feat: implement high score text rendering

minor format updates from copilot's commit

src/app.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use glam::Vec2;
 use sdl2::render::TextureCreator;
 use sdl2::ttf::Sdl2TtfContext;
 use sdl2::video::WindowContext;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct App {
     pub game: Game,
     last_tick: Instant,
     focused: bool,
-    _cursor_pos: Vec2,
 }
 
 impl App {
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ impl App {
             game,
             focused: true,
             last_tick: Instant::now(),
-            _cursor_pos: Vec2::ZERO,
         })
     }
 

src/constants.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ pub const BOARD_CELL_OFFSET: UVec2 = UVec2::new(0, 3);
 /// Automatically calculated from the cell offset to maintain consistency
 /// when the cell size changes. Used for positioning sprites and debug overlays.
 pub const BOARD_PIXEL_OFFSET: UVec2 = UVec2::new(BOARD_CELL_OFFSET.x * CELL_SIZE, BOARD_CELL_OFFSET.y * CELL_SIZE);
+
+/// Animation timing constants for ghost state management
+pub mod animation {
+    /// Normal ghost movement animation speed (frames per second)
+    pub const GHOST_NORMAL_SPEED: f32 = 0.2;
+    /// Eaten ghost (eyes) animation speed (frames per second)
+    pub const GHOST_EATEN_SPEED: f32 = 0.1;
+    /// Frightened ghost animation speed (frames per second)
+    pub const GHOST_FRIGHTENED_SPEED: f32 = 0.2;
+    /// Frightened ghost flashing animation speed (frames per second)
+    pub const GHOST_FLASHING_SPEED: f32 = 0.15;
+
+    /// Time in ticks when frightened ghosts start flashing (2 seconds at 60 FPS)
+    pub const FRIGHTENED_FLASH_START_TICKS: u32 = 120;
+}
 /// The size of the canvas, in pixels.
 pub const CANVAS_SIZE: UVec2 = UVec2::new(
     (BOARD_CELL_SIZE.x + BOARD_CELL_OFFSET.x) * CELL_SIZE,

src/game.rs

@@ -2,42 +2,38 @@
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/atlas_data.rs"));
 
-use crate::constants::CANVAS_SIZE;
+use crate::constants::{animation, MapTile, CANVAS_SIZE};
 use crate::error::{GameError, GameResult, TextureError};
 use crate::events::GameEvent;
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
 use crate::map::direction::Direction;
 use crate::systems::blinking::Blinking;
 use crate::systems::movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity};
-use crate::systems::player::player_movement_system;
 use crate::systems::profiling::SystemId;
+use crate::systems::render::RenderDirty;
+use crate::systems::{self, ghost_collision_system, present_system, Hidden, MovementModifiers};
 use crate::systems::{
-    audio::{audio_system, AudioEvent, AudioResource},
-    blinking::blinking_system,
-    collision::collision_system,
-    components::{
-        AudioState, Collider, DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimated, EntityType, Ghost, GhostBundle, GhostCollider, GlobalState,
-        ItemBundle, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, PlayerBundle, PlayerControlled, RenderDirty, Renderable, ScoreResource,
-    },
-    debug::{debug_render_system, DebugFontResource, DebugState, DebugTextureResource},
-    ghost::ghost_movement_system,
-    input::input_system,
-    item::item_system,
-    player::player_control_system,
-    profiling::{profile, SystemTimings},
-    render::{directional_render_system, dirty_render_system, render_system, BackbufferResource, MapTextureResource},
+    audio_system, blinking_system, collision_system, debug_render_system, directional_render_system, dirty_render_system,
+    eaten_ghost_system, ghost_movement_system, ghost_state_animation_system, hud_render_system, item_system, profile,
+    render_system, AudioEvent, AudioResource, AudioState, BackbufferResource, Collider, DebugFontResource, DebugState,
+    DebugTextureResource, DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimated, EntityType, Frozen, Ghost, GhostAnimationSet, GhostAnimations,
+    GhostBundle, GhostCollider, GlobalState, ItemBundle, ItemCollider, MapTextureResource, PacmanCollider, PlayerBundle,
+    PlayerControlled, Renderable, ScoreResource, StartupSequence, SystemTimings,
 };
 use crate::texture::animated::AnimatedTexture;
+use crate::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
 use bevy_ecs::event::EventRegistry;
 use bevy_ecs::observer::Trigger;
-use bevy_ecs::schedule::Schedule;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{NonSendMut, Res, ResMut};
+use bevy_ecs::schedule::common_conditions::resource_changed;
+use bevy_ecs::schedule::{Condition, IntoScheduleConfigs, Schedule, SystemSet};
+use bevy_ecs::system::ResMut;
 use bevy_ecs::world::World;
 use sdl2::image::LoadTexture;
-use sdl2::render::{Canvas, ScaleMode, TextureCreator};
+use sdl2::render::{BlendMode, Canvas, ScaleMode, TextureCreator};
 use sdl2::rwops::RWops;
 use sdl2::video::{Window, WindowContext};
 use sdl2::EventPump;
+use smallvec::smallvec;
 
 use crate::{
     asset::{get_asset_bytes, Asset},
@@ -48,6 +44,10 @@ use crate::{
     texture::sprite::{AtlasMapper, SpriteAtlas},
 };
 
+/// System set for all rendering systems to ensure they run after gameplay logic
+#[derive(SystemSet, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct RenderSet;
+
 /// Core game state manager built on the Bevy ECS architecture.
 ///
 /// Orchestrates all game systems through a centralized `World` containing entities,
@@ -84,14 +84,7 @@ impl Game {
         texture_creator: &'static mut TextureCreator<WindowContext>,
         event_pump: &'static mut EventPump,
     ) -> GameResult<Game> {
-        let mut world = World::default();
-        let mut schedule = Schedule::default();
         let ttf_context = Box::leak(Box::new(sdl2::ttf::init().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
-
-        EventRegistry::register_event::<GameError>(&mut world);
-        EventRegistry::register_event::<GameEvent>(&mut world);
-        EventRegistry::register_event::<AudioEvent>(&mut world);
-
         let mut backbuffer = texture_creator
             .create_texture_target(None, CANVAS_SIZE.x, CANVAS_SIZE.y)
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
@@ -107,6 +100,9 @@ impl Game {
         let mut debug_texture = texture_creator
             .create_texture_target(None, output_size.0, output_size.1)
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        // Debug texture is copied over the backbuffer, it requires transparency abilities
+        debug_texture.set_blend_mode(BlendMode::Blend);
         debug_texture.set_scale_mode(ScaleMode::Nearest);
 
         let font_data = get_asset_bytes(Asset::Font)?;
@@ -152,11 +148,10 @@ impl Game {
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
 
         let map = Map::new(constants::RAW_BOARD)?;
-        let pacman_start_node = map.start_positions.pacman;
 
+        // Create directional animated textures for Pac-Man
         let mut textures = [None, None, None, None];
         let mut stopped_textures = [None, None, None, None];
-
         for direction in Direction::DIRECTIONS {
             let moving_prefix = match direction {
                 Direction::Up => "pacman/up",
@@ -164,7 +159,7 @@ impl Game {
                 Direction::Left => "pacman/left",
                 Direction::Right => "pacman/right",
             };
-            let moving_tiles = vec![
+            let moving_tiles = smallvec![
                 SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, &format!("{moving_prefix}_a.png"))
                     .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!("{moving_prefix}_a.png"))))?,
                 SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, &format!("{moving_prefix}_b.png"))
@@ -173,7 +168,7 @@ impl Game {
                     .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("pacman/full.png".to_string())))?,
             ];
 
-            let stopped_tiles = vec![SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, &format!("{moving_prefix}_b.png"))
+            let stopped_tiles = smallvec![SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, &format!("{moving_prefix}_b.png"))
                 .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!("{moving_prefix}_b.png"))))?];
 
             textures[direction.as_usize()] = Some(AnimatedTexture::new(moving_tiles, 0.08)?);
@@ -182,17 +177,19 @@ impl Game {
 
         let player = PlayerBundle {
             player: PlayerControlled,
-            position: Position::Stopped { node: pacman_start_node },
+            position: Position::Stopped {
+                node: map.start_positions.pacman,
+            },
             velocity: Velocity {
                 speed: 1.15,
                 direction: Direction::Left,
             },
+            movement_modifiers: MovementModifiers::default(),
             buffered_direction: BufferedDirection::None,
             sprite: Renderable {
                 sprite: SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, "pacman/full.png")
                     .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("pacman/full.png".to_string())))?,
                 layer: 0,
-                visible: true,
             },
             directional_animated: DirectionalAnimated {
                 textures,
@@ -205,15 +202,14 @@ impl Game {
             pacman_collider: PacmanCollider,
         };
 
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(atlas);
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(event_pump);
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(canvas);
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(BackbufferResource(backbuffer));
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(MapTextureResource(map_texture));
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(DebugTextureResource(debug_texture));
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(DebugFontResource(debug_font));
-        world.insert_non_send_resource(AudioResource(audio));
+        let mut world = World::default();
+        let mut schedule = Schedule::default();
 
+        EventRegistry::register_event::<GameError>(&mut world);
+        EventRegistry::register_event::<GameEvent>(&mut world);
+        EventRegistry::register_event::<AudioEvent>(&mut world);
+
+        world.insert_resource(Self::create_ghost_animations(&atlas)?);
         world.insert_resource(map);
         world.insert_resource(GlobalState { exit: false });
         world.insert_resource(ScoreResource(0));
@@ -224,6 +220,16 @@ impl Game {
         world.insert_resource(DebugState::default());
         world.insert_resource(AudioState::default());
         world.insert_resource(CursorPosition::default());
+        world.insert_resource(StartupSequence::new(60 * 3, 60));
+
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(atlas);
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(event_pump);
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(canvas);
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(BackbufferResource(backbuffer));
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(MapTextureResource(map_texture));
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(DebugTextureResource(debug_texture));
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(DebugFontResource(debug_font));
+        world.insert_non_send_resource(AudioResource(audio));
 
         world.add_observer(
             |event: Trigger<GameEvent>, mut state: ResMut<GlobalState>, _score: ResMut<ScoreResource>| {
@@ -232,78 +238,99 @@ impl Game {
                 }
             },
         );
+
+        let input_system = profile(SystemId::Input, systems::input::input_system);
+        let player_control_system = profile(SystemId::PlayerControls, systems::player_control_system);
+        let player_movement_system = profile(SystemId::PlayerMovement, systems::player_movement_system);
+        let startup_stage_system = profile(SystemId::Stage, systems::startup_stage_system);
+        let player_tunnel_slowdown_system = profile(SystemId::PlayerMovement, systems::player::player_tunnel_slowdown_system);
+        let ghost_movement_system = profile(SystemId::Ghost, ghost_movement_system);
+        let collision_system = profile(SystemId::Collision, collision_system);
+        let ghost_collision_system = profile(SystemId::GhostCollision, ghost_collision_system);
+        let vulnerable_tick_system = profile(SystemId::Ghost, systems::vulnerable_tick_system);
+        let item_system = profile(SystemId::Item, item_system);
+        let audio_system = profile(SystemId::Audio, audio_system);
+        let blinking_system = profile(SystemId::Blinking, blinking_system);
+        let directional_render_system = profile(SystemId::DirectionalRender, directional_render_system);
+        let dirty_render_system = profile(SystemId::DirtyRender, dirty_render_system);
+        let render_system = profile(SystemId::Render, render_system);
+        let hud_render_system = profile(SystemId::HudRender, hud_render_system);
+        let debug_render_system = profile(SystemId::DebugRender, debug_render_system);
+        let present_system = profile(SystemId::Present, present_system);
+        let ghost_state_animation_system = profile(SystemId::GhostStateAnimation, ghost_state_animation_system);
+
+        let forced_dirty_system = |mut dirty: ResMut<RenderDirty>| {
+            dirty.0 = true;
+        };
+
         schedule.add_systems((
-            profile(SystemId::Input, input_system),
-            profile(SystemId::PlayerControls, player_control_system),
-            profile(SystemId::PlayerMovement, player_movement_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Ghost, ghost_movement_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Collision, collision_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Item, item_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Audio, audio_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Blinking, blinking_system),
-            profile(SystemId::DirectionalRender, directional_render_system),
-            profile(SystemId::DirtyRender, dirty_render_system),
-            profile(SystemId::Render, render_system),
-            profile(SystemId::DebugRender, debug_render_system),
-            profile(
-                SystemId::Present,
-                |mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
-                 backbuffer: NonSendMut<BackbufferResource>,
-                 debug_state: Res<DebugState>,
-                 mut dirty: ResMut<RenderDirty>| {
-                    if dirty.0 || *debug_state != DebugState::Off {
-                        // Only copy backbuffer to main canvas if debug rendering is off
-                        // (debug rendering draws directly to main canvas)
-                        if *debug_state == DebugState::Off {
-                            canvas.copy(&backbuffer.0, None, None).unwrap();
-                        }
-                        dirty.0 = false;
-                        canvas.present();
-                    }
-                },
-            ),
+            forced_dirty_system.run_if(resource_changed::<ScoreResource>.or(resource_changed::<StartupSequence>)),
+            (
+                input_system,
+                player_control_system,
+                player_movement_system,
+                startup_stage_system,
+            )
+                .chain(),
+            player_tunnel_slowdown_system,
+            ghost_movement_system,
+            profile(SystemId::EatenGhost, eaten_ghost_system),
+            vulnerable_tick_system,
+            ghost_state_animation_system,
+            (collision_system, ghost_collision_system, item_system).chain(),
+            audio_system,
+            blinking_system,
+            (
+                directional_render_system,
+                dirty_render_system,
+                render_system,
+                hud_render_system,
+                debug_render_system,
+                present_system,
+            )
+                .chain(),
         ));
 
-        // Spawn player
-        world.spawn(player);
+        // Spawn player and attach initial state bundle
+        world.spawn(player).insert((Frozen, Hidden));
 
         // Spawn ghosts
         Self::spawn_ghosts(&mut world)?;
 
-        // Spawn items
         let pellet_sprite = SpriteAtlas::get_tile(world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>(), "maze/pellet.png")
             .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("maze/pellet.png".to_string())))?;
         let energizer_sprite = SpriteAtlas::get_tile(world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>(), "maze/energizer.png")
             .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("maze/energizer.png".to_string())))?;
 
-        let nodes: Vec<_> = world.resource::<Map>().iter_nodes().map(|(id, tile)| (*id, *tile)).collect();
-
-        for (node_id, tile) in nodes {
-            let (item_type, sprite, size) = match tile {
-                crate::constants::MapTile::Pellet => (EntityType::Pellet, pellet_sprite, constants::CELL_SIZE as f32 * 0.4),
-                crate::constants::MapTile::PowerPellet => {
-                    (EntityType::PowerPellet, energizer_sprite, constants::CELL_SIZE as f32 * 0.95)
-                }
-                _ => continue,
-            };
+        // Build a list of item entities to spawn from the map
+        let nodes: Vec<(usize, EntityType, AtlasTile, f32)> = world
+            .resource::<Map>()
+            .iter_nodes()
+            .filter_map(|(id, tile)| match tile {
+                MapTile::Pellet => Some((*id, EntityType::Pellet, pellet_sprite, constants::CELL_SIZE as f32 * 0.4)),
+                MapTile::PowerPellet => Some((
+                    *id,
+                    EntityType::PowerPellet,
+                    energizer_sprite,
+                    constants::CELL_SIZE as f32 * 0.95,
+                )),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect();
 
+        // Construct and spawn the item entities
+        for (id, item_type, sprite, size) in nodes {
             let mut item = world.spawn(ItemBundle {
-                position: Position::Stopped { node: node_id },
-                sprite: Renderable {
-                    sprite,
-                    layer: 1,
-                    visible: true,
-                },
+                position: Position::Stopped { node: id },
+                sprite: Renderable { sprite, layer: 1 },
                 entity_type: item_type,
                 collider: Collider { size },
                 item_collider: ItemCollider,
             });
 
+            // Make power pellets blink
             if item_type == EntityType::PowerPellet {
-                item.insert(Blinking {
-                    timer: 0.0,
-                    interval: 0.2,
-                });
+                item.insert((Frozen, Blinking::new(0.2)));
             }
         }
 
@@ -331,58 +358,9 @@ impl Game {
         for (ghost_type, start_node) in ghost_start_positions {
             // Create the ghost bundle in a separate scope to manage borrows
             let ghost = {
+                let animations = world.resource::<GhostAnimations>().0.get(&ghost_type).unwrap().clone();
                 let atlas = world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>();
 
-                // Create directional animated textures for the ghost
-                let mut textures = [None, None, None, None];
-                let mut stopped_textures = [None, None, None, None];
-
-                for direction in Direction::DIRECTIONS {
-                    let moving_prefix = match direction {
-                        Direction::Up => "up",
-                        Direction::Down => "down",
-                        Direction::Left => "left",
-                        Direction::Right => "right",
-                    };
-
-                    let moving_tiles = vec![
-                        SpriteAtlas::get_tile(atlas, &format!("ghost/{}/{}_{}.png", ghost_type.as_str(), moving_prefix, "a"))
-                            .ok_or_else(|| {
-                                GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!(
-                                    "ghost/{}/{}_{}.png",
-                                    ghost_type.as_str(),
-                                    moving_prefix,
-                                    "a"
-                                )))
-                            })?,
-                        SpriteAtlas::get_tile(atlas, &format!("ghost/{}/{}_{}.png", ghost_type.as_str(), moving_prefix, "b"))
-                            .ok_or_else(|| {
-                                GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!(
-                                    "ghost/{}/{}_{}.png",
-                                    ghost_type.as_str(),
-                                    moving_prefix,
-                                    "b"
-                                )))
-                            })?,
-                    ];
-
-                    let stopped_tiles = vec![SpriteAtlas::get_tile(
-                        atlas,
-                        &format!("ghost/{}/{}_{}.png", ghost_type.as_str(), moving_prefix, "a"),
-                    )
-                    .ok_or_else(|| {
-                        GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!(
-                            "ghost/{}/{}_{}.png",
-                            ghost_type.as_str(),
-                            moving_prefix,
-                            "a"
-                        )))
-                    })?];
-
-                    textures[direction.as_usize()] = Some(AnimatedTexture::new(moving_tiles, 0.2)?);
-                    stopped_textures[direction.as_usize()] = Some(AnimatedTexture::new(stopped_tiles, 0.1)?);
-                }
-
                 GhostBundle {
                     ghost: ghost_type,
                     position: Position::Stopped { node: start_node },
@@ -400,12 +378,8 @@ impl Game {
                             },
                         )?,
                         layer: 0,
-                        visible: true,
-                    },
-                    directional_animated: DirectionalAnimated {
-                        textures,
-                        stopped_textures,
                     },
+                    directional_animated: animations.normal().unwrap().clone(),
                     entity_type: EntityType::Ghost,
                     collider: Collider {
                         size: crate::constants::CELL_SIZE as f32 * 1.375,
@@ -414,12 +388,112 @@ impl Game {
                 }
             };
 
-            world.spawn(ghost);
+            world.spawn(ghost).insert((Frozen, Hidden));
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn create_ghost_animations(atlas: &SpriteAtlas) -> GameResult<GhostAnimations> {
+        let mut animations = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+
+        for ghost_type in [Ghost::Blinky, Ghost::Pinky, Ghost::Inky, Ghost::Clyde] {
+            // Normal animations
+            let mut normal_textures = [None, None, None, None];
+            for direction in Direction::DIRECTIONS {
+                let dir_str = direction.as_ref();
+                let tile_a = atlas
+                    .get_tile(&format!("ghost/{}/{}_a.png", ghost_type.as_str(), dir_str))
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                        GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!(
+                            "ghost/{}/{}_a.png",
+                            ghost_type.as_str(),
+                            dir_str
+                        )))
+                    })?;
+                let tile_b = atlas
+                    .get_tile(&format!("ghost/{}/{}_b.png", ghost_type.as_str(), dir_str))
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                        GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!(
+                            "ghost/{}/{}_b.png",
+                            ghost_type.as_str(),
+                            dir_str
+                        )))
+                    })?;
+                let tiles = smallvec![tile_a, tile_b];
+                normal_textures[direction.as_usize()] = Some(AnimatedTexture::new(tiles, animation::GHOST_NORMAL_SPEED)?);
+            }
+            let normal = DirectionalAnimated {
+                textures: normal_textures.clone(),
+                stopped_textures: normal_textures,
+            };
+
+            // Eaten (eyes) animations
+            let mut eaten_textures = [None, None, None, None];
+            for direction in Direction::DIRECTIONS {
+                let dir_str = direction.as_ref();
+                let tile = atlas
+                    .get_tile(&format!("ghost/eyes/{}.png", dir_str))
+                    .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound(format!("ghost/eyes/{}.png", dir_str))))?;
+                eaten_textures[direction.as_usize()] = Some(AnimatedTexture::new(smallvec![tile], animation::GHOST_EATEN_SPEED)?);
+            }
+            let eaten = DirectionalAnimated {
+                textures: eaten_textures.clone(),
+                stopped_textures: eaten_textures,
+            };
+
+            animations.insert(
+                ghost_type,
+                GhostAnimationSet::new(
+                    normal,
+                    DirectionalAnimated::default(), // Placeholder for frightened
+                    DirectionalAnimated::default(), // Placeholder for frightened_flashing
+                    eaten,
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Frightened animations (same for all ghosts)
+        let frightened_blue_a = atlas
+            .get_tile("ghost/frightened/blue_a.png")
+            .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("ghost/frightened/blue_a.png".to_string())))?;
+        let frightened_blue_b = atlas
+            .get_tile("ghost/frightened/blue_b.png")
+            .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("ghost/frightened/blue_b.png".to_string())))?;
+        let frightened_white_a = atlas
+            .get_tile("ghost/frightened/white_a.png")
+            .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("ghost/frightened/white_a.png".to_string())))?;
+        let frightened_white_b = atlas
+            .get_tile("ghost/frightened/white_b.png")
+            .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("ghost/frightened/white_b.png".to_string())))?;
+
+        let frightened_anim = AnimatedTexture::new(
+            smallvec![frightened_blue_a, frightened_blue_b],
+            animation::GHOST_FRIGHTENED_SPEED,
+        )?;
+        let flashing_anim = AnimatedTexture::new(
+            smallvec![frightened_blue_a, frightened_white_a, frightened_blue_b, frightened_white_b],
+            animation::GHOST_FLASHING_SPEED,
+        )?;
+
+        let frightened_da = DirectionalAnimated::from_animation(frightened_anim);
+        let frightened_flashing_da = DirectionalAnimated::from_animation(flashing_anim);
+
+        for ghost_type in [Ghost::Blinky, Ghost::Pinky, Ghost::Inky, Ghost::Clyde] {
+            let entry = animations.get_mut(&ghost_type).unwrap();
+            entry.animations.insert(
+                crate::systems::GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: false },
+                frightened_da.clone(),
+            );
+            entry.animations.insert(
+                crate::systems::GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: true },
+                frightened_flashing_da.clone(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok(GhostAnimations(animations))
+    }
+
     /// Executes one frame of game logic by running all scheduled ECS systems.
     ///
     /// Updates the world's delta time resource and runs the complete system pipeline:
@@ -449,112 +523,6 @@ impl Game {
         state.exit
     }
 
-    // fn check_collisions(&mut self) {
-    //     // Check Pac-Man vs Items
-    //     let potential_collisions = self
-    //         .state
-    //         .collision_system
-    //         .potential_collisions(&self.state.pacman.position());
-
-    //     for entity_id in potential_collisions {
-    //         if entity_id != self.state.pacman_id {
-    //             // Check if this is an item collision
-    //             if let Some(item_index) = self.find_item_by_id(entity_id) {
-    //                 let item = &mut self.state.items[item_index];
-    //                 if !item.is_collected() {
-    //                     item.collect();
-    //                     self.state.score += item.get_score();
-    //                     self.state.audio.eat();
-
-    //                     // Handle energizer effects
-    //                     if matches!(item.item_type, crate::entity::item::ItemType::Energizer) {
-    //                         // TODO: Make ghosts frightened
-    //                         tracing::info!("Energizer collected! Ghosts should become frightened.");
-    //                     }
-    //                 }
-    //             }
-
-    //             // Check if this is a ghost collision
-    //             if let Some(_ghost_index) = self.find_ghost_by_id(entity_id) {
-    //                 // TODO: Handle Pac-Man being eaten by ghost
-    //                 tracing::info!("Pac-Man collided with ghost!");
-    //             }
-    //         }
-    //     }
-    // }
-
-    // fn find_item_by_id(&self, entity_id: EntityId) -> Option<usize> {
-    //     self.state.item_ids.iter().position(|&id| id == entity_id)
-    // }
-
-    // fn find_ghost_by_id(&self, entity_id: EntityId) -> Option<usize> {
-    //     self.state.ghost_ids.iter().position(|&id| id == entity_id)
-    // }
-
-    // pub fn draw<T: sdl2::render::RenderTarget>(&mut self, canvas: &mut Canvas<T>, backbuffer: &mut Texture) -> GameResult<()> {
-    //     // Only render the map texture once and cache it
-    //     if !self.state.map_rendered {
-    //         let mut map_texture = self
-    //             .state
-    //             .texture_creator
-    //             .create_texture_target(None, constants::CANVAS_SIZE.x, constants::CANVAS_SIZE.y)
-    //             .map_err(|e| crate::error::GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-
-    //         canvas
-    //             .with_texture_canvas(&mut map_texture, |map_canvas| {
-    //                 let mut map_tiles = Vec::with_capacity(35);
-    //                 for i in 0..35 {
-    //                     let tile_name = format!("maze/tiles/{}.png", i);
-    //                     let tile = SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&self.state.atlas, &tile_name).unwrap();
-    //                     map_tiles.push(tile);
-    //                 }
-    //                 MapRenderer::render_map(map_canvas, &mut self.state.atlas, &mut map_tiles);
-    //             })
-    //             .map_err(|e| crate::error::GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-    //         self.state.map_texture = Some(map_texture);
-    //         self.state.map_rendered = true;
-    //     }
-
-    //     canvas.set_draw_color(Color::BLACK);
-    //     canvas.clear();
-    //     if let Some(ref map_texture) = self.state.map_texture {
-    //         canvas.copy(map_texture, None, None).unwrap();
-    //     }
-
-    //     // Render all items
-    //     for item in &self.state.items {
-    //         if let Err(e) = item.render(canvas, &mut self.state.atlas, &self.state.map.graph) {
-    //             tracing::error!("Failed to render item: {}", e);
-    //         }
-    //     }
-
-    //     // Render all ghosts
-    //     for ghost in &self.state.ghosts {
-    //         if let Err(e) = ghost.render(canvas, &mut self.state.atlas, &self.state.map.graph) {
-    //             tracing::error!("Failed to render ghost: {}", e);
-    //         }
-    //     }
-
-    //     if let Err(e) = self.state.pacman.render(canvas, &mut self.state.atlas, &self.state.map.graph) {
-    //         tracing::error!("Failed to render pacman: {}", e);
-    //     }
-
-    //     if self.state.debug_mode {
-    //         if let Err(e) =
-    //             self.state
-    //                 .map
-    //                 .debug_render_with_cursor(canvas, &mut self.state.text_texture, &mut self.state.atlas, cursor_pos)
-    //         {
-    //             tracing::error!("Failed to render debug cursor: {}", e);
-    //         }
-    //         self.render_pathfinding_debug(canvas)?;
-    //     }
-    //     self.draw_hud(canvas)?;
-    //     canvas.present();
-
-    //     Ok(())
-    // }
-
     // /// Renders pathfinding debug lines from each ghost to Pac-Man.
     // ///
     // /// Each ghost's path is drawn in its respective color with a small offset
@@ -618,42 +586,4 @@ impl Game {
 
     //     Ok(())
     // }
-
-    // fn draw_hud<T: sdl2::render::RenderTarget>(&mut self, canvas: &mut Canvas<T>) -> GameResult<()> {
-    //     let lives = 3;
-    //     let score_text = format!("{:02}", self.state.score);
-    //     let x_offset = 4;
-    //     let y_offset = 2;
-    //     let lives_offset = 3;
-    //     let score_offset = 7 - (score_text.len() as i32);
-    //     self.state.text_texture.set_scale(1.0);
-    //     if let Err(e) = self.state.text_texture.render(
-    //         canvas,
-    //         &mut self.state.atlas,
-    //         &format!("{lives}UP   HIGH SCORE   "),
-    //         glam::UVec2::new(8 * lives_offset as u32 + x_offset, y_offset),
-    //     ) {
-    //         tracing::error!("Failed to render HUD text: {}", e);
-    //     }
-    //     if let Err(e) = self.state.text_texture.render(
-    //         canvas,
-    //         &mut self.state.atlas,
-    //         &score_text,
-    //         glam::UVec2::new(8 * score_offset as u32 + x_offset, 8 + y_offset),
-    //     ) {
-    //         tracing::error!("Failed to render score text: {}", e);
-    //     }
-
-    //     // Display FPS information in top-left corner
-    //     // let fps_text = format!("FPS: {:.1} (1s) / {:.1} (10s)", self.fps_1s, self.fps_10s);
-    //     // self.render_text_on(
-    //     //     canvas,
-    //     //     &*texture_creator,
-    //     //     &fps_text,
-    //     //     IVec2::new(10, 10),
-    //     //     Color::RGB(255, 255, 0), // Yellow color for FPS display
-    //     // );
-
-    //     Ok(())
-    // }
 }

src/map/builder.rs

@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ impl Map {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Returns the `MapTile` at a given node id.
+    pub fn tile_at_node(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> Option<MapTile> {
+        // reverse lookup: node -> grid
+        for (grid_pos, id) in &self.grid_to_node {
+            if *id == node_id {
+                return Some(self.tiles[grid_pos.x as usize][grid_pos.y as usize]);
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     /// Constructs the ghost house area with restricted access and internal navigation.
     ///
     /// Creates a multi-level ghost house with entrance control, internal movement

src/map/direction.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use glam::IVec2;
+use strum_macros::AsRefStr;
 
 /// The four cardinal directions.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Default, AsRefStr)]
 #[repr(usize)]
+#[strum(serialize_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum Direction {
     Up,
     Down,

src/platform/desktop.rs

@@ -24,44 +24,6 @@ impl CommonPlatform for Platform {
     }
 
     fn init_console(&self) -> Result<(), PlatformError> {
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        {
-            unsafe {
-                use winapi::{
-                    shared::ntdef::NULL,
-                    um::{
-                        fileapi::{CreateFileA, OPEN_EXISTING},
-                        handleapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,
-                        processenv::SetStdHandle,
-                        winbase::{STD_ERROR_HANDLE, STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE},
-                        wincon::{AttachConsole, GetConsoleWindow},
-                        winnt::{FILE_SHARE_READ, FILE_SHARE_WRITE, GENERIC_READ, GENERIC_WRITE},
-                    },
-                };
-
-                if !std::ptr::eq(GetConsoleWindow(), std::ptr::null_mut()) {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-
-                if AttachConsole(winapi::um::wincon::ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS) != 0 {
-                    let handle = CreateFileA(
-                        c"CONOUT$".as_ptr(),
-                        GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
-                        FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
-                        std::ptr::null_mut(),
-                        OPEN_EXISTING,
-                        0,
-                        NULL,
-                    );
-
-                    if handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
-                        SetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, handle);
-                        SetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE, handle);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 

src/systems/audio.rs

@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@
 
 use bevy_ecs::{
     event::{Event, EventReader, EventWriter},
+    resource::Resource,
     system::{NonSendMut, ResMut},
 };
 
-use crate::{audio::Audio, error::GameError, systems::components::AudioState};
+use crate::{audio::Audio, error::GameError};
+
+/// Resource for tracking audio state
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct AudioState {
+    /// Whether audio is currently muted
+    pub muted: bool,
+    /// Current sound index for cycling through eat sounds
+    pub sound_index: usize,
+}
 
 /// Events for triggering audio playback
 #[derive(Event, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]

src/systems/blinking.rs

@@ -1,27 +1,63 @@
 use bevy_ecs::{
     component::Component,
-    system::{Query, Res},
+    entity::Entity,
+    query::{Has, With},
+    system::{Commands, Query, Res},
 };
 
-use crate::systems::components::{DeltaTime, Renderable};
+use crate::systems::{
+    components::{DeltaTime, Renderable},
+    Frozen, Hidden,
+};
 
-#[derive(Component)]
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct Blinking {
     pub timer: f32,
     pub interval: f32,
 }
 
+impl Blinking {
+    pub fn new(interval: f32) -> Self {
+        Self { timer: 0.0, interval }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Updates blinking entities by toggling their visibility at regular intervals.
 ///
 /// This system manages entities that have both `Blinking` and `Renderable` components,
 /// accumulating time and toggling visibility when the specified interval is reached.
-pub fn blinking_system(time: Res<DeltaTime>, mut query: Query<(&mut Blinking, &mut Renderable)>) {
-    for (mut blinking, mut renderable) in query.iter_mut() {
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+pub fn blinking_system(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    time: Res<DeltaTime>,
+    mut query: Query<(Entity, &mut Blinking, Has<Hidden>, Has<Frozen>), With<Renderable>>,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut blinking, hidden, frozen) in query.iter_mut() {
+        // If the entity is frozen, blinking is disabled and the entity is unhidden (if it was hidden)
+        if frozen {
+            if hidden {
+                commands.entity(entity).remove::<Hidden>();
+            }
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Increase the timer by the delta time
         blinking.timer += time.0;
 
-        if blinking.timer >= blinking.interval {
-            blinking.timer = 0.0;
-            renderable.visible = !renderable.visible;
+        // If the timer is less than the interval, there's nothing to do yet
+        if blinking.timer < blinking.interval {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Subtract the interval (allows for the timer to retain partial interval progress)
+        blinking.timer -= blinking.interval;
+
+        // Toggle the Hidden component
+        if hidden {
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<Hidden>();
+        } else {
+            commands.entity(entity).insert(Hidden);
         }
     }
 }

src/systems/collision.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,56 @@
+use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
 use bevy_ecs::entity::Entity;
-use bevy_ecs::event::EventWriter;
+use bevy_ecs::event::{EventReader, EventWriter};
 use bevy_ecs::query::With;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{Query, Res};
+use bevy_ecs::system::{Commands, Query, Res, ResMut};
 
 use crate::error::GameError;
 use crate::events::GameEvent;
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
-use crate::systems::components::{Collider, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider};
 use crate::systems::movement::Position;
+use crate::systems::{AudioEvent, Eaten, Ghost, PlayerControlled, ScoreResource, Vulnerable};
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct Collider {
+    pub size: f32,
+}
+
+impl Collider {
+    /// Checks if this collider collides with another collider at the given distance.
+    pub fn collides_with(&self, other_size: f32, distance: f32) -> bool {
+        let collision_distance = (self.size + other_size) / 2.0;
+        distance < collision_distance
+    }
+}
+
+/// Marker components for collision filtering optimization
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct PacmanCollider;
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct GhostCollider;
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct ItemCollider;
+
+/// Helper function to check collision between two entities with colliders.
+pub fn check_collision(
+    pos1: &Position,
+    collider1: &Collider,
+    pos2: &Position,
+    collider2: &Collider,
+    map: &Map,
+) -> Result<bool, GameError> {
+    let pixel1 = pos1
+        .get_pixel_position(&map.graph)
+        .map_err(|e| GameError::InvalidState(format!("Failed to get pixel position for entity 1: {}", e)))?;
+    let pixel2 = pos2
+        .get_pixel_position(&map.graph)
+        .map_err(|e| GameError::InvalidState(format!("Failed to get pixel position for entity 2: {}", e)))?;
+
+    let distance = pixel1.distance(pixel2);
+    Ok(collider1.collides_with(collider2.size, distance))
+}
 
 /// Detects overlapping entities and generates collision events for gameplay systems.
 ///
@@ -16,42 +59,92 @@ use crate::systems::movement::Position;
 /// a `GameEvent::Collision` for the item system to handle scoring and removal.
 /// Collision detection accounts for both entities being in motion and supports
 /// circular collision boundaries for accurate gameplay feel.
+///
+/// Also detects collisions between Pac-Man and ghosts for gameplay mechanics like
+/// power pellet effects, ghost eating, and player death.
 pub fn collision_system(
     map: Res<Map>,
     pacman_query: Query<(Entity, &Position, &Collider), With<PacmanCollider>>,
     item_query: Query<(Entity, &Position, &Collider), With<ItemCollider>>,
+    ghost_query: Query<(Entity, &Position, &Collider), With<GhostCollider>>,
     mut events: EventWriter<GameEvent>,
     mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
 ) {
     // Check PACMAN × ITEM collisions
     for (pacman_entity, pacman_pos, pacman_collider) in pacman_query.iter() {
         for (item_entity, item_pos, item_collider) in item_query.iter() {
-            match (
-                pacman_pos.get_pixel_position(&map.graph),
-                item_pos.get_pixel_position(&map.graph),
-            ) {
-                (Ok(pacman_pixel), Ok(item_pixel)) => {
-                    // Calculate the distance between the two entities's precise pixel positions
-                    let distance = pacman_pixel.distance(item_pixel);
-                    // Calculate the distance at which the two entities will collide
-                    let collision_distance = (pacman_collider.size + item_collider.size) / 2.0;
-
-                    // If the distance between the two entities is less than the collision distance, then the two entities are colliding
-                    if distance < collision_distance {
+            match check_collision(pacman_pos, pacman_collider, item_pos, item_collider, &map) {
+                Ok(colliding) => {
+                    if colliding {
                         events.write(GameEvent::Collision(pacman_entity, item_entity));
                     }
                 }
-                // Either or both of the pixel positions failed to get, so we need to report the error
-                (result_a, result_b) => {
-                    for result in [result_a, result_b] {
-                        if let Err(e) = result {
-                            errors.write(GameError::InvalidState(format!(
-                                "Collision system failed to get pixel positions for entities {:?} and {:?}: {}",
-                                pacman_entity, item_entity, e
-                            )));
-                        }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    errors.write(GameError::InvalidState(format!(
+                        "Collision system failed to check collision between entities {:?} and {:?}: {}",
+                        pacman_entity, item_entity, e
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check PACMAN × GHOST collisions
+        for (ghost_entity, ghost_pos, ghost_collider) in ghost_query.iter() {
+            match check_collision(pacman_pos, pacman_collider, ghost_pos, ghost_collider, &map) {
+                Ok(colliding) => {
+                    if colliding {
+                        events.write(GameEvent::Collision(pacman_entity, ghost_entity));
                     }
                 }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    errors.write(GameError::InvalidState(format!(
+                        "Collision system failed to check collision between entities {:?} and {:?}: {}",
+                        pacman_entity, ghost_entity, e
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn ghost_collision_system(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut collision_events: EventReader<GameEvent>,
+    mut score: ResMut<ScoreResource>,
+    pacman_query: Query<(), With<PlayerControlled>>,
+    ghost_query: Query<(Entity, &Ghost), With<GhostCollider>>,
+    vulnerable_query: Query<Entity, With<Vulnerable>>,
+    mut events: EventWriter<AudioEvent>,
+) {
+    for event in collision_events.read() {
+        if let GameEvent::Collision(entity1, entity2) = event {
+            // Check if one is Pacman and the other is a ghost
+            let (_pacman_entity, ghost_entity) = if pacman_query.get(*entity1).is_ok() && ghost_query.get(*entity2).is_ok() {
+                (*entity1, *entity2)
+            } else if pacman_query.get(*entity2).is_ok() && ghost_query.get(*entity1).is_ok() {
+                (*entity2, *entity1)
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            // Check if the ghost is vulnerable
+            if let Ok((ghost_ent, _ghost_type)) = ghost_query.get(ghost_entity) {
+                // Check if ghost has Vulnerable component
+                if vulnerable_query.get(ghost_ent).is_ok() {
+                    // Pac-Man eats the ghost
+                    // Add score (200 points per ghost eaten)
+                    score.0 += 200;
+
+                    // Remove the ghost
+                    commands.entity(ghost_ent).remove::<Vulnerable>().insert(Eaten);
+
+                    // Play eat sound
+                    events.write(AudioEvent::PlayEat);
+                } else {
+                    // Pac-Man dies (this would need a death system)
+                    // For now, just log it
+                    tracing::warn!("Pac-Man collided with ghost while not vulnerable!");
+                }
             }
         }
     }

src/systems/components.rs

@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ use bitflags::bitflags;
 
 use crate::{
     map::graph::TraversalFlags,
-    systems::movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity},
+    systems::{
+        movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity},
+        Collider, GhostCollider, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider,
+    },
     texture::{animated::AnimatedTexture, sprite::AtlasTile},
 };
+use micromap::Map;
 
 /// A tag component for entities that are controlled by the player.
 #[derive(Default, Component)]
 pub struct PlayerControlled;
 
-#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Ghost {
     Blinky,
     Pinky,
@@ -90,16 +94,36 @@ impl EntityType {
 pub struct Renderable {
     pub sprite: AtlasTile,
     pub layer: u8,
-    pub visible: bool,
 }
 
 /// A component for entities that have a directional animated texture.
-#[derive(Component)]
+#[derive(Component, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct DirectionalAnimated {
     pub textures: [Option<AnimatedTexture>; 4],
     pub stopped_textures: [Option<AnimatedTexture>; 4],
 }
 
+impl DirectionalAnimated {
+    pub fn from_animation(animation: AnimatedTexture) -> Self {
+        // Create 4 copies of the animation - necessary for independent state per direction
+        // This is initialization-time only, so the cloning cost is acceptable
+        Self {
+            textures: [
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+            ],
+            stopped_textures: [
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation.clone()),
+                Some(animation),
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 bitflags! {
     #[derive(Component, Default, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
     pub struct CollisionLayer: u8 {
@@ -109,20 +133,124 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct Collider {
-    pub size: f32,
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct GlobalState {
+    pub exit: bool,
 }
 
-/// Marker components for collision filtering optimization
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct PacmanCollider;
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct ScoreResource(pub u32);
 
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct GhostCollider;
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct DeltaTime(pub f32);
 
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct ItemCollider;
+/// Movement modifiers that can affect Pac-Man's speed or handling.
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct MovementModifiers {
+    /// Multiplier applied to base speed (e.g., tunnels)
+    pub speed_multiplier: f32,
+    /// True when currently in a tunnel slowdown region
+    pub tunnel_slowdown_active: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for MovementModifiers {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            speed_multiplier: 1.0,
+            tunnel_slowdown_active: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Tag component for entities that should be frozen during startup
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Frozen;
+
+/// Tag component for eaten ghosts
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Eaten;
+
+/// Component for ghosts that are vulnerable to Pac-Man
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Vulnerable {
+    pub remaining_ticks: u32,
+}
+
+/// Enumeration of different ghost animation states.
+/// Note that this is used in micromap which has a fixed size based on the number of variants,
+/// so extending this should be done with caution, and will require updating the micromap's capacity.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum GhostAnimation {
+    /// Normal ghost appearance with directional movement animations
+    Normal,
+    /// Blue ghost appearance when vulnerable (power pellet active)
+    Frightened { flash: bool },
+    /// Eyes-only animation when ghost has been consumed by Pac-Man (Eaten state)
+    Eyes,
+}
+
+/// A complete set of animations for a ghost in different behavioral states.
+///
+/// Each ghost maintains animations mapped by their current gameplay state.
+/// The animation system automatically switches between these states based on
+/// the presence of `Vulnerable` and `Eaten` components on the ghost entity.
+#[derive(Component, Clone)]
+pub struct GhostAnimationSet {
+    pub animations: Map<GhostAnimation, DirectionalAnimated, 4>,
+}
+
+impl GhostAnimationSet {
+    /// Creates a new GhostAnimationSet with the provided animations.
+    pub fn new(
+        normal: DirectionalAnimated,
+        frightened: DirectionalAnimated,
+        frightened_flashing: DirectionalAnimated,
+        eyes: DirectionalAnimated,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut animations = Map::new();
+        animations.insert(GhostAnimation::Normal, normal);
+        animations.insert(GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: false }, frightened);
+        animations.insert(GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: true }, frightened_flashing);
+        animations.insert(GhostAnimation::Eyes, eyes);
+        Self { animations }
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the animation for the specified ghost animation state.
+    pub fn get(&self, animation: GhostAnimation) -> Option<&DirectionalAnimated> {
+        self.animations.get(&animation)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the normal animation state.
+    pub fn normal(&self) -> Option<&DirectionalAnimated> {
+        self.get(GhostAnimation::Normal)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the frightened animation state (non-flashing).
+    pub fn frightened(&self) -> Option<&DirectionalAnimated> {
+        self.get(GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: false })
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the frightened flashing animation state.
+    pub fn frightened_flashing(&self) -> Option<&DirectionalAnimated> {
+        self.get(GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash: true })
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the eyes animation state (for eaten ghosts).
+    pub fn eyes(&self) -> Option<&DirectionalAnimated> {
+        self.get(GhostAnimation::Eyes)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Global resource containing pre-loaded animation sets for all ghost types.
+///
+/// This resource is initialized once during game startup and provides O(1) access
+/// to animation sets for each ghost type. The animation system uses this resource
+/// to efficiently switch between different ghost states without runtime asset loading.
+///
+/// The HashMap is keyed by `Ghost` enum variants (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde) and
+/// contains complete animation sets mapped by GhostAnimation states.
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct GhostAnimations(pub std::collections::HashMap<Ghost, GhostAnimationSet>);
 
 #[derive(Bundle)]
 pub struct PlayerBundle {
@@ -134,6 +262,7 @@ pub struct PlayerBundle {
     pub directional_animated: DirectionalAnimated,
     pub entity_type: EntityType,
     pub collider: Collider,
+    pub movement_modifiers: MovementModifiers,
     pub pacman_collider: PacmanCollider,
 }
 
@@ -157,26 +286,3 @@ pub struct GhostBundle {
     pub collider: Collider,
     pub ghost_collider: GhostCollider,
 }
-
-#[derive(Resource)]
-pub struct GlobalState {
-    pub exit: bool,
-}
-
-#[derive(Resource)]
-pub struct ScoreResource(pub u32);
-
-#[derive(Resource)]
-pub struct DeltaTime(pub f32);
-
-#[derive(Resource, Default)]
-pub struct RenderDirty(pub bool);
-
-/// Resource for tracking audio state
-#[derive(Resource, Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct AudioState {
-    /// Whether audio is currently muted
-    pub muted: bool,
-    /// Current sound index for cycling through eat sounds
-    pub sound_index: usize,
-}

src/systems/debug.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
 use crate::constants::BOARD_PIXEL_OFFSET;
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
-use crate::systems::components::Collider;
-use crate::systems::input::CursorPosition;
-use crate::systems::movement::Position;
-use crate::systems::profiling::SystemTimings;
-use crate::systems::render::BackbufferResource;
-use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+use crate::systems::{Collider, CursorPosition, Position, SystemTimings};
+use bevy_ecs::resource::Resource;
+use bevy_ecs::system::{NonSendMut, Query, Res};
 use glam::{IVec2, UVec2, Vec2};
 use sdl2::pixels::Color;
 use sdl2::rect::{Point, Rect};
@@ -16,22 +13,13 @@ use sdl2::render::{Canvas, Texture, TextureCreator};
 use sdl2::ttf::Font;
 use sdl2::video::{Window, WindowContext};
 
-#[derive(Resource, Default, Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum DebugState {
-    #[default]
-    Off,
-    Graph,
-    Collision,
+#[derive(Resource, Default, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct DebugState {
+    pub enabled: bool,
 }
 
-impl DebugState {
-    pub fn next(&self) -> Self {
-        match self {
-            DebugState::Off => DebugState::Graph,
-            DebugState::Graph => DebugState::Collision,
-            DebugState::Collision => DebugState::Off,
-        }
-    }
+fn f32_to_u8(value: f32) -> u8 {
+    (value * 255.0) as u8
 }
 
 /// Resource to hold the debug texture for persistent rendering
@@ -66,8 +54,8 @@ fn render_timing_display(
         .unwrap_or(0);
 
     // Only draw background if there is text to display
-    if max_width > 0 {
-        let total_height = (lines.len() as u32) * line_height as u32;
+    let total_height = (lines.len() as u32) * line_height as u32;
+    if max_width > 0 && total_height > 0 {
         let bg_padding = 5;
 
         // Draw background
@@ -101,7 +89,6 @@ fn render_timing_display(
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn debug_render_system(
     mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
-    backbuffer: NonSendMut<BackbufferResource>,
     mut debug_texture: NonSendMut<DebugTextureResource>,
     debug_font: NonSendMut<DebugFontResource>,
     debug_state: Res<DebugState>,
@@ -110,24 +97,12 @@ pub fn debug_render_system(
     colliders: Query<(&Collider, &Position)>,
     cursor: Res<CursorPosition>,
 ) {
-    if *debug_state == DebugState::Off {
+    if !debug_state.enabled {
         return;
     }
     let scale =
         (UVec2::from(canvas.output_size().unwrap()).as_vec2() / UVec2::from(canvas.logical_size()).as_vec2()).min_element();
 
-    // Copy the current backbuffer to the debug texture
-    canvas
-        .with_texture_canvas(&mut debug_texture.0, |debug_canvas| {
-            // Clear the debug canvas
-            debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color::BLACK);
-            debug_canvas.clear();
-
-            // Copy the backbuffer to the debug canvas
-            debug_canvas.copy(&backbuffer.0, None, None).unwrap();
-        })
-        .unwrap();
-
     // Get texture creator before entering the closure to avoid borrowing conflicts
     let mut texture_creator = canvas.texture_creator();
     let font = &debug_font.0;
@@ -140,86 +115,93 @@ pub fn debug_render_system(
     // Draw debug info on the high-resolution debug texture
     canvas
         .with_texture_canvas(&mut debug_texture.0, |debug_canvas| {
-            match *debug_state {
-                DebugState::Graph => {
-                    // Find the closest node to the cursor
+            // Clear the debug canvas
+            debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color::RGBA(0, 0, 0, 0));
+            debug_canvas.clear();
 
-                    let closest_node = if let Some(cursor_world_pos) = cursor_world_pos {
-                        map.graph
-                            .nodes()
-                            .map(|node| node.position.distance(cursor_world_pos))
-                            .enumerate()
-                            .min_by(|(_, a), (_, b)| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(Ordering::Less))
-                            .map(|(id, _)| id)
+            // Find the closest node to the cursor
+            let closest_node = if let Some(cursor_world_pos) = cursor_world_pos {
+                map.graph
+                    .nodes()
+                    .map(|node| node.position.distance(cursor_world_pos))
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .min_by(|(_, a), (_, b)| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(Ordering::Less))
+                    .map(|(id, _)| id)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+
+            debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color::GREEN);
+            for (collider, position) in colliders.iter() {
+                let pos = position.get_pixel_position(&map.graph).unwrap();
+
+                // Transform position and size using common methods
+                let pos = (pos * scale).as_ivec2();
+                let size = (collider.size * scale) as u32;
+
+                let rect = Rect::from_center(Point::from((pos.x, pos.y)), size, size);
+                debug_canvas.draw_rect(rect).unwrap();
+            }
+
+            debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color {
+                a: f32_to_u8(0.4),
+                ..Color::RED
+            });
+            debug_canvas.set_blend_mode(sdl2::render::BlendMode::Blend);
+            for (start_node, end_node) in map.graph.edges() {
+                let start_node_model = map.graph.get_node(start_node).unwrap();
+                let end_node = map.graph.get_node(end_node.target).unwrap().position;
+
+                // Transform positions using common method
+                let start = transform_position_with_offset(start_node_model.position, scale);
+                let end = transform_position_with_offset(end_node, scale);
+
+                debug_canvas
+                    .draw_line(Point::from((start.x, start.y)), Point::from((end.x, end.y)))
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+
+            for (id, node) in map.graph.nodes().enumerate() {
+                let pos = node.position;
+
+                // Set color based on whether the node is the closest to the cursor
+                debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color {
+                    a: f32_to_u8(if Some(id) == closest_node { 0.75 } else { 0.6 }),
+                    ..(if Some(id) == closest_node {
+                        Color::YELLOW
                     } else {
-                        None
-                    };
+                        Color::BLUE
+                    })
+                });
 
-                    debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color::RED);
-                    for (start_node, end_node) in map.graph.edges() {
-                        let start_node_model = map.graph.get_node(start_node).unwrap();
-                        let end_node = map.graph.get_node(end_node.target).unwrap().position;
+                // Transform position using common method
+                let pos = transform_position_with_offset(pos, scale);
+                let size = (2.0 * scale) as u32;
 
-                        // Transform positions using common method
-                        let start = transform_position_with_offset(start_node_model.position, scale);
-                        let end = transform_position_with_offset(end_node, scale);
+                debug_canvas
+                    .fill_rect(Rect::new(pos.x - (size as i32 / 2), pos.y - (size as i32 / 2), size, size))
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
 
-                        debug_canvas
-                            .draw_line(Point::from((start.x, start.y)), Point::from((end.x, end.y)))
-                            .unwrap();
-                    }
+            // Render node ID if a node is highlighted
+            if let Some(closest_node_id) = closest_node {
+                let node = map.graph.get_node(closest_node_id).unwrap();
+                let pos = transform_position_with_offset(node.position, scale);
 
-                    for (id, node) in map.graph.nodes().enumerate() {
-                        let pos = node.position;
-
-                        // Set color based on whether the node is the closest to the cursor
-                        debug_canvas.set_draw_color(if Some(id) == closest_node {
-                            Color::YELLOW
-                        } else {
-                            Color::BLUE
-                        });
-
-                        // Transform position using common method
-                        let pos = transform_position_with_offset(pos, scale);
-                        let size = (3.0 * scale) as u32;
-
-                        debug_canvas
-                            .fill_rect(Rect::new(pos.x - (size as i32 / 2), pos.y - (size as i32 / 2), size, size))
-                            .unwrap();
-                    }
-
-                    // Render node ID if a node is highlighted
-                    if let Some(closest_node_id) = closest_node {
-                        let node = map.graph.get_node(closest_node_id).unwrap();
-                        let pos = transform_position_with_offset(node.position, scale);
-
-                        let surface = font.render(&closest_node_id.to_string()).blended(Color::WHITE).unwrap();
-                        let texture = texture_creator.create_texture_from_surface(&surface).unwrap();
-                        let dest = Rect::new(pos.x + 10, pos.y - 5, texture.query().width, texture.query().height);
-                        debug_canvas.copy(&texture, None, dest).unwrap();
-                    }
-                }
-                DebugState::Collision => {
-                    debug_canvas.set_draw_color(Color::GREEN);
-                    for (collider, position) in colliders.iter() {
-                        let pos = position.get_pixel_position(&map.graph).unwrap();
-
-                        // Transform position and size using common methods
-                        let pos = (pos * scale).as_ivec2();
-                        let size = (collider.size * scale) as u32;
-
-                        let rect = Rect::from_center(Point::from((pos.x, pos.y)), size, size);
-                        debug_canvas.draw_rect(rect).unwrap();
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => {}
+                let surface = font
+                    .render(&closest_node_id.to_string())
+                    .blended(Color {
+                        a: f32_to_u8(0.4),
+                        ..Color::WHITE
+                    })
+                    .unwrap();
+                let texture = texture_creator.create_texture_from_surface(&surface).unwrap();
+                let dest = Rect::new(pos.x + 10, pos.y - 5, texture.query().width, texture.query().height);
+                debug_canvas.copy(&texture, None, dest).unwrap();
             }
 
             // Render timing information in the top-left corner
             render_timing_display(debug_canvas, &mut texture_creator, &timings, font);
         })
         .unwrap();
-
-    // Draw the debug texture directly onto the main canvas at full resolution
-    canvas.copy(&debug_texture.0, None, None).unwrap();
 }

src/systems/formatting.rs

@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-use num_width::NumberWidth;
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use strum::EnumCount;
-
-use crate::systems::profiling::SystemId;
-
-// Helper to split a duration into a integer, decimal, and unit
-fn get_value(duration: &Duration) -> (u64, u32, &'static str) {
-    let (int, decimal, unit) = match duration {
-        // if greater than 1 second, return as seconds
-        n if n >= &Duration::from_secs(1) => {
-            let secs = n.as_secs();
-            let decimal = n.as_millis() as u64 % 1000;
-            (secs, decimal as u32, "s")
-        }
-        // if greater than 1 millisecond, return as milliseconds
-        n if n >= &Duration::from_millis(1) => {
-            let ms = n.as_millis() as u64;
-            let decimal = n.as_micros() as u64 % 1000;
-            (ms, decimal as u32, "ms")
-        }
-        // if greater than 1 microsecond, return as microseconds
-        n if n >= &Duration::from_micros(1) => {
-            let us = n.as_micros() as u64;
-            let decimal = n.as_nanos() as u64 % 1000;
-            (us, decimal as u32, "µs")
-        }
-        // otherwise, return as nanoseconds
-        n => {
-            let ns = n.as_nanos() as u64;
-            (ns, 0, "ns")
-        }
-    };
-
-    (int, decimal, unit)
-}
-
-/// Formats timing data into a vector of strings with proper alignment
-pub fn format_timing_display(
-    timing_data: impl IntoIterator<Item = (String, Duration, Duration)>,
-) -> SmallVec<[String; SystemId::COUNT]> {
-    let mut iter = timing_data.into_iter().peekable();
-    if iter.peek().is_none() {
-        return SmallVec::new();
-    }
-
-    struct Entry {
-        name: String,
-        avg_int: u64,
-        avg_decimal: u32,
-        avg_unit: &'static str,
-        std_int: u64,
-        std_decimal: u32,
-        std_unit: &'static str,
-    }
-
-    let entries = iter
-        .map(|(name, avg, std_dev)| {
-            let (avg_int, avg_decimal, avg_unit) = get_value(&avg);
-            let (std_int, std_decimal, std_unit) = get_value(&std_dev);
-
-            Entry {
-                name: name.clone(),
-                avg_int,
-                avg_decimal,
-                avg_unit,
-                std_int,
-                std_decimal,
-                std_unit,
-            }
-        })
-        .collect::<SmallVec<[Entry; 12]>>();
-
-    let (max_name_width, max_avg_int_width, max_avg_decimal_width, max_std_int_width, max_std_decimal_width) = entries
-        .iter()
-        .fold((0, 0, 3, 0, 3), |(name_w, avg_int_w, avg_dec_w, std_int_w, std_dec_w), e| {
-            (
-                name_w.max(e.name.len()),
-                avg_int_w.max(e.avg_int.width() as usize),
-                avg_dec_w.max(e.avg_decimal.width() as usize),
-                std_int_w.max(e.std_int.width() as usize),
-                std_dec_w.max(e.std_decimal.width() as usize),
-            )
-        });
-
-    entries.iter().map(|e| {
-            format!(
-                "{name:max_name_width$} : {avg_int:max_avg_int_width$}.{avg_decimal:<max_avg_decimal_width$}{avg_unit} ± {std_int:max_std_int_width$}.{std_decimal:<max_std_decimal_width$}{std_unit}",
-                // Content
-                name = e.name,
-                avg_int = e.avg_int,
-                avg_decimal = e.avg_decimal,
-                std_int = e.std_int,
-                std_decimal = e.std_decimal,
-                // Units
-                avg_unit = e.avg_unit,
-                std_unit = e.std_unit,
-                // Padding
-                max_name_width = max_name_width,
-                max_avg_int_width = max_avg_int_width,
-                max_avg_decimal_width = max_avg_decimal_width,
-                max_std_int_width = max_std_int_width,
-                max_std_decimal_width = max_std_decimal_width
-            )
-        }).collect::<SmallVec<[String; SystemId::COUNT]>>()
-}

src/systems/ghost.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use bevy_ecs::system::{Query, Res};
-use rand::prelude::*;
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
-
+use crate::systems::components::Frozen;
 use crate::{
     map::{
         builder::Map,
@@ -14,11 +11,25 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    query::Added,
+    removal_detection::RemovedComponents,
+    system::{Commands, Query, Res},
+};
+
+use crate::systems::{Eaten, GhostAnimations, Vulnerable};
+
+use bevy_ecs::query::{With, Without};
+use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
+use rand::seq::IndexedRandom;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
 /// Autonomous ghost AI system implementing randomized movement with backtracking avoidance.
 pub fn ghost_movement_system(
     map: Res<Map>,
     delta_time: Res<DeltaTime>,
-    mut ghosts: Query<(&Ghost, &mut Velocity, &mut Position)>,
+    mut ghosts: Query<(&Ghost, &mut Velocity, &mut Position), Without<Frozen>>,
 ) {
     for (_ghost, mut velocity, mut position) in ghosts.iter_mut() {
         let mut distance = velocity.speed * 60.0 * delta_time.0;
@@ -65,3 +76,160 @@ pub fn ghost_movement_system(
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// System that manages ghost animation state transitions based on ghost behavior.
+///
+/// This system handles the following animation state changes:
+/// - When a ghost becomes vulnerable (power pellet eaten): switches to frightened animation
+/// - When a ghost is eaten by Pac-Man: switches to eaten (eyes) animation
+/// - When vulnerability ends: switches back to normal animation
+///
+/// The system uses ECS change detection to efficiently track state transitions:
+/// - `Added<Vulnerable>` detects when ghosts become frightened
+/// - `Added<Eaten>` detects when ghosts are consumed
+/// - `RemovedComponents<Vulnerable>` detects when fright period ends
+///
+/// This ensures smooth visual feedback for gameplay state changes while maintaining
+/// separation between game logic and animation state.
+pub fn ghost_state_animation_system(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    animations: Res<GhostAnimations>,
+    mut vulnerable_added: Query<(bevy_ecs::entity::Entity, &Ghost), Added<Vulnerable>>,
+    mut eaten_added: Query<(bevy_ecs::entity::Entity, &Ghost), Added<Eaten>>,
+    mut vulnerable_removed: RemovedComponents<Vulnerable>,
+    ghosts: Query<&Ghost>,
+) {
+    // When a ghost becomes vulnerable, switch to the frightened animation
+    for (entity, ghost_type) in vulnerable_added.iter_mut() {
+        if let Some(animation_set) = animations.0.get(ghost_type) {
+            if let Some(animation) = animation_set.frightened() {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(animation.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // When a ghost is eaten, switch to the eaten animation
+    for (entity, ghost_type) in eaten_added.iter_mut() {
+        if let Some(animation_set) = animations.0.get(ghost_type) {
+            if let Some(animation) = animation_set.eyes() {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(animation.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // When a ghost is no longer vulnerable, switch back to the normal animation
+    for entity in vulnerable_removed.read() {
+        if let Ok(ghost_type) = ghosts.get(entity) {
+            if let Some(animation_set) = animations.0.get(ghost_type) {
+                if let Some(animation) = animation_set.normal() {
+                    commands.entity(entity).insert(animation.clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// System that handles eaten ghost behavior and respawn logic.
+///
+/// When a ghost is eaten by Pac-Man, it enters an "eaten" state where:
+/// 1. It displays eyes-only animation
+/// 2. It moves directly back to the ghost house at increased speed
+/// 3. Once it reaches the ghost house center, it respawns as a normal ghost
+///
+/// This system runs after the main movement system to override eaten ghost movement.
+pub fn eaten_ghost_system(
+    map: Res<Map>,
+    delta_time: Res<DeltaTime>,
+    animations: Res<GhostAnimations>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut eaten_ghosts: Query<(bevy_ecs::entity::Entity, &Ghost, &mut Position, &mut Velocity), With<Eaten>>,
+) {
+    for (entity, ghost_type, mut position, mut velocity) in eaten_ghosts.iter_mut() {
+        // Set higher speed for eaten ghosts returning to ghost house
+        let original_speed = velocity.speed;
+        velocity.speed = ghost_type.base_speed() * 2.0; // Move twice as fast when eaten
+
+        // Calculate direction towards ghost house center (using Clyde's start position)
+        let ghost_house_center = map.start_positions.clyde;
+
+        match *position {
+            Position::Stopped { node: current_node } => {
+                // Find path to ghost house center and start moving
+                if let Some(direction) = find_direction_to_target(&map, current_node, ghost_house_center) {
+                    velocity.direction = direction;
+                    *position = Position::Moving {
+                        from: current_node,
+                        to: map.graph.adjacency_list[current_node].get(direction).unwrap().target,
+                        remaining_distance: map.graph.adjacency_list[current_node].get(direction).unwrap().distance,
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+            Position::Moving { to, .. } => {
+                let distance = velocity.speed * 60.0 * delta_time.0;
+                if let Some(_overflow) = position.tick(distance) {
+                    // Reached target node, check if we're at ghost house center
+                    if to == ghost_house_center {
+                        // Respawn the ghost - remove Eaten component and switch to normal animation
+                        commands.entity(entity).remove::<Eaten>();
+                        if let Some(animation_set) = animations.0.get(ghost_type) {
+                            if let Some(animation) = animation_set.normal() {
+                                commands.entity(entity).insert(animation.clone());
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // Reset to stopped at ghost house center
+                        *position = Position::Stopped {
+                            node: ghost_house_center,
+                        };
+                    } else {
+                        // Continue pathfinding to ghost house
+                        if let Some(next_direction) = find_direction_to_target(&map, to, ghost_house_center) {
+                            velocity.direction = next_direction;
+                            *position = Position::Moving {
+                                from: to,
+                                to: map.graph.adjacency_list[to].get(next_direction).unwrap().target,
+                                remaining_distance: map.graph.adjacency_list[to].get(next_direction).unwrap().distance,
+                            };
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Restore original speed
+        velocity.speed = original_speed;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Helper function to find the direction from a node towards a target node.
+/// Uses simple greedy pathfinding - prefers straight lines when possible.
+fn find_direction_to_target(map: &Map, from_node: usize, target_node: usize) -> Option<Direction> {
+    let from_pos = map.graph.get_node(from_node).unwrap().position;
+    let target_pos = map.graph.get_node(target_node).unwrap().position;
+
+    let dx = target_pos.x as i32 - from_pos.x as i32;
+    let dy = target_pos.y as i32 - from_pos.y as i32;
+
+    // Prefer horizontal movement first, then vertical
+    let preferred_dirs = if dx.abs() > dy.abs() {
+        if dx > 0 {
+            [Direction::Right, Direction::Up, Direction::Down, Direction::Left]
+        } else {
+            [Direction::Left, Direction::Up, Direction::Down, Direction::Right]
+        }
+    } else if dy > 0 {
+        [Direction::Down, Direction::Left, Direction::Right, Direction::Up]
+    } else {
+        [Direction::Up, Direction::Left, Direction::Right, Direction::Down]
+    };
+
+    // Return first available direction towards target
+    for direction in preferred_dirs {
+        if let Some(edge) = map.graph.adjacency_list[from_node].get(direction) {
+            if edge.traversal_flags.contains(TraversalFlags::GHOST) {
+                return Some(direction);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}

src/systems/item.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-use bevy_ecs::{event::EventReader, prelude::*, query::With, system::Query};
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    entity::Entity,
+    event::{EventReader, EventWriter},
+    query::With,
+    system::{Commands, Query, ResMut},
+};
 
 use crate::{
     events::GameEvent,
-    systems::{
-        audio::AudioEvent,
-        components::{EntityType, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, ScoreResource},
-    },
+    systems::{AudioEvent, EntityType, GhostCollider, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, ScoreResource, Vulnerable},
 };
 
 /// Determines if a collision between two entity types should be handled by the item system.
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ pub fn item_system(
     mut score: ResMut<ScoreResource>,
     pacman_query: Query<Entity, With<PacmanCollider>>,
     item_query: Query<(Entity, &EntityType), With<ItemCollider>>,
+    ghost_query: Query<Entity, With<GhostCollider>>,
     mut events: EventWriter<AudioEvent>,
 ) {
     for event in collision_events.read() {
@@ -50,6 +53,19 @@ pub fn item_system(
                     if entity_type.is_collectible() {
                         events.write(AudioEvent::PlayEat);
                     }
+
+                    // Make ghosts vulnerable when power pellet is collected
+                    if *entity_type == EntityType::PowerPellet {
+                        // Convert seconds to frames (assumes 60 FPS)
+                        let total_ticks = 60 * 5;
+
+                        // Add Vulnerable component to all ghosts
+                        for ghost_entity in ghost_query.iter() {
+                            commands.entity(ghost_entity).insert(Vulnerable {
+                                remaining_ticks: total_ticks,
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

src/systems/mod.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub mod blinking;
 pub mod collision;
 pub mod components;
 pub mod debug;
-pub mod formatting;
 pub mod ghost;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod item;
@@ -16,3 +15,20 @@ pub mod movement;
 pub mod player;
 pub mod profiling;
 pub mod render;
+pub mod stage;
+pub mod vulnerable;
+
+pub use self::audio::*;
+pub use self::blinking::*;
+pub use self::collision::*;
+pub use self::components::*;
+pub use self::debug::*;
+pub use self::ghost::*;
+pub use self::input::*;
+pub use self::item::*;
+pub use self::movement::*;
+pub use self::player::*;
+pub use self::profiling::*;
+pub use self::render::*;
+pub use self::stage::*;
+pub use self::vulnerable::*;

src/systems/player.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 use bevy_ecs::{
     event::{EventReader, EventWriter},
-    prelude::ResMut,
-    query::With,
-    system::{Query, Res},
+    query::{With, Without},
+    system::{Query, Res, ResMut},
 };
 
 use crate::{
     error::GameError,
     events::{GameCommand, GameEvent},
-    map::builder::Map,
-    map::graph::Edge,
+    map::{builder::Map, graph::Edge},
     systems::{
-        components::{AudioState, DeltaTime, EntityType, GlobalState, PlayerControlled},
+        components::{DeltaTime, EntityType, Frozen, GlobalState, MovementModifiers, PlayerControlled},
         debug::DebugState,
         movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity},
+        AudioState,
     },
 };
 
+pub fn can_traverse(entity_type: EntityType, edge: Edge) -> bool {
+    let entity_flags = entity_type.traversal_flags();
+    edge.traversal_flags.contains(entity_flags)
+}
+
 /// Processes player input commands and updates game state accordingly.
 ///
 /// Handles keyboard-driven commands like movement direction changes, debug mode
@@ -28,26 +32,26 @@ pub fn player_control_system(
     mut state: ResMut<GlobalState>,
     mut debug_state: ResMut<DebugState>,
     mut audio_state: ResMut<AudioState>,
-    mut players: Query<&mut BufferedDirection, With<PlayerControlled>>,
+    mut players: Query<&mut BufferedDirection, (With<PlayerControlled>, Without<Frozen>)>,
     mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
 ) {
-    // Get the player's movable component (ensuring there is only one player)
-    let mut buffered_direction = match players.single_mut() {
-        Ok(buffered_direction) => buffered_direction,
-        Err(e) => {
-            errors.write(GameError::InvalidState(format!(
-                "No/multiple entities queried for player system: {}",
-                e
-            )));
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-
     // Handle events
     for event in events.read() {
         if let GameEvent::Command(command) = event {
             match command {
                 GameCommand::MovePlayer(direction) => {
+                    // Get the player's movable component (ensuring there is only one player)
+                    let mut buffered_direction = match players.single_mut() {
+                        Ok(tuple) => tuple,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            errors.write(GameError::InvalidState(format!(
+                                "No/multiple entities queried for player system: {}",
+                                e
+                            )));
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    };
+
                     *buffered_direction = BufferedDirection::Some {
                         direction: *direction,
                         remaining_time: 0.25,
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ pub fn player_control_system(
                     state.exit = true;
                 }
                 GameCommand::ToggleDebug => {
-                    *debug_state = debug_state.next();
+                    debug_state.enabled = !debug_state.enabled;
                 }
                 GameCommand::MuteAudio => {
                     audio_state.muted = !audio_state.muted;
@@ -69,23 +73,21 @@ pub fn player_control_system(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn can_traverse(entity_type: EntityType, edge: Edge) -> bool {
-    let entity_flags = entity_type.traversal_flags();
-    edge.traversal_flags.contains(entity_flags)
-}
-
 /// Executes frame-by-frame movement for Pac-Man.
 ///
 /// Handles movement logic including buffered direction changes, edge traversal validation, and continuous movement between nodes.
 /// When stopped, prioritizes buffered directions for responsive controls, falling back to current direction.
 /// Supports movement chaining within a single frame when traveling at high speeds.
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub fn player_movement_system(
     map: Res<Map>,
     delta_time: Res<DeltaTime>,
-    mut entities: Query<(&mut Position, &mut Velocity, &mut BufferedDirection), With<PlayerControlled>>,
-    // mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
+    mut entities: Query<
+        (&MovementModifiers, &mut Position, &mut Velocity, &mut BufferedDirection),
+        (With<PlayerControlled>, Without<Frozen>),
+    >,
 ) {
-    for (mut position, mut velocity, mut buffered_direction) in entities.iter_mut() {
+    for (modifiers, mut position, mut velocity, mut buffered_direction) in entities.iter_mut() {
         // Decrement the buffered direction remaining time
         if let BufferedDirection::Some {
             direction,
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ pub fn player_movement_system(
             }
         }
 
-        let mut distance = velocity.speed * 60.0 * delta_time.0;
+        let mut distance = velocity.speed * modifiers.speed_multiplier * 60.0 * delta_time.0;
 
         loop {
             match *position {
@@ -151,3 +153,16 @@ pub fn player_movement_system(
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Applies tunnel slowdown based on the current node tile
+pub fn player_tunnel_slowdown_system(map: Res<Map>, mut q: Query<(&Position, &mut MovementModifiers), With<PlayerControlled>>) {
+    if let Ok((position, mut modifiers)) = q.single_mut() {
+        let node = position.current_node();
+        let in_tunnel = map
+            .tile_at_node(node)
+            .map(|t| t == crate::constants::MapTile::Tunnel)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        modifiers.tunnel_slowdown_active = in_tunnel;
+        modifiers.speed_multiplier = if in_tunnel { 0.6 } else { 1.0 };
+    }
+}

src/systems/profiling.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use bevy_ecs::prelude::Resource;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{IntoSystem, System};
+use bevy_ecs::system::IntoSystem;
+use bevy_ecs::{resource::Resource, system::System};
 use circular_buffer::CircularBuffer;
 use micromap::Map;
+use num_width::NumberWidth;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::fmt::Display;
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@ use strum::EnumCount;
 use strum_macros::{EnumCount, IntoStaticStr};
 use thousands::Separable;
 
-use crate::systems::formatting;
-
 /// The maximum number of systems that can be profiled. Must not be exceeded, or it will panic.
 const MAX_SYSTEMS: usize = SystemId::COUNT;
 /// The number of durations to keep in the circular buffer.
@@ -27,12 +26,17 @@ pub enum SystemId {
     Blinking,
     DirectionalRender,
     DirtyRender,
+    HudRender,
     Render,
     DebugRender,
     Present,
     Collision,
     Item,
     PlayerMovement,
+    GhostCollision,
+    Stage,
+    GhostStateAnimation,
+    EatenGhost,
 }
 
 impl Display for SystemId {
@@ -107,28 +111,26 @@ impl SystemTimings {
     }
 
     pub fn get_total_stats(&self) -> (Duration, Duration) {
-        let timings = self.timings.read();
-        let mut all_durations = Vec::new();
+        let duration_sums = {
+            let timings = self.timings.read();
+            timings
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(_, queue)| queue.lock().iter().sum::<Duration>())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        };
 
-        for queue in timings.values() {
-            all_durations.extend(queue.lock().iter().map(|d| d.as_secs_f64() * 1000.0));
-        }
+        let mean = duration_sums.iter().sum::<Duration>() / duration_sums.len() as u32;
+        let variance = duration_sums
+            .iter()
+            .map(|x| {
+                let diff_secs = x.as_secs_f64() - mean.as_secs_f64();
+                diff_secs * diff_secs
+            })
+            .sum::<f64>()
+            / duration_sums.len() as f64;
+        let std_dev_secs = variance.sqrt();
 
-        if all_durations.is_empty() {
-            return (Duration::ZERO, Duration::ZERO);
-        }
-
-        let count = all_durations.len() as f64;
-        let sum: f64 = all_durations.iter().sum();
-        let mean = sum / count;
-
-        let variance = all_durations.iter().map(|x| (x - mean).powi(2)).sum::<f64>() / count;
-        let std_dev = variance.sqrt();
-
-        (
-            Duration::from_secs_f64(mean / 1000.0),
-            Duration::from_secs_f64(std_dev / 1000.0),
-        )
+        (mean, Duration::from_secs_f64(std_dev_secs))
     }
 
     pub fn format_timing_display(&self) -> SmallVec<[String; SystemId::COUNT]> {
@@ -142,21 +144,19 @@ impl SystemTimings {
         };
 
         // Collect timing data for formatting
-        let mut timing_data = Vec::new();
+        let mut timing_data = vec![(effective_fps, total_avg, total_std)];
 
-        // Add total stats
-        timing_data.push((effective_fps, total_avg, total_std));
-
-        // Add top 5 most expensive systems
+        // Sort the stats by average duration
         let mut sorted_stats: Vec<_> = stats.iter().collect();
         sorted_stats.sort_by(|a, b| b.1 .0.cmp(&a.1 .0));
 
-        for (name, (avg, std_dev)) in sorted_stats.iter().take(5) {
+        // Add the top 5 most expensive systems
+        for (name, (avg, std_dev)) in sorted_stats.iter().take(7) {
             timing_data.push((name.to_string(), *avg, *std_dev));
         }
 
         // Use the formatting module to format the data
-        formatting::format_timing_display(timing_data)
+        format_timing_display(timing_data)
     }
 }
 
@@ -181,3 +181,104 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+// Helper to split a duration into a integer, decimal, and unit
+fn get_value(duration: &Duration) -> (u64, u32, &'static str) {
+    let (int, decimal, unit) = match duration {
+        // if greater than 1 second, return as seconds
+        n if n >= &Duration::from_secs(1) => {
+            let secs = n.as_secs();
+            let decimal = n.as_millis() as u64 % 1000;
+            (secs, decimal as u32, "s")
+        }
+        // if greater than 1 millisecond, return as milliseconds
+        n if n >= &Duration::from_millis(1) => {
+            let ms = n.as_millis() as u64;
+            let decimal = n.as_micros() as u64 % 1000;
+            (ms, decimal as u32, "ms")
+        }
+        // if greater than 1 microsecond, return as microseconds
+        n if n >= &Duration::from_micros(1) => {
+            let us = n.as_micros() as u64;
+            let decimal = n.as_nanos() as u64 % 1000;
+            (us, decimal as u32, "µs")
+        }
+        // otherwise, return as nanoseconds
+        n => {
+            let ns = n.as_nanos() as u64;
+            (ns, 0, "ns")
+        }
+    };
+
+    (int, decimal, unit)
+}
+
+/// Formats timing data into a vector of strings with proper alignment
+pub fn format_timing_display(
+    timing_data: impl IntoIterator<Item = (String, Duration, Duration)>,
+) -> SmallVec<[String; SystemId::COUNT]> {
+    let mut iter = timing_data.into_iter().peekable();
+    if iter.peek().is_none() {
+        return SmallVec::new();
+    }
+
+    struct Entry {
+        name: String,
+        avg_int: u64,
+        avg_decimal: u32,
+        avg_unit: &'static str,
+        std_int: u64,
+        std_decimal: u32,
+        std_unit: &'static str,
+    }
+
+    let entries = iter
+        .map(|(name, avg, std_dev)| {
+            let (avg_int, avg_decimal, avg_unit) = get_value(&avg);
+            let (std_int, std_decimal, std_unit) = get_value(&std_dev);
+
+            Entry {
+                name: name.clone(),
+                avg_int,
+                avg_decimal,
+                avg_unit,
+                std_int,
+                std_decimal,
+                std_unit,
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<SmallVec<[Entry; 12]>>();
+
+    let (max_name_width, max_avg_int_width, max_avg_decimal_width, max_std_int_width, max_std_decimal_width) = entries
+        .iter()
+        .fold((0, 0, 3, 0, 3), |(name_w, avg_int_w, avg_dec_w, std_int_w, std_dec_w), e| {
+            (
+                name_w.max(e.name.len()),
+                avg_int_w.max(e.avg_int.width() as usize),
+                avg_dec_w.max(e.avg_decimal.width() as usize),
+                std_int_w.max(e.std_int.width() as usize),
+                std_dec_w.max(e.std_decimal.width() as usize),
+            )
+        });
+
+    entries.iter().map(|e| {
+            format!(
+                "{name:max_name_width$} : {avg_int:max_avg_int_width$}.{avg_decimal:<max_avg_decimal_width$}{avg_unit} ± {std_int:max_std_int_width$}.{std_decimal:<max_std_decimal_width$}{std_unit}",
+                // Content
+                name = e.name,
+                avg_int = e.avg_int,
+                avg_decimal = e.avg_decimal,
+                std_int = e.std_int,
+                std_decimal = e.std_decimal,
+                // Units
+                avg_unit = e.avg_unit,
+                std_unit = e.std_unit,
+                // Padding
+                max_name_width = max_name_width,
+                max_avg_int_width = max_avg_int_width,
+                max_avg_decimal_width = max_avg_decimal_width,
+                max_std_int_width = max_std_int_width,
+                max_std_decimal_width = max_std_decimal_width
+            )
+        }).collect::<SmallVec<[String; SystemId::COUNT]>>()
+}

src/systems/render.rs

@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
+use crate::constants::CANVAS_SIZE;
 use crate::error::{GameError, TextureError};
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
-use crate::systems::components::{DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimated, RenderDirty, Renderable};
-use crate::systems::movement::{Position, Velocity};
+use crate::systems::{
+    DebugState, DebugTextureResource, DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimated, Position, Renderable, ScoreResource, StartupSequence,
+    Velocity,
+};
 use crate::texture::sprite::SpriteAtlas;
+use crate::texture::text::TextTexture;
+use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
 use bevy_ecs::entity::Entity;
 use bevy_ecs::event::EventWriter;
-use bevy_ecs::prelude::{Changed, Or, RemovedComponents};
+use bevy_ecs::query::{Changed, Or, Without};
+use bevy_ecs::removal_detection::RemovedComponents;
+use bevy_ecs::resource::Resource;
 use bevy_ecs::system::{NonSendMut, Query, Res, ResMut};
+use sdl2::pixels::Color;
 use sdl2::rect::{Point, Rect};
-use sdl2::render::{Canvas, Texture};
+use sdl2::render::{BlendMode, Canvas, Texture};
 use sdl2::video::Window;
 
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+pub struct RenderDirty(pub bool);
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct Hidden;
+
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub fn dirty_render_system(
     mut dirty: ResMut<RenderDirty>,
-    changed_renderables: Query<(), Or<(Changed<Renderable>, Changed<Position>)>>,
+    changed: Query<(), Or<(Changed<Renderable>, Changed<Position>)>>,
+    removed_hidden: RemovedComponents<Hidden>,
     removed_renderables: RemovedComponents<Renderable>,
 ) {
-    if !changed_renderables.is_empty() || !removed_renderables.is_empty() {
+    if !changed.is_empty() || !removed_hidden.is_empty() || !removed_renderables.is_empty() {
         dirty.0 = true;
     }
 }
@@ -61,6 +76,71 @@ pub struct MapTextureResource(pub Texture<'static>);
 /// A non-send resource for the backbuffer texture. This just wraps the texture with a type so it can be differentiated when exposed as a resource.
 pub struct BackbufferResource(pub Texture<'static>);
 
+/// Renders the HUD (score, lives, etc.) on top of the game.
+pub fn hud_render_system(
+    mut backbuffer: NonSendMut<BackbufferResource>,
+    mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
+    mut atlas: NonSendMut<SpriteAtlas>,
+    score: Res<ScoreResource>,
+    startup: Res<StartupSequence>,
+    mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
+) {
+    let _ = canvas.with_texture_canvas(&mut backbuffer.0, |canvas| {
+        let mut text_renderer = TextTexture::new(1.0);
+
+        // Render lives and high score text in white
+        let lives = 3; // TODO: Get from actual lives resource
+        let lives_text = format!("{lives}UP   HIGH SCORE   ");
+        let lives_position = glam::UVec2::new(4 + 8 * 3, 2); // x_offset + lives_offset * 8, y_offset
+
+        if let Err(e) = text_renderer.render(canvas, &mut atlas, &lives_text, lives_position) {
+            errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render lives text: {}", e)).into());
+        }
+
+        // Render score text
+        let score_text = format!("{:02}", score.0);
+        let score_offset = 7 - (score_text.len() as i32);
+        let score_position = glam::UVec2::new(4 + 8 * score_offset as u32, 10); // x_offset + score_offset * 8, 8 + y_offset
+
+        if let Err(e) = text_renderer.render(canvas, &mut atlas, &score_text, score_position) {
+            errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render score text: {}", e)).into());
+        }
+
+        // Render high score text
+        let high_score_text = format!("{:02}", score.0);
+        let high_score_offset = 17 - (high_score_text.len() as i32);
+        let high_score_position = glam::UVec2::new(4 + 8 * high_score_offset as u32, 10); // x_offset + score_offset * 8, 8 + y_offset
+        if let Err(e) = text_renderer.render(canvas, &mut atlas, &high_score_text, high_score_position) {
+            errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render high score text: {}", e)).into());
+        }
+
+        // Render text based on StartupSequence stage
+        if matches!(
+            *startup,
+            StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. } | StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }
+        ) {
+            let ready_text = "READY!";
+            let ready_width = text_renderer.text_width(ready_text);
+            let ready_position = glam::UVec2::new((CANVAS_SIZE.x - ready_width) / 2, 160);
+            if let Err(e) = text_renderer.render_with_color(canvas, &mut atlas, ready_text, ready_position, Color::YELLOW) {
+                errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render READY text: {}", e)).into());
+            }
+
+            if matches!(*startup, StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. }) {
+                let player_one_text = "PLAYER ONE";
+                let player_one_width = text_renderer.text_width(player_one_text);
+                let player_one_position = glam::UVec2::new((CANVAS_SIZE.x - player_one_width) / 2, 113);
+
+                if let Err(e) =
+                    text_renderer.render_with_color(canvas, &mut atlas, player_one_text, player_one_position, Color::CYAN)
+                {
+                    errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render PLAYER ONE text: {}", e)).into());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn render_system(
     mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
@@ -69,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn render_system(
     mut atlas: NonSendMut<SpriteAtlas>,
     map: Res<Map>,
     dirty: Res<RenderDirty>,
-    renderables: Query<(Entity, &Renderable, &Position)>,
+    renderables: Query<(Entity, &Renderable, &Position), Without<Hidden>>,
     mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
 ) {
     if !dirty.0 {
@@ -93,10 +173,6 @@ pub fn render_system(
                 .sort_by_key::<(Entity, &Renderable, &Position), _>(|(_, renderable, _)| renderable.layer)
                 .rev()
             {
-                if !renderable.visible {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 let pos = position.get_pixel_position(&map.graph);
                 match pos {
                     Ok(pos) => {
@@ -120,4 +196,28 @@ pub fn render_system(
         })
         .err()
         .map(|e| errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(e.to_string()).into()));
+
+    canvas.copy(&backbuffer.0, None, None).unwrap();
+}
+
+pub fn present_system(
+    mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
+    mut dirty: ResMut<RenderDirty>,
+    backbuffer: NonSendMut<BackbufferResource>,
+    debug_texture: NonSendMut<DebugTextureResource>,
+    debug_state: Res<DebugState>,
+) {
+    if dirty.0 {
+        // Copy the backbuffer to the main canvas
+        canvas.copy(&backbuffer.0, None, None).unwrap();
+
+        // Copy the debug texture to the canvas
+        if debug_state.enabled {
+            canvas.set_blend_mode(BlendMode::Blend);
+            canvas.copy(&debug_texture.0, None, None).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        canvas.present();
+        dirty.0 = false;
+    }
 }

src/systems/stage.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    entity::Entity,
+    query::With,
+    resource::Resource,
+    system::{Commands, Query, ResMut},
+};
+use tracing::debug;
+
+use crate::systems::{Blinking, Frozen, GhostCollider, Hidden, PlayerControlled};
+
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum StartupSequence {
+    /// Stage 1: Text-only stage
+    /// - Player & ghosts are hidden
+    /// - READY! and PLAYER ONE text are shown
+    /// - Energizers do not blink
+    TextOnly {
+        /// Remaining ticks in this stage
+        remaining_ticks: u32,
+    },
+    /// Stage 2: Characters visible stage
+    /// - PLAYER ONE text is hidden, READY! text remains
+    /// - Ghosts and Pac-Man are now shown
+    CharactersVisible {
+        /// Remaining ticks in this stage
+        remaining_ticks: u32,
+    },
+    /// Stage 3: Game begins
+    /// - Final state, game is fully active
+    GameActive,
+}
+
+impl StartupSequence {
+    /// Creates a new StartupSequence with the specified duration in ticks
+    pub fn new(text_only_ticks: u32, _characters_visible_ticks: u32) -> Self {
+        Self::TextOnly {
+            remaining_ticks: text_only_ticks,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Ticks the timer by one frame, returning transition information if state changes
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) -> Option<(StartupSequence, StartupSequence)> {
+        match self {
+            StartupSequence::TextOnly { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    *remaining_ticks -= 1;
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    let from = *self;
+                    *self = StartupSequence::CharactersVisible {
+                        remaining_ticks: 60, // 1 second at 60 FPS
+                    };
+                    Some((from, *self))
+                }
+            }
+            StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    *remaining_ticks -= 1;
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    let from = *self;
+                    *self = StartupSequence::GameActive;
+                    Some((from, *self))
+                }
+            }
+            StartupSequence::GameActive => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handles startup sequence transitions and component management
+pub fn startup_stage_system(
+    mut startup: ResMut<StartupSequence>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut blinking_query: Query<Entity, With<Blinking>>,
+    mut player_query: Query<Entity, With<PlayerControlled>>,
+    mut ghost_query: Query<Entity, With<GhostCollider>>,
+) {
+    if let Some((from, to)) = startup.tick() {
+        debug!("StartupSequence transition from {from:?} to {to:?}");
+        match (from, to) {
+            (StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. }, StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }) => {
+                // Unhide the player & ghosts
+                for entity in player_query.iter_mut().chain(ghost_query.iter_mut()) {
+                    commands.entity(entity).remove::<Hidden>();
+                }
+            }
+            (StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }, StartupSequence::GameActive) => {
+                // Unfreeze the player & ghosts & pellet blinking
+                for entity in player_query
+                    .iter_mut()
+                    .chain(ghost_query.iter_mut())
+                    .chain(blinking_query.iter_mut())
+                {
+                    commands.entity(entity).remove::<Frozen>();
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}

src/systems/vulnerable.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    query::With,
+    system::{Commands, Query, Res},
+};
+
+use crate::constants::animation::FRIGHTENED_FLASH_START_TICKS;
+use crate::systems::{Ghost, GhostAnimations, GhostCollider, Vulnerable};
+
+/// System that decrements the remaining_ticks on Vulnerable components and removes them when they reach zero
+pub fn vulnerable_tick_system(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    animations: Res<GhostAnimations>,
+    mut vulnerable_query: Query<(bevy_ecs::entity::Entity, &mut Vulnerable, &Ghost), With<GhostCollider>>,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut vulnerable, ghost_type) in vulnerable_query.iter_mut() {
+        if vulnerable.remaining_ticks > 0 {
+            vulnerable.remaining_ticks -= 1;
+        }
+
+        // When 2 seconds are remaining, start flashing
+        if vulnerable.remaining_ticks == FRIGHTENED_FLASH_START_TICKS {
+            if let Some(animation_set) = animations.0.get(ghost_type) {
+                if let Some(animation) = animation_set.frightened_flashing() {
+                    commands.entity(entity).insert(animation.clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if vulnerable.remaining_ticks == 0 {
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<Vulnerable>();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/texture/animated.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
 use crate::error::{AnimatedTextureError, GameError, GameResult, TextureError};
 use crate::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
 
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AnimatedTexture {
     /// Sequence of sprite tiles that make up the animation frames
-    tiles: Vec<AtlasTile>,
+    tiles: SmallVec<[AtlasTile; 4]>,
     /// Duration each frame should be displayed (in seconds)
     frame_duration: f32,
     /// Index of the currently active frame in the tiles vector
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct AnimatedTexture {
 }
 
 impl AnimatedTexture {
-    pub fn new(tiles: Vec<AtlasTile>, frame_duration: f32) -> GameResult<Self> {
+    pub fn new(tiles: SmallVec<[AtlasTile; 4]>, frame_duration: f32) -> GameResult<Self> {
         if frame_duration <= 0.0 {
             return Err(GameError::Texture(TextureError::Animated(
                 AnimatedTextureError::InvalidFrameDuration(frame_duration),

src/texture/text.rs

@@ -10,10 +10,20 @@
 //!
 //! ```rust
 //! use pacman::texture::text::TextTexture;
+//! use sdl2::pixels::Color;
 //!
 //! // Create a text texture with 1.0 scale (8x8 pixels per character)
 //! let mut text_renderer = TextTexture::new(1.0);
 //!
+//! // Set default color for all text
+//! text_renderer.set_color(Color::WHITE);
+//!
+//! // Render text with default color
+//! text_renderer.render(&mut canvas, &mut atlas, "Hello", position)?;
+//!
+//! // Render text with specific color
+//! text_renderer.render_with_color(&mut canvas, &mut atlas, "World", position, Color::YELLOW)?;
+//!
 //! // Set scale for larger text
 //! text_renderer.set_scale(2.0);
 //!
@@ -46,6 +56,7 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use glam::UVec2;
 
+use sdl2::pixels::Color;
 use sdl2::render::{Canvas, RenderTarget};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -79,6 +90,7 @@ fn char_to_tile_name(c: char) -> Option<String> {
 pub struct TextTexture {
     char_map: HashMap<char, AtlasTile>,
     scale: f32,
+    default_color: Option<Color>,
 }
 
 impl Default for TextTexture {
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@ impl Default for TextTexture {
         Self {
             scale: 1.0,
             char_map: Default::default(),
+            default_color: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -119,13 +132,26 @@ impl TextTexture {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Renders a string of text at the given position.
+    /// Renders a string of text at the given position using the default color.
     pub fn render<C: RenderTarget>(
         &mut self,
         canvas: &mut Canvas<C>,
         atlas: &mut SpriteAtlas,
         text: &str,
         position: UVec2,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let color = self.default_color.unwrap_or(Color::WHITE);
+        self.render_with_color(canvas, atlas, text, position, color)
+    }
+
+    /// Renders a string of text at the given position with a specific color.
+    pub fn render_with_color<C: RenderTarget>(
+        &mut self,
+        canvas: &mut Canvas<C>,
+        atlas: &mut SpriteAtlas,
+        text: &str,
+        position: UVec2,
+        color: Color,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut x_offset = 0;
         let char_width = (8.0 * self.scale) as u32;
@@ -134,9 +160,9 @@ impl TextTexture {
         for c in text.chars() {
             // Get the tile from the char_map, or insert it if it doesn't exist
             if let Some(tile) = self.get_tile(c, atlas)? {
-                // Render the tile if it exists
+                // Render the tile with the specified color
                 let dest = sdl2::rect::Rect::new((position.x + x_offset) as i32, position.y as i32, char_width, char_height);
-                tile.render(canvas, atlas, dest)?;
+                tile.render_with_color(canvas, atlas, dest, color)?;
             }
 
             // Always advance x_offset for all characters (including spaces)
@@ -146,6 +172,16 @@ impl TextTexture {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Sets the default color for text rendering.
+    pub fn set_color(&mut self, color: Color) {
+        self.default_color = Some(color);
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the current default color.
+    pub fn color(&self) -> Option<Color> {
+        self.default_color
+    }
+
     /// Sets the scale for text rendering.
     pub fn set_scale(&mut self, scale: f32) {
         self.scale = scale;

tests/animated.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use pacman::error::{AnimatedTextureError, GameError, TextureError};
 use pacman::texture::animated::AnimatedTexture;
 use pacman::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
 use sdl2::pixels::Color;
+use smallvec::smallvec;
 
 fn mock_atlas_tile(id: u32) -> AtlasTile {
     AtlasTile {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ fn mock_atlas_tile(id: u32) -> AtlasTile {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_animated_texture_creation_errors() {
-    let tiles = vec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2)];
+    let tiles = smallvec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2)];
 
     assert!(matches!(
         AnimatedTexture::new(tiles.clone(), 0.0).unwrap_err(),
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ fn test_animated_texture_creation_errors() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_animated_texture_advancement() {
-    let tiles = vec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2), mock_atlas_tile(3)];
+    let tiles = smallvec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2), mock_atlas_tile(3)];
     let mut texture = AnimatedTexture::new(tiles, 0.1).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(texture.current_frame(), 0);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ fn test_animated_texture_advancement() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_animated_texture_wrap_around() {
-    let tiles = vec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2)];
+    let tiles = smallvec![mock_atlas_tile(1), mock_atlas_tile(2)];
     let mut texture = AnimatedTexture::new(tiles, 0.1).unwrap();
 
     texture.tick(0.1);
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ fn test_animated_texture_wrap_around() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_animated_texture_single_frame() {
-    let tiles = vec![mock_atlas_tile(1)];
+    let tiles = smallvec![mock_atlas_tile(1)];
     let mut texture = AnimatedTexture::new(tiles, 0.1).unwrap();
 
     texture.tick(0.1);

tests/collision.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+use bevy_ecs::{entity::Entity, event::Events, system::RunSystemOnce, world::World};
+
+use pacman::{
+    error::GameError,
+    events::GameEvent,
+    map::builder::Map,
+    systems::{
+        check_collision, collision_system, Collider, EntityType, Ghost, GhostCollider, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, Position,
+    },
+};
+
+fn create_test_world() -> World {
+    let mut world = World::new();
+
+    // Add required resources
+    world.insert_resource(Events::<GameEvent>::default());
+    world.insert_resource(Events::<GameError>::default());
+
+    // Add a minimal test map
+    world.insert_resource(create_test_map());
+
+    world
+}
+
+fn create_test_map() -> Map {
+    use pacman::constants::RAW_BOARD;
+    Map::new(RAW_BOARD).expect("Failed to create test map")
+}
+
+fn spawn_test_pacman(world: &mut World) -> Entity {
+    world
+        .spawn((Position::Stopped { node: 0 }, Collider { size: 10.0 }, PacmanCollider))
+        .id()
+}
+
+fn spawn_test_item(world: &mut World) -> Entity {
+    world
+        .spawn((
+            Position::Stopped { node: 0 },
+            Collider { size: 8.0 },
+            ItemCollider,
+            EntityType::Pellet,
+        ))
+        .id()
+}
+
+fn spawn_test_ghost(world: &mut World) -> Entity {
+    world
+        .spawn((
+            Position::Stopped { node: 0 },
+            Collider { size: 12.0 },
+            GhostCollider,
+            Ghost::Blinky,
+            EntityType::Ghost,
+        ))
+        .id()
+}
+
+fn spawn_test_ghost_at_node(world: &mut World, node: usize) -> Entity {
+    world
+        .spawn((
+            Position::Stopped { node },
+            Collider { size: 12.0 },
+            GhostCollider,
+            Ghost::Blinky,
+            EntityType::Ghost,
+        ))
+        .id()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_collider_collision_detection() {
+    let collider1 = Collider { size: 10.0 };
+    let collider2 = Collider { size: 8.0 };
+
+    // Test collision detection
+    assert!(collider1.collides_with(collider2.size, 5.0)); // Should collide (distance < 9.0)
+    assert!(!collider1.collides_with(collider2.size, 15.0)); // Should not collide (distance > 9.0)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_check_collision_helper() {
+    let map = create_test_map();
+    let pos1 = Position::Stopped { node: 0 };
+    let pos2 = Position::Stopped { node: 0 }; // Same position
+    let collider1 = Collider { size: 10.0 };
+    let collider2 = Collider { size: 8.0 };
+
+    // Test collision at same position
+    let result = check_collision(&pos1, &collider1, &pos2, &collider2, &map);
+    assert!(result.is_ok());
+    assert!(result.unwrap()); // Should collide at same position
+
+    // Test collision at different positions
+    let pos3 = Position::Stopped { node: 1 }; // Different position
+    let result = check_collision(&pos1, &collider1, &pos3, &collider2, &map);
+    assert!(result.is_ok());
+    // May or may not collide depending on actual node positions
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_collision_system_pacman_item() {
+    let mut world = create_test_world();
+    let _pacman = spawn_test_pacman(&mut world);
+    let _item = spawn_test_item(&mut world);
+
+    // Run collision system - should not panic
+    world
+        .run_system_once(collision_system)
+        .expect("System should run successfully");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_collision_system_pacman_ghost() {
+    let mut world = create_test_world();
+    let _pacman = spawn_test_pacman(&mut world);
+    let _ghost = spawn_test_ghost(&mut world);
+
+    // Run collision system - should not panic
+    world
+        .run_system_once(collision_system)
+        .expect("System should run successfully");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_collision_system_no_collision() {
+    let mut world = create_test_world();
+    let _pacman = spawn_test_pacman(&mut world);
+    let _ghost = spawn_test_ghost_at_node(&mut world, 1); // Different node
+
+    // Run collision system - should not panic
+    world
+        .run_system_once(collision_system)
+        .expect("System should run successfully");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_collision_system_multiple_entities() {
+    let mut world = create_test_world();
+    let _pacman = spawn_test_pacman(&mut world);
+    let _item = spawn_test_item(&mut world);
+    let _ghost = spawn_test_ghost(&mut world);
+
+    // Run collision system - should not panic
+    world
+        .run_system_once(collision_system)
+        .expect("System should run successfully");
+}

tests/events.rs

@@ -1,61 +1,6 @@
 use pacman::events::{GameCommand, GameEvent};
 use pacman::map::direction::Direction;
 
-#[test]
-fn test_game_command_variants() {
-    // Test that all GameCommand variants can be created
-    let commands = [
-        GameCommand::Exit,
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Up),
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Down),
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Left),
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Right),
-        GameCommand::ToggleDebug,
-        GameCommand::MuteAudio,
-        GameCommand::ResetLevel,
-        GameCommand::TogglePause,
-    ];
-
-    // Just verify they can be created and compared
-    assert_eq!(commands.len(), 9);
-    assert_eq!(commands[0], GameCommand::Exit);
-    assert_eq!(commands[1], GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Up));
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_game_command_equality() {
-    assert_eq!(GameCommand::Exit, GameCommand::Exit);
-    assert_eq!(GameCommand::ToggleDebug, GameCommand::ToggleDebug);
-    assert_eq!(
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Left),
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Left)
-    );
-
-    assert_ne!(GameCommand::Exit, GameCommand::ToggleDebug);
-    assert_ne!(
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Left),
-        GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Right)
-    );
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_game_event_variants() {
-    let command_event = GameEvent::Command(GameCommand::Exit);
-    let collision_event = GameEvent::Collision(bevy_ecs::entity::Entity::from_raw(1), bevy_ecs::entity::Entity::from_raw(2));
-
-    // Test that events can be created and compared
-    assert_eq!(command_event, GameEvent::Command(GameCommand::Exit));
-    assert_ne!(command_event, collision_event);
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_game_command_to_game_event_conversion() {
-    let command = GameCommand::ToggleDebug;
-    let event: GameEvent = command.into();
-
-    assert_eq!(event, GameEvent::Command(GameCommand::ToggleDebug));
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_game_command_to_game_event_conversion_all_variants() {
     let commands = vec![
@@ -72,35 +17,3 @@ fn test_game_command_to_game_event_conversion_all_variants() {
         assert_eq!(event, GameEvent::Command(command));
     }
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_move_player_all_directions() {
-    let directions = [Direction::Up, Direction::Down, Direction::Left, Direction::Right];
-
-    for direction in directions {
-        let command = GameCommand::MovePlayer(direction);
-        let event: GameEvent = command.into();
-
-        if let GameEvent::Command(GameCommand::MovePlayer(dir)) = event {
-            assert_eq!(dir, direction);
-        } else {
-            panic!("Expected MovePlayer command with direction {:?}", direction);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_game_event_debug_format() {
-    let event = GameEvent::Command(GameCommand::Exit);
-    let debug_str = format!("{:?}", event);
-    assert!(debug_str.contains("Command"));
-    assert!(debug_str.contains("Exit"));
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_game_command_debug_format() {
-    let command = GameCommand::MovePlayer(Direction::Left);
-    let debug_str = format!("{:?}", command);
-    assert!(debug_str.contains("MovePlayer"));
-    assert!(debug_str.contains("Left"));
-}

tests/formatting.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use pacman::systems::formatting::format_timing_display;
+use pacman::systems::profiling::format_timing_display;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ fn test_format_timing_display_basic() {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_format_timing_display_empty() {
-    let timing_data = vec![];
-    let formatted = format_timing_display(timing_data);
-    assert!(formatted.is_empty());
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_format_timing_display_units() {
     let timing_data = vec![

tests/hud.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use bevy_ecs::{event::Events, world::World};
+
+use pacman::{error::GameError, systems::components::ScoreResource};
+
+fn create_test_world() -> World {
+    let mut world = World::new();
+
+    // Add required resources
+    world.insert_resource(Events::<GameError>::default());
+    world.insert_resource(ScoreResource(1230)); // Test score
+
+    world
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_hud_render_system_runs_without_error() {
+    let world = create_test_world();
+
+    // The HUD render system requires SDL2 resources that aren't available in tests,
+    // but we can at least verify it doesn't panic when called
+    // In a real test environment, we'd need to mock the SDL2 canvas and atlas
+
+    // For now, just verify the score resource is accessible
+    let score = world.resource::<ScoreResource>();
+    assert_eq!(score.0, 1230);
+}

tests/item.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-use bevy_ecs::{event::Events, prelude::*, system::RunSystemOnce, world::World};
+use bevy_ecs::{entity::Entity, event::Events, system::RunSystemOnce, world::World};
 
 use pacman::{
     events::GameEvent,
     map::builder::Map,
     systems::{
-        audio::AudioEvent,
-        components::{AudioState, EntityType, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, ScoreResource},
-        item::{is_valid_item_collision, item_system},
-        movement::Position,
+        is_valid_item_collision, item_system, AudioEvent, AudioState, EntityType, ItemCollider, PacmanCollider, Position,
+        ScoreResource,
     },
 };
 
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ fn test_calculate_score_for_item() {
     assert!(EntityType::Pellet.score_value() < EntityType::PowerPellet.score_value());
     assert!(EntityType::Pellet.score_value().is_some());
     assert!(EntityType::PowerPellet.score_value().is_some());
-    assert!(EntityType::Pellet.score_value().unwrap() < EntityType::PowerPellet.score_value().unwrap());
     assert!(EntityType::Player.score_value().is_none());
     assert!(EntityType::Ghost.score_value().is_none());
 }
@@ -194,28 +191,6 @@ fn test_item_system_ignores_non_item_collisions() {
     assert_eq!(ghost_count, 1);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_item_system_wrong_collision_order() {
-    let mut world = create_test_world();
-    let pacman = spawn_test_pacman(&mut world);
-    let pellet = spawn_test_item(&mut world, EntityType::Pellet);
-
-    // Send collision event with entities in reverse order
-    send_collision_event(&mut world, pellet, pacman);
-
-    world.run_system_once(item_system).expect("System should run successfully");
-
-    // Should still work correctly
-    let score = world.resource::<ScoreResource>();
-    assert_eq!(score.0, 10);
-    let pellet_count = world
-        .query::<&EntityType>()
-        .iter(&world)
-        .filter(|&entity_type| matches!(entity_type, EntityType::Pellet))
-        .count();
-    assert_eq!(pellet_count, 0);
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_item_system_no_collision_events() {
     let mut world = create_test_world();

tests/player.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bevy_ecs::{event::Events, prelude::*, system::RunSystemOnce, world::World};
+use bevy_ecs::{entity::Entity, event::Events, system::RunSystemOnce, world::World};
 
 use pacman::{
     events::{GameCommand, GameEvent},
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ use pacman::{
         graph::{Edge, TraversalFlags},
     },
     systems::{
-        components::{AudioState, DeltaTime, EntityType, GlobalState, PlayerControlled},
-        debug::DebugState,
-        movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity},
-        player::{can_traverse, player_control_system, player_movement_system},
+        can_traverse, player_control_system, player_movement_system, AudioState, BufferedDirection, DebugState, DeltaTime,
+        EntityType, GlobalState, MovementModifiers, PlayerControlled, Position, Velocity,
     },
 };
 
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ fn create_test_world() -> World {
 
     // Add resources
     world.insert_resource(GlobalState { exit: false });
-    world.insert_resource(DebugState::Off);
+    world.insert_resource(DebugState::default());
     world.insert_resource(AudioState::default());
     world.insert_resource(DeltaTime(1.0 / 60.0)); // 60 FPS
     world.insert_resource(Events::<GameEvent>::default());
@@ -51,6 +49,7 @@ fn spawn_test_player(world: &mut World) -> Entity {
             },
             BufferedDirection::None,
             EntityType::Player,
+            MovementModifiers::default(),
         ))
         .id()
 }
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ fn test_player_control_system_toggle_debug() {
 
     // Check that debug state changed
     let debug_state = world.resource::<DebugState>();
-    assert_eq!(*debug_state, DebugState::Graph);
+    assert!(debug_state.enabled);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ fn test_player_state_persistence_across_systems() {
     let position = *query.single(&world).expect("Player should exist");
 
     // Check that the state changes persisted individually
-    assert_eq!(debug_state_after_toggle, DebugState::Graph, "Debug state should have toggled");
+    assert!(debug_state_after_toggle.enabled, "Debug state should have toggled");
     assert!(audio_muted_after_toggle, "Audio should be muted");
 
     // Player position depends on actual map connectivity

tests/text.rs

@@ -107,3 +107,23 @@ fn test_text_scale() -> Result<(), String> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_text_color() -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut text_texture = TextTexture::new(1.0);
+
+    // Test default color (should be None initially)
+    assert_eq!(text_texture.color(), None);
+
+    // Test setting color
+    let test_color = sdl2::pixels::Color::YELLOW;
+    text_texture.set_color(test_color);
+    assert_eq!(text_texture.color(), Some(test_color));
+
+    // Test changing color
+    let new_color = sdl2::pixels::Color::RED;
+    text_texture.set_color(new_color);
+    assert_eq!(text_texture.color(), Some(new_color));
+
+    Ok(())
+}