and that just leaves the modules folder

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	item_color = "b"
 	var/allow_multiple = FALSE
 	var/uses = -1
-	flags_1 = DROPDEL_1
+	item_flags = DROPDEL
 
 
 /obj/item/implant/proc/trigger(emote, mob/living/carbon/source)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	return
 
 /obj/item/implant/proc/activate()
-	return
+	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_IMPLANT_ACTIVATED)
 
 /obj/item/implant/ui_action_click()
 	activate("action_button")
@@ -41,12 +41,26 @@
 //return 1 if the implant injects
 //return 0 if there is no room for implant / it fails
 /obj/item/implant/proc/implant(mob/living/target, mob/user, silent = FALSE)
+	if(SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_IMPLANT_IMPLANTING, args) & COMPONENT_STOP_IMPLANTING)
+		return
 	LAZYINITLIST(target.implants)
 	if(!target.can_be_implanted() || !can_be_implanted_in(target))
-		return 0
+		return FALSE
 	for(var/X in target.implants)
-		if(istype(X, type))
-			var/obj/item/implant/imp_e = X
+		var/obj/item/implant/imp_e = X
+		var/flags = SEND_SIGNAL(imp_e, COMSIG_IMPLANT_OTHER, args, src)
+		if(flags & COMPONENT_DELETE_NEW_IMPLANT)
+			UNSETEMPTY(target.implants)
+			qdel(src)
+			return TRUE
+		if(flags & COMPONENT_DELETE_OLD_IMPLANT)
+			qdel(imp_e)
+			continue
+		if(flags & COMPONENT_STOP_IMPLANTING)
+			UNSETEMPTY(target.implants)
+			return FALSE
+		
+		if(istype(imp_e, type))
 			if(!allow_multiple)
 				if(imp_e.uses < initial(imp_e.uses)*2)
 					if(uses == -1)
@@ -54,9 +68,9 @@
 					else
 						imp_e.uses = min(imp_e.uses + uses, initial(imp_e.uses)*2)
 					qdel(src)
-					return 1
+					return TRUE
 				else
-					return 0
+					return FALSE
 
 	forceMove(target)
 	imp_in = target
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@
 	if(user)
 		add_logs(user, target, "implanted", "\a [name]")
 
-	return 1
+	return TRUE
 
 /obj/item/implant/proc/removed(mob/living/source, silent = FALSE, special = 0)
 	moveToNullspace()

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_abductor.dm

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	var/cooldown = 30
 
 /obj/item/implant/abductor/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	if(cooldown == initial(cooldown))
 		home.Retrieve(imp_in,1)
 		cooldown = 0

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_chem.dm

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 		activate(reagents.total_volume)
 
 /obj/item/implant/chem/activate(cause)
+	. = ..()
 	if(!cause || !imp_in)
 		return 0
 	var/mob/living/carbon/R = imp_in

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_explosive.dm

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	return dat
 
 /obj/item/implant/explosive/activate(cause)
+	. = ..()
 	if(!cause || !imp_in || active)
 		return 0
 	if(cause == "action_button" && !popup)

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_freedom.dm

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/implant/freedom/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	uses--
 	to_chat(imp_in, "You feel a faint click.")
 	if(iscarbon(imp_in))

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_krav_maga.dm

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	return dat
 
 /obj/item/implant/krav_maga/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = imp_in
 	if(!ishuman(H))
 		return

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_misc.dm

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	return dat
 
 /obj/item/implant/adrenalin/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	uses--
 	to_chat(imp_in, "<span class='notice'>You feel a sudden surge of energy!</span>")
 	imp_in.SetStun(0)
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 	uses = 3
 
 /obj/item/implant/emp/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	uses--
 	empulse(imp_in, 3, 5)
 	if(!uses)
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@
 	icon_state = "walkietalkie"
 
 /obj/item/implant/radio/activate()
+	. = ..()
 	// needs to be GLOB.deep_inventory_state otherwise it won't open
 	radio.ui_interact(usr, "main", null, FALSE, null, GLOB.deep_inventory_state)
 

code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_storage.dm

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 	var/max_slot_stacking = 4
 
 /obj/item/implant/storage/activate()
-	SendSignal(COMSIG_TRY_STORAGE_SHOW, imp_in, TRUE)
+	. = ..()
+	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_TRY_STORAGE_SHOW, imp_in, TRUE)
 
 /obj/item/implant/storage/removed(source, silent = FALSE, special = 0)
 	. = ..()

code/game/objects/items/implants/implantuplink.dm

@@ -11,32 +11,6 @@
 	. = ..()
 	AddComponent(/datum/component/uplink, _owner, TRUE, FALSE, null, starting_tc)
 
-/obj/item/implant/uplink/implant(mob/living/target, mob/user, silent = FALSE)
-	GET_COMPONENT(hidden_uplink, /datum/component/uplink)
-	if(hidden_uplink)
-		for(var/X in target.implants)
-			if(istype(X, type))
-				var/obj/item/implant/imp_e = X
-				GET_COMPONENT_FROM(their_hidden_uplink, /datum/component/uplink, imp_e)
-				if(their_hidden_uplink)
-					their_hidden_uplink.telecrystals += hidden_uplink.telecrystals
-					qdel(src)
-					return TRUE
-				else
-					qdel(imp_e)	//INFERIOR AND EMPTY!
-
-	if(..())
-		if(hidden_uplink)
-			hidden_uplink.owner = "[user.key]"
-			return TRUE
-	return FALSE
-
-/obj/item/implant/uplink/activate()
-	GET_COMPONENT(hidden_uplink, /datum/component/uplink)
-	if(hidden_uplink)
-		hidden_uplink.locked = FALSE
-		hidden_uplink.interact(usr)
-
 /obj/item/implanter/uplink
 	name = "implanter (uplink)"
 	imp_type = /obj/item/implant/uplink