function bgb_activate()
{
	self endon("disconnect");
	if(!isDefined(self.bgb_active))
	{
		self.bgb_active = true;
		self upgrade_knuckle_crack_begin();
		self waittill("weapon_change_complete");	

		self upgrade_knuckle_crack_end();
		self.bgb_active = undefined;
	}
}

function upgrade_knuckle_crack_begin()
{
	self zm_utility::increment_is_drinking();
	self zm_utility::disable_player_move_states(true);

	primaries = self GetWeaponsListPrimaries();

	original_weapon = self GetCurrentWeapon();
	weapon = GetWeapon("zombie_knuckle_crack");
 
	if(original_weapon != level.weaponNone && !zm_utility::is_placeable_mine(original_weapon) && !zm_equipment::is_equipment(original_weapon))
	{
		self notify("zmb_lost_knife");
		self TakeWeapon(original_weapon);
	}
	else
		return;

	self GiveWeapon(weapon);
	self SwitchToWeapon(weapon);
}

function upgrade_knuckle_crack_end()
{
	self zm_utility::enable_player_move_states();
	weapon = GetWeapon("zombie_knuckle_crack");

	if(self laststand::player_is_in_laststand())
	{
		self TakeWeapon(weapon);
		return;
	}
	self zm_utility::decrement_is_drinking();
	self TakeWeapon(weapon);

	primaries = self GetWeaponsListPrimaries();
	if(IS_DRINKING(self.is_drinking))
		return;
	else
		self zm_weapons::switch_back_primary_weapon();
	self thread bgb_action();
}

function bgb_action()
{
	self endon("bgb_done");

	range = 120; 
	rangeSQ = range**2; //since we're using distanceSquared
	self thread electrocuting_ambient(range); //would be cool to have a cool 'electrocuting' sound

	//kills = 0;
	//max_kills = 12;

	AI = GetAITeamArray("axis");
	AI = self getClosestSQ(AI, rangeSQ);
	for(i = 0; i < AI.size; i++)
	{
		if(isDefined(AI[i].is_brutus))
			continue;

		fx_duration = RandomFloatRange(0.2, 0.3);
		AI[i] FreezeControls(true); //idk how to freeze a zombie lol ;(
		AI[i] SetElectrified(fx_duration); //idk if this plays an fx on the zombies

		wait RandomFloatRange(0.1, 0.2); //or time divided by 10 if I use IntRange
		self notify("electrocuting_zombies"); //starting the earthquake and the sound
		AI[i] SetPlayerCollision(false); //hopefully makes me able to walk through the zombies

		while(fx_duration <= 0)
		{
			//bo2's fx - electric_cherry_reload_fx
			//or a fire fx idk what looks good zombie/fx_aat_blast_furnace_zmb
			PlayFxOnTag(level._effect["electric_cherry_explode"], AI[i], "j_head");
			PlayFxOnTag(level._effect["electric_cherry_explode"], AI[i], "J_Spine1");
			PlayFxOnTag(level._effect["electric_cherry_explode"], AI[i], "J_Spine4");
			PlayFxOnTag(level._effect["electric_cherry_explode"], AI[i], "pelvis");
			fx_duration -= 0.09; //just to add more randomness
			wait 0.05;
		}
		wait 0.05;
		AI[i] FreezeControls(false);
		AI[i] DetachAll();
		AI[i] DoDamage(AI[i].health + 1, self.origin, self);

		//self zm_score::add_to_player_score(100); //or less idk
		wait 0.05;
	}
}

//idk how else I can do this in a 'clean' way
function electrocuting_ambient(range) //doing this so that there's only one eathquake
{
	self endon("bgb_done");

	self waittill("electrocuting_zombies");
	PlaySoundAtPosition("zmb_cherry_explode", self.origin);
	Earthquake(0.22, 0.3, self.origin, range);
}

function getClosestSQ(ents, rangeSQ) //SQ = squared
{
	index = 0; //index for the new array
	newArr = [];
	for(i = 0; i < ents.size; i++)
	{
		if(DistanceSquared(self.origin, ents[i].origin) <= rangeSQ) //using distance squared since its faster
		{
			newArr[index] = ents[i];
			index++;
		}
	}
	return newArr;
}