if (i_ex(obj_flowery_towery))
{
    if (front)
        depth = 25000;
    else
        depth = obj_flowery_towery.depth + 2;
}
var cy = cameray();
if (!surface_exists(surface))
    surface = surface_create(640 * surface_scale, 840 * surface_scale);
var _dark_col = 3150105;
var _dark2_col = 2230537;
var _light_col = 8138558;
var _dist_min = 175;
var _dist_max = 300;
var _dist = front ? _dist_min : _dist_max;
var _sign = front ? 1 : -1;
var _cnum = array_length(obj_cloud_controller_new.clouds);
var _hero_obj = 1198;
if (i_ex(obj_climb_kris))
    _hero_obj = 1164;
surface_set_target(surface);
draw_clear_alpha(c_black, 0);
var _col, _draw_scale;
while (_dist >= _dist_min && _dist <= _dist_max)
{
    var _dist_scale = (_dist - _dist_min) / (_dist_max - _dist_min);
    switch (style)
    {
        case 0:
            _col = 16777215;
            break;
        case 1:
            _col_factor = ((front ? (_dist_scale * 0.5) : (-_dist_scale * 0.5)) * 0.5) + 0.5;
            _col = merge_color(_dark_col, _light_col, _col_factor);
            break;
    }
    _col = front ? 16777215 : 8421504;
    for (var _c = 0; _c < _cnum; _c++)
    {
        var _cloud = obj_cloud_controller_new.clouds[_c];
        if (_cloud.z_depth < 0)
        {
            if (!other.front)
                continue;
        }
        else if (other.front)
        {
            continue;
        }
        if (_cloud.dist != _dist)
            continue;
        var _x_offset = sin((current_time / 500) + _cloud.base_angle) * 4 * surface_scale;
        var _y_offset = (sin((current_time / 250) + (_cloud.base_angle * 0.05)) * 4 * surface_scale) + (surface_y_offset * surface_scale);
        var _img_scale = 1;
        switch (style)
        {
            case 0:
                _col = 16777215;
                break;
            case 1:
                _col_factor = ((_cloud.z_depth / _dist_max) * -0.5) + 0.5;
                _col = merge_color(_dark_col, _light_col, _col_factor);
                break;
        }
        _col = merge_color(c_black, c_white, 0.85 - (0.15 * sin(degtorad(_cloud.angle))));
        var t = sin((current_time * 0.01) + (_cloud.__id * 0.2));
        var idx = (current_time * 0.01) + (_cloud.__id * 0.2 * (1 + (_cloud.__id % 2)));
        if ((_cloud.__id % 2) == 1)
            draw_sprite_ext(spr_rising_thorns_b, idx, floor((_cloud.x * surface_scale) + _x_offset), floor((_cloud.y * surface_scale) + _y_offset + 20), 2 * _img_scale * surface_scale, (2 * _img_scale * surface_scale) + (0 * t), 0, _col, 1);
        else
            draw_sprite_ext(spr_rising_thorns_a, idx, floor((_cloud.x * surface_scale) + _x_offset), floor((_cloud.y * surface_scale) + _y_offset), 2 * _img_scale * surface_scale, (2 * _img_scale * surface_scale) + (0 * t), 0, _col, 1);
    }
    _draw_scale = 1 / surface_scale;
    var _col_factor = 0.5 + (_dist_scale * 0.5 * _sign);
    if (followcamera)
        xoffset = camerax();
    switch (style)
    {
        case 0:
            _col = merge_color(_dark_col, _light_col, _col_factor);
            break;
        case 1:
            _col = 16777215;
            break;
    }
    _col = 16777215;
    _dist += (front ? 125 : -125);
}
surface_reset_target();
if (front)
{
    for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++)
    {
        var flip = sign((i % 2) - 0.5);
        var blend = merge_color(#3F3F3F, _col, i / 5);
        draw_surface_ext(surface, xoffset, ((cy + 420) - (420 * flip) - (40 * i)) + distance_from_kris + 2, _draw_scale, _draw_scale * flip, 0, blend, image_alpha);
    }
}
else
{
    for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++)
    {
        var flip = sign((i % 2) - 0.5);
        var blend = merge_color(#3F3F3F, _col, i / 5);
        draw_surface_ext(surface, xoffset, ((cy + 420) - (420 * flip) - (40 * i)) + distance_from_kris + 2, _draw_scale, _draw_scale * flip, 0, blend, image_alpha);
    }
}
distance_from_kris += (verticalspeed * caminfluence);
if (i_ex(obj_rotating_tower_controller_new))
    tower_y_prev = obj_rotating_tower_controller_new.tower_y;
if (last_hero_y != 0)
    distance_from_kris -= ((cy - last_hero_y) * caminfluence);
last_hero_y = cy;