loadout loading

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 /datum/preferences/proc/ShowChoices(mob/user)
 	if(!user || !user.client)
 		return
-	update_preview_icon(current_tab != 2)
+	update_preview_icon(current_tab)
 	var/list/dat = list("<center>")
 
 	dat += "<a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=tab;tab=0' [current_tab == 0 ? "class='linkOn'" : ""]>Character Settings</a>"
@@ -2544,6 +2544,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	if(custom_speech_verb != "default")
 		character.dna.species.say_mod = custom_speech_verb
 
+	//todo: make limb features copy to the person
 
 	SEND_SIGNAL(character, COMSIG_HUMAN_PREFS_COPIED_TO, src, icon_updates, roundstart_checks)
 

code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/preferences_setup.dm

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 	features = random_features(pref_species?.id, gender)
 	age = rand(AGE_MIN,AGE_MAX)
 
-/datum/preferences/proc/update_preview_icon(equip_job = TRUE)
+/datum/preferences/proc/update_preview_icon(current_tab)
+	var/equip_job = (current_tab != 2)
 	// Determine what job is marked as 'High' priority, and dress them up as such.
 	var/datum/job/previewJob = get_highest_job()
 
@@ -43,9 +44,13 @@
 	mannequin.add_overlay(mutable_appearance('modular_citadel/icons/ui/backgrounds.dmi', bgstate, layer = SPACE_LAYER))
 	copy_to(mannequin)
 
-	if(previewJob && equip_job)
-		mannequin.job = previewJob.title
-		previewJob.equip(mannequin, TRUE, preference_source = parent)
+	if(current_tab == 3)
+		//give it its loadout if not on the appearance tab
+		SSjob.equip_loadout(parent.mob, mannequin, FALSE, bypass_prereqs = TRUE, force_equip = TRUE)
+	else
+		if(previewJob && equip_job)
+			mannequin.job = previewJob.title
+			previewJob.equip(mannequin, TRUE, preference_source = parent)
 
 	COMPILE_OVERLAYS(mannequin)
 	parent.show_character_previews(new /mutable_appearance(mannequin))