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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -587,11 +587,8 @@
 // Function to start the game
 function startGame(mode) {
 	mainMenu.visible = false;
 	scoreTxt.visible = true; // Show score when game starts
-	// Add leftPlayer and rightPlayer to the game
-	game.addChild(leftPlayer);
-	game.addChild(rightPlayer);
 	// Initialize game elements based on selected mode
 	if (mode === 'mode1') {
 		// Initialize mode 1 specific elements
 		obstacleSpawnOrder = [{
@@ -747,10 +744,10 @@
 player.lane = 1; // Start in the middle lane
 player.x = lanes[player.lane];
 player.y = 2732 - 200 - 350;
 // Initialize left and right players
-var leftPlayer = new LeftPlayer();
-var rightPlayer = new RightPlayer();
+var leftPlayer = null;
+var rightPlayer = null;
 // Initialize arrays for obstacles and coins
 var obstacles = [];
 var coins = [];
 // Initialize split duration timer
@@ -917,15 +914,25 @@
 			// Animate leftPlayer and rightPlayer to move to the sides
 			var leftTargetX = player.x - 650;
 			var rightTargetX = player.x + 550;
 			var animationDuration = 20; // Duration in frames (0.33 seconds at 60 FPS)
+			leftPlayer = new LeftPlayer();
+			rightPlayer = new RightPlayer();
 			leftPlayer.x = player.x;
 			leftPlayer.y = player.y;
 			rightPlayer.x = player.x;
 			rightPlayer.y = player.y;
+			game.addChild(leftPlayer);
+			game.addChild(rightPlayer);
 			player.visible = false; // Hide the original player
 			player.hitbox = [leftPlayer, rightPlayer]; // Move player hitbox to left and right players
 			// Initialize update functions after adding to game
+			if (!leftPlayer) {
+				leftPlayer = new LeftPlayer();
+				leftPlayer.x = player.x;
+				leftPlayer.y = player.y;
+				game.addChild(leftPlayer);
+			}
 			leftPlayer.update = function () {
 				if (animationDuration > 0) {
 					leftPlayer.x += (leftTargetX - leftPlayer.x) / animationDuration;
 					animationDuration--;
@@ -943,8 +950,14 @@
 					trail.y = this.y + (leftPlayerGraphics ? leftPlayerGraphics.height / 2 : 0);
 					game.addChildAt(trail, game.getChildIndex(this));
 				}
 			};
+			if (!rightPlayer) {
+				rightPlayer = new RightPlayer();
+				rightPlayer.x = player.x;
+				rightPlayer.y = player.y;
+				game.addChild(rightPlayer);
+			}
 			rightPlayer.update = function () {
 				if (animationDuration > 0) {
 					rightPlayer.x += (rightTargetX - rightPlayer.x) / animationDuration;
 					animationDuration--;
@@ -1082,9 +1095,9 @@
 	player.update();
 	// Increase game speed and decrease global spawn interval over time
 	if (LK.ticks % 600 == 0) {
 		// Increase speed every 10 seconds
-		gameSpeed *= 1.03; // Increase speed by 3%
+		gameSpeed *= 1.05; // Increase speed by 3%
 		// Decrease global spawn interval to make spawns more frequent
 		globalSpawnInterval = Math.max(30, globalSpawnInterval - 10); // Ensure interval doesn't go below 30 frames (0.5 seconds)
 	}
 	// Update obstacles, coins, and powerups