From c6baa2083f3b4e4d73db188eaf6475389f73db65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kashargul <144968721+Kashargul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:48:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] we load it from a file, that path might no longer exist

---
 code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
index f371fac6c18..3fe07dd5fa7 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(gear_tweak_free_matrix_recolor, /datum/gear_tweak/matrix_recol
 			continue
 		else
 			path = 	contents[metadata[i]]
-		new path(I)
+		if(path)
+			new path(I)
 
 /*
 * Ragent adjustment

From 5ed2cde700ee18ed561f0de5bc1f59ff9d7b3021 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kashargul <144968721+Kashargul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:23:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] notify the user

---
 .../client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm        | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
index 3fe07dd5fa7..2d2a2e29e43 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(gear_tweak_free_matrix_recolor, /datum/gear_tweak/matrix_recol
 			continue
 		else
 			path = 	contents[metadata[i]]
-		if(path)
-			new path(I)
+		if(!path)
+			var/mob/user = ismob(I.loc) ? I.loc : I.loc.loc
+			if(istype(user))
+				to_chat(user, span_warning("The content \"[metadata[i]]\" from \"[I]\" does no longer exist and has not been loaded. Please replace it in the character setup."))
+			continue
+		new path(I)
 
 /*
 * Ragent adjustment

From 757841c6927d088fe64e23de80fa3a2d7f28e887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kashargul <144968721+Kashargul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:07:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] .

---
 code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
index 2d2a2e29e43..ba5f621dbc3 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(gear_tweak_free_matrix_recolor, /datum/gear_tweak/matrix_recol
 		else
 			path = 	contents[metadata[i]]
 		if(!path)
-			var/mob/user = ismob(I.loc) ? I.loc : I.loc.loc
+			var/mob/user = ismob(I.loc) ? I.loc : I.loc?.loc
 			if(istype(user))
 				to_chat(user, span_warning("The content \"[metadata[i]]\" from \"[I]\" does no longer exist and has not been loaded. Please replace it in the character setup."))
 			continue