diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 4c3a0f483..6cfd57723 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -2691,11 +2691,17 @@ static void Command_Pause(void)
 
 	if (cv_pause.value || server || (IsPlayerAdmin(consoleplayer)))
 	{
-		if (!paused && (modeattacking || !(gamestate == GS_LEVEL || gamestate == GS_INTERMISSION || gamestate == GS_VOTING || gamestate == GS_WAITINGPLAYERS)))
+		if (!paused && (!(gamestate == GS_LEVEL || gamestate == GS_INTERMISSION || gamestate == GS_VOTING || gamestate == GS_WAITINGPLAYERS)))
 		{
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("You can't pause here.\n"));
 			return;
 		}
+		else if (modeattacking)	// in time attack, pausing restarts the map
+		{
+			M_ModeAttackRetry(0);	// directly call from m_menu;
+			return;
+		}
+
 		SendNetXCmd(XD_PAUSE, &buf, 2);
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 78df6320e..a62e4223d 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2319,6 +2319,12 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 	UINT32 i;
 	INT32 buf;
 	ticcmd_t *cmd;
+	UINT32 ra_timeskip = (modeattacking && !demo.playback && leveltime < starttime - TICRATE*4) ? 0 : (starttime - TICRATE*4 - 1);
+	// starttime - TICRATE*4 is where we want RA to start when we PLAY IT, so we will loop the main thinker on RA start to get it to this point,
+	// the reason this is done is to ensure that ghosts won't look out of synch with other map elements (objects, moving platforms...)
+	// when we REPLAY, don't skip, let the camera spin, do its thing etc~
+
+	// also the -1 is to ensure that the thinker runs in the loop below.
 
 	P_MapStart();
 	// do player reborns if needed
@@ -2391,12 +2397,16 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 	switch (gamestate)
 	{
 		case GS_LEVEL:
-			if (demo.title)
-				F_TitleDemoTicker();
-			P_Ticker(run); // tic the game
-			ST_Ticker();
-			AM_Ticker();
-			HU_Ticker();
+
+			for (; ra_timeskip < starttime - TICRATE*4; ra_timeskip++)	// this looks weird but this is done to not break compability with older demos for now.
+			{
+				if (demo.title)
+					F_TitleDemoTicker();
+				P_Ticker(run); // tic the game
+				ST_Ticker();
+				AM_Ticker();
+				HU_Ticker();
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case GS_INTERMISSION:
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index ea095c743..7bbe1e9b8 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static void M_HandleStaffReplay(INT32 choice);
 static void M_ReplayTimeAttack(INT32 choice);
 static void M_ChooseTimeAttack(INT32 choice);
 //static void M_ChooseNightsAttack(INT32 choice);
-static void M_ModeAttackRetry(INT32 choice);
 static void M_ModeAttackEndGame(INT32 choice);
 static void M_SetGuestReplay(INT32 choice);
 //static void M_ChoosePlayer(INT32 choice);
@@ -8259,7 +8258,7 @@ static void M_SetGuestReplay(INT32 choice)
 		which(0);
 }
 
-static void M_ModeAttackRetry(INT32 choice)
+void M_ModeAttackRetry(INT32 choice)
 {
 	(void)choice;
 	G_CheckDemoStatus(); // Cancel recording
diff --git a/src/m_menu.h b/src/m_menu.h
index f9b88019f..240b27965 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.h
+++ b/src/m_menu.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ void M_SortServerList(void);
 // Draws a box with a texture inside as background for messages
 void M_DrawTextBox(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 width, INT32 boxlines);
 
+// Used in d_netcmd to restart time attack
+void M_ModeAttackRetry(INT32 choice);
+
 // the function to show a message box typing with the string inside
 // string must be static (not in the stack)
 // routine is a function taking a INT32 in parameter
diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 0ed7fb0b7..0ce72c778 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -691,7 +691,10 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 
 	if (run)
 		leveltime++;
-	timeinmap++;
+
+	// as this is mostly used for HUD stuff, add the record attack specific hack to it as well!
+	if (!(modeattacking && !demo.playback) || leveltime >= starttime - TICRATE*4)
+		timeinmap++;
 
 	/*if (G_TagGametype())
 		P_DoTagStuff();
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 9560db392..f33b9cd70 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -7657,7 +7657,7 @@ boolean P_MoveChaseCamera(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcall
 		const INT32 timeovercam = max(0, min(180, (player->kartstuff[k_timeovercam] - 2*TICRATE)*15));
 		camrotate += timeovercam;
 	}
-	else if (leveltime < introtime) // Whoooshy camera!
+	else if (leveltime < introtime && !(modeattacking && !demo.playback)) // Whoooshy camera! (don't do this in RA when we PLAY, still do it in replays however~)
 	{
 		const INT32 introcam = (introtime - leveltime);
 		camrotate += introcam*5;