bugfix: Few Projectile Runtimes (#5257)

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/colossus.dm

@@ -212,15 +212,16 @@ Difficulty: Very Hard
 	icon_state = initial(icon_state)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/colossus/proc/shoot_projectile(turf/marker, set_angle)
-	if(!isnum(set_angle) && (!marker || marker == loc))
+	// a lot of sleeps around colossus shooting, so its better to check if our marker is still exist by this point
+	if(QDELETED(marker) || marker == loc)
 		return
 	var/turf/startloc = get_turf(src)
 	var/obj/item/projectile/P = new /obj/item/projectile/colossus(startloc)
-	P.preparePixelProjectile(marker, marker, startloc)
+	P.preparePixelProjectile(marker, marker, src)
 	P.firer = src
 	if(target)
 		P.original = target
-	P.fire(set_angle)
+	P.fire(isnum(set_angle) ? set_angle : null)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/colossus/proc/random_shots(do_sleep = TRUE)
 	ranged_cooldown = world.time + 30

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining/elites/herald.dm

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			shoot_projectile(marker, set_angle - 15, FALSE, FALSE)
 	else
 		var/obj/item/projectile/herald/teleshot/H = new(startloc)
-		H.preparePixelProjectile(marker, marker, startloc)
+		H.preparePixelProjectile(marker, marker, src)
 		H.firer = src
 		H.damage = H.damage * dif_mult_dmg
 		if(target)

code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm

@@ -182,16 +182,17 @@
 				var/list/shift = list("x" = 0, "y" = 0)
 				var/turf/step_over = get_step(target_loca, splatter_dir)
 
-				if(get_splatter_blockage(step_over, target, splatter_dir, target_loca)) //If you can't cross the tile or any of its relevant obstacles...
-					shift = pixel_shift_dir(splatter_dir) //Pixel shift the blood there instead (so you can't see wallsplatter through walls).
-				else
-					target_loca = step_over
-				L.add_splatter_floor(target_loca, shift_x = shift["x"], shift_y = shift["y"])
-				if(istype(H))
-					for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M in step_over) //Bloody the mobs who're infront of the spray.
-						M.bloody_hands(H)
-						/* Uncomment when bloody_body stops randomly not transferring blood colour.
-						M.bloody_body(H) */
+				if(step_over)
+					if(get_splatter_blockage(step_over, target, splatter_dir, target_loca)) //If you can't cross the tile or any of its relevant obstacles...
+						shift = pixel_shift_dir(splatter_dir) //Pixel shift the blood there instead (so you can't see wallsplatter through walls).
+					else
+						target_loca = step_over
+					L.add_splatter_floor(target_loca, shift_x = shift["x"], shift_y = shift["y"])
+					if(istype(H))
+						for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M in step_over) //Bloody the mobs who're infront of the spray.
+							M.bloody_hands(H)
+							/* Uncomment when bloody_body stops randomly not transferring blood colour.
+							M.bloody_body(H) */
 
 		else if(impact_effect_type)
 			new impact_effect_type(target_loca, hitx, hity)