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Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:37:43 +0000
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- Highlighted the "any key" interaction keyword in the start prompt.
- Colorized the countdown digits (Yellow) and "GO!" prompt (Green).
- Added a live "High Score" display to the gameplay HUD for real-time motivation.
- Refactored achievement logic ("NEW BEST!" and congratulations) to be inclusive of first-time players.
- Improved terminal UI robustness using the \033[K (Erase in Line) escape sequence.

Co-authored-by: aidasofialily-cmd <247843425+aidasofialily-cmd@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/main.cpp | 17 +++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e72f1da..59695e1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main() {
     std::cout << "Controls:\n " << CLR_CTRL << "[h]" << CLR_RESET << " Toggle Hard Mode (10x Speed!)\n "
               << CLR_CTRL << "[q]" << CLR_RESET << " Quit Game\n " << CLR_CTRL << "[Any key]" << CLR_RESET << " Click!\n\n";
 
-    std::cout << "Press any key to start... " << std::flush;
+    std::cout << "Press " << CLR_CTRL << "any key" << CLR_RESET << " to start... " << std::flush;
     struct pollfd start_fds[1] = {{STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0}};
     if (poll(start_fds, 1, -1) > 0) {
         if (read(STDIN_FILENO, &input, 1) > 0 && input == 'q') {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main() {
     }
 
     for (int i = 3; i > 0; --i) {
-        std::cout << "\rStarting in " << i << "... " << std::flush;
+        std::cout << "\rStarting in " << CLR_CTRL << i << CLR_RESET << "... \033[K" << std::flush;
         auto start_wait = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         while (std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start_wait).count() < 1000) {
             int elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start_wait).count();
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main() {
             }
         }
     }
-    std::cout << "\rGO!             \n" << std::flush;
+    std::cout << "\r" << CLR_NORM << "GO!" << CLR_RESET << "\033[K\n" << std::flush;
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
     tcflush(STDIN_FILENO, TCIFLUSH);
 
@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ int main() {
         }
 
         if (updateUI) {
-            std::cout << "\r" << CLR_SCORE << "Score: " << score << CLR_RESET << " "
+            if (score > highscore) highscore = score;
+            std::cout << "\r" << CLR_SCORE << "Score: " << score << CLR_RESET << " | High: " << highscore << " "
                       << (hardMode ? CLR_HARD "[HARD MODE]" : CLR_NORM "[NORMAL MODE]")
-                      << (score > initialHighscore && initialHighscore > 0 ? " NEW BEST! 🥳" : "")
-                      << "           " << std::flush;
+                      << (score > initialHighscore ? CLR_CTRL " NEW BEST! 🥳" CLR_RESET : "")
+                      << "\033[K" << std::flush;
             updateUI = false;
         }
     }
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ int main() {
 
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
     std::cout << "\n\n" << CLR_SCORE << "Final Score: " << score << CLR_RESET << "\n";
-    if (score > initialHighscore && initialHighscore > 0) {
-        std::cout << "Congratulations! A new personal best!\n";
+    if (score > initialHighscore) {
+        std::cout << CLR_CTRL << "Congratulations! A new personal best!" << CLR_RESET << "\n";
     }
     std::cout << "Thanks for playing!\n";
     std::cout << "\033[?25h" << std::flush;