diff --git a/source/enemy/nanemone.cpp b/source/enemy/nanemone.cpp
index 8d43a919f..663b7ffe4 100644
--- a/source/enemy/nanemone.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/nanemone.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,110 @@
 #include "game\game.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef	__PLAYER_PLAYER_H__
+#include "player\player.h"
+#endif
+
+
+void CNpc::processCloseAnemone1Attack( int _frames )
+{
+	s32 moveX, moveY;
+	s16 decDir, incDir, moveDist;
+	CPlayer *player = GameScene.getPlayer();
+	DVECTOR playerPos = player->getPos();
+	s32 xDist, yDist;
+	s16 maxTurnRate = m_data[m_type].turnSpeed;
+	bool withinRange = false;
+
+	xDist = playerPos.vx - this->Pos.vx;
+
+	yDist = playerPos.vy - this->Pos.vy;
+
+	s16 headingToPlayer = ratan2( yDist, xDist );
+
+	decDir = m_baseHeading - headingToPlayer;
+
+	if ( decDir < 0 )
+	{
+		decDir += ONE;
+	}
+
+	incDir = headingToPlayer - m_baseHeading;
+
+	if ( incDir < 0 )
+	{
+		incDir += ONE;
+	}
+
+	if ( decDir < incDir )
+	{
+		moveDist = decDir;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		moveDist = incDir;
+	}
+
+	// check user is within 45 degrees either way
+
+	if ( moveDist < 512 )
+	{
+		decDir = m_heading - headingToPlayer;
+
+		if ( decDir < 0 )
+		{
+			decDir += ONE;
+		}
+
+		incDir = headingToPlayer - m_heading;
+
+		if ( incDir < 0 )
+		{
+			incDir += ONE;
+		}
+
+		if ( decDir < incDir )
+		{
+			moveDist = decDir;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			moveDist = incDir;
+		}
+
+		if ( moveDist < -maxTurnRate )
+		{
+			moveDist = -maxTurnRate;
+		}
+		else if ( moveDist > maxTurnRate )
+		{
+			moveDist = maxTurnRate;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			withinRange = true;
+		}
+
+		m_heading += moveDist;
+
+		m_heading = m_heading % ONE;
+
+		if ( withinRange )
+		{
+			// can fire
+
+			if ( m_timerTimer <= 0 )
+			{
+				CProjectile *projectile;
+				projectile = new( "test projectile" ) CProjectile;
+				projectile->init( Pos, m_heading );
+
+				m_controlFunc = NPC_CONTROL_MOVEMENT;
+				m_timerTimer = GameState::getOneSecondInFrames();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 void CNpc::processCloseAnemone2Attack( int _frames )
 {
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.cpp b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
index 4b042e7b3..6cd550c06 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ CNpc::NPC_DATA CNpc::m_data[NPC_UNIT_TYPE_MAX] =
 
 	{	// NPC_ANEMONE_1
 		NPC_INIT_DEFAULT,
-		NPC_SENSOR_NONE,
+		NPC_SENSOR_ANEMONE_USER_CLOSE,
 		NPC_MOVEMENT_STATIC,
 		NPC_MOVEMENT_MODIFIER_NONE,
-		NPC_CLOSE_NONE,
+		NPC_CLOSE_ANEMONE_1_ATTACK,
 		NPC_TIMER_NONE,
 		false,
 		0,
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ CNpc::NPC_DATA CNpc::m_data[NPC_UNIT_TYPE_MAX] =
 
 void CNpc::init()
 {
-	m_type = NPC_ANEMONE_2;
+	m_type = NPC_ANEMONE_1;
 
-	m_heading = m_baseHeading = 3072;
+	m_heading = m_baseHeading = 0;
 	m_movementTimer = 0;
 	m_timerTimer = 0;
 	m_velocity = 0;
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ bool CNpc::processSensor()
 
 					case NPC_SENSOR_ANEMONE_USER_CLOSE:
 					{
-						if ( xDistSqr + yDistSqr < 10000 )
+						if ( xDistSqr + yDistSqr < 40000 )
 						{
 							m_controlFunc = NPC_CONTROL_CLOSE;
 
@@ -897,9 +897,16 @@ void CNpc::processClose(int _frames)
 
 			break;
 
+		case NPC_CLOSE_ANEMONE_1_ATTACK:
+			processCloseAnemone1Attack( _frames );
+
+			break;
+
 		case NPC_CLOSE_ANEMONE_2_ATTACK:
 			processCloseAnemone2Attack( _frames );
 
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
@@ -911,6 +918,11 @@ void CNpc::processCollision()
 
 void CNpc::processTimer(int _frames)
 {
+	if ( m_timerTimer > 0 )
+	{
+		this->m_timerTimer -= _frames;
+	}
+
 	switch( m_timerFunc )
 	{
 		case NPC_TIMER_NONE:
@@ -921,8 +933,6 @@ void CNpc::processTimer(int _frames)
 		case NPC_TIMER_EVADE_DONE:
 		case NPC_TIMER_ATTACK_DONE:
 			{
-				this->m_timerTimer -= _frames;
-
 				if ( m_timerTimer <= 0 )
 				{
 					this->m_timerFunc = NPC_TIMER_NONE;
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.h b/source/enemy/npc.h
index 139365cdd..aa87a8126 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.h
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ protected:
 		NPC_CLOSE_GHOST_PIRATE_ATTACK,
 		NPC_CLOSE_SHARK_MAN_ATTACK,
 		NPC_CLOSE_GENERIC_USER_SEEK,
+		NPC_CLOSE_ANEMONE_1_ATTACK,
 		NPC_CLOSE_ANEMONE_2_ATTACK,
 	};
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ protected:
 
 	// anemone functions
 
+	void				processCloseAnemone1Attack( int _frames );
 	void				processCloseAnemone2Attack( int _frames );
 
 	// data