Fixing stuff, it now should be ready.

code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm

@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/roundstart_away	//Will random away mission be loaded.
 
+/datum/config_entry/flag/roundstart_vr 		//Will virtual reality missions be loaded?
+
 /datum/config_entry/number/gateway_delay	//How long the gateway takes before it activates. Default is half an hour. Only matters if roundstart_away is enabled.
 	config_entry_value = 18000
 	min_val = 0

code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define INIT_ANNOUNCE(X) to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>[X]</span>"); log_world(X)
+
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 	name = "Mapping"
 	init_order = INIT_ORDER_MAPPING
@@ -183,7 +185,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 
 	z_list = SSmapping.z_list
 
-#define INIT_ANNOUNCE(X) to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>[X]</span>"); log_world(X)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/proc/LoadGroup(list/errorList, name, path, files, list/traits, list/default_traits, silent = FALSE)
 	. = list()
 	var/start_time = REALTIMEOFDAY
@@ -267,7 +268,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 				msg += ", [FailedZs[I]]"
 		msg += ". Yell at your server host!"
 		INIT_ANNOUNCE(msg)
-#undef INIT_ANNOUNCE
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(the_station_areas)
 
@@ -450,14 +450,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(the_station_areas)
 			lvl_name = "[mapfile] custom"
 			to_chat(usr,"<span class='notice'>Loading [lvl_name]...</span>")
 			var/datum/map_template/template = new(mapfile, choice, ztraits)
-			level = template.load_new_z()
+			level = template.load_new_z(ztraits)
 		else
 			lvl_name = answer
 			to_chat(usr,"<span class='notice'>Loading [lvl_name]...</span>")
-			var/datum/map_template/template = new(lvl_name, choice, ztraits)
-			level = template.load_new_z()
-		else
-			return
+			var/datum/map_template/template = new(lvl_name, choice)
+			level = template.load_new_z(ztraits)
 
 	message_admins("Admin [key_name_admin(usr)] has loaded [lvl_name] [choice].")
 	log_admin("Admin [key_name(usr)] has loaded [lvl_name] [choice].")

code/modules/awaymissions/zlevel.dm

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 
-/proc/createRandomZlevel(name = AWAY_MISSION_NAME, list/traits = list(ZTRAIT_AWAY = TRUE), list/potential_levels = potential_away_levels)
-	if(GLOB.random_zlevels_generated[name] || !length(potential_levels))
+/proc/createRandomZlevel(name = AWAY_MISSION_NAME, list/traits = list(ZTRAIT_AWAY = TRUE), list/potential_levels = GLOB.potential_away_levels)
+	if(GLOB.random_zlevels_generated[name])
+		stack_trace("[name] level already generated.")
+		return
+	if(!length(potential_levels))
+		stack_trace("No potential [name] level to load has been found.")
 		return
 
-	to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>Loading [name]...</span>")
+	var/start_time = REALTIMEOFDAY
 	var/map = pick(potential_levels)
-	load_new_z_level(map, name, traits)
-	to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>[name] loaded.</span>")
-	random_zlevels_generated[name] = TRUE
+	if(!load_new_z_level(map, name, traits))
+		INIT_ANNOUNCE("Failed to load [name]! map filepath: [map]!")
+		return
+	INIT_ANNOUNCE("Loaded [name] in [(REALTIMEOFDAY - start_time)/10]s!")
+	GLOB.random_zlevels_generated[name] = TRUE
 
 /proc/reset_gateway_spawns(reset = FALSE)
 	for(var/obj/machinery/gateway/G in world)

code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm

@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@
 //❤ - Cyberboss
 /proc/load_new_z_level(file, name, list/traits)
 	var/datum/map_template/template = new(file, name)
-	template.load_new_z(traits)
+	return template.load_new_z(traits)