Changes a lot of ticker and ticker.mode checks to SSticker.hasRoundStarted

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 /mob/dead/observer/Stat()
 	..()
 	if(statpanel("Status"))
-		if(SSticker && SSticker.mode)
+		if(SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 			for(var/datum/gang/G in SSticker.mode.gangs)
 				if(G.is_dominating)
 					stat(null, "[G.name] Gang Takeover: [max(G.domination_time_remaining(), 0)]")
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		if(!A.hidden)
 			filtered += A
 	var/area/thearea  = input("Area to jump to", "BOOYEA") as null|anything in filtered
-	
+
 	if(!thearea)
 		return
 

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm.rej

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm	(rejected hunks)
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ 
+ 	dna.species.spec_death(gibbed, src)
+ 
+-	if(SSticker && SSticker.mode)
++	if(SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
+ 		SSblackbox.ReportDeath(src)
+ 	if(mind && mind.devilinfo)
+ 		INVOKE_ASYNC(mind.devilinfo, /datum/devilinfo.proc/beginResurrectionCheck, src)

code/modules/mob/living/living.dm

@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 	return name
 
 /mob/living/update_gravity(has_gravity,override = 0)
-	if(!SSticker || !SSticker.mode)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		return
 	if(has_gravity)
 		clear_alert("weightless")

code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 
 /mob/living/attack_slime(mob/living/simple_animal/slime/M)
-	if(!SSticker || !SSticker.mode)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		to_chat(M, "You cannot attack people before the game has started.")
 		return
 

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

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/attack_alien(mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/M)
-	if(!SSticker || !SSticker.mode)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		to_chat(M, "You cannot attack people before the game has started.")
 		return
 	..()

code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ It's fairly easy to fix if dealing with single letters but not so much with comp
 	return 0
 
 /proc/is_special_character(mob/M) // returns 1 for special characters and 2 for heroes of gamemode //moved out of admins.dm because things other than admin procs were calling this.
-	if(!SSticker || !SSticker.mode)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		return 0
 	if(!istype(M))
 		return 0