action player_controller(){
	
	VECTOR force;
	VECTOR input, abs_dist;
	vec_fill(&input, 0);
	vec_fill(&abs_dist, 0);
	vec_fill(&force, 0);
	var movement_speed = 8.5, movement_friction = 0.85;
	var foot_height = 0, soil_height = 0, soil_contact = 0;
	var jump_height = 16, jump_key_off = 0;
	
	hero_ent = my;
	set(my, TRANSLUCENT);
	
	wait(1);
	c_setminmax(my);	

	VECTOR temp;
	vec_for_min(&temp, my);
	foot_height = (temp.z * my->scale_z) - 2;

	while(my)
	{
		
		// xy
		my->min_x -= 1;
		my->max_x += 1;
		my->min_y -= 1;
		my->max_y += 1;
		input.x = movement_speed * (key_w - key_s);
		input.y = movement_speed * (key_a - key_d);
		input.z = 0;
		
		if(vec_length(vector(input.x, input.y, 0)) > movement_speed){
			var len = sqrt(input.x * input.x + input.y * input.y);
			input.x *= ((movement_speed) / len);
			input.y *= ((movement_speed) / len);
		}
		
		vec_rotate(&input.x, vector(camera->pan, 0, 0));		
		disable_z_glide = 1;
		c_move(my, nullvector, vector(input.x*time_step, input.y*time_step, 0), MOVE_FLAGS | IGNORE_MODELS | GLIDE);
		disable_z_glide = 0;

		my->min_x += 1;
		my->max_x -= 1;
		my->min_y += 1;
		my->max_y -= 1;
		
		// gravity
		
		var oldMaxZ = my->max_z;
		my->max_z = 0.025; // flat box/ cylinder like gravity
		my->min_z = -0.025;
		if(force.z <= 0){
			vec_set(&temp, vector(my->x, my->y, my->z - 150 + foot_height));
			c_trace(&my->x, &temp, TRACE_FLAGS | IGNORE_MODELS | USE_BOX);
			soil_height = temp.z - foot_height;
			if(trace_hit){ soil_height = target.z - foot_height; }
		}
		
		if(my->z > soil_height + (5 + 20 * soil_contact) * time_step || force.z > 0){
			soil_contact = 0;
			force.z = maxv(force.z - 4 * time_step, -90);
		}
		else{
			c_move(me, nullvector, vector(0, 0, soil_height - my->z), MOVE_FLAGS | IGNORE_MODELS);
			soil_contact = 1;
			force.z = 0;
			
			if(key_space){
				if(jump_key_off == 0){
					jump_key_off = 1;
					force.z = jump_height;
				}
			}
			else{ jump_key_off = 0; }
		}
		
		if(force.z){
			c_move(me, nullvector, vector(0, 0, maxv(force.z * time_step, soil_height - my->z)), MOVE_FLAGS | IGNORE_MODELS);
			if(HIT_TARGET && normal.z < -0.5){ force.z = minv(force.z, 0); }
		}
		my->max_z = oldMaxZ;
		my->min_z = -oldMaxZ;
		
		camera->pan = cycle(camera->pan - mickey.x / 6.5, 0, 360);
		camera->tilt = clamp(camera->tilt - mickey.y / 6.5, -90, 90);		
		camera->x = my->x + fcos((camera->pan), fcos(camera->tilt, -128));
		camera->y = my->y + fsin((camera->pan), fcos(camera->tilt, -128));
		camera->z = my->z + fsin(camera->tilt, -128);		
		camera->arc = 90;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}