///STEP EVENT FOR ENEMY THAT CREATES PARTICLE OBJECT:

if Brain.active_character = char_id and Brain.GameState = GameStates.ability_2 {
    if sprite_index = ani_release_and_notch {
        if image_index >= 4 and image_index < 5 {
            image_index = 5;
            image_speed = .125;
            var creator = instance_create(x,y, Power_shot)
            if Brain.stats[char_id, 10] > x_pos {
                p_dir = "right"
            }
            else if Brain.stats[char_id, 10] < x_pos {
                p_dir = "left"
            }
            with (creator) {
                host_x_pos = other.x_pos;
                host_y_pos = other.y_pos;
                p_dir = other.p_dir
                host_id = other.char_id
            }
        }
        if image_index >= 21 {
            sprite_index = ani_idle;
            image_index = 0;
            image_speed = .125;
        }
    }
}

///CREATE EVENT FOR PARTICLE OBJECT/PROJECTILE (CREATES THE PARTICLE SYSTEM)

count = 0
count2 = false;

//Creating Particle System
PowershotPartSystem = part_system_create();
part_system_depth(PowershotPartSystem, 0);

//Creating Particle Types
Powershot = part_type_create();
part_type_sprite(Powershot, spr_dot, 0, 0, 0);
part_type_size(Powershot, 1, 1, 0, 0);
part_type_scale(Powershot, 1, 1);
part_type_orientation(Powershot, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
part_type_color3(Powershot, 16580608, 8404992, 16566925);
part_type_alpha3(Powershot, 1, 0.70, 0.24);
part_type_blend(Powershot, 1);
part_type_life(Powershot, 15, 22);
part_type_speed(Powershot, 1, 3.5, 0, 0);
part_type_direction(Powershot, 0, 360, 0, 15);
part_type_gravity(Powershot, 0, 90);

//Creating Emitters
PowershotEmitter = part_emitter_create(PowershotPartSystem);

//Adjusting Emitter positions. Starting Emitter Streams or Bursts.
xp = x;
yp = y+20;
part_emitter_region(PowershotPartSystem, PowershotEmitter, xp, xp, yp, yp, ps_shape_rectangle, ps_distr_linear);
part_emitter_stream(PowershotPartSystem, PowershotEmitter, Powershot, 10);




///STEP EVENT FOR PARTICLE OBJECT/PROJECTILE

if Brain.stats[host_id, 1] = 0{part_type_color3(Powershot, 16580608, 8404992, 16566925);}
else if Brain.stats[host_id, 1] = 1 {part_type_color3(Powershot, 8421631, 255, 128);}

if !count2 {
    if p_dir == "right"{
        xp+=25/3
        yp-=5/3
        image_xscale = 1
        }
    if p_dir == "left"{
        xp-=25/3
        yp+=5/3
        image_xscale = -1
        }
    part_system_depth(PowershotPartSystem, -y-100)
    part_emitter_region(PowershotPartSystem, PowershotEmitter, xp-5, xp+5, yp-1, yp+1, ps_shape_ellipse, ps_distr_linear);
    Camera.x = xp
    Camera.y = yp
    depth = -yp-104

    if count = 3 {
        count = 0
        if p_dir == "right" {
            host_x_pos = host_x_pos + 1
            if (host_x_pos >= Brain.field_width) {
            part_emitter_stream(PowershotPartSystem, PowershotEmitter, Powershot, 0);
            count2 = true
            }
            if Brain.occupied[host_x_pos, host_y_pos] != "none" {
                Brain.damage[host_x_pos, host_y_pos] = floor(random_range(50,75.99))
            }
        }
        else if p_dir == "left" {
            host_x_pos = host_x_pos - 1
            if host_x_pos <= 0 {
                part_emitter_stream(PowershotPartSystem, PowershotEmitter, Powershot, 0);
                count2 = true
            }
            if Brain.occupied[host_x_pos, host_y_pos] != "none" {
                Brain.damage[host_x_pos, host_y_pos] = floor(random_range(50,75.99))
            }
        }
    }
    count++
}
if count2 {
    Camera.x = xp
    Camera.y = yp
    depth = -yp-104
}