From 4bc370be121d0286c87297189a90b1166376de41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ddidderr <ddidderr@paul.network>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:06:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(game): ignore nudges while waiting to launch

A cabinet nudge could still raise the tilt meter after a drain while the next
ball was parked in the launcher. If that latched TILT, launching was correctly
disabled but no active ball remained to drain and clear it, creating a new
softlock.

Only accept nudges for an active ball. This keeps the latched tilt rules intact
while guaranteeing every waiting ball can be launched.

Test Plan:
- `cargo fmt -- --check` -- passed
- `cargo test --all-targets` -- passed, including the waiting-ball regression
- `cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings` -- passed
- `git diff --check` -- passed
---
 tdkpin-rs/src/game.rs | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tdkpin-rs/src/game.rs b/tdkpin-rs/src/game.rs
index 465481a..8831961 100644
--- a/tdkpin-rs/src/game.rs
+++ b/tdkpin-rs/src/game.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ impl Game {
         if controls.launch_pressed && self.launch() {
             events.push(Event::Launch);
         }
-        if !self.tilted && controls.nudge.abs() > 0.1 && self.nudge_cooldown <= 0.0 {
+        if !self.tilted
+            && !self.ball.in_launcher
+            && controls.nudge.abs() > 0.1
+            && self.nudge_cooldown <= 0.0
+        {
             self.ball.velocity.x += controls.nudge * 55.0;
             self.nudge_meter += controls.nudge.abs() * 0.34;
             self.nudge_cooldown = 0.22;
@@ -675,6 +679,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn tilt_latches_and_disables_flippers_and_scoring() {
         let mut game = Game::new(1);
+        assert!(game.launch());
         game.bonus = 4_000;
         for _ in 0..4 {
             game.nudge_cooldown = 0.0;
@@ -723,4 +728,26 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!game.tilted);
         assert!(game.ball.in_launcher);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn waiting_ball_cannot_be_tilted() {
+        let mut game = Game::new(1);
+
+        for _ in 0..12 {
+            game.nudge_cooldown = 0.0;
+            let events = game.update(
+                1.0 / 60.0,
+                3,
+                Controls {
+                    nudge: 1.0,
+                    ..Controls::default()
+                },
+            );
+            assert!(!events.contains(&Event::Nudge));
+            assert!(!events.contains(&Event::Tilt));
+        }
+
+        assert!(!game.tilted);
+        assert!(game.launch());
+    }
 }