1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pacman-c++/util.cpp b/pacman-c++/util.cpp
index 31d2e79..b1848e1 100644
--- a/pacman-c++/util.cpp
+++ b/pacman-c++/util.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@ namespace Util
     /* this outer loop is used if there are no more valid places left
      * so we can change mindistance
      */
+    QList<QPoint> actors;
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < players; ++i)
     {
+      /* first remove formally placed actors from map */
+      foreach(QPoint pos, actors)
+        map[pos.x()][pos.y()] = Transmission::none;
+      actors.clear();
+
       /* get list of valid positions */
       QList<QPoint> validpos;
       for (unsigned int x = 0; x < Constants::map_size.width; ++x)
@@ -101,7 +107,9 @@ namespace Util
         int rand = (int) (validpos.size() * (qrand() / (RAND_MAX + 1.0)));
         QPoint newpos = validpos.at(rand);
         map[newpos.x()][newpos.y()] = colors[i] | Transmission::pacman | Transmission::direction_none;
+        actors.append(newpos);
         validpos.removeAt(rand);
+        qDebug() << "actor" << colors[i] << "at" << newpos;
 
         QMutableListIterator<QPoint> j(validpos);
         while(j.hasNext())