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)