local dir_to_npc = npc:position():sub(db.actor:position())
			local actor_dir = device().cam_dir
			--dir_to_npc.y = 0
			--actor_dir.y = 0
			--local angle = ((dir_to_npc.x * actor_dir.x) + (dir_to_npc.z * actor_dir.z)) / (math.sqrt(dir_to_npc.x^2 + dir_to_npc.z^2) * math.sqrt(actor_dir.x^2 + actor_dir.z^2))
			--angle = (math.acos(angle) * 180) / math.pi

			local angleX = tools.get_horizontal_angle(dir_to_npc, actor_dir)
			local angleY = tools.get_vertical_angle(dir_to_npc, actor_dir)--tools.get_horizontal_angle(dir_to_npc, actor_dir)



			local img_name = "hud_indicator"
			local hud = get_hud()
			local custom_static = hud:GetCustomStatic(img_name)

			local centre_x = 512
			local centre_y = 384
			local modif = 50 -- more or less both max X camera angle and Y camera angle, determined through observation
			angleX = math.max(-modif, angleX)
			angleY = math.max(-modif, angleY)
			angleX = math.min(modif, angleX)
			angleY = math.min(modif, angleY)
			angleX = angleX + modif
			angleY = angleY + modif
			local x_max = 1024
			local y_max = 768
			local current_x_position = (x_max/(2*modif) * angleX) - 16 --the indicator is 32x32
			current_x_position = math.max(0, current_x_position)
			current_x_position = math.min(x_max-32, current_x_position)
			local current_y_position = (y_max - (y_max/(2*modif) * angleY)) - 16 --the indicator is 32x32
			current_y_position = math.max(0, current_y_position)
			current_y_position = math.min(y_max-32, current_y_position)
			--current_y_position = y_max - current_y_position

			--error_log("Height = "..tostring(device().height))
			--error_log("Width = "..tostring(device().width))
			--error_log("Top = "..tostring(tools.get_vertical_angle(device().cam_top, actor_dir)))
			--error_log("Right = "..tostring(tools.get_horizontal_angle(device().cam_right, actor_dir)))

			--error_log(string.format("%s, %s, %s", tostring(device().cam_top.x), tostring(device().cam_top.y), tostring(device().cam_top.z)))

			if custom_static == nil then
					hud:AddCustomStatic(img_name)
					custom_static = hud:GetCustomStatic(img_name)

			end
			if custom_static then
					custom_static:wnd():SetWndPos(vector2():set(current_x_position,current_y_position))
			end