diff -r 4debed8656d7 -r 13818670ad9e hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc
--- a/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Mon Jun 28 21:52:00 2010 +0200
+++ b/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Tue Jun 29 05:22:25 2010 +0200
@@ -1238,14 +1238,15 @@
         HHGear^.dY := SignAs(hwAbs(HHGear^.dY) + _0_2, HHGear^.dY)
     end;
 
-    len := Distance(HHGear^.dX, HHGear^.dY);
-    if len > _0_8 then
+    len := hwSqr(HHGear^.dX) + hwSqr(HHGear^.dY);
+    if len > _0_64 then
     begin
-        len := _0_8 / len;
+        len := _0_8 / hwSqrt(len);
         HHGear^.dX := HHGear^.dX * len;
         HHGear^.dY := HHGear^.dY * len;
     end;
 
+
     if (Gear^.Message and gm_Attack) <> 0 then
         if (Gear^.State and gsttmpFlag) <> 0 then
             with PHedgehog(Gear^.Hedgehog)^ do