chore(version): bump version to v0.77.0

.gitattributes

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 * text=auto eol=lf
+scripts/* linguist-detectable=false

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ repos:
       - id: forbid-submodules
       - id: mixed-line-ending
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+    rev: v4.2.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: conventional-pre-commit
+        stages: [commit-msg]
+        args: []
+
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: cargo-fmt
@@ -20,15 +27,31 @@ repos:
         language: system
         types: [rust]
         pass_filenames: false
+
       - id: cargo-check
         name: cargo check
         entry: cargo check --all-targets
         language: system
         types_or: [rust, cargo, cargo-lock]
         pass_filenames: false
+
       - id: cargo-check-wasm
         name: cargo check for wasm32-unknown-emscripten
         entry: cargo check --all-targets --target=wasm32-unknown-emscripten
         language: system
         types_or: [rust, cargo, cargo-lock]
         pass_filenames: false
+
+      - id: bump-version
+        name: bump version based on commit message
+        entry: python scripts/bump-version.py
+        language: system
+        stages: [commit-msg]
+        always_run: true
+
+      - id: tag-version
+        name: tag version based on commit message
+        entry: python scripts/tag-version.py
+        language: system
+        stages: [post-commit]
+        always_run: true

Cargo.lock

@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ checksum = "42f5e15c9953c5e4ccceeb2e7382a716482c34515315f7b03532b8b4e8393d2d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pacman"
-version = "0.76.1"
+version = "0.77.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bevy_ecs",

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pacman"
-version = "0.76.1"
+version = "0.77.0"
 authors = ["Xevion"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.86.0"

bacon.toml

@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@ need_stdout = false
 
 [jobs.test]
 command = [
-    "cargo", "nextest", "run",
-    "--hide-progress-bar", "--failure-output", "final"
+    "cargo",
+    "nextest",
+    "run",
+    "--hide-progress-bar",
+    "--failure-output",
+    "final",
 ]
 need_stdout = true
 analyzer = "nextest"
 
 [jobs.coverage]
-command = [
-    "just", "report-coverage"
-]
+command = ["just", "report-coverage"]
 need_stdout = true
 ignored_lines = [
     "info:",
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ ignored_lines = [
     "\\s*Finished.+in \\d+",
     "\\s*Summary\\s+\\[",
     "\\s*Blocking",
-    "Finished report saved to"
+    "Finished report saved to",
 ]
 on_change_strategy = "wait_then_restart"
 
@@ -69,18 +71,23 @@ need_stdout = false
 on_success = "back"                               # so that we don't open the browser at each change
 
 [jobs.run]
-command = [
-    "cargo", "run",
-]
+command = ["cargo", "run"]
 need_stdout = true
 allow_warnings = true
 background = false
 on_change_strategy = "kill_then_restart"
 # kill = ["pkill", "-TERM", "-P"]'
 
+[jobs.precommit]
+command = ["pre-commit", "run", "--all-files"]
+need_stdout = true
+background = false
+on_change_strategy = "kill_then_restart"
+
 [keybindings]
 c = "job:clippy"
 alt-c = "job:check"
 ctrl-alt-c = "job:check-all"
 shift-c = "job:clippy-all"
 f = "job:coverage"
+p = "job:precommit"

scripts/bump-version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Pre-commit hook script to automatically bump Cargo.toml version based on commit message.
+
+This script parses the commit message for version bump keywords and uses cargo set-version
+to update the version in Cargo.toml accordingly.
+
+Supported keywords:
+- "major" or "breaking": Bump major version (1.0.0 -> 2.0.0)
+- "minor" or "feature": Bump minor version (1.0.0 -> 1.1.0)
+- "patch" or "fix" or "bugfix": Bump patch version (1.0.0 -> 1.0.1)
+
+Usage: python scripts/bump-version.py <commit_message_file>
+"""
+
+import sys
+import re
+import subprocess
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_current_version():
+    """Get the current version from Cargo.toml."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["cargo", "metadata", "--format-version", "1", "--no-deps"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True
+        )
+
+        # Parse the JSON output to get version
+        import json
+        metadata = json.loads(result.stdout)
+        return metadata["packages"][0]["version"]
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as e:
+        print(f"Error getting current version: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+
+def bump_version(current_version, bump_type):
+    """Calculate the new version based on bump type."""
+    try:
+        major, minor, patch = map(int, current_version.split('.'))
+
+        if bump_type == "major":
+            return f"{major + 1}.0.0"
+        elif bump_type == "minor":
+            return f"{major}.{minor + 1}.0"
+        elif bump_type == "patch":
+            return f"{major}.{minor}.{patch + 1}"
+        else:
+            return None
+    except ValueError:
+        print(f"Invalid version format: {current_version}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+
+def set_version(new_version):
+    """Set the new version using cargo set-version."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["cargo", "set-version", new_version],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True
+        )
+        print(f"Successfully bumped version to {new_version}")
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error setting version: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"stdout: {e.stdout}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"stderr: {e.stderr}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+
+def parse_commit_message(commit_message_file):
+    """Parse the commit message file for version bump keywords."""
+    try:
+        with open(commit_message_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            message = f.read().lower()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Commit message file not found: {commit_message_file}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading commit message: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+    # Check for version bump keywords
+    if re.search(r'\b(major|breaking)\b', message):
+        return "major"
+    elif re.search(r'\b(minor|feature)\b', message):
+        return "minor"
+    elif re.search(r'\b(patch|fix|bugfix)\b', message):
+        return "patch"
+
+    return None
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python scripts/bump-version.py <commit_message_file>", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    commit_message_file = sys.argv[1]
+
+    # Parse commit message for version bump type
+    bump_type = parse_commit_message(commit_message_file)
+
+    if not bump_type:
+        print("No version bump keywords found in commit message")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    print(f"Found version bump type: {bump_type}")
+
+    # Get current version
+    current_version = get_current_version()
+    if not current_version:
+        print("Failed to get current version", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f"Current version: {current_version}")
+
+    # Calculate new version
+    new_version = bump_version(current_version, bump_type)
+    if not new_version:
+        print("Failed to calculate new version", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f"New version: {new_version}")
+
+    # Set the new version
+    if set_version(new_version):
+        print("Version bump completed successfully")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        print("Version bump failed", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/tag-version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Post-commit hook script to automatically create git tags based on the version in Cargo.toml.
+
+This script reads the current version from Cargo.toml and creates a git tag with that version.
+It's designed to run after the version has been bumped by the bump-version.py script.
+
+Usage: python scripts/tag-version.py
+"""
+
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_version_from_cargo_toml():
+    """Get the current version from Cargo.toml."""
+    cargo_toml_path = Path("Cargo.toml")
+
+    if not cargo_toml_path.exists():
+        print("Cargo.toml not found", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        with open(cargo_toml_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            content = f.read()
+
+        # Look for version = "x.y.z" pattern
+        version_match = re.search(r'version\s*=\s*["\']([^"\']+)["\']', content)
+
+        if version_match:
+            return version_match.group(1)
+        else:
+            print("Could not find version in Cargo.toml", file=sys.stderr)
+            return None
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading Cargo.toml: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+
+def get_existing_tags():
+    """Get list of existing git tags."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "tag", "--list"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True
+        )
+        return result.stdout.strip().split('\n') if result.stdout.strip() else []
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error getting git tags: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return []
+
+
+def create_git_tag(version):
+    """Create a git tag with the specified version."""
+    tag_name = f"v{version}"
+
+    try:
+        # Check if tag already exists
+        existing_tags = get_existing_tags()
+        if tag_name in existing_tags:
+            print(f"Tag {tag_name} already exists, skipping")
+            return True
+
+        # Create the tag
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "tag", tag_name],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True
+        )
+
+        print(f"Successfully created tag: {tag_name}")
+        return True
+
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error creating git tag: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"stdout: {e.stdout}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"stderr: {e.stderr}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+
+def is_git_repository():
+    """Check if we're in a git repository."""
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "rev-parse", "--git-dir"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=True
+        )
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    # Check if we're in a git repository
+    if not is_git_repository():
+        print("Not in a git repository, skipping tag creation")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Get the current version from Cargo.toml
+    version = get_version_from_cargo_toml()
+
+    if not version:
+        print("Could not determine version, skipping tag creation")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    print(f"Current version: {version}")
+
+    # Create the git tag
+    if create_git_tag(version):
+        print("Tag creation completed successfully")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        print("Tag creation failed", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

src/constants.rs

@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ pub const RAW_BOARD: [&str; BOARD_CELL_SIZE.y as usize] = [
 pub mod startup {
     /// Number of frames for the startup sequence (3 seconds at 60 FPS)
     pub const STARTUP_FRAMES: u32 = 60 * 3;
-    /// Number of ticks per frame during startup
-    pub const STARTUP_TICKS_PER_FRAME: u32 = 60;
 }
 
 /// Game mechanics constants

src/game.rs

@@ -9,32 +9,26 @@ use crate::error::{GameError, GameResult};
 use crate::events::GameEvent;
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
 use crate::map::direction::Direction;
-use crate::systems::blinking::Blinking;
-use crate::systems::components::{GhostAnimation, GhostState, LastAnimationState};
-use crate::systems::movement::{BufferedDirection, Position, Velocity};
-use crate::systems::profiling::{SystemId, Timing};
-use crate::systems::render::touch_ui_render_system;
-use crate::systems::render::RenderDirty;
 use crate::systems::{
-    self, combined_render_system, ghost_collision_system, present_system, Hidden, LinearAnimation, MovementModifiers, NodeId,
-    TouchState,
-};
-use crate::systems::{
-    audio_system, blinking_system, collision_system, directional_render_system, dirty_render_system, eaten_ghost_system,
-    ghost_movement_system, ghost_state_system, hud_render_system, item_system, linear_render_system, profile, AudioEvent,
-    AudioResource, AudioState, BackbufferResource, Collider, DebugState, DebugTextureResource, DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimation,
-    EntityType, Frozen, Ghost, GhostAnimations, GhostBundle, GhostCollider, GlobalState, ItemBundle, ItemCollider,
-    MapTextureResource, PacmanCollider, PlayerBundle, PlayerControlled, Renderable, ScoreResource, StartupSequence,
-    SystemTimings,
+    self, audio_system, blinking_system, collision_system, combined_render_system, directional_render_system,
+    dirty_render_system, eaten_ghost_system, ghost_collision_system, ghost_movement_system, ghost_state_system,
+    hud_render_system, item_system, linear_render_system, present_system, profile, touch_ui_render_system, AudioEvent,
+    AudioResource, AudioState, BackbufferResource, Blinking, BufferedDirection, Collider, DebugState, DebugTextureResource,
+    DeltaTime, DirectionalAnimation, EntityType, Frozen, GameStage, Ghost, GhostAnimation, GhostAnimations, GhostBundle,
+    GhostCollider, GhostState, GlobalState, Hidden, ItemBundle, ItemCollider, LastAnimationState, LinearAnimation,
+    MapTextureResource, MovementModifiers, NodeId, PacmanCollider, PlayerAnimation, PlayerBundle, PlayerControlled,
+    PlayerDeathAnimation, PlayerLives, Position, RenderDirty, Renderable, ScoreResource, StartupSequence, SystemId,
+    SystemTimings, Timing, TouchState, Velocity,
 };
+
 use crate::texture::animated::{DirectionalTiles, TileSequence};
 use crate::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
 use crate::texture::sprites::{FrightenedColor, GameSprite, GhostSprite, MazeSprite, PacmanSprite};
+use bevy_ecs::change_detection::DetectChanges;
 use bevy_ecs::event::EventRegistry;
 use bevy_ecs::observer::Trigger;
-use bevy_ecs::schedule::common_conditions::resource_changed;
-use bevy_ecs::schedule::{Condition, IntoScheduleConfigs, Schedule, SystemSet};
-use bevy_ecs::system::{Local, ResMut};
+use bevy_ecs::schedule::{IntoScheduleConfigs, Schedule, SystemSet};
+use bevy_ecs::system::{Local, Res, ResMut};
 use bevy_ecs::world::World;
 use sdl2::event::EventType;
 use sdl2::image::LoadTexture;
@@ -54,7 +48,9 @@ use crate::{
 
 /// System set for all rendering systems to ensure they run after gameplay logic
 #[derive(SystemSet, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
-pub struct RenderSet;
+enum RenderSet {
+    Animation,
+}
 
 /// Core game state manager built on the Bevy ECS architecture.
 ///
@@ -112,6 +108,8 @@ impl Game {
         let (player_animation, player_start_sprite) = Self::create_player_animations(&atlas)?;
         let player_bundle = Self::create_player_bundle(&map, player_animation, player_start_sprite);
 
+        let death_animation = Self::create_death_animation(&atlas)?;
+
         let mut world = World::default();
         let mut schedule = Schedule::default();
 
@@ -127,6 +125,7 @@ impl Game {
             map_texture,
             debug_texture,
             ttf_atlas,
+            death_animation,
         )?;
         Self::configure_schedule(&mut schedule);
 
@@ -310,6 +309,18 @@ impl Game {
         Ok((player_animation, player_start_sprite))
     }
 
+    fn create_death_animation(atlas: &SpriteAtlas) -> GameResult<LinearAnimation> {
+        let mut death_tiles = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..=10 {
+            // Assuming death animation has 11 frames named pacman/die_0, pacman/die_1, etc.
+            let tile = atlas.get_tile(&GameSprite::Pacman(PacmanSprite::Dying(i)).to_path())?;
+            death_tiles.push(tile);
+        }
+
+        let tile_sequence = TileSequence::new(&death_tiles);
+        Ok(LinearAnimation::new(tile_sequence, 8)) // 8 ticks per frame, non-looping
+    }
+
     fn create_player_bundle(map: &Map, player_animation: DirectionalAnimation, player_start_sprite: AtlasTile) -> PlayerBundle {
         PlayerBundle {
             player: PlayerControlled,
@@ -361,13 +372,19 @@ impl Game {
         map_texture: sdl2::render::Texture,
         debug_texture: sdl2::render::Texture,
         ttf_atlas: crate::texture::ttf::TtfAtlas,
+        death_animation: LinearAnimation,
     ) -> GameResult<()> {
         world.insert_non_send_resource(atlas);
         world.insert_resource(Self::create_ghost_animations(world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>())?);
+        let player_animation = Self::create_player_animations(world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>())?.0;
+        world.insert_resource(PlayerAnimation(player_animation));
+        world.insert_resource(PlayerDeathAnimation(death_animation));
 
         world.insert_resource(BatchedLinesResource::new(&map, constants::LARGE_SCALE));
         world.insert_resource(map);
         world.insert_resource(GlobalState { exit: false });
+        world.insert_resource(GameStage::default());
+        world.insert_resource(PlayerLives::default());
         world.insert_resource(ScoreResource(0));
         world.insert_resource(SystemTimings::default());
         world.insert_resource(Timing::default());
@@ -378,10 +395,9 @@ impl Game {
         world.insert_resource(AudioState::default());
         world.insert_resource(CursorPosition::default());
         world.insert_resource(TouchState::default());
-        world.insert_resource(StartupSequence::new(
-            constants::startup::STARTUP_FRAMES,
-            constants::startup::STARTUP_TICKS_PER_FRAME,
-        ));
+        world.insert_resource(GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::TextOnly {
+            remaining_ticks: constants::startup::STARTUP_FRAMES,
+        }));
 
         world.insert_non_send_resource(event_pump);
         world.insert_non_send_resource::<&mut Canvas<Window>>(Box::leak(Box::new(canvas)));
@@ -394,15 +410,14 @@ impl Game {
     }
 
     fn configure_schedule(schedule: &mut Schedule) {
+        let stage_system = profile(SystemId::Stage, systems::stage_system);
         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 item_system = profile(SystemId::Item, item_system);
         let audio_system = profile(SystemId::Audio, audio_system);
         let blinking_system = profile(SystemId::Blinking, blinking_system);
@@ -412,41 +427,55 @@ impl Game {
         let hud_render_system = profile(SystemId::HudRender, hud_render_system);
         let present_system = profile(SystemId::Present, present_system);
         let unified_ghost_state_system = profile(SystemId::GhostStateAnimation, ghost_state_system);
+        // let death_sequence_system = profile(SystemId::DeathSequence, death_sequence_system);
+        // let game_over_system = profile(SystemId::GameOver, systems::game_over_system);
+        let eaten_ghost_system = profile(SystemId::EatenGhost, eaten_ghost_system);
 
         let forced_dirty_system = |mut dirty: ResMut<RenderDirty>| {
             dirty.0 = true;
         };
 
-        schedule.add_systems((
-            forced_dirty_system.run_if(resource_changed::<ScoreResource>.or(resource_changed::<StartupSequence>)),
-            (
+        schedule.add_systems(
+            forced_dirty_system
+                .run_if(|score: Res<ScoreResource>, stage: Res<GameStage>| score.is_changed() || stage.is_changed()),
+        );
+
+        // Input system should always run to prevent SDL event pump from blocking
+        let input_systems = (
             input_system.run_if(|mut local: Local<u8>| {
                 *local = local.wrapping_add(1u8);
                 // run every nth frame
                 *local % 2 == 0
             }),
             player_control_system,
-                player_movement_system,
-                startup_stage_system,
         )
-                .chain(),
-            player_tunnel_slowdown_system,
-            ghost_movement_system,
-            profile(SystemId::EatenGhost, eaten_ghost_system),
-            unified_ghost_state_system,
+            .chain();
+
+        let gameplay_systems = (
+            (player_movement_system, player_tunnel_slowdown_system, ghost_movement_system).chain(),
+            eaten_ghost_system,
             (collision_system, ghost_collision_system, item_system).chain(),
-            audio_system,
-            blinking_system,
+            unified_ghost_state_system,
+        )
+            .chain()
+            .run_if(|game_state: Res<GameStage>| matches!(*game_state, GameStage::Playing));
+
+        schedule.add_systems((blinking_system, directional_render_system, linear_render_system).in_set(RenderSet::Animation));
+
+        schedule.add_systems((
+            stage_system,
+            input_systems,
+            gameplay_systems,
             (
-                directional_render_system,
-                linear_render_system,
                 dirty_render_system,
                 combined_render_system,
                 hud_render_system,
                 touch_ui_render_system,
                 present_system,
             )
-                .chain(),
+                .chain()
+                .after(RenderSet::Animation),
+            audio_system,
         ));
     }
 
@@ -512,7 +541,7 @@ 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>().get_normal(&ghost_type).unwrap();
+                let animations = world.resource::<GhostAnimations>().get_normal(&ghost_type).unwrap().clone();
                 let atlas = world.non_send_resource::<SpriteAtlas>();
                 let sprite_path = GameSprite::Ghost(GhostSprite::Normal(ghost_type, Direction::Left, 0)).to_path();
 
@@ -557,7 +586,7 @@ impl Game {
             TileSequence::new(&[left_eye]),
             TileSequence::new(&[right_eye]),
         );
-        let eyes = DirectionalAnimation::new(eyes_tiles, eyes_tiles, animation::GHOST_EATEN_SPEED);
+        let eyes = DirectionalAnimation::new(eyes_tiles.clone(), eyes_tiles, animation::GHOST_EATEN_SPEED);
 
         let mut animations = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -586,7 +615,7 @@ impl Game {
                 TileSequence::new(&left_tiles),
                 TileSequence::new(&right_tiles),
             );
-            let normal = DirectionalAnimation::new(normal_moving, normal_moving, animation::GHOST_NORMAL_SPEED);
+            let normal = DirectionalAnimation::new(normal_moving.clone(), normal_moving, animation::GHOST_NORMAL_SPEED);
 
             animations.insert(ghost_type, normal);
         }
@@ -658,68 +687,4 @@ impl Game {
 
         state.exit
     }
-
-    // /// Renders pathfinding debug lines from each ghost to Pac-Man.
-    // ///
-    // /// Each ghost's path is drawn in its respective color with a small offset
-    // /// to prevent overlapping lines.
-    // fn render_pathfinding_debug<T: sdl2::render::RenderTarget>(&self, canvas: &mut Canvas<T>) -> GameResult<()> {
-    //     let pacman_node = self.state.pacman.current_node_id();
-
-    //     for ghost in self.state.ghosts.iter() {
-    //         if let Ok(path) = ghost.calculate_path_to_target(&self.state.map.graph, pacman_node) {
-    //             if path.len() < 2 {
-    //                 continue; // Skip if path is too short
-    //             }
-
-    //             // Set the ghost's color
-    //             canvas.set_draw_color(ghost.debug_color());
-
-    //             // Calculate offset based on ghost index to prevent overlapping lines
-    //             // let offset = (i as f32) * 2.0 - 3.0; // Offset range: -3.0 to 3.0
-
-    //             // Calculate a consistent offset direction for the entire path
-    //             // let first_node = self.map.graph.get_node(path[0]).unwrap();
-    //             // let last_node = self.map.graph.get_node(path[path.len() - 1]).unwrap();
-
-    //             // Use the overall direction from start to end to determine the perpendicular offset
-    //             let offset = match ghost.ghost_type {
-    //                 GhostType::Blinky => glam::Vec2::new(0.25, 0.5),
-    //                 GhostType::Pinky => glam::Vec2::new(-0.25, -0.25),
-    //                 GhostType::Inky => glam::Vec2::new(0.5, -0.5),
-    //                 GhostType::Clyde => glam::Vec2::new(-0.5, 0.25),
-    //             } * 5.0;
-
-    //             // Calculate offset positions for all nodes using the same perpendicular direction
-    //             let mut offset_positions = Vec::new();
-    //             for &node_id in &path {
-    //                 let node = self
-    //                     .state
-    //                     .map
-    //                     .graph
-    //                     .get_node(node_id)
-    //                     .ok_or(crate::error::EntityError::NodeNotFound(node_id))?;
-    //                 let pos = node.position + crate::constants::BOARD_PIXEL_OFFSET.as_vec2();
-    //                 offset_positions.push(pos + offset);
-    //             }
-
-    //             // Draw lines between the offset positions
-    //             for window in offset_positions.windows(2) {
-    //                 if let (Some(from), Some(to)) = (window.first(), window.get(1)) {
-    //                     // Skip if the distance is too far (used for preventing lines between tunnel portals)
-    //                     if from.distance_squared(*to) > (crate::constants::CELL_SIZE * 16).pow(2) as f32 {
-    //                         continue;
-    //                     }
-
-    //                     // Draw the line
-    //                     canvas
-    //                         .draw_line((from.x as i32, from.y as i32), (to.x as i32, to.y as i32))
-    //                         .map_err(|e| crate::error::GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-    //                 }
-    //             }
-    //         }
-    //     }
-
-    //     Ok(())
-    // }
 }

src/systems/collision.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
-use bevy_ecs::entity::Entity;
-use bevy_ecs::event::{EventReader, EventWriter};
-use bevy_ecs::query::With;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{Query, Res, ResMut};
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    component::Component,
+    entity::Entity,
+    event::{EventReader, EventWriter},
+    query::With,
+    system::{Commands, Query, Res, ResMut},
+};
 
 use crate::error::GameError;
 use crate::events::GameEvent;
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
-use crate::systems::movement::Position;
-use crate::systems::{AudioEvent, Ghost, GhostState, PlayerControlled, ScoreResource};
+use crate::systems::{
+    components::GhostState, movement::Position, AudioEvent, DyingSequence, Frozen, GameStage, Ghost, PlayerControlled,
+    ScoreResource,
+};
 
+/// A component for defining the collision area of an entity.
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct Collider {
     pub size: f32,
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ pub fn check_collision(
 ///
 /// Also detects collisions between Pac-Man and ghosts for gameplay mechanics like
 /// power pellet effects, ghost eating, and player death.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn collision_system(
     map: Res<Map>,
     pacman_query: Query<(Entity, &Position, &Collider), With<PacmanCollider>>,
@@ -107,10 +113,13 @@ pub fn collision_system(
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn ghost_collision_system(
+    mut commands: Commands,
     mut collision_events: EventReader<GameEvent>,
     mut score: ResMut<ScoreResource>,
-    pacman_query: Query<(), With<PlayerControlled>>,
+    mut game_state: ResMut<GameStage>,
+    pacman_query: Query<Entity, With<PlayerControlled>>,
     ghost_query: Query<(Entity, &Ghost), With<GhostCollider>>,
     mut ghost_state_query: Query<&mut GhostState>,
     mut events: EventWriter<AudioEvent>,
@@ -118,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn ghost_collision_system(
     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() {
+            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)
@@ -140,8 +149,12 @@ pub fn ghost_collision_system(
 
                         // Play eat sound
                         events.write(AudioEvent::PlayEat);
-                    } else {
-                        // Pac-Man dies (this would need a death system)
+                    } else if matches!(*ghost_state, GhostState::Normal) {
+                        // Pac-Man dies
+                        *game_state = GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Frozen { remaining_ticks: 60 });
+                        commands.entity(pacman_entity).insert(Frozen);
+                        commands.entity(ghost_entity).insert(Frozen);
+                        events.write(AudioEvent::StopAll);
                     }
                 }
             }

src/systems/components.rs

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub struct Renderable {
 }
 
 /// Directional animation component with shared timing across all directions
-#[derive(Component, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Component, Clone)]
 pub struct DirectionalAnimation {
     pub moving_tiles: DirectionalTiles,
     pub stopped_tiles: DirectionalTiles,
@@ -123,13 +123,18 @@ impl DirectionalAnimation {
     }
 }
 
+/// Tag component to mark animations that should loop when they reach the end
+#[derive(Component, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Looping;
+
 /// Linear animation component for non-directional animations (frightened ghosts)
-#[derive(Component, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Component, Resource, Clone)]
 pub struct LinearAnimation {
     pub tiles: TileSequence,
     pub current_frame: usize,
     pub time_bank: u16,
     pub frame_duration: u16,
+    pub finished: bool,
 }
 
 impl LinearAnimation {
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ impl LinearAnimation {
             current_frame: 0,
             time_bank: 0,
             frame_duration,
+            finished: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -218,6 +224,11 @@ pub struct Frozen;
 #[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Eaten;
 
+/// Tag component for Pac-Man during his death animation.
+/// This is mainly because the Frozen tag would stop both movement and animation, while the Dying tag can signal that the animation should continue despite being frozen.
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Dying;
+
 #[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum GhostState {
     /// Normal ghost behavior - chasing Pac-Man

src/systems/ghost.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use crate::platform;
-use crate::systems::components::{DirectionalAnimation, Frozen, GhostAnimation, GhostState, LastAnimationState, LinearAnimation};
+use crate::systems::components::{
+    DirectionalAnimation, Frozen, GhostAnimation, GhostState, LastAnimationState, LinearAnimation, Looping,
+};
 use crate::{
     map::{
         builder::Map,
@@ -194,22 +196,26 @@ pub fn ghost_state_system(
         if last_animation_state.0 != current_animation_state {
             match current_animation_state {
                 GhostAnimation::Frightened { flash } => {
-                    // Remove DirectionalAnimation, add LinearAnimation
+                    // Remove DirectionalAnimation, add LinearAnimation with Looping component
                     commands
                         .entity(entity)
                         .remove::<DirectionalAnimation>()
-                        .insert(*animations.frightened(flash));
+                        .insert(animations.frightened(flash).clone())
+                        .insert(Looping);
                 }
                 GhostAnimation::Normal => {
-                    // Remove LinearAnimation, add DirectionalAnimation
+                    // Remove LinearAnimation and Looping, add DirectionalAnimation
                     commands
                         .entity(entity)
-                        .remove::<LinearAnimation>()
-                        .insert(*animations.get_normal(ghost_type).unwrap());
+                        .remove::<(LinearAnimation, Looping)>()
+                        .insert(animations.get_normal(ghost_type).unwrap().clone());
                 }
                 GhostAnimation::Eyes => {
-                    // Remove LinearAnimation, add DirectionalAnimation (eyes animation)
-                    commands.entity(entity).remove::<LinearAnimation>().insert(*animations.eyes());
+                    // Remove LinearAnimation and Looping, add DirectionalAnimation (eyes animation)
+                    commands
+                        .entity(entity)
+                        .remove::<(LinearAnimation, Looping)>()
+                        .insert(animations.eyes().clone());
                 }
             }
             last_animation_state.0 = current_animation_state;

src/systems/mod.rs

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-//! The Entity-Component-System (ECS) module.
-//!
-//! This module contains all the ECS-related logic, including components, systems,
-//! and resources.
+//! This module contains all the systems in the game.
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
 pub mod audio;
+#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
+pub mod debug;
+#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
+pub mod profiling;
+#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
+pub mod render;
+
 pub mod blinking;
 pub mod collision;
 pub mod components;
-#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
-pub mod debug;
 pub mod ghost;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod item;
 pub mod movement;
 pub mod player;
-#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
-pub mod profiling;
-#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
-pub mod render;
-pub mod stage;
+pub mod state;
+
+// Re-export all the modules. Do not fine-tune the exports.
 
 pub use self::audio::*;
 pub use self::blinking::*;
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ pub use self::movement::*;
 pub use self::player::*;
 pub use self::profiling::*;
 pub use self::render::*;
-pub use self::stage::*;
+pub use self::state::*;

src/systems/render.rs

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-use crate::constants::CANVAS_SIZE;
-use crate::error::{GameError, TextureError};
 use crate::map::builder::Map;
 use crate::systems::input::TouchState;
 use crate::systems::{
     debug_render_system, BatchedLinesResource, Collider, CursorPosition, DebugState, DebugTextureResource, DeltaTime,
-    DirectionalAnimation, LinearAnimation, Position, Renderable, ScoreResource, StartupSequence, SystemId, SystemTimings,
-    TtfAtlasResource, Velocity,
+    DirectionalAnimation, Dying, Frozen, GameStage, LinearAnimation, Looping, Position, Renderable, ScoreResource,
+    StartupSequence, SystemId, SystemTimings, TtfAtlasResource, Velocity,
 };
 use crate::texture::sprite::SpriteAtlas;
 use crate::texture::text::TextTexture;
+use crate::{
+    constants::CANVAS_SIZE,
+    error::{GameError, TextureError},
+};
 use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
 use bevy_ecs::entity::Entity;
 use bevy_ecs::event::EventWriter;
-use bevy_ecs::query::{Changed, Or, Without};
+use bevy_ecs::query::{Changed, Has, Or, With, Without};
 use bevy_ecs::removal_detection::RemovedComponents;
 use bevy_ecs::resource::Resource;
 use bevy_ecs::system::{NonSendMut, Query, Res, ResMut};
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn dirty_render_system(
 /// All directions share the same frame timing to ensure perfect synchronization.
 pub fn directional_render_system(
     dt: Res<DeltaTime>,
-    mut query: Query<(&Position, &Velocity, &mut DirectionalAnimation, &mut Renderable)>,
+    mut query: Query<(&Position, &Velocity, &mut DirectionalAnimation, &mut Renderable), Without<Frozen>>,
 ) {
     let ticks = (dt.seconds * 60.0).round() as u16; // Convert from seconds to ticks at 60 ticks/sec
 
@@ -86,26 +88,35 @@ pub fn directional_render_system(
     }
 }
 
-/// Updates linear animated entities (used for non-directional animations like frightened ghosts).
-///
-/// This system handles entities that use LinearAnimation component for simple frame cycling.
-pub fn linear_render_system(dt: Res<DeltaTime>, mut query: Query<(&mut LinearAnimation, &mut Renderable)>) {
-    let ticks = (dt.seconds * 60.0).round() as u16; // Convert from seconds to ticks at 60 ticks/sec
-
-    for (mut anim, mut renderable) in query.iter_mut() {
-        // Tick animation
-        anim.time_bank += ticks;
-        while anim.time_bank >= anim.frame_duration {
-            anim.time_bank -= anim.frame_duration;
-            anim.current_frame += 1;
+/// System that updates `Renderable` sprites for entities with `LinearAnimation`.
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+pub fn linear_render_system(
+    dt: Res<DeltaTime>,
+    mut query: Query<(&mut LinearAnimation, &mut Renderable, Has<Looping>), Or<(Without<Frozen>, With<Dying>)>>,
+) {
+    for (mut anim, mut renderable, looping) in query.iter_mut() {
+        if anim.finished {
+            continue;
         }
 
-        if !anim.tiles.is_empty() {
-            let new_tile = anim.tiles.get_tile(anim.current_frame);
-            if renderable.sprite != new_tile {
-                renderable.sprite = new_tile;
+        anim.time_bank += dt.ticks as u16;
+        let frames_to_advance = (anim.time_bank / anim.frame_duration) as usize;
+
+        if frames_to_advance == 0 {
+            continue;
         }
+
+        let total_frames = anim.tiles.len();
+
+        if !looping && anim.current_frame + frames_to_advance >= total_frames {
+            anim.finished = true;
+            anim.current_frame = total_frames - 1;
+        } else {
+            anim.current_frame += frames_to_advance;
         }
+
+        anim.time_bank %= anim.frame_duration;
+        renderable.sprite = anim.tiles.get_tile(anim.current_frame);
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ pub fn hud_render_system(
     mut canvas: NonSendMut<&mut Canvas<Window>>,
     mut atlas: NonSendMut<SpriteAtlas>,
     score: Res<ScoreResource>,
-    startup: Res<StartupSequence>,
+    stage: Res<GameStage>,
     mut errors: EventWriter<GameError>,
 ) {
     let _ = canvas.with_texture_canvas(&mut backbuffer.0, |canvas| {
@@ -226,10 +237,21 @@ pub fn hud_render_system(
             errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render high score text: {}", e)).into());
         }
 
+        // Render GAME OVER text
+        if matches!(*stage, GameStage::GameOver) {
+            let game_over_text = "GAME  OVER";
+            let game_over_width = text_renderer.text_width(game_over_text);
+            let game_over_position = glam::UVec2::new((CANVAS_SIZE.x - game_over_width) / 2, 160);
+            if let Err(e) = text_renderer.render_with_color(canvas, &mut atlas, game_over_text, game_over_position, Color::RED) {
+                errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render GAME OVER text: {}", e)).into());
+            }
+        }
+
         // Render text based on StartupSequence stage
         if matches!(
-            *startup,
-            StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. } | StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }
+            *stage,
+            GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. })
+                | GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. })
         ) {
             let ready_text = "READY!";
             let ready_width = text_renderer.text_width(ready_text);
@@ -238,7 +260,7 @@ pub fn hud_render_system(
                 errors.write(TextureError::RenderFailed(format!("Failed to render READY text: {}", e)).into());
             }
 
-            if matches!(*startup, StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. }) {
+            if matches!(*stage, GameStage::Starting(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);

src/systems/stage.rs

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-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/state.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+use std::mem::discriminant;
+
+use crate::{
+    map::builder::Map,
+    systems::{
+        AudioEvent, Blinking, DirectionalAnimation, Dying, Eaten, Frozen, Ghost, GhostCollider, GhostState, Hidden,
+        LinearAnimation, Looping, PlayerControlled, Position,
+    },
+};
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    entity::Entity,
+    event::EventWriter,
+    query::{With, Without},
+    resource::Resource,
+    system::{Commands, Query, Res, ResMut},
+};
+
+#[derive(Resource, Clone)]
+pub struct PlayerAnimation(pub DirectionalAnimation);
+
+#[derive(Resource, Clone)]
+pub struct PlayerDeathAnimation(pub LinearAnimation);
+
+/// A resource to track the overall stage of the game from a high-level perspective.
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum GameStage {
+    Starting(StartupSequence),
+    /// The main gameplay loop is active.
+    Playing,
+    /// The player has died and the death sequence is in progress.
+    PlayerDying(DyingSequence),
+    /// The level is restarting after a death.
+    LevelRestarting,
+    /// The game has ended.
+    GameOver,
+}
+
+/// A resource that manages the multi-stage startup sequence of the game.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, 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,
+    },
+}
+
+impl Default for GameStage {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Playing
+    }
+}
+
+/// The state machine for the multi-stage death sequence.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum DyingSequence {
+    /// Initial stage: entities are frozen, waiting for a delay.
+    Frozen { remaining_ticks: u32 },
+    /// Second stage: Pac-Man's death animation is playing.
+    Animating { remaining_ticks: u32 },
+    /// Third stage: Pac-Man is now gone, waiting a moment before the level restarts.
+    Hidden { remaining_ticks: u32 },
+}
+
+/// A resource to store the number of player lives.
+#[derive(Resource, Debug)]
+pub struct PlayerLives(pub u8);
+
+impl Default for PlayerLives {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self(1)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handles startup sequence transitions and component management
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+pub fn stage_system(
+    mut game_state: ResMut<GameStage>,
+    player_death_animation: Res<PlayerDeathAnimation>,
+    player_animation: Res<PlayerAnimation>,
+    mut player_lives: ResMut<PlayerLives>,
+    map: Res<Map>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut audio_events: EventWriter<AudioEvent>,
+    mut blinking_query: Query<Entity, With<Blinking>>,
+    mut player_query: Query<(Entity, &mut Position), With<PlayerControlled>>,
+    mut ghost_query: Query<(Entity, &Ghost, &mut Position), (With<GhostCollider>, Without<PlayerControlled>)>,
+) {
+    let old_state = *game_state;
+    let new_state: GameStage = match &mut *game_state {
+        GameStage::Starting(startup) => match startup {
+            StartupSequence::TextOnly { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::TextOnly {
+                        remaining_ticks: *remaining_ticks - 1,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { remaining_ticks: 60 })
+                }
+            }
+            StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible {
+                        remaining_ticks: *remaining_ticks - 1,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    GameStage::Playing
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        GameStage::Playing => GameStage::Playing,
+        GameStage::PlayerDying(dying) => match dying {
+            DyingSequence::Frozen { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Frozen {
+                        remaining_ticks: *remaining_ticks - 1,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    let death_animation = &player_death_animation.0;
+                    let remaining_ticks = (death_animation.tiles.len() * death_animation.frame_duration as usize) as u32;
+                    GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Animating { remaining_ticks })
+                }
+            }
+            DyingSequence::Animating { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Animating {
+                        remaining_ticks: *remaining_ticks - 1,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Hidden { remaining_ticks: 60 })
+                }
+            }
+            DyingSequence::Hidden { remaining_ticks } => {
+                if *remaining_ticks > 0 {
+                    GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Hidden {
+                        remaining_ticks: *remaining_ticks - 1,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    player_lives.0 = player_lives.0.saturating_sub(1);
+
+                    if player_lives.0 > 0 {
+                        GameStage::LevelRestarting
+                    } else {
+                        GameStage::GameOver
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        GameStage::LevelRestarting => GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { remaining_ticks: 60 }),
+        GameStage::GameOver => GameStage::GameOver,
+    };
+
+    if old_state == new_state {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    match (old_state, new_state) {
+        (GameStage::Playing, GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Frozen { .. })) => {
+            // Freeze the player & ghosts
+            for entity in player_query
+                .iter_mut()
+                .map(|(e, _)| e)
+                .chain(ghost_query.iter_mut().map(|(e, _, _)| e))
+            {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(Frozen);
+            }
+        }
+        (GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Frozen { .. }), GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Animating { .. })) => {
+            // Hide the ghosts
+            for (entity, _, _) in ghost_query.iter_mut() {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(Hidden);
+            }
+
+            // Start Pac-Man's death animation
+            if let Ok((player_entity, _)) = player_query.single_mut() {
+                commands
+                    .entity(player_entity)
+                    .insert((Dying, player_death_animation.0.clone()));
+            }
+
+            // Play the death sound
+            audio_events.write(AudioEvent::PlayDeath);
+        }
+        (GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Animating { .. }), GameStage::PlayerDying(DyingSequence::Hidden { .. })) => {
+            // Hide the player
+            if let Ok((player_entity, _)) = player_query.single_mut() {
+                commands.entity(player_entity).insert(Hidden);
+            }
+        }
+        (_, GameStage::LevelRestarting) => {
+            if let Ok((player_entity, mut pos)) = player_query.single_mut() {
+                *pos = Position::Stopped {
+                    node: map.start_positions.pacman,
+                };
+
+                // Freeze the blinking, force them to be visible (if they were hidden by blinking)
+                for entity in blinking_query.iter_mut() {
+                    commands.entity(entity).insert(Frozen).remove::<Hidden>();
+                }
+
+                // Reset the player animation
+                commands
+                    .entity(player_entity)
+                    .remove::<(Frozen, Dying, Hidden, LinearAnimation, Looping)>()
+                    .insert(player_animation.0.clone());
+            }
+
+            // Reset ghost positions and state
+            for (ghost_entity, ghost, mut ghost_pos) in ghost_query.iter_mut() {
+                *ghost_pos = Position::Stopped {
+                    node: match ghost {
+                        Ghost::Blinky => map.start_positions.blinky,
+                        Ghost::Pinky => map.start_positions.pinky,
+                        Ghost::Inky => map.start_positions.inky,
+                        Ghost::Clyde => map.start_positions.clyde,
+                    },
+                };
+                commands
+                    .entity(ghost_entity)
+                    .remove::<(Frozen, Hidden, Eaten)>()
+                    .insert(GhostState::Normal);
+            }
+        }
+        (
+            GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. }),
+            GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }),
+        ) => {
+            // Unhide the player & ghosts
+            for entity in player_query
+                .iter_mut()
+                .map(|(e, _)| e)
+                .chain(ghost_query.iter_mut().map(|(e, _, _)| e))
+            {
+                commands.entity(entity).remove::<Hidden>();
+            }
+        }
+        (GameStage::Starting(StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }), GameStage::Playing) => {
+            // Unfreeze the player & ghosts & blinking
+            for entity in player_query
+                .iter_mut()
+                .map(|(e, _)| e)
+                .chain(ghost_query.iter_mut().map(|(e, _, _)| e))
+                .chain(blinking_query.iter_mut())
+            {
+                commands.entity(entity).remove::<Frozen>();
+            }
+        }
+        (GameStage::PlayerDying(..), GameStage::GameOver) => {
+            // Freeze blinking
+            for entity in blinking_query.iter_mut() {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(Frozen);
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            let different = discriminant(&old_state) != discriminant(&new_state);
+            if different {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    new_state = ?new_state,
+                    old_state = ?old_state,
+                    "Unhandled game stage transition");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    *game_state = new_state;
+}
+
+// if let GameState::LevelRestarting = &*game_state {
+//     // When restarting, jump straight to the CharactersVisible stage
+//     // and unhide the entities.
+//     *startup = StartupSequence::new(0, 60 * 2); // 2 seconds for READY! text
+//     if let StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. } = *startup {
+//         // This will immediately transition to CharactersVisible on the next line
+//     } else {
+//         // Should be unreachable as we just set it
+//     }
+
+//     // Freeze Pac-Man and ghosts
+//     for entity in player_query.iter().chain(ghost_query.iter()) {
+//         commands.entity(entity).insert(Frozen);
+//     }
+
+//     *game_state = GameState::Playing;
+// }
+
+// if let Some((old_state, new_state)) = startup.tick() {
+//     debug!("StartupSequence transition from {old_state:?} to {new_state:?}");
+//     match (old_state, new_state) {
+//         (StartupSequence::TextOnly { .. }, StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }) => {
+//             // Unhide the player & ghosts
+//             for entity in player_query.iter().chain(ghost_query.iter()) {
+//                 commands.entity(entity).remove::<Hidden>();
+//             }
+//         }
+//         (StartupSequence::CharactersVisible { .. }, StartupSequence::GameActive) => {
+//             // Unfreeze Pac-Man, ghosts and energizers
+//             for entity in player_query.iter().chain(ghost_query.iter()).chain(blinking_query.iter()) {
+//                 commands.entity(entity).remove::<Frozen>();
+//             }
+//             *game_state = GameState::Playing;
+//         }
+//         _ => {}
+//     }
+// }

src/texture/animated.rs

@@ -1,53 +1,45 @@
-use crate::map::direction::Direction;
-use crate::texture::sprite::AtlasTile;
+use glam::U16Vec2;
 
-/// Fixed-size tile sequence that avoids heap allocation
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+use crate::{map::direction::Direction, texture::sprite::AtlasTile};
+
+/// A sequence of tiles for animation, backed by a vector.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TileSequence {
-    tiles: [AtlasTile; 4], // Fixed array, max 4 frames
-    count: usize,          // Actual number of frames used
+    tiles: Vec<AtlasTile>,
 }
 
 impl TileSequence {
-    /// Creates a new tile sequence from a slice of tiles
+    /// Creates a new tile sequence from a slice of tiles.
     pub fn new(tiles: &[AtlasTile]) -> Self {
-        let mut tile_array = [AtlasTile {
-            pos: glam::U16Vec2::ZERO,
-            size: glam::U16Vec2::ZERO,
-            color: None,
-        }; 4];
-
-        let count = tiles.len().min(4);
-        tile_array[..count].copy_from_slice(&tiles[..count]);
-
-        Self {
-            tiles: tile_array,
-            count,
-        }
+        Self { tiles: tiles.to_vec() }
     }
 
     /// Returns the tile at the given frame index, wrapping if necessary
     pub fn get_tile(&self, frame: usize) -> AtlasTile {
-        if self.count == 0 {
-            // Return a default empty tile if no tiles
-            AtlasTile {
-                pos: glam::U16Vec2::ZERO,
-                size: glam::U16Vec2::ZERO,
+        if self.tiles.is_empty() {
+            // Return a default or handle the error appropriately
+            // For now, let's return a default tile, assuming it's a sensible default
+            return AtlasTile {
+                pos: U16Vec2::ZERO,
+                size: U16Vec2::ZERO,
                 color: None,
+            };
         }
-        } else {
-            self.tiles[frame % self.count]
-        }
+        self.tiles[frame % self.tiles.len()]
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if this sequence has no tiles
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.tiles.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if the sequence contains any tiles.
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.count == 0
+        self.tiles.is_empty()
     }
 }
 
-/// Type-safe directional tile storage with named fields
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+/// A collection of tile sequences for each cardinal direction.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct DirectionalTiles {
     pub up: TileSequence,
     pub down: TileSequence,