--- deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/07/28 00:45:05	1.18
+++ deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/08/01 00:26:05	1.21
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * This is only used for new client/server sound.  If the sound source
  * on the map is farther away than this, we don't sent it to the client.
  */
-#define MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE 10
+#define MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE 16
 
 // the hashtable
 typedef std::tr1::unordered_map
@@ -89,16 +89,19 @@
   if (!sound)
     return;
 
+  if (dx < -MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE || dx > MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE) return;
+  if (dy < -MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE || dy > MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE) return;
+
   if (fx_want [FT_SOUND])
     {
       // cfplus
       send_face (sound);
       flush_fx ();
 
-      sint8 vol = idistance (dx, dy) * -80 / 10;
+      uint8 vol = clamp (255 - idistance (dx, dy) * 361 / MAX_SOUND_DISTANCE, 0, 255);
 
       // cut off volume here
-      if (vol < -80)
+      if (vol < 8)
         return;
 
       packet sl ("sc");
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@
          << ber32 (sound)
          << sint8 (dx)
          << sint8 (dy)
-         << sint8 (vol); // -128 == silent, 0 normal, 127 twice the amplitude
+         << uint8 (vol); // 0 == silent, 255 max
 
       *len = sl.cur - len; // patch in group length