pixel shifting

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm

@@ -76,20 +76,18 @@
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/get_standard_pixel_y_offset(lying = 0)
+	. = ..()
 	if(leaping)
-		return -32
-	else if(custom_pixel_y_offset)
-		return custom_pixel_y_offset
-	else
-		return initial(pixel_y)
+		. -= 32
+	if(custom_pixel_y_offset)
+		. += custom_pixel_y_offset
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/get_standard_pixel_x_offset(lying = 0)
+	. = ..()
 	if(leaping)
-		return -32
-	else if(custom_pixel_x_offset)
-		return custom_pixel_x_offset
-	else
-		return initial(pixel_x)
+		. -= 32
+	if(custom_pixel_x_offset)
+		. += custom_pixel_x_offset
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/get_permeability_protection(list/target_zones)
 	return 0.8

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm

@@ -431,10 +431,9 @@
 		return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/get_standard_pixel_y_offset(lying = 0)
+	. = ..()
 	if(lying)
-		return -6
-	else
-		return initial(pixel_y)
+		. -= 6
 
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/accident(obj/item/I)
 	if(!I || (I.item_flags & ABSTRACT) || HAS_TRAIT(I, TRAIT_NODROP))

code/modules/mob/living/living_active_block.dm

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /mob/living
 	/// Whether or not the user is actively blocking.
 	var/active_blocking = FALSE
-	/// The item the user is actively blocking with.
+	/// The item the user is actively blocking with if any.
 	var/obj/item/active_block_item
 
 /mob/living/on_item_dropped(obj/item/I)
@@ -36,6 +36,28 @@
 	active_block_effect_start()
 	return TRUE
 
+/// Visual effect setup for starting a directional block
+/mob/living/proc/active_block_effect_start()
+
+/// Visual effect cleanup for starting a directional block
+/mob/living/proc/active_block_effect_end()
+
+/mob/living/get_standard_pixel_x_offset()
+	. = ..()
+	if(active_blocking)
+		if(dir & EAST)
+			. += 12
+		if(dir & WEST)
+			. -= 12
+
+/mob/living/get_standard_pixel_y_offset()
+	. = ..()
+	if(active_blocking)
+		if(dir & NORTH)
+			. += 12
+		if(dir & SOUTH)
+			. -= 12
+
 /// The amount of damage that is blocked.
 /obj/item/proc/active_block_damage_mitigation(mob/living/owner, atom/object, damage, attack_text, attack_type, armour_penetration, mob/attacker, def_zone, final_block_chance, list/block_return)
 	var/absorption = block_parry_data.block_damage_absorption_override[attack_type]