diff --git a/snd_music.lua b/snd_music.lua
index d94bb62..5fa246c 100644
--- a/snd_music.lua
+++ b/snd_music.lua
@@ -86,14 +86,12 @@ options = {
 
 local unitExceptions = include("Configs/snd_music_exception.lua")
 
-local windows = {}
-
 
 local spAreTeamsAllied = Spring.AreTeamsAllied
 
 local MOODS = {"peace", "war", "war2", "winning", "losing", "briefing", "victory", "defeat"}
 local moodPriorities = {peace=0, war=1, war2=2, winning=4, losing=4, briefing=10, victory=10, defeat=10, [""]=0}  -- Determines which music moods will instantly interrupt others, and which will wait for playing track to finish
-local moodDynamic = {peace=true, war=true, war2=true, winning=true, losing=true, briefing=false, victory=false, defeat=false, [""]=true}  -- Determines which music moods will instantly interrupt others, and which will wait for playing track to finish
+local moodDynamic = {peace=true, war=true, war2=true, winning=true, losing=true, briefing=false, victory=false, defeat=false, [""]=false}  -- Determines which music moods will change dynamically
 local war2Threshold = 300000
 local warThreshold = 30000
 local peaceThreshold = 10000
@@ -126,18 +124,19 @@ local paused = false
 local lastTrackTime = -1
 local tracks = {}
 
-local firstTime = false
+local firstTime = true
 local wasPaused = false
 local firstFade = true
 local initSeed = 0
 local initialized = false
-local gameStarted = Spring.GetGameFrame() > 0
+local gameStarted = Spring.GetGameFrame() > 30  --0
 local gameOver = false
 
 local myTeam = Spring.GetMyTeamID()
 local isSpec = Spring.GetSpectatingState() or Spring.IsReplay()
 local defeat = false
 
+local timesStartTrack = 0
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 local function GetMusicType()
@@ -149,34 +148,50 @@ local function StartLoopingTrack(trackInit, trackLoop)
 		Spring.Log(widget:GetInfo().name, LOG.ERROR, "Missing one or both tracks for looping")
 	end
 	haltMusic = true
-	Spring.StopSoundStream()
 	musicType = "custom"
 
 	curTrack = trackInit
 	loopTrack = trackLoop
+	Spring.StopSoundStream()
 	Spring.PlaySoundStream(trackInit, WG.music_volume or 0.5)
 	looping = 0.5
 end
 
+function CheckLoop()
+	local playedTime, totalTime = Spring.GetSoundStreamTime()
+	paused = (playedTime == lastTrackTime)
+	lastTrackTime = playedTime
+	if looping then
+		if looping == 0.5 then
+			looping = 1
+		elseif playedTime >= totalTime - LOOP_BUFFER then
+			Spring.StopSoundStream()
+			Spring.PlaySoundStream(loopTrack, WG.music_volume or 0.5)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 local function StartTrack(track)
+	timesStartTrack = timesStartTrack + 1
+	Spring.Echo("StartTrack called with mood: " .. musicType .. " (" .. tostring(timesStartTrack) .. ")")
 	if not tracks.peace then
 		Spring.Echo("Missing tracks.peace file, no music started")
 		return
 	end
 
-	haltMusic = false
-	looping = false
-	Spring.StopSoundStream()
-
 	local newTrack = previousTrack
 	if musicType == "custom" then
 		prevMusicType = "peace"
 		musicType = "peace"
 	end
 	if (not gameStarted) then
+		prevMusicType = "briefing"
 		musicType = "briefing"
 	end
 
+	haltMusic = false
+	looping = false
+
 	if track then
 		newTrack = track  -- play specified track
 		musicType = "custom"
@@ -192,6 +207,7 @@ local function StartTrack(track)
 	firstFade = false
 	previousTrack = newTrack
 	curTrack = newTrack
+	Spring.StopSoundStream()
 	Spring.PlaySoundStream(newTrack, WG.music_volume or 0.5)
 
 	WG.music_start_volume = WG.music_volume
@@ -243,24 +259,8 @@ function InitializeTracks()
 	end
 end
 
-function CheckLoop()
-	local playedTime, totalTime = Spring.GetSoundStreamTime()
-	paused = (playedTime == lastTrackTime)
-	lastTrackTime = playedTime
-	if looping then
-		if looping == 0.5 then
-			looping = 1
-		elseif playedTime >= totalTime - LOOP_BUFFER then
-			Spring.StopSoundStream()
-			Spring.PlaySoundStream(loopTrack, WG.music_volume or 0.5)
-		end
-	end
-end
-
 function EvaluateMood()
 -- 	(Spring.GetGameRulesParam("recentNukeLaunch") == 1)  -- Might need this for superweapon music later
-	newTrackWait = newTrackWait + 1
-
 	numVisibleFriendly = 0
 	numVisibleEnemy = 0
 	local doods = Spring.GetVisibleUnits(-1, nil, true)
@@ -300,46 +300,30 @@ function EvaluateMood()
 	warPointsIter = iNext
 
 	local warPoints = totalKilled + totalDmg
-	if moodDynamic[musicType] then
-		if (warPoints >= options.war1Threshold.value) then
-			musicType = "war"
-			if (warPoints >= options.war2Threshold.value) then musicType = "war2" end
+	if (warPoints >= options.war1Threshold.value) then
+		musicType = "war"
+		if (warPoints >= options.war2Threshold.value) then musicType = "war2" end
+		if (not isSpec) then
 			if attritionRatio < options.attritionRatioLosing.value then
 				musicType = "losing"
 			elseif attritionRatio > options.attritionRatioWinning.value then
 				musicType = "winning"
 			end
-		else --if (warPoints <= peaceThreshold) then
-			musicType = "peace"
 		end
+	else --if (warPoints <= peaceThreshold) then
+		musicType = "peace"
 	end
+end
 
-	if (not firstTime) then
-		StartTrack()
-		firstTime = true
+function UpdateTick()
+	newTrackWait = newTrackWait + 1
+
+	if moodDynamic[musicType] then
+		EvaluateMood()
 	end
 
 	local playedTime, totalTime = Spring.GetSoundStreamTime()
--- 	playedTime = math.floor(playedTime)
--- 	totalTime = math.floor(totalTime)
-
-	--Spring.Echo(playedTime, totalTime, newTrackWait)
-
-	--if((totalTime - playedTime) <= 6 and (totalTime >= 1) ) then
-		--Spring.Echo("time left:", (totalTime - playedTime))
-		--Spring.Echo("volume:", (totalTime - playedTime)/6)
-		--if ((totalTime - playedTime)/6 >= 0) then
-		--	Spring.SetSoundStreamVolume((totalTime - playedTime)/6)
-		--else
-		--	Spring.SetSoundStreamVolume(0.1)
-		--end
-	--elseif(playedTime <= 5 )then--and not firstFade
-		--Spring.Echo("time playing:", playedTime)
-		--Spring.Echo("volume:", playedTime/5)
-		--Spring.SetSoundStreamVolume( playedTime/5)
-	--end
-	--Spring.Echo(prevMusicType, musicType)
-	if (prevMusicType ~= musicType and moodPriorities[musicType] >= moodPriorities[prevMusicType])
+	if ((prevMusicType ~= musicType) and (moodPriorities[musicType] >= moodPriorities[prevMusicType]))
 		or (playedTime >= totalTime)  -- both zero means track stopped
 		and not(haltMusic or looping) then
 		prevMusicType = musicType
@@ -357,6 +341,21 @@ end
 function widget:Update(dt)
 	if gameOver then return end
 
+	if firstTime then
+		musicType = "briefing"
+		StartTrack()
+		firstTime = false
+		return
+	end
+
+	if ((not gameStarted) and (Spring.GetGameFrame() > 30)) then
+		gameStarted = true
+		prevMusicType = musicType
+		musicType = "peace"
+		StartTrack()
+		newTrackWait = 0
+	end
+
 	if not initialized then
 		math.randomseed(os.clock()* 100)
 		initialized=true
@@ -372,27 +371,27 @@ function widget:Update(dt)
 
 	timeframetimer = timeframetimer + dt
 	if (timeframetimer > UPDATE_PERIOD) then	-- every second
-		EvaluateMood()
+		UpdateTick()
 		timeframetimer = 0
 	end
 end
 
-function widget:GameStart()
-	if not gameStarted then
-		gameStarted = true
-		prevMusicType = musicType
-		musicType = "peace"
-		StartTrack()
-	end
-
-	newTrackWait = 0
-end
+-- function widget:GameStart()
+-- 	if not gameStarted then
+-- 		gameStarted = true
+-- 		prevMusicType = musicType
+-- 		musicType = "peace"
+-- 		StartTrack()
+-- 	end
+--
+-- 	newTrackWait = 0
+-- end
 
 -- Safety of a heisenbug
-function widget:GameFrame()
-	widget:GameStart()
-	widgetHandler:RemoveCallIn("GameFrame")
-end
+-- function widget:GameFrame()
+-- 	widget:GameStart()
+-- 	widgetHandler:RemoveCallIn("GameFrame")
+-- end
 
 function widget:UnitDamaged(unitID, unitDefID, unitTeam, damage, paralyzer)
 	if unitExceptions[unitDefID] then return end
@@ -424,20 +423,13 @@ function widget:TeamDied(team)
 end
 
 local function PlayGameOverMusic(gameWon)
-	local track
+	gameOver = true
 	if gameWon then
-		if #tracks.victory <= 0 then return end
-		track = tracks.victory[math.random(1, #tracks.victory)]
 		musicType = "victory"
 	else
-		if #tracks.defeat <= 0 then return end
-		track = tracks.defeat[math.random(1, #tracks.defeat)]
 		musicType = "defeat"
 	end
-	looping = false
-	Spring.StopSoundStream()
-	Spring.PlaySoundStream(track, WG.music_volume or 0.5)
-	WG.music_start_volume = WG.music_volume
+	StartTrack()
 end
 
 function widget:GameOver()
@@ -446,12 +438,12 @@ end
 
 function widget:Initialize()
 	WG.Music = WG.Music or {}
-	WG.Music.StartTrack = StartTrack
-	WG.Music.StartLoopingTrack = StartLoopingTrack
-	WG.Music.StopTrack = StopTrack
-	WG.Music.SetWarThreshold = SetWarThreshold
-	WG.Music.SetPeaceThreshold = SetPeaceThreshold
-	WG.Music.GetMusicType = GetMusicType
+-- 	WG.Music.StartTrack = StartTrack
+-- 	WG.Music.StartLoopingTrack = StartLoopingTrack
+-- 	WG.Music.StopTrack = StopTrack
+-- 	WG.Music.SetWarThreshold = SetWarThreshold
+-- 	WG.Music.SetPeaceThreshold = SetPeaceThreshold
+-- 	WG.Music.GetMusicType = GetMusicType
 	WG.Music.PlayGameOverMusic = PlayGameOverMusic
 
 	-- for TrackName,TrackDef in pairs(tracks.peace) do
@@ -471,10 +463,6 @@ end
 function widget:Shutdown()
 	Spring.StopSoundStream()
 	WG.Music = nil
-
-	for i=1,#windows do
-		(windows[i]):Dispose()
-	end
 end
 
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