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Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.paused = false;

Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.setPaused = function(val){
	
	if(val == this.paused){
		
	}else{
		this.paused = val;

		var i = this.children.length;

		while (i--)
		{
			this.children[i].body.moves = !val;
			
		}
	}
}

Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.update = function () {

	if (this.paused)return;
	if (this.on)
	{
		if (this._explode)
		{
			this._counter = 0;

			do
			{
				this.emitParticle();
				this._counter++;
			}
			while (this._counter < this._quantity);

			this.on = false;
		}
		else
		{
			if (this.game.time.now >= this._timer)
			{
				this.emitParticle();

				this._counter++;

				if (this._quantity > 0)
				{
					if (this._counter >= this._quantity)
					{
						this.on = false;
					}
				}
				this._timer = this.game.time.now + this.frequency;
			}
		}
	}

	var i = this.children.length;

	while (i--)
	{
		if (this.children[i].exists)
		{
			this.children[i].update();
		}
	}
};

Phaser.Particle.prototype.preUpdate = function() {
	if(this.parent.paused){
		return;
	}
	Phaser.Sprite.prototype.preUpdate.call(this);
}

Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype = Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype;

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