diff --git a/source/enemy/ngpirate.cpp b/source/enemy/ngpirate.cpp
index dfcda608e..53d48e65e 100644
--- a/source/enemy/ngpirate.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/ngpirate.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include	"player\player.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __PROJECTL_PROJECTL_H__
+#include "projectl\projectl.h"
+#endif
+
 
 void CNpc::processCloseGhostPirateAttack( int _frames )
 {
@@ -47,7 +51,26 @@ void CNpc::processCloseGhostPirateAttack( int _frames )
 		{
 			m_extendDir = EXTEND_DOWN;
 
-			// fire too
+			// fire
+
+			s16 heading;
+
+			CPlayer *player = GameScene.getPlayer();
+			DVECTOR playerPos = player->getPos();
+
+			if ( playerPos.vx > Pos.vx )
+			{
+				heading = 0;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				heading = 2048;
+			}
+
+			CProjectile *projectile;
+
+			projectile = new( "test projectile" ) CProjectile;
+			projectile->init( Pos, heading );
 		}
 	}
 	else if ( m_extendDir == EXTEND_DOWN )
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.cpp b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
index 7113f11cd..d902bf09b 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ CNpc::NPC_DATA CNpc::m_data[NPC_UNIT_TYPE_MAX] =
 	},
 
 	{	// NPC_GHOST_PIRATE
-		NPC_INIT_DEFAULT,
+		NPC_INIT_GHOST_PIRATE,
 		NPC_SENSOR_GHOST_PIRATE_USER_CLOSE,
 		NPC_MOVEMENT_STATIC,
 		NPC_MOVEMENT_MODIFIER_NONE,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ CNpc::NPC_DATA CNpc::m_data[NPC_UNIT_TYPE_MAX] =
 
 void CNpc::init()
 {
-	m_type = NPC_ANEMONE_1;
+	m_type = NPC_GHOST_PIRATE;
 
 	m_heading = m_fireHeading = 0;
 	m_movementTimer = 0;
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ void CNpc::init()
 	m_timerFunc = m_data[this->m_type].timerFunc;
 	m_sensorFunc = m_data[this->m_type].sensorFunc;
 
+	m_controlFunc = NPC_CONTROL_MOVEMENT;
+
 	switch ( m_data[this->m_type].initFunc )
 	{
 		case NPC_INIT_DEFAULT:
-			m_controlFunc = NPC_CONTROL_MOVEMENT;
-
 			m_npcPath.initPath();
 
 			DVECTOR newPos;
@@ -430,8 +430,10 @@ void CNpc::init()
 
 			break;
 
+		case NPC_INIT_GHOST_PIRATE:
+			m_heading = m_fireHeading = 3072;
+
 		default:
-			m_controlFunc = NPC_CONTROL_MOVEMENT;
 
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.h b/source/enemy/npc.h
index 32441e592..cb488e27f 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.h
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ protected:
 		NPC_INIT_DEFAULT = 0,
 		NPC_INIT_SNAKE = 1,
 		NPC_INIT_ACID,
+		NPC_INIT_GHOST_PIRATE,
 	};
 
 	enum NPC_CONTROL_FUNC