diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
index 60a78e5ff3..7ddcd1c9f0 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(radial_menus)
 	//Blank
 	menu_holder = image(icon='icons/effects/effects.dmi',loc=anchor,icon_state="nothing",layer = ABOVE_HUD_LAYER)
 	menu_holder.plane = ABOVE_HUD_PLANE
-	menu_holder.appearance_flags |= KEEP_APART|NO_CLIENT_COLOR|RESET_ALPHA|RESET_COLOR|RESET_TRANSFORM
+	menu_holder.appearance_flags |= APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA | KEEP_APART
 	menu_holder.vis_contents += elements + close_button
 	current_user.images += menu_holder
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
index a416766b1b..d846ecdaec 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	anchored = TRUE
 	layer = GHOST_LAYER
 	color = "#ff0000" // text color
-	appearance_flags = NO_CLIENT_COLOR | RESET_ALPHA | RESET_COLOR | RESET_TRANSFORM
+	appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
 	vis_flags = VIS_INHERIT_ID
 	var/text_size = 3 // larger values clip when the displayed text is larger than 2 digits.
 	var/started = FALSE
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
index b2cd0f481b..8f5983b548 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@
 	else
 		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]_3"
 
+/obj/item/stack/update_overlays()
+	. = ..()
+	if(isturf(loc))
+		return
+	var/mutable_appearance/number = mutable_appearance(appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA)
+	number.maptext = MAPTEXT(get_amount())
+	. += number
+
 /obj/item/stack/examine(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
 	if (is_cyborg)
@@ -151,6 +159,14 @@
 		. += "There is [get_amount()] in the stack."
 	. += "<span class='notice'>Alt-click to take a custom amount.</span>"
 
+/obj/item/stack/equipped(mob/user, slot)
+	. = ..()
+	update_icon()
+
+/obj/item/stack/dropped(mob/user, slot)
+	. = ..()
+	update_icon()
+
 /obj/item/stack/proc/get_amount()
 	if(is_cyborg)
 		. = round(source?.energy / cost)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/tickets.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/tickets.dm
index 22cb895277..df040a89c7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/tickets.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/tickets.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	update_icon()
 
-/obj/item/stack/arcadeticket/update_icon()
+/obj/item/stack/arcadeticket/update_icon_state()
 	var/amount = get_amount()
 	if((amount >= 12) && (amount > 0))
 		icon_state = "arcade-ticket_4"
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index d45b5ad9e1..d513b5bc07 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 		return ..()
 
 
-/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/update_icon()
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/update_icon_state()
 	icon_state = "[initial(item_state)][amount < 3 ? amount : ""]"
 	name = "cable [amount < 3 ? "piece" : "coil"]"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
index 1c7951a2d6..429f556989 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 
 		if(sheets.len > 0)
 			var/obj/item/stack/sheet/S = pick(sheets)
-			S.amount++
+			S.add(1) // Dare var edit directly again and i'll strangle you.
 			to_chat(owner, "<span class='notice'>[linked_extract] adds a layer of slime to [S], which metamorphosizes into another sheet of material!</span>")
 	return ..()
 
diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/eventmaps/Spookystation/JTGSZwork.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/eventmaps/Spookystation/JTGSZwork.dm
index a2ccc319d0..9ea5a679fd 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/eventmaps/Spookystation/JTGSZwork.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/eventmaps/Spookystation/JTGSZwork.dm
@@ -1081,9 +1081,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(hay_recipes, list ( \
 	attack_verb = list("tickled", "poked", "whipped")
 	hitsound = 'sound/weapons/grenadelaunch.ogg'
 
-/obj/item/stack/sheet/hay/Initialize(mapload, new_amount, merge = TRUE)
-	recipes = GLOB.hay_recipes
-	return ..()
+/obj/item/stack/sheet/hay/get_main_recipes()
+	. = ..()
+	. += GLOB.hay_recipes
 
 /obj/item/stack/sheet/hay/fifty
 	amount = 50
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(hay_recipes, list ( \
 	amount = 5
 
 
-/obj/item/stack/sheet/hay/update_icon()
+/obj/item/stack/sheet/hay/update_icon_state()
 	var/amount = get_amount()
 	if((amount <= 4) && (amount > 0))
 		icon_state = "hay[amount]"