Removes Age-weighted RNG for Rolling Command Roles

code/__HELPERS/lists.dm

@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@
 	var/item
 	for (item in L)
 		if (isnull(L[item]))
-		//Change by nanako, a default weight will no longer overwrite an explicitly set weight of 0
+		//A default weight will no longer overwrite an explicitly set weight of 0
 		//It will only use a default if no weight is defined
 			L[item] = 1
 		total += L[item]
-	total = rand() * total//Fix by nanako, allows it to handle noninteger weights
+	total = rand() * total//Allows it to handle noninteger weights
 	for (item in L)
 		total -= L[item]
 		if (total <= 0)

code/controllers/subsystems/job.dm

@@ -159,31 +159,14 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(jobs)
 			if(!candidates.len)
 				continue
 
-			// Build a weighted list, weight by age.
+			// Build a list of candidates.
 			var/list/weightedCandidates = list()
 			for(var/mob/V in candidates)
-				// Log-out during round-start? What a bad boy, no head position for you!
+				// Log-out during round-start? No point in considering the player for candidacy.
 				if(!V.client)
 					continue
 
-				var/age = V.client.prefs.age
-
-				var/min_job_age = job.get_minimum_character_age(V.get_species())
-				var/ideal_job_age = job.get_ideal_character_age(V.get_species())
-
-				if(age > (ideal_job_age + 20)) // Elderly for the position
-					weightedCandidates[V] = 3
-				else if(age > (ideal_job_age + 10)) // Good, but on the elderly side
-					weightedCandidates[V] = 6
-				else if(age > (ideal_job_age - 10)) // Perfect
-					weightedCandidates[V] = 10
-				else if(age > (min_job_age + 10)) // Good, but on the young side
-					weightedCandidates[V] = 6
-				else if(age >= min_job_age) // Too young
-					weightedCandidates[V] = 3
-				else
-					if(candidates.len == 1) // There's only one option
-						weightedCandidates[V] = 1
+				weightedCandidates[V] = 1
 
 			var/mob/abstract/new_player/candidate = pickweight(weightedCandidates)
 			if(AssignRole(candidate, command_position))

code/game/jobs/job/captain.dm

@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ var/datum/announcement/minor/captain_announcement = new(do_newscast = 1)
 		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
 	)
 
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 70,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 120,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 120
-	) // Old geezer captains ftw
-
 	outfit = /obj/outfit/job/captain
 
 	blacklisted_species = list(SPECIES_TAJARA, SPECIES_TAJARA_MSAI, SPECIES_TAJARA_ZHAN, SPECIES_UNATHI, SPECIES_DIONA, SPECIES_IPC, SPECIES_IPC_G1, SPECIES_IPC_G2, SPECIES_IPC_XION, SPECIES_IPC_ZENGHU, SPECIES_IPC_BISHOP, SPECIES_IPC_SHELL, SPECIES_VAURCA_WORKER, SPECIES_VAURCA_WARRIOR, SPECIES_VAURCA_BULWARK, SPECIES_VAURCA_BREEDER, SPECIES_DIONA, SPECIES_DIONA_COEUS)
@@ -94,11 +88,6 @@ var/datum/announcement/minor/captain_announcement = new(do_newscast = 1)
 	selection_color = "#1e59c9"
 	minimal_player_age = 10
 	economic_modifier = 10
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 50,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 100,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
-	)
 
 	minimum_character_age = list(
 		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
@@ -157,11 +146,6 @@ var/datum/announcement/minor/captain_announcement = new(do_newscast = 1)
 	selection_color = "#2b5bb5"
 	minimal_player_age = 20
 	economic_modifier = 5
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 75,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 75
-	)
 
 	minimum_character_age = list(
 		SPECIES_HUMAN = 25,

code/game/jobs/job/civilian.dm

@@ -346,12 +346,6 @@
 	minimal_access = list(ACCESS_MAILSORTING, ACCESS_CARGO, ACCESS_CARGO_BOT, ACCESS_QM, ACCESS_MINING, ACCESS_SHIP_WEAPONS, ACCESS_MINING_STATION, ACCESS_KEYCARD_AUTH, ACCESS_RC_ANNOUNCE, ACCESS_HEADS,
 						ACCESS_SEC_DOORS, ACCESS_RESEARCH, ACCESS_MEDICAL, ACCESS_ROBOTICS, ACCESS_ENGINE, ACCESS_TELEPORTER, ACCESS_EVA, ACCESS_INTREPID)
 
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 40,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 90,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 90
-	)
-
 	outfit = /obj/outfit/job/operations_manager
 
 	blacklisted_species = list(SPECIES_TAJARA_MSAI, SPECIES_TAJARA_ZHAN, SPECIES_VAURCA_WORKER, SPECIES_VAURCA_WARRIOR, SPECIES_VAURCA_BULWARK, SPECIES_VAURCA_BREEDER)

code/game/jobs/job/engineering.dm

@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@
 		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 80
 	)
 
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 50,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 100,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
-	)
-
-
 	access = list(ACCESS_ENGINE, ACCESS_ENGINE_EQUIP, ACCESS_TECH_STORAGE, ACCESS_MAINT_TUNNELS,
 					ACCESS_TELEPORTER, ACCESS_EXTERNAL_AIRLOCKS, ACCESS_ATMOSPHERICS, ACCESS_EMERGENCY_STORAGE, ACCESS_EVA, ACCESS_LEVIATHAN, ACCESS_SHIP_WEAPONS,
 					ACCESS_HEADS, ACCESS_CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS_SEC_DOORS, ACCESS_RESEARCH, ACCESS_MEDICAL, ACCESS_MINING, ACCESS_MAILSORTING,

code/game/jobs/job/hra.dm

@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 	supervisors = "SCC and the Internal Affairs department"
 	minimal_player_age = 10
 	economic_modifier = 10
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 60,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 60
-	)
 
 	selection_color = "#c9ad12"
 

code/game/jobs/job/job.dm

@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
 		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 50
 	)
 	var/list/alt_ages = null              // assoc list of alt titles to minimum character ages assoc lists (see above -- yes this is slightly awful)
-	var/list/ideal_character_age = list(  // Ideal character ages (for heads), assoc list of species define -> age, see above
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 100,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
-	)
 
 	var/latejoin_at_spawnpoints = FALSE   //If this job should use roundstart spawnpoints for latejoin (offstation jobs etc)
 
@@ -185,16 +180,6 @@
 	else if(title in alt_ages)
 		return (species in alt_ages[title]) ? alt_ages[title][species] : alt_ages[title][SPECIES_HUMAN]
 
-/datum/job/proc/get_ideal_character_age(var/species)
-	if(!species)
-		species = SPECIES_HUMAN
-	else if(!(species in ideal_character_age))
-		// try to see if there's a min age set -- ideally this shouldn't happen, but better to take a min age than fall back to human just yet
-		if(species in minimum_character_age) // if there is one, just add 20 and send it
-			return minimum_character_age[species] + 20
-		species = SPECIES_HUMAN // no such luck
-	return ideal_character_age[species]
-
 /datum/job/proc/fetch_age_restriction()
 	if (!GLOB.config.age_restrictions_from_file)
 		return

code/game/jobs/job/medical.dm

@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 			ACCESS_FIRST_RESPONDER, ACCESS_MAINT_TUNNELS, ACCESS_INTREPID, ACCESS_TELEPORTER)
 
 	minimal_player_age = 10
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 50,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 100,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
-	)
 	outfit = /obj/outfit/job/cmo
 
 	blacklisted_species = list(SPECIES_TAJARA_MSAI, SPECIES_TAJARA_ZHAN, SPECIES_VAURCA_WORKER, SPECIES_VAURCA_WARRIOR, SPECIES_VAURCA_BULWARK, SPECIES_VAURCA_BREEDER)

code/game/jobs/job/outsider/merchant.dm

@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 	supervisors = "yourself and the market"
 	minimal_player_age = 10
 	economic_modifier = 5
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 60,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 60
-	)
 
 	create_record = FALSE
 	account_allowed = TRUE

code/game/jobs/job/outsider/representative.dm

@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@
 		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 150
 	)
 
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 30,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 170,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 170
-	)
-
 	access = list(ACCESS_CONSULAR, ACCESS_MAINT_TUNNELS)
 	minimal_access = list(ACCESS_CONSULAR)
 	outfit = /obj/outfit/job/representative/consular

code/game/jobs/job/science.dm

@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 		ACCESS_XENOARCH, ACCESS_NETWORK, ACCESS_MAINT_TUNNELS, ACCESS_IT, ACCESS_INTREPID
 	)
 	minimal_player_age = 14
-	ideal_character_age = list(
-		SPECIES_HUMAN = 50,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL = 100,
-		SPECIES_SKRELL_AXIORI = 100
-	)
 	outfit = /obj/outfit/job/rd
 
 	blacklisted_species = list(SPECIES_TAJARA_MSAI, SPECIES_TAJARA_ZHAN, SPECIES_VAURCA_BREEDER, SPECIES_VAURCA_WORKER, SPECIES_VAURCA_WARRIOR, SPECIES_VAURCA_BULWARK)

html/changelogs/SleepyGemmy-biased_code.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: SleepyGemmy
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Removed age-weighted RNG when rolling for command roles."