Keep Away logic finalized and UI polished up

One animation bug found when player picks up hat (possibly when jumping)

Assets/Scripts/Player/Damageable.cs

@@ -96,12 +96,17 @@ public class Damageable : MonoBehaviour
     {
         if (GameManager.Instance != null)
         {
-            GetComponent<UseItem>().DropItem();
+            UseItem useItem = GetComponent<UseItem>();
+            if (useItem != null)
+            {
+                useItem.DropItem(); // Ensure the player drops the item before the death animation
+            }
             animator.SetBool("die", true);
             dying = true;
         }
     }
 
+
     public void HandleDeath() // Removes player from dying state after respawn
     {
         GameManager.Instance.PlayerDied(this);

Assets/Scripts/Player/UseItem.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ public class UseItem : MonoBehaviour
     private bool isHoldingItem = false;
     private float holdStartTime;
     public float holdTime;
+    private Damageable damageable;
+
+    private void Start()
+    {
+        damageable = GetComponent<Damageable>();
+    }
 
     void Update()
     {
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@ public class UseItem : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D collision) // Player automatically picks up hat when touching it
     {
-        if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Hat") && !isHoldingItem)
+        if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Hat") && !isHoldingItem && !damageable.dying)
         {
             PickUpItem(collision.gameObject);
         }
@@ -33,12 +39,15 @@ public class UseItem : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void PickUpItem(GameObject item) // Player picks up hat and starts hold counter 
     {
+        if (damageable.dying) return; // Prevent picking up items if the player is dying
+
         heldItem = item;
         isHoldingItem = true;
         holdStartTime = Time.time;
         item.GetComponent<Collider2D>().enabled = false;
         item.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().bodyType = RigidbodyType2D.Static;
         item.transform.rotation = Quaternion.identity;
+        item.GetComponent<HatRespawn>().Interact();
         if (!GameManager.playerHoldTimes.ContainsKey(gameObject))
         {
             GameManager.playerHoldTimes[gameObject] = 0f;