Makes transfer votes way less annoying

code/controllers/subsystem/vote.dm

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(vote)
 		generated_actions += voting_action
 
 		if(current_vote.vote_sound && (new_voter.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/sound_announcements)))
-			SEND_SOUND(new_voter, sound(current_vote.vote_sound))
+			SEND_SOUND(new_voter, sound(current_vote.vote_sound, volume = current_vote.vote_sound_volume)) // monkestation edit
 
 	return TRUE
 

monkestation/code/datums/votes/_vote_datum.dm

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+/datum/vote
+	/// The volume of the vote sound, from 0 to 100 or above.
+	var/vote_sound_volume = 100
+
 /datum/vote/proc/can_vote(mob/voter)
 	return TRUE

monkestation/code/datums/votes/transfer_vote.dm

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		CHOICE_CONTINUE,
 	)
 	player_startable = FALSE
+	vote_sound_volume = 150 // Make it loud so people don't miss it.
 
 /datum/vote/shuttle_call/reset()
 	. = ..()
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@
 /datum/vote/shuttle_call/initiate_vote(initiator, duration)
 	. = ..()
 	SSautotransfer.doing_transfer_vote = TRUE
+	priority_announce(
+		text = "The shift has eclipsed its standard duration. If the crew wish to leave, a scheduled shuttle will be sent to the station from Central Command.",
+		title = "Crew Transfer Vote",
+		has_important_message = TRUE,
+		color_override = "green",
+	)
 
 /datum/vote/shuttle_call/finalize_vote(winning_option)
 	switch(winning_option)
@@ -46,5 +53,17 @@
 	if(isobserver(voter) || voter.stat == DEAD || !(voter.ckey in GLOB.joined_player_list)) // only living crew gets to vote
 		return FALSE
 
+/datum/vote/shuttle_call/tiebreaker(list/winners)
+	return CHOICE_CONTINUE // Generally, this is less likely to make people mad. It still can, don't get me wrong, but it's safer.
+
+/datum/vote/shuttle_call/get_vote_result(list/non_voters)
+	for(var/ckey in non_voters)
+		var/client/client = non_voters[ckey]
+		if(client?.mob && can_vote(client.mob))
+			choices[CHOICE_CONTINUE]++ // Everyone defaults to continue, since they may be in the middle of something when the vote starts.
+	if(choices[CHOICE_CALL] + choices[CHOICE_CONTINUE] <= 0) // No-one is alive. Call it.
+		return CHOICE_CALL
+	return ..()
+
 #undef CHOICE_CONTINUE
 #undef CHOICE_CALL