diff --git a/rust/src/map.rs b/rust/src/map.rs
index 75dbcb4..ceac27a 100644
--- a/rust/src/map.rs
+++ b/rust/src/map.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ impl Map {
             node.bind_mut().player_id = Some(player_id);
             node.bind_mut().player_name = player.name.clone();
             node.bind_mut().player_color = player.color.clone().into();
+            node.bind_mut().replay_mode = true;
             self.base_mut().add_child(&node);
 
             node.bind_mut()
diff --git a/rust/src/player/local_player.rs b/rust/src/player/local_player.rs
index 7623d68..2ccceda 100644
--- a/rust/src/player/local_player.rs
+++ b/rust/src/player/local_player.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ impl IPlayer for LocalPlayer {
     fn get_camera_origin(&self) -> Option<Gd<Node3D>> {
         self.camera_origin.clone()
     }
+
+    fn is_replay_mode(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 #[godot_api]
diff --git a/rust/src/player/mod.rs b/rust/src/player/mod.rs
index 868b597..558782b 100644
--- a/rust/src/player/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/player/mod.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub trait IPlayer {
     fn take_weapon(&mut self) -> Option<DynGd<Node3D, dyn Weapon>>;
     fn drop_ball(&mut self, with_velocity: bool) -> bool;
     fn get_camera_origin(&self) -> Option<Gd<Node3D>>;
+    fn is_replay_mode(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 pub trait PlayerCommon {
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ impl<T: IPlayer + ICharacterBody3D + WithBaseField> PlayerCommon for T {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if self.drop_ball(true) {
+        if !self.is_replay_mode() && self.drop_ball(true) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/rust/src/player/remote_player.rs b/rust/src/player/remote_player.rs
index 7f353a1..9cfcb0a 100644
--- a/rust/src/player/remote_player.rs
+++ b/rust/src/player/remote_player.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct RemotePlayer {
     pub player_id: Option<u16>,
     pub player_name: String,
     pub player_color: Color,
+    pub replay_mode: bool,
 
     movement_dir: Vector3,
     y_speed: f32,
@@ -168,7 +169,9 @@ impl IPlayer for RemotePlayer {
     }
 
     fn kill(&mut self, source: DamageSource) {
-        self.drop_ball(false);
+        if !self.replay_mode {
+            self.drop_ball(false);
+        }
 
         let (signal, player, kind) = source.into_signal();
         self.run_deferred(move |s| s.signals().on_die().emit(signal, player, kind));
@@ -223,6 +226,10 @@ impl IPlayer for RemotePlayer {
     fn get_camera_origin(&self) -> Option<Gd<Node3D>> {
         self.camera_origin.clone()
     }
+
+    fn is_replay_mode(&self) -> bool {
+        self.replay_mode
+    }
 }
 
 #[godot_api]