Index: game.c
==================================================================
--- game.c
+++ game.c
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 #include "smallxrm.h"
 #include "heromesh.h"
 #include "quarks.h"
 #include "cursorshapes.h"
 
+static volatile Uint8 timerflag;
+
 static void redraw_game(void) {
   char buf[32];
   SDL_Rect r;
   int x,y;
   r.x=r.y=0;
@@ -110,24 +112,39 @@
   }
   s=sqlite3_str_finish(m);
   if(s) SDL_WM_SetCaption(s,s); else SDL_WM_SetCaption("Free Hero Mesh","Free Hero Mesh");
   sqlite3_free(s);
 }
+
+static Uint32 timer_callback(Uint32 n) {
+  if(!timerflag) {
+    static SDL_Event ev={SDL_USEREVENT};
+    SDL_PushEvent(&ev);
+  }
+  timerflag=1;
+  return n;
+}
 
 void run_game(void) {
   int i;
   SDL_Event ev;
   set_caption();
   begin_level(level_id);
   redraw_game();
+  timerflag=0;
+  SDL_SetTimer(10,timer_callback);
   while(SDL_WaitEvent(&ev)) {
     switch(ev.type) {
       case SDL_VIDEOEXPOSE:
         redraw_game();
         break;
       case SDL_QUIT:
         exit(0);
+        break;
+      case SDL_USEREVENT:
+        //TODO: animation
+        timerflag=0;
         break;
       case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
         if(ev.button.x<left_margin) {
           
           break;
@@ -139,12 +156,13 @@
         i=exec_key_binding(&ev,0,0,0,game_command,0);
       command:
         if(i==-1) exit(0);
         if(i==-2) {
           main_options['e']=1;
+          SDL_SetTimer(0,0);
           return;
         }
         redraw_game();
         break;
     }
   }
 }

Index: picture.c
==================================================================
--- picture.c
+++ picture.c
@@ -436,11 +436,11 @@
   w=strtol(xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,2)?:"800",0,10);
   optionquery[1]=Q_screenHeight;
   h=strtol(xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,2)?:"600",0,10);
   optionquery[1]=Q_screenFlags;
   v=xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,2)?:"";
-  if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|(strchr(v,'z')?SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE:0))) fatal("Error initializing SDL: %s\n",SDL_GetError());
+  if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|(strchr(v,'z')?SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE:0)|SDL_INIT_TIMER)) fatal("Error initializing SDL: %s\n",SDL_GetError());
   atexit(SDL_Quit);
   i=0;
   while(*v) switch(*v++) {
     case 'd': i|=SDL_DOUBLEBUF; break;
     case 'f': i|=SDL_FULLSCREEN; break;