local shot_taken = {}
	local shot_delay = {}
	local is_hit = {}
	local plr_damage = {}
	eye_pox = {}
	local entity_tracker = {}
	local sound_ricochet = {}
	local sound_fire = {}
	local hit_chance = {}
	local fakex = {}
	local fakey = {}
	local fakez = {}
	local fnpcy = {} -- object to npc angle
	local obstacle = {}
	npc_alerted = {}
	
	local some_time = {} -- must wait a tad before we acivate when we interact with other entities....
	
	function EntityLookingAtPlayer(e,dis,v)
	if g_Entity[e] ~= nil then

		if dis == nil then dis = 3800 end
		if v == nil then v = 32 end

		local destx = g_PlayerPosX - GetEntityPositionX ( e )
		local destz = g_PlayerPosZ - GetEntityPositionZ ( e )

		if math.sqrt((destx*destx)+(destz*destz)) <= dis then
			local angle = math.atan2(destx,destz)
			angle = angle * (180.0 / math.pi)
			
			if angle <= 0 then
				angle = 360 + angle
			  elseif angle > 360 then
				angle = angle - 360
			end
			
			local L = angle - v
			local R = angle + v
			if L <= 0 then
				L = 360 + L 
			  elseif L > 360 then
				L = L - 360
			end
			if R <= 0 then
				R = 360 + R
			  elseif R > 360 then
				R = R - 360
			end

			if ( L < R ) and ( GetEntityAngleY ( e ) > L and GetEntityAngleY ( e ) < R ) then
			return 1
			elseif ( L > R ) and ( GetEntityAngleY ( e ) > L or GetEntityAngleY ( e ) < R ) then
			return 1
			else
			return 0
			end
			else
			return 0
			end -- distance check
	end -- entity exists // e > 0
	end -- function object looking at player
	
	
	function fake_news5_init(e)
	
	------------ You will set the NPC entity # here (below) \/
	entity_tracker[e] = 3	-- EXAMPLE: entity_tracker[e] = 16
	
	shot_taken[e] = 0
	shot_delay[e] = math.random(150, 450)
	is_hit[e] = 0
	plr_damage[e] = 0
	eye_pox[e] = 0
	
	hit_chance[e] = 0
	
	sound_ricochet[e] = 0
	sound_fire[e] = 1
	some_time[e] = 0
	obstacle[e] = 0
	npc_alerted[e] = 0
	
	fnpcy[e] = 0
	
	CollisionOff(e)
	-- Hide(e) -- make active after testing...
	
	math.randomseed( os.time() )
	
	end -- init
	
	function fake_news5_main(e)
	
	if some_time[e] < 9 then
	some_time[e] = some_time[e] + 1
	return	end
	
	fakex[e], fakey[e], fakez[e], _, fnpcy[e], _ = GetEntityPosAng( entity_tracker[e] )
	
	  SetPosition(e, fakex[e], fakey[e], fakez[e])
	ResetPosition(e, fakex[e], fakey[e], fakez[e])
	  SetRotation(e, 0, fnpcy[e], 0 )
	ResetRotation(e, 0, fnpcy[e], 0 )
	
	eye_pox[e] = math.floor( GetPlayerDistance(e) )
	
	npc_alerted[e] = EntityLookingAtPlayer(e, eye_pox[e]+5, 32)
	Text(11,30,1,"npc alerted; "..npc_alerted[e] )
	
	hit_chance[e] = 100 - (math.floor ( eye_pox[e] / 50 ) )
	
	Text(11,14,1, "plrdist; "..eye_pox[e])
	Text(11,17,1, "hit chance; "..hit_chance[e] )
	Text(11,20,1, "is_hit; "..is_hit[e] )
	Text(11,23,1, "obstacle; "..obstacle[e] )	
	
	if npc_alerted[e] == 1 then
	
	obstacle[e] = IntersectAll(fakex[e], fakey[e]+40, fakez[e], g_PlayerPosX, g_PlayerPosY+30, g_PlayerPosZ, g_Entity[entity_tracker[e]]['obj'] )
		if obstacle[e] == 0 then -- can't shoot if obstacle
		
			if eye_pox[e] < 3872 then -- close enough to try... // you can modify to any distance //
			
				if shot_taken[e] == 0 then
					shot_delay[e] = shot_delay[e] - 1
					Text(11,11,1, "delay; "..shot_delay[e] )			
					
					if shot_delay[e] < 190 then
						Text(50,50,3, "Yo someone just shot at us!!" )
						if is_hit[e] <= hit_chance[e] then Text(50,53,3, "We where hit with "..plr_damage[e].." in damage! " ) end -- shot hits player
						if is_hit[e] > hit_chance[e] then Text(50,53,3, "Luckily they missed! " ) end -- shot misses player
						Text(50,56,3, "Where did it come from?!" )
					end
					
					if shot_delay[e] < 1 then
						shot_taken[e] = 1
						shot_delay[e] = math.random(250, 450)
						is_hit[e] = math.random(1, 100)				
						plr_damage[e] = math.random(5, 12) * 5 -- (25-65)
					end
				end
				
				if shot_taken[e] == 1 then
				shot_taken[e] = 0

					--------- You will injure player here
					if is_hit[e] <= hit_chance[e] then HurtPlayer(e, plr_damage[e]) end -- shot hits player
					
					--------- You will play a shot sound here (bang and / or ricochet )			
					--[[
					SetSoundVolume(hit_chance[e])
					PlaySound(e, sound_fire[e] )	
					
					if is_hit[e] > hit_chance[e] then
						SetSoundVolume(100)
						PlaySound(e, sound_ricochet[e] )
					end
					--]]
					
				end -- shot taken = 1
				
			end -- eye_pox = good distance
				
		end -- no obstacles
	
	end -- looking at player // npc_alerted[e] = 1	
	
	end -- main