AI latejoin

code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var/list/ai_verbs_default = list(
 
 	if(!safety)//Only used by AIize() to successfully spawn an AI.
 		if (!B)//If there is no player/brain inside.
-			new/obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated(loc)//New empty terminal.
+			empty_playable_ai_cores += new/obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated(loc)//New empty terminal.
 			del(src)//Delete AI.
 			return
 		else

code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/latejoin.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+var/global/list/empty_playable_ai_cores = list()
+
+/hook/roundstart/proc/spawn_empty_ai()
+	for(var/obj/effect/landmark/start/S in landmarks_list)
+		if(S.name != "AI")
+			continue
+		if(locate(/mob/living) in S.loc)
+			continue
+		empty_playable_ai_cores += new /obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated(get_turf(S))
+
+	return 1
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/verb/wipe_core()
+	set name = "Wipe Core"
+	set category = "OOC"
+	set desc = "Wipe your core. This is functionally equivalent to cryo or robotic storage, freeing up your job slot."
+
+	// Guard against misclicks, this isn't the sort of thing we want happening accidentally
+	if(alert("WARNING: This will immediately wipe your core and ghost you, removing your character from the round permanently (similar to cryo and robotic storage). Are you entirely sure you want to do this?",
+					"Wipe Core", "No", "No", "Yes") != "Yes")
+		return
+
+	// We warned you.
+	empty_playable_ai_cores += new /obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated(loc)
+	global_announcer.autosay("[src] has been moved to intelligence storage.", "Artificial Intelligence Oversight")
+
+	//Handle job slot/tater cleanup.
+	var/job = mind.assigned_role
+
+	job_master.FreeRole(job)
+
+	if(mind.objectives.len)
+		del(mind.objectives)
+		mind.special_role = null
+	else
+		if(ticker.mode.name == "AutoTraitor")
+			var/datum/game_mode/traitor/autotraitor/current_mode = ticker.mode
+			current_mode.possible_traitors.Remove(src)
+
+	del(src)

code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 	proc/IsJobAvailable(rank)
 		var/datum/job/job = job_master.GetJob(rank)
 		if(!job)	return 0
-		if((job.current_positions >= job.total_positions) && job.total_positions != -1)	return 0
+		if(!job.is_position_available()) return 0
 		if(jobban_isbanned(src,rank))	return 0
 		if(!job.player_old_enough(src.client))	return 0
 		return 1
@@ -313,6 +313,24 @@
 		UpdateFactionList(character)
 		EquipCustomItems(character)
 
+		// AIs don't need a spawnpoint, they must spawn at an empty core
+		if(character.mind.assigned_role == "AI")
+
+			character = character.AIize(move=0) // AIize the character, but don't move them yet
+
+			// IsJobAvailable for AI checks that there is an empty core available in this list
+			var/obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated/C = empty_playable_ai_cores[1]
+			empty_playable_ai_cores -= C
+
+			character.loc = C.loc
+
+			AnnounceCyborg(character, rank, "has been downloaded to the empty core in \the [character.loc.loc]")
+			ticker.mode.latespawn(character)
+
+			del(C)
+			del(src)
+			return
+
 		//Find our spawning point.
 		var/join_message
 		var/datum/spawnpoint/S
@@ -356,20 +374,16 @@
 
 	proc/AnnounceArrival(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character, var/rank, var/join_message)
 		if (ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-			var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/a = new /obj/item/device/radio/intercom(null)// BS12 EDIT Arrivals Announcement Computer, rather than the AI.
 			if(character.mind.role_alt_title)
 				rank = character.mind.role_alt_title
-			a.autosay("[character.real_name],[rank ? " [rank]," : " visitor," ] [join_message ? join_message : "has arrived on the station"].", "Arrivals Announcement Computer")
-			del(a)
+			global_announcer.autosay("[character.real_name],[rank ? " [rank]," : " visitor," ] [join_message ? join_message : "has arrived on the station"].", "Arrivals Announcement Computer")
 
 	proc/AnnounceCyborg(var/mob/living/character, var/rank, var/join_message)
 		if (ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-			var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/a = new /obj/item/device/radio/intercom(null)// BS12 EDIT Arrivals Announcement Computer, rather than the AI.
 			if(character.mind.role_alt_title)
 				rank = character.mind.role_alt_title
 			// can't use their name here, since cyborg namepicking is done post-spawn, so we'll just say "A new Cyborg has arrived"/"A new Android has arrived"/etc.
-			a.autosay("A new[rank ? " [rank]" : " visitor" ] [join_message ? join_message : "has arrived on the station"].", "Arrivals Announcement Computer")
-			del(a)
+			global_announcer.autosay("A new[rank ? " [rank]" : " visitor" ] [join_message ? join_message : "has arrived on the station"].", "Arrivals Announcement Computer")
 
 	proc/LateChoices()
 		var/mills = world.time // 1/10 of a second, not real milliseconds but whatever

code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm

@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 	spawning = 1
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/AIize()
+/mob/living/carbon/human/AIize(move=1) // 'move' argument needs defining here too because BYOND is dumb
 	if (monkeyizing)
 		return
 	for(var/t in organs)
 		del(t)
 
-	return ..()
+	return ..(move)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/AIize()
 	if (monkeyizing)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	invisibility = 101
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/proc/AIize()
+/mob/proc/AIize(move=1)
 	if(client)
 		src << sound(null, repeat = 0, wait = 0, volume = 85, channel = 1) // stop the jams for AIs
 	var/mob/living/silicon/ai/O = new (loc, base_law_type,,1)//No MMI but safety is in effect.
@@ -88,37 +88,38 @@
 	else
 		O.key = key
 
-	var/obj/loc_landmark
-	for(var/obj/effect/landmark/start/sloc in landmarks_list)
-		if (sloc.name != "AI")
-			continue
-		if (locate(/mob/living) in sloc.loc)
-			continue
-		loc_landmark = sloc
-	if (!loc_landmark)
-		for(var/obj/effect/landmark/tripai in landmarks_list)
-			if (tripai.name == "tripai")
-				if(locate(/mob/living) in tripai.loc)
-					continue
-				loc_landmark = tripai
-	if (!loc_landmark)
-		O << "Oh god sorry we can't find an unoccupied AI spawn location, so we're spawning you on top of someone."
+	if(move)
+		var/obj/loc_landmark
 		for(var/obj/effect/landmark/start/sloc in landmarks_list)
-			if (sloc.name == "AI")
-				loc_landmark = sloc
+			if (sloc.name != "AI")
+				continue
+			if ((locate(/mob/living) in sloc.loc) || (locate(/obj/structure/AIcore) in sloc.loc))
+				continue
+			loc_landmark = sloc
+		if (!loc_landmark)
+			for(var/obj/effect/landmark/tripai in landmarks_list)
+				if (tripai.name == "tripai")
+					if((locate(/mob/living) in tripai.loc) || (locate(/obj/structure/AIcore) in tripai.loc))
+						continue
+					loc_landmark = tripai
+		if (!loc_landmark)
+			O << "Oh god sorry we can't find an unoccupied AI spawn location, so we're spawning you on top of someone."
+			for(var/obj/effect/landmark/start/sloc in landmarks_list)
+				if (sloc.name == "AI")
+					loc_landmark = sloc
 
-	O.loc = loc_landmark.loc
-	for (var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/comm in O.loc)
-		comm.ai += O
+		O.loc = loc_landmark.loc
+		for (var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/comm in O.loc)
+			comm.ai += O
 
 	O.on_mob_init()
 
 	O.add_ai_verbs()
 
 	O.rename_self("ai",1)
-	. = O
-	del(src)
-
+	spawn(0)
+		del(src)
+	return O
 
 //human -> robot
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/Robotize()