From 94f8d29ca233e9db8e32c1213ccd5a9e2c40db76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Ossa88 (SYNAPSE)" <MegaMan101@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 14:14:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] inital

---
 code/modules/mining/ore_veins.dm | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/mining/ore_veins.dm b/code/modules/mining/ore_veins.dm
index cc3b4ba57d1..f5eb4fe3823 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/ore_veins.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/ore_veins.dm
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ore_veins)
 			return
 
 		var/turf/open/spawning_tile = pick_tile()
+		if(!spawning_tile) // PENTEST EDIT - No valid tile found, skip this spawn
+			continue // PENTEST EDUT
 
 		var/obj/effect/drill_spawner/bug_breach = new /obj/effect/drill_spawner(spawning_tile)
 		active_spawners += bug_breach
@@ -153,16 +155,38 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ore_veins)
 	if(!length(peel))
 		peel = turf_peel(spawn_distance_max, spawn_distance_min, src, TRUE)
 	var/turf/open/spawning_tile
-	if(length(peel))
-		spawning_tile = pick(peel)
-	else
-		spawning_tile = pick(circleviewturfs(loc, spawn_distance_max))
-	if(istype(spawning_tile, /turf/closed))
-		return pick_tile(peel)
-	for(var/obj/object in spawning_tile.contents)
-		if(object.density || istype(object, /obj/effect/drill_spawner))
-			return pick_tile(peel)
-	return spawning_tile
+
+	// PENTEST EDIT START - Try up to 50 times to find a valid turf to prevent infinite recursion
+	var/attempts = 0
+	while(attempts < 50)
+		attempts++
+
+		if(length(peel))
+			spawning_tile = pick(peel)
+			peel -= spawning_tile // Remove from list to avoid picking same invalid turf again
+		else
+			// Fallback to full circle if peel is exhausted
+			var/list/circle_turfs = circleviewturfs(loc, spawn_distance_max)
+			if(!length(circle_turfs))
+				return null // No turfs available at all
+			spawning_tile = pick(circle_turfs)
+
+		// Check if turf is valid
+		if(istype(spawning_tile, /turf/closed))
+			continue // Try next turf
+
+		var/is_blocked = FALSE
+		for(var/obj/object in spawning_tile.contents)
+			if(object.density || istype(object, /obj/effect/drill_spawner))
+				is_blocked = TRUE
+				break
+
+		if(!is_blocked)
+			return spawning_tile // Found a valid turf!
+
+	// If we couldn't find a valid turf after 50 attempts, return null
+	return null
+	// PENTEST EDIT END
 
 /obj/structure/vein/proc/increment_wave_tally()
 	if(!our_drill || !our_drill.active)