diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
index b361b66b98e..3b52d9ebcea 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ var/round_start_time = 0
 	var/triai = 0//Global holder for Triumvirate
 	var/initialtpass = 0 //holder for inital autotransfer vote timer
 
+	var/obj/screen/cinematic = null			//used for station explosion cinematic
+
 	var/round_end_announced = 0 // Spam Prevention. Announce round end only once.
 
 /datum/controller/gameticker/proc/pregame()
@@ -238,193 +240,179 @@ var/round_start_time = 0
 
 	return 1
 
-/datum/controller/gameticker
-	//station_explosion used to be a variable for every mob's hud. Which was a waste!
-	//Now we have a general cinematic centrally held within the gameticker....far more efficient!
-	var/obj/screen/cinematic = null
-
 	//Plus it provides an easy way to make cinematics for other events. Just use this as a template :)
-	proc/station_explosion_cinematic(var/station_missed=0, var/override = null)
-		if( cinematic )	return	//already a cinematic in progress!
+//Plus it provides an easy way to make cinematics for other events. Just use this as a template
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/station_explosion_cinematic(station_missed = 0, override = null)
+	if(cinematic)
+		return	//already a cinematic in progress!
 
+	auto_toggle_ooc(1) // Turn it on
+	//initialise our cinematic screen object
+	cinematic = new /obj/screen{icon='icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi'; icon_state="station_intact"; layer=21; mouse_opacity=0; screen_loc="1,0";}(src)
+
+	var/obj/structure/stool/bed/temp_buckle = new(src)
+	if(station_missed)
+		for(var/mob/M in mob_list)
+			M.buckled = temp_buckle				//buckles the mob so it can't do anything
+			if(M.client)
+				M.client.screen += cinematic	//show every client the cinematic
+	else	//nuke kills everyone on z-level 1 to prevent "hurr-durr I survived"
+		for(var/mob/M in mob_list)
+			M.buckled = temp_buckle
+			if(M.client)
+				M.client.screen += cinematic
+			if(M.stat != DEAD)
+				var/turf/T = get_turf(M)
+				if(T && T.z == 1)
+					M.death(0) //no mercy
+
+	//Now animate the cinematic
+	switch(station_missed)
+		if(1)	//nuke was nearby but (mostly) missed
+			if(mode && !override)
+				override = mode.name
+			switch(override)
+				if("nuclear emergency") //Nuke wasn't on station when it blew up
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					flick("station_intact_fade_red", cinematic)
+					cinematic.icon_state = "summary_nukefail"
+				if("fake") //The round isn't over, we're just freaking people out for fun
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					world << sound('sound/items/bikehorn.ogg')
+					flick("summary_selfdes", cinematic)
+				else
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					//flick("end",cinematic)
+
+
+		if(2)	//nuke was nowhere nearby	//TODO: a really distant explosion animation
+			sleep(50)
+			world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+		else	//station was destroyed
+			if(mode && !override)
+				override = mode.name
+			switch(override)
+				if("nuclear emergency") //Nuke Ops successfully bombed the station
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					flick("station_explode_fade_red", cinematic)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					cinematic.icon_state = "summary_nukewin"
+				if("AI malfunction") //Malf (screen,explosion,summary)
+					flick("intro_malf", cinematic)
+					sleep(76)
+					flick("station_explode_fade_red", cinematic)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					cinematic.icon_state = "summary_malf"
+				if("blob") //Station nuked (nuke,explosion,summary)
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					flick("station_explode_fade_red", cinematic)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					cinematic.icon_state = "summary_selfdes"
+				else //Station nuked (nuke,explosion,summary)
+					flick("intro_nuke", cinematic)
+					sleep(35)
+					flick("station_explode_fade_red", cinematic)
+					world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+					cinematic.icon_state = "summary_selfdes"
+	//If its actually the end of the round, wait for it to end.
+	//Otherwise if its a verb it will continue on afterwards.
+	spawn(300)
+		if(cinematic)
+			qdel(cinematic)		//end the cinematic
+			cinematic = null
+		if(temp_buckle)
+			qdel(temp_buckle)	//release everybody
+
+
+
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/create_characters()
+	for(var/mob/new_player/player in player_list)
+		if(player.ready && player.mind)
+			if(player.mind.assigned_role == "AI" || player.mind.special_role == "malfunctioning AI")
+				player.close_spawn_windows()
+				player.AIize()
+			else if(!player.mind.assigned_role)
+				continue
+			else
+				player.create_character()
+				qdel(player)
+
+
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/collect_minds()
+	for(var/mob/living/player in player_list)
+		if(player.mind)
+			ticker.minds += player.mind
+
+
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/equip_characters()
+	var/captainless=1
+	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/player in player_list)
+		if(player && player.mind && player.mind.assigned_role)
+			if(player.mind.assigned_role == "Captain")
+				captainless=0
+			if(player.mind.assigned_role != "MODE")
+				job_master.EquipRank(player, player.mind.assigned_role, 0)
+				EquipCustomItems(player)
+	if(captainless)
+		for(var/mob/M in player_list)
+			if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player))
+				to_chat(M, "Captainship not forced on anyone.")
+
+
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/process()
+	if(current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		return 0
+
+	mode.process()
+	mode.process_job_tasks()
+
+	//emergency_shuttle.process() DONE THROUGH PROCESS SCHEDULER
+
+	var/game_finished = shuttle_master.emergency.mode >= SHUTTLE_ENDGAME || mode.station_was_nuked
+	if(config.continuous_rounds)
+		mode.check_finished() // some modes contain var-changing code in here, so call even if we don't uses result
+	else
+		game_finished |= mode.check_finished()
+
+	if(!mode.explosion_in_progress && game_finished)
+		current_state = GAME_STATE_FINISHED
 		auto_toggle_ooc(1) // Turn it on
-		//initialise our cinematic screen object
-		cinematic = new(src)
-		cinematic.icon = 'icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi'
-		cinematic.icon_state = "station_intact"
-		cinematic.layer = 20
-		cinematic.plane = HUD_PLANE
-		cinematic.mouse_opacity = 0
-		cinematic.screen_loc = "1,0"
+		spawn
+			declare_completion()
 
-		var/obj/structure/stool/bed/temp_buckle = new(src)
-		//Incredibly hackish. It creates a bed within the gameticker (lol) to stop mobs running around
-		if(station_missed)
-			for(var/mob/M in living_mob_list)
-				M.buckled = temp_buckle				//buckles the mob so it can't do anything
-				if(M.client)
-					M.client.screen += cinematic	//show every client the cinematic
-		else	//nuke kills everyone on z-level 1 to prevent "hurr-durr I survived"
-			for(var/mob/M in mob_list)
-				M.buckled = temp_buckle
-				if(M.client)
-					M.client.screen += cinematic
+		spawn(50)
+			callHook("roundend")
 
-				switch(M.z)
-					if(0)	//inside a crate or something
-						var/turf/T = get_turf(M)
-						if(T && (T.z in config.station_levels))
-							M.death(0)
-					if(1)	//on a z-level 1 turf.
-						M.death(0)
-			for(var/obj/effect/blob/core in blob_cores)
-				core.health = -10
-				core.update_icon()
+			if(mode.station_was_nuked)
+				world.Reboot("Station destroyed by Nuclear Device.", "end_proper", "nuke")
+			else
+				world.Reboot("Round ended.", "end_proper", "proper completion")
 
-		//Now animate the cinematic
-		switch(station_missed)
-			if(1)	//nuke was nearby but (mostly) missed
-				if( mode && !override )
-					override = mode.name
-				switch( override )
-					if("nuclear emergency") //Nuke wasn't on station when it blew up
-						flick("intro_nuke",cinematic)
-						sleep(35)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						flick("station_intact_fade_red",cinematic)
-						cinematic.icon_state = "summary_nukefail"
-					else
-						flick("intro_nuke",cinematic)
-						sleep(35)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						//flick("end",cinematic)
+	return 1
 
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/getfactionbyname(var/name)
+	for(var/datum/faction/F in factions)
+		if(F.name == name)
+			return F
 
-			if(2)	//nuke was nowhere nearby	//TODO: a really distant explosion animation
-				sleep(50)
-				world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
+/datum/controller/gameticker/proc/karmareminder()
+	for(var/mob/living/player in player_list)
 
-
-			else	//station was destroyed
-				if( mode && !override )
-					override = mode.name
-				switch( override )
-					if("nuclear emergency") //Nuke Ops successfully bombed the station
-						flick("intro_nuke",cinematic)
-						sleep(35)
-						flick("station_explode_fade_red",cinematic)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						cinematic.icon_state = "summary_nukewin"
-					if("AI malfunction") //Malf (screen,explosion,summary)
-						flick("intro_malf",cinematic)
-						sleep(76)
-						flick("station_explode_fade_red",cinematic)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						cinematic.icon_state = "summary_malf"
-					if("blob") //Station nuked (nuke,explosion,summary)
-						flick("intro_nuke",cinematic)
-						sleep(35)
-						flick("station_explode_fade_red",cinematic)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						cinematic.icon_state = "summary_selfdes"
-					else //Station nuked (nuke,explosion,summary)
-						flick("intro_nuke",cinematic)
-						sleep(35)
-						flick("station_explode_fade_red", cinematic)
-						world << sound('sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg')
-						cinematic.icon_state = "summary_selfdes"
-				for(var/mob/living/M in living_mob_list)
-					if((M.loc.z in config.station_levels))
-						M.death()//No mercy
-		//If its actually the end of the round, wait for it to end.
-		//Otherwise if its a verb it will continue on afterwards.
-		spawn(300)
-			if(cinematic)	qdel(cinematic)		//end the cinematic
-			if(temp_buckle)	qdel(temp_buckle)	//release everybody
-		return
-
-
-	proc/create_characters()
-		for(var/mob/new_player/player in player_list)
-			if(player.ready && player.mind)
-				if(player.mind.assigned_role == "AI" || player.mind.special_role == "malfunctioning AI")
-					player.close_spawn_windows()
-					player.AIize()
-				else if(!player.mind.assigned_role)
-					continue
-				else
-					player.create_character()
-					qdel(player)
-
-
-	proc/collect_minds()
-		for(var/mob/living/player in player_list)
-			if(player.mind)
-				ticker.minds += player.mind
-
-
-	proc/equip_characters()
-		var/captainless=1
-		for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/player in player_list)
-			if(player && player.mind && player.mind.assigned_role)
-				if(player.mind.assigned_role == "Captain")
-					captainless=0
-				if(player.mind.assigned_role != "MODE")
-					job_master.EquipRank(player, player.mind.assigned_role, 0)
-					EquipCustomItems(player)
-		if(captainless)
-			for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-				if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player))
-					to_chat(M, "Captainship not forced on anyone.")
-
-
-	proc/process()
-		if(current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-			return 0
-
-		mode.process()
-		mode.process_job_tasks()
-
-		//emergency_shuttle.process() DONE THROUGH PROCESS SCHEDULER
-
-		var/game_finished = shuttle_master.emergency.mode >= SHUTTLE_ENDGAME || mode.station_was_nuked
-		if(config.continuous_rounds)
-			mode.check_finished() // some modes contain var-changing code in here, so call even if we don't uses result
-		else
-			game_finished |= mode.check_finished()
-
-		if(!mode.explosion_in_progress && game_finished)
-			current_state = GAME_STATE_FINISHED
-			auto_toggle_ooc(1) // Turn it on
-			spawn
-				declare_completion()
-
-			spawn(50)
-				callHook("roundend")
-
-				if(mode.station_was_nuked)
-					world.Reboot("Station destroyed by Nuclear Device.", "end_proper", "nuke")
-				else
-					world.Reboot("Round ended.", "end_proper", "proper completion")
-
-		return 1
-
-	proc/getfactionbyname(var/name)
-		for(var/datum/faction/F in factions)
-			if(F.name == name)
-				return F
-
-	proc/karmareminder()
-		for(var/mob/living/player in player_list)
-
-			if(player.client)
-				if(player.client.karma_spent == 0)
-					if(player.client.prefs && !(player.client.prefs.toggles & DISABLE_KARMA_REMINDER))
-						var/dat
-						dat += {"<html><head><title>Karma Reminder</title></head><body><h1><B>Karma Reminder</B></h1><br>
-						You have not yet spent your karma for the round, surely there is a player who was worthy of receiving<br>
-						your reward? Look under 'Special Verbs' for the 'Award Karma' button, and use it once a round for best results!</table></body></html>"}
-						player << browse(dat, "window=karmareminder;size=400x300")
+		if(player.client)
+			if(player.client.karma_spent == 0)
+				if(player.client.prefs && !(player.client.prefs.toggles & DISABLE_KARMA_REMINDER))
+					var/dat
+					dat += {"<html><head><title>Karma Reminder</title></head><body><h1><B>Karma Reminder</B></h1><br>
+					You have not yet spent your karma for the round, surely there is a player who was worthy of receiving<br>
+					your reward? Look under 'Special Verbs' for the 'Award Karma' button, and use it once a round for best results!</table></body></html>"}
+					player << browse(dat, "window=karmareminder;size=400x300")
 
 
 /datum/controller/gameticker/proc/declare_completion()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/cinematic.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/cinematic.dm
index 570d73e19a8..3449350e11f 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/cinematic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/cinematic.dm
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-/client/proc/cinematic(var/cinematic as anything in list("explosion",null))
-	set name = "Play cinematic"
+/client/proc/cinematic(cinematic as anything in list("explosion", null))
+	set name = "cinematic"
 	set category = "Debug"
-	set desc = "Shows a cinematic, will work like a normal nuke"	// Intended for testing but I thought it might be nice for events on the rare occasion Feel free to comment it out if it's not wanted.
-	if(alert("Are you sure you want to run [cinematic]?","Confirmation","Yes","No")=="No") return
-	if(!ticker)	return
+	set desc = "Shows a cinematic."	// Intended for testing but I thought it might be nice for events on the rare occasion Feel free to comment it out if it's not wanted.
+	set hidden = 1
+	if(!ticker)
+		return
 	switch(cinematic)
 		if("explosion")
-			var/parameter = input(src,"station_missed = ?","Enter Parameter",0) as num
+			var/parameter = input(src, "station_missed = ?", "Enter Parameter", 0) as num
 			var/override
 			switch(parameter)
 				if(1)
-					override = input(src,"mode = ?","Enter Parameter",null) as anything in list("nuclear emergency","no override")
+					override = input(src, "mode = ?","Enter Parameter", null) as anything in list("nuclear emergency", "fake", "no override")
 				if(0)
-					override = input(src,"mode = ?","Enter Parameter",null) as anything in list("blob","nuclear emergency","AI malfunction","no override")
-			ticker.station_explosion_cinematic(parameter,override)
-	return
\ No newline at end of file
+					override = input(src, "mode = ?","Enter Parameter", null) as anything in list("blob", "nuclear emergency", "AI malfunction", "no override")
+			ticker.station_explosion_cinematic(parameter, override)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi b/icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi
index 908f6f27c90..7dcab377107 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi and b/icons/effects/station_explosion.dmi differ