import bge

def main(cont):
    own = cont.owner
    if 'inited' not in own:
        own['inited'] = True
        own['direction'] = False
        own['speed'] = .5
        own['life'] = 0
        own['ticker'] = 2.0
    
    multer = 1
    inc = .05
    
    color = own.color
    if own['life'] > (own['id'] * multer):
        if color[3] < 1:
            own.color[3] += inc
    
    if 'star' in own and own['life'] > ((own['id'] * multer) + 60) and (own['life'] % 2) == 0:
        
        if own['direction'] == True:
            own['ticker'] = own['ticker'] + own['speed']
        if own['direction'] == False:
            own['ticker'] = own['ticker'] - own['speed']  
        
        if own['ticker'] > 16:
            own['direction'] = False
        if own['ticker'] < .01:
            own['direction'] = True            
        print(own['ticker'])
        own.color = [color[0], color[1], color[2], own['ticker']]
        
    own['life'] += 1