function player_startup()
{
	VECTOR player_speed;
	var horizontal_speed = 0;
	var vertical_speed = 0;
	player_pan = pan_create("bmap = player.png", 150);
	player_pan.pos_x = 75;
	player_pan.pos_y = 158;
	player_pan.flags |= VISIBLE;
	player_pan.center_x = player_pan.size_x * 1; // set the rotation point for the panel
	player_pan.center_y = player_pan.size_y; // at its center on the x and at its bottom at its y axis
	while (1)
	{
		vec_set(player_speed.x, accelerate (horizontal_speed, 3 * (key_cur - key_cul), 0.3)); // 2 gives the acceleration, 0.3 the friction
		player_pan.pos_x += player_speed.x;
		vec_set(player_speed.y, accelerate (vertical_speed, 3 * (key_cud - key_cuu), 0.3)); // 2 gives the acceleration, 0.3 the friction
		player_pan.pos_y += player_speed.y;
		
		if (key_cul + key_cur + key_cuu + key_cud)
		{
			player_pan.angle += 0.8 * sin(60 * total_ticks);
		
			if (key_cul)
			{
				player_pan.bmap = player_left;
			}
			
			if (key_cur)
			{
				player_pan.bmap = player_right;
			}
			
			if (key_cuu)
			{
				player_pan.bmap = player_up;
			}
			
			if (key_cud)
			{
				player_pan.bmap = player_down;
			}
		}
			
			else
			{
				player_pan.bmap = player_center;
				player_pan.angle = 0;
			}
		
		wait (1);
	}
}

function weapon_startup()
{
	VECTOR weapon_pos;
	 	weapon_pan = pan_create("bmap = skilletright1.png", 150);
		weapon_pan.pos_x = 125;
		weapon_pan.pos_y = 320;
		weapon_pan.flags |= VISIBLE;
	   while ((abs(player_pan.pos_x - weapon_pan.pos_x) > 40) || (abs(player_pan.pos_y - weapon_pan.pos_y) > 40))
	   {
	           wait (1);
	   }
	   
	   weapon_equip_pan.bmap = skillet_Right1;
	   ptr_remove(weapon_pan); // remove the weapon once picked up.
	   wait (1);
}

pan_setwindow(player_pan,0,40,10,178,160,skillet_Right1,0,NULL);