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updatedshmup.p8

@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ function init_ship_mt()
  setmetatable(chasey, ship_t)
 end
 
-firespark = {9, 8, 2, 5, 1} -- bright spark colors
-smokespark = {13, 13, 5, 5} 
+firespark = split"9, 8, 2, 5, 1"
+smokespark = split"13, 13, 5, 5"
 
 player = {
  --shape
@@ -1797,24 +1797,9 @@ blip_fx_t = {
 }
 
 function blip(obj, col, frames)
- obj.fx_pal = {
-  [0] = 0,
-  [1] = col,
-  [2] = col,
-  [3] = col,
-  [4] = col,
-  [5] = col,
-  [6] = col,
-  [7] = col,
-  [8] = col,
-  [9] = col,
-  [10] = col,
-  [11] = col,
-  [12] = col,
-  [13] = col,
-  [14] = col,
-  [15] = col
- }
+ local p = {[0]=0}
+ obj.fx_pal = p
+ for i=1,15 do p[i]=col end
  if (obj.___fx_pal_event) obj.___fx_pal_event:abort() 
  local e = {
   frames = frames,
@@ -1824,7 +1809,7 @@ function blip(obj, col, frames)
  add(events, e)
 end
 
-bossspark = {7, 7, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 2, 2, 5, 5}
+bossspark = split"7,7,10,10,9,9,9,8,8,8,2,2,5,5"
 
 function boom(x,y,boominess,is_boss)
  local sp = firespark