--- a/gamelib/animations.py	Sat Sep 05 09:46:29 2009 +0000
+++ b/gamelib/animations.py	Sat Sep 05 09:48:48 2009 +0000
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
        the sprites list.
        
        Ideally, animations should be quite short."""
-       # In the current implementation, sequences longer than 3 frames
+       # In the current implementation, sequences longer than 4 frames
        # will cause issues as this will overrun the next move loop.
+       # (assuming all animations are triggered by the move loop, of course)
 
     def __init__(self, sequence, tile_pos):
         # Create the first frame

--- a/gamelib/engine.py	Sat Sep 05 09:46:29 2009 +0000
+++ b/gamelib/engine.py	Sat Sep 05 09:48:48 2009 +0000
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         sound.play_sound("daybreak.ogg")
         # disable timer
         pygame.time.set_timer(MOVE_FOX_ID, 0)
-        pygame.time.set_timer(ANIM_ID, 50)
+        pygame.time.set_timer(ANIM_ID, SLOW_ANIM_SPEED)
         self.game.gameboard.advance_day()
         self.game.gameboard.clear_foxes()
         sound.background_music("daytime.ogg")
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
             # Timer aren't nessecairly ordered, so we make sure
             # we don't get a ANIM event until at least cycle after this
             pygame.time.set_timer(ANIM_ID, self.cycle_time)
+            # Ensure any outstanding animitions get cleaned up
+            self.game.gameboard.run_animations()
             self.cycle_count += 1
             if self.cycle_count > constants.NIGHT_LENGTH:
                 return pygame.event.post(START_DAY)