--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/Client.xs	2010/10/14 00:02:39	1.306
+++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/Client.xs	2010/10/14 03:44:18	1.307
@@ -2568,9 +2568,10 @@
         int sh1 = sh + 2;
         int sh3 = sh * 3;
         int sw3 = sw * 3;
-        uint8_t *darkness1 = (uint8_t *)malloc (sw1 * sh1);
         SV *darkness3_sv = sv_2mortal (newSV (sw3 * sh3));
         uint8_t *darkness3 = (uint8_t *)SvPVX (darkness3_sv);
+        uint8_t *darkness1 = (uint8_t *)malloc (sw1 * sh1);
+        memset (darkness1, 0, sw1*sh1);
 
         SvPOK_only (darkness3_sv);
         SvCUR_set (darkness3_sv, sw3 * sh3);