--- deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2008/05/06 19:37:01	1.129
+++ deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2008/05/20 13:25:55	1.131
@@ -143,6 +143,32 @@
   pl->ns->floorbox_reset ();
 }
 
+static void
+send_map_info (player *pl)
+{
+  client &socket = *pl->ns;
+  object *ob = pl->observe;
+
+  if (socket.mapinfocmd)
+    {
+      if (ob->map && ob->map->path[0])
+        {
+          int flags = 0;
+
+          if (ob->map->tile_path[0]) flags |= 1;
+          if (ob->map->tile_path[1]) flags |= 2;
+          if (ob->map->tile_path[2]) flags |= 4;
+          if (ob->map->tile_path[3]) flags |= 8;
+
+          socket.send_packet_printf ("mapinfo - spatial %d %d %d %d %d %s",
+                                     flags, socket.mapx / 2 - ob->x, socket.mapy / 2 - ob->y,
+                                     ob->map->width, ob->map->height, &ob->map->path);
+        }
+      else
+        socket.send_packet ("mapinfo current");
+    }
+}
+
 /** check for map/region change and send new map data */
 static void
 check_map_change (player *pl)
@@ -150,30 +176,39 @@
   client &socket = *pl->ns;
   object *ob = pl->observe;
 
-  if (socket.current_map != ob->map || socket.force_newmap)
+  region *reg = ob->region ();
+  if (socket.current_region != reg)
     {
-      clear_map (pl);
-      socket.current_map = ob->map;
+      INVOKE_PLAYER (REGION_CHANGE, pl, ARG_REGION (reg), ARG_REGION (socket.current_region));
+      socket.current_region = reg;
+    }
+
+  // first try to aovid a full newmap on tiled map scrolls
+  if (socket.current_map != ob->map && !socket.force_newmap)
+    {
+      rv_vector rv;
 
-      if (socket.mapinfocmd)
+      get_rangevector_from_mapcoord (socket.current_map, socket.current_x, socket.current_y, ob, &rv, 0);
+
+      // manhattan distance is very handy here
+      if (rv.distance < 8) // 8 works nicely for speed << 70 and buggy gcfclient
         {
-          if (ob->map && ob->map->path[0])
-            {
-              int flags = 0;
-
-              if (ob->map->tile_path[0]) flags |= 1;
-              if (ob->map->tile_path[1]) flags |= 2;
-              if (ob->map->tile_path[2]) flags |= 4;
-              if (ob->map->tile_path[3]) flags |= 8;
-
-              socket.send_packet_printf ("mapinfo - spatial %d %d %d %d %d %s",
-                                         flags, socket.mapx / 2 - ob->x, socket.mapy / 2 - ob->y,
-                                         ob->map->width, ob->map->height, &ob->map->path);
-            }
-          else
-            socket.send_packet ("mapinfo current");
+          socket.current_map = ob->map;
+          socket.current_x   = ob->x;
+          socket.current_y   = ob->y;
+
+          socket_map_scroll (&socket, rv.distance_x, rv.distance_y);
+          socket.floorbox_reset ();
+          send_map_info (pl);
         }
     }
+
+  if (socket.current_map != ob->map || socket.force_newmap)
+    {
+      clear_map (pl);
+      socket.current_map = ob->map;
+      send_map_info (pl);
+    }
   else if (socket.current_x != ob->x || socket.current_y != ob->y)
     {
       int dx = ob->x - socket.current_x;
@@ -190,13 +225,6 @@
 
   socket.current_x = ob->x;
   socket.current_y = ob->y;
-
-  region *reg = ob->region ();
-  if (socket.current_region != reg)
-    {
-      INVOKE_PLAYER (REGION_CHANGE, pl, ARG_REGION (reg), ARG_REGION (socket.current_region));
-      socket.current_region = reg;
-    }
 }
 
 /**