From d107f06ee3ec827ce75e064dcbe2a41896f9b6c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Qwertytoforty <52090703+Qwertytoforty@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 11:25:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [s] maint drones no longer can endlessly ghost and respawn
 (#25651)

* [s] maint drones no longer can endlessly ghost and respawn

* comment improvement

* she trues on my false till I 0
---
 code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_base.dm | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_base.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_base.dm
index 1a96a63de3e..b4063747662 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_base.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_base.dm
@@ -238,7 +238,11 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		return
 
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(M, TRAIT_RESPAWNABLE))
-		ghostize(1)
+		if(isdrone(M))//We do not punish maint drones for leaving early, *but* we don't want them ghosting, finding damage, respawning / rentering over and over.
+			var/mob/dead/observer/ghost = ghostize(FALSE)	// FALSE parameter stops them re-entering their body
+			ghost.timeofdeath = world.time	// Because the living mob won't have a time of death and we want the respawn timer to work properly.
+			return
+		ghostize(TRUE)
 		return
 	if(P)
 		if(TOO_EARLY_TO_GHOST)
@@ -267,11 +271,11 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 
 	if(warningmsg)
 		// Not respawnable
-		var/mob/dead/observer/ghost = ghostize(0)	// 0 parameter stops them re-entering their body
+		var/mob/dead/observer/ghost = ghostize(FALSE)	// FALSE parameter stops them re-entering their body
 		ghost.timeofdeath = world.time	// Because the living mob won't have a time of death and we want the respawn timer to work properly.
 	else
 		// Respawnable
-		ghostize(1)
+		ghostize(TRUE)
 
 	// If mob in cryopod, despawn mob
 	if(P)