diff --git a/lua/effects/arccw_tracer.lua b/lua/effects/arccw_tracer.lua
index 90ae08f6..84ce4c77 100644
--- a/lua/effects/arccw_tracer.lua
+++ b/lua/effects/arccw_tracer.lua
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ EFFECT.LifeTime = 0.2
 EFFECT.LifeTime2 = 0.2
 EFFECT.DieTime = 0
 EFFECT.Color = Color(255, 255, 255)
-EFFECT.Speed = 5000
+EFFECT.Speed = 15000
 
--- local head = Material("effects/whiteflare")
-local tracer = Material("effects/smoke_trail")
+local head = Material("effects/whiteflare")
+local tracer = Material("arccw/tracer")
 local smoke = Material("trails/smoke")
 
 function EFFECT:Init(data)
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ function EFFECT:Init(data)
             fx:SetScale(4000)
             util.Effect("tracer", fx)
             self:Remove()
-        return
+        return -- was it ever really necessary? yes, to not use the dog-shit tracers that used to ship with this
     end
 
+    local diff = hit - start
+
     if speed > 0 then
         self.Speed = speed
     end
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ function EFFECT:Init(data)
 
     self.StartTime = UnPredictedCurTime()
     self.DieTime = UnPredictedCurTime() + math.max(self.LifeTime, self.LifeTime2)
+    self.Dir = diff:GetNormalized()
 
     self.StartPos = start
     self.EndPos = hit
@@ -69,17 +72,22 @@ function EFFECT:Render()
     local d2 = (UnPredictedCurTime() - self.StartTime) / self.LifeTime2
     local startpos = self.StartPos + (d * 0.1 * (self.EndPos - self.StartPos))
     local endpos = self.StartPos + (d * (self.EndPos - self.StartPos))
-    local size = 1
+    local size = math.Clamp(math.log(EyePos():DistToSqr(endpos) - math.pow(256, 2)), 0, math.huge)
 
-    local col = LerpColor(d, self.Color, Color(0, 0, 0, 0))
-    local col2 = LerpColor(d2, Color(255, 255, 255, 255), Color(0, 0, 0, 0))
+    local col = self.Color --LerpColor(d, self.Color, Color(0, 0, 0, 0))
+    local col2 = LerpColor(d2, Color(155, 155, 155, 155), Color(0, 0, 0, 0))
 
-    -- render.SetMaterial(head)
-    -- render.DrawSprite(endpos, size * 3, size * 3, col)
+    local vel = self.Dir * self.Speed - LocalPlayer():GetVelocity()
+    local dot = math.abs(EyeAngles():Forward():Dot(vel:GetNormalized()))
+    --dot = math.Clamp(((dot * dot) - 0.25) * 5, 0, 1)
+    local headsize = size * dot * 2
+    render.SetMaterial(head)
+    render.DrawSprite(endpos, headsize, headsize, col)
 
+    local tail = (self.Dir * math.min(self.Speed / 25, 512, (endpos - startpos):Length() - 64))
     render.SetMaterial(tracer)
-    render.DrawBeam(endpos, startpos, size, 0, 1, col)
+    render.DrawBeam(endpos, endpos - tail, size * 0.75, 0, 1, col)
 
     render.SetMaterial(smoke)
-    render.DrawBeam(self.EndPos, self.StartPos, size * 0.5 * d2, 0, 1, col2)
+    render.DrawBeam( endpos - tail, startpos, size * d2, 0, 1, col2)
 end
diff --git a/materials/arccw/tracer.vmt b/materials/arccw/tracer.vmt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cbb181c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/materials/arccw/tracer.vmt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"UnlitGeneric"
+{
+	"$basetexture" "arc9/tracer"
+	"$vertexcolor" 1
+	"$vertexalpha" 1
+	"$translucent" 1
+	"$additive" 1
+}
diff --git a/materials/arccw/tracer.vtf b/materials/arccw/tracer.vtf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34331836
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