5 files changed, 28 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/game-server/being.cpp b/src/game-server/being.cpp
index 9400f5df..e266da0d 100644
--- a/src/game-server/being.cpp
+++ b/src/game-server/being.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ bool Being::recalculateBaseAttribute(unsigned int attr)
         newBase = 3.0 + getModifiedAttribute(ATTR_AGI) * 0.08; // Provisional.
         break;
     case ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_RAW:
-        newBase = utils::tpsToSpeed(getModifiedAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS));
+        newBase = utils::tpsToRawSpeed(
+                      getModifiedAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS));
         break;
     case ATTR_INV_CAPACITY:
         // Provisional
diff --git a/src/game-server/monster.cpp b/src/game-server/monster.cpp
index d78f04ba..661aca5e 100644
--- a/src/game-server/monster.cpp
+++ b/src/game-server/monster.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Monster::Monster(MonsterClass *specy):
 
     // Set the speed in tiles per second.
     setAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_RAW,
-                 utils::tpsToSpeed(getAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS)));
+                 utils::tpsToRawSpeed(getAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS)));
     setSize(specy->getSize());
 
     // Set positions relative to target from which the monster can attack
diff --git a/src/scripting/lua.cpp b/src/scripting/lua.cpp
index f79f2f8d..2635974e 100644
--- a/src/scripting/lua.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/lua.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int being_walk(lua_State *s)
     if (lua_isnumber(s, 4))
     {
         being->setAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS, lua_tonumber(s, 4));
-        being->setAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_RAW, utils::tpsToSpeed(
+        being->setAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_RAW, utils::tpsToRawSpeed(
                 being->getModifiedAttribute(ATTR_MOVE_SPEED_TPS)));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/speedconv.cpp b/src/utils/speedconv.cpp
index f6be2e7b..29ab059c 100644
--- a/src/utils/speedconv.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/speedconv.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@
 
 #include "utils/speedconv.h"
 
-double utils::tpsToSpeed(double tps)
+#include "defines.h"
+
+// Defines the max base scale used to compute the raw speed system.
+// The raw speed is the number of tile moves per server tick * 100
+// since a server tick is currently 100 ms.
+// TODO: Deharcode the magic value by obtaining the server tick time.
+#define MAX_MOVE_TIME 32000
+
+double utils::tpsToRawSpeed(double tps)
 {
-    return (32000 / (tps * DEFAULT_TILE_LENGTH));
+    return (MAX_MOVE_TIME / (tps * DEFAULT_TILE_LENGTH));
 }
 
-double utils::speedToTps(double speed)
+double utils::rawSpeedToTps(double speed)
 {
-    return (32000 / (speed * DEFAULT_TILE_LENGTH));
+    return (MAX_MOVE_TIME / (speed * DEFAULT_TILE_LENGTH));
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/speedconv.h b/src/utils/speedconv.h
index 33e1a944..7dca10e7 100644
--- a/src/utils/speedconv.h
+++ b/src/utils/speedconv.h
@@ -24,21 +24,27 @@
 // Simple helper functions for converting between tiles per
 // second and the internal speed representation
 
-#include "defines.h"
-
 namespace utils {
     /**
-     * tpsToSpeed()
+     * Translate the speed in tiles per second (tps)
+     * into the raw speed used internally.
+     * The raw speed is the number of tiles moves per server tick * 100
+     * since a server tick is currently 100 ms.
+     *
      * @param tps The speed value in tiles per second
+     *
      * @returns The speed value in the internal representation
      */
-    double tpsToSpeed(double);
+    double tpsToRawSpeed(double);
+
     /**
-     * speedToTps()
+     * Translate the raw speed used internally into a tile per second one.
+     *
      * @param speed The speed value in the internal representation
+     *
      * @returns The speed value in tiles per second
      */
-    double speedToTps(double);
+    double rawSpeedToTps(double);
 }
 
 #endif // SPEEDCONV_H