CPlayer@ getClosestAimedPlayer(CBlob@ this, float maxdist)
{
    CBlob@[] blobs;
    ::getBlobs(blobs);

    CPlayer@ closeplayer;
    Vec2f closedist = Vec2f_zero;
    for (uint i = 0; i < blobs.size(); i++)
    {
        Vec2f eventualnewdist = blobs[i].getPosition();
        if (Maths::Abs(eventualnewdist.getLength() - this.getAimPos().getLength()) > closedist)
        {
            CPlayer@ eventualplayer = blobs[i].getPlayer();
            if (eventualplayer !is null)
            {
                @closeplayer = eventualplayer;
                closedist = eventualnewdist;
            }
        }
    }

    if (closeplayer !is null && closedist.getLength() < maxdist)
    {
        return closeplayer;
    }
    else
    {
        // if we are there, it means no accurate player was found, or that the length is too large
        return null;
    }
}