l += 1;
thisbullet = instance_create(xstart, ystart, object_index);
if (instance_exists(thisbullet))
{
    thisbullet.startdir = startdir;
    thisbullet.startspeed = startspeed;
    thisbullet.rotdir = rotdir;
    thisbullet.dmg = dmg;
}
if (l < limit)
    alarm[4] = 26;