vtuber mode

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

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/Bot
 	var/tracking = FALSE //this is 1 if the AI is currently tracking somebody, but the track has not yet been completed.
 	var/datum/effect_system/spark_spread/spark_system//So they can initialize sparks whenever/N
+	var/obj/machinery/status_display/controlled_display
 
 	//MALFUNCTION
 	var/datum/module_picker/malf_picker
@@ -1043,3 +1044,14 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/zMove(dir, feedback = FALSE)
 	. = eyeobj.zMove(dir, feedback)
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/stop_controlling_display()
+	if(!controlled_display)
+		return
+	controlled_display.master = null
+	controlled_display.cut_overlay(controlled_display.ai_vtuber_overlay)
+	controlled_display.ai_vtuber_overlay = null
+	if(current == controlled_display)
+		current = null
+	controlled_display.update_appearance()
+	controlled_display = null

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

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 			ai.light_cameras()
 		if(ai.master_multicam)
 			ai.master_multicam.refresh_view()
+		if(ai.controlled_display)
+			ai.stop_controlling_display()
 
 //it uses setLoc not forceMove, talks to the sillycone and not the camera mob
 /mob/camera/aiEye/zMove(dir, feedback = FALSE)
@@ -168,6 +170,9 @@
 	if(!user.tracking)
 		user.cameraFollow = null
 
+	if(user.controlled_display)
+		user.stop_controlling_display()
+
 // Return to the Core.
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/view_core()
 	if(istype(current,/obj/machinery/holopad))

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

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 //For holopads only. Usable by AI.
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/holopad_talk(message, language)
-
+	message_admins("HOLOPAD TALK")
 
 	message = trim(message)
 
@@ -56,6 +56,30 @@
 		to_chat(src, "No holopad connected.")
 
 
+//For status displays only. Usable by AI.
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/statusdisplay_talk(message, language)
+	message_admins("STATUSDISPLAY TALK")
+	message = trim(message)
+
+	if (!message)
+		return
+
+	var/obj/machinery/status_display/T = controlled_display
+	if(T)
+		var/turf/padturf = get_turf(T)
+		var/padloc
+		if(padturf)
+			padloc = AREACOORD(padturf)
+		else
+			padloc = "(UNKNOWN)"
+		src.log_talk(message, LOG_SAY, tag="STATUS DISPLAY in [padloc]")
+		send_speech(message, 7, T, "robot", message_language = language)
+		to_chat(src, "<i><span class='game say'>Status Display message transmitted, <span class='name'>[real_name]</span> <span class='message robot'>\"[message]\"</span></span></i>")
+	else
+		to_chat(src, "No status display connected.")
+
+
+
 // Make sure that the code compiles with AI_VOX undefined
 #ifdef AI_VOX
 #define VOX_DELAY 600