diff --git a/assets.h b/assets.h
index 65acff2..480c818 100644
--- a/assets.h
+++ b/assets.h
@@ -542,6 +542,25 @@ SFG_PROGRAM_MEMORY uint8_t SFG_effectSprites[][SFG_TEXTURE_STORE_SIZE] =
 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
 0,0
+  },
+  { // 2, plasma
+175,199,126,213,198,215,118,46,125,204,124,134,45,117,135,116,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,17,68,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,
+1,17,20,17,16,16,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,17,18,7,113,20,17,119,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,17,65,
+16,34,67,50,33,17,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,36,34,1,19,153,51,33,65,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,37,
+34,32,51,57,163,35,50,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,114,37,82,2,17,51,170,51,34,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+18,51,83,34,17,3,152,138,43,178,16,0,0,0,0,1,20,34,52,83,163,32,123,136,199,34,
+17,0,0,0,0,1,17,18,35,51,51,34,18,34,194,36,68,0,0,0,0,0,17,17,104,109,250,51,
+18,34,34,51,17,0,0,0,0,1,7,113,34,134,136,34,211,70,34,131,17,0,0,0,0,0,16,34,
+34,134,34,34,97,17,102,98,16,0,0,0,0,0,1,18,85,84,17,98,97,33,22,98,1,0,0,0,0,1,
+17,37,83,242,68,70,18,146,33,23,16,0,0,0,0,1,50,53,35,134,133,65,39,185,37,17,1,
+0,0,0,0,0,19,147,34,136,51,81,39,190,36,65,32,0,0,0,0,0,17,18,34,131,34,83,39,0,
+35,34,32,0,0,0,0,1,1,17,34,34,34,57,50,114,49,34,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,17,34,34,83,147,
+67,33,64,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,33,35,81,17,68,68,65,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,33,21,17,17,
+17,17,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,65,0,1,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,65,16,0,16,0,
+0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/assets/effect_plasma.png b/assets/effect_plasma.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8890eaf
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/effect_plasma.png differ
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 431f2dd..5fc8916 100755
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 #define SFG_PROJECTILE_EXPLOSION 0
 #define SFG_PROJECTILE_FIREBALL 1
+#define SFG_PROJECTILE_PLASMA 2
 
 #define SFG_EXPLOSION_DURATION_DOUBLE_FRAMES \
   (SFG_EXPLOSION_DURATION / SFG_MS_PER_FRAME)
@@ -1569,9 +1570,11 @@ void SFG_gameStep()
   {
     // fire
  
-    if (SFG_player.weapon == SFG_WEAPON_ROCKER_LAUNCHER)
+    if (SFG_player.weapon == SFG_WEAPON_ROCKER_LAUNCHER ||
+        SFG_player.weapon == SFG_WEAPON_PLASMAGUN)
       SFG_launchProjectile(
-        SFG_PROJECTILE_FIREBALL,
+        SFG_player.weapon == SFG_WEAPON_ROCKER_LAUNCHER ?
+           SFG_PROJECTILE_FIREBALL : SFG_PROJECTILE_PLASMA,
         SFG_player.camera.position,
         SFG_player.camera.height,
         RCL_angleToDirection(SFG_player.camera.direction),
@@ -2324,8 +2327,11 @@ void SFG_drawWeapon(int16_t bobOffset)
       bobOffset +=  
           ((animationLength - shotAnimationFrame) * SFG_WEAPON_IMAGE_SCALE * 20)
           / animationLength;
-    
-      if (shotAnimationFrame < animationLength / 2)
+   
+      if (
+        SFG_player.weapon != SFG_WEAPON_KNIFE &&
+        SFG_player.weapon != SFG_WEAPON_PLASMAGUN &&
+        shotAnimationFrame < animationLength / 2)
         SFG_blitImage(SFG_effectSprites[0],
           SFG_WEAPON_IMAGE_POSITION_X,
           SFG_WEAPON_IMAGE_POSITION_Y - (SFG_TEXTURE_SIZE / 3) * SFG_WEAPON_IMAGE_SCALE + bobOffset,
@@ -2460,7 +2466,7 @@ void SFG_draw()
         RCL_mapToScreen(worldPosition,proj->position[2],SFG_player.camera);
        
       const uint8_t *s =
-        SFG_effectSprites[proj->type == SFG_PROJECTILE_FIREBALL ? 1 : 0];
+        SFG_effectSprites[proj->type];
 
       int16_t spriteSize = SFG_GAME_RESOLUTION_Y / 3;