--- deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2009/11/08 20:55:40	1.84
+++ deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2009/11/29 09:41:28	1.85
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
   int anim_speed = !head->flag [FLAG_ANIMATE] ? 0
                  : head->anim_speed           ? clamp (head->anim_speed, 1, 255)
-                 :                              1. / clamp (fabs (head->speed), 1./255., 1./1.);
+                 :                              1. / clamp (head->speed, 1./255., 1./1.);
 
   sl << uint8  (anim_speed)
      << uint32 (head->nrof);
@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@
             anim_speed = op->anim_speed;
           else
             {
-              if (fabs (op->speed) < 0.001)
+              if (op->speed < 0.001)
                 anim_speed = 255;
-              else if (fabs (op->speed) >= 1.0)
+              else if (op->speed >= 1.0)
                 anim_speed = 1;
               else
-                anim_speed = (int) (1.0 / fabs (op->speed));
+                anim_speed = 1. / op->speed;
             }
 
           if (anim_speed > 255)