made a new define and used it (#12826)

code/__DEFINES/~hippie_defines/shuttles.dm

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #define SHUTTLE_DISABLED	"disabled"
+#define MAX_CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH 112

code/controllers/subsystem/shuttle.dm

@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(shuttle)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='alert'>You must provide a reason.</span>")
 		return
 
+	if(length(call_reason) > MAX_CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH)
+		to_chat(user, "Too many characters in your reason.")
+		return
+
 	var/area/signal_origin = get_area(user)
 	var/emergency_reason = "\nNature of emergency:\n\n[call_reason]"
 	var/security_num = seclevel2num(get_security_level())

code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm

@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@
 	popup.set_content(dat)
 	popup.open()
 
+/* HIPPIE START added max shuttle call reason character limit
 /obj/machinery/computer/communications/proc/get_javascript_header(form_id)
 	var/dat = {"<script type="text/javascript">
 						function getLength(){
@@ -587,6 +588,7 @@
 						}
 					</script>"}
 	return dat
+Hippie End*/
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/communications/proc/get_call_shuttle_form(ai_interface = 0)
 	var/form_id = "callshuttle"

code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
 	viewalerts = 1
 	src << browse(dat, "window=aialerts&can_close=0")
 
+/* HIPPIE START added max characters to the shuttle call reason length
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/ai_call_shuttle()
 	if(control_disabled)
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Wireless control is disabled!</span>")
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@
 		var/obj/machinery/computer/communications/C = locate() in GLOB.machines
 		if(C)
 			C.post_status("shuttle")
+HIPPIE END*/
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/can_interact_with(atom/A)
 	. = ..()

config/game_options.txt

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ MIDROUND_ANTAG WIZARD
 
 
 ## The amount of time it takes for the emergency shuttle to be called, from round start.
-SHUTTLE_REFUEL_DELAY 12000
+SHUTTLE_REFUEL_DELAY 0
 
 ## Variables calculate how number of antagonists will scale to population.
 ## Used as (Antagonists = Population / Coeff)

hippiestation.dme

@@ -3085,6 +3085,7 @@
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\bots\screambot.dm"
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\computer\_computer.dm"
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\computer\arcade.dm"
+#include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\computer\communications.dm"
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\doors\airlock.dm"
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\doors\blastco.dm"
 #include "hippiestation\code\game\machinery\doors\poddoor.dm"

hippiestation/code/controllers/subsystem/shuttle.dm

@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(shuttle)
 		to_chat(user, "You must provide a reason.")
 		return
 
+	if(length(call_reason) > MAX_CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH)
+		to_chat(user, "Too many characters in your reason.")
+		return
+
 	var/area/signal_origin = get_area(user)
 	var/emergency_reason = "\nNature of emergency:\n\n[call_reason]"
 	var/security_num = seclevel2num(get_security_level())

hippiestation/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/obj/machinery/computer/communications/proc/get_javascript_header(form_id)
+	var/dat = {"<script type="text/javascript">
+						function getLength(){
+							var reasonField = document.getElementById('reasonfield');
+							if(reasonField.value.length >= [CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH]){
+								if(reasonField.value.length <= [MAX_CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH]){
+									reasonField.style.backgroundColor = "#DDFFDD";
+									}
+								else {
+									reasonField.style.backgroundColor = "#FFDDDD";
+								}
+							}
+							else {
+								reasonField.style.backgroundColor = "#FFDDDD";
+							}
+						}
+						function submit() {
+							document.getElementById('[form_id]').submit();
+						}
+					</script>"}
+	return dat

hippiestation/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm

@@ -37,3 +37,22 @@
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>[A] opened.</span>")
 		else
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Unable to locate airlock. It may be out of camera range.</span>")
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/ai_call_shuttle()
+	if(control_disabled)
+		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Wireless control is disabled!</span>")
+		return
+
+	var/reason = input(src, "What is the nature of your emergency? ([CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH] characters required and can't have more than [MAX_CALL_SHUTTLE_REASON_LENGTH] Characters.)", "Confirm Shuttle Call") as null|text
+
+	if(incapacitated())
+		return
+
+	if(trim(reason))
+		SSshuttle.requestEvac(src, reason)
+
+	// hack to display shuttle timer
+	if(!EMERGENCY_IDLE_OR_RECALLED)
+		var/obj/machinery/computer/communications/C = locate() in GLOB.machines
+		if(C)
+			C.post_status("shuttle")