if (init == 0)
{
    scr_bullet_inherit(platterLid);
    scr_bullet_inherit(platterPlate);
    targetColor = startColor;
    platterPlate.image_blend = startColor;
    platterLid.image_blend = startColor;
    platterPlate.image_angle = image_angle;
    platterLid.image_angle = image_angle;
    if (image_angle > 0)
        platterLid.image_xscale *= -1;
    init = 1;
}
if (hasCandy == 1)
{
    d = instance_create(x + (20 * -side), y, obj_swatchling_candy);
    d.sourcePlatter = self;
    d.target = target;
    d.side = side;
    hasCandy = -1;
}
if (!lidOff)
{
    if (timer >= 0)
    {
        if (!opened)
        {
            if (firstOpen)
                firstOpen = false;
            opened = true;
            birdfork = birds > 1;
            var offbird = 1;
            if (hasCandy == -1)
                birds--;
            if (birds > 2 || hasCandy == -1)
                offbird = irandom(birds - 1);
            for (i = 0; i < birds; i++)
            {
                var _bird_index = swatchbc.bird_count - 1 - i;
                if (_bird_index < 0)
                    break;
                var yy = y + 10;
                if (birdfork)
                {
                    if (i == 0)
                        y -= 10;
                    else
                        y += 10;
                }
                d = instance_create(x + (20 * -side), yy, obj_swatchling_bird);
                if (side == 1)
                    d.image_xscale *= -1;
                d.platter_spawn = true;
                d.image_blend = swatchbc.bird_color[i];
                d.damage = swatchbc.red_damage[i];
                d.target = swatchbc.red_target[i];
                d.grazepoints = 4;
                if (i == offbird)
                    d.fixed_angle = true;
            }
            birds = 0;
        }
        lidLerp = 1 - (abs(timer - 20) / 20);
        lidOffset = -1 * lidLerp * (lidLerp - 2);
        if (firstOpen)
            lidOffset = min(lidOffset, 0);
        platterPlate.x = x + (lidOffset * 10 * side);
        platterLid.x = x - (lidOffset * 60 * side);
    }
    else if (timer < -10 && opened)
    {
        lidLerp = 1 - (abs(timer + 15) / 5);
        lidOffset = -1 * lidLerp * (lidLerp - 2);
        platterPlate.x = x + (lidOffset * 20 * side);
        platterLid.x = x + (lidOffset * 20 * side);
    }
    else
    {
        platterPlate.x = x;
        platterLid.x = x;
    }
}
platterPlate.y = y;
platterLid.y = y;
if (timer >= 40)
    timer = -20;
else
    timer++;