local CheckPlysPitch = function(set, pitch)
    local OKs = {}
    if set == nil then
        set = {}
        for i=0,32-1 do
            table.insert(set, i)
        end
    end
    for _,i in pairs(set) do
        local p,y,r = Player.m_angRotation(GetEntity(i))
        WriteConsole("Index#"..tostring(i).." -> Pitch " .. tostring(p) .. "deg\n")
        if pitch < 0 then
            if p < pitch then table.insert(OKs, i) end
        else
            if p > pitch then table.insert(OKs, i) end
        end
    end
    return OKs
end

local FindPlayerRecursive = function(down, ang, OKs)
    WriteConsole("\tPlease look "
        .. (down and "DOWN under " or "UP over ")
        .. tostring(ang) .. " degrees. Press SPACE to continue.\n")
    while (not IsKeyDown(VK_SPACE)) do end
    local passed = CheckPlysPitch(OKs, ang)
    if (#passed ~= 0) then
        if (#passed == 1) then
            localidx = passed[1]
            WriteConsole("\tFound local player! Index " .. tostring(localidx) .. "\n")
            recursivestopchk = 0
        else
            recursivestopchk = recursivestopchk + 1
            if (recursivestopchk > 10) then
                localidx = -1
                recursivestopchk = 0
                WriteConsole("\tFailed to find local player!")
            else
                WriteConsole("\tFound multiple indices. Retrying with smaller player set...\n")
                FindPlayerRecursive(not down, -ang, passed)
            end
        end
    end
end

--how i use it in the main loop
if (localidx == -1) then
    WriteConsole("Finding local player index...\n")
    WriteConsole("\tDO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS IN GAME UNLESS INSTRUCTED!\n")
    FindPlayerRecursive(false, -35, nil)
else