--- deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/03/11 02:12:44	1.93
+++ deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/03/12 01:13:10	1.94
@@ -1077,17 +1077,15 @@
 {
   object *tmp, *last = 0;
   uint8 flags = P_UPTODATE, light = 0, anywhere = 0;
-  faceidx top, floor, middle;
-  object *top_obj, *floor_obj, *middle_obj;
   MoveType move_block = 0, move_slow = 0, move_on = 0, move_off = 0, move_allow = 0;
 
-  middle = blank_face;
-  top    = blank_face;
-  floor  = blank_face;
-
-  middle_obj = 0;
-  top_obj    = 0;
-  floor_obj  = 0;
+  //object *middle = 0;
+  //object *top    = 0;
+  //object *floor  = 0;
+  // this seems to generate better code than using locals, above
+  object *&top    = faces_obj[0];
+  object *&middle = faces_obj[1];
+  object *&floor  = faces_obj[2];
 
   for (tmp = bot; tmp; last = tmp, tmp = tmp->above)
     {
@@ -1110,37 +1108,28 @@
       if (!tmp->invisible)
         {
           if ((tmp->type == PLAYER || QUERY_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_MONSTER)))
-            {
-              top = tmp->face;
-              top_obj = tmp;
-            }
+            top = tmp;
           else if (QUERY_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_IS_FLOOR))
             {
               /* If we got a floor, that means middle and top were below it,
                * so should not be visible, so we clear them.
                */
-              middle = blank_face;
-              top = blank_face;
-              floor = tmp->face;
-              floor_obj = tmp;
+              middle = 0;
+              top    = 0;
+              floor  = tmp;
             }
           /* Flag anywhere have high priority */
           else if (QUERY_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_SEE_ANYWHERE))
             {
-              middle = tmp->face;
-
-              middle_obj = tmp;
+              middle = tmp;
               anywhere = 1;
             }
           /* Find the highest visible face around.  If equal
            * visibilities, we still want the one nearer to the
            * top
            */
-          else if (middle == blank_face || (::faces [tmp->face].visibility > ::faces [middle].visibility && !anywhere))
-            {
-              middle = tmp->face;
-              middle_obj = tmp;
-            }
+          else if (!middle || (::faces [tmp->face].visibility > ::faces [middle->face].visibility && !anywhere))
+            middle = tmp;
         }
 
       if (tmp == tmp->above)
@@ -1185,7 +1174,7 @@
    * may be possible for the faces to match but be different objects.
    */
   if (top == middle)
-    middle = blank_face;
+    middle = 0;
 
   /* There are three posibilities at this point:
    * 1) top face is set, need middle to be set.
@@ -1200,19 +1189,18 @@
         break;
 
       /* If two top faces are already set, quit processing */
-      if ((top != blank_face) && (middle != blank_face))
+      if (top && middle)
         break;
 
       /* Only show visible faces */
       if (!tmp->invisible)
         {
           /* Fill in top if needed */
-          if (top == blank_face)
+          if (!top)
             {
-              top = tmp->face;
-              top_obj = tmp;
+              top = tmp;
               if (top == middle)
-                middle = blank_face;
+                middle = 0;
             }
           else
             {
@@ -1223,10 +1211,9 @@
                * more to fill in.  We don't check visiblity here, since
                * 
                */
-              if (tmp->face != top)
+              if (tmp != top)
                 {
-                  middle = tmp->face;
-                  middle_obj = tmp;
+                  middle = tmp;
                   break;
                 }
             }
@@ -1234,14 +1221,16 @@
     }
 
   if (middle == floor)
-    middle = blank_face;
+    middle = 0;
 
   if (top == middle)
-    middle = blank_face;
+    middle = 0;
 
-  faces [0] = top;    faces_obj [0] = top    != blank_face ? top_obj    : 0;
-  faces [1] = middle; faces_obj [1] = middle != blank_face ? middle_obj : 0;
-  faces [2] = floor;  faces_obj [2] = floor  != blank_face ? floor_obj  : 0;
+#if 0
+  faces_obj [0] = top;
+  faces_obj [1] = middle;
+  faces_obj [2] = floor;
+#endif
 }
 
 uint64