From 9142330a14554e8d9eb3512693da281cd48b15de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Giers <mail@victorgiers.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:19:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor pointer lock handling and controller deactivation
 logic in RuntimeHost

---
 src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
index 8cdcc6ba..ede35674 100644
--- a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
@@ -1071,8 +1071,8 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
   loadScene(runtimeScene: RuntimeSceneDefinition) {
     const requestId = ++this.collisionWorldRequestId;
     const preservePointerLockDuringLoad =
-      this.activeController === this.firstPersonController &&
-      this.desiredNavigationMode === "firstPerson" &&
+      this.activeController !== null &&
+      this.activeController.id === this.desiredNavigationMode &&
       document.pointerLockElement === this.domElement;
 
     this.sceneReady = false;
@@ -1526,7 +1526,13 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.activeController?.deactivate(this.controllerContext);
+    const preservePointerLockDuringControllerSwitch =
+      this.activeController !== null &&
+      document.pointerLockElement === this.domElement;
+
+    this.activeController?.deactivate(this.controllerContext, {
+      releasePointerLock: !preservePointerLockDuringControllerSwitch
+    });
     this.interactionSystem.reset();
     this.setInteractionPrompt(null);
     if (nextController === this.firstPersonController) {