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A PROTOTYPE FOR MAKING ANY BULLET TRAITS

Element representing traits that can be applied to bullets upon being fired

  • Must be attached to a projectile (/obj/projectile in projectile.dm)
  • Allows for the customization of bullet behavior based on ammo types or guns (or other things)

By convention, bullet_traits should be named bullet_trait_[insert rest of name here]

/datum/element/bullet_trait
	// General bullet trait vars
	// ALWAYS INCLUDE THESE TWO LINES IN THE BULLET TRAIT DEF
	element_flags = ELEMENT_DETACH|ELEMENT_BESPOKE
	id_arg_index = 2

/datum/element/bullet_trait/databaseAttach(datum/target)
	. = ..()
	// All bullet traits can only be applied to projectiles
	if(!istype(target, /obj/projectile))
		return ELEMENT_INCOMPATIBLE

	[handling here]