From 9a3d1fd164762b519663a5adc4394980b4afa7e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Hamamura <58859899+ryanhamamura@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:04:27 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: reduce snake animation delays for snappier gameplay

Remove transitions and simplify head-pop animation to feel more
responsive at higher speed settings.
---
 assets/css/input.css | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/assets/css/input.css b/assets/css/input.css
index 04fc90b..af7d9e7 100644
--- a/assets/css/input.css
+++ b/assets/css/input.css
@@ -75,15 +75,13 @@
 .snake-cell {
   background: #16213e;
   border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
-  transition: background 130ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 130ms ease-out;
 }
 .snake-cell.snake-head {
   border-radius: 4px;
-  animation: head-pop 130ms ease-out;
+  animation: head-pop 50ms ease-out;
 }
 @keyframes head-pop {
-  0% { transform: scale(0.6); }
-  50% { transform: scale(1.08); }
+  0% { transform: scale(0.85); }
   100% { transform: scale(1); }
 }
 .snake-cell.snake-food {
@@ -99,6 +97,6 @@
 .snake-cell.snake-dead {
   opacity: 0.35;
   filter: grayscale(0.5);
-  transition: opacity 400ms ease-out, background 130ms ease-in-out;
+  transition: opacity 400ms ease-out;
 }
 .snake-wrapper:focus { outline: none; }