--- deliantra/server/include/util.h	2010/07/06 20:00:46	1.111
+++ deliantra/server/include/util.h	2011/04/22 02:03:11	1.113
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 template<typename T>
 static inline T sign0 (T v) { return v ? sign (v) : 0; }
 
+//clashes with C++0x
 template<typename T, typename U>
 static inline T copysign (T a, U b) { return a > 0 ? b : -b; }
 
@@ -513,12 +514,13 @@
   // with good distribution.
   // FNV-1a is faster on many cpus because the multiplication
   // runs concurrently with the looping logic.
+  // we modify the hash a bit to improve its distribution
   uint32_t hash = STRHSH_NULL;
   
   while (*s)
     hash = (hash ^ *s++) * 16777619U;
 
-  return hash;
+  return hash ^ (hash >> 16);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t