--- deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/07/26 00:38:34	1.16
+++ deliantra/server/socket/sounds.C	2007/07/26 21:44:43	1.17
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
     ht.insert (std::make_pair (strdup (str), face));
 }
 
+//TODO: remove
+// for gcfclient-compatibility, to vanish at some point
+faceidx old_sound_index [SOUND_CAST_SPELL_0];
+
 /*
  * Plays a sound for specified player only
  */
@@ -107,17 +111,24 @@
     }
   else if (this->sound)
     {
+      //TODO: remove, or make bearable
       // gcfclient compatibility
-      // fetch compatibility sound index first
 
-      packet sl ("sound");
+      int gcfclient_sound;
+      for (gcfclient_sound = SOUND_CAST_SPELL_0; gcfclient_sound--; )
+        if (old_sound_index [gcfclient_sound] == sound)
+          {
+            packet sl ("sound");
+
+            sl << uint8  (dx)
+               << uint8  (dy)
+               << uint16 (gcfclient_sound)
+               << uint8  (SOUND_NORMAL);
 
-      sl << uint8  (dx)
-         << uint8  (dy)
-         << uint16 (sound)
-         << uint8  (SOUND_NORMAL);
+            send_packet (sl);
 
-      send_packet (sl);
+            break;
+          }
     }
 }