void ka_SpawnBall() // self = the ball
{
	if(!g_keepaway) {
		remove(self);
		return;
	}
	if (!self.model) {
		self.model = "models/orbs/orbblue.md3";
		self.scale = 1;
	}

	precache_model(self.model);
	setmodel(self, self.model);
	setsize(self, BALL_MINS, BALL_MAXS);
	ball_scale = self.scale;
	self.classname = "keepawayball";
	self.damageforcescale = cvar("g_keepawayball_damageforcescale");
	self.effects = self.effects | EF_FULLBRIGHT;
	self.movetype = MOVETYPE_BOUNCE;
	self.touch = ka_TouchEvent;
	self.think = ka_RespawnBall;
	self.nextthink = time;
	self.flags = FL_ITEM;
	//self.reset = ka_Reset;
	self.owner = world;

	WaypointSprite_AttachCarrier("ka-ball", self);
	//WaypointSprite_UpdateTeamRadar(self.waypointsprite_attachedforcarrier, RADARICON_FLAGCARRIER, '1 0 0');
	// wtf radar doesn't work when not in a team environment?
}