From ef3789eeb2d6454ed85ded65d7fd0ab4d1155f11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ghommie <42542238+Ghommie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 06:18:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Playback device peeve.

---
 code/modules/assembly/playback.dm | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
index eecb991434..a34ebad040 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 	listening = FALSE
 	languages = message_language
 	say("The recorded message is '[recorded]'.", language = message_language)
+	next_activate = max(round(length(recorded) * 0.5), 3 SECONDS)
 
 /obj/item/assembly/playback/activate()
-	if(recorded == "") // Why say anything when there isn't anything to say
+	. = ..()
+	if(!. || !recorded) // Why say anything when there isn't anything to say
 		return FALSE
 	say("[recorded]", language = languages) // Repeat the message in the language it was said in
-	return TRUE
 
 /obj/item/assembly/playback/proc/record()
 	if(!secured || holder)

From c75774e67ac56af92dba74a8eca50487edf1450e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ghommie <42542238+Ghommie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 06:20:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Actual var.

---
 code/modules/assembly/playback.dm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
index a34ebad040..42135f7ff9 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	listening = FALSE
 	languages = message_language
 	say("The recorded message is '[recorded]'.", language = message_language)
-	next_activate = max(round(length(recorded) * 0.5), 3 SECONDS)
+	activate_cooldown = max(round(length(recorded) * 0.5), 3 SECONDS)
 
 /obj/item/assembly/playback/activate()
 	. = ..()