From f111ffa1dcf26c4bfc0dc07d74f69fe405ba1f47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edschuy95 <ed.schuyler@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:11:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] .

---
 RA3MP3Playback.pyw | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RA3MP3Playback.pyw b/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
index e20922a..72a7bbf 100644
--- a/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
+++ b/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import pygame
 shutdown_event = threading.Event()
 
 # ========================= CONFIG =========================
-DEBUG = False  # Set True to enable debug overrides
+DEBUG = True  # Set True to enable debug overrides
 
 # Default paths (used if not in debug mode)
 DEFAULT_WIN_GAME_EXE = r"./qgame.dll"
@@ -644,58 +644,50 @@ def game_launch(gameargs):
             creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
         )
         master_fd = None
+
+        # Start monitoring in background thread
+        monitor_thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_game, args=(pty_proc,))
+        monitor_thread.start()
+
     else:
         master_fd, slave_fd = pty.openpty()
 
-        # Close all file descriptors except the pty
-        # This prevents inheritance of file manager's stdin/stdout
-        max_fd = 1024  # Reasonable upper limit
-        for fd in range(3, max_fd):
-            try:
-                os.close(fd)
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-
         pty_proc = subprocess.Popen(
             [game_exe, "+set", "ttycon", "1"] + gameargs,
             stdin=slave_fd,
             stdout=slave_fd,
             stderr=slave_fd,
-            close_fds=True,
-            # Don't let the child process be affected by parent's terminal
-            preexec_fn=os.setsid if hasattr(os, 'setsid') else None
+            close_fds=True
         )
 
         os.close(slave_fd)
 
+        # Start monitoring in background thread
+        monitor_thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_game_pty, args=(master_fd,))
+        monitor_thread.start()
+
     # Monitor the game output
     try:
-        if os.name == "nt":
-            monitor_game(pty_proc)
-        else:
-            monitor_game_pty(master_fd)
+        while True:
+            # Check if the game process is still running
+            if pty_proc.poll() is not None:
+                # Process has ended
+                break
+                
+            # Small sleep to prevent busy waiting
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+        # if os.name == "nt":
+        #     monitor_game(pty_proc)
+        # else:
+        #     monitor_game_pty(master_fd)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("Exiting...")
     finally:
         stop_flag.set()
         stop_playback()
         if pty_proc:
-            try:
-                pty_proc.stdin.close()
-            except:
-                pass
-
-            try:
-                pty_proc.stdout.close()
-            except:
-                pass
-
             try:
                 pty_proc.terminate()
-            except:
-                pass
-
-            try:
                 pty_proc.wait(timeout=5)
             except:
                 pass