diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 3e3662353..6680f099d 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -4254,8 +4254,8 @@ void handle_se26(DDukeActor* actor)
 	for (int p = connecthead; p >= 0; p = connectpoint2[p])
 		if (ps[p].GetActor()->sector() == actor->sector() && ps[p].on_ground)
 		{
-			ps[p].fric.X += int(vect.X * 512);
-			ps[p].fric.Y += int(vect.Y * 512);
+			ps[p].fric.X += vect.X;
+			ps[p].fric.Y += vect.Y;
 			ps[p].pos.Z += zvel;
 		}
 
@@ -4378,8 +4378,8 @@ void handle_se24(DDukeActor *actor, bool scroll, int shift)
 		{
 			if (abs(ps[p].pos.Z - ps[p].truefz) < gs.playerheight + 9)
 			{
-				ps[p].fric.X += x << 3;
-				ps[p].fric.Y += y << 3;
+				ps[p].fric.X += x * (1. / 64.);
+				ps[p].fric.Y += y * (1. / 64.);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/input.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/input.cpp
index 77941c31a..c4fd9b84f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/input.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/input.cpp
@@ -852,8 +852,8 @@ void GameInterface::GetInput(ControlInfo* const hidInput, double const scaleAdju
 	if (packet)
 	{
 		*packet = loc;
-		packet->fvel = MulScale(loc.fvel, p->angle.ang.Cos() * (1 << 14), 9) - MulScale(loc.svel, p->angle.ang.Sin() * (1 << 14), 9) + p->fric.X;
-		packet->svel = MulScale(loc.fvel, p->angle.ang.Sin() * (1 << 14), 9) + MulScale(loc.svel, p->angle.ang.Cos() * (1 << 14), 9) + p->fric.Y;
+		packet->fvel = MulScale(loc.fvel, p->angle.ang.Cos() * (1 << 14), 9) - MulScale(loc.svel, p->angle.ang.Sin() * (1 << 14), 9) + p->fric.X * 512.;
+		packet->svel = MulScale(loc.fvel, p->angle.ang.Sin() * (1 << 14), 9) + MulScale(loc.svel, p->angle.ang.Cos() * (1 << 14), 9) + p->fric.Y * 512.;
 		loc = {};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index d3f331cff..c796e551f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ struct player_struct
 	DVector3 vel;
 	DVector3 pos, opos;
 	DVector2 bobpos;
+	DVector2 fric;
 
 	// player's horizon and angle structs.
 	PlayerHorizon horizon;
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ struct player_struct
 	PalEntry pals;
 
 	// this was a global variable originally.
-	vec2_t fric, exit, loogie[64];
+	vec2_t exit, loogie[64];
 
 	// weapon drawer variables and their interpolation counterparts.
 	int weapon_sway;