task _LaserSpriteRender(
	img, int target, float targetAng,
	int rectLeft, int rectTop, int rectRight, int rectBottom,
	float scaleX, float scaleY, int renderPriority, float alpha,
	float scaleSpeed
	){
	
	let lasersprite = ObjPrim_Create(OBJ_SPRITE_2D);
	
	ObjPrim_SetTexture(lasersprite, img);
	ObjSprite2D_SetSourceRect(lasersprite, rectLeft, rectTop, rectRight, rectBottom);
	ObjRender_SetScaleXYZ(lasersprite, 0, scaleY, 1);
	ObjSprite2D_SetDestRect(lasersprite, -(rectRight-rectLeft)/2, 0, (rectRight-rectLeft)/2, rectTop-rectBottom);
	Obj_SetRenderPriorityI(lasersprite, renderPriority);
	ObjRender_SetAlpha(lasersprite, 0);
	ObjRender_SetBlendType(lasersprite, BLEND_ADD_ARGB);
	
	async{
		loop{
			int[] EnemyList = ObjCol_GetListOfIntersectedEnemyID(target);
			if(GetVirtualKeyState(VK_SHOT) != KEY_FREE && GetVirtualKeyState(VK_SLOWMOVE) != KEY_FREE && !ripplayer && IsPermitPlayerShot){
			
				// Assumes the intersecting color is right next to the right of the original color
				
				if (length(EnemyList) > 0) {ObjSprite2D_SetSourceRect(lasersprite, rectRight, rectTop, rectRight+(rectRight-rectLeft), rectBottom);}
				else{ObjSprite2D_SetSourceRect(lasersprite, rectLeft, rectTop, rectRight, rectBottom);}
				float targetx = ObjRender_GetX(target);
				float targety = ObjRender_GetY(target);
				ObjRender_SetScaleX(lasersprite, min(scaleX+rand(-0.025, 0.025), ObjRender_GetScaleX(lasersprite) + scaleSpeed));
				ObjRender_SetAlpha(lasersprite, min(alpha, ObjRender_GetAlpha(lasersprite)+alpha/5));
				ObjRender_SetAngleZ(lasersprite, targetAng);
				ObjRender_SetPosition(lasersprite, targetx, targety, 1);
				yield;
			}
			else{
				ObjRender_SetScaleX(lasersprite, max(0, ObjRender_GetScaleX(lasersprite) - scaleSpeed));
				ObjRender_SetAlpha(lasersprite, max(0, ObjRender_GetAlpha(lasersprite)-alpha/5));
				yield;
			}
			yield;
		}
	}
	
}

function _RenderLaser(target, float ang, float maxintersectX, float maxLength, float width, float speedLength, float dmg){ /* */

	float angRender = asin(maxintersectX/absolute(maxLength));
	//int laser = CreatePlayerShotA1(ObjRender_GetX(target), ObjRender_GetY(target), 0, ang, dmg, 9999999, 0);
	int laser = CreateStraightLaserA1(ObjRender_GetX(target), ObjRender_GetY(target), ang-90, maxLength, width, 9999999, 0, 1);
	ObjLaser_SetInvalidLength(laser, 0, 0);
	ObjShot_SetDamage(laser, dmg);
	ObjShot_SetAutoDelete(laser, false);
	Obj_SetRenderPriorityI(laser, 38);
	_Follow(laser, target);
	
	_LaserSpriteRender(
	teamimg, laser, ang,
	3072, 0, 3072+256, 256,
	0.45, 20, 38, 240,
	0.14
	);
	
	// When shot key is being held, create a line intersection that stretches across the laser.
	
	/*
	Calculations:
	
	startx: x of target
	
	starty: y of target
	
	endx: x of laser
	
	endy: maxLength
	
	width = width of laser
	*/	
	async{
		
		loop{
		
		if(GetVirtualKeyState(VK_SHOT) != KEY_FREE && GetVirtualKeyState(VK_SLOWMOVE) != KEY_FREE && !ripplayer && IsPermitPlayerShot){
		
			if(shotspeed % 5 == 0){ObjSound_Play(inferno);}
			ObjShot_SetIntersectionEnable(laser, true);
			//ObjShot_SetIntersectionLine(laser, ObjRender_GetX(target), ObjRender_GetY(target), ObjRender_GetX(target)+maxintersectX, -maxLength, width); 
			//WriteLog(ObjMove_GetX(laserfwd));
			yield;
		
		}
		
		else{ObjShot_SetIntersectionEnable(laser, false); yield;}
		
		}
		
	}

	// After shot key is released, let the laser leave and then delete it.
	
	return laser;
}


task _Follow(follower, followed){
	
	while(!Obj_IsDeleted(follower)){
		float x = ObjRender_GetX(followed);
		float y = ObjRender_GetY(followed);
		ObjMove_SetPosition(follower, x, y);
		yield;
	}	
	
}