new events is now always valid to append to

also "vore" now resets the eaten list

updatedshmup.p8

@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ end
 
 -- vore eats another linked list
 -- by appending its contents.
--- the ingested linked
--- list is no longer valid.
+-- the ingested linked is empty.
 function linked_list:vore(x)
  if (not x.next) return
  self.tail.next = x.next
  self.tail = x.tail
+ x.next = nil
+ x.tail = x
 end
 
 -- strip calls f(x) for each
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ function wipe_level()
  intangibles_fg = linked_list.new()
  intangibles_bg = linked_list.new()
  events = linked_list.new()
+ new_events = linked_list.new()
 end
 
 function _update60()
@@ -169,9 +171,8 @@ end
 
 function updategame()
  leveldone = level_frame()
-	new_events = linked_list.new()
- events:strip(call_move)
  events:vore(new_events)
+ events:strip(call_move)
  for _, lst in ipairs{intangibles_bg, pships, eships, pbullets, ebullets} do
   lst:strip(call_move)
  end
@@ -1166,21 +1167,32 @@ blast = {
  damage = 4,
  dx = 0,  -- px/frame
  dy = 2,
+ awaitcancel = false,
 
  -- disable damage for 2 frames
  -- when hitting something
  hitship = function(self, _)
-  self.damage = 0
-  local wait = 2
+  if self.damage > 0 and not self.awaitcancel then
+   self.awaitcancel = true
    events:push_back{move = function()
-   wait -= 1
-   if wait <= 0 then
-    self.damage = 4
+    new_events:push_back{
+     wait = 2,
+     obj = self,
+     saved_dmg = self.damage,
+     move = function(self)
+      self.wait -= 1
+      if self.wait <= 0 then
+       self.obj.damage = self.saved_dmg
        return true
       end
-   return false
+     end,
+    }
+    self.damage = 0
+    self.awaitcancel = false
+    return true
    end}
   end
+ end
 }
 blast_t = {
  __index = blast