function Create(self)
   self.LTimer = Timer();
   self.firemode = 0; -- 0 is inactive, 1 is gravitate, 2 is launch
   self.launchsound = false;
   self.canlaunchsound = true;

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----- The variables here can be changed to alter various properties of the phys cannon.
   self.launchpower = 0; -- strength of the launch. 120 is default.
   self.pickuppower = 100; -- strength of the pull. 120 is default.
   self.launchrange = 5; -- size of the area to check for objects to launch. 35 is default.
   self.pickuprange = 20; -- size of the area to check for objects to pull. 35 is default.

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   local curdist = 50;
    for actor in MovableMan.Actors do
        local avgx = actor.Pos.X - self.Pos.X;
        local avgy = actor.Pos.Y - self.Pos.Y;
        local dist = math.sqrt(avgx ^ 2 + avgy ^ 2);
        if dist < curdist and actor:HasObject("Brainfighter") then
         self.parent = actor;
      end
    end
end

function Update(self)
   
--GRABBING THE OBJECT   
if self.firemode == 0 and self.LTimer:IsPastSimMS(5) then
   self.firemode = 1;
end

if self.firemode == 1 and MovableMan:IsActor(self.parent) then
    for particle in MovableMan.Particles do
   if particle.ClassName == "MOSRotating" or particle.ClassName == "AEmitter" then
        local paravgx = particle.Pos.X - self.Pos.X;
        local paravgy = particle.Pos.Y - self.Pos.Y;
        local dist = math.sqrt(paravgx ^ 2 + paravgy ^ 2);
        if dist < self.pickuprange then
         particle.Vel = Vector((self.Pos.X - particle.Pos.X), (self.Pos.Y - particle.Pos.Y)) / (1 + (particle.Mass / self.pickuppower));
         particle:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.parent,0.3);
         particle.RotSpeed = 0
      end
    end
end
end

-- RELEASING THE OBJECT
if MovableMan:IsActor(self.parent) then
    if not (self.parent:GetController():IsState(Controller.WEAPON_FIRE)) then
      self.firemode = 2;
   end
end

if self.firemode == 2 and MovableMan:IsActor(self.parent) then
      for particle in MovableMan.Particles do
   if particle.ClassName == "MOSRotating" or particle.ClassName == "AEmitter" then
        local paravgx = particle.Pos.X - self.Pos.X;
        local paravgy = particle.Pos.Y - self.Pos.Y;
        local dist = math.sqrt(paravgx ^ 2 + paravgy ^ 2);
        if dist < self.launchrange then
         particle.Vel = self.Vel / (1 + (particle.Mass / self.launchpower));
         particle.RotSpeed = 0
         --self.launchsound = true;
      end
    end
end
end

--[[if self.firemode == 1 and MovableMan:IsActor(self.parent) then
      for actor in MovableMan.Actors do
         local avgx = actor.Pos.X - self.Pos.X;
         local avgy = actor.Pos.Y - self.Pos.Y;
         local dist = math.sqrt(avgx ^ 2 + avgy ^ 2);
         if dist < self.pickuprange and actor.ID ~= self.parent.ID then
      actor.Vel = Vector((self.Pos.X - actor.Pos.X), (self.Pos.Y - actor.Pos.Y)) / (1 + (actor.Mass / self.pickuppower));
      actor:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.parent,0.3);
      end
      end
   end]]

--[[if self.firemode == 2 and MovableMan:IsActor(self.parent) then
    for actor in MovableMan.Actors do
        local avgx = actor.Pos.X - self.Pos.X;
        local avgy = actor.Pos.Y - self.Pos.Y;
        local dist = math.sqrt(avgx ^ 2 + avgy ^ 2);
        if dist < self.launchrange and actor.ID ~= self.parent.ID then
         actor.Vel = self.Vel / (1 + (actor.Mass / self.launchpower));
         --self.launchsound = true;
      end
   end
end]]

--[[if self.launchsound == true and self.canlaunchsound == true then
   local firesound = CreateAEmitter("Mech Gravi Gun Sound Fire","D9.rte");
   firesound.Pos = self.parent.Pos;
   MovableMan:AddParticle(firesound);
   self.launchsound = false;
   self.canlaunchsound = false;
end]]

end