increase tick sound speed over time

bug: the tick sound doesn't work in mcq game

My project/Assets/Scenes/MCQ/MCQ.unity

@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   classCode: 
   runSpeed: 8
   lives: 5
-  startTime: 60
+  startTime: 100
   correctAnswerBonusTime: 10
   wrongAnswerPenaltyTime: 10
   useOfflineTestData: 0

My project/Assets/ScienceStreet/CS/Scripts/CsGameManager.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using UnityEngine.Events;
 
 namespace com.al_arcade.cs
 {
+    using com.al_arcade.mcq;
     using shared;
     using Unity.Cinemachine;
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
         private int _deltaChangeInSize;
         private bool _showHint = true;
         private Camera _cam;
-
+        private float _quarterTime;
         CinemachineTargetGroup _targetGroup;
         CinemachineGroupFraming _groupFraming;
 
@@ -122,17 +123,24 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
 
         protected override void OnTimerTick(float timeLeft)
         {
-            // Ticking sound when under 4 seconds
-            if (timeLeft < 4f && !_isTicking)
+            float quarter = CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4f;
+
+            if (timeLeft < quarter && !_isTicking)
             {
                 _isTicking = true;
                 SSAudioManager.Instance?.Tick(true);
             }
-            else if (timeLeft >= 4f && _isTicking)
+            else if (timeLeft >= quarter && _isTicking)
             {
                 _isTicking = false;
                 SSAudioManager.Instance?.Tick(false);
             }
+            if (_isTicking)
+            {
+                float t = 1f - (timeLeft / quarter);
+                float pitch = Mathf.Lerp(1f, 2.5f, t);
+                SSAudioManager.Instance?.SetTickPitch(pitch);
+            }
 
             uiManager?.SetTimer(timeLeft);
         }
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
 
             onGameStart?.Invoke();
             StartCoroutine(QuestionLoop());
+            _quarterTime = CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4;
         }
 
         // ─── Update: CS also needs the state guard from original ─────────────
@@ -240,13 +249,12 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
         // ─── Timer helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         private void AdjustTimer(float delta)
         {
-            UpdateTimerBy(delta);
-            _timeLeft = Mathf.Clamp(_timeLeft, 0, CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime);
+            _timeLeft = Mathf.Clamp(_timeLeft + delta, 0f, CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime);
 
             // Re-check tick state after adjustment
-            if (_timeLeft < 4f && !_isTicking)
+            if (_timeLeft < _quarterTime && !_isTicking)
             { _isTicking = true; SSAudioManager.Instance?.Tick(true); }
-            else if (_timeLeft >= 4f && _isTicking)
+            else if (_timeLeft >= _quarterTime && _isTicking)
             { _isTicking = false; SSAudioManager.Instance?.Tick(false); }
 
             uiManager?.UpdateTimer(_timeLeft, delta > 0);

My project/Assets/ScienceStreet/CS/Scripts/CsUIManager.cs

@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
         public void SetTimer(float time)
         {
             if (isTweening) return;
-
-            _timerSlider.value = time / 30f;
-            _timerFill.color = time > 4f ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger;
+            float quarter = CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4f;
+            _timerSlider.value = time / CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime;
+            _timerFill.color = time > quarter ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger;
         }
         public void EnableScore(bool value)
         {
@@ -525,27 +525,22 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.cs
         public void UpdateTimer(float time, bool pos)
         {
             isTweening = true;
+            float quarter = CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4f;
 
-            var color = pos ? SSColorPalette.CorrectWord : SSColorPalette.Danger;
-            _timerSlider.transform.DOPunchScale(Vector3.one * 0.1f, 0.3f, 8, 0.3f);
-            _timerFill.DOColor(color, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad).OnComplete(() =>
-            {
-                _timerFill.DOColor(_timerDefaultColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad);
-            });
-
-            var targetTime = time;
+            // ✅ after the flash, return to red if still in danger zone, normal if above quarter
+            Color restingColor = time > quarter ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger;
 
-            // Account for tween time
-            if (!pos)
-            {
-                targetTime -= 0.3f;
-            }
-
-            _timerSlider.DOValue(targetTime / 30f, 0.3f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad).OnComplete(() =>
+            var flashColor = pos ? SSColorPalette.CorrectWord : SSColorPalette.Danger;
+            _timerSlider.transform.DOPunchScale(Vector3.one * 0.1f, 0.3f, 8, 0.3f);
+            _timerFill.DOColor(flashColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad).OnComplete(() =>
             {
-                isTweening = false;
+                _timerFill.DOColor(restingColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad); // ✅ smart resting color
             });
 
+            var targetTime = pos ? time : time - 0.3f;
+            _timerSlider.DOValue(targetTime / CsPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime, 0.3f)
+                .SetEase(Ease.OutQuad)
+                .OnComplete(() => isTweening = false);
         }
 
         public void ResetUI()

My project/Assets/ScienceStreet/MCQ/Scripts/McqUIManager.cs

@@ -190,13 +190,11 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.mcq
         public void SetTimer(float time)
         {
             if (_isTweening) return;
-
+            float quarter = McqPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4f;
             if (_timerSlider != null)
                 _timerSlider.value = time / McqPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime;
-
             if (_timerFill != null)
-                _timerFill.color = time > 4f ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger;
-
+                _timerFill.color = time > quarter ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger; // ✅ red below quarter
             if (_timerText != null)
                 _timerText.Text = Mathf.CeilToInt(time).ToString();
         }
@@ -205,21 +203,22 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.mcq
         public void UpdateTimer(float time, bool positive)
         {
             _isTweening = true;
+            float quarter = McqPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime / 4f;
 
-            var flashColor = positive ? SSColorPalette.CorrectWord : SSColorPalette.Danger;
+            // ✅ after flash, go red if still in danger zone, normal if bonus pushed us above quarter
+            Color restingColor = time > quarter ? _timerDefaultColor : SSColorPalette.Danger;
 
+            var flashColor = positive ? SSColorPalette.CorrectWord : SSColorPalette.Danger;
             if (_timerSlider != null)
                 _timerSlider.transform.DOPunchScale(Vector3.one * 0.1f, 0.3f, 8, 0.3f);
-
             if (_timerFill != null)
             {
                 _timerFill.DOColor(flashColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad)
                     .OnComplete(() =>
-                        _timerFill.DOColor(_timerDefaultColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad));
+                        _timerFill.DOColor(restingColor, 0.2f).SetEase(Ease.OutQuad)); // ✅ smart resting color
             }
 
             float targetTime = positive ? time : time - 0.3f;
-
             if (_timerSlider != null)
             {
                 _timerSlider.DOValue(targetTime / McqPrefabBuilder.Instance.startTime, 0.3f)

My project/Assets/ScienceStreet/Shared/Scripts/SSAudioManager.cs

-
+
 
 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -87,18 +87,26 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.shared
         {
             if (start)
             {
-                if (_tickingSource.isPlaying)
-                {
-                    _tickingSource.Stop();
-                }
+                if (_tickingSource.isPlaying) return; // ✅ prevent restart
+
                 _tickingSource.clip = tickingLoop;
+                _tickingSource.loop = true; // ✅ IMPORTANT
+                _tickingSource.pitch = 1f; // reset
+
                 _tickingSource.Play();
             }
             else
             {
-                _tickingSource.Stop();
+                if (_tickingSource.isPlaying)
+                    _tickingSource.Stop();
             }
         }
+        // ADD this new method below the existing Tick() method
+        public void SetTickPitch(float pitch)
+        {
+            if (_tickingSource != null && _tickingSource.isPlaying)
+                _tickingSource.pitch = Mathf.Clamp(pitch, 1f, 3f);
+        }
 
         public void StopMusic()
         {