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tags: General, Byond
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# BYOND: Quirks and Hellspawn

Put stuff that shouldn't work but does, or should work but doesn't here so we don't forget about it.

## \
`\` tells the compiler to read the next line as if it was one of our own. As an example:

var/heat = conduction_coefficient*delta_temperature* \
	(heat_capacity*sharer.heat_capacity/(heat_capacity+sharer.heat_capacity))

This is fine and valid dm

You know how comments are meant to not compile?

if(passed)
    LAZYADD(emag_programs, list(info_this))//this is sent to the js thing\
else
    LAZYADD(program_cache, list(info_this))

Is actually compiled as

if(passed)
    LAZYADD(emag_programs, list(info_this))//this is sent to the js thingelse
    LAZYADD(program_cache, list(info_this))

Be mindful of this, it's easy to miss and can trip you up or cause massive issues.

## Icon hell
icon_state's in overlays/underlays that share the same name as the icon_state of what they're attached to will cause the overlay to use the parents icon.