From 6d9f352cba7cd9f1aee6810f3970943cfdc7b182 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saskyc <kokoskorp@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:03:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Added 2 methods to raycast from players perspective
 easier for player or anything in layer mask.

---
 EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
index d91e703c0..68f023ea6 100644
--- a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
+++ b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
@@ -3973,6 +3973,32 @@ public bool TryGetComponent<T>(Type type, out T component)
             return component is not null;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the raycast hit information from player.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
+        /// <param name="layerMask">Layers that are included in the raycast.</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="RaycastHit"/> if any.</returns>
+        public RaycastHit? GetRaycast(float maxDistance, int layerMask)
+        {
+            if (!Physics.Raycast(CameraTransform.position, CameraTransform.forward, out RaycastHit raycastHit,
+                    maxDistance, layerMask))
+            {
+                // The raycast was out of bounds.
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return raycastHit;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the player currently looking at if any.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="Player"/> if any.</returns>
+        public Player GetRaycastedPlayer(float maxDistance) =>
+             Get(GetRaycast(maxDistance, (int)LayerMasks.Player)?.collider);
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool HasComponent<T>(bool depthInheritance = false) => depthInheritance
             ? componentsInChildren.Any(comp => typeof(T).IsSubclassOf(comp.GetType()))

From 1d15d94ed535172d3ad1f74a1b1fa3cf048a9765 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saskyc <kokoskorp@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:16:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Raycast for hitbox and also raycast using the layer masks

---
 EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
index 68f023ea6..71bb4870b 100644
--- a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
+++ b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
@@ -3973,6 +3973,15 @@ public bool TryGetComponent<T>(Type type, out T component)
             return component is not null;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the raycast hit information from player.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
+        /// <param name="layerMask">Layers that are included in the raycast.</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="RaycastHit"/> if any.</returns>
+        public RaycastHit? GetRaycast(float maxDistance, LayerMasks layerMask)
+            => GetRaycast(maxDistance, (int)layerMask);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the raycast hit information from player.
         /// </summary>
@@ -3991,13 +4000,23 @@ public bool TryGetComponent<T>(Type type, out T component)
             return raycastHit;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the player hitbox currently looking at if any.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="HitboxIdentity"/> if any</returns>
+        public HitboxIdentity GetRaycastedHitbox(float maxDistance)
+        {
+            return GetRaycast(maxDistance, LayerMasks.Hitbox)?.collider.gameObject.GetComponent<HitboxIdentity>();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the player currently looking at if any.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
         /// <returns><see cref="Player"/> if any.</returns>
         public Player GetRaycastedPlayer(float maxDistance) =>
-             Get(GetRaycast(maxDistance, (int)LayerMasks.Player)?.collider);
+             Get(GetRaycast(maxDistance, LayerMasks.Player)?.collider);
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool HasComponent<T>(bool depthInheritance = false) => depthInheritance

From 71b953408669bb07eb9d4a23a56a8cda8b39dd5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saskyc <kokoskorp@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:20:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Stylescope is killing me

---
 EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
index 71bb4870b..a2cb7de65 100644
--- a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
+++ b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
@@ -3990,8 +3990,7 @@ public bool TryGetComponent<T>(Type type, out T component)
         /// <returns><see cref="RaycastHit"/> if any.</returns>
         public RaycastHit? GetRaycast(float maxDistance, int layerMask)
         {
-            if (!Physics.Raycast(CameraTransform.position, CameraTransform.forward, out RaycastHit raycastHit,
-                    maxDistance, layerMask))
+            if (!Physics.Raycast(CameraTransform.position, CameraTransform.forward, out RaycastHit raycastHit, maxDistance, layerMask))
             {
                 // The raycast was out of bounds.
                 return null;
@@ -4004,7 +4003,7 @@ public bool TryGetComponent<T>(Type type, out T component)
         /// Gets the player hitbox currently looking at if any.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
-        /// <returns><see cref="HitboxIdentity"/> if any</returns>
+        /// <returns><see cref="HitboxIdentity"/> if any.</returns>
         public HitboxIdentity GetRaycastedHitbox(float maxDistance)
         {
             return GetRaycast(maxDistance, LayerMasks.Hitbox)?.collider.gameObject.GetComponent<HitboxIdentity>();

From 9cea31060d91fbd144fce245cad6a0122c86ca6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saskyc <martin.saska@student.sps-cl.cz>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:13:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Minimal change. GetRaycastedPlayer now uses Layermask as
 Hitbox instead of "Player" as Yamato suggested

---
 EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
index a2cb7de65..2c005a3d2 100644
--- a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
+++ b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Player.cs
@@ -4015,7 +4015,7 @@ public HitboxIdentity GetRaycastedHitbox(float maxDistance)
         /// <param name="maxDistance">The max distance the raycast can reach.</param>
         /// <returns><see cref="Player"/> if any.</returns>
         public Player GetRaycastedPlayer(float maxDistance) =>
-             Get(GetRaycast(maxDistance, LayerMasks.Player)?.collider);
+             Get(GetRaycast(maxDistance, LayerMasks.Hitbox)?.collider);
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool HasComponent<T>(bool depthInheritance = false) => depthInheritance