siner++;
if (init == 0)
{
    init = 1;
    knifestartx = x;
    knifestarty = y;
    knifestartangle = 150;
    if (side == 1)
        knifestartangle = 210;
    knifemaxradius = 0;
    radiusoffset = 0;
    lerpamt = 0;
    if (side == 1)
        radiusoffset = 21;
    for (i = 0; i < knifeqty; i++)
    {
        knife[i] = instance_create(knifestartx, knifestarty, obj_regularbullet);
        knife[i].active = 1;
        knife[i].sprite_index = spr_attack_knifechain;
        knife[i].destroyonhit = 0;
        knife[i].wall_destroy = 0;
        scr_darksize(knife[i]);
        if (i == 0)
            knife[i].image_alpha = 0;
        knifeangle[i] = knifestartangle;
        knife[i].previousangle = knifeangle[i];
        kniferadius[i] = 0;
        knife[i].image_angle = knifestartangle + 180;
    }
}
if (type == 0)
{
    var endtime = 170;
    timer++;
    if (timer < 45)
    {
        lerpamt += 0.05;
        if (lerpamt > 1)
            lerpamt = 1;
        knifemaxradius = lerp_ease_inout(0, truemaxradius, lerpamt, 3);
    }
    if (timer >= 20)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < knifeqty; i++)
        {
            if (i_ex(knife[i]))
            {
                var movingside = 0;
                if ((knifeangle[i] - knife[i].previousangle) > 0)
                    movingside = 1;
                else
                    movingside = -1;
                if (timer <= 30)
                {
                    if (side == 1)
                        movingside = -1;
                    if (side == 0)
                        movingside = 1;
                }
                knife[i].image_angle = lerp(knife[i].image_angle, knifeangle[i] - (90 * movingside), 0.25);
                knife[i].previousangle = knifeangle[i];
            }
        }
    }
    if (timer >= 20 && timer < endtime)
    {
        kniferotateamount = 2.5;
        if (side == 1)
            kniferotateamount *= -1;
        if (extend == true)
            knifemaxradius += (sin(timer / 30) * kniferotateamount);
        knifeangle[0] += sin(timer / rotatespeed) * kniferotateamount;
    }
    if (timer >= endtime)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < knifeqty; i++)
        {
            if (i_ex(knife[i]))
            {
                with (knife[i])
                    active = 0;
            }
        }
        knifemaxradius = lerp(knifemaxradius, 0, 0.25);
    }
    if (timer >= (endtime + 20))
        instance_destroy();
}
var i = knifeqty - 1;
while (i > 0)
{
    if (whip == true)
        knifeangle[i] = lerp(knifeangle[i], knifeangle[i - 1], 0.4);
    else
        knifeangle[i] = knifeangle[0];
    i--;
}
for (i = 0; i < knifeqty; i++)
{
    if (i_ex(knife[i]))
    {
        kniferadius[i] = (knifemaxradius / knifeqty) * i;
        knife[i].x = knifestartx + lengthdir_x(kniferadius[i] + radiusoffset, knifeangle[i]);
        knife[i].y = knifestarty + lengthdir_y(kniferadius[i] + radiusoffset, knifeangle[i]);
    }
}