--- deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2007/06/09 20:07:50	1.107
+++ deliantra/server/socket/request.C	2007/06/09 20:51:45	1.108
@@ -1032,12 +1032,10 @@
     return;
 
   int x, y, ax, ay, startlen, max_x, max_y, oldlen;
-  sint16 nx, ny;
   int estartlen, eoldlen;
   uint8 eentrysize;
   uint16 ewhatstart, ewhatflag;
   uint8 extendedinfos;
-  maptile *m;
 
   check_map_change (pl);
   prefetch_surrounding_maps (pl->ob);
@@ -1113,9 +1111,25 @@
 
   for (y = ob->y - socket.mapy / 2; y < max_y; y++, ay++)
     {
+      sint16 nx, ny;
+      maptile *m = 0;
+
       ax = 0;
       for (x = ob->x - socket.mapx / 2; x < max_x; x++, ax++)
         {
+          // check to see if we can simply go one right quickly
+          ++nx;
+          if (m && nx >= m->width)
+            m = 0;
+
+          if (!m)
+            {
+              nx = x; ny = y; m = plmap; 
+
+              if (!xy_normalise (m, nx, ny))
+                m = 0;
+            }
+
           int emask, mask;
           emask = mask = (ax & 0x3f) << 10 | (ay & 0x3f) << 4;
 
@@ -1124,10 +1138,6 @@
           /* If the coordinates are not valid, or it is too dark to see,
            * we tell the client as such
            */
-          nx = x;
-          ny = y;
-          m = get_map_from_coord (plmap, &nx, &ny);
-
           if (!m)
             {
               /* space is out of map.  Update space and clear values