Megafauna no longer gib bodies #9807
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| /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/proc/devour(mob/living/L) | ||
| if(!L) | ||
| return FALSE | ||
| visible_message( | ||
| "<span class='danger'>[src] devours [L]!</span>", | ||
| "<span class='userdanger'>You feast on [L], restoring your health!</span>") | ||
| if(!is_station_level(z) || client) //NPC monsters won't heal while on station | ||
| adjustBruteLoss(-L.maxHealth/2) | ||
| for(var/obj/item/W in L) | ||
| if(!L.dropItemToGround(W)) | ||
| qdel(W) | ||
| L.gib() | ||
| return TRUE |
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I don't think this proc should go away entirely - megafauna should still have some means of healing after scoring a kill, though I'm not sure by exactly what means.
Do you have any thoughts on it?
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I believe that with enough dedication and perseverance dying/being recovered/being revived you probably deserve the kill. I don't think there will be any non-snowflake way of making them heal after each kill, and just the time investment in beginning the fight, dying, waiting to be recovered, the paramedic dodging the megafauna, and being brought back to the station (?) and being revived, not by defib mind you because the organs are probably going to be rotten, that you won't get far just trying to brute force bubblegum or something.
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I already made it so miners were always possible to recover in a previous PR, but I suppose it wasn't enough. This is the next logical step to take with regards to trying to make it so miners are more likely to be recovered when killed. Making it so suit sensors from lavaland are relayed to the station might be worth looking into as well, whether as a part of this PR or a separate one. |
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I remember dying to megafauna, my head was recoverable but most of my items including a GPS (that is meant to be use for your body been track if you die) been destroyed, so yea this would be good. |
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My PR made all items be dropped before gibbing. It's only a few months old at this point iirc |
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This pull request has conflicts, please resolve those before we can evaluate the pull request. |
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Tag is temporary and for secret reasons. |
About The Pull Request
Removes the gibbing code from all of the megafauna, meaning they just kill you now and leave your body intact.
Why It's Good For The Game
We're moving away from lavaland being a singleplayer DOOM game, so if it was actually possible to retrieve dead miners then more people will do it and make lavaland more accessible. I feel this is fair as if a death was recent(ish) the megafauna will still be around the body, still posing a challenge to the lavaland paramedics (lol).
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Changelog
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balance: Megafauna no longer gib their victims, meaning you can now retrieve the bodies of miners who were brutally murdered (if you're able to get them out from under the megafauna that is...)
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