From b1379dd49eefd2e5255b9611c01b8d622ec8e851 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: timothyteakettle <59849408+timothyteakettle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:11:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] still not working

---
 code/controllers/subsystem/job.dm   | 7 ++++++-
 code/datums/elements/polychromic.dm | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/job.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/job.dm
index 404bc16364..c7ea768de5 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/job.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/job.dm
@@ -707,10 +707,15 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(job)
 						qdel(I)
 			if(I) //handle loadout colors last
 				if((G.loadout_flags & LOADOUT_CAN_COLOR_POLYCHROMIC) && length(G.loadout_initial_colors))
-					var/datum/element/polychromic/polychromic = SSdcs.GetElement(list(/datum/element/polychromic))
+					var/datum/element/polychromic/polychromic
+					for(var/some_connection in I.comp_lookup["parent_qdeleting"]) //stupid way to do it but GetElement does not work for this case, sigh
+						if(ispath(some_connection, /datum/element/polychromic))
+							polychromic = some_connection
+							break
 					if(polychromic)
 						var/list/polychromic_entry = polychromic.colors_by_atom[I]
 						if(polychromic_entry)
+							message_admins("we found the corresponding atom")
 							polychromic.colors_by_atom[I] = I[LOADOUT_COLOR]
 
 
diff --git a/code/datums/elements/polychromic.dm b/code/datums/elements/polychromic.dm
index 7ae0d04b05..726ee8f967 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/polychromic.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/polychromic.dm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 		var/col = LAZYACCESS(colors, I) || "#FFFFFF"
 		L += make_appearances ? mutable_appearance(mut_icon, overlays_states[I], color = col) : col
 	colors_by_atom[A] = L
+	message_admins("attached")
 
 	RegisterSignal(A, COMSIG_ATOM_UPDATE_OVERLAYS, .proc/apply_overlays)
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@
 		if(istype(source,/obj/item/clothing/suit/hooded)) //so how come it be like this, where toggleable headslots are named separately (helmet/hood) anyways?
 			var/obj/item/clothing/suit/hooded/sourcesuit = source
 			H = sourcesuit.hood
-		else if(istype(source,/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/hardsuit)) 
+		else if(istype(source,/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/hardsuit))
 			var/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/hardsuit/sourcesuit = source
 			H = sourcesuit.helmet
 		else