faction stage 1, point of no return

code/__DEFINES/factions.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+//FACTION NAMES
+#define FACTION_NEUTRAL "neutral"
+//USCM
+#define FACTION_USCM "uscm"
+#define FACTION_MARINE "cm"
+#define FACTION_CMB "cmb"
+#define FACTION_MARSOC "msoc"
+//CONTRACTOR
+#define FACTION_CONTRACTOR "contractor"
+//WY
+#define FACTION_WY "wey_yu"
+#define FACTION_PMC "pmc"
+#define FACTION_WY_DEATHSQUAD "wy_death_sqaud"
+//UPP
+#define FACTION_UPP "upp"
+//CLF
+#define FACTION_CLF "clf"
+//COLON
+#define FACTION_COLONIST "colonist"
+//OTHER
+#define FACTION_RESS "ress"
+#define FACTION_TWE "twe"
+#define FACTION_MERCENARY "mercenary"
+#define FACTION_FREELANCER "freelancer"
+#define FACTION_HEFA "hefa_order"
+#define FACTION_DUTCH "dutch's_dozen"
+#define FACTION_PIRATE "pirate"
+#define FACTION_GLADIATOR "gladiator"
+#define FACTION_PIZZA "pizza_delivery"
+#define FACTION_SOUTO "souto"
+//ZOMBIE
+#define FACTION_ZOMBIE "zombie"
+//YAUTJA
+#define FACTION_YAUTJA "yautja"
+//XENOS
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH "xeno"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL "xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED "corrupted_xenomoprh"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA "alpha_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO "bravo_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE "charlie_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA "delta_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL "feral_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN "forsaken_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED "tamed_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED "mutated_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA "yautja_xenomorph"
+#define FACTION_XENOMORPH_RENEGADE "renegade_xenomorph"
+
+#define FACTION_LIST_MARINE			list(FACTION_USCM, FACTION_MARINE, FACTION_CMB, FACTION_MARSOC)
+#define FACTION_LIST_WY				list(FACTION_WY, FACTION_PMC, FACTION_WY_DEATHSQUAD)
+#define FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID		list(FACTION_NEUTRAL, FACTION_CONTRACTOR, FACTION_CLF, FACTION_UPP, FACTION_FREELANCER, FACTION_COLONIST, FACTION_MERCENARY, FACTION_DUTCH, FACTION_HEFA, FACTION_GLADIATOR, FACTION_PIRATE, FACTION_PIZZA, FACTION_SOUTO, FACTION_YAUTJA) + FACTION_LIST_MARINE + FACTION_LIST_WY
+#define FACTION_LIST_XENOMORPH		list(FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED, FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA, FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN, FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED, FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED, FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA, FACTION_XENOMORPH_RENEGADE)
+#define FACTION_LIST_ALL			FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID + FACTION_LIST_XENOMORPH
+/// This is factions handle defcons
+#define FACTION_LIST_DEFCONED		list(FACTION_USCM, FACTION_MARINE, FACTION_UPP)
+
+//FACTIONS RELATIONS
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_NEUTRAL	list(FACTION_USCM = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_WY = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_UPP = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_CLF = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_USCM		list(FACTION_WY = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_UPP = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_CLF = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_TENSE, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_WY		list(FACTION_USCM = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_UPP = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_CLF = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_CLF		list(FACTION_USCM = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_WY = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_UPP = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_UPP		list(FACTION_USCM = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_WY = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_CLF = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_FRIENDLY, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+#define RELATIONS_FACTION_XENOMORPH	list(FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_RENEGADE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_NEUTRAL)
+
+#define RELATIONS_MAP				list(FACTION_NEUTRAL = null, FACTION_USCM = null, FACTION_MARINE = null, FACTION_CMB = null, FACTION_MARSOC = null, FACTION_CONTRACTOR = null, FACTION_WY = null, FACTION_PMC = null, FACTION_WY_DEATHSQUAD = null, FACTION_CLF = null, FACTION_UPP = null, FACTION_FREELANCER = null, FACTION_COLONIST = null, FACTION_MERCENARY = null, FACTION_DUTCH = null, FACTION_HEFA = null, FACTION_GLADIATOR = null, FACTION_PIRATE = null, FACTION_PIZZA = null, FACTION_SOUTO = null, FACTION_YAUTJA = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED = null, FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA = null)
+#define RELATIONS_MAP_HOSTILE		list(FACTION_USCM = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_WY = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_UPP = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_CLF = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_COLONIST = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_RESS = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_TWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_MERCENARY = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_FREELANCER = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_THREEWE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA = RELATIONS_HOSTILE, FACTION_NEUTRAL = RELATIONS_HOSTILE)
+
+#define RELATIONS_UNKNOWN	null
+#define RELATIONS_DISABLED	list(0, 0)
+#define RELATIONS_WAR		list(1, 200)
+#define RELATIONS_HOSTILE	list(201, 400)
+#define RELATIONS_TENSE		list(401, 500)
+#define RELATIONS_NEUTRAL	list(501, 700)
+#define RELATIONS_FRIENDLY	list(701, 900)
+#define RELATIONS_VERY_GOOD	list(901, 1000)
+#define RELATIONS_SELF		1100
+#define RELATIONS_MAX		1000
+
+//FACTION TREES
+#define SIDE_FACTION_NEUTRAL	"NEUTRAL_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_USCM		"USCM_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_WY			"W-Y_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_CLF		"CLF_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_UPP		"UPP_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_ZOMBIE		"ZOMBIE_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_YAUTJA		"YAUTJA_T"
+#define SIDE_FACTION_XENOMORPH	"XENOMORPH_T"
+
+#define SIDE_ORGANICAL_DOM		list(SIDE_FACTION_ZOMBIE, SIDE_FACTION_XENOMORPH)
+
+#define SITREP_INTERVAL 15 MINUTES
+
+//NAMES
+#define NAME_FACTION_NEUTRAL "Neutral Faction"
+//USCM
+#define NAME_FACTION_USCM "United States Colonial Marines"
+#define NAME_FACTION_MARINE "Colonial Marines"
+#define NAME_FACTION_CMB "Colonial Marshal Bureau"
+#define NAME_FACTION_MARSOC "Marine Special Operations Command"
+//CONTRACTOR
+#define NAME_FACTION_CONTRACTOR "Vanguard's Arrow Incorporated"
+//WY
+#define NAME_FACTION_WY "Weyland-Yutani"
+#define NAME_FACTION_PMC "Private Military Company"
+#define NAME_FACTION_WY_DEATHSQUAD "Corporate Commandos"
+//UPP
+#define NAME_FACTION_UPP "Union of Progressive Peoples"
+//CLF
+#define NAME_FACTION_CLF "Colonial Liberation Front"
+//COLON
+#define NAME_FACTION_COLONIST "Colonists"
+//OTHER
+#define NAME_FACTION_RESS "Royal Empire of the Shining Sun"
+#define NAME_FACTION_TWE "Royal Marines Commando"
+#define NAME_FACTION_MERCENARY "Mercenary Group"
+#define NAME_FACTION_FREELANCER "Freelancer Mercenaries"
+#define NAME_FACTION_HEFA "HEFA Knights"
+#define NAME_FACTION_DUTCH "Dutch's Dozen"
+#define NAME_FACTION_PIRATE "Pirates of Free Space"
+#define NAME_FACTION_GLADIATOR "Gladiators"
+#define NAME_FACTION_PIZZA "Pizza Galaxy"
+#define NAME_FACTION_SOUTO "Souto Space"
+#define NAME_FACTION_THREEWE "Three World Empire"
+//ZOMBIE
+#define NAME_FACTION_ZOMBIE "Zombie Horde"
+//YAUTJA
+#define NAME_FACTION_YAUTJA "Yautja Hanting Groop"
+//XENOS
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH "Xenomorphs"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL "Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED "Corrupted Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA "Alpha Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO "Bravo Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE "Charlie Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA "Delta Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL "Feral Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN "Forsaken Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED "Tamed Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED "Mutated Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA "Yautja Xenomorph Hive"
+#define NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_RENEGADE "Renegade Xenomorph Hive"
+
+#define NAME_FACTION_LIST_MARINE		list(NAME_FACTION_USCM, NAME_FACTION_MARINE, NAME_FACTION_MARSOC)
+#define NAME_FACTION_LIST_WY			list(NAME_FACTION_WY, NAME_FACTION_PMC, NAME_FACTION_WY_DEATHSQUAD)
+#define NAME_FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID		list(NAME_FACTION_NEUTRAL, NAME_FACTION_CLF, NAME_FACTION_UPP, NAME_FACTION_FREELANCER, NAME_FACTION_COLONIST, NAME_FACTION_MERCENARY, NAME_FACTION_DUTCH, NAME_FACTION_HEFA, NAME_FACTION_GLADIATOR, NAME_FACTION_PIRATE, NAME_FACTION_PIZZA, NAME_FACTION_SOUTO, NAME_FACTION_ZOMBIE, NAME_FACTION_YAUTJA) + NAME_FACTION_LIST_MARINE + NAME_FACTION_LIST_WY
+#define NAME_FACTION_LIST_XENOMORPH		list(NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_NORMAL, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_CORRUPTED, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_ALPHA, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_BRAVO, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_CHARLIE, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_DELTA, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_FERAL, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_FORSAKEN, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_TAMED, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_MUTATED, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA, NAME_FACTION_XENOMORPH_YAUTJA)
+#define NAME_FACTION_LIST_ALL			NAME_FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID + NAME_FACTION_LIST_XENOMORPH
+
+//ANNOUNCES
+#define COMMAND_ANNOUNCE				"Command Announcement"
+#define UPP_COMMAND_ANNOUNCE			"UPP Command Announcement"
+#define CLF_COMMAND_ANNOUNCE			"CLF Command Announcement"
+#define WY_COMMAND_ANNOUNCE				"WY Command Announcement"
+#define QUEEN_ANNOUNCE					"The words of the Queen reverberate in your head..."
+#define QUEEN_MOTHER_ANNOUNCE			"Queen Mother Psychic Directive"
+#define XENO_GENERAL_ANNOUNCE			"You sense something unusual..."
+#define YAUTJA_ANNOUNCE					"You receive a message from your ship AI..."
+#define HIGHER_FORCE_ANNOUNCE 			SPAN_ANNOUNCEMENT_HEADER_BLUE("Unknown Higher Force")
+
+//TASKS
+#define FACTION_TASKS_DOMINATE			"Dominate"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_DESTROY			"Destroy"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_OCCUPY		"Occupy Sector"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_PROTECT	"Protect Sector"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_HOLD		"Hold Sector"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_CONTROL	"Sector Control"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_KILL				"Kill"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_PROTECT			"Protect"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_HOLD_TIME			"Hold Time"
+#define FACTION_TASKS_LIST_ALL			list(FACTION_TASKS_DOMINATE, FACTION_TASKS_DESTROY, FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_OCCUPY, FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_PROTECT, FACTION_TASKS_SECTOR_CONTROL, FACTION_TASKS_PROTECT, FACTION_TASKS_KILL, FACTION_TASKS_HOLD_TIME)
+
+// Faction allegiances within a certain faction.
+#define FACTION_ALLEGIANCE_USCM_COMMANDER list("Doves", "Hawks", "Magpies", "Unaligned")

code/_globalvars/global_lists.dm

@@ -172,31 +172,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(language_keys, setup_language_keys()) //table of say codes for
 GLOBAL_REFERENCE_LIST_INDEXED(origins, /datum/origin, name)
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(player_origins, USCM_ORIGINS)
 
-//Xeno hives
-GLOBAL_LIST_INIT_TYPED(hive_datum, /datum/hive_status, list(
-	XENO_HIVE_NORMAL = new /datum/hive_status(),
-	XENO_HIVE_CORRUPTED = new /datum/hive_status/corrupted(),
-	XENO_HIVE_ALPHA = new /datum/hive_status/alpha(),
-	XENO_HIVE_BRAVO = new /datum/hive_status/bravo(),
-	XENO_HIVE_CHARLIE = new /datum/hive_status/charlie(),
-	XENO_HIVE_DELTA = new /datum/hive_status/delta(),
-	XENO_HIVE_FERAL = new /datum/hive_status/feral(),
-	XENO_HIVE_TAMED = new /datum/hive_status/corrupted/tamed(),
-	XENO_HIVE_MUTATED = new /datum/hive_status/mutated(),
-	XENO_HIVE_FORSAKEN = new /datum/hive_status/forsaken(),
-	XENO_HIVE_YAUTJA = new /datum/hive_status/yautja(),
-	XENO_HIVE_RENEGADE = new /datum/hive_status/corrupted/renegade(),
-	XENO_HIVE_TUTORIAL = new /datum/hive_status/tutorial()
-))
-
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(xeno_evolve_times, setup_xeno_evolve_times())
 
 /proc/setup_xeno_evolve_times()
 	for(var/datum/caste_datum/caste as anything in subtypesof(/datum/caste_datum))
 		LAZYADDASSOCLIST(., num2text(initial(caste.minimum_evolve_time)), caste)
 
-GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(custom_event_info_list, setup_custom_event_info())
-
 // Posters
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(poster_designs, subtypesof(/datum/poster))
 
@@ -420,26 +401,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(hj_emotes, setup_hazard_joe_emotes())
 		mobtypes["[T]"] = typecacheof(T.target_mobtypes)
 	return mobtypes
 
-/proc/setup_custom_event_info()
-	//faction event messages
-	var/list/custom_event_info_list = list()
-	var/datum/custom_event_info/CEI = new /datum/custom_event_info
-	CEI.faction = "Global" //the old public one for whole server to see
-	custom_event_info_list[CEI.faction] = CEI
-	for(var/T in FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID)
-		CEI = new /datum/custom_event_info
-		CEI.faction = T
-		custom_event_info_list[T] = CEI
-
-	var/datum/hive_status/hive
-	for(var/hivenumber in GLOB.hive_datum)
-		hive = GLOB.hive_datum[hivenumber]
-		CEI = new /datum/custom_event_info
-		CEI.faction = hive.internal_faction
-		custom_event_info_list[hive.name] = CEI
-
-	return custom_event_info_list
-
 /proc/setup_taskbar_icons()
 	var/list/png_list = flist("icons/taskbar")
 	for(var/png in png_list)

code/datums/event_info_text.dm

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 /datum/custom_event_info
-	var/faction = "default" //here category/faction/hive name stored
-	var/msg = "" //here is the message itself
-
+	var/name = "default"
+	var/faction_name = "default"
+	var/datum/faction/faction = null
+	var/msg = ""
 
 //this shows event info to player. can pass clients and mobs
-/datum/custom_event_info/proc/show_player_event_info(user)
-
-	if(!istype(user, /client))
-		if(ismob(user))
-			var/mob/M = user
-			if(!M.client)
-				return
-		else
-			return
+/datum/custom_event_info/proc/show_player_event_info(client/user)
+	if(!istype(user))
+		return
 
 	if(msg == "")
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("No [faction] custom event message has been found. Either no custom event is taking place, admin hasn't properly set this or deemed it unnecessary to be set."))
@@ -27,7 +22,6 @@
 
 //this shows changed event info to everyone in the category
 /datum/custom_event_info/proc/handle_event_info_update()
-
 	if(!msg)
 		return
 
@@ -38,26 +32,16 @@
 		to_world(dat)
 		return
 
-	else if(faction in FACTION_LIST_HUMANOID)
-		for(var/mob/M in GLOB.human_mob_list)
-			if(M && M.faction == faction)
-				show_player_event_info(M)
+	else if(faction_name)
+		for(var/mob/M in faction.totalMobs)
+			show_player_event_info(M.client)
 		return
 
-	else
-		var/datum/hive_status/hive
-		for(var/hivenumber in GLOB.hive_datum)
-			hive = GLOB.hive_datum[hivenumber]
-			if(hive.name == faction)
-				for(var/mob/M in hive.totalXenos)
-					show_player_event_info(M)
-				return
-
 	message_admins("ERROR, ([faction ? faction : "name lost"]) faction is not found for event info.")
 	return
 
-/mob/proc/check_event_info(category = "Global")
+/proc/check_event_info(category = "Global", client/user)
 	if(GLOB.custom_event_info_list[category])
 		var/datum/custom_event_info/CEI = GLOB.custom_event_info_list[category]
 		if(CEI.msg)
-			CEI.show_player_event_info(src)
+			CEI.show_player_event_info(user)