Players now get visual 'Balloon' Alert when Defender Crest is Lowered. (

#7720)

**TM before Merging**

# About the pull request

This PR add "balloon alert" above defender, warning them that crest is
lowered and cannot use other ability.
(check video to see what balloon alert is)

# Explain why it's good for the game

I am not only person who had this issue, when crest was lowered and
didn't notice that during "heat of battle" and try to use tail swing or
fortify to only get killed by that mistake, there is no big chat alert
to make people realize they have it lowered.

This PR changes that by adding "Balloon Alert" (the ones that spitters
have when using 'charge_spit' ability.


# Testing Photographs and Procedure
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<summary>Click HERE to see that Video:</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9ca5d86f-7b88-4c6a-9da3-e81a08f250fb


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# Changelog
:cl: Venuska1117
code: Add "Delay" option for balloon alerts to prevent notification
spam.
qol: Added Balloon Alerts to notify player that crest is lowered when
trying to use Tail Swing or Fortify.
/:cl:

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Co-authored-by: Venuska1117 <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: harryob <[email protected]>

code/datums/balloon_alerts/balloon_alerts.dm

@@ -8,15 +8,27 @@
 /// The amount of characters needed before this increase takes into effect
 #define BALLOON_TEXT_CHAR_LIFETIME_INCREASE_MIN 10
 
-/// Creates text that will float from the atom upwards to the viewer.
-/atom/proc/balloon_alert(mob/viewer, text, text_color)
+/// The world.time the last balloon alert was displayed
+/atom/var/last_balloon_alert_time = 0
+
+/proc/can_display_balloon_alert(atom/source, delay)
+	// Check if enough time has passed since the last alert
+	if (source.last_balloon_alert_time && (world.time - source.last_balloon_alert_time < delay))
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
+/atom/proc/balloon_alert(mob/viewer, text, text_color, delay = 0)
 	SHOULD_NOT_SLEEP(TRUE)
 
+	if (delay > 0 && !can_display_balloon_alert(src, delay))
+		return
+
+	src.last_balloon_alert_time = world.time
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, PROC_REF(balloon_alert_perform), viewer, text, text_color)
 
 /// Create balloon alerts (text that floats up) to everything within range.
 /// Will only display to people who can see.
-/atom/proc/balloon_alert_to_viewers(message, self_message, max_distance = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RANGE, list/ignored_mobs, text_color)
+/atom/proc/balloon_alert_to_viewers(message, self_message, max_distance = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RANGE, list/ignored_mobs, text_color, delay = 0)
 	SHOULD_NOT_SLEEP(TRUE)
 
 	var/list/hearers = get_mobs_in_view(max_distance, src)
@@ -25,7 +37,6 @@
 	for(var/mob/hearer in hearers)
 		if(is_blind(hearer))
 			continue
-
 		balloon_alert(hearer, (hearer == src && self_message) || message, text_color)
 
 // Do not use.

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/defender/defender_powers.dm

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 		return
 
 	if(xeno.crest_defense)
-		to_chat(src, SPAN_XENOWARNING("We cannot use tail swipe with our crest lowered."))
+		xeno.balloon_alert(xeno, "our crest is lowered!", text_color = "#7d32bb", delay = 1 SECONDS)
 		return
 
 	xeno.visible_message(SPAN_XENOWARNING("[xeno] sweeps its tail in a wide circle!"), \
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 		return
 
 	if(xeno.crest_defense)
-		to_chat(src, SPAN_XENOWARNING("We cannot use fortify with our crest lowered."))
+		xeno.balloon_alert(xeno, "our crest is lowered!", text_color = "#7d32bb", delay = 1 SECONDS)
 		return
 
 	if(!xeno.check_state())