3 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Xanthous/Game/Arbitrary.hs b/src/Xanthous/Game/Arbitrary.hs
index f4c83e005146..a4e0255ca8c2 100644
--- a/src/Xanthous/Game/Arbitrary.hs
+++ b/src/Xanthous/Game/Arbitrary.hs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ instance Arbitrary GameState where
     let _promptState = NoPrompt -- TODO
     _activePanel <- arbitrary
     _debugState <- arbitrary
+    _sentWelcome <- arbitrary
     pure $ GameState {..}
 
 
diff --git a/src/Xanthous/Game/Lenses.hs b/src/Xanthous/Game/Lenses.hs
index 1f72e08b7b25..853f758385b1 100644
--- a/src/Xanthous/Game/Lenses.hs
+++ b/src/Xanthous/Game/Lenses.hs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ initialStateFromSeed seed =
       _debugState = DebugState
         { _allRevealed = False
         }
+      _sentWelcome = False
   in GameState {..}
 
 
diff --git a/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs b/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
index d8a0f0b32077..0ba7b2744a80 100644
--- a/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
+++ b/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Xanthous.Game.State
   , messageHistory
   , randomGen
   , activePanel
+  , sentWelcome
   , promptState
   , characterEntityID
   , GamePromptState(..)
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ data GameState = GameState
   , _characterEntityID :: !EntityID
   , _messageHistory    :: !MessageHistory
   , _randomGen         :: !StdGen
+  , _sentWelcome       :: Bool
 
     -- | The active panel displayed in the UI, if any
   , _activePanel       :: !(Maybe Panel)
@@ -425,6 +427,8 @@ instance Eq GameState where
     , gs ^. revealedPositions
     , gs ^. characterEntityID
     , gs ^. messageHistory
+    , gs ^. sentWelcome
+    , gs ^. activePanel
     )
 
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