diff --git a/scripts/zm/main/_zm_reimagined_zgrief.gsc b/scripts/zm/main/_zm_reimagined_zgrief.gsc
index 28220749..c9adeced 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/main/_zm_reimagined_zgrief.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/main/_zm_reimagined_zgrief.gsc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ main()
 		return;
     }
 
+	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm::onallplayersready, ::onallplayersready);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_audio_announcer::playleaderdialogonplayer, ::playleaderdialogonplayer);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_game_module::wait_for_team_death_and_round_end, ::wait_for_team_death_and_round_end);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_blockers::handle_post_board_repair_rewards, ::handle_post_board_repair_rewards);
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ set_grief_vars()
 	level.grief_score["B"] = 0;
 	level.game_mode_shellshock_time = 0.75;
 	level.game_mode_griefed_time = 2.5;
+	level.crash_delay = 20;
 
 	flag_wait( "start_zombie_round_logic" ); // needs a wait
 
@@ -1105,6 +1107,50 @@ unlimited_zombies()
 	}
 }
 
+onallplayersready()
+{
+	while ( getPlayers().size == 0 )
+	{
+		wait 0.1;
+	}
+	game[ "state" ] = "playing";
+	wait_for_all_players_to_connect( level.crash_delay );
+	setinitialplayersconnected();
+	flag_set( "initial_players_connected" );
+	while ( !aretexturesloaded() )
+	{
+		wait 0.05;
+	}
+	thread maps/mp/zombies/_zm::start_zombie_logic_in_x_sec( 3 );
+	maps/mp/zombies/_zm::fade_out_intro_screen_zm( 5, 1.5, 1 );
+}
+
+wait_for_all_players_to_connect( max_wait )
+{
+	timeout = int( max_wait * 10 );
+	cur_time = 0;
+	player_count_actual = 0;
+	while ( getnumconnectedplayers() < getnumexpectedplayers() || player_count_actual != getnumexpectedplayers() )
+	{
+		players = getPlayers();
+		player_count_actual = 0;
+		for ( i = 0; i < players.size; i++ )
+		{
+			players[ i ] freezecontrols( 1 );
+			if ( players[ i ].sessionstate == "playing" )
+			{
+				player_count_actual++;
+			}
+		}
+		wait 0.1;
+		cur_time++;
+		if ( cur_time >= timeout )
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 playleaderdialogonplayer( dialog, team, waittime )
 {
 	self endon( "disconnect" );