function int ProjectileInterceptBruteForce(int stid, int ttid, int spd, int ptid)
{
  int sX, sY, sZ, tX, tY, tZ, tVelX, tVelY, tVelZ;
  int tVelX_t, tVelY_t, tVelZ_t, tXf, tYf, tZf;
  int T_S_z, Z_spd_t, X_spd_t, Y_spd_t, XY_spd_t, spd_t;
  int t, t_inc, sml_t, n, nmax, i, imax, diff, smldiff;
  int check = 1, check2 = 1;

  sX = GetActorX(stid);
  sY = GetActorY(stid);
  sZ = GetActorZ(stid);

  tX = GetActorX(ttid);
  tY = GetActorY(ttid);
  tZ = GetActorZ(ttid);

  sZ += 32.0;
  tZ += 36.0;

  //tZ += 26.5; for comparison with Thing_ProjectileIntercept

  tVelX = GetActorVelX(ttid);
  tVelY = GetActorVelY(ttid);
  tVelZ = GetActorVelZ(ttid);

  if(CheckFlag(ttid,"NOGRAVITY") && CheckFlag(ttid,"FLOAT")){ tVelZ = 0; }

  while(check){

    t = sml_t - t_inc;

    if(!i){
      t = 1.0;
      t_inc = 10.0;
      nmax = 50; }

    else if(i == 1){
      if(sml_t > 500.0){ check = 0; } //stop trying to get closer if it's out of range, it's just a waste
      else{
        t_inc = 1.0;
        nmax = 20; }}

    else if(i == 2){
      t_inc = 0.1;
      nmax = 20; }

    else if(i == 3){
      t_inc = 0.01;
      nmax = 20; }

    else if(i == 4){
      t_inc = 0.001;
      nmax = 20; }

    else if(i == 5){
      t_inc = 1;
      nmax = 140; }

    else if(i == 6){ check = 0; }

    ++i;
    n = 0;
    check2 = 1;

    while(check && check2){


      tVelX_t = FixedMul(t,tVelX);
      tVelY_t = FixedMul(t,tVelY);
      tVelZ_t = FixedMul(t,tVelZ);
      tXf = tX + tVelX_t;
      tYf = tY + tVelY_t;
      tZf = tZ + tVelZ_t;

      Z_spd_t = FixedDiv((T_S_z + tVelZ_t), t);
      X_spd_t = FixedDiv(tXf - sx, t);
      Y_spd_t = FixedDiv(tYf - sy, t);
      XY_spd_t = VectorLength(X_spd_t, Y_spd_t);
      spd_t = VectorLength(XY_spd_t, Z_spd_t);

      diff = abs(spd - spd_t);

      if((diff < smldiff) || n == 0){
        smldiff = diff;
        sml_t = t; }
      ++n;
      t += t_inc;
      if(n > nmax){ check2 = 0; }}}







  t = sml_t;

  tVelX_t = FixedMul(t,tVelX);
  tVelY_t = FixedMul(t,tVelY);
  tVelZ_t = FixedMul(t,tVelZ);
  tXf = tX + tVelX_t;
  tYf = tY + tVelY_t;
  tZf = tZ + tVelZ_t;

  log(s: "t = ", f: t);

  int Z_spd = FixedDiv(tZf - sZ, t);
  int X_spd = FixedDiv(tXf - sX, t);
  int Y_spd = FixedDiv(tYf - sY, t);

  Thing_ProjectileIntercept (stid, 201, 0, ttid, ptid);

  SetActorPosition(ptid, sX, sY, sZ, 0);
  SetActorAngle(ptid,VectorAngle(tXf - sX, tYf - sY));
  SetActorVelocity(ptid,X_spd,Y_spd,Z_spd,0,0);

  return t;
}