image_speed = 0.5;
image_blend = c_white;
con = 3;
alarm[4] = 20;
image_speed = 0;
speed = 0;
dir = random(360);
if (big == 0)
{
    if (h_mode == 0)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < 7; i += 1)
        {
            star = instance_create(x, y, obj_regstar_blt);
            star.h_mode = h_mode;
            star.friction = -0.2;
            star.speed = 1.4;
            star.direction = dir + ((360/7) * i);
        }
        with (obj_stormstar_gen)
            event_user(1);
    }
    if (h_mode == 1)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < 7; i += 1)
        {
            star = instance_create(x, y, obj_regstar_blt);
            star.h_mode = h_mode;
            star.friction = -0.25;
            star.speed = 1.5;
            star.direction = dir + ((360/7) * i);
        }
        with (obj_stormstar_gen)
            event_user(1);
    }
}
if (big == 1)
{
    with (obj_stormstar_gen)
        event_user(2);
    for (i = 0; i < 20; i += 1)
    {
        star = instance_create(x, y, obj_regstar_blt);
        star.friction = -0.3;
        star.speed = 1.6;
        star.direction = dir + (22.5 * i);
        star.h_mode = h_mode;
    }
    dir += 9;
    for (i = 0; i < 20; i += 1)
    {
        star = instance_create(x, y, obj_regstar_blt);
        star.friction = -0.24;
        star.speed = 0.8;
        star.direction = dir + (22.5 * i);
        star.h_mode = h_mode;
    }
    for (i = 0; i < 20; i += 1)
    {
        star = instance_create(x, y, obj_regstar_blt);
        star.friction = -0.18;
        star.speed = 0.2;
        star.direction = dir + (18 * i);
        star.h_mode = h_mode;
    }
}
ex = instance_create(x, y, obj_explodestar);
ex.sprite_index = sprite_index;
ex.image_index = image_index;
ex.image_blend = image_blend;
ex.image_speed = image_speed;
ex.aa = aa;
ex.big = big;
ex.depth = depth;
ex.image_alpha = image_alpha;
ex.image_angle = image_angle;
instance_destroy();