diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
index fec8dc843..a05128566 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ crUpdate f =
     foldCr
         [ doDamage -- these two
         , checkDeath -- must be in this order 24/7/22
-        , internalCreatureUpdate
-        , f
+--        , internalCreatureUpdate
         , footstepSideEffect
+        , f
+--        , footstepSideEffect
 --        , updateInv -- upInv must be called before invSideEff 22.05.23
         , invRootItemEffs
         , invSideEff
@@ -425,9 +426,9 @@ updateMovement cr
     | isFrictionless cr = over crPos (+.+ momentum) cr
     | otherwise = cr & crStance %~ updateWalkCycle
   where
-    momentum' = 0.98 *.* (_crPos cr -.- _crOldPos cr)
+    momentum' = 0.98 *.* (_crPos cr - _crOldPos cr)
     momentum
-        | magV momentum' > 1 = 1 *.* normalizeV momentum'
+        | magV momentum' > 1 = normalizeV momentum'
         | otherwise = momentum'
 
 isFrictionless :: Creature -> Bool
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/State/WalkCycle.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/State/WalkCycle.hs
index 09674316d..380c6fe42 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/State/WalkCycle.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Creature/State/WalkCycle.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+
 module Dodge.Creature.State.WalkCycle (
     updateWalkCycle,
     footstepSideEffect,
@@ -11,30 +12,27 @@ import Sound.Data
 
 updateWalkCycle :: Stance -> Stance
 updateWalkCycle s = case s ^. carriage of
-    Walking x ff | x > maxStride -> s & carriage .~ Walking 0 (normalGait ff)
+    Walking x ff | x > s ^. strideLength -> s & carriage .~ Walking 0 (normalGait ff)
     _ -> s
-  where
-    maxStride = s ^. strideLength
 
 normalGait :: FootForward -> FootForward
-normalGait = \case 
+normalGait = \case
     LeftForward -> RightForward
     WasLeftForward -> RightForward
     RightForward -> LeftForward
     WasRightForward -> LeftForward
 
 footstepSideEffect :: Creature -> World -> World
-footstepSideEffect cr = case cr ^. crStance . carriage of
+footstepSideEffect cr = over (cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix (cr ^. crID) . crStance) updateWalkCycle .
+  case cr ^. crStance . carriage of
     Walking x ff
-        | x > maxStride ->
+        | x > cr ^. crStance . strideLength ->
             soundMultiFrom
                 [FootstepSound i | i <- [0 .. 10]]
                 (cr ^. crPos)
                 (chooseFootSound ff)
                 Nothing
     _ -> id
-  where
-    maxStride = _strideLength (_crStance cr)
 
 chooseFootSound :: FootForward -> SoundID
 chooseFootSound LeftForward = foot1S