diff --git a/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_drawLaserpoint.sqf b/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_drawLaserpoint.sqf
index e69fc5e2715..34ca98808b7 100644
--- a/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_drawLaserpoint.sqf
+++ b/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_drawLaserpoint.sqf
@@ -1,30 +1,11 @@
 // by commy2 and esteldunedain
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_p0", "_p1", "_p0Pos", "_offV1", "_offV2", "_offV3", "_camPos", "_intermediatePos", "_iteration", "_light", "_line", "_pL", "_pL2", "_pX", "_size", "_units", "_fnc_getDistanceToTerrain", "_fnc_doesIntersectWithMan"];
+params ["_unit", "_range", "_isGreen", "_brightness"];
 
-// init object
-/*if (isNil QGVAR(laserdot)) then {
-    _light = "#lightpoint" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0];
-    _light setLightBrightness 10;
-    _light setLightColor [1,0,0];
-    _light setLightAmbient [1,0,0];
-    _light setLightDayLight true;
-    //_light lightAttachObject [GVAR(laserdot), [0,0,0]];
-    _light setLightAttenuation [0.04,4,4,0,0.04,0.08];
+private ["_p0", "_v1", "_v2", "_v3", "_p1", "_pL", "_distance", "_pL2", "_camPos", "_size"];
 
-    GVAR(laserdot) = _light;
-};*/
-
-EXPLODE_4_PVT(_this,_unit,_range,_isGreen,_brightness);
-
-_p0Pos = _unit modelToWorldVisual (_unit selectionPosition "righthand");
-
-// Convert _p0Pos to ASL
-_p0 = + _p0Pos;
-if (!surfaceIsWater _p0) then {
-  _p0 = ATLtoASL _p0;
-};
+_p0 = AGLToASL (_unit modelToWorldVisual (_unit selectionPosition "righthand"));
 
 // Find a system of orthogonal reference vectors
 // _v1 points in the direction of the weapon
@@ -36,68 +17,22 @@ _v3 = _v2 vectorCrossProduct _v1;
 
 // Offset over the 3 reference axis
 // This offset could eventually be configured by weapon in the config
-_offV1 = 0.31;
-_offV2 = 0;
-_offV3 = 0.08;
+#define OFFV1 0.31
+#define OFFV2 0
+#define OFFV3 0.08
 
 // Offset _p0, the start of the laser
-_p0    = _p0    vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _offV1) vectorAdd (_v3 vectorMultiply _offV3) vectorAdd (_v2 vectorMultiply _offV2);
-_p0Pos = _p0Pos vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _offV1) vectorAdd (_v3 vectorMultiply _offV3) vectorAdd (_v2 vectorMultiply _offV2);
+_p0    = _p0    vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply OFFV1) vectorAdd (_v3 vectorMultiply OFFV3) vectorAdd (_v2 vectorMultiply OFFV2);
+
 // Calculate _p1, the potential end of the laser
 _p1    = _p0    vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _range);
 
-//Debugaaa = lineIntersectsObjs [_p0, _p1, objNull, _unit, false, 2];
-
-_fnc_getDistanceToTerrain = {
-    private ["_distance"];
-
-    _pX = + _p0;
-    _line = [_p0, _pX];
-
-    _distance = _this;
-    _iteration = _distance;
-
-    while {_iteration > 0.05 / 2} do {
-        _iteration = _iteration / 2;
-
-        _pX = _p0 vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _distance);
-
-        _line set [1, _pX];
+_pL = lineIntersectsSurfaces [_p0, _p1, ACE_player, vehicle ACE_player, true, 1, "GEOM", "FIRE"] select 0 select 0;
 
-        _distance = _distance + (([1, -1] select (lineIntersects (_line + [_unit]) || {terrainIntersectASL _line})) * _iteration);
+// no intersection found, quit
+if (isNil "_pL") exitWith {};
 
-        if (_distance > _this) exitWith {_distance = _this};
-    };
-
-    _distance
-};
-
-// Get distance to nearest object or terrain (excluding men)
-_distance = _range call _fnc_getDistanceToTerrain;
-
-// Find all men potentially intercepted by the ray
-_intermediatePos = _p0 vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _distance/2);
-if (!surfaceIsWater _intermediatePos) then {
-  _intermediatePos = ASLtoATL _intermediatePos;
-};
-_units = nearestObjects [_intermediatePos, ["Man"], _distance/2];
-
-_units deleteAt (_units find _unit);
-
-_fnc_doesIntersectWithMan = {
-    _pX = _p0 vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply (_this select 1));
-    if (!surfaceIsWater _pX) then {
-      _pX = ASLtoATL _pX;
-    };
-    count ([_this select 0, "FIRE"] intersect [_p0Pos, _pX]) > 0
-};
-
-// Test intersection with nearby men
-{
-    if ([_x, _distance] call _fnc_doesIntersectWithMan) then {
-        _distance = _distance min ((_unit distance _x) - _offV1);
-    };
-} forEach _units;
+_distance = _p0 vectorDistance _pL;
 
 //systemChat str _distance;
 if (_distance < 0.5) exitWith {};
@@ -105,31 +40,29 @@ if (_distance < 0.5) exitWith {};
 _pL = _p0 vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply _distance);
 _pL2 = _p0 vectorAdd (_v1 vectorMultiply (_distance - 0.5));
 
-// Convert _pL to pos
-if (!surfaceIsWater _pL) then {
-  _pL = ASLtoATL _pL;
-};
+_pL = ASLtoAGL _pL;
 
 /*
 drawLine3D [
-    _p0Pos,
+    _p0,
     _pL,
     [[1,0,0,1], [0,1,0,1]] select _isGreen
 ];
 */
 
-_size = 2 * (_range - (positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0] vectorDistance _pL)) / _range;
+//systemChat str [_unit, "FIRE"] intersect [_camPos, _pL];
 
 _camPos = positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0.2];
 if (count ([_unit,      "FIRE"] intersect [_camPos, _pL]) > 0) exitWith {};
 if (count ([ACE_player, "FIRE"] intersect [_camPos, _pL]) > 0) exitWith {};
 
 // Convert _camPos to ASL
-if (!surfaceIsWater _camPos) then { _camPos = ATLtoASL _camPos; };
+_camPos = AGLToASL _camPos;
+
 if (                  terrainIntersectASL [_camPos, _pL2])     exitWith {};
 if (                       lineIntersects [_camPos, _pL2])     exitWith {};
 
-//GVAR(laserdot) setPos _pL;
+_size = 2 * (_range - (positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0] vectorDistance _pL)) / _range;
 
 drawIcon3D [
     format ["\a3\weapons_f\acc\data\collimdot_%1_ca.paa", ["red", "green"] select _isGreen],
diff --git a/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_onDraw.sqf b/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_onDraw.sqf
index 09663f9ecf0..9e61e70156c 100644
--- a/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_onDraw.sqf
+++ b/addons/laserpointer/functions/fnc_onDraw.sqf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ _brightness = 2 - call EFUNC(common,ambientBrightness);
         };
 
         if (_laserID > 0 && {_x isFlashlightOn _weapon}) then {
-            [_x, 50, (_laserID == 2 || _isIR), _brightness] call FUNC(drawLaserpoint);
+            [_x, 100, (_laserID == 2 || _isIR), _brightness] call FUNC(drawLaserpoint);
         };
     };