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code/modules/mining/equipment/gauntlet_styles.dm

@@ -1,31 +1,50 @@
 /datum/gauntlet_style
 	var/name = "Baseline"
-	var/desc = "There's no combos here, only bugs. Report this to a coder if you see this."
-	var/list/examine_movesets /// you're manually filling this out btw
+	var/desc = "Somehow, you sense two things; one, that there's no combos on this, and two, that you should probably have someone address this."
+	var/obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/hands // catch these
 
-/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/on_apply(obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/hands)
+/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/on_apply(obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/theseNewHands)
+	hands = theseNewHands
 	return // todo: changing variables per style
 
-/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/check_streak(mob/living/carbon/human/attacker, mob/living/defender, obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/hands)
+/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/check_streak(mob/living/carbon/human/attacker, mob/living/defender)
 	return FALSE
 
+/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/reset_streak(mob/living/carbon/user)
+	hands.streak = ""
+	user?.hud_used?.combo_display.update_icon_state(hands.streak)
+
+/datum/gauntlet_style/proc/examine_more_info()
+	return desc
+
 #define BRAWLER_COMBO_CROSS "DH"
 /datum/gauntlet_style/brawler
-	name = "Brawler"
-	desc = "Throwing a punch is, theoretically, simple. Throwing a punch with a destabilizing module strapped to your hand? ...A bit less simple."
-	examine_movesets = list("Disarm, Harm" = "One-Two Cross: Bonus damage. Chance of stunning.")
+	name = "Rough and Tumble"
+	desc = "Throwing a punch is simple. Throwing a punch with a destabilizing module strapped to your hand is less so, but still doable."
 
-/datum/gauntlet_style/brawler/check_streak(mob/living/carbon/human/attacker, mob/living/defender, obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/hands)
-	if(hands.streak.findtext(BRAWLER_COMBO_CROSS))
-		hands.streak = ""
+/datum/gauntlet_style/brawler/examine_more_info()
+	var/msg = list(span_notice(desc))
+	msg += "Techniques:"
+	msg += "Cross Punch - Disarm, Harm. In addition to being a regular strike, deals an extra third of a regular detonation's damage." // this wording kinda sucks i think
+	return msg
+
+/datum/gauntlet_style/brawler/check_streak(mob/living/carbon/human/attacker, mob/living/defender)
+	if(findtext(hands.streak, BRAWLER_COMBO_CROSS))
 		crossCombo(attacker, defender)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
-/datum/gauntlet_style/brawler/proc/crossCombo(attacker, defender)
-	defender.apply_damage(hands.detonation_damage/3, BRUTE, blocked = defender.getarmor(type = BOMB))
-	playsound(attacker, 'sound/weapons/punch1.ogg', 100, 1)
-	D.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[attacker] delivers a solid one-two punch to [defender]!</span>", \
+/datum/gauntlet_style/brawler/proc/crossCombo(mob/living/carbon/attacker, mob/living/defender)
+	reset_streak(attacker)
+	playsound(attacker, 'sound/weapons/punch4.ogg', 100, FALSE)
+	var/bonus_damage = (hands.force + hands.detonation_damage) / 3
+	defender.apply_damage(bonus_damage, BRUTE, blocked = defender.getarmor(type = BOMB))
+	var/datum/status_effect/crusher_damage/cd_tracker = defender.has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_CRUSHERDAMAGETRACKING)
+	if(!QDELETED(defender) && !QDELETED(cd_tracker))
+		cd_tracker.total_damage += bonus_damage //we did some damage, but let's not assume how much we did
+	defender.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[attacker] delivers a solid one-two punch to [defender]!</span>", \
 							"<span class='userdanger'>[attacker] hits you with a solid one-two punch!</span>")
+	return TRUE
 
-#undef BRAWLER_CROSS
+
+#undef BRAWLER_COMBO_CROSS

code/modules/mining/equipment/kinetic_crusher.dm

@@ -266,17 +266,16 @@
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	active_style = new /datum/gauntlet_style/brawler
+	active_style.on_apply(src)
 
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/examine(mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()
 	. += "According to a very small display, the currently loaded style is \"[active_style.name]\"."
 
-/* wip todo
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/examine_more(mob/user)
-	return
-*/
+	return active_style.examine_more_info()
 
-/obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/style_change(datum/gauntlet_style/new_style)
+/obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/proc/style_change(datum/gauntlet_style/new_style)
 	new_style.on_apply(src)
 
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/ComponentInitialize()
@@ -297,15 +296,16 @@
 		item_state = "crusher[wielded]-fist"
 
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/attack(mob/living/target, mob/living/carbon/user)
-	. = ..()
-	if(!combo_on_anything && target.mob_size < MOB_SIZE_LARGE)
+	..()
+	if((combo_on_anything || target.mob_size >= MOB_SIZE_LARGE) && wielded)
 		switch(user.a_intent)
 			if(INTENT_DISARM)
-				add_to_streak("D", user)
+				add_to_streak("D", user, target)
 			if(INTENT_GRAB)
-				add_to_streak("G", user)
+				add_to_streak("G", user, target)
 			if(INTENT_HARM)
-				add_to_streak("H", user)
+				add_to_streak("H", user, target)
+		active_style.check_streak(user, target)
 
 /obj/item/kinetic_crusher/glaive/gauntlets/proc/add_to_streak(element,mob/living/carbon/user, mob/living/target)
 	if(target != current_target)

tgstation.dme

@@ -2524,6 +2524,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mining\satchel_ore_boxdm.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mining\shelters.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mining\equipment\explorer_gear.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mining\equipment\gauntlet_styles.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mining\equipment\goliath_hide.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mining\equipment\kinetic_crusher.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mining\equipment\lazarus_injector.dm"