From c803df242ab4b06ad2a7f2718ce26ddc825ccc60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andre Padez <andre.padez@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:46:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(phase1.2b): apply buffered direction BEFORE movement, not
 after
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- Move applyBufferedDirection() to execute before moveSnake()
- This ensures buffered input is used for the current frame's movement
- Allows multi-frame 180° turns (down then left, for example)
- Snake can turn in any valid direction across frames
- Fixes the 180° reversal restriction issue
---
 src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts b/src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts
index 6aacd8c..083ef3c 100755
--- a/src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts
+++ b/src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ export function useGameStatus(
         const elapsed = timestamp - lastUpdateRef.current;
 
         if (elapsed >= msPerFrame) {
+          // Apply any buffered direction input BEFORE moving
+          snakeManagerRef.current.applyBufferedDirection();
+
           const result = snakeManagerRef.current.moveSnake(shouldGrow);
 
           shouldGrow = false;
@@ -79,9 +82,6 @@ export function useGameStatus(
             return;
           }
 
-          // Apply any buffered direction input for next frame
-          snakeManagerRef.current.applyBufferedDirection();
-
           const head = snakeManagerRef.current.snakeBodyRef.current[0];
           if (head && foodManagerRef.current.checkFoodCollision(head)) {
             foodManagerRef.current.removeFood(head);