extend class DukeActor
{
	DukeActor shootprojectile1(DukeActor actor, DukePlayer p, Vector3 pos, double ang, double vel, double zofs_post = 0, double scale = 0) const
	{
		sectortype sect = actor.sector;
		int scount;
		double zvel;

		if (actor.extra >= 0 && !self.bDONTLIGHTSHOOTER) actor.shade = -96; // not for shitball

		if (p != null)
		{
			let aimed = actor.aim(self);

			if (aimed)
			{
				double dal = ((aimed.scale.X * aimed.spriteHeight()) * 0.5);
				double dist = (p.actor.pos.XY - aimed.pos.XY).Length();

				zvel = ((aimed.pos.Z - pos.Z - dal) * vel) / dist;
				ang = (aimed.pos.XY - pos.XY).Angle();
			}
			else
			{
				[vel, zvel] = Raze.setFreeAimVelocity(vel, zvel, p.getPitchWithView(), 49.);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			pos += actor.SpecialProjectileOffset();
			
			let j = actor.findplayer();
			
			if (actor.projectilespread < 0)
				ang += frandom(self.projectilespread, 0);
			else
				ang += frandom(-self.projectilespread / 2, self.projectilespread / 2);

			double dist = (j.actor.pos.XY - actor.pos.XY).Length();
			zvel = ((j.actor.opos.Z + j.actor.viewzoffset - pos.Z + 3) * vel) / dist;
		}

		if (scale <= 0) scale = p? 0.109375 : 0.28125;

		pos.Z += zofs_post;

		let spawned = dlevel.SpawnActor(sect, pos, self.GetClass(), -127, (scale, scale), ang, vel, zvel, actor, STAT_PROJECTILE);
		if (!spawned) return nullptr;
		spawned.extra += random(0, 7);

		spawned.cstat = CSTAT_SPRITE_YCENTER;
		spawned.clipdist = 1;
		return spawned;
	}
	
	virtual Vector3 SpecialProjectileOffset()
	{
		return (0, 0, 0);
	}
}