diff --git a/client/config.js b/client/config.js
index fa02450..8954759 100644
--- a/client/config.js
+++ b/client/config.js
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ var enableSound = true; // this is not constant! may change during execution of
 var keyCodeLeft = 37; // left arrow button
 var keyCodeRight = 39; // right arrow button
 var chatSendKeyCode = 13; // enter
-var serverURL = (location.href.indexOf('localhost') != -1) ? 
-	"ws://localhost:" + location.href.substr(location.href.lastIndexOf(':') + 1) : 
-	"ws://marcusklaas.nl:7681"; // websocket game server
+
+var serverURL = "ws://marcusklaas.nl:7681"; // websocket game server
+if(location.href.indexOf('localhost') != -1)
+	serverURL = "ws://localhost:" + location.href.substr(location.href.lastIndexOf(':') + 1);
+else if(location.href.indexOf('82.161') != -1)
+	serverURL = "ws://82.161.20.2:7681";
 
 var gapAlpha = 0.2;
 var lineWidth = 3; // only visual, does not influence collisions
diff --git a/client/game.js b/client/game.js
index e6452fd..1ee50a4 100755
--- a/client/game.js
+++ b/client/game.js
@@ -382,10 +382,12 @@ GameEngine.prototype.syncWithServer = function() {
 GameEngine.prototype.doTick = function() {
 	var player = this.players[0];
 
+	this.tick++;
+
 	if(!player.alive)
 		return;
 
-	player.simulate(this.tick, ++this.tick, player.context, null);
+	player.simulate(this.tick - 1, this.tick, player.context, null);
 	
 	if(pencilGame)
 		this.pencil.doTick();
@@ -491,11 +493,11 @@ GameEngine.prototype.realStart = function() {
 	this.baseContext.clearRect(0, 0, this.width, this.height);
 	this.audioController.playSound('gameStart');
 	this.gameState = 'playing';
-	var tellert = 0;
 
 	var self = this;
 	var gameloop = function() {
 		var timeOut;
+		var tellert = 0;
 
 		do {
 			if(self.gameState != 'playing' && self.gameState != 'watching')
@@ -599,6 +601,7 @@ function Player(color, local) {
 	this.lca = 0; // last confirmed angle
 	this.lctick = 0; // game tick of last confirmed location
 	this.lcturn = 0;
+	this.lvelocity = 0;
 	this.color = color;
 	this.turn = 0; // -1 is turn left, 0 is straight, 1 is turn right
 	this.game = null; // to which game does this player belong
@@ -650,13 +653,15 @@ Player.prototype.steer = function(obj) {
 	this.y = this.lcy;
 	this.angle = this.lca;
 	this.turn = this.lcturn;
+	this.velocity = this.lvelocity;
 	this.simulate(this.lctick, obj.tick, this.game.baseContext, this.baseQueue);
 	this.turn = obj.turn;
 	this.baseQueue = [];
 	this.lcx = this.x;
 	this.lcy = this.y;
 	this.lca = this.angle;
-	this.lcturn = this.turn;	
+	this.lcturn = this.turn;
+	this.lvelocity = this.velocity;
 	this.lctick = obj.tick;
 
 	/* clear this players canvas and run extrapolation on this player's
@@ -723,13 +728,13 @@ Player.prototype.simulate = function(startTick, endTick, ctx, queue) {
 		this.x += this.velocity * step * cos;
 		this.y += this.velocity * step * sin;
 		
-		/* zo weer weg -- ff uitgezet want bron van syncproblemen
+		// zo weer weg -- ff uitgezet want bron van syncproblemen
 		var a = 70/2;
 		this.velocity += Math.cos(this.angle) * a / 1000 * simStep;
 		if(this.velocity < 70)
 			this.velocity = 70;
-		else if(this.velocity > 140)
-			this.velocity = 140; */
+		else if(this.velocity > 105)
+			this.velocity = 105; 
 		
 		ctx.lineTo(this.x, this.y);
 	}
@@ -738,7 +743,7 @@ Player.prototype.simulate = function(startTick, endTick, ctx, queue) {
 }
 
 Player.prototype.initialise = function(x, y, angle, holeStart) {
-	this.velocity = this.game.velocity;
+	this.lvelocity = this.velocity = this.game.velocity;
 	this.turnSpeed = this.game.turnSpeed;
 	this.holeStart = holeStart;
 	this.holeSize = this.game.holeSize;
diff --git a/test-server/game.c b/test-server/game.c
index 11c28db..2563d9d 100755
--- a/test-server/game.c
+++ b/test-server/game.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int lineboxcollision(struct seg *seg, int left, int bottom, int right, int top)
 // returns 1 in case of collision, 0 other wise
 // TODO: it would be super nice if we would cut of the latter part of the segment 
 // if it intersects an existing segment
-int addsegment(struct game *gm, struct seg *seg) {
+int addsegment(struct game *gm, struct seg *seg, int checkcollision) {
 	int left_tile, right_tile, bottom_tile, top_tile, swap, collision = 0;
 	struct seg *current, *copy;
 
@@ -354,14 +354,15 @@ int addsegment(struct game *gm, struct seg *seg) {
 			 (i + 1) * gm->tilew, (j + 1) * gm->tileh))
 				continue;
 
-			for(current = gm->seg[gm->htiles * j + i]; current; current = current->nxt)
-				if(segcollision(current, seg)) {
-					if(DEBUG_MODE) {
-						printseg(current);printf(" collided with ");printseg(seg);printf("\n");
+			if(checkcollision)
+				for(current = gm->seg[gm->htiles * j + i]; current; current = current->nxt)
+					if(segcollision(current, seg)) {
+						if(DEBUG_MODE) {
+							printseg(current);printf(" collided with ");printseg(seg);printf("\n");
+						}
+						collision = 1;
+						break;
 					}
-					collision = 1;
-					break;
-				}
 
 			copy = smalloc(sizeof(struct seg));
 			memcpy(copy, seg, sizeof(struct seg));
@@ -402,12 +403,12 @@ int simuser(struct user *usr, int tick) {
 	usr->y += sin(usr->angle) * usr->v * TICK_LENGTH / 1000.0;
 	
 	// zo weer weg
-	/*float a = 70.0/2;
+	float a = 70.0/2;
 	usr->v += cos(usr->angle) * a / 1000.0 * TICK_LENGTH;
 	if(usr->v < 70)
 		usr->v = 70;
-	else if(usr->v > 140)
-		usr->v = 140;*/
+	else if(usr->v > 105)
+		usr->v = 105;
 
 	// check if usr in a hole. hole starts _AFTER_ hstart
 	if(tick > usr->hstart
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ int simuser(struct user *usr, int tick) {
 	newseg->x2 = usr->x;
 	newseg->y2 = usr->y;
 
-	return addsegment(usr->gm, newseg);
+	return addsegment(usr->gm, newseg, 1);
 }
 
 // send message to group: this player died
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ static void resetGameChatCounters(struct game *gm) {
 void mainloop() {
 	int sleepuntil, resetChat = !(serverticks % SPAM_CHECK_INTERVAL);
 	struct game *gm, *nxtgm;
+	static int lastheavyloadmsg;
 
 	while(1) {
 		for(gm = headgame; gm; gm = nxtgm) {
@@ -586,6 +588,10 @@ void mainloop() {
 			resetGameChatCounters(lobby);
 
 		sleepuntil = ++serverticks * TICK_LENGTH;
+		if(sleepuntil < servermsecs() - 5 * TICK_LENGTH && servermsecs() - lastheavyloadmsg > 1000){
+			printf("server is under heavy load! %d msec behind on schedule!\n", -sleepuntil);
+			lastheavyloadmsg = servermsecs();
+		}
 		do{
 			libwebsocket_service(ctx, max(0, sleepuntil - servermsecs()));
 		}while(sleepuntil - servermsecs() > 0);
@@ -778,7 +784,7 @@ struct seg *copyseg(struct seg *a) {
 void simpencil(struct pencil *p) {
 	if(p->psegtail && p->psegtail->tick == p->usr->gm->tick) {
 		struct pencilseg *tail = p->psegtail;
-		addsegment(p->usr->gm, copyseg(&tail->seg));
+		addsegment(p->usr->gm, copyseg(&tail->seg), 0);
 		if(tail->prev) {
 			tail->prev->nxt = 0;
 			p->psegtail = tail->prev;