diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index 4dda1ec..db6f0df 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 /* Macros */
 //#define OPENGL
 
-// channel numbers
+// sound channel numbers
 #define CH_LASTCHANNEL	21
-
 #define CH_HURRYUP	20
 
 
+
+
 // size of flower straem when getting last flower
 // (number of gems on each side)
 #define STREAMWID	6
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
 #define HELPDELAY  80
 
 
+// 
+#define POWERUPTIME	15	// # secs before a powerup appears
+
+
 // Sizes
 #define TILEH 16	// tile width (in pixels)
 #define TILEW 16	// tile height (in pixels)
diff --git a/rc b/rc
index eae496d..d7997df 100755
Binary files a/rc and b/rc differ
diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index 62654a6..12871c0 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ void movesprite(sprite_t *s) {
 
 	if (s->caughtby) {
 		if (s->caughtby->slamming) {
-
 			/* */
 
 			s->x = s->caughtby->netxstart;
@@ -2341,8 +2340,20 @@ void dogravity(sprite_t *s) {
 	}
 
 	if (s->slamming) {
+		int netx;
+		double dist;
+		int hitwall = B_FALSE;
+
 		s->slamangle += (10 * (M_PI/180));
-		if (s->slamangle >= (180 * (M_PI/180))) {
+
+
+		dist = (s->slamangle * (180/M_PI))/2;
+		netx = s->x + cos(s->slamangle-(180*(M_PI/180)))*dist*s->dir;
+		if ((netx >= (640-TILEW)) || (netx <= TILEW)) {
+			hitwall = B_TRUE;
+		}
+
+		if (s->slamangle >= (180 * (M_PI/180)) || hitwall) {
 			/* finished slamming */
 			int xdiff,ydiff,xnet = 0,ynet = 0;
 			int pointsinc = 250;
@@ -2360,8 +2371,8 @@ void dogravity(sprite_t *s) {
 				if (s2->caughtby == s) {
 					tiletype_t *tt;
 					tt = gettileat(s2->x,s2->y+2,NULL,NULL);
-					/* if on ground, monster dies */
-					if ((tt == NULL) || (tt->solid)) {
+					/* if on ground or hitting a wall, monster dies */
+					if ((hitwall) || (tt == NULL) || (tt->solid)) {
 						/* will become a fruit when it finishes dying */
 						s2->willbecome = fruittypes[curfruittype];
 						/* increment fruit type */
diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index 6f8f975..85fb06a 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int loadlevel(int wnum, int lnum) {
 
 	/* default */
 	level->hurryuptime = 30;
-	level->poweruptime = 5;
+	level->poweruptime = POWERUPTIME;
 	level->p1x = 0;
 	level->p1y = 0;
 	level->powerupx = -1;