From 02924549be425dd9818aa1df3f8148669d97a934 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pheenoh <pheenoh@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:55:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix idle howl blinking

---
 src/d/d_msg_scrn_howl.cpp | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/d/d_msg_scrn_howl.cpp b/src/d/d_msg_scrn_howl.cpp
index 1d39cba1a1..c701ea0b2b 100644
--- a/src/d/d_msg_scrn_howl.cpp
+++ b/src/d/d_msg_scrn_howl.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Z2AudioLib/Z2WolfHowlMgr.h"
 
 #if TARGET_PC
+#include "dusk/frame_interpolation.h"
 #include "dusk/settings.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -580,9 +581,14 @@ void dMsgScrnHowl_c::drawWave() {
                 f17 = local_60;
                 f18 = local_64;
             } else {
-                field_0x2134++;
-                if (field_0x2134 > 30) {
-                    field_0x2134 = 0;
+#if TARGET_PC
+                if (dusk::frame_interp::get_ui_tick_pending())
+#endif
+                {
+                    field_0x2134++;
+                    if (field_0x2134 > 30) {
+                        field_0x2134 = 0;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (field_0x2134 < 15) {
                     local_dc = field_0x2134 / 15.0f;