From 8ef03f29e543aa583a9c6e799b8ffada53bb0703 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James R <justsomejames2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:16:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] K_SpawnOvertimeLaser: only move laser height with player if
 player goes above the top of the lasers

---
 src/k_battle.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/k_battle.c b/src/k_battle.c
index a58db50bc..5c99b657d 100644
--- a/src/k_battle.c
+++ b/src/k_battle.c
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@ void K_RunPaperItemSpawners(void)
 
 static void K_SpawnOvertimeLaser(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t scale)
 {
+	const fixed_t heightPadding = 346 * scale;
+
 	UINT8 i, j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= r_splitscreen; i++)
@@ -586,10 +588,12 @@ static void K_SpawnOvertimeLaser(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t scale)
 		if (player->mo->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
 		{
 			zpos = player->mo->z + player->mo->height;
+			zpos = min(zpos + heightPadding, player->mo->ceilingz);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			zpos = player->mo->z;
+			zpos = max(zpos - heightPadding, player->mo->floorz);
 		}
 
 		flip = P_MobjFlip(player->mo);