diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
index 9057f69fd..69ec39861 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
@@ -1917,12 +1917,9 @@ DBloodActor* playerFireMissile(PLAYER* pPlayer, double xyoff, const DVector3& dv
 	return actFireMissile(pPlayer->actor, xyoff, pPlayer->zWeapon - pPlayer->actor->spr.pos.Z, dv, nType);
 }
 
-DBloodActor* playerFireThing(PLAYER* pPlayer, int xyoff_, int zvel_, int thingType, int nSpeed_)
+DBloodActor* playerFireThing(PLAYER* pPlayer, double xyoff, double zvel, int thingType, double nSpeed)
 {
-	double xyoff = xyoff_ * inttoworld;
-	double zvel = FixedToFloat(pPlayer->int_slope() + zvel_);
-	double nSpeed = FixedToFloat(nSpeed_);
-	return actFireThing(pPlayer->actor, xyoff, pPlayer->zWeapon - pPlayer->actor->spr.pos.Z, zvel, thingType, nSpeed);
+	return actFireThing(pPlayer->actor, xyoff, pPlayer->zWeapon - pPlayer->actor->spr.pos.Z, pPlayer->slope * 0.25 + zvel, thingType, nSpeed);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/player.h b/source/games/blood/src/player.h
index ed9b57140..84b55a792 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/player.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/player.h
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ void CheckPickUp(PLAYER* pPlayer);
 void ProcessInput(PLAYER* pPlayer);
 void playerProcess(PLAYER* pPlayer);
 DBloodActor* playerFireMissile(PLAYER* pPlayer, double xyoff, const DVector3& vec, int nType);
-
-DBloodActor* playerFireThing(PLAYER* pPlayer, int xyoff, int zvel, int thingType, int nSpeed);
+DBloodActor* playerFireThing(PLAYER* pPlayer, double xyoff, double zvel, int thingType, double nSpeed);
 void playerFrag(PLAYER* pKiller, PLAYER* pVictim);
 int playerDamageArmor(PLAYER* pPlayer, DAMAGE_TYPE nType, int nDamage);
 int playerDamageSprite(DBloodActor* nSource, PLAYER* pPlayer, DAMAGE_TYPE nDamageType, int nDamage);
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/weapon.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/weapon.cpp
index 7f1813328..fa925bd12 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/weapon.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/weapon.cpp
@@ -1179,9 +1179,9 @@ void FireSpray(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 void ThrowCan(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
 	sfxKill3DSound(pPlayer->actor, -1, 441);
-	int nSpeed = MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666;
+	double nSpeed = FixedToFloat(MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666); // deal with this later.
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 1, 0);
-	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460, kThingArmedSpray, nSpeed);
+	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460 / 65536., kThingArmedSpray, nSpeed);
 	if (spawned)
 	{
 		sfxPlay3DSound(spawned, 441, 0, 0);
@@ -1239,9 +1239,9 @@ void ExplodeCan(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 void ThrowBundle(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
 	sfxKill3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 16, -1);
-	int nSpeed = MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666;
+	double nSpeed = FixedToFloat(MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666); // deal with this later.
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 1, 0);
-	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460, kThingArmedTNTBundle, nSpeed);
+	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460 / 65536., kThingArmedTNTBundle, nSpeed);
 	if (spawned)
 	{
 		if (pPlayer->fuseTime < 0)
@@ -1298,9 +1298,9 @@ void ExplodeBundle(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 
 void ThrowProx(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
-	int nSpeed = MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666;
+	double nSpeed = FixedToFloat(MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666); // deal with this later.
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 1, 0);
-	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460, kThingArmedProxBomb, nSpeed);
+	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460 / 65536., kThingArmedProxBomb, nSpeed);
 	if (spawned)
 	{
 		evPostActor(spawned, 240, kCmdOn, pPlayer->actor);
@@ -1333,9 +1333,9 @@ void DropProx(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 
 void ThrowRemote(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
-	int nSpeed = MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666;
+	double nSpeed = FixedToFloat(MulScale(pPlayer->throwPower, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666); // deal with this later.
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 1, 0);
-	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460, kThingArmedRemoteBomb, nSpeed);
+	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -9460 / 65536., kThingArmedRemoteBomb, nSpeed);
 	if (spawned)
 	{
 		spawned->xspr.rxID = 90 + (pPlayer->actor->spr.type - kDudePlayer1);
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ void AltFireVoodoo(int nTrigger, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 void DropVoodoo(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 2, 0);
-	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730, kThingVoodooHead, 0xccccc);
+	auto spawned = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730 / 65536., kThingVoodooHead, 12.8);
 	if (spawned)
 	{
 		spawned->xspr.data1 = pPlayer->ammoCount[9];
@@ -1926,8 +1926,7 @@ void FireNapalm2(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 
 void AltFireNapalm(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
-	int nSpeed = MulScale(0x8000, 0x177777, 16) + 0x66666;
-	auto missile = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730, kThingNapalmBall, nSpeed);
+	auto missile = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730 / 65536., kThingNapalmBall, 18.13333);
 	if (missile)
 	{
 		missile->xspr.data4 = ClipHigh(pPlayer->ammoCount[4], 12);
@@ -1978,7 +1977,7 @@ void AltFireLifeLeech(int, PLAYER* pPlayer)
 {
 	DBloodActor* actor = pPlayer->actor;
 	sfxPlay3DSound(pPlayer->actor, 455, 2, 0);
-	auto missile = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730, kThingDroppedLifeLeech, 0x19999);
+	auto missile = playerFireThing(pPlayer, 0, -4730 / 65536., kThingDroppedLifeLeech, 1.6);
 	if (missile)
 	{
 		missile->spr.cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOOD_BIT1;