Pass on minimum player counts for gamemodes

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code/game/gamemodes/blob/blob.dm

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ var/list/blob_nodes = list()
 	name = "Blob"
 	config_tag = "Blob"
 
-	required_players = 15
-	required_players_secret = 25
+	required_players = 1 //Failsafe since we need a blob player
+	required_players_secret = 25 //High-pop. Blob needs to face off a staffed crew !
 	restricted_jobs = list("Cyborg", "AI", "Mobile MMI")
 
 	var/const/waittime_l = 600 //lower bound on time before intercept arrives (in tenths of seconds)

code/game/gamemodes/borer/borer.dm

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	name = "Cortical Borers"
 	config_tag = "borer"
 	required_players = 3
-	required_players_secret = 10
+	required_players_secret = 15 //Medium-low pop, forced stealth antag with possibility of new antags
 	restricted_jobs = list("AI", "Cyborg", "Mobile MMI")
 	recommended_enemies = 2 // need at least a borer and a host
 	votable = 0 // temporarily disable this mode for voting

code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling.dm

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var/list/possible_changeling_IDs = list("Alpha","Beta","Gamma","Delta","Epsilon"
 	restricted_jobs = list("AI", "Cyborg", "Mobile MMI")
 	protected_jobs = list("Security Officer", "Warden", "Detective", "Head of Security", "Captain")
 	required_players = 1
-	required_players_secret = 10
+	required_players_secret = 10 //Low-pop, forced-stealth antag
 	required_enemies = 1
 	recommended_enemies = 4
 

code/game/gamemodes/changeling/traitor_chan.dm

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /datum/game_mode/traitor/changeling
 	name = "traitor+changeling"
 	config_tag = "traitorchan"
-	traitors_possible = 3 //hard limit on traitors if scaling is turned off
+	traitors_possible = 3 //Hard limit on traitors if scaling is turned off
 	restricted_jobs = list("AI", "Cyborg", "Mobile MMI")
 	required_players = 1
-	required_players_secret = 10
+	required_players_secret = 15 //Medium-pop. Traitors and changelings, need space for both to blend in
 	required_enemies = 2
 	recommended_enemies = 3
 

code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 	config_tag = "cult"
 	restricted_jobs = list("Chaplain","AI", "Cyborg", "Security Officer", "Warden", "Detective", "Head of Security", "Captain", "Internal Affairs Agent", "Mobile MMI")
 	protected_jobs = list()
-	required_players = 5
-	required_players_secret = 15
+	required_players = 5 //Maximum cultist number + one neutral crewman
+	required_players_secret = 20 //Medium-high-pop. Possibility for converts, so needs at least a staffed crew
 	required_enemies = 3
 	recommended_enemies = 4
 

code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 	var/list/datum/mind/modePlayer = new
 	var/list/restricted_jobs = list()	// Jobs it doesn't make sense to be.  I.E chaplain or AI cultist
 	var/list/protected_jobs = list()	// Jobs that can't be traitors
-	var/required_players = 0
-	var/required_players_secret = 0 //Minimum number of players for that game mode to be chose in Secret
+	var/required_players = 0 //Minimum number of players to be chosen at all. DO NOT SET THIS WITHOUT GOOD, FUNCTIONALITY-RELATED REASONS, THIS ALSO AFFECTS MANUAL PICKS
+	var/required_players_secret = 0 //Minimum number of players for that gamemode to be chosen during Secret. This is what you want to set to limit gamemodes based on population !
 	var/required_enemies = 0
 	var/recommended_enemies = 0
 	var/newscaster_announcements = null

code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 /datum/game_mode/heist
 	name = "heist"
 	config_tag = "heist"
-	required_players = 15
-	required_players_secret = 25
+	required_players = 5 //Enough raiders to start and one crewman
+	required_players_secret = 25 //High-pop. We want a fully staffed crew, otherwise it's a cakewalk !
 	required_enemies = 4
 	recommended_enemies = 6
 

code/game/gamemodes/malfunction/malfunction.dm

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 /datum/game_mode/malfunction
 	name = "AI malfunction"
 	config_tag = "malfunction"
-	required_players = 2
-	required_players_secret = 15
+	required_players = 2 //The AI and Dave
+	required_players_secret = 20 //Medium-high-pop. We want the AI to be challenged and the station to be staffed
 	required_enemies = 1
 	recommended_enemies = 1
 

code/game/gamemodes/meteor/meteor.dm

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	var/meteordelay = 2400 //Final meteor delay, failsafe as above
 	var/nometeors = 1 //Can we send the meteors ?
 	var/datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread/spark_system = new /datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread
-	required_players = 20
+	required_players = 20 //Medium-high-pop. We want a staffed station to face the onslaught
 
 	uplink_welcome = "EVIL METEOR Uplink Console:"
 	uplink_uses = 10

code/game/gamemodes/mixed/mixed.dm

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 	uplink_welcome = "Syndicate Uplink Console:"
 	uplink_uses = 10
 
-	required_players = 20
-	required_players_secret = 25
+	required_players = 10 //Safety bracket
+	required_players_secret = 30 //Higher-high-pop. It's antag boogaloo, so we aren't doing it without a full station
 
 	var/const/prob_int_murder_target = 50 // intercept names the assassination target half the time
 	var/const/prob_right_murder_target_l = 25 // lower bound on probability of naming right assassination target

code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 /datum/game_mode/nuclear
 	name = "nuclear emergency"
 	config_tag = "nuclear"
-	required_players = 6
-	required_players_secret = 25 // 25 players - 5 players to be the nuke ops = 20 players remaining
+	required_players = 6 //5 operatives and a crewman
+	required_players_secret = 20 //Medium-high-pop. Staffed station at least
 	required_enemies = 5
 	recommended_enemies = 5
 

code/game/gamemodes/revolution/revolution.dm

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 	name = "revolution"
 	config_tag = "revolution"
 	restricted_jobs = list("Security Officer", "Warden", "Detective", "AI", "Cyborg","Mobile MMI","Captain", "Head of Personnel", "Head of Security", "Chief Engineer", "Research Director", "Chief Medical Officer", "Internal Affairs Agent")
-	required_players = 4
-	required_players_secret = 25
+	required_players = 4 //Enough to spawn all headrevs and one head
+	required_players_secret = 20 //Medium-high-pop. We want a fairly staffed station for what is about to happen
 	required_enemies = 3
 	recommended_enemies = 3
 

code/game/gamemodes/sandbox/sandbox.dm

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /datum/game_mode/sandbox
 	name = "sandbox"
 	config_tag = "sandbox"
-	required_players = 0
 
 	uplink_welcome = "Syndicate Uplink Console:"
 	uplink_uses = 10

code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 	config_tag = "traitor"
 	restricted_jobs = list("Cyborg","Mobile MMI")//They are part of the AI if he is traitor so are they, they use to get double chances
 	protected_jobs = list("Security Officer", "Warden", "Detective", "Head of Security", "Captain")//AI", Currently out of the list as malf does not work for shit
-	required_players = 0
+	required_players = 1
+	required_players_secret = 5 //We need at least five players to make this worthwhile (see autotraitor.dm otherwise). Sorry super low-pop players
 	required_enemies = 1
 	recommended_enemies = 4
 	var/traitor_name = "traitor"

code/game/gamemodes/vampire/vampire.dm

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	restricted_jobs = list("AI", "Cyborg", "Mobile MMI", "Security Officer", "Warden", "Detective", "Head of Security", "Captain", "Chaplain") //Consistent screening has filtered all infiltration attempts on high value jobs
 	protected_jobs = list()
 	required_players = 1
-	required_players_secret = 15
+	required_players_secret = 15 //High-low-pop. Same thing as changelings, but we also need more counters like the Chaplain
 	required_enemies = 2
 	recommended_enemies = 4
 

code/game/gamemodes/wizard/raginmages.dm

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /datum/game_mode/wizard/raginmages
 	name = "Ragin' Mages"
 	config_tag = "raginmages"
-	required_players = 1
-	required_players_secret = 15
+	required_players = 2 //A wizard and a crewman
+	required_players_secret = 30 //Higher high-pop. We're airdropping a shitload of Wizards, each one his own one-man-army. We want a fully staffed station to counter !
 	var/max_mages = 0
 	var/making_mage = 0
 	var/mages_made = 1

code/game/gamemodes/wizard/wizard.dm

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-/*/proc/iswizard(mob/living/M as mob)
-	return istype(M) && M.mind && ticker && ticker.mode && (M.mind in ticker.mode.wizards)*/ //See _macros.dm
-
 /datum/game_mode
 	var/list/datum/mind/wizards = list()
 
 /datum/game_mode/wizard
 	name = "wizard"
 	config_tag = "wizard"
-	required_players = 2
-	required_players_secret = 10
+	required_players = 2 //A wizard and a crewman
+	required_players_secret = 10 //Low-pop. We can allow magic at low-pop, at worst the round will be other quickly
 	required_enemies = 1
 	recommended_enemies = 1