function Create(self)
	self.basemass = 15
	self.roundmass = 0.4
	self.ejectoffset = -16
	self.ejectspeed = -12
	self.magcount = self.Magazine.RoundCount
end
function Update(self)

	--determine the root object.
	if self.RootID ~= 255 then
		self.y = MovableMan:GetMOFromID(self.RootID)
		if self.y then
			if self.y:IsActor() then
				self.z = ToActor(MovableMan:GetMOFromID(self.RootID))
				
				
			
				if self.Magazine then
				
					if self:IsReloading() then
						self.justfired = 0
					else
						if self.magcount ~= self.Magazine.RoundCount and self.Magazine.IsFull == false then
							self.justfired = 1
							self.Sharpness = self.Sharpness - 1
							
							
							self.c = CreateMOSRotating("Grande Casing","Shadow Echelon.rte")
							if self.HFlipped == true then	-- Left
								self.c.Vel = self.z.Vel + Vector(self.ejectspeed,0):RadRotate(self.RotAngle + math.pi)
								self.c.Pos = self.Pos + Vector(self.ejectoffset,0):RadRotate(self.RotAngle + math.pi)
								self.z.AngularVel = self.z.AngularVel - (2000 / self.z.Mass)
								self.c.RotAngle = self.RotAngle + math.pi
							else	-- Right
								self.c.Vel = self.z.Vel + Vector(self.ejectspeed,0):RadRotate(self.RotAngle)
								self.c.Pos = self.Pos + Vector(self.ejectoffset,0):RadRotate(self.RotAngle)
								self.z.AngularVel = self.z.AngularVel + (2000 / self.z.Mass)
								self.c.RotAngle = self.RotAngle
							end
							self.c.AngularVel = 0
							self.c:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.z, -1)
							self.z:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.c, -1)
							MovableMan:AddParticle(self.c)
							
							
							
							
						else
							self.justfired = 0
							if self.Sharpness < self.Magazine.RoundCount then
								self.Magazine.RoundCount = self.Sharpness
								print("not enough ammo for a full mag")
							end
						end
						self.magcount = self.Magazine.RoundCount
					end
				else
					self.justfired = 0
				end
			end
		end
		
		--stuff to always do, regardless of if someone's holding it
		
		--displays the ammo
		self.b = CreateHeldDevice("Null Device","Shadow Echelon.rte")
		if self.Sharpness > 0 then
			self.b.PresetName = self.Sharpness.." Rds"
		else
			self.b.PresetName = "Empty!"
		end
		self.b.Vel = self.y.Vel
		self.b.Pos.X = self.y.Pos.X
		if self.y:IsDevice() then
			self.b.Pos.Y = self.y.Pos.Y + 36
		else
			self.b.Pos.Y = self.y.Pos.Y - 2
		end
		self.b:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.y, -1)
		MovableMan:AddParticle(self.b)
	end
	
	--reweight accordingly to ammo remains
	self.Mass = self.basemass + self.roundmass * self.Sharpness

end