diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language/snowflake.dm b/code/modules/mob/language/snowflake.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6a80f68823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language/snowflake.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+mob
+	var/hive_lang_range = 0
+
+mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range()
+	set name = "Adjust Empathy Range"
+	set desc = "Changes the range you will transmit your empathy to!"
+	set category = "IC"
+
+	var/option = tgui_alert(src, "What range?", "Adjust empathy range", list("Global","This Z level","Local", "Subtle"))
+
+	switch(option)
+		if("Global")
+			hive_lang_range = 0
+		if("This Z level")
+			hive_lang_range = -1
+		if("Local")
+			hive_lang_range = world.view
+		if("Subtle")
+			hive_lang_range = 1
+
+/datum/language/shadekin/broadcast(var/mob/living/speaker,var/message,var/speaker_mask)
+	log_say("(HIVE) [message]", speaker)
+
+	speaker.verbs |= /mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range
+
+	if(!speaker_mask) speaker_mask = speaker.name
+	message = "[get_spoken_verb(message)], \"[format_message(message, get_spoken_verb(message))]\""
+
+	if(speaker.hive_lang_range == -1)
+		var/turf/t = get_turf(speaker)
+		for(var/mob/player in player_list)
+			var/turf/b = get_turf(player)
+			if (t.z == b.z)
+				player.hear_broadcast(src, speaker, speaker_mask, message)
+	else if(speaker.hive_lang_range)
+		var/turf/t = get_turf(speaker)
+		for(var/mob/player in player_list)
+			var/turf/b = get_turf(player)
+			if(get_dist(t,b) <= speaker.hive_lang_range)
+				player.hear_broadcast(src, speaker, speaker_mask, message)
+	else
+		for(var/mob/player in player_list)
+			player.hear_broadcast(src, speaker, speaker_mask, message)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
index 660845c7979..981674c6857 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 	unarmed_types = list(/datum/unarmed_attack/stomp, /datum/unarmed_attack/kick, /datum/unarmed_attack/claws/shadekin, /datum/unarmed_attack/bite/sharp/shadekin)
 	rarity_value = 15	//INTERDIMENSIONAL FLUFFERS
 
+	inherent_verbs = list(/mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range)
+
 	siemens_coefficient = 1
 	darksight = 10
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station_vr.dm
index 60c667351b1..7c0560ce4e3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station_vr.dm
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@
 	unarmed_types = list(/datum/unarmed_attack/stomp, /datum/unarmed_attack/kick, /datum/unarmed_attack/claws, /datum/unarmed_attack/bite/sharp)
 	rarity_value = 5	//INTERDIMENSIONAL FLUFFERS
 
+	inherent_verbs = list(/mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range)
+
 	siemens_coefficient = 0
 	darksight = 10
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/dominated_brain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/dominated_brain.dm
index e69e0fc54ad..e9a2b44bda3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/dominated_brain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/dominated_brain.dm
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
 					langlist |= L.languages
 	if(langlist.len)
 		langlist -= languages
+		for(var/datum/language/L in langlist)
+			if(L.name == LANGUAGE_SHADEKIN)
+				verbs |= /mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range
 		temp_languages |= langlist
 		languages |= langlist
 
@@ -460,4 +463,4 @@
 	pred.prey_controlled = TRUE
 	log_and_message_admins("[pred] is now controlled by [pred.ckey], they were taken over via pred submission, and were originally controlled by [pred_brain.pred_ckey].")
 	if(delete_source)
-		qdel(prey)
\ No newline at end of file
+		qdel(prey)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
index c84ab019f91..37291c12631 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 
 	update_icon()
 
+	verbs |= /mob/proc/shadekin_empathy_range
+
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_mob/shadekin/Destroy()
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index afd8b63b859..b9dd8799ee9 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -2748,6 +2748,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\generic.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\language.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\outsider.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\language\snowflake.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\station.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\station_vr.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\synthetic.dm"