From b3d6ebaf679881c58bc3a2afe66756bfa0de8c69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marro64 <marro64@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:03:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Updated wait for start logic

---
 Assets/Scripts/Ghost.cs | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Ghost.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Ghost.cs
index 9e8c02a..6c564ee 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Ghost.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Ghost.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
         Returning,
         Entering,
         Home,
-        Exiting
+        Exiting,
+        WaitingForStart,
     }
 
     public enum PacManGhostStartState
@@ -122,37 +123,31 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
             // Debug.Log($"{gameObject} Reset!");
             transform.SetLocalPositionAndRotation(startPosition, startRotation);
 
-            if (startState == PacManGhostStartState.Outside)
-            {
-                ghostState = PacManGhostState.Exiting;
-                OffGridTargetReached();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if (startState == PacManGhostStartState.TargetingIdlePosition1)
-                {
-                    SetOffGridTarget(idlePosition1, false);
-                    SetTargetDirection(Direction.Down);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    SetTargetDirection(Direction.Up);
-                }
-                ghostState = PacManGhostState.Entering;
-                OffGridTargetReached();
-            }
-
+            offGrid = true;
             isScared = false;
             inTunnel = false;
             kinematic = false;
             followingPredefinedPath = false;
             turnAroundSoon = false;
             specialLook = false;
-
             rngState = 1;
-            UpdateSpeed();
 
-            UpdateAnimator();
+            ghostState = PacManGhostState.WaitingForStart;
+
+            switch (startState)
+            {
+                case PacManGhostStartState.TargetingIdlePosition1:
+                    SetTargetDirection(Direction.Up);
+                    break;
+                case PacManGhostStartState.TargetingIdlePosition2:
+                    SetTargetDirection(Direction.Down);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    SetTargetDirection(Direction.Left);
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            UpdateSpeed();
 
             // Debug.Log($"{gameObject} reset with state: {state}, target: {target}, offGrid: {offGrid}");
         }
@@ -160,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
         public override void SyncedUpdate()
         {
             if (frozenState == PacManGhostFrozenState.Frozen ||
-            (frozenState == PacManGhostFrozenState.FrozenIfNotCaught && ghostState != PacManGhostState.Returning && ghostState != PacManGhostState.Entering))
+                (frozenState == PacManGhostFrozenState.FrozenIfNotCaught && ghostState != PacManGhostState.Returning && ghostState != PacManGhostState.Entering))
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -189,6 +184,25 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
                 return nextPosition;
             }
 
+            if (ghostState == PacManGhostState.WaitingForStart)
+            {
+                switch (startState)
+                {
+                    case PacManGhostStartState.TargetingIdlePosition1:
+                        SetOffGridTarget(idlePosition1, false);
+                        ghostState = PacManGhostState.Entering;
+                        break;
+                    case PacManGhostStartState.TargetingIdlePosition2:
+                        SetOffGridTarget(idlePosition2, false);
+                        ghostState = PacManGhostState.Entering;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        ghostState = PacManGhostState.Exiting;
+                        break;
+                }
+                OffGridTargetReached();
+            }
+
             if (offGrid || ghostState == PacManGhostState.Returning)
             {
                 PerformOffgridRelatedMovement(position, ref nextPosition);
@@ -499,33 +513,33 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
             if (!gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
                 return;
 
-            // Debug.Log($"{gameObject} UpdateAnimator with state: {ghostState}, isScared: {isScared}, direction: {direction}");
-            if (specialLook)
+            if (frozenState == PacManGhostFrozenState.FrozenIfNotCaught) // Looks like a bug but matches the original game
             {
-                SetAnimatorGhostType((int)PacManGhostType.Special);
-            }
-            else if (!isScared) // Note: Don't update ghost type while scared as this interrupts the white/blue blinking
-            {
-                switch (ghostState)
-                {
-                    default:
-                    case PacManGhostState.Normal:
-                    case PacManGhostState.Home:
-                    case PacManGhostState.Exiting:
-                        // Debug.Log($"{gameObject} Set GhostType in animator to: {GhostTypeToAnimationValue(ghostType)}");
-                        SetAnimatorGhostType((int)ghostType);
-                        break;
-                    case PacManGhostState.Returning:
-                    case PacManGhostState.Entering:
-                        SetAnimatorGhostType((int)PacManGhostType.Caught);
-                        break;
-                }
+                return;
             }
 
             if (specialLook || targetDirection != Direction.Zero)
             {
                 SetAnimatorDirection((int)targetDirection);
             }
+
+            if (isScared) // Don't update ghost type while scared as this interrupts the white/blue blinking
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            PacManGhostType ghostType = this.ghostType;
+
+            if (specialLook)
+            {
+                ghostType = PacManGhostType.Special;
+            }
+            else if (ghostState == PacManGhostState.Returning || ghostState == PacManGhostState.Entering)
+            {
+                ghostType = PacManGhostType.Caught;
+            }
+
+            SetAnimatorGhostType((int)ghostType);
         }
 
         // A Udon bug means converting an enum to a float causes an exception unless the conversion from int to float is in a separate method
@@ -672,7 +686,13 @@ namespace Marro.PacManUdon
             }
             else
             {
+                var oldFrozenState = frozenState;
                 frozenState = PacManGhostFrozenState.NotFrozen;
+
+                if (oldFrozenState == PacManGhostFrozenState.FrozenIfNotCaught) // Catch animator up after not updating during FrozenIfNotCaught
+                {
+                    UpdateAnimator();
+                }
             }
             animator.speed = frozen && !keepAnimating ? 0 : 1; // This would cause issues if the returning sprite was animated, luckily it isn't :)
         }