From 4db3adf5df81c64033364e2dc10253a61ba1675b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SabreML <57483089+SabreML@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 21:02:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] The fix + the testing verb I used

---
 code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 529d13636b2d..723c8c978132 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -1235,8 +1235,17 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 			. += ""
 
 	if(timeofdeath)
-		. += "Time Since Death: [duration2text_sec(world.time - timeofdeath)]"
+		var/time_since_death = debug_var
+		var/format = (time_since_death >= 1 HOURS ? "hh:mm:ss" : "mm:ss")
 
+		. += "Time Since Death: [gameTimestamp(format, time_since_death)]"
+
+/mob/dead/observer/var/debug_var
+/mob/dead/observer/verb/debug_thing()
+	set category = "Ghost"
+	set name = "debug thing"
+
+	debug_var += 10 MINUTES
 
 /proc/message_ghosts(message)
 	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O as anything in GLOB.observer_list)

From 2f12e5ae76b1b9ef7a32edb0030defa3e054b425 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SabreML <57483089+SabreML@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 21:04:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] debug verb removal

---
 code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 723c8c978132..e9cc043cf6b3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -1235,17 +1235,11 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 			. += ""
 
 	if(timeofdeath)
-		var/time_since_death = debug_var
+		var/time_since_death = world.time - timeofdeath
 		var/format = (time_since_death >= 1 HOURS ? "hh:mm:ss" : "mm:ss")
 
 		. += "Time Since Death: [gameTimestamp(format, time_since_death)]"
 
-/mob/dead/observer/var/debug_var
-/mob/dead/observer/verb/debug_thing()
-	set category = "Ghost"
-	set name = "debug thing"
-
-	debug_var += 10 MINUTES
 
 /proc/message_ghosts(message)
 	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O as anything in GLOB.observer_list)

From a6bd01698488c7e8bba1e633d3b1b728edd9b9b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SabreML <57483089+SabreML@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 22:01:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] The better version

thank you drulikar
---
 code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index e9cc043cf6b3..3108a09e62b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		var/time_since_death = world.time - timeofdeath
 		var/format = (time_since_death >= 1 HOURS ? "hh:mm:ss" : "mm:ss")
 
-		. += "Time Since Death: [gameTimestamp(format, time_since_death)]"
+		. += "Time Since Death: [time2text(time_since_death, format)]"
 
 
 /proc/message_ghosts(message)