From 6a25add4aa772a7e109cbb2aa1625ac3cce9f393 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben <91219575+Ben10083@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 23:15:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Lesser Drone now Has 3 Guarantied Slots (#4045)

# About the pull request

Lesser Drones now will always have at least 3 slots, no matter the state
of the hive

# Explain why it's good for the game

Lesser Drones as supposed to be a swarm, and at this stage of the game
many Xenos are likely ghosting. This gives them a bigger chance to
participate in rounds (at least the ones where Xenos are on the
backfoot). This should make it so lesser drones have a baseline of 3
slots, plus additional limit based on hive size.

# Changelog
:cl:
add: Lesser Drone Slots now have a minimum, currently set to 3.
/:cl:
---
 code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
index 9bdbf3a89d6d..acc72586e647 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@
 
 	/// How many lesser drones the hive can support
 	var/lesser_drone_limit = 0
+	/// Slots available for lesser drones will never go below this number
+	var/lesser_drone_minimum = 3
 
 	var/datum/tacmap/xeno/tacmap
 	var/minimap_type = MINIMAP_FLAG_XENO
@@ -1052,7 +1054,7 @@
 	hugger.timeofdeath = user.timeofdeath // Keep old death time
 
 /datum/hive_status/proc/update_lesser_drone_limit()
-	lesser_drone_limit = Ceiling(totalXenos.len / 3)
+	lesser_drone_limit = lesser_drone_minimum + Ceiling(length(totalXenos) / 3)
 
 /datum/hive_status/proc/can_spawn_as_lesser_drone(mob/dead/observer/user)
 	if(!GLOB.hive_datum || ! GLOB.hive_datum[hivenumber])