2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/play.c b/src/play.c
index 22ae6d9..c15a26f 100644
--- a/src/play.c
+++ b/src/play.c
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ unsigned play_ticks(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer)
 }
 
 
-/* reset ticks counter to begin counting from now */
-void play_ticks_reset(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer)
+/* reset ticks counter to begin counting from now
+ * always returns 0 for convenience/ergonomic reasons to use as
+ * a new post-reset ticks value.
+ */
+unsigned play_ticks_reset(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer)
 {
 	assert(play);
 	assert(timer < PLAY_TICKS_CNT);
@@ -247,6 +250,8 @@ void play_ticks_reset(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer)
 	ticks_active(play);
 
 	play->tick_offsets[timer] = SDL_GetTicks();
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ int play_ticks_elapsed(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer, unsigned duration)
 	assert(timer < PLAY_TICKS_CNT);
 
 	if (play_ticks(play, timer) >= duration) {
-		play_ticks_reset(play, timer);
+		(void) play_ticks_reset(play, timer);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/play.h b/src/play.h
index 73d3815..98581c8 100644
--- a/src/play.h
+++ b/src/play.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void play_music_resume(play_t *play);
 void play_context_enter(play_t *play, int context);
 void * play_context(play_t *play, int context);
 unsigned play_ticks(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer);
-void play_ticks_reset(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer);
+unsigned play_ticks_reset(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer);
 void play_ticks_pause(play_t *play);
 int play_ticks_elapsed(play_t *play, play_ticks_t timer, unsigned duration);
 void play_quit(play_t *play);