From b08dcd79eb2aa5acee433fef261cc459b6b38554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ScarKy0 <106310278+ScarKy0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:35:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Examinable Changeling Doafters (#46052)

yay!
---
 .../Components/ChangelingDevourComponent.cs          | 12 ++++++++++++
 .../Components/ChangelingTransformComponent.cs       | 10 ++++++++--
 .../Changeling/Systems/ChangelingDevourSystem.cs     |  2 ++
 .../Changeling/Systems/ChangelingTransformSystem.cs  |  1 +
 Resources/Locale/en-US/changeling/changeling.ftl     |  5 +++++
 5 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingDevourComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingDevourComponent.cs
index 66d05175b3..15cc1b7d18 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingDevourComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingDevourComponent.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ public sealed partial class ChangelingDevourComponent : Component
         { "ChangelingDNA", 10 }
     };
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// What to show on examine while the changeling's devour is in the windup stage.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public LocId? WindupExamine = "changeling-devour-doafter-windup";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// What to show on examine while the changeling is currently devouring somebody.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public LocId? DevourExamine = "changeling-devour-doafter";
+
     public override bool SendOnlyToOwner => true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingTransformComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingTransformComponent.cs
index 5446f1b849..6ca3702a34 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingTransformComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Components/ChangelingTransformComponent.cs
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@ public sealed partial class ChangelingTransformComponent : Component
     /// </summary>
     public ProtoId<CloningSettingsPrototype> TransformCloningSettings = "ChangelingCloningSettings";
 
-    public override bool SendOnlyToOwner => true;
-
     /// <summary>
     /// If true, then the changeling can manually drop identities. If false, then whenever they transform, the changeling will drop their former identity.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
     public bool ManualDrop = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Examine text to show when the changeling is currently transforming.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public LocId? TransformExamine = "changeling-transform-doafter";
+
+    public override bool SendOnlyToOwner => true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingDevourSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingDevourSystem.cs
index a95fef39ca..119f53699a 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingDevourSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingDevourSystem.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public sealed partial class ChangelingDevourSystem : EntitySystem
             BreakOnMove = true,
             CancelDuplicate = true,
             DuplicateCondition = DuplicateConditions.None,
+            ExamineText = ent.Comp.WindupExamine == null ? null : Loc.GetString(ent.Comp.WindupExamine, ("user", Identity.Entity(ent, EntityManager)), ("target", Identity.Entity(target, EntityManager)))
         });
 
         var selfMessage = Loc.GetString("changeling-devour-begin-windup-self", ("user", Identity.Entity(ent.Owner, EntityManager)));
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ public sealed partial class ChangelingDevourSystem : EntitySystem
             BreakOnMove = true,
             CancelDuplicate = true,
             DuplicateCondition = DuplicateConditions.None,
+            ExamineText = ent.Comp.DevourExamine == null ? null : Loc.GetString(ent.Comp.DevourExamine, ("user", Identity.Entity(ent, EntityManager)), ("target", Identity.Entity(target, EntityManager)))
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingTransformSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingTransformSystem.cs
index 63d5e81ddd..c2841f2b97 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingTransformSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Changeling/Systems/ChangelingTransformSystem.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ public sealed partial class ChangelingTransformSystem : EntitySystem
             DuplicateCondition = DuplicateConditions.None,
             RequireCanInteract = false,
             DistanceThreshold = null,
+            ExamineText = ent.Comp.TransformExamine == null ? null : Loc.GetString(ent.Comp.TransformExamine, ("user", Identity.Entity(ent, EntityManager)))
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/changeling/changeling.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/changeling/changeling.ftl
index 849f509a57..2d8e0943f5 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/changeling/changeling.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/changeling/changeling.ftl
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ changeling-devour-begin-consume-others = { CAPITALIZE(POSS-ADJ($user)) } uncanny
 changeling-devour-consume-complete-self = Our uncanny mouth retreats, biomass consumed.
 changeling-devour-consume-complete-others = { CAPITALIZE(POSS-ADJ($user)) } uncanny mouth retreats.
 
+changeling-devour-doafter-windup = [color=red]{ CAPITALIZE(POSS-ADJ($user)) } face is splitting open, preparing to feast![/color]
+changeling-devour-doafter = [color=red]{ CAPITALIZE(SUBJECT($user)) } { CONJUGATE-BE($user) } tearing into the flesh of {$target}![/color]
+
 # transformation
 changeling-transform-attempt-self = Our bones snap, muscles tear, one flesh becomes another.
 changeling-transform-attempt-others = { CAPITALIZE(POSS-ADJ($user)) } bones snap, muscles tear, body shifts into another.
 
+changeling-transform-doafter = [color=red]The surface of { POSS-ADJ($user) } skin is melting, taking another shape.[/color]
+
 # transformation BUI
 changeling-transform-bui-select-entity = {$entity}
 changeling-transform-bui-drop-identity-menu = Drop a devoured identity from your memory.