+static void InitMagicBallDelay(int x, int y)
+{
+#if 1
+ ChangeDelay[x][y] = (level.ball_time + 1) * 8 + 1;
+#else
+ ChangeDelay[x][y] = level.ball_time * FRAMES_PER_SECOND + 1;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void ActivateMagicBall(int bx, int by)
+{
+ int x, y;
+
+ if (level.ball_random)
+ {
+ int pos_border = RND(8); /* select one of the eight border elements */
+ int pos_content = (pos_border > 3 ? pos_border + 1 : pos_border);
+ int xx = pos_content % 3;
+ int yy = pos_content / 3;
+
+ x = bx - 1 + xx;
+ y = by - 1 + yy;
+
+ if (IN_LEV_FIELD(x, y) && Feld[x][y] == EL_EMPTY)
+ CreateField(x, y, level.ball_content[game.ball_content_nr].e[xx][yy]);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ for (y = by - 1; y <= by + 1; y++) for (x = bx - 1; x <= bx + 1; x++)
+ {
+ int xx = x - bx + 1;
+ int yy = y - by + 1;
+
+ if (IN_LEV_FIELD(x, y) && Feld[x][y] == EL_EMPTY)
+ CreateField(x, y, level.ball_content[game.ball_content_nr].e[xx][yy]);
+ }
+ }
+
+ game.ball_content_nr = (game.ball_content_nr + 1) % level.num_ball_contents;
+}
+