diff --git a/laser_mk2.lua b/laser_mk2.lua
index 35dda24..6e5a57a 100644
--- a/laser_mk2.lua
+++ b/laser_mk2.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 --license LGPLv2+, for the changes: WTFPL
 
 local range = 10
+local dirs = 10
+local side_ran = 3
+local say_laser_info = false
 
-local function round_pos(pos)
-	return {x=math.floor(pos.x+0.5), y=math.floor(pos.y+0.5), z=math.floor(pos.z+0.5)}
+local function info(info)
+	if say_laser_info then
+		print("[extrablocks] <laser_mk2> "..info)
+	end
 end
 
 local function chps(ran, m, n)
@@ -13,8 +18,10 @@ local function chps(ran, m, n)
 	return false
 end
 
-local function round(z, a)
-	return math.floor(z*a+0.5)/a
+local function round_pos(pos, a)
+	local output = {x=math.floor(pos.x*a+0.5)/a, y=math.floor(pos.y*a+0.5)/a, z=math.floor(pos.z*a+0.5)/a}
+	info(dump(output).." round "..dump(a))
+	return output
 end
 
 local function get_straight(dir, range)
@@ -58,7 +65,34 @@ local function get_qdrt(dir)
 	else
 		z1,z2 = range,0
 	end
-	return {x1,x2, y1,y2, z1,z2}
+	local output = {x1,x2, y1,y2, z1,z2}
+	info(dump(output).." got_qdrt")
+	return output
+end
+
+local function make_d_table(dir)
+	return {
+		xdz = dir.x/dir.z,
+		zdx = dir.z/dir.x,
+		xdy = dir.x/dir.y,
+		ydx = dir.y/dir.x,
+		zdy = dir.z/dir.y,
+		ydz = dir.y/dir.z,
+	}
+end
+
+local function allowed_pos(i, j, k, d)
+	local ran = math.hypot(math.hypot(i,j),k)/side_ran
+	if (chps(ran, i/k, d.xdz) or chps(ran, k/i, d.zdx))
+	and (chps(ran, i/j, d.xdy) or chps(ran, j/i, d.ydx))
+	and (chps(ran, k/j, d.zdy) or chps(ran, j/k, d.ydz)) then
+		return true
+	end
+	return false
+end
+
+local function def_pos(startpos, i, j, k)
+	return {x=startpos.x+i, y=startpos.y+j, z=startpos.z+k}
 end
 
 local laser_shoot = function(itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
@@ -69,6 +103,7 @@ local laser_shoot = function(itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
 		local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 		if node.name~="ignore" then
 			minetest.node_dig(pos,node,player)
+			info(dump(pos).." dug (pointed)")
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -77,40 +112,32 @@ local laser_shoot = function(itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
 	minetest.add_particle(startpos, dir, velocity, 1, 1, false, "extrablocks_laser_beam_mk2.png")
 	minetest.sound_play("extrablocks_laser_mk2", {pos = playerpos, gain = 1.0, max_hear_distance = range})
 
-	dir = {x=round(dir.x, 10), y=round(dir.y, 10), z=round(dir.z, 10)}
-	playerpos = round_pos(playerpos)
+	dir = round_pos(dir, dirs)
+	playerpos = vector.round(playerpos)
 
 	local straight = get_straight(dir, range)
 	if straight then
+		info("straight")
 		for i = -straight[1],straight[2],1 do
 			for j = -straight[3],straight[4],1 do
 				for k = -straight[5],straight[6],1 do
-					local pos = {x=startpos.x+i, y=startpos.y+j, z=startpos.z+k}
-					lazer_it(pos, player)
+					lazer_it(def_pos(startpos, i, j, k), player)
 				end
 			end
 		end
 		return true
 	end
+	info("not straight")
 
 	local sizes = get_qdrt(dir, range)
 
-	local xdz = dir.x/dir.z
-	local zdx = dir.z/dir.x
-	local xdy = dir.x/dir.y
-	local ydx = dir.y/dir.x
-	local zdy = dir.z/dir.y
-	local ydz = dir.y/dir.z
+	local d = make_d_table(dir)
 
 	for i = -sizes[1],sizes[2],1 do
 		for j = -sizes[3],sizes[4],1 do
 			for k = -sizes[5],sizes[6],1 do
-				local pos = {x=startpos.x+i, y=startpos.y+j, z=startpos.z+k}
-				local ran = math.hypot(math.hypot(i,j),k)/3
-				if (chps(ran, i/k, xdz) or chps(ran, k/i, zdx))
-				and (chps(ran, i/j, xdy) or chps(ran, j/i, ydx))
-				and (chps(ran, k/j, zdy) or chps(ran, j/k, ydz)) then
-					lazer_it(pos, player)
+				if allowed_pos(i, j, k, d) then
+					lazer_it(def_pos(startpos, i, j, k), player)
 				end
 			end
 		end
@@ -144,6 +171,7 @@ function lazer_it (pos, player)
 	if node.name == "default:water_source"
 	or node.name == "default:water_flowing" then
 		minetest.remove_node(pos)
+		info(dump(pos).." removed")
 		return
 	end
 	if player then