diff --git a/main/source/mod/AvHNetworkMessages.cpp b/main/source/mod/AvHNetworkMessages.cpp
index aead7fd..6a35c75 100644
--- a/main/source/mod/AvHNetworkMessages.cpp
+++ b/main/source/mod/AvHNetworkMessages.cpp
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ union float_converter
 			WRITE_COORD( particle_template.GetGenerationEntityParameter() );
 			WRITE_BYTE( particle_template.GetStartingVelocityShape() );
 			particle_template.GetStartingVelocityParams( vel_params );
-			for( int counter = 0; counter < 8; counter++ ) { WRITE_COORD( vel_params[counter] ); }
+			for( int counter = 0; counter < 8; counter++ ) { WRITE_LONG( vel_params[counter] ); }
 			particle_template.GetGravity( gravity );
 			for( int counter = 0; counter < 8; counter++ ) { WRITE_COORD( gravity[counter] ); }
 			WRITE_COORD( particle_template.GetMaxAlpha() );
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ const int	kEntHierFlagDeletion	= 0x02;
 		NewItems.clear();
 		OldItems.clear();
 		int amnt_read = 0;
-		int short_data, long_data;
+		int short_data, long_data = 0;
 		BEGIN_READ( buffer, size );
 			while( amnt_read < size )
 			{