--- deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/07/26 21:44:43	1.17
+++ deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/07/28 00:45:05	1.18
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
       send_face (sound);
       flush_fx ();
 
+      sint8 vol = idistance (dx, dy) * -80 / 10;
+
+      // cut off volume here
+      if (vol < -80)
+        return;
+
       packet sl ("sc");
 
       uint8 *len = sl.cur;
@@ -103,7 +109,8 @@
          << uint8 (0) // type == one-time effect
          << ber32 (sound)
          << sint8 (dx)
-         << sint8 (dy);
+         << sint8 (dy)
+         << sint8 (vol); // -128 == silent, 0 normal, 127 twice the amplitude
 
       *len = sl.cur - len; // patch in group length