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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -243,18 +243,22 @@
 var bullets = [];
 var npcs = [];
 // Add the start screen to the game
 var startScreen = game.addChild(new StartScreen());
-// Create a clock shape to display time in the format 00:00
-var clockText = new Text2('00:00', {
-	size: 100,
-	fill: "#ffffff"
-});
-clockText.anchor.set(0.5, 0.5);
-clockText.x = 2048 / 2;
-clockText.y = 100; // Position the clock at the top center of the screen
-LK.gui.top.addChild(clockText);
+var timerText;
 function initializeGame(mode) {
+	// Initialize and display the timer
+	timerText = new Text2('Time: 0', {
+		size: 100,
+		fill: "#ffffff"
+	});
+	timerText.anchor.set(0.5, 0);
+	LK.gui.top.addChild(timerText);
+	var startTime = Date.now();
+	LK.setInterval(function () {
+		var elapsedTime = Math.floor((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000);
+		timerText.setText('Time: ' + elapsedTime);
+	}, 1000);
 	console.log("Selected Game Mode:", mode);
 	if (mode === 'mode2') {
 		game.setBackgroundColor(0x8B0000); // Set background to dark red for NIGHTMARE MODE
 	}
@@ -285,17 +289,8 @@
 		npc.x = Math.random() * 2048;
 		npc.y = Math.random() * 2732;
 		npcs.push(npc);
 	}
-	// Create a clock shape to display time in the format 00:00
-	var clockText = new Text2('00:00', {
-		size: 100,
-		fill: "#ffffff"
-	});
-	clockText.anchor.set(0.5, 0.5);
-	clockText.x = 2048 / 2;
-	clockText.y = 100; // Position the clock at the top center of the screen
-	LK.gui.top.addChild(clockText);
 }
 // Handle player movement
 game.move = function (x, y, obj) {
 	if (player) {