From e8fe53650b790bb6fe5d7cca007062d59447f21a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelsi <kelsihates2fa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:14:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add respawn countdown timer to the death dialog

The "You are dead." dialog now shows a "Release in M:SS" countdown
tracking time elapsed since death. The countdown runs from 6 minutes
(WoW's forced-release window) and disappears once it reaches zero.
Timer resets automatically when the player is no longer dead.
---
 include/ui/game_screen.hpp |  6 ++++++
 src/ui/game_screen.cpp     | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
index 83f04567..b7cf2f53 100644
--- a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ private:
     std::vector<ZoneToastEntry> zoneToasts_;
     std::string lastKnownZone_;
     static constexpr float kZoneToastLifetime = 3.0f;
+
+    // Death screen: elapsed time since the death dialog first appeared
+    float deathElapsed_ = 0.0f;
+    bool deathTimerRunning_ = false;
+    // WoW forces release after ~6 minutes; show countdown until then
+    static constexpr float kForcedReleaseSec = 360.0f;
     void renderZoneToasts(float deltaTime);
     bool showPlayerInfo = false;
     bool showSocialFrame_ = false;  // O key toggles social/friends list
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index 0da74826..7ddfe7a3 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -10988,7 +10988,18 @@ void GameScreen::renderTaxiWindow(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
 // ============================================================
 
 void GameScreen::renderDeathScreen(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
-    if (!gameHandler.showDeathDialog()) return;
+    if (!gameHandler.showDeathDialog()) {
+        deathTimerRunning_ = false;
+        deathElapsed_ = 0.0f;
+        return;
+    }
+    float dt = ImGui::GetIO().DeltaTime;
+    if (!deathTimerRunning_) {
+        deathElapsed_ = 0.0f;
+        deathTimerRunning_ = true;
+    } else {
+        deathElapsed_ += dt;
+    }
 
     auto* window = core::Application::getInstance().getWindow();
     float screenW = window ? static_cast<float>(window->getWidth()) : 1280.0f;
@@ -11006,7 +11017,7 @@ void GameScreen::renderDeathScreen(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
 
     // "Release Spirit" dialog centered on screen
     float dlgW = 280.0f;
-    float dlgH = 100.0f;
+    float dlgH = 130.0f;
     ImGui::SetNextWindowPos(ImVec2(screenW / 2 - dlgW / 2, screenH * 0.35f), ImGuiCond_Always);
     ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(ImVec2(dlgW, dlgH), ImGuiCond_Always);
 
@@ -11025,6 +11036,18 @@ void GameScreen::renderDeathScreen(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
         ImGui::SetCursorPosX((dlgW - textW) / 2);
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(1.0f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 1.0f), "%s", deathText);
 
+        // Respawn timer: show how long until forced release
+        float timeLeft = kForcedReleaseSec - deathElapsed_;
+        if (timeLeft > 0.0f) {
+            int mins = static_cast<int>(timeLeft) / 60;
+            int secs = static_cast<int>(timeLeft) % 60;
+            char timerBuf[48];
+            snprintf(timerBuf, sizeof(timerBuf), "Release in %d:%02d", mins, secs);
+            float tw = ImGui::CalcTextSize(timerBuf).x;
+            ImGui::SetCursorPosX((dlgW - tw) / 2);
+            ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.65f, 0.65f, 0.65f, 1.0f), "%s", timerBuf);
+        }
+
         ImGui::Spacing();
         ImGui::Spacing();