test

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	/// Which of the 5 persistent scar slots we randomly roll to load for this round, if enabled. Actually rolled in [/datum/preferences/proc/load_character(slot)]
 	var/scars_index = 1
 
+	var/chosen_limb_id //body sprite selected to load for the users limbs, null means default, is sanitized when loaded
+
 /datum/preferences/New(client/C)
 	parent = C
 
@@ -521,6 +523,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 						dat += "</td>"
 						mutant_category = 0
 
+			if(length(pref_species.allowed_limb_ids))
+				dat += "<h3>Body sprite</h3>"
+				dat += "<a style='display:block;width:100px' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=bodysprite;task=input'>[pref_species.mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"]]</a>"
+
 			if(mutant_category)
 				dat += "</td>"
 				mutant_category = 0
@@ -2119,6 +2125,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					var/selected_custom_speech_verb = input(user, "Choose your desired speech verb (none means your species speech verb)", "Character Preference") as null|anything in GLOB.speech_verbs
 					if(selected_custom_speech_verb)
 						custom_speech_verb = selected_custom_speech_verb
+
+				if("bodysprite")
+					var/selected_body_sprite = input(user, "Choose your desired body sprite", "Character Preference") as null|anything in pref_species.allowed_limb_ids
+					if(selected_body_sprite)
+						chosen_limb_id = selected_body_sprite //this gets sanitized before loading
 		else
 			switch(href_list["preference"])
 				//CITADEL PREFERENCES EDIT - I can't figure out how to modularize these, so they have to go here. :c -Pooj
@@ -2510,6 +2521,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 
 	character.dna.features = features.Copy()
 	character.set_species(chosen_species, icon_update = FALSE, pref_load = TRUE)
+	if(chosen_limb_id && (chosen_limb_id in character.dna.species.allowed_limb_ids))
+		character.dna.species.mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"] = chosen_limb_id
 	character.dna.real_name = character.real_name
 	character.dna.nameless = character.nameless
 	character.dna.custom_species = character.custom_species

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm

@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 	/// Our default override for typing indicator state
 	var/typing_indicator_state
 
+	//the ids you can use for your species, if empty, it means default only and not changeable
+	var/list/allowed_limb_ids
+
 ///////////
 // PROCS //
 ///////////
@@ -121,7 +124,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 /datum/species/New()
 
 	if(!limbs_id)	//if we havent set a limbs id to use, just use our own id
-		limbs_id = id
+		mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"] = id //done this way to be non-intrusive to the existing system
+	else
+		mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"] = limbs_id
 	..()
 
 	//update our mutant bodyparts to include unlocked ones

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/furrypeople.dm

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 	tail_type = "mam_tail"
 	wagging_type = "mam_waggingtail"
 	species_type = "furry"
+
+	allowed_limb_ids = list("lizard","pod","mammal","human","insect")

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm

@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ use_mob_overlay_icon: if FALSE, it will always use the default_icon_file even if
 
 //produces a key based on the human's limbs
 /mob/living/carbon/human/generate_icon_render_key()
-	. = "[dna.species.limbs_id]"
+	. = "[dna.species.mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"]]"
 
 	if(dna.check_mutation(HULK))
 		. += "-coloured-hulk"

code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm

@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 
 		var/datum/species/S = H.dna.species
 		base_bp_icon = S?.icon_limbs || DEFAULT_BODYPART_ICON
-		species_id = S.limbs_id
+		species_id = S.mutant_bodyparts["limbs_id"]
 		species_flags_list = H.dna.species.species_traits
 
 		//body marking memes