Enforcing no sleep during mob/Life().

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

@@ -721,16 +721,11 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(autospeaker, /mob/living/silicon/ai/announcer)
 			src.syndie = 1
 
 	for (var/ch_name in src.channels)
-		if(!radio_controller)
+		if(!radio_controller) // Should be exceedingly unlikely following New() => Initialize() changes.
-			sleep(30) // Waiting for the radio_controller to be created.
-		if(!radio_controller)
 			src.name = "broken radio"
 			return
-
 		secure_radio_connections[ch_name] = radio_controller.add_object(src, radiochannels[ch_name],  RADIO_CHAT)
 
-	return
-
 /obj/item/radio/proc/config(op)
 	if(radio_controller)
 		for (var/ch_name in channels)

code/modules/blob2/blobs/base_blob.dm

@@ -182,22 +182,23 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(all_blobs)
 			B.overmind = overmind
 		B.density = TRUE
 		if(T.Enter(B,src)) //NOW we can attempt to move into the tile
-			sleep(1) // To have the slide animation work.
+			do_slide_animation(B, T, expand_reaction)
-			B.density = initial(B.density)
-			B.forceMove(T)
-			B.update_icon()
-			if(B.overmind && expand_reaction)
-				B.overmind.blob_type.on_expand(src, B, T, B.overmind)
 			return B
-
-		else
 		blob_attack_animation(T, controller)
 		T.blob_act(src) //if we can't move in hit the turf again
 		qdel(B) //we should never get to this point, since we checked before moving in. destroy the blob so we don't have two blobs on one tile
 		return null
 	else
 		blob_attack_animation(T, controller) //if we can't, animate that we attacked
-	return null
+
+/obj/structure/blob/proc/do_slide_animation(var/obj/structure/blob/B, var/turf/T, var/expand_reaction)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	sleep(1) // To have the slide animation work.
+	B.density = initial(B.density)
+	B.forceMove(T)
+	B.update_icon()
+	if(B.overmind && expand_reaction)
+		B.overmind.blob_type.on_expand(src, B, T, B.overmind)
 
 /obj/structure/blob/proc/consume_tile()
 	for(var/atom/A in loc)

code/modules/blob2/overmind/powers.dm

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 			B = temp
 			break
 
-		CHECK_TICK // Iterating over a list containing hundreds of blobs can get taxing.
+		if(TICK_CHECK) // Iterating over a list containing hundreds of blobs can get taxing.
+			return // Swapped to TICK_CHECK because previous usage was sleeping entire mob subsystem.
 
 	if(B)
 		forceMove(B.loc)
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@
 			B = temp
 			break
 
-		CHECK_TICK
+		if(TICK_CHECK)
+			return // Blobs are tick checked but this while loop is not. Previous usage was sleeping the entire mob subsystem.
 
 	if(B)
 		forceMove(B.loc)
@@ -171,7 +173,8 @@
 			B = temp
 			break
 
-		CHECK_TICK
+		if(TICK_CHECK)
+			return // Do not sleep the entire mob subsystem pls.
 
 	if(B)
 		forceMove(B.loc)

code/modules/emotes/emote_mob.dm

@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
 
 /mob/proc/custom_emote(var/m_type = VISIBLE_MESSAGE, var/message, var/range = world.view)
 
+	set waitfor = FALSE // Due to input() below and this being used in Life() procs.
+
 	if((usr && stat) || (!use_me && usr == src))
 		to_chat(src, "You are unable to emote.")
 		return

code/modules/mob/living/bot/bot.dm

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 	var/max_target_dist = 50 // How far we are willing to go
 	var/max_patrol_dist = 250
 
+	var/started_moving_along_path = 0
 	var/target_patience = 5
 	var/frustration = 0
 	var/max_frustration = 0
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
 	SetParalysis(0)
 
 	if(on && !client && !busy)
-		spawn(0)
 		handleAI()
 
 /mob/living/bot/updatehealth()
@@ -158,6 +158,38 @@
 /mob/living/bot/emag_act(var/remaining_charges, var/mob/user)
 	return 0
 
+// Some boilerplate here and below, but this is a quickfix to stop Ater nuking the mob type, so heigh ho.
+/mob/living/bot/proc/stepTowardsTarget(var/delay, var/panic_speed_mod)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	var/started_moving_at = world.time
+	started_moving_along_path = started_moving_at
+	if(!wait_if_pulled || !pulledby)
+		for(var/i = 1 to (target_speed + panic_speed_mod))
+			sleep(delay)
+			if(started_moving_along_path != started_moving_at)
+				return // We have started another move iteration.
+			stepToTarget() // Calls A*, very expensive; is not necessarily safe. In a perfect world this would
+			if(TICK_CHECK) // not be behind a set waitfor = FALSE, but we do not live in a perfect world and
+				break      // SSmobs fires too slowly for chases to work using A* without sleeping.
+	if(started_moving_along_path != started_moving_at)
+		return // We have started another move iteration.
+	if(max_frustration && frustration > max_frustration * target_speed)
+		handleFrustrated(1)
+
+/mob/living/bot/proc/stepAlongPatrol(var/delay, var/panic_speed_mod)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	var/started_moving_at = world.time
+	started_moving_along_path = started_moving_at
+	for(var/i = 1 to (patrol_speed + panic_speed_mod))
+		sleep(delay)
+		if(started_moving_along_path != started_moving_at)
+			return // We have started another move iteration.
+		handlePatrol() // Does not call A*; is more or less safe.
+	if(started_moving_along_path != started_moving_at)
+		return // We have started another move iteration.
+	if(max_frustration && frustration > max_frustration * patrol_speed)
+		handleFrustrated(0)
+
 /mob/living/bot/proc/handleAI()
 	if(ignore_list.len)
 		for(var/atom/A in ignore_list)
@@ -165,41 +197,28 @@
 				ignore_list -= A
 	handleRegular()
 
-	var/panic_speed_mod = 0
-
-	if(panic_on_alert)
-		panic_speed_mod = handlePanic()
-
 	if(target && confirmTarget(target))
 		if(Adjacent(target))
 			handleAdjacentTarget()
 		else
 			handleRangedTarget()
-		if(!wait_if_pulled || !pulledby)
+		var/panic_speed_mod = panic_on_alert ? handlePanic() : 0
-			for(var/i = 1 to (target_speed + panic_speed_mod))
+		stepTowardsTarget(round(20 / (target_speed + panic_speed_mod + 1)), panic_speed_mod)
-				sleep(20 / (target_speed + panic_speed_mod + 1))
+		return
-				stepToTarget()
+
-		if(max_frustration && frustration > max_frustration * target_speed)
-			handleFrustrated(1)
-	else
 	resetTarget()
 	lookForTargets()
 	if(will_patrol && !pulledby && !target)
 		if(patrol_path && patrol_path.len)
-				for(var/i = 1 to (patrol_speed + panic_speed_mod))
+			stepAlongPatrol(round(20 / (patrol_speed + 1)), (panic_on_alert ? handlePanic() : 0))
-					sleep(20 / (patrol_speed + 1))
+			return
-					handlePatrol()
-				if(max_frustration && frustration > max_frustration * patrol_speed)
-					handleFrustrated(0)
-			else
 		startPatrol()
-		else
+		return
+
 	if((locate(/obj/machinery/door) in loc) && !pulledby) //Don't hang around blocking doors, but don't run off if someone tries to pull us through one.
 		var/turf/my_turf = get_turf(src)
 		var/list/can_go = my_turf.CardinalTurfsWithAccess(botcard)
-				if(LAZYLEN(can_go))
+		if(!LAZYLEN(can_go) || !step_towards(src, pick(can_go)))
-					if(step_towards(src, pick(can_go)))
-						return
 			handleIdle()
 
 /mob/living/bot/proc/handleRegular()

code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/life.dm

@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
 /mob/living/simple_mob/proc/handle_guts()
 	for(var/obj/item/organ/OR in internal_organs)
 		OR.process()
-
 	for(var/obj/item/organ/OR in organs)
 		OR.process()
 

code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/animal/pets/dog.dm

@@ -114,6 +114,52 @@
 	icon_dead = "ian_dead"
 	var/turns_since_scan = 0
 	var/obj/movement_target
+	var/moving_to_lunch = FALSE
+
+/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/dog/corgi/Ian/proc/move_to_lunch()
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	if(!movement_target || moving_to_lunch)
+		return
+	moving_to_lunch = TRUE
+	step_to(src,movement_target,1)
+	sleep(3)
+	if(QDELETED(src) || !movement_target || incapacitated())
+		moving_to_lunch = FALSE
+		return
+	step_to(src,movement_target,1)
+	sleep(3)
+	if(QDELETED(src) || !movement_target || incapacitated())
+		moving_to_lunch = FALSE
+		return
+	step_to(src,movement_target,1)
+	if(QDELETED(src) || !movement_target || incapacitated())
+		moving_to_lunch = FALSE
+		return
+	moving_to_lunch = FALSE
+
+	if(movement_target)		//Not redundant due to sleeps, Item can be gone in 6 decisecomds
+		if (movement_target.loc.x < src.x)
+			set_dir(WEST)
+		else if (movement_target.loc.x > src.x)
+			set_dir(EAST)
+		else if (movement_target.loc.y < src.y)
+			set_dir(SOUTH)
+		else if (movement_target.loc.y > src.y)
+			set_dir(NORTH)
+		else
+			set_dir(SOUTH)
+
+		if(isturf(movement_target.loc) )
+			UnarmedAttack(movement_target)
+		else if(ishuman(movement_target.loc) && prob(20))
+			visible_emote("stares at the [movement_target] that [movement_target.loc] has with sad puppy eyes.")
+
+/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/dog/corgi/Ian/proc/dance()
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	visible_emote(pick("dances around","chases their tail"))
+	for(var/i in list(1,2,4,8,4,2,1,2,4,8,4,2,1,2,4,8,4,2))
+		set_dir(i)
+		sleep(1)
 
 /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/dog/corgi/Ian/Life()
 	..()
@@ -134,35 +180,10 @@
 						movement_target = S
 						break
 			if(movement_target)
-				step_to(src,movement_target,1)
+				move_to_lunch()
-				sleep(3)
-				step_to(src,movement_target,1)
-				sleep(3)
-				step_to(src,movement_target,1)
-
-				if(movement_target)		//Not redundant due to sleeps, Item can be gone in 6 decisecomds
-					if (movement_target.loc.x < src.x)
-						set_dir(WEST)
-					else if (movement_target.loc.x > src.x)
-						set_dir(EAST)
-					else if (movement_target.loc.y < src.y)
-						set_dir(SOUTH)
-					else if (movement_target.loc.y > src.y)
-						set_dir(NORTH)
-					else
-						set_dir(SOUTH)
-
-					if(isturf(movement_target.loc) )
-						UnarmedAttack(movement_target)
-					else if(ishuman(movement_target.loc) && prob(20))
-						visible_emote("stares at the [movement_target] that [movement_target.loc] has with sad puppy eyes.")
 
 		if(prob(1))
-			visible_emote(pick("dances around","chases their tail"))
+			dance()
-			spawn(0)
-				for(var/i in list(1,2,4,8,4,2,1,2,4,8,4,2,1,2,4,8,4,2))
-					set_dir(i)
-					sleep(1)
 
 //LISA! SQUEEEEEEEEE~
 /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/dog/corgi/Lisa

code/modules/mob/mob.dm

@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@
 	return 0
 
 /mob/proc/Life()
-//	if(organStructure)
+	SHOULD_NOT_SLEEP(TRUE)
-//		organStructure.ProcessOrgans()
 	return
 
 #define UNBUCKLED 0