fix

src/sdl-instead/game.c

@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ int game_loop(void)
 		//	game_highlight(ev.x, ev.y, 1);
 		}
 
-		if (game_theme.gfx_mode != GFX_MODE_DIRECT) {
+		if (game_theme.gfx_mode != GFX_MODE_DIRECT || menu_shown) {
 			if (old_xref)
 				game_highlight(x, y, 1);
 			else {

stead/goto.lua

@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ end)
 
 player  = stead.inherit(player, function(v)
 	v.look = function(s)
+		if not stead.started then
+			stead.started = true
+			game:start()
+		end
 		if game._time == 0 then
 			return stead.goto(here(), false, false, true);
 		end

stead/stead.lua

@@ -1561,10 +1561,11 @@ function do_ini(self, load)
 	stead.initialized = true
 	return stead.par('',v, self._lastdisp); --stead.par('^^',v);
 end
+stead.do_ini = do_ini
 
 function game_ini(self)
 	local v,vv
-	v = do_ini(self);
+	v = stead.do_ini(self);
 	vv = iface:title(call(self,'nam'));
 	vv = stead.par('^^', vv, call(self,'dsc'));
 	if type(init) == 'function' then
@@ -1576,6 +1577,12 @@ function game_ini(self)
 	return stead.par("^^", vv, v);
 end
 
+function game_start(s)
+	if type(start) == 'function' then
+		start() -- start function
+	end
+end
+
 function game(v)
 	if v.nam == nil then
 		error ("No game name in constructor.", 2);
@@ -1586,6 +1593,9 @@ function game(v)
 	if v.ini == nil then
 		v.ini = game_ini;
 	end
+	if v.start == nil then
+		v.start = game_start
+	end
 	if v.save == nil then
 		v.save = game_save;
 	end
@@ -1789,6 +1799,8 @@ function gamefile(file, forget)
 		end
 		init = function() -- null init function
 		end
+		start = function() -- null start function
+		end
 		for_each_object(function(k, o) -- destroy all objects
 			if o.system_type then
 				return
@@ -1879,7 +1891,12 @@ function game_load(self, name)
 		if r then
 			return nil, false
 		end
-		return do_ini(self, true);
+		i, r = stead.do_ini(self, true);
+		if not stead.started then
+			game:start()
+			stead.started = true
+		end
+		return i, r
 	end
 	return nil, false
 end
@@ -2906,6 +2923,7 @@ end
 
 stead.init = function(s)
 	stead.initialized = false
+	stead.started = false
 	stead:objects();
 	s.functions = {} -- code blocks
 	local k,v