diff --git a/includes/powder.h b/includes/powder.h
index b2819540b..e7f5b2c88 100644
--- a/includes/powder.h
+++ b/includes/powder.h
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ extern int wire_placed;
 
 extern int gravwl_timeout;
 
-extern float player[28];
-extern float player2[28];
+extern float player[29];
+extern float player2[29];
 
 extern int gravityMode;
 extern int airMode;
diff --git a/src/elements/ligh.c b/src/elements/ligh.c
index f2b8a5176..30ffad78a 100644
--- a/src/elements/ligh.c
+++ b/src/elements/ligh.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int update_LIGH(UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS)
 					}
 					if (ptypes[r&0xFF].hconduct)
 						parts[r>>8].temp = restrict_flt(parts[r>>8].temp+powderful/10, MIN_TEMP, MAX_TEMP);
-					if ((r&0xFF)==PT_STKM || (r&0xFF)==PT_STKM2)
+					if (((r&0xFF)==PT_STKM && player[2]!=PT_LIGH) || ((r&0xFF)==PT_STKM2 && player2[2]!=PT_LIGH))
 					{
 						parts[r>>8].life-=powderful/100;
 					}
diff --git a/src/elements/stkm.c b/src/elements/stkm.c
index a96de2aee..85e6e4c29 100644
--- a/src/elements/stkm.c
+++ b/src/elements/stkm.c
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ int run_stickman(float* playerp, UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS) {
 	float gvx, gvy;
 	float gx, gy, dl, dr;
 
-	if ((parts[i].ctype>0 && parts[i].ctype<PT_NUM && ptypes[parts[i].ctype].falldown>0) || parts[i].ctype==SPC_AIR || parts[i].ctype == PT_NEUT || parts[i].ctype == PT_PHOT)
+	if ((parts[i].ctype>0 && parts[i].ctype<PT_NUM && ptypes[parts[i].ctype].falldown>0) || parts[i].ctype==SPC_AIR || parts[i].ctype == PT_NEUT || parts[i].ctype == PT_PHOT || parts[i].ctype == PT_LIGH)
 		playerp[2] = parts[i].ctype;
+	playerp[28]++;
 
 	//Tempirature handling
 	if (parts[i].temp<243)
@@ -197,6 +198,8 @@ int run_stickman(float* playerp, UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS) {
 				{
 					playerp[2] = r&0xFF;  //Current element
 				}
+				if ((r&0xFF)==PT_TESC || (r&0xFF)==PT_LIGH)
+					playerp[2] = PT_LIGH;
 				if ((r&0xFF) == PT_PLNT && parts[i].life<100) //Plant gives him 5 HP
 				{
 					if (parts[i].life<=95)
@@ -229,24 +232,23 @@ int run_stickman(float* playerp, UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS) {
 	{
 		ry -= 2*(rand()%2)+1;
 		r = pmap[ry][rx];
-			if (ptypes[r&0xFF].state == ST_SOLID)
-			{
-				create_part(-1, rx, ry, PT_SPRK);
-			}
+		if (ptypes[r&0xFF].state == ST_SOLID)
+		{
+			create_part(-1, rx, ry, PT_SPRK);
+			playerp[28] = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			int np = -1;
+			if (playerp[2] == SPC_AIR)
+				create_parts(rx + 3*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 3*((((int)playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01), ry, 4, 4, SPC_AIR, 0);
+			else if (playerp[2]==PT_LIGH && playerp[28]<30)//limit lightning creation rate
+				np = -1;
 			else
+				np = create_part(-1, rx, ry, playerp[2]);
+			if ( (np < NPART) && np>=0)
 			{
-				int np = -1;
-				if (playerp[2] == SPC_AIR)
-					create_parts(rx + 3*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 3*((((int)playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01), ry, 4, 4, SPC_AIR, 0);
-				else
-					np = create_part(-1, rx, ry, playerp[2]);
-				if ( (np < NPART) && np>=0 && playerp[2] != PT_PHOT && playerp[2] != SPC_AIR)
-				{
-					parts[np].vx -= -gvy*(5*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 5*(((int)(playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01));
-					parts[np].vy -= gvx*(5*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 5*(((int)(playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01));
-					parts[i].vx -= (ptypes[(int)playerp[2]].weight*parts[np].vx)/1000;
-				}
-				if ((np < NPART) && np>=0 && playerp[2] == PT_PHOT)
+				if (playerp[2] == PT_PHOT)
 				{
 					int random = abs(rand()%3-1)*3;
 					if (random==0)
@@ -262,8 +264,35 @@ int run_stickman(float* playerp, UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS) {
 							parts[np].vx = random;
 					}
 				}
-
+				else if (playerp[2] == PT_LIGH)
+				{
+					float angle;
+					int power = 100;
+					if (gvx!=0 || gvy!=0)
+						angle = atan2(gvx, gvy)*180.0f/M_PI;
+					else
+						angle = rand()%360;
+					if (((int)playerp[1])&0x01)
+						angle += 180;
+					if (angle>360)
+						angle-=360;
+					if (angle<0)
+						angle+=360;
+					parts[np].tmp = angle;
+					parts[np].life=rand()%(2+power/15)+power/7;
+					parts[np].temp=parts[np].life*power/2.5;
+					parts[np].tmp2=1;
+				}
+				else if (playerp[2] != SPC_AIR)
+				{
+					parts[np].vx -= -gvy*(5*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 5*(((int)(playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01));
+					parts[np].vy -= gvx*(5*((((int)playerp[1])&0x02) == 0x02) - 5*(((int)(playerp[1])&0x01) == 0x01));
+					parts[i].vx -= (ptypes[(int)playerp[2]].weight*parts[np].vx)/1000;
+				}
+				playerp[28] = 0;
 			}
+
+		}
 	}
 
 	//Simulation of joints
@@ -369,12 +398,12 @@ void STKM_interact(float* playerp, int i, int x, int y)
 	r = pmap[y][x];
 	if (r)
 	{
-		if ((r&0xFF)==PT_SPRK) //If on charge
+		if ((r&0xFF)==PT_SPRK && playerp[2]!=PT_LIGH) //If on charge
 		{
 			parts[i].life -= (int)(rand()*20/RAND_MAX)+32;
 		}
 
-		if (ptypes[r&0xFF].hconduct && (parts[r>>8].temp>=323 || parts[r>>8].temp<=243))
+		if (ptypes[r&0xFF].hconduct && ((playerp[2]!=PT_LIGH && parts[r>>8].temp>=323) || parts[r>>8].temp<=243))
 		{
 			parts[i].life -= 2;
 			playerp[22] -= 1;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8f67b0550..26e3c9cbc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	
 	prepare_alpha(4, 1.0f);
 	player[2] = player2[2] = PT_DUST;
+	player[28] = player2[28] = 0;
 
 	sprintf(ppmfilename, "%s.ppm", argv[2]);
 	sprintf(ptifilename, "%s.pti", argv[2]);
diff --git a/src/powder.c b/src/powder.c
index b56426b91..8da1bbfcb 100644
--- a/src/powder.c
+++ b/src/powder.c
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ int wire_placed = 0;
 
 int lighting_recreate = 0;
 
-float player[28]; //[0] is a command cell, [3]-[18] are legs positions, [19]-[26] are accelerations, [27] shows if player was spawned
-float player2[28];
+//[0] is a command cell, [3]-[18] are legs positions, [19]-[26] are accelerations, [27] shows if player was spawned
+//[28] is frames since last particle spawn - used when spawning LIGH
+float player[29];
+float player2[29];
 
 particle *parts;
 particle *cb_parts;