if (init == 0)
{
    whipball.quizmode = quizmode;
    if (quizmode)
        whipball.active = false;
    whipball.damage = damage;
    whipball.target = target;
    whipball.element = 6;
    init = 1;
    depth = global.monsterinstance[creator].depth;
    if (quizmode)
        state = -1;
}
if (quizloop && state == -1)
{
    quizloop = false;
    state = 0;
}
if (state == -1)
{
    if (lastState != -1)
    {
        timer = 0;
        attacktimer = 0;
        visible = 0;
        global.monsterinstance[creator].visible = 1;
        lastState = -1;
    }
    exit;
}
if (lastState == -1 && state != -1)
{
    visible = 1;
    global.monsterinstance[creator].visible = 0;
    lastState = state;
}
truetimer++;
if (state == 2)
    attacktimer = 45;
else
    attacktimer += animSpeed;
if (state == 0 && attacktimer >= 20)
    attacktimer = 19;
if (attacktimer == 5)
{
    if (!quizmode)
    {
        targetx = obj_heart.x + 8;
        targety = obj_heart.y + 8;
    }
    whipball.origx = targetx;
    whipball.origy = targety;
    attackoffset += 45;
}
if (zapping && (zaptimer % 5) < 1 && (quizmode || zaptimer < 15))
{
    var rotation = attackoffset;
    if (difficulty == 1)
        rotation += ((zaptimer / 5) * 15 * ((attackoffset == 45) ? -1 : 1));
    var balldirection = 0;
    if (rotateCracker)
    {
        var handx = x + xOffset[1];
        var handy = y + yOffset[1];
        balldirection = point_direction(targetx, targety, handx, handy);
    }
    if (!quizmode)
    {
        var loop = (difficulty == 1) ? 8 : 4;
        for (i = 0; i < loop; i++)
        {
            var d = instance_create(targetx, targety, obj_regularbullet);
            d.speed = 0.1;
            d.friction = -0.5;
            d.sprite_index = spr_tm_zap_bullet;
            d.timepoints = 0;
            d.direction = rotation + (((difficulty == 1) ? 45 : 90) * i) + balldirection;
            d.image_angle = d.direction + 90;
            d.damage = damage;
            d.element = 6;
            d.target = target;
        }
    }
    if (!quizmode && zaptimer >= 15)
        zapping = false;
}
if (zapping != whipball.active && !quizmode)
    whipball.active = zapping;
if (state == 2)
{
    if (!zapping)
        zaptimer = 0;
    else
        zaptimer += animSpeed;
}
if (state != lastState)
{
    if (state == 3)
    {
        zapping = false;
        zaptimer = 0;
        attacktimer = 56;
    }
    lastState = state;
}
if (state == 3 && attacktimer >= 59)
{
    timer = animConst;
    state = looping ? 5 : 4;
    lastState = 4;
}
if (state == 4 && attacktimer >= 65)
{
    whipball.dodraw = 0;
    if (!quizmode)
    {
        targetx = obj_heart.x + 8;
        targety = obj_heart.y + 8;
    }
    whipball.origx = targetx;
    whipball.origy = targety;
    if (quizmode && !quizloop)
    {
        state = -1;
    }
    else
    {
        if (quizloop)
            quizloop = false;
        state = 0;
        lastState = 0;
    }
    attacktimer = 5;
    attackoffset += 45;
}
if (state == 5 && attacktimer >= 65)
    whipball.dodraw = 0;