Version: 166.0.0

MSBuild/Robust.Engine.Version.props

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <Project>
 
-    <!-- This file automatically reset by Tools/version.py -->
+    <!-- This file automatically reset by Tools/version.py -->
 

RELEASE-NOTES.md

@@ -54,6 +54,75 @@ END TEMPLATE-->
 *None yet*
 
 
+## 166.0.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+* EntityUid-NetEntity conversion methods now return null when given a null value, rather than returning an invalid id.
+* ExpandPvsEvent now defaults to using null lists to reduce allocations.
+* Various component lifestage related methods have been moved from the `Component` class to `EntityManager`.
+* Session/client specific PVS overrides are now always recursive, which means that all children of the overriden entity will also get sent.
+
+### New features
+
+* Added a SortedSet yaml serializer.
+
+### Other
+
+* AddComponentUninitialized is now marked as obsolete and will be removed in the future.
+* DebugTools.AssertOwner() now accepts null components.
+
+
+## 165.0.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+* The arguments of `SplitContainer`s resize-finished event have changed.
+
+### New features
+
+* The YAML validator now checks the default values of ProtoId<T> and EntProtoId data fields. 
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+* The minimum draggable area of split containers now blocks mouse inputs.
+
+
+## 164.0.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+* Make automatic component states infer cloneData.
+* Removed cloneData from AutoNetworkedFieldAttribute. This is now automatically inferred.
+
+### Internal
+
+* Reduce Transform GetComponents in RecursiveDeleteEntity.
+
+
+## 163.0.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+* Moved TimedDespawn to engine for a component that deletes the attached entity after a timer has elapsed.
+
+### New features
+
+* Add ExecuteCommand for integration tests.
+* Allow adding / removing widgets of cub-controls.
+* Give maps / grids a default name to help with debugging.
+* Use ToPrettyString in component resolve errors to help with debugging.
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+* Fix console backspace exception.
+* Fix rendering invalid maps spamming exceptions every frame.
+
+### Internal
+
+* Move ClientGameStatemanager local variables to fields to avoid re-allocating every tick.
+
+
 ## 162.2.1
 
 

Robust.Client/GameObjects/ClientEntityManager.cs

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
             base.FlushEntities();
         }
 
-        EntityUid IClientEntityManagerInternal.CreateEntity(string? prototypeName)
+        EntityUid IClientEntityManagerInternal.CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, out MetaDataComponent metadata)
         {
-            return base.CreateEntity(prototypeName);
+            return base.CreateEntity(prototypeName, out metadata);
         }
 
         void IClientEntityManagerInternal.InitializeEntity(EntityUid entity, MetaDataComponent? meta)
@@ -93,14 +93,10 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
                 base.Dirty(uid, component, meta);
         }
 
-        [return: NotNullIfNotNull("uid")]
-        public override EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid)
+        public override EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent? metaDataComponent = null)
         {
-            if (uid == null)
-                return null;
-
             if (_playerManager.LocalPlayer?.ControlledEntity == uid)
-                return base.ToPrettyString(uid).Value with { Session = _playerManager.LocalPlayer.Session };
+                return base.ToPrettyString(uid) with { Session = _playerManager.LocalPlayer.Session };
 
             return base.ToPrettyString(uid);
         }

Robust.Client/GameObjects/EntitySystems/AnimationPlayerSystem.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.Shared.Log;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
-using TerraFX.Interop.Windows;
 
 namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
 {
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
 
                 if (compTrack.ComponentType == null)
                 {
-                    _sawmill.Error($"Attempted to play a component animation without any component specified.");
+                    _sawmill.Error("Attempted to play a component animation without any component specified.");
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -136,8 +135,14 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
                 // In principle there is nothing wrong with this, as long as the property of the component being
                 // animated is not part of the networked state and setting it does not dirty the component. Hence only a
                 // warning in debug mode.
-                if (reg.NetID != null)
-                    _sawmill.Warning($"Playing a component animation on a networked component {reg.Name} belonging to {ToPrettyString(component.Owner)}");
+                if (reg.NetID != null && compTrack.Property != null)
+                {
+                    if (animatedComp.GetType().GetProperty(compTrack.Property) is { } property &&
+                        property.HasCustomAttribute<AutoNetworkedFieldAttribute>())
+                    {
+                        _sawmill.Warning($"Playing a component animation on a networked component {reg.Name} belonging to {ToPrettyString(component.Owner)}");
+                    }
+                }
             }
 #endif
 

Robust.Client/GameObjects/IClientEntityManagerInternal.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects
     {
         // These methods are used by the Game State Manager.
 
-        EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName);
+        EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, out MetaDataComponent metadata);
 
         void InitializeEntity(EntityUid entity, MetaDataComponent? meta = null);
 

Robust.Client/GameStates/ClientGameStateManager.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.ObjectPool;
 using Robust.Client.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Client.Input;
 using Robust.Client.Physics;
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
         private readonly Dictionary<NetEntity, EntityState> _toCreate = new();
         private readonly Dictionary<ushort, (IComponent Component, ComponentState? curState, ComponentState? nextState)> _compStateWork = new();
         private readonly Dictionary<EntityUid, HashSet<Type>> _pendingReapplyNetStates = new();
+        private readonly HashSet<NetEntity> _stateEnts = new();
+        private readonly List<EntityUid> _toDelete = new();
+        private readonly List<Component> _toRemove = new();
+        private readonly Dictionary<NetEntity, Dictionary<ushort, ComponentState>> _outputData = new();
+        private readonly List<(EntityUid, TransformComponent)> _queuedBroadphaseUpdates = new();
+
+        private readonly ObjectPool<Dictionary<ushort, ComponentState>> _compDataPool =
+            new DefaultObjectPool<Dictionary<ushort, ComponentState>>(new DictPolicy<ushort, ComponentState>(), 256);
 
         private uint _metaCompNetId;
 
@@ -589,14 +598,13 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
         /// </remarks>
         private void MergeImplicitData(IEnumerable<NetEntity> createdEntities)
         {
-            var outputData = new Dictionary<NetEntity, Dictionary<ushort, ComponentState>>();
             var bus = _entityManager.EventBus;
 
             foreach (var netEntity in createdEntities)
             {
                 var (createdEntity, meta) = _entityManager.GetEntityData(netEntity);
-                var compData = new Dictionary<ushort, ComponentState>();
-                outputData.Add(netEntity, compData);
+                var compData = _compDataPool.Get();
+                _outputData.Add(netEntity, compData);
 
                 foreach (var (netId, component) in meta.NetComponents)
                 {
@@ -609,7 +617,14 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                 }
             }
 
-            _processor.MergeImplicitData(outputData);
+            _processor.MergeImplicitData(_outputData);
+
+            foreach (var data in _outputData.Values)
+            {
+                _compDataPool.Return(data);
+            }
+
+            _outputData.Clear();
         }
 
         private void AckGameState(GameTick sequence)
@@ -687,12 +702,10 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                     if (metaState == null)
                         throw new MissingMetadataException(es.NetEntity);
 
-                    var uid = _entities.CreateEntity(metaState.PrototypeId);
+                    var uid = _entities.CreateEntity(metaState.PrototypeId, out var newMeta);
                     _toCreate.Add(es.NetEntity, es);
-                    var newMeta = metas.GetComponent(uid);
                     _toApply.Add(uid, (es.NetEntity, newMeta, false, GameTick.Zero, es, null));
 
-
                     // Client creates a client-side net entity for the newly created entity.
                     // We need to clear this mapping before assigning the real net id.
                     // TODO NetEntity Jank: prevent the client from creating this in the first place.
@@ -722,9 +735,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                 if (_toCreate.ContainsKey(es.NetEntity))
                     continue;
 
-                var uid = _entityManager.GetEntity(es.NetEntity);
-
-                if (!metas.TryGetComponent(uid, out var meta))
+                if (!_entityManager.TryGetEntityData(es.NetEntity, out var uid, out var meta))
                     continue;
 
                 bool isEnteringPvs = (meta.Flags & MetaDataFlags.Detached) != 0;
@@ -739,7 +750,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                _toApply.Add(uid, (es.NetEntity, meta, isEnteringPvs, meta.LastStateApplied, es, null));
+                _toApply.Add(uid.Value, (es.NetEntity, meta, isEnteringPvs, meta.LastStateApplied, es, null));
                 meta.LastStateApplied = curState.ToSequence;
             }
 
@@ -785,7 +796,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                 state = (meta.NetEntity, meta, false, GameTick.Zero, null, null);
             }
 
-            var queuedBroadphaseUpdates = new List<(EntityUid, TransformComponent)>(enteringPvs);
+            _queuedBroadphaseUpdates.Clear();
 
             // Apply entity states.
             using (_prof.Group("Apply States"))
@@ -805,7 +816,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                     DebugTools.Assert(xform.Broadphase == BroadphaseData.Invalid);
                     xform.Broadphase = null;
                     if (!_toApply.TryGetValue(xform.ParentUid, out var parent) || !parent.EnteringPvs)
-                        queuedBroadphaseUpdates.Add((entity, xform));
+                        _queuedBroadphaseUpdates.Add((entity, xform));
                 }
 
                 _prof.WriteValue("Count", ProfData.Int32(_toApply.Count));
@@ -816,7 +827,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    foreach (var (uid, xform) in queuedBroadphaseUpdates)
+                    foreach (var (uid, xform) in _queuedBroadphaseUpdates)
                     {
                         lookupSys.FindAndAddToEntityTree(uid, true, xform);
                     }
@@ -833,7 +844,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    ProcessDeletions(delSpan, xforms, metas, xformSys);
+                    ProcessDeletions(delSpan, xforms, xformSys);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -870,17 +881,17 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             _sawmill.Info($"Resetting all entity states to tick {state.ToSequence}.");
 
             // Construct hashset for set.Contains() checks.
+            _stateEnts.Clear();
             var entityStates = state.EntityStates.Span;
-            var stateEnts = new HashSet<NetEntity>();
             foreach (var entState in entityStates)
             {
-                stateEnts.Add(entState.NetEntity);
+                _stateEnts.Add(entState.NetEntity);
             }
 
             var xforms = _entities.GetEntityQuery<TransformComponent>();
             var xformSys = _entitySystemManager.GetEntitySystem<SharedTransformSystem>();
 
-            var toDelete = new List<EntityUid>(Math.Max(64, _entities.EntityCount - stateEnts.Count));
+            _toDelete.Clear();
 
             // Client side entities won't need the transform, but that should always be a tiny minority of entities
             var metaQuery = _entityManager.AllEntityQueryEnumerator<MetaDataComponent, TransformComponent>();
@@ -891,14 +902,16 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                 if (metadata.NetEntity.IsClientSide())
                 {
                     if (deleteClientEntities)
-                        toDelete.Add(ent);
+                        _toDelete.Add(ent);
+
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (stateEnts.Contains(netEnt))
+                if (_stateEnts.Contains(netEnt))
                 {
                     if (resetAllEntities || metadata.LastStateApplied > state.ToSequence)
                         metadata.LastStateApplied = GameTick.Zero; // TODO track last-state-applied for individual components? Is it even worth it?
+
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -916,13 +929,14 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                         && !deleteClientEntities // don't add duplicates
                         && _entities.IsClientSide(child.Value))
                     {
-                        toDelete.Add(child.Value);
+                        _toDelete.Add(child.Value);
                     }
                 }
-                toDelete.Add(ent);
+
+                _toDelete.Add(ent);
             }
 
-            foreach (var ent in toDelete)
+            foreach (var ent in _toDelete)
             {
                 _entities.DeleteEntity(ent);
             }
@@ -931,7 +945,6 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
         private void ProcessDeletions(
             ReadOnlySpan<NetEntity> delSpan,
             EntityQuery<TransformComponent> xforms,
-            EntityQuery<MetaDataComponent> metas,
             SharedTransformSystem xformSys)
         {
             // Processing deletions is non-trivial, because by default deletions will also delete all child entities.
@@ -1002,6 +1015,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             // things like container insertion and ejection.
 
             using var _ = _prof.Group("Leave PVS");
+            detached.EnsureCapacity(toDetach.Count);
 
             foreach (var (tick, ents) in toDetach)
             {
@@ -1024,9 +1038,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
         {
             foreach (var netEntity in entities)
             {
-                var ent = _entityManager.GetEntity(netEntity);
-
-                if (!metas.TryGetComponent(ent, out var meta))
+                if (!_entityManager.TryGetEntityData(netEntity, out var ent, out var meta))
                     continue;
 
                 if (meta.LastStateApplied > maxTick)
@@ -1042,10 +1054,10 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                 if (lastStateApplied.HasValue)
                     meta.LastStateApplied = lastStateApplied.Value;
 
-                var xform = xforms.GetComponent(ent);
+                var xform = xforms.GetComponent(ent.Value);
                 if (xform.ParentUid.IsValid())
                 {
-                    lookupSys.RemoveFromEntityTree(ent, xform);
+                    lookupSys.RemoveFromEntityTree(ent.Value, xform);
                     xform.Broadphase = BroadphaseData.Invalid;
 
                     // In some cursed scenarios an entity inside of a container can leave PVS without the container itself leaving PVS.
@@ -1054,13 +1066,13 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
                     if ((meta.Flags & MetaDataFlags.InContainer) != 0 &&
                         metas.TryGetComponent(xform.ParentUid, out var containerMeta) &&
                         (containerMeta.Flags & MetaDataFlags.Detached) == 0 &&
-                        containerSys.TryGetContainingContainer(xform.ParentUid, ent, out container, null, true))
+                        containerSys.TryGetContainingContainer(xform.ParentUid, ent.Value, out container, null, true))
                     {
-                        container.Remove(ent, _entities, xform, meta, false, true);
+                        container.Remove(ent.Value, _entities, xform, meta, false, true);
                     }
 
                     meta._flags |= MetaDataFlags.Detached;
-                    xformSys.DetachParentToNull(ent, xform);
+                    xformSys.DetachParentToNull(ent.Value, xform);
                     DebugTools.Assert((meta.Flags & MetaDataFlags.InContainer) == 0);
 
                     if (container != null)
@@ -1140,14 +1152,15 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             // First remove any deleted components
             if (curState?.NetComponents != null)
             {
-                RemQueue<Component> toRemove = new();
+                _toRemove.Clear();
+
                 foreach (var (id, comp) in meta.NetComponents)
                 {
                     if (comp.NetSyncEnabled && !curState.NetComponents.Contains(id))
-                        toRemove.Add(comp);
+                        _toRemove.Add(comp);
                 }
 
-                foreach (var comp in toRemove)
+                foreach (var comp in _toRemove)
                 {
                     _entities.RemoveComponent(uid, comp, meta);
                 }
@@ -1415,14 +1428,15 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameStates
             }
 
             // ensure we don't have any extra components
-            RemQueue<Component> toRemove = new();
+            _toRemove.Clear();
+
             foreach (var (id, comp) in meta.NetComponents)
             {
                 if (comp.NetSyncEnabled && !lastState.ContainsKey(id))
-                    toRemove.Add(comp);
+                    _toRemove.Add(comp);
             }
 
-            foreach (var comp in toRemove)
+            foreach (var comp in _toRemove)
             {
                 _entities.RemoveComponent(uid, comp);
             }

Robust.Client/Graphics/Clyde/Clyde.LightRendering.cs

@@ -338,10 +338,12 @@ namespace Robust.Client.Graphics.Clyde
             }
 
             var mapId = eye.Position.MapId;
+            if (mapId == MapId.Nullspace)
+                return;
 
             // If this map has lighting disabled, return
             var mapUid = _mapManager.GetMapEntityId(mapId);
-            if (!_entityManager.GetComponent<MapComponent>(mapUid).LightingEnabled)
+            if (!_entityManager.TryGetComponent<MapComponent>(mapUid, out var map) || !map.LightingEnabled)
             {
                 return;
             }

Robust.Client/Spawners/TimedDespawnSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.Spawners;
+
+namespace Robust.Client.Spawners;
+
+public sealed class TimedDespawnSystem : SharedTimedDespawnSystem
+{
+    protected override bool CanDelete(EntityUid uid)
+    {
+        return IsClientSide(uid);
+    }
+}

Robust.Client/UserInterface/Controls/SplitContainer.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Robust.Shared.Input;
 using Robust.Shared.Maths;
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 using Robust.Shared.ViewVariables;
 
 namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
@@ -14,7 +15,17 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
         /// for each enum value to see how the different options work.
         /// </summary>
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
-        public SplitResizeMode ResizeMode { get; set; }
+        public SplitResizeMode ResizeMode
+        {
+            get => _resizeMode;
+            set
+            {
+                _resizeMode = value;
+                _splitDragArea.Visible = value != SplitResizeMode.NotResizable;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private SplitResizeMode _resizeMode = SplitResizeMode.RespectChildrenMinSize;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Width of the split in virtual pixels
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
             }
         }
 
-        private float _splitWidth;
+        private float _splitWidth = 10;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     This width determines the minimum size of the draggable area around the split. This has no effect if it
@@ -38,11 +49,13 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
         /// </summary>
         public float MinDraggableWidth = 10f;
 
+        public float DraggableWidth => MathF.Max(MinDraggableWidth, _splitWidth);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Virtual pixel offset from the edge beyond which the split cannot be moved.
         /// </summary>
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
-        public float SplitEdgeSeparation { get; set; }
+        public float SplitEdgeSeparation { get; set; } = 10;
 
         private float _splitStart;
 
@@ -58,6 +71,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
                 _splitStart = value - _splitWidth / 2;
                 ClampSplitCenter();
                 InvalidateMeasure();
+                OnSplitResized?.Invoke();
             }
         }
 
@@ -81,13 +95,51 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
             }
         }
 
-        private SplitState _splitState;
-        private bool _dragging;
+        private SplitState _splitState = SplitState.Auto;
         private SplitOrientation _orientation;
-        private SplitStretchDirection _stretchDirection;
+        private SplitStretchDirection _stretchDirection = SplitStretchDirection.BottomRight;
+        private bool _dragging;
+        private float _dragOffset;
 
         private bool Vertical => Orientation == SplitOrientation.Vertical;
 
+        private readonly SplitDragControl _splitDragArea = new();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The upper/left control in the split container.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Control? First
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (ChildCount < 3)
+                    return null;
+
+                DebugTools.AssertNotEqual(GetChild(0), _splitDragArea);
+                return GetChild(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The lower/right control in the split container.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Control? Second
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (ChildCount < 3)
+                    return null;
+
+                DebugTools.AssertNotEqual(GetChild(1), _splitDragArea);
+                return GetChild(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public (Control First, Control Second)? Splits => ChildCount < 3 ? null : (GetChild(0), GetChild(1));
+
+        public event Action? OnSplitResizeFinished;
+        public event Action? OnSplitResized;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the split position should be set manually or automatically.
         /// </summary>
@@ -131,73 +183,53 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
         public SplitContainer()
         {
             MouseFilter = MouseFilterMode.Stop;
-            _splitState = SplitState.Auto;
-            _stretchDirection = SplitStretchDirection.BottomRight;
-            _dragging = false;
-            ResizeMode = SplitResizeMode.RespectChildrenMinSize;
-            SplitWidth = 10;
-            SplitEdgeSeparation = 10;
+            AddChild(_splitDragArea);
+            _splitDragArea.Visible = _resizeMode != SplitResizeMode.NotResizable;
+            _splitDragArea.DefaultCursorShape =  Vertical ? CursorShape.VResize : CursorShape.HResize;
+            _splitDragArea.OnMouseUp += StopDragging;
+            _splitDragArea.OnMouseDown += StartDragging;
+            _splitDragArea.OnMouseMove += OnMove;
         }
 
-        protected internal override void MouseMove(GUIMouseMoveEventArgs args)
+        private void OnMove(GUIMouseMoveEventArgs args)
         {
-            base.MouseMove(args);
+            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.NotResizable)
+                return;
 
-            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.NotResizable) return;
+            if (!_dragging)
+                return;
 
-            if (_dragging)
-            {
-                var newOffset = Vertical ? args.RelativePosition.Y : args.RelativePosition.X;
-
-                SplitCenter = newOffset;
-                DefaultCursorShape = Vertical ? CursorShape.VResize : CursorShape.HResize;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // on mouseover, check if they are over the split and change the cursor accordingly
-                var cursor = CursorShape.Arrow;
-                if (CanDragAt(args.RelativePosition))
-                {
-                    cursor = Vertical ? CursorShape.VResize : CursorShape.HResize;
-                }
-
-                DefaultCursorShape = cursor;
-            }
+            // Source control might be either the container, or the separator.
+            // So we manually calculate the relative coordinates wrt the container.
+            var relative = args.GlobalPosition - GlobalPosition;
+            SplitCenter = Vertical ? relative.Y - _dragOffset : relative.X + _dragOffset;
         }
 
-
-        protected internal override void KeyBindDown(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
+        protected override void ChildAdded(Control newChild)
         {
-            base.KeyBindDown(args);
-
-            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.NotResizable) return;
-
-            if (_dragging || args.Function != EngineKeyFunctions.UIClick) return;
-
-            if (CanDragAt(args.RelativePosition))
-            {
-                _dragging = true;
-                _splitState = SplitState.Manual;
-            }
+            base.ChildAdded(newChild);
+            _splitDragArea.SetPositionLast();
         }
 
-        protected internal override void KeyBindUp(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
+        public void StartDragging(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
         {
-            base.KeyBindUp(args);
+            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.NotResizable || _dragging)
+                return;
 
-            if (args.Function != EngineKeyFunctions.UIClick) return;
+            _dragging = true;
+            _dragOffset = DraggableWidth / 2 - (Vertical ? args.RelativePosition.Y : args.RelativePosition.X);
+            _splitState = SplitState.Manual;
+            DefaultCursorShape = Vertical ? CursorShape.VResize : CursorShape.HResize;
+        }
+
+        private void StopDragging(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (!_dragging)
+                return;
 
             _dragging = false;
             DefaultCursorShape = CursorShape.Arrow;
-        }
-
-        private bool CanDragAt(Vector2 relativePosition)
-        {
-            var distance = Vertical
-                ? Math.Abs(relativePosition.Y - SplitCenter)
-                : Math.Abs(relativePosition.X - SplitCenter);
-
-            return distance <= _splitWidth || distance <= MinDraggableWidth;
+            OnSplitResizeFinished?.Invoke();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -218,7 +250,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
                 desiredSplit += Vertical ? desiredSize.Value.Y - Size.Y : desiredSize.Value.X - Size.X;
             _splitStart = MathHelper.Clamp(desiredSplit, SplitEdgeSeparation, splitMax);
 
-            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.RespectChildrenMinSize && ChildCount == 2)
+            if (ResizeMode == SplitResizeMode.RespectChildrenMinSize && ChildCount == 3)
             {
                 var first = GetChild(0);
                 var second = GetChild(1);
@@ -234,7 +266,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
 
         protected override Vector2 ArrangeOverride(Vector2 finalSize)
         {
-            if (ChildCount != 2)
+            if (ChildCount < 3)
             {
                 return finalSize;
             }
@@ -287,15 +319,23 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
                 }
             }
 
+            // location & size of the draggable area may be larger than the split area.
+            var dragCenter = _splitStart + _splitWidth / 2;
+            var dragWidth = DraggableWidth;
+            var dragStart = dragCenter - dragWidth / 2;
+            var dragEnd = dragCenter + dragWidth / 2;
+
             if (Vertical)
             {
                 first.Arrange(new UIBox2(0, 0, finalSize.X, _splitStart));
                 second.Arrange(new UIBox2(0, _splitStart + _splitWidth, finalSize.X, finalSize.Y));
+                _splitDragArea.Arrange(new UIBox2(0, dragStart, finalSize.X, dragEnd));
             }
             else
             {
                 first.Arrange(new UIBox2(0, 0, _splitStart, finalSize.Y));
                 second.Arrange(new UIBox2(_splitStart + _splitWidth, 0, finalSize.X, finalSize.Y));
+                _splitDragArea.Arrange(new UIBox2(dragStart, 0, dragEnd, finalSize.Y));
             }
 
             return finalSize;
@@ -303,7 +343,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
 
         protected override Vector2 MeasureOverride(Vector2 availableSize)
         {
-            if (ChildCount != 2)
+            if (ChildCount < 3)
             {
                 return Vector2.Zero;
             }
@@ -420,5 +460,40 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
             /// </summary>
             TopLeft,
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Simple control to intercept mous events and redirect them to the parent.
+        /// </summary>
+        private sealed class SplitDragControl : Control
+        {
+            public event Action<GUIBoundKeyEventArgs>? OnMouseDown;
+            public event Action<GUIBoundKeyEventArgs>? OnMouseUp;
+            public event Action<GUIMouseMoveEventArgs>? OnMouseMove;
+
+            public SplitDragControl()
+            {
+                MouseFilter = MouseFilterMode.Stop;
+            }
+
+            protected internal override void MouseMove(GUIMouseMoveEventArgs args)
+            {
+                base.MouseMove(args);
+                OnMouseMove?.Invoke(args);
+            }
+
+            protected internal override void KeyBindDown(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
+            {
+                base.KeyBindDown(args);
+                if (args.Function == EngineKeyFunctions.UIClick)
+                    OnMouseDown?.Invoke(args);
+            }
+
+            protected internal override void KeyBindUp(GUIBoundKeyEventArgs args)
+            {
+                base.KeyBindUp(args);
+                if (args.Function == EngineKeyFunctions.UIClick)
+                    OnMouseUp?.Invoke(args);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

Robust.Client/UserInterface/UIScreen.cs

@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ public abstract class UIScreen : LayoutContainer
 
     public void RemoveWidget<T>() where T : UIWidget, new()
     {
-        if (_widgets.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out var widget))
-        {
-            RemoveChild(widget);
-        }
+        if (!_widgets.Remove(typeof(T), out var widget))
+            return;
 
-        _widgets.Remove(typeof(T));
+        widget.Parent?.RemoveChild(widget);
+        RemoveChildren(widget);
     }
 
     internal void OnRemoved()
@@ -103,6 +102,14 @@ public abstract class UIScreen : LayoutContainer
         AddChild(widget);
     }
 
+    public void AddWidgetDirect(UIWidget widget)
+    {
+        if (!_widgets.TryAdd(widget.GetType(), widget))
+            throw new Exception("Tried to add duplicate widget to screen!");
+
+        RegisterChildren(widget);
+    }
+
     public T? GetWidget<T>() where T : UIWidget, new()
     {
         return (T?) _widgets.GetValueOrDefault(typeof(T));

Robust.Client/ViewVariables/Instances/ViewVariablesInstanceEntity.cs

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.ViewVariables.Instances
                 button.OnPressed += _ =>
                 {
                     ViewVariablesManager.OpenVV(
-                        new ViewVariablesComponentSelector(_entityManager.GetNetEntity(_entity), componentType.FullName));
+                        new ViewVariablesComponentSelector(_netEntity, componentType.FullName));
                 };
                 removeButton.OnPressed += _ =>
                 {

Robust.Server/Console/SystemConsoleManager.cs

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.Console
                             break;
 
                         case ConsoleKey.Backspace:
-                            if (currentBuffer.Length > 0)
+                            if (currentBuffer.Length > 0 && internalCursor > 0)
                             {
                                 currentBuffer = currentBuffer.Remove(internalCursor - 1, 1);
                                 internalCursor--;

Robust.Server/GameObjects/ServerEntityManager.cs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects
 #endif
 
         private ISawmill _netEntSawmill = default!;
+        private EntityQuery<ActorComponent> _actorQuery;
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects
             base.Initialize();
         }
 
+        public override void Startup()
+        {
+            base.Startup();
+            _actorQuery = GetEntityQuery<ActorComponent>();
+        }
+
         EntityUid IServerEntityManagerInternal.AllocEntity(EntityPrototype? prototype)
         {
             return AllocEntity(prototype, out _);
@@ -78,15 +85,15 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects
             StartEntity(entity);
         }
 
-        private protected override EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
+        private protected override EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, out MetaDataComponent metadata, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
         {
             if (prototypeName == null)
-                return base.CreateEntity(prototypeName, context);
+                return base.CreateEntity(prototypeName, out metadata, context);
 
             if (!PrototypeManager.TryIndex<EntityPrototype>(prototypeName, out var prototype))
                 throw new EntityCreationException($"Attempted to spawn an entity with an invalid prototype: {prototypeName}");
 
-            var entity = base.CreateEntity(prototype, context);
+            var entity = base.CreateEntity(prototype, out metadata, context);
 
             // At this point in time, all data configure on the entity *should* be purely from the prototype.
             // As such, we can reset the modified ticks to Zero,
@@ -109,15 +116,10 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects
             }
         }
 
-        [return: NotNullIfNotNull("uid")]
-        public override EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid)
+        public override EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null)
         {
-            if (uid == null)
-                return null;
-
-            TryGetComponent(uid, out ActorComponent? actor);
-
-            return base.ToPrettyString(uid).Value with { Session = actor?.PlayerSession };
+            _actorQuery.TryGetComponent(uid, out ActorComponent? actor);
+            return base.ToPrettyString(uid) with { Session = actor?.PlayerSession };
         }
 
         #region IEntityNetworkManager impl

Robust.Server/GameStates/PvsCollection.cs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
     /// <summary>
     /// List of <see cref="TIndex"/> that should always get sent to a certain <see cref="ICommonSession"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    private readonly Dictionary<ICommonSession, HashSet<TIndex>> _localOverrides = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<ICommonSession, HashSet<TIndex>> _sessionOverrides = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Which <see cref="TIndex"/> where last seen/sent to a certain <see cref="ICommonSession"/>.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
     public bool TryGetChunk(EntityUid gridId, Vector2i chunkIndices, [NotNullWhen(true)] out HashSet<TIndex>? indices) =>
         _gridChunkContents[gridId].TryGetValue(chunkIndices, out indices);
 
-    public HashSet<TIndex>.Enumerator GetElementsForSession(ICommonSession session) => _localOverrides[session].GetEnumerator();
+    public HashSet<TIndex>.Enumerator GetSessionOverrides(ICommonSession session) => _sessionOverrides[session].GetEnumerator();
 
     private void AddIndexInternal(TIndex index, IIndexLocation location, HashSet<IChunkIndexLocation> dirtyChunks)
     {
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
                 gridLoc.Add(index);
                 dirtyChunks.Add(gridChunkLocation);
                 break;
-            case LocalOverride localOverride:
-                // might be gone due to disconnects
-                if(!_localOverrides.ContainsKey(localOverride.Session)) return;
-                _localOverrides[localOverride.Session].Add(index);
+            case SessionOverride sessionOverride:
+                if (!_sessionOverrides.TryGetValue(sessionOverride.Session, out var set))
+                    return;
+                set.Add(index);
                 break;
             case MapChunkLocation mapChunkLocation:
                 // might be gone due to map-deletions
@@ -253,16 +253,14 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
         switch (location)
         {
             case GlobalOverride global:
-                if (global.Recursive)
-                    _globalRecursiveOverrides.Remove(index);
-                else
-                    _globalOverrides.Remove(index);
+                var set = global.Recursive ? _globalRecursiveOverrides : _globalOverrides;
+                set.Remove(index);
                 break;
             case GridChunkLocation gridChunkLocation:
                 _gridChunkContents[gridChunkLocation.GridId][gridChunkLocation.ChunkIndices].Remove(index);
                 break;
-            case LocalOverride localOverride:
-                _localOverrides[localOverride.Session].Remove(index);
+            case SessionOverride sessionOverride:
+                _sessionOverrides.GetValueOrDefault(sessionOverride.Session)?.Remove(index);
                 break;
             case MapChunkLocation mapChunkLocation:
                 _mapChunkContents[mapChunkLocation.MapId][mapChunkLocation.ChunkIndices].Remove(index);
@@ -276,7 +274,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public bool AddPlayer(ICommonSession session)
     {
-        return _localOverrides.TryAdd(session, new()) & _lastSeen.TryAdd(session, new());
+        return _sessionOverrides.TryAdd(session, new()) & _lastSeen.TryAdd(session, new());
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public bool RemovePlayer(ICommonSession session)
     {
-        if (_localOverrides.Remove(session, out var indices))
+        if (_sessionOverrides.Remove(session, out var indices))
         {
             foreach (var index in indices)
             {
@@ -412,7 +410,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!removeFromOverride && oldLocation is LocalOverride)
+        if (!removeFromOverride && oldLocation is SessionOverride)
             return;
 
         if (oldLocation is GlobalOverride global &&
@@ -426,28 +424,29 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Updates an <see cref="TIndex"/> to be sent to a specific <see cref="ICommonSession"/> at all times.
+    /// This will always also send all children of the given entity.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="index">The <see cref="TIndex"/> to update.</param>
     /// <param name="session">The <see cref="ICommonSession"/> receiving the object.</param>
     /// <param name="removeFromOverride">An index at an override position will not be updated unless you set this flag.</param>
-    public void UpdateIndex(TIndex index, ICommonSession session, bool removeFromOverride = false)
+    public void AddSessionOverride(TIndex index, ICommonSession session, bool removeFromOverride)
     {
         if (!TryGetLocation(index, out var oldLocation))
         {
-            RegisterUpdate(index, new LocalOverride(session));
+            RegisterUpdate(index, new SessionOverride(session));
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!removeFromOverride || oldLocation is GlobalOverride)
+        if (!removeFromOverride && oldLocation is GlobalOverride)
             return;
 
-        if (oldLocation is LocalOverride local &&
+        if (oldLocation is SessionOverride local &&
             (!removeFromOverride || local.Session == session))
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        RegisterUpdate(index, new LocalOverride(session));
+        RegisterUpdate(index, new SessionOverride(session));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
     {
         if (!removeFromOverride
             && TryGetLocation(index, out var oldLocation)
-            && oldLocation is GlobalOverride or LocalOverride)
+            && oldLocation is GlobalOverride or SessionOverride)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
         _indexLocations.TryGetValue(index, out var oldLocation);
 
         //removeFromOverride is false 99% of the time.
-        if ((bufferedLocation ?? oldLocation) is GlobalOverride or LocalOverride && !removeFromOverride)
+        if ((bufferedLocation ?? oldLocation) is GlobalOverride or SessionOverride && !removeFromOverride)
             return;
 
         if (oldLocation is GridChunkLocation oldGrid &&
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ public sealed class PVSCollection<TIndex> : IPVSCollection where TIndex : ICompa
         _indexLocations.TryGetValue(index, out var oldLocation);
 
         //removeFromOverride is false 99% of the time.
-        if ((bufferedLocation ?? oldLocation) is GlobalOverride or LocalOverride && !removeFromOverride)
+        if ((bufferedLocation ?? oldLocation) is GlobalOverride or SessionOverride && !removeFromOverride)
             return;
 
         // Is this entity just returning to its old location?
@@ -641,14 +640,14 @@ public struct GlobalOverride : IIndexLocation
     }
 }
 
-public struct LocalOverride : IIndexLocation
+public struct SessionOverride : IIndexLocation
 {
-    public LocalOverride(ICommonSession session)
+    public SessionOverride(ICommonSession session)
     {
         Session = session;
     }
 
-    public ICommonSession Session { get; init; }
+    public readonly ICommonSession Session;
 }
 
 #endregion

Robust.Server/GameStates/PvsOverrideSystem.cs

@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ public sealed class PvsOverrideSystem : EntitySystem
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     Used to ensure that an entity is always sent to a specific client. Overrides any global or pre-existing
-    ///     client-specific overrides.
+    ///     Used to ensure that an entity is always sent to a specific client. By default this overrides any global or pre-existing
+    ///     client-specific overrides. Unlike global overrides, this is always recursive.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="removeExistingOverride">Whether or not to supersede existing overrides.</param>
-    public void AddSessionOverride(EntityUid uid, ICommonSession session,bool removeExistingOverride = true)
+    /// <param name="recursive">If true, this will also recursively send any children of the given index.</param>
+    public void AddSessionOverride(EntityUid uid, ICommonSession session, bool removeExistingOverride = true)
     {
-        _pvs.EntityPVSCollection.UpdateIndex(GetNetEntity(uid), session, removeExistingOverride);
+        _pvs.EntityPVSCollection.AddSessionOverride(GetNetEntity(uid), session, removeExistingOverride);
     }
 
     /// <summary>

Robust.Server/GameStates/PvsSystem.cs

@@ -756,15 +756,15 @@ internal sealed partial class PvsSystem : EntitySystem
         }
         globalRecursiveEnumerator.Dispose();
 
-        var localEnumerator = _entityPvsCollection.GetElementsForSession(session);
-        while (localEnumerator.MoveNext())
+        var sessionOverrides = _entityPvsCollection.GetSessionOverrides(session);
+        while (sessionOverrides.MoveNext())
         {
-            var netEntity = localEnumerator.Current;
+            var netEntity = sessionOverrides.Current;
             var uid = GetEntity(netEntity);
             RecursivelyAddOverride(in uid, lastAcked, lastSent, visibleEnts, lastSeen,in fromTick,
-                ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget);
+                ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget, true);
         }
-        localEnumerator.Dispose();
+        sessionOverrides.Dispose();
 
         foreach (var viewerEntity in viewers)
         {
@@ -774,16 +774,22 @@ internal sealed partial class PvsSystem : EntitySystem
 
         var expandEvent = new ExpandPvsEvent(session);
         RaiseLocalEvent(ref expandEvent);
-        foreach (var entityUid in expandEvent.Entities)
+        if (expandEvent.Entities != null)
         {
-            RecursivelyAddOverride(in entityUid, lastAcked, lastSent, visibleEnts, lastSeen, in fromTick,
-                ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget);
+            foreach (var entityUid in expandEvent.Entities)
+            {
+                RecursivelyAddOverride(in entityUid, lastAcked, lastSent, visibleEnts, lastSeen, in fromTick,
+                    ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget);
+            }
         }
 
-        foreach (var entityUid in expandEvent.RecursiveEntities)
+        if (expandEvent.RecursiveEntities != null)
         {
-            RecursivelyAddOverride(in entityUid, lastAcked, lastSent, visibleEnts, lastSeen,in fromTick,
-                ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget, true);
+            foreach (var entityUid in expandEvent.RecursiveEntities)
+            {
+                RecursivelyAddOverride(in entityUid, lastAcked, lastSent, visibleEnts, lastSeen,in fromTick,
+                    ref newEntityCount, ref enteredEntityCount, ref entStateCount, in newEntityBudget, in enteredEntityBudget, true);
+            }
         }
 
         var entityStates = new List<EntityState>(entStateCount);
@@ -1390,20 +1396,20 @@ Transform last modified: {Transform(uid).LastModifiedTick}");
 }
 
 [ByRefEvent]
-public readonly struct ExpandPvsEvent
+public struct ExpandPvsEvent
 {
     public readonly IPlayerSession Session;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// List of entities that will get added to this session's PVS set.
     /// </summary>
-    public readonly List<EntityUid> Entities = new();
+    public List<EntityUid>? Entities;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// List of entities that will get added to this session's PVS set. Unlike <see cref="Entities"/> this will also
     /// recursively add all children of the given entity.
     /// </summary>
-    public readonly List<EntityUid> RecursiveEntities = new();
+    public List<EntityUid>? RecursiveEntities;
 
     public ExpandPvsEvent(IPlayerSession session)
     {

Robust.Server/Spawners/TimedDespawnSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.Spawners;
+
+namespace Robust.Server.Spawners;
+
+public sealed class TimedDespawnSystem : SharedTimedDespawnSystem
+{
+    protected override bool CanDelete(EntityUid uid)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Robust.Server/ViewVariables/ViewVariablesTrait.cs

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.ViewVariables
             }
 
             if (value is EntityUid uid)
-                return IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetNetEntity(uid);
+                return IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponentOrNull<MetaDataComponent>(uid)?.NetEntity ?? NetEntity.Invalid;
 
             var valType = value.GetType();
             if (!valType.IsValueType)

Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator/ComponentNetworkGenerator.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
+using static Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SymbolDisplayFormat;
 
 namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
 {
@@ -14,15 +15,23 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
     {
         private const string ClassAttributeName = "Robust.Shared.Analyzers.AutoGenerateComponentStateAttribute";
         private const string MemberAttributeName = "Robust.Shared.Analyzers.AutoNetworkedFieldAttribute";
+
         private const string GlobalEntityUidName = "global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.EntityUid";
         private const string GlobalNullableEntityUidName = "global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.EntityUid?";
+
         private const string GlobalEntityCoordinatesName = "global::Robust.Shared.Map.EntityCoordinates";
         private const string GlobalNullableEntityCoordinatesName = "global::Robust.Shared.Map.EntityCoordinates?";
+
         private const string GlobalEntityUidSetName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.EntityUid>";
         private const string GlobalNetEntityUidSetName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.NetEntity>";
+
         private const string GlobalEntityUidListName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.List<global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.EntityUid>";
         private const string GlobalNetEntityUidListName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.List<global::Robust.Shared.GameObjects.NetEntity>";
 
+        private const string GlobalDictionaryName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<TKey, TValue>";
+        private const string GlobalHashSetName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<T>";
+        private const string GlobalListName = "global::System.Collections.Generic.List<T>";
+
         private static string GenerateSource(in GeneratorExecutionContext context, INamedTypeSymbol classSymbol, CSharpCompilation comp, bool raiseAfterAutoHandle)
         {
             var nameSpace = classSymbol.ContainingNamespace.ToDisplayString();
@@ -30,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
             var stateName = $"{componentName}_AutoState";
 
             var members = classSymbol.GetMembers();
-            var fields = new List<(ITypeSymbol Type, string FieldName, AttributeData Attribute)>();
+            var fields = new List<(ITypeSymbol Type, string FieldName)>();
             var fieldAttr = comp.GetTypeByMetadataName(MemberAttributeName);
 
             foreach (var mem in members)
@@ -47,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
                 switch (mem)
                 {
                     case IFieldSymbol field:
-                        fields.Add((field.Type, field.Name, attribute));
+                        fields.Add((field.Type, field.Name));
                         break;
                     case IPropertySymbol prop:
                     {
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        fields.Add((prop.Type, prop.Name, attribute));
+                        fields.Add((prop.Type, prop.Name));
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -121,9 +130,9 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
             //            component.Count = state.Count;
             var handleStateSetters = new StringBuilder();
 
-            foreach (var (type, name, attribute) in fields)
+            foreach (var (type, name) in fields)
             {
-                var typeDisplayStr = type.ToDisplayString(SymbolDisplayFormat.FullyQualifiedFormat);
+                var typeDisplayStr = type.ToDisplayString(FullyQualifiedFormat);
                 var nullable = type.NullableAnnotation == NullableAnnotation.Annotated;
                 var nullableAnnotation = nullable ? "?" : string.Empty;
 
@@ -150,31 +159,6 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
                         handleStateSetters.Append($@"
             component.{name} = EnsureCoordinates<{componentName}>(state.{name}, uid);");
 
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        stateFields.Append($@"
-        public {typeDisplayStr} {name} = default!;");
-
-                        if (attribute.ConstructorArguments[0].Value is bool val && val)
-                        {
-                            // get first ctor arg of the field attribute, which determines whether the field should be cloned
-                            // (like if its a dict or list)
-                            getStateInit.Append($@"
-                {name} = component.{name},");
-
-                            handleStateSetters.Append($@"
-            if (state.{name} != null)
-                component.{name} = new(state.{name});");
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            getStateInit.Append($@"
-                {name} = component.{name},");
-
-                            handleStateSetters.Append($@"
-            component.{name} = state.{name};");
-                        }
-
                         break;
                     case GlobalEntityUidSetName:
                         stateFields.Append($@"
@@ -195,6 +179,33 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator
                         handleStateSetters.Append($@"
             component.{name} = EnsureEntityList<{componentName}>(state.{name}, uid);");
 
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        stateFields.Append($@"
+        public {typeDisplayStr} {name} = default!;");
+
+                        if (IsCloneType(type))
+                        {
+                            // get first ctor arg of the field attribute, which determines whether the field should be cloned
+                            // (like if its a dict or list)
+                            getStateInit.Append($@"
+                {name} = component.{name},");
+
+                            handleStateSetters.Append($@"
+            if (state.{name} == null)
+                component.{name} = null;
+            else
+                component.{name} = new(state.{name});");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            getStateInit.Append($@"
+                {name} = component.{name},");
+
+                            handleStateSetters.Append($@"
+            component.{name} = state.{name};");
+                        }
+
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -353,5 +364,20 @@ public partial class {componentName}
             }
             context.RegisterForSyntaxNotifications(() => new NameReferenceSyntaxReceiver());
         }
+
+        private static bool IsCloneType(ITypeSymbol type)
+        {
+            if (type is not INamedTypeSymbol named || !named.IsGenericType)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var constructed = named.ConstructedFrom.ToDisplayString(FullyQualifiedFormat);
+            return constructed switch
+            {
+                GlobalDictionaryName or GlobalHashSetName or GlobalListName => true,
+                _ => false
+            };
+        }
     }
 }

Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator/Robust.Shared.CompNetworkGenerator.csproj

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Robust.Shared/Analyzers/ComponentNetworkGeneratorAuxiliary.cs

@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ public sealed class AutoGenerateComponentStateAttribute : Attribute
 [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]
 public sealed class AutoNetworkedFieldAttribute : Attribute
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Determines whether the data should be wrapped in a new() when setting in get/handlestate
-    ///     e.g. for cloning collections like dictionaries or hashsets which is sometimes necessary.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    ///     This should only be true if the type actually has a constructor that takes in itself.
-    /// </remarks>
-    [UsedImplicitly]
-    public bool CloneData;
-
-    public AutoNetworkedFieldAttribute(bool cloneData=false)
-    {
-        CloneData = cloneData;
-    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>

Robust.Shared/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Containers
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void OnRemove()
+        protected internal override void OnRemove()
         {
             base.OnRemove();
 

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/Component.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.Shared.Reflection;
-using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
-using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
 using Robust.Shared.Timing;
-using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 using Robust.Shared.ViewVariables;
 
 namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables]
-        public ComponentLifeStage LifeStage { get; private set; } = ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd;
+        public ComponentLifeStage LifeStage { get; internal set; } = ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     If true, and if this is a networked component, then component data will only be sent to players if their
@@ -51,93 +48,6 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool SessionSpecific => false;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Added" />,
-        /// after raising a <see cref="ComponentAdd"/> event.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal void LifeAddToEntity(IEntityManager entManager, CompIdx type)
-        {
-            DebugTools.Assert(LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd);
-
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Adding;
-            CreationTick = entManager.CurrentTick;
-            // networked components are assumed to be dirty when added to entities. See also: ClearTicks()
-            LastModifiedTick = entManager.CurrentTick;
-            entManager.EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(this, type, CompAddInstance);
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Added;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Added" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Initialized" />,
-        /// calling <see cref="Initialize" />.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal void LifeInitialize(IEntityManager entManager, CompIdx type)
-        {
-            DebugTools.Assert(LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Added);
-
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Initializing;
-            entManager.EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(this, type, CompInitInstance);
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Initialized;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Initialized" /> to
-        /// <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Running" />, calling <see cref="Startup" />.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal void LifeStartup(IEntityManager entManager)
-        {
-            DebugTools.Assert(LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Initialized);
-
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Starting;
-            entManager.EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(this, CompStartupInstance);
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Running;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Running" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Stopped" />,
-        /// calling <see cref="Shutdown" />.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Components are allowed to remove themselves in their own Startup function.
-        /// </remarks>
-        internal void LifeShutdown(IEntityManager entManager)
-        {
-            DebugTools.Assert(LifeStage is >= ComponentLifeStage.Initializing and < ComponentLifeStage.Stopping);
-
-            if (LifeStage <= ComponentLifeStage.Initialized)
-            {
-                // Component was never started, no shutdown logic necessary. Simply mark it as stopped.
-                LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopped;
-                return;
-            }
-
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopping;
-            entManager.EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(this, CompShutdownInstance);
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopped;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Stopped" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Deleted" />,
-        /// calling <see cref="OnRemove" />.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal void LifeRemoveFromEntity(IEntityManager entManager)
-        {
-            // can be called at any time after PreAdd, including inside other life stage events.
-            DebugTools.Assert(LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd);
-
-            LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Removing;
-            entManager.EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(this, CompRemoveInstance);
-
-            OnRemove();
-
-#if DEBUG
-            if (LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.Deleted)
-            {
-                DebugTools.Assert($"Component {this.GetType().Name} did not call base {nameof(OnRemove)} in derived method.");
-            }
-#endif
-        }
-
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables]
         public bool Initialized => LifeStage >= ComponentLifeStage.Initializing;
@@ -152,24 +62,18 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables]
-        public GameTick CreationTick { get; private set; }
+        public GameTick CreationTick { get; internal set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables]
         public GameTick LastModifiedTick { get; internal set; }
 
-        private static readonly ComponentAdd CompAddInstance = new();
-        private static readonly ComponentInit CompInitInstance = new();
-        private static readonly ComponentStartup CompStartupInstance = new();
-        private static readonly ComponentShutdown CompShutdownInstance = new();
-        private static readonly ComponentRemove CompRemoveInstance = new();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Called when the component is removed from an entity.
         /// Shuts down the component.
         /// The component has already been marked as deleted in the component manager.
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual void OnRemove()
+        protected internal virtual void OnRemove()
         {
             LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Deleted;
         }

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityManager.Components.cs

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             foreach (var comp in comps)
             {
                 if (comp is { LifeStage:  ComponentLifeStage.Added })
-                    comp.LifeInitialize(this, CompIdx.Index(comp.GetType()));
+                    LifeInitialize(comp, CompIdx.Index(comp.GetType()));
             }
 
 #if DEBUG
@@ -155,20 +155,20 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             // Init transform first, we always have it.
             var transform = GetComponent<TransformComponent>(uid);
             if (transform.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Initialized)
-                transform.LifeStartup(this);
+                LifeStartup(transform);
 
             // Init physics second if it exists.
             if (TryGetComponent<PhysicsComponent>(uid, out var phys)
                 && phys.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Initialized)
             {
-                phys.LifeStartup(this);
+                LifeStartup(phys);
             }
 
             // Do rest of components.
             foreach (var comp in comps)
             {
                 if (comp is { LifeStage: ComponentLifeStage.Initialized })
-                    comp.LifeStartup(this);
+                    LifeStartup(comp);
             }
         }
 
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
                     return;
 
                 if (!Comp.Initialized)
-                    Comp.LifeInitialize(_entMan, CompType);
+                    ((EntityManager) _entMan).LifeInitialize(Comp, CompType);
 
                 if (metadata.EntityInitialized && !Comp.Running)
-                    Comp.LifeStartup(_entMan);
+                    ((EntityManager) _entMan).LifeStartup(Comp);
             }
 
             public static implicit operator T(CompInitializeHandle<T> handle)
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
+        [Obsolete]
         public CompInitializeHandle<T> AddComponentUninitialized<T>(EntityUid uid) where T : Component, new()
         {
             var reg = _componentFactory.GetRegistration<T>();
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             ComponentAdded?.Invoke(eventArgs);
             _eventBus.OnComponentAdded(eventArgs);
 
-            component.LifeAddToEntity(this, reg.Idx);
+            LifeAddToEntity(component, reg.Idx);
 
             if (skipInit)
                 return;
@@ -341,10 +342,10 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             if (component.Networked)
                 DirtyEntity(uid, metadata);
 
-            component.LifeInitialize(this, reg.Idx);
+            LifeInitialize(component, reg.Idx);
 
             if (metadata.EntityInitialized)
-                component.LifeStartup(this);
+                LifeStartup(component);
 
             if (metadata.EntityLifeStage >= EntityLifeStage.MapInitialized)
                 EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, MapInitEventInstance);
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             }
 
             if (component.LifeStage >= ComponentLifeStage.Initialized && component.LifeStage <= ComponentLifeStage.Running)
-                component.LifeShutdown(this);
+                LifeShutdown(component);
 #if EXCEPTION_TOLERANCE
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -547,10 +548,10 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             }
 
             if (component.Running)
-                component.LifeShutdown(this);
+                LifeShutdown(component);
 
             if (component.LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd)
-                component.LifeRemoveFromEntity(this); // Sets delete
+                LifeRemoveFromEntity(component); // Sets delete
 
 #if EXCEPTION_TOLERANCE
             }
@@ -581,11 +582,11 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
                 {
                     // TODO add options to cancel deferred deletion?
                     _sawmill.Warning($"Found a running component while culling deferred deletions, owner={ToPrettyString(uid)}, type={component.GetType()}");
-                    component.LifeShutdown(this);
+                    LifeShutdown(component);
                 }
 
                 if (component.LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd)
-                    component.LifeRemoveFromEntity(this);
+                    LifeRemoveFromEntity(component);
 
 #if EXCEPTION_TOLERANCE
             }

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityManager.LifeCycle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+
+public partial class EntityManager
+{
+    private static readonly ComponentAdd CompAddInstance = new();
+    private static readonly ComponentInit CompInitInstance = new();
+    private static readonly ComponentStartup CompStartupInstance = new();
+    private static readonly ComponentShutdown CompShutdownInstance = new();
+    private static readonly ComponentRemove CompRemoveInstance = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Added" />,
+    /// after raising a <see cref="ComponentAdd"/> event.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal void LifeAddToEntity(Component component, CompIdx type)
+    {
+        DebugTools.Assert(component.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd);
+
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Adding;
+        component.CreationTick = CurrentTick;
+        // networked components are assumed to be dirty when added to entities. See also: ClearTicks()
+        component.LastModifiedTick = CurrentTick;
+        EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, type, CompAddInstance);
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Added;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Added" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Initialized" />,
+    /// calling <see cref="Initialize" />.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal void LifeInitialize(Component component, CompIdx type)
+    {
+        DebugTools.Assert(component.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Added);
+
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Initializing;
+        EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, type, CompInitInstance);
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Initialized;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Initialized" /> to
+    /// <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Running" />, calling <see cref="Startup" />.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal void LifeStartup(Component component)
+    {
+        DebugTools.Assert(component.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Initialized);
+
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Starting;
+        EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, CompStartupInstance);
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Running;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Running" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Stopped" />,
+    /// calling <see cref="Shutdown" />.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Components are allowed to remove themselves in their own Startup function.
+    /// </remarks>
+    internal void LifeShutdown(Component component)
+    {
+        DebugTools.Assert(component.LifeStage is >= ComponentLifeStage.Initializing and < ComponentLifeStage.Stopping);
+
+        if (component.LifeStage <= ComponentLifeStage.Initialized)
+        {
+            // Component was never started, no shutdown logic necessary. Simply mark it as stopped.
+            component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopped;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopping;
+        EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, CompShutdownInstance);
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Stopped;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Increases the life stage from <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Stopped" /> to <see cref="ComponentLifeStage.Deleted" />,
+    /// calling <see cref="Component.OnRemove" />.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal void LifeRemoveFromEntity(Component component)
+    {
+        // can be called at any time after PreAdd, including inside other life stage events.
+        DebugTools.Assert(component.LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.PreAdd);
+
+        component.LifeStage = ComponentLifeStage.Removing;
+        EventBus.RaiseComponentEvent(component, CompRemoveInstance);
+
+        component.OnRemove();
+
+#if DEBUG
+        if (component.LifeStage != ComponentLifeStage.Deleted)
+        {
+            DebugTools.Assert($"Component {component.GetType().Name} did not call base {nameof(component.OnRemove)} in derived method.");
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+}

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityManager.Network.cs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public partial class EntityManager
             return true;
         }
 
-        entity = EntityUid.Invalid;
+        entity = null;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public partial class EntityManager
     {
         if (nEntity == null)
         {
-            entity = EntityUid.Invalid;
+            entity = null;
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public partial class EntityManager
     {
         if (uid == EntityUid.Invalid)
         {
-            netEntity = NetEntity.Invalid;
+            netEntity = null;
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public partial class EntityManager
     {
         if (uid == null)
         {
-            netEntity = NetEntity.Invalid;
+            netEntity = null;
             return false;
         }
 

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityManager.cs

@@ -311,19 +311,19 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
 
         public EntityUid CreateEntityUninitialized(string? prototypeName, EntityUid euid, ComponentRegistry? overrides = null)
         {
-            return CreateEntity(prototypeName, overrides);
+            return CreateEntity(prototypeName, out _, overrides);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual EntityUid CreateEntityUninitialized(string? prototypeName, ComponentRegistry? overrides = null)
         {
-            return CreateEntity(prototypeName, overrides);
+            return CreateEntity(prototypeName, out _, overrides);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual EntityUid CreateEntityUninitialized(string? prototypeName, EntityCoordinates coordinates, ComponentRegistry? overrides = null)
         {
-            var newEntity = CreateEntity(prototypeName, overrides);
+            var newEntity = CreateEntity(prototypeName, out _, overrides);
             _xforms.SetCoordinates(newEntity, TransformQuery.GetComponent(newEntity), coordinates, unanchor: false);
             return newEntity;
         }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual EntityUid CreateEntityUninitialized(string? prototypeName, MapCoordinates coordinates, ComponentRegistry? overrides = null)
         {
-            var newEntity = CreateEntity(prototypeName, overrides);
+            var newEntity = CreateEntity(prototypeName, out _, overrides);
             var transform = TransformQuery.GetComponent(newEntity);
 
             if (coordinates.MapId == MapId.Nullspace)
@@ -435,8 +435,13 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             // Notify all entities they are being terminated prior to detaching & deleting
             RecursiveFlagEntityTermination(e, meta);
 
+            var xform = TransformQuery.GetComponent(e);
+            TransformComponent? parentXform = null;
+            if (xform.ParentUid.IsValid())
+                TransformQuery.Resolve(xform.ParentUid, ref parentXform);
+
             // Then actually delete them
-            RecursiveDeleteEntity(e, meta);
+            RecursiveDeleteEntity(e, meta, xform, parentXform);
         }
 
         private void RecursiveFlagEntityTermination(
@@ -471,11 +476,14 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
 
         private void RecursiveDeleteEntity(
             EntityUid uid,
-            MetaDataComponent metadata)
+            MetaDataComponent metadata,
+            TransformComponent transform,
+            TransformComponent? parentXform)
         {
+            DebugTools.Assert(transform.ParentUid.IsValid() == (parentXform != null));
+            DebugTools.Assert(parentXform == null || parentXform.ChildEntities.Contains(uid));
+
             // Note about this method: #if EXCEPTION_TOLERANCE is not used here because we're gonna it in the future...
-            var netEntity = GetNetEntity(uid, metadata);
-            var transform = TransformQuery.GetComponent(uid);
 
             // Detach the base entity to null before iterating over children
             // This also ensures that the entity-lookup updates don't have to be re-run for every child (which recurses up the transform hierarchy).
@@ -483,7 +491,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    _xforms.DetachParentToNull(uid, transform);
+                    _xforms.DetachParentToNull(uid, transform, parentXform);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -495,7 +503,10 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    RecursiveDeleteEntity(child, MetaQuery.GetComponent(child));
+                    var childMeta = MetaQuery.GetComponent(child);
+                    var childXform = TransformQuery.GetComponent(child);
+                    DebugTools.AssertEqual(childXform.ParentUid, uid);
+                    RecursiveDeleteEntity(child, childMeta, childXform, transform);
                 }
                 catch(Exception e)
                 {
@@ -513,7 +524,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        component.LifeShutdown(this);
+                        LifeShutdown(component);
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
@@ -538,7 +549,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             _eventBus.OnEntityDeleted(uid);
             Entities.Remove(uid);
             // Need to get the ID above before MetadataComponent shutdown but only remove it after everything else is done.
-            NetEntityLookup.Remove(netEntity);
+            NetEntityLookup.Remove(metadata.NetEntity);
         }
 
         public virtual void QueueDeleteEntity(EntityUid? uid)
@@ -656,23 +667,23 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// <summary>
         ///     Allocates an entity and loads components but does not do initialization.
         /// </summary>
-        private protected virtual EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
+        private protected virtual EntityUid CreateEntity(string? prototypeName, out MetaDataComponent metadata, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
         {
             if (prototypeName == null)
-                return AllocEntity(out _);
+                return AllocEntity(out metadata);
 
             if (!PrototypeManager.TryIndex<EntityPrototype>(prototypeName, out var prototype))
                 throw new EntityCreationException($"Attempted to spawn an entity with an invalid prototype: {prototypeName}");
 
-            return CreateEntity(prototype, context);
+            return CreateEntity(prototype, out metadata, context);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Allocates an entity and loads components but does not do initialization.
         /// </summary>
-        private protected EntityUid CreateEntity(EntityPrototype prototype, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
+        private protected EntityUid CreateEntity(EntityPrototype prototype, out MetaDataComponent metadata, IEntityLoadContext? context = null)
         {
-            var entity = AllocEntity(prototype, out var metadata);
+            var entity = AllocEntity(prototype, out metadata);
             try
             {
                 EntityPrototype.LoadEntity(metadata.EntityPrototype, entity, ComponentFactory, this, _serManager, context);
@@ -740,36 +751,34 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [return: NotNullIfNotNull("uid")]
-        public virtual EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid)
+        public EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null)
         {
-            // We want to retrieve the MetaData component even if it is deleted.
-            if (uid == null)
-                return null;
+            return uid == null ? null : ToPrettyString(uid.Value, metadata);
+        }
 
-            if (!_entTraitArray[CompIdx.ArrayIndex<MetaDataComponent>()].TryGetValue(uid.Value, out var component))
-                return new EntityStringRepresentation(uid.Value, true);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public virtual EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null)
+        {
+            if (!MetaQuery.Resolve(uid, ref metadata, false))
+                return new EntityStringRepresentation(uid, true);
 
-            var metadata = (MetaDataComponent) component;
-
-            return ToPrettyString(uid.Value, metadata);
+            return new EntityStringRepresentation(uid, metadata.EntityDeleted, metadata.EntityName, metadata.EntityPrototype?.ID);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [return: NotNullIfNotNull("netEntity")]
         public EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(NetEntity? netEntity)
         {
-            return ToPrettyString(GetEntity(netEntity));
+            return netEntity == null ? null : ToPrettyString(netEntity.Value);
         }
 
-        public EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid)
-            => ToPrettyString((EntityUid?) uid).Value;
-
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(NetEntity netEntity)
-            => ToPrettyString((NetEntity?) netEntity).Value;
-
-        private EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent metadata)
         {
-            return new EntityStringRepresentation(uid, metadata.EntityDeleted, metadata.EntityName, metadata.EntityPrototype?.ID);
+            if (!TryGetEntityData(netEntity, out var uid, out var meta))
+                return new EntityStringRepresentation(EntityUid.Invalid, true);
+
+            return ToPrettyString(uid.Value, meta);
         }
 
         #endregion Entity Management

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntitySystem.Proxy.cs

@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ public partial class EntitySystem
     /// <inheritdoc cref="IEntityManager.ToPrettyString"/>
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     [return: NotNullIfNotNull("uid")]
-    protected EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid)
+    protected EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null)
     {
-        return EntityManager.ToPrettyString(uid);
+        return EntityManager.ToPrettyString(uid, metadata);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc cref="IEntityManager.ToPrettyString"/>
@@ -412,15 +412,20 @@ public partial class EntitySystem
         return EntityManager.ToPrettyString(netEntity);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="IEntityManager.ToPrettyString"/>
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    protected EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata)
+        => EntityManager.ToPrettyString(uid, metadata);
+
     /// <inheritdoc cref="IEntityManager.ToPrettyString"/>
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     protected EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid)
-        => ToPrettyString((EntityUid?) uid).Value;
+        => EntityManager.ToPrettyString(uid);
 
     /// <inheritdoc cref="IEntityManager.ToPrettyString"/>
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     protected EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(NetEntity netEntity)
-        => ToPrettyString((NetEntity?) netEntity).Value;
+        => EntityManager.ToPrettyString(netEntity);
 
     #endregion
 

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntitySystem.Resolve.cs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
             var found = EntityManager.TryGetComponent(uid, out component);
 
             if(logMissing && !found)
-                Log.Error($"Can't resolve \"{typeof(TComp)}\" on entity {uid}!\n{new StackTrace(1, true)}");
+                Log.Error($"Can't resolve \"{typeof(TComp)}\" on entity {ToPrettyString(uid)}!\n{new StackTrace(1, true)}");
 
             return found;
         }

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/IEntityManager.Components.cs

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// <typeparam name="T">Concrete component type to add.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="uid">Entity being modified.</param>
         /// <returns>Component initialization handle. When you are done setting up the component, make sure to dispose this.</returns>
+        [Obsolete]
         EntityManager.CompInitializeHandle<T> AddComponentUninitialized<T>(EntityUid uid) where T : Component, new();
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// <param name="uid">Entity to modify.</param>
         /// <param name="component">The output component after being ensured.</param>
         /// <typeparam name="T">Component to add.</typeparam>
-        /// <returns>The component in question</returns>
+        /// <returns>True if the component already existed</returns>
         bool EnsureComponent<T>(EntityUid uid, out T component) where T : Component, new();
 
         /// <summary>

Robust.Shared/GameObjects/IEntityManager.cs

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a string representation of an entity with various information regarding it.
         /// </summary>
-        EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid);
+        EntityStringRepresentation ToPrettyString(EntityUid uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a string representation of an entity with various information regarding it.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         /// Returns a string representation of an entity with various information regarding it.
         /// </summary>
         [return: NotNullIfNotNull("uid")]
-        EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid);
+        EntityStringRepresentation? ToPrettyString(EntityUid? uid, MetaDataComponent? metadata = null);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a string representation of an entity with various information regarding it.

Robust.Shared/Localization/LocId.cs

@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ public readonly record struct LocId(string Id) : IEquatable<string>, IComparable
     {
         return string.Compare(Id, other.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
+
+    public override string ToString() => Id ?? String.Empty;
 }

Robust.Shared/Map/MapManager.GridCollection.cs

@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ internal partial class MapManager
         var fallbackParentEuid = GetMapEntityIdOrThrow(currentMapId);
         EntityManager.GetComponent<TransformComponent>(gridEnt).AttachParent(fallbackParentEuid);
 
-        EntityManager.InitializeComponents(gridEnt);
+        var meta = EntityManager.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(gridEnt);
+        EntityManager.System<MetaDataSystem>().SetEntityName(gridEnt, $"grid", meta);
+        EntityManager.InitializeComponents(gridEnt, meta);
         EntityManager.StartComponents(gridEnt);
         return grid;
     }

Robust.Shared/Map/MapManager.MapCollection.cs

@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ internal partial class MapManager
 
                 var mapComp = EntityManager.AddComponent<MapComponent>(newEnt);
                 mapComp.MapId = actualId;
-                EntityManager.Dirty(mapComp);
-                EntityManager.InitializeComponents(newEnt);
+                var meta = EntityManager.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(newEnt);
+                EntityManager.System<MetaDataSystem>().SetEntityName(newEnt, $"map {actualId}", meta);
+                EntityManager.Dirty(newEnt, mapComp, meta);
+                EntityManager.InitializeComponents(newEnt, meta);
                 EntityManager.StartComponents(newEnt);
                 _sawmill.Debug($"Binding map {actualId} to entity {newEnt}");
             }

Robust.Shared/Prototypes/EntProtoId.cs

@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ public readonly record struct EntProtoId(string Id) : IEquatable<string>, ICompa
     {
         return string.Compare(Id, other.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
+
+    public override string ToString() => Id ?? string.Empty;
 }

Robust.Shared/Prototypes/ProtoId.cs

@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ public readonly record struct ProtoId<T>(string Id) : IEquatable<string>, ICompa
     {
         return string.Compare(Id, other.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
+
+    public override string ToString() => Id ?? string.Empty;
 }

Robust.Shared/Prototypes/PrototypeManager.ValidateFields.cs

@@ -60,24 +60,18 @@ public partial class PrototypeManager
         if (!TryGetFieldPrototype(field, out var proto, out var canBeNull, out var canBeEmpty))
             return;
 
-        if (field.FieldType != typeof(string))
-        {
-            errors.Add($"Prototype id field failed validation. Field is not a string. Field: {field.Name} in {type.FullName}");
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (!TryGetFieldValue(field, type, ref instance, errors, out var value))
             return;
 
-        if (value == null)
+        var id = value?.ToString();
+
+        if (id == null)
         {
             if (!canBeNull)
-                errors.Add($"Prototype id field failed validation. Const/Static fields should not be null. Field: {field.Name} in {type.FullName}");
+                errors.Add($"Prototype id field failed validation. Fields should not be null. Field: {field.Name} in {type.FullName}");
             return;
         }
 
-        var id = (string) value;
-
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
         {
             if (!canBeEmpty)
@@ -141,7 +135,6 @@ public partial class PrototypeManager
         canBeNull = false;
         canBeEmpty = false;
 
-        // Check for a [PrototypeId] attribute.
         var attrib = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(ValidatePrototypeIdAttribute<>), false);
         if (attrib != null)
         {
@@ -149,16 +142,39 @@ public partial class PrototypeManager
             return true;
         }
 
-        // Next, check for a data field attribute.
         if (!field.TryGetCustomAttribute(out DataFieldAttribute? dataField))
             return false;
 
+        var fieldType = field.FieldType;
+        canBeEmpty = dataField.Required;
         DebugTools.Assert(!field.IsStatic);
 
+        // Resolve nullable structs
+        if (fieldType.IsGenericType && fieldType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable<>))
+        {
+            fieldType = fieldType.GetGenericArguments().Single();
+            canBeNull = true;
+        }
+
+        if (fieldType == typeof(EntProtoId))
+        {
+            proto = typeof(EntityPrototype);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (fieldType.IsGenericType && field.FieldType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(ProtoId<>))
+        {
+            proto = field.FieldType.GetGenericArguments().Single();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // As far as I know there is no way to check for the nullability of a string field, so we will assume that null
+        // values imply that the field itself is properly marked as nullable.
+        canBeNull = true;
+
         if (dataField.CustomTypeSerializer == null)
             return false;
 
-        // Check that this is a prototype id serializer
         if (!dataField.CustomTypeSerializer.IsGenericType)
             return false;
 
@@ -166,12 +182,6 @@ public partial class PrototypeManager
             return false;
 
         proto = dataField.CustomTypeSerializer.GetGenericArguments().First();
-        canBeEmpty = dataField.Required;
-
-        // We will assume null values imply that the field itself is marked as nullable.
-        // Unless someone can tell me how to figure out the nullability of a string field.
-        canBeNull = true;
-
         return true;
     }
 }

Robust.Shared/Serialization/Manager/Attributes/CopyByRefAttribute.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,61 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes
+namespace Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Makes a type always be copied by reference when using it as the generic parameter in
+///     <see cref="ISerializationManager.CopyTo"/> and <see cref="ISerializationManager.CreateCopy"/>.
+///     This means that the source instance is returned directly.
+///     This attribute is not inherited.
+///     <remarks>
+///         Note that when calling any of the generic <see cref="ISerializationManager.CopyTo{T}"/> and
+///         <see cref="ISerializationManager.CreateCopy{T}"/> methods, this attribute will only be respected
+///         if the generic parameter passed to the copying methods has this attribute.
+///         For example, if a copy method is called with a generic parameter T that is not annotated with this attribute,
+///         but the actual type of the source parameter is annotated with this attribute, it will not be copied by ref.
+///         Conversely, if the generic parameter T is annotated with this attribute, but the actual type of the source
+///         is an inheritor which is not annotated with this attribute, it will still be copied by ref.
+///         If the generic parameter T is a type derived from another that is annotated with the attribute,
+///         but it itself is not annotated with this attribute, source will not be copied by ref as this attribute
+///         is not inherited.
+///         <code>
+///             public class A {}
+///
+///             [CopyByRef]
+///             public class B : A {}
+///
+///             public class C : B {}
+///
+///             public class Copier(ISerializationManager manager)
+///             {
+///                 var a = new A();
+///                 var b = new B();
+///                 var c = new C();
+///
+///                 // false, not copied by ref
+///                 manager.CreateCopy(a) == a
+///
+///                 // false, not copied by ref
+///                 manager.CreateCopy&lt;A&gt;(b) == b
+///
+///                 // true, copied by ref
+///                 manager.CreateCopy(b) == b
+///
+///                 // false, not copied by ref
+///                 manager.CreateCopy(c) == c
+///
+///                 // true, copied by ref
+///                 manager.CreateCopy&lt;B&gt;(c) == c
+///             }
+///         </code>
+///     </remarks>
+/// </summary>
+[AttributeUsage(
+    AttributeTargets.Class |
+    AttributeTargets.Struct |
+    AttributeTargets.Enum |
+    AttributeTargets.Interface,
+    Inherited = false)]
+public sealed class CopyByRefAttribute : Attribute
 {
-    [AttributeUsage(
-        AttributeTargets.Class |
-        AttributeTargets.Struct |
-        AttributeTargets.Enum |
-        AttributeTargets.Interface,
-        Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class CopyByRefAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-    }
 }

Robust.Shared/Serialization/TypeSerializers/Implementations/Generic/SortedSetSerializer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+using Robust.Shared.Log;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Sequence;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Validation;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Interfaces;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Generic;
+
+[TypeSerializer]
+public sealed class SortedSetSerializer<T> :
+    ITypeSerializer<SortedSet<T>, SequenceDataNode>,
+    ITypeCopyCreator<SortedSet<T>>
+{
+    SortedSet<T> ITypeReader<SortedSet<T>, SequenceDataNode>.Read(ISerializationManager serializationManager,
+        SequenceDataNode node,
+        IDependencyCollection dependencies,
+        SerializationHookContext hookCtx,
+        ISerializationContext? context,
+        ISerializationManager.InstantiationDelegate<SortedSet<T>>? instanceProvider)
+    {
+        var set = instanceProvider != null ? instanceProvider() : new SortedSet<T>();
+
+        foreach (var dataNode in node.Sequence)
+        {
+            set.Add(serializationManager.Read<T>(dataNode, hookCtx, context));
+        }
+
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    ValidationNode ITypeValidator<SortedSet<T>, SequenceDataNode>.Validate(ISerializationManager serializationManager,
+        SequenceDataNode node, IDependencyCollection dependencies, ISerializationContext? context)
+    {
+        var list = new List<ValidationNode>();
+        foreach (var elem in node.Sequence)
+        {
+            list.Add(serializationManager.ValidateNode<T>(elem, context));
+        }
+
+        return new ValidatedSequenceNode(list);
+    }
+
+    public DataNode Write(ISerializationManager serializationManager, SortedSet<T> value,
+        IDependencyCollection dependencies, bool alwaysWrite = false,
+        ISerializationContext? context = null)
+    {
+        var sequence = new SequenceDataNode();
+
+        foreach (var elem in value)
+        {
+            sequence.Add(serializationManager.WriteValue(elem, alwaysWrite, context));
+        }
+
+        return sequence;
+    }
+
+    SortedSet<T> ITypeCopyCreator<SortedSet<T>>.CreateCopy(ISerializationManager serializationManager, SortedSet<T> source,
+        IDependencyCollection dependencies,
+        SerializationHookContext hookCtx,
+        ISerializationContext? context)
+    {
+        var target = new SortedSet<T>();
+
+        foreach (var val in source)
+        {
+            target.Add(serializationManager.CreateCopy(val, hookCtx, context));
+        }
+
+        return target;
+    }
+}

Robust.Shared/Spawners/SharedTimedDespawnSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+using Robust.Shared.Timing;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Spawners;
+
+public abstract class SharedTimedDespawnSystem : EntitySystem
+{
+    [Dependency] private readonly IGameTiming _timing = default!;
+
+    public override void Initialize()
+    {
+        base.Initialize();
+        UpdatesOutsidePrediction = true;
+    }
+
+    public override void Update(float frameTime)
+    {
+        base.Update(frameTime);
+
+        // AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+        // Client both needs to predict this, but also can't properly handle prediction resetting.
+        if (!_timing.IsFirstTimePredicted)
+            return;
+
+        var query = EntityQueryEnumerator<TimedDespawnComponent>();
+
+        while (query.MoveNext(out var uid, out var comp))
+        {
+            comp.Lifetime -= frameTime;
+
+            if (!CanDelete(uid))
+                continue;
+
+            if (comp.Lifetime <= 0)
+            {
+                var ev = new TimedDespawnEvent();
+                RaiseLocalEvent(uid, ref ev);
+                QueueDel(uid);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected abstract bool CanDelete(EntityUid uid);
+}

Robust.Shared/Spawners/TimedDespawnComponent.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Spawners;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Put this component on something you would like to despawn after a certain amount of time
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// NOT networked as we don't want clients predicting networked entity deletions.
+/// </remarks>
+[RegisterComponent]
+public sealed partial class TimedDespawnComponent : Component
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// How long the entity will exist before despawning
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField("lifetime")]
+    public float Lifetime = 5f;
+}

Robust.Shared/Spawners/TimedDespawnEvent.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Spawners;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Raised directed on an entity when its timed despawn is over.
+/// </summary>
+[ByRefEvent]
+public readonly record struct TimedDespawnEvent;

Robust.Shared/Utility/DebugTools.cs

@@ -88,13 +88,16 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Utility
 
         [Conditional("DEBUG")]
         [AssertionMethod]
-        public static void AssertOwner(EntityUid? uid, IComponent component)
+        public static void AssertOwner(EntityUid? uid, IComponent? component)
         {
+            if (component == null)
+                return;
+
             if (uid == null)
                 throw new DebugAssertException($"Null entity uid cannot own a component. Component: {component.GetType().Name}");
 
             // Whenever .owner is removed this will need to be replaced by something.
-            // We need some way to ensure that people don't mix up uids & components when calling methods.
+            // As long as components are just reference types, we could just get the component and check if the references are equal?
             if (component.Owner != uid)
                 throw new DebugAssertException($"Entity {uid} is not the owner of the component. Component: {component.GetType().Name}");
         }

Robust.UnitTesting/RobustIntegrationTest.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using Robust.Server.ServerStatus;
 using Robust.Shared;
 using Robust.Shared.Asynchronous;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.Console;
 using Robust.Shared.ContentPack;
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.Input;
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ namespace Robust.UnitTesting
             public ISharedPlayerManager PlayerMan { get; private set; } = default!;
             public IGameTiming Timing { get; private set; } = default!;
             public IMapManager MapMan { get; private set; } = default!;
+            public IConsoleHost ConsoleHost { get; private set; } = default!;
 
             protected virtual void ResolveIoC(IDependencyCollection deps)
             {
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ namespace Robust.UnitTesting
                 PlayerMan = deps.Resolve<ISharedPlayerManager>();
                 Timing = deps.Resolve<IGameTiming>();
                 MapMan = deps.Resolve<IMapManager>();
+                ConsoleHost = deps.Resolve<IConsoleHost>();
             }
 
             public T System<T>() where T : IEntitySystem
@@ -295,6 +298,11 @@ namespace Robust.UnitTesting
                 return EntMan.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(uid);
             }
 
+            public async Task ExecuteCommand(string cmd)
+            {
+                await WaitPost(() => ConsoleHost.ExecuteCommand(cmd));
+            }
+
             /// <summary>
             ///     Whether the instance is still alive.
             ///     "Alive" indicates that it is able to receive and process commands.

Robust.UnitTesting/RobustUnitTest.cs

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace Robust.UnitTesting
 
             // Required components for the engine to work
             // Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Why can't we just use [RegisterComponent] magic?
+            // TODO End Suffering.
             var compFactory = deps.Resolve<IComponentFactory>();
 
             if (!compFactory.AllRegisteredTypes.Contains(typeof(EyeComponent)))
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@ namespace Robust.UnitTesting
                 compFactory.RegisterClass<Gravity2DComponent>();
             }
 
+            if (!compFactory.AllRegisteredTypes.Contains(typeof(ActorComponent)))
+            {
+                compFactory.RegisterClass<ActorComponent>();
+            }
+
             // So by default EntityManager does its own EntitySystemManager initialize during Startup.
             // We want to bypass this and load our own systems hence we will manually initialize it here.
             entMan.Initialize();

Robust.UnitTesting/Server/Maps/MapLoaderTest.cs

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ entities:
             var compFactory = IoCManager.Resolve<IComponentFactory>();
             compFactory.RegisterClass<MapDeserializeTestComponent>();
             compFactory.RegisterClass<VisibilityComponent>();
-            compFactory.RegisterClass<ActorComponent>();
             compFactory.RegisterClass<IgnoreUIRangeComponent>();
             compFactory.GenerateNetIds();
             IoCManager.Resolve<ISerializationManager>().Initialize();

Robust.UnitTesting/Shared/Serialization/TypeSerializers/SortedSetSerializerTest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Sequence;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Value;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Generic;
+
+// ReSharper disable AccessToStaticMemberViaDerivedType
+
+namespace Robust.UnitTesting.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers;
+
+[TestFixture]
+[TestOf(typeof(SortedSetSerializer<>))]
+public sealed class SortedSetSerializerTest : SerializationTest
+{
+    [Test]
+    public void SerializationTest()
+    {
+        var list = new SortedSet<string> {"A", "B", "C"};
+        var node = Serialization.WriteValueAs<SequenceDataNode>(list);
+
+        Assert.That(node.Cast<ValueDataNode>(0).Value, Is.EqualTo("A"));
+        Assert.That(node.Cast<ValueDataNode>(1).Value, Is.EqualTo("B"));
+        Assert.That(node.Cast<ValueDataNode>(2).Value, Is.EqualTo("C"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializationTest()
+    {
+        var list = new SortedSet<string> {"A", "B", "C"};
+        var node = new SequenceDataNode("A", "B", "C");
+        var deserializedList = Serialization.Read<SortedSet<string>>(node, notNullableOverride: true);
+
+        Assert.That(deserializedList, Is.EqualTo(list));
+    }
+}