diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index 061bf2749..528b482ca 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -5669,6 +5669,12 @@ ACTOR_STATIC void G_MoveEffectors(void)   //STATNUM 3
     int32_t q = 0, j, k, l, m, x;
     int spriteNum = headspritestat[STAT_EFFECTOR];
 
+    for (native_t TRAVERSE_CONNECT(playerNum))
+    {
+        vec2_t & fric = g_player[playerNum].ps->fric;
+        fric.x = fric.y = 0;
+    }
+
     while (spriteNum >= 0)
     {
         int const         nextSprite = nextspritestat[spriteNum];
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
index d7a6c12f3..dd6121bbe 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
@@ -3051,10 +3051,12 @@ void P_GetInput(int playerNum)
     }
 
     localInput.fvel = mulscale9(staticInput.fvel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 2560) & 2047]) +
-                      (mulscale9(staticInput.svel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 2048) & 2047]));
+                      mulscale9(staticInput.svel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 2048) & 2047]) +
+                      pPlayer->fric.x;
 
     localInput.svel = mulscale9(staticInput.fvel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 2048) & 2047]) +
-                      (mulscale9(staticInput.svel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 1536) & 2047]));
+                      mulscale9(staticInput.svel, sintable[(pPlayer->ang + 1536) & 2047]) +
+                      pPlayer->fric.y;
 
     localInput.avel = staticInput.avel;
     localInput.horz = staticInput.horz;
@@ -5223,13 +5225,11 @@ HORIZONLY:;
             updatesectorz(pPlayer->pos.x, pPlayer->pos.y, pPlayer->pos.z, &pPlayer->cursectnum);
         }
 #endif
-        int const spriteNum = clipmove((vec3_t *) pPlayer, &pPlayer->cursectnum, pPlayer->vel.x + (pPlayer->fric.x << 9),
-            pPlayer->vel.y + (pPlayer->fric.y << 9), pPlayer->clipdist, (4L << 8), stepHeight, CLIPMASK0);
+        int const spriteNum = clipmove((vec3_t *) pPlayer, &pPlayer->cursectnum, pPlayer->vel.x,
+            pPlayer->vel.y, pPlayer->clipdist, (4L << 8), stepHeight, CLIPMASK0);
 
         if (spriteNum)
             P_CheckTouchDamage(pPlayer, spriteNum);
-
-        pPlayer->fric.x = pPlayer->fric.y = 0;
     }
 
     // This makes the player view lower when shrunk.  NOTE that it can get the