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Assets/Scripts/UI/PauseMenu.cs

@@ -12,23 +12,10 @@ namespace UI
         private static PauseMenu _instance;
         private static bool _isQuitting;
 
-        public static PauseMenu Instance
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_instance == null && Application.isPlaying && !_isQuitting)
-                {
-                    _instance = FindAnyObjectByType<PauseMenu>();
-                    if (_instance == null)
-                    {
-                        var go = new GameObject("PauseMenu");
-                        _instance = go.AddComponent<PauseMenu>();
-                        // DontDestroyOnLoad(go);
-                    }
-                }
-                return _instance;
-            }
-        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Singleton instance of the PauseMenu. No longer creates an instance if one doesn't exist.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static PauseMenu Instance => _instance;
         
         [Header("UI References")]
         [SerializeField] private GameObject pauseMenuPanel;
@@ -52,23 +39,21 @@ namespace UI
             BootCompletionService.RegisterInitAction(InitializePostBoot);
         }
 
-        private void Start()
+        private void InitializePostBoot()
         {
+            // Subscribe to scene loaded events
+            SceneManagerService.Instance.SceneLoadCompleted += SetPauseMenuByLevel;
+            
             // SceneManagerService subscription moved to InitializePostBoot
             
             // Set initial state based on current scene
             SetPauseMenuByLevel(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
             
-            #if UNITY_EDITOR
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
             // Initialize pause menu state
             HidePauseMenu(false);
-            #endif
-        }
-
-        private void InitializePostBoot()
-        {
-            // Subscribe to scene loaded events
-            SceneManagerService.Instance.SceneLoadCompleted += SetPauseMenuByLevel;
+#endif
+            
             Logging.Debug("[PauseMenu] Subscribed to SceneManagerService events");
         }