function IsValidPlayer(ent)
	return IsValid(ent) and ent:IsPlayer();
end

CEntity.GetEyePos = function(self)
	if (not IsValidPlayer(self)) then return; end
	
	local eyepos = self:GetAbsOrigin();
	eyepos.z = eyepos.z + self["m_vecViewOffset[2]"];
	
	return eyepos
end

CEntity.GetEyeAngles = function(self)
	if (IsValidPlayer(self)) then
		return Vector( self.m_angEyeAngles[1], self.m_angEyeAngles[2], 0 )
	end
end

CVector.FaceVectorAngle = function(self, target)
	if target then
		local targetAngles = ( target - self ):ToAngles()
		targetAngles = Vector(targetAngles[1], targetAngles[2], 0)
		return targetAngles
	end
end

ents.GetAllRealPlayers = function()
	local players = {}
	for index, ply in pairs(ents.GetAllPlayers()) do
		if ply:IsRealPlayer() then 
			table.insert( players, ply )
		end
	end
	return players
end

function ThunderShot( _, activator, caller ) --rename to whatever you want

	if activator:IsValid() then
	
		--timer.Simple( 0.2, function() --This timer acts as a delay, 0.2 so that it syncs up with the game calculating the melee hit. (If the weapon is a melee weapon ofc)
	
			util.StartLagCompensation( activator )
			
				local TraceInfo = {
					start = activator:GetEyePos(),
					-- distance = 8192, 
					distance = 1100, 
					angles = activator:GetEyeAngles(),
					mask = MASK_SHOT, --what does the trace line hit? https://github.com/rafradek/sigsegv-mvm/blob/master/scripts/globals.lua#L132 has a list of them if you need to change it
					-- filter = ents.GetAllRealPlayers() --do not collide with yourself, or teammates
					filter = activator
				}
				
				local TraceResult = util.Trace( TraceInfo )
			
			util.FinishLagCompensation( activator )
			
			-- if TraceResult.Hit then
				
				local HitPos = TraceResult.HitPos --Particle origin
				
				local AngleToPlayer = HitPos:FaceVectorAngle( activator:GetEyePos() ) --Get the angle from the particle origin to the players eye pos, if the particle doesn't face player try replacing this with activator:GetEyeAngles()
				AngleToPlayer[1] = AngleToPlayer[1] + 90
				
				--wrenchmotron_teleport_beam
				--spell_lightningball_hit_blue
				local particle = ents.CreateWithKeys( "info_particle_system", {
					["effect_name"] = "wrenchmotron_teleport_beam", --Replace "Particle Name" With the particle of your choice, You might need to use PrecacheParticle in the popfile
					["start_active"] = 1,
					["origin"] = HitPos[1] .. " " .. HitPos[2] .. " "  .. HitPos[3],
					["angles"] = AngleToPlayer[1] .. " " .. AngleToPlayer[2] .. " " .. AngleToPlayer[3],
					-- ["cpoint1"] = activator
				}, true, true)
				
				particle.m_hControlPointEnts[1] = activator
				
				particle:Teleport( HitPos, AngleToPlayer )
				
				timer.Simple( 0.1, function()
					particle:Remove()
				end)
			-- end
			
		--end)
		
	end
	
end