Zombies get faster over time; when one reaches you, you're eaten

splatT now ticks while in splatter mode and scales spawn speed by
1 + min(1.5, splatT/70). A zombie within 0.7m of the player ends the
run: gore burst, 'game, set, massacre', dark EATEN. overlay with final
games and a tap-to-restart (gated 0.7s so death-spam doesn't skip it).
Zombies keep shambling on the end screen but no longer score. Also
verified the two prior unverified items: quick-serve cadence (0.25s
between balls, flick = instant aimed serve) and flick aiming across
the net (far/near lane selection works as designed). HANDOFF updated.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

zombies.js

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export const parts = [];   // splatter particles {x, y, z, vx, vy, vz, t}
 let spawnT = 1.5, moanT = 3;
 
 export function spawnZombie(x, z, variant) {
-  zombies.push({ x, z, v: TUNE.zSpeed * (0.8 + Math.random() * 0.4), walkT: Math.random() * 9, variant });
+  const ramp = 1 + Math.min(1.5, G.splatT / 70); // they get faster the longer you survive
+  zombies.push({ x, z, v: TUNE.zSpeed * ramp * (0.8 + Math.random() * 0.4), walkT: Math.random() * 9, variant });
 }
 
 function splatter(i) {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export function updateZombies(dt) {
   if (moanT <= 0) { moan(); moanT = 2.5 + Math.random() * 4; }
 
   if (G.mode === 'splatter') { // transition spawns are scripted, not timed
+    G.splatT += dt;
     spawnT -= dt;
     if (spawnT <= 0 && zombies.length < TUNE.zMax) {
       spawnZombie((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.8, -1.5 - Math.random(), Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b');
@@ -51,6 +53,17 @@ export function updateZombies(dt) {
     zb.walkT += dt;
     zb.z += zb.v * dt;
     zb.x += Math.sin(zb.walkT * 1.7) * 0.15 * dt; // shamblers don't walk straight lines
+    if (G.mode === 'splatter' && Math.hypot(zb.x - P.x, zb.z - P.z) < 0.7) { // it got you
+      gore.push({ x: P.x, z: P.z, r: 0.9, a: 0.9 });
+      for (let k = 0; k < 30; k++) parts.push({
+        x: P.x, y: 1.1, z: P.z,
+        vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.5, vy: 1 + Math.random() * 4, vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.5,
+        t: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.5,
+      });
+      splat(1);
+      voice('game_set_massacre', 0.8);
+      G.mode = 'eaten'; ball.active = false; G.flash = null; // zombies keep shambling for ambience
+    }
     if (ball.active && ball.lastHit === 'P' && ball.y < 1.9) {
       const d = Math.hypot(ball.x - zb.x, ball.z - zb.z);
       if (d < 0.55) {
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@ export function updateZombies(dt) {
         ball.vx *= 0.6; ball.vz *= 0.6; ball.lastHit = 'X'; // spent — one stagger per ball
       }
     }
-    if (zb.z >= COURT.L + 0.7) { zombies.splice(i, 1); splatPoint('O'); } // it reached your baseline
+    if (zb.z >= COURT.L + 0.7) { zombies.splice(i, 1); if (G.mode !== 'eaten') splatPoint('O'); } // it reached your baseline
   }
 
   for (let i = parts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {