diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
index fa15cd25a..4154fa3d5 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void quickkill(player_struct* p);
 int setpal(player_struct* p);
 int madenoise(int playerNum);
 int haskey(sectortype* sect, int snum);
-void shootbloodsplat(DDukeActor* i, int p, int sx, int sy, int sz, int sa, int atwith, int BIGFORCE, int OOZFILTER, int NEWBEAST);
+void shootbloodsplat(DDukeActor* i, int p, const DVector3& pos, DAngle ang, int atwith, int BIGFORCE, int OOZFILTER, int NEWBEAST);
 
 void breakwall(int newpn, DDukeActor* spr, walltype* dawallnum);
 int callsound(sectortype* sectnum,DDukeActor* snum, bool endstate = false);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index 9b8643980..c9828314e 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -1009,22 +1009,23 @@ int haskey(sectortype* sectp, int snum)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void shootbloodsplat(DDukeActor* actor, int p, int sx, int sy, int sz, int sa, int atwith, int BIGFORCE, int OOZFILTER, int NEWBEAST)
+void shootbloodsplat(DDukeActor* actor, int p, const DVector3& pos, DAngle ang, int atwith, int BIGFORCE, int OOZFILTER, int NEWBEAST)
 {
 	auto sectp = actor->sector();
-	int zvel;
+	double zvel;
 	HitInfo hit{};
 
 	if (p >= 0)
-		sa += 64 - (krand() & 127);
-	else sa += 1024 + 64 - (krand() & 127);
-	zvel = 1024 - (krand() & 2047);
+		ang += DAngle22_5 / 2 - randomAngle(22.5);
+	else ang += DAngle180 + DAngle22_5/2 - randomAngle(22.5);
+	
+	zvel = 4 - krandf(8);
 
 
-	hitscan(vec3_t( sx, sy, sz ), sectp, { bcos(sa), bsin(sa), zvel << 6 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
+	hitscan(pos, sectp, DVector3(ang.ToVector() * 1024, zvel * 64), hit, CLIPMASK1);
 
 	// oh my...
-	if (FindDistance2D(sx - hit.int_hitpos().X, sy - hit.int_hitpos().Y) < 1024 &&
+	if ( (pos.XY() - hit.hitpos.XY()).Length() < 64 &&
 		(hit.hitWall != nullptr && hit.hitWall->overpicnum != BIGFORCE) &&
 		((hit.hitWall->twoSided() && hit.hitSector != nullptr &&
 			hit.hitWall->nextSector()->lotag == 0 &&
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index d8003ff04..c3589d4bc 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ void shoot_d(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith)
 	case BLOODSPLAT2:
 	case BLOODSPLAT3:
 	case BLOODSPLAT4:
-		shootbloodsplat(actor, p, sx, sy, sz, sa, atwith, BIGFORCE, OOZFILTER, NEWBEAST);
+		shootbloodsplat(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith, BIGFORCE, OOZFILTER, NEWBEAST);
 		break;
 
 	case KNEE:
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 6d3277981..b93a5cfec 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ void shoot_r(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith)
 		}
 	}
 	
-	DVector3 svec(sx * inttoworld, sy * inttoworld, sz * zinttoworld);
+	DVector3 spos(sx * inttoworld, sy * inttoworld, sz * zinttoworld);
 	DAngle sang = DAngle::fromBuild(sa);
 
 	SetGameVarID(g_iAtWithVarID, atwith, actor, p);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ void shoot_r(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith)
 	case BLOODSPLAT2:
 	case BLOODSPLAT3:
 	case BLOODSPLAT4:
-		shootbloodsplat(actor, p, sx, sy, sz, sa, atwith, BIGFORCE, OOZFILTER, -1);
+		shootbloodsplat(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith, BIGFORCE, OOZFILTER, -1);
 		return;
 
 	case SLINGBLADE:
@@ -952,9 +952,9 @@ void shoot_r(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith)
 
 		sang += DAngle90;
 		if (atwith == CHEERBOMB)
-			CreateActor(sect, svec + DVector3(-sang.Sin() * 4, sang.Cos() * 4, 6), atwith, -64, 16, 16, sa, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
+			CreateActor(sect, spos + DVector3(-sang.Sin() * 4, sang.Cos() * 4, 6), atwith, -64, 16, 16, sa, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
 		else
-			CreateActor(sect, svec + DVector3(-sang.Sin() * 4, sang.Cos() * 4, 6), atwith, -64, 32, 32, sa, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
+			CreateActor(sect, spos + DVector3(-sang.Sin() * 4, sang.Cos() * 4, 6), atwith, -64, 32, 32, sa, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
 		break;
 	}
 	}