I had coded myself into a corner a while back, not being able to effectively manage the ghosts. Also, I didn't like how some sections of my code were working out. It became evident that it would be easier to start over than to try to shoehorn fixes into the existing code. Well, I actually can use much of the existing code, but it was easier to restructure and refactor from scratch rather than directly modifying the existing code. So I started a new project and created a cleaner design, copying and pasting much of the existing code, but leaving behind large chunks of it as well. I also took the time to create an entity/component system, rethink my Lua strategy, and convert my renderer to D3D 11. This is, oh, perhaps the eighth or ninth time I've done this since I came up with the game idea back in 2003.

There's a reason the guys on the fora tell newbs to start with Pong. But I'm stubborn and I'm having fun, so fie on all detractors

And in the spirit of starting over: