mob folder - root

code/modules/mob/say.dm

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	if(GLOB.say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</span>")
 		return
-	usr.say(message)
+	if(message)
+		say(message)
 
 
 /mob/verb/whisper_verb(message as text)
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@
 
 	deadchat_broadcast(rendered, follow_target = src, speaker_key = K)
 
+/mob/proc/check_emote(message)
+	if(copytext(message, 1, 2) == "*")
+		emote(copytext(message, 2))
+		return 1
+
 /mob/proc/emote(var/act)
 	return