function Create(self)

   self.reloaded = false;
   self.ammoCounter = 0;
   self.recoilTimer = Timer();
   self.AIreset = false;

   self.recoil = 0;
end

function Update(self)

	if self.Magazine ~= nil then -- if we have a mag
		if self.ammoCounter ~= self.Magazine.RoundCount then -- and we've fired
			self.recoil = self.recoil + RangeRand(0.05,0.1)*(self.ammoCounter - self.Magazine.RoundCount); -- add recoil corresponding to the number of bullets fired
		end
		self.ammoCounter = self.Magazine.RoundCount; -- make sure we don't count any shot more than once
		if self.HFlipped then -- whether facing left or right
			self.RotAngle = self.RotAngle - self.recoil; -- recoil towards 90
		else
			self.RotAngle = self.RotAngle + self.recoil; -- recoil towards 90
		end
		
		-- AI fires in bursts, because the Grineer do. And because I'm too lazy to find some other way
		local actor = ToActor(MovableMan:GetMOFromID(self.RootID));
		if self.recoil > 0.15 then -- if we've got too much recoil
			if actor and actor:IsPlayerControlled() == false then -- and we're AI
				self.AIreset = true; -- stop shooting
			end
		else
			if self.recoil < 0.00001 then -- if we've got the recoil under control
				self.AIreset = false; -- keep shooting
			end
		end
		if actor and self.AIreset then
			ToActor(actor):GetController():SetState(Controller.WEAPON_FIRE,false); -- don't shoot
		end
		
		if self:IsActivated() then
			self.recoil = math.max(self.recoil - self.recoilTimer.ElapsedSimTimeMS/1337,0); -- recoil decays
		else
			self.recoil = math.max(self.recoil - self.recoilTimer.ElapsedSimTimeMS/1000,0); -- recoil decays
		end
		self.recoilTimer:Reset();
	else
		self.recoil = 0;
	end

end