From 926aa16e83490a7b2b3ffbd74948278db60504d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wires77 <Wires77@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 22:00:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Disable frame pause if there are any coroutines or
 subscripts running

---
 ui_main.cpp | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 ui_main.h   |  1 +
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui_main.cpp b/ui_main.cpp
index 1c0281d..887de4f 100644
--- a/ui_main.cpp
+++ b/ui_main.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,23 @@ void ui_main_c::PCall(int narg, int nret)
 {
 	sys->SetWorkDir(scriptWorkDir);
 	inLua = true;
+	hasActiveCoroutine = false;
 	int err = lua_pcall(L, narg, nret, 1);
+	lua_getglobal(L, "coroutine");
+	lua_getfield(L, -1, "_list");
+	lua_pcall(L, 0, 1, 0);
+
+	if (lua_istable(L, -1)) {
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+		while (lua_next(L, -2)) {
+			lua_State* co = lua_tothread(L, -2);
+			if (co && lua_status(co) == LUA_YIELD) {
+				hasActiveCoroutine = true;
+			}
+			lua_pop(L, 1);
+		}
+	}
+	lua_pop(L, 1);
 	inLua = false;
 	sys->SetWorkDir();
 	if (err && !didExit) {
@@ -354,13 +370,23 @@ void ui_main_c::ScriptInit()
 
 void ui_main_c::Frame()
 {
+	// Check for any subscripts we need to run
+	bool hasSubscript = false;
+	for (dword i = 0; i < subScriptSize; i++) {
+		if (subScriptList[i]) {
+			hasSubscript = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	// Always runs 10 frames after finishing the boot process
 	if (!sys->video->IsVisible() || sys->conWin->IsVisible() || restartFlag || didExit) {
 		framesSinceWindowHidden = 0;
 	}
 	else if (framesSinceWindowHidden <= 10) {
 		framesSinceWindowHidden++;
 	}
-	else if (!sys->video->IsActive() && !sys->video->IsCursorOverWindow()) {
+	// Otherwise only runs frames if the mouse is on screen, there is an active coroutine, or there is an active subscript
+	else if (!sys->video->IsActive() && !sys->video->IsCursorOverWindow() && !hasActiveCoroutine && !hasSubscript) {
 		sys->Sleep(100);
 		return;
 	}	
diff --git a/ui_main.h b/ui_main.h
index 321513b..87bdb58 100644
--- a/ui_main.h
+++ b/ui_main.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ui_main_c: public ui_IMain {
 	int		cursorY = 0;
 	int		framesSinceWindowHidden = 0;
 	volatile bool	inLua = false;
+	bool	hasActiveCoroutine = false;
 	int		ioOpenf = LUA_NOREF;
 
 	static int InitAPI(lua_State* L);

From 728851f1dbd3c867549e0da3730fcf5e9748df24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wires77 <Wires77@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:53:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add background logic to another spot

---
 ui_main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui_main.cpp b/ui_main.cpp
index 887de4f..c03c8bc 100644
--- a/ui_main.cpp
+++ b/ui_main.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void ui_main_c::Frame()
 	}
 
 	//sys->con->Printf("Finishing up...\n");
-	if ( !sys->video->IsActive() ) {
+	if ( !sys->video->IsActive() && !hasActiveCoroutine && !hasSubscript ) {
 		sys->Sleep(100);
 	}
 

From 88b89bbbb84a8c5f247affdf8bf253c58125b597 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wires77 <Wires77@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:01:30 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix: improper stack pop causing error in updates

---
 ui_main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui_main.cpp b/ui_main.cpp
index c03c8bc..09e59be 100644
--- a/ui_main.cpp
+++ b/ui_main.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void ui_main_c::PCall(int narg, int nret)
 			lua_pop(L, 1);
 		}
 	}
-	lua_pop(L, 1);
+	lua_pop(L, 2);
 	inLua = false;
 	sys->SetWorkDir();
 	if (err && !didExit) {