Make every obj/.../New() call it's parents

code/game/objects/items/devices/flashlight.dm

@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
 	on = TRUE //Bio-luminesence has one setting, on.
 
 /obj/item/flashlight/slime/New()
+	..()
 	set_light(brightness_on)
 	spawn(1) //Might be sloppy, but seems to be necessary to prevent further runtimes and make these work as intended... don't judge me!
 		update_brightness()

code/game/objects/items/devices/sensor_device.dm

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	var/datum/nano_module/crew_monitor/crew_monitor
 
 /obj/item/sensor_device/New()
+	..()
 	crew_monitor = new(src)
 
 /obj/item/sensor_device/Destroy()

code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm

@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
 	var/obj/item/tape/mytape
 	var/open_panel = 0
 	var/canprint = 1
+	var/starts_with_tape = TRUE
 
 
 /obj/item/taperecorder/New()
-	mytape = new /obj/item/tape/random(src)
-	update_icon()
+	..()
+	if(starts_with_tape)
+		mytape = new /obj/item/tape/random(src)
+		update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/taperecorder/Destroy()
 	QDEL_NULL(mytape)
@@ -243,8 +246,8 @@
 	canprint = 1
 
 //empty tape recorders
-/obj/item/taperecorder/empty/New()
-	return
+/obj/item/taperecorder/empty
+	starts_with_tape = FALSE
 
 
 /obj/item/tape
@@ -317,4 +320,5 @@
 
 //Random colour tapes
 /obj/item/tape/random/New()
+	..()
 	icon_state = "tape_[pick("white", "blue", "red", "yellow", "purple")]"

code/game/objects/items/devices/thermal_drill.dm

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	var/datum/effect_system/spark_spread/spark_system
 
 /obj/item/thermal_drill/New()
+	..()
 	soundloop = new(list(src), FALSE)
 	spark_system = new /datum/effect_system/spark_spread()
 	spark_system.set_up(1, 0, src)

code/game/objects/items/devices/uplinks.dm

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ var/list/world_uplinks = list()
 // implant uplink (not the implant tool) and a preset headset uplink.
 
 /obj/item/radio/uplink/New()
+	..()
 	hidden_uplink = new(src)
 	icon_state = "radio"
 
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ var/list/world_uplinks = list()
 		hidden_uplink.uplink_type = "sst"
 
 /obj/item/multitool/uplink/New()
+	..()
 	hidden_uplink = new(src)
 
 /obj/item/multitool/uplink/attack_self(mob/user as mob)

code/game/objects/items/toys.dm

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	item_state = "balloon-empty"
 
 /obj/item/toy/balloon/New()
+	..()
 	create_reagents(10)
 
 /obj/item/toy/balloon/attack(mob/living/carbon/human/M as mob, mob/user as mob)
@@ -799,6 +800,7 @@ obj/item/toy/cards/deck/syndicate/black
 	resistance_flags = FLAMMABLE
 
 /obj/item/toy/therapy/New()
+	..()
 	if(item_color)
 		name = "[item_color] therapy doll"
 		desc += " This one is [item_color]."

code/game/objects/items/weapons/RSF.dm

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RSF
 	var/list/configured_items = list()
 
 /obj/item/rsf/New()
+	..()
 	desc = "A RSF. It currently holds [matter]/30 fabrication-units."
 	// configured_items[ID_NUMBER] = list("Human-readable name", price in energy, /type/path)
 	configured_items[++configured_items.len] = list("Dosh", 50, /obj/item/stack/spacecash/c10)
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ RSF
 	configured_items[++configured_items.len] = list("Snack - Donut", 4000, /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/donut)
 	configured_items[++configured_items.len] = list("Snack - Chicken Soup", 4000, /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/drinks/chicken_soup)
 	configured_items[++configured_items.len] = list("Snack - Turkey Burger", 4000, /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/tofuburger)
-	return
 
 /obj/item/rsf/attackby(obj/item/W as obj, mob/user as mob, params)
 	..()

code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm

@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/card/id/prisoner/random
 /obj/item/card/id/prisoner/random/New()
+	..()
 	var/random_number = "#[rand(0, 99)]-[rand(0, 999)]"
 	name = "Prisoner [random_number]"
 	registered_name = name

code/game/objects/items/weapons/cosmetics.dm

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	name = "lipstick"
 
 /obj/item/lipstick/random/New()
+	..()
 	var/lscolor = pick(lipstick_colors)//A random color is picked from the var defined initially in a new var.
 	colour = lipstick_colors[lscolor]//The color of the lipstick is pulled from the new variable (right hand side, HTML & Hex RGB)
 	name = "[lscolor] lipstick"//The new variable is also used to match the name to the color of the lipstick. Kudos to Desolate & Lemon

code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/extinguisher/New()
+	..()
 	create_reagents(max_water)
 	reagents.add_reagent("water", max_water)
 

code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/chem_grenade.dm

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	var/cores = "" // Also for logging
 
 /obj/item/grenade/chem_grenade/New()
+	..()
 	create_reagents(1000)
 	if(payload_name)
 		payload_name += " " // formatting, ignore me

code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/frag.dm

@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@
 	hitsound = 'sound/weapons/pierce.ogg'
 
 /obj/item/embedded/shrapnel/New()
+	..()
 	icon_state = pick("shrapnel1", "shrapnel2", "shrapnel3")

code/game/objects/items/weapons/holy_weapons.dm

@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@
 	var/faith = 99	//a conversion requires 100 faith to attempt. faith recharges over time while you are wearing missionary robes that have been linked to the staff.
 
 /obj/item/nullrod/missionary_staff/New()
+	..()
 	team_color = pick("red", "blue")
 	icon_state = "godstaff-[team_color]"
 	item_state = "godstaff-[team_color]"

code/game/objects/items/weapons/kitchen.dm

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
 	var/max_contents = 1
 
 /obj/item/kitchen/utensil/New()
+	..()
 	if(prob(60))
 		src.pixel_y = rand(0, 4)
 
 	create_reagents(5)
-	return
 
 /obj/item/kitchen/utensil/attack(mob/living/carbon/M as mob, mob/living/carbon/user as mob)
 	if(!istype(M))

code/game/objects/items/weapons/lighters.dm

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 	icon_off = "zippo"
 
 /obj/item/lighter/random/New()
-		var/color = pick("r","c","y","g")
-		icon_on = "lighter-[color]-on"
-		icon_off = "lighter-[color]"
-		icon_state = icon_off
+	..()
+	var/color = pick("r","c","y","g")
+	icon_on = "lighter-[color]-on"
+	icon_off = "lighter-[color]"
+	icon_state = icon_off
 
 /obj/item/lighter/attack_self(mob/living/user)
 	if(user.r_hand == src || user.l_hand == src || isrobot(user))

code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/energy.dm

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 	var/hacked = 0
 
 /obj/item/melee/energy/sword/New()
+	..()
 	if(item_color == null)
 		item_color = pick("red", "blue", "green", "purple")
 
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@
 	light_color = LIGHT_COLOR_RED
 
 /obj/item/melee/energy/sword/pirate/New()
-	return
+	..()
 
 /obj/item/melee/energy/blade
 	name = "energy blade"

code/game/objects/items/weapons/misc.dm

@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
 	desc = "test lightning"
 
 /obj/item/lightning/New()
-		icon_state = "1"
+	..()
+	icon_state = "1"
 
 /obj/item/lightning/afterattack(atom/A as mob|obj|turf|area, mob/living/user as mob|obj, flag, params)
 	var/angle = get_angle(A, user)

code/game/objects/items/weapons/stock_parts.dm

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 	usesound = 'sound/items/deconstruct.ogg'
 
 /obj/item/stock_parts/New()
+	..()
 	src.pixel_x = rand(-5.0, 5)
 	src.pixel_y = rand(-5.0, 5)
 

code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/backpack.dm

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
 /obj/item/storage/backpack/holding/New()
 	..()
-	return
 
 /obj/item/storage/backpack/holding/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user, params)
 	if(istype(W, /obj/item/storage/backpack/holding))

code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/boxes.dm

@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@
 	desc = "Contains a variety of deluxe stock parts."
 
 /obj/item/storage/box/stockparts/deluxe/New()
+	..()
 	for(var/i in 1 to 3)
 		new /obj/item/stock_parts/capacitor/quadratic(src)
 		new /obj/item/stock_parts/scanning_module/triphasic(src)

code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm

@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
 	var/colormap = list(red=LIGHT_COLOR_RED, blue=LIGHT_COLOR_LIGHTBLUE, green=LIGHT_COLOR_GREEN, purple=LIGHT_COLOR_PURPLE, rainbow=LIGHT_COLOR_WHITE)
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/dualsaber/New()
+	..()
 	if(!blade_color)
 		blade_color = pick("red", "blue", "green", "purple")