From d6c52cecdae1a4f7030fa312f546c146765764d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Hilder <jhilder95@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 07:43:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Setup serve direction after scoring

---
 src/entity_ball.odin   | 12 +++++++++---
 src/level_manager.odin |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/entity_ball.odin b/src/entity_ball.odin
index a4158e5..de86e2c 100644
--- a/src/entity_ball.odin
+++ b/src/entity_ball.odin
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ init_ball :: proc() -> Entity {
     }
 }
 
-serve_ball :: proc(ball: ^Entity) {
+serve_ball :: proc(ball: ^Entity, serve_dir: u8) {
+    dir_x: f32 = 0.0
     // Randomize initial direction: -1.0 or 1.0
-    dir_x := f32(rand.float32() > 0.5 ? 1 : -1)
+    if serve_dir == 0 do dir_x = f32(rand.float32() > 0.5 ? 1 : -1)
+    if serve_dir == 1 do dir_x = 1.0
+    if serve_dir == 2 do dir_x = -1.0
+
     dir_y := rand.choice([]f32{-0.1, 0.1}) // Slightly angled launch
     ball.vel = rl.Vector2Normalize({dir_x, dir_y}) * ball.speed
 }
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ update_ball :: proc(ball: ^Entity, level: ^Level, dt: f32) {
         level.serve_timer -= dt
 
         if level.serve_timer <= 0 {
-            serve_ball(ball) 
+            serve_ball(ball, level.serve_dir) 
         } 
 
         return
@@ -86,12 +90,14 @@ update_ball :: proc(ball: ^Entity, level: ^Level, dt: f32) {
         increment_score(&level.score_player, level.score_win, true, ball)
         reset_ball(ball)
         level.serve_timer = level.wait_time
+        level.serve_dir = 1
     }
 
     if ball.pos.x <= field_bounds.x + ball.size.x { 
         increment_score(&level.score_enemy, level.score_win, false, ball)
         reset_ball(ball)
         level.serve_timer = level.wait_time
+        level.serve_dir = 2
     }
 
     ball.pos += ball.vel * dt
diff --git a/src/level_manager.odin b/src/level_manager.odin
index 6e6b14b..7a8ada8 100644
--- a/src/level_manager.odin
+++ b/src/level_manager.odin
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Level :: struct {
     player:       Entity,
     opponent:     Entity,
     ball:         Entity,
+    serve_dir:    u8,
     serve_timer:  f32,
     wait_time:    f32,
     score_player: int,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ init_level :: proc() -> Level {
         ball         = init_ball(),
         serve_timer  = SERVE_WAIT_TIME,
         wait_time    = SERVE_WAIT_TIME,
-        score_win    = 1,
+        score_win    = 3,
         score_player = 0,
         score_enemy  = 0,
         particles    = make([dynamic]Particle),