From 73a63247e66d3d3ac4cb53a1a91cdd5632b904a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Lohr <cnlohr@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:05:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] FIX: Dead appearance on start.

---
 stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
index 83f67169ac..71f1bbbd08 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,14 @@ bool LifeMeterBar::IsFailing() const
 
 void LifeMeterBar::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
+	// HACK: Prevent 'Dead on Start' appearance
+	// the way the physics work, if there is an unusually
+	// larget delta, it will cause the meter to have a very
+	// strange effect. 
+	//
+	if ( fDeltaTime >= 2.0 )
+		return;
+
 	LifeMeter::Update( fDeltaTime );