
+							"Ionospheri:%£ MCayj^j<.3-BZZZZZZT", \
+							"#4nd%;f4y6,>£%-BZZZZZZZT")
+
+	var/alert = pick(alerts)
+
+	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/A in player_list)	//AIs are always aware of communication blackouts.
+		A << "<br>"
+		A << "<span class='warning'><b>[alert]</b></span>"
+		A << "<br>"
+
+	if(prob(30))	//most of the time, we don't want an announcement, so as to allow AIs to fake blackouts.
+		command_alert(alert)
 
 
 /datum/event/communications_blackout/start()
-	//if(prob(25))
-	//	silent = 0
-	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/A in player_list)	//AIs are always aware of communication blackouts.
-		A << "<br>"
-		A << "<span class='warning'><b>Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telecommunication failure imminent. Please contact you-BZZT<b></span>"
-		A << "<br>"
 	for(var/obj/machinery/telecomms/T in telecomms_list)
 		T.emp_act(1)

code/modules/events/event_manager.dm

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var/list/allEvents = typesof(/datum/event) - /datum/event
 var/list/potentialRandomEvents = typesof(/datum/event) - /datum/event
 
-var/eventTimeLower = 5000
-var/eventTimeUpper = 10000
+var/eventTimeLower = 9000	//15 minutes
+var/eventTimeUpper = 15000	//25 minutes
 
 var/scheduledEvent = null
 

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/farm_animals.dm

@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@
 		..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/cow/attack_hand(mob/living/carbon/M as mob)
-	if(!stat && M.a_intent == "help")
-		M.visible_message("\red [M] tips over [src].","\red You tip over [src].")
-		src.Weaken(30)
-		icon_state = "cow_dead"
+	if(!stat && M.a_intent == "disarm" && icon_state != icon_dead)
+		M.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[M] tips over [src].</span>","<span class='notice'>You tip over [src].</span>")
+		Weaken(30)
+		icon_state = icon_dead
 		spawn(rand(20,50))
 			if(!stat)
-				icon_state = "cow"
-				var/list/responses = list(	"\red [src] looks at you imploringly.",
-											"\red [src] looks at you pleadingly",
-											"\red [src] looks at you with a resigned expression.",
-											"\red [src] seems resigned to it's fate.")
+				icon_state = icon_living
+				var/list/responses = list(	"[src] looks at you imploringly.",
+											"[src] looks at you pleadingly",
+											"[src] looks at you with a resigned expression.",
+											"[src] seems resigned to it's fate.")
 				M << pick(responses)
 	else
 		..()
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
 
 	New()
 		..()
-		pixel_x = rand(-6,6)
-		pixel_y = rand(-6,6)
+		pixel_x = rand(-6, 6)
+		pixel_y = rand(0, 10)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/chick/Life()
 	..()
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@
 
 	New()
 		..()
-		pixel_x = rand(-6,6)
-		pixel_y = rand(-6,6)
+		pixel_x = rand(-6, 6)
+		pixel_y = rand(0, 10)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/chicken/Life()
 	..()
 	if(!stat && prob(1))
-		src.visible_message("[src] [pick("lays an egg.","squats down and croons.","begins making a huge racket.","begins clucking raucously.")]")
+		visible_message("[src] [pick("lays an egg.","squats down and croons.","begins making a huge racket.","begins clucking raucously.")]")
 		var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/egg/E = new(src.loc)
 		E.pixel_x = rand(-6,6)
 		E.pixel_y = rand(-6,6)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/egg/var/amount_grown = 0
 	amount_grown += rand(1,2)
 	if(amount_grown >= 100)
 		if(prob(50))
-			src.visible_message("[src] hatches with a quiet cracking sound.")
+			visible_message("[src] hatches with a quiet cracking sound.")
 		new /mob/living/simple_animal/chick(src.loc)
 		processing_objects.Remove(src)
 		del(src)