diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
index 2c9df287b..2167d2aa6 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ namespace wiScene
 	{
 		SceneIntersectSphereResult result;
 		XMVECTOR vCenter = XMLoadFloat3(&sphere.center);
-		XMVECTOR vRadius = XMVectorReplicatePtr(&sphere.radius);
+		XMVECTOR vRadius = XMVectorReplicate(sphere.radius);
 		XMVECTOR RadiusSq = XMVectorMultiply(vRadius, vRadius);
 
 		if (scene.objects.GetCount() > 0)
@@ -2822,10 +2822,10 @@ namespace wiScene
 						// Find the nearest feature on the triangle to the sphere.
 						XMVECTOR Dist = XMVector3Dot(XMVectorSubtract(vCenter, p0), N);
 
-						if (XMVectorGetX(Dist) > 0)
-						{
-							continue;
-						}
+						//if (XMVectorGetX(Dist) > 0)
+						//{
+						//	continue;
+						//}
 
 						// If the center of the sphere is farther from the plane of the triangle than
 						// the radius of the sphere, then there cannot be an intersection.
@@ -2890,12 +2890,13 @@ namespace wiScene
 
 						bool intersects = XMVector4EqualInt(XMVectorAndCInt(Intersection, NoIntersection), XMVectorTrueInt());
 
-						if (intersects && bestDist < result.distance_to_polygon)
+						if (intersects)
 						{
 							result.entity = entity;
 							result.depth = sphere.radius - XMVectorGetX(XMVector3Length(vCenter - bestPoint));
 							XMStoreFloat3(&result.position, bestPoint);
 							XMStoreFloat3(&result.normal, XMVector3Normalize(vCenter - bestPoint));
+							return result;
 						}
 					}
 					subsetCounter++;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiScene.h b/WickedEngine/wiScene.h
index eecf414e3..0c4fced06 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiScene.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiScene.h
@@ -1360,7 +1360,6 @@ namespace wiScene
 		XMFLOAT3 position = XMFLOAT3(0, 0, 0);
 		XMFLOAT3 normal = XMFLOAT3(0, 0, 0);
 		float depth = 0;
-		float distance_to_polygon = FLT_MAX;
 	};
 	SceneIntersectSphereResult SceneIntersectSphere(const SPHERE& sphere, uint32_t renderTypeMask = RENDERTYPE_OPAQUE, uint32_t layerMask = ~0, const Scene& scene = GetScene());
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index a7a87e431..97925679b 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wiVersion
 	// minor features, major updates
 	const int minor = 39;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 72;
+	const int revision = 73;
 
 
 	long GetVersion()
diff --git a/scripts/character_controller_tps.lua b/scripts/character_controller_tps.lua
index 7df43ad26..c15738d9c 100644
--- a/scripts/character_controller_tps.lua
+++ b/scripts/character_controller_tps.lua
@@ -194,14 +194,15 @@ Character = {
 		self.state_prev = self.state
 		
 		-- gravity:
-		self.force = vector.Add(self.force, Vector(0,-9.8 * 10,0))
+		self.force = vector.Add(self.force, Vector(0,-9.8 * 20,0))
 		
 		-- apply force:
 		self.velocity = vector.Add(self.velocity, vector.Multiply(self.force, 0.016))
 		self.force = Vector(0,0,0,0)
 		
 		-- Sphere collider for character:
-		local sphere = Sphere(vector.Add(model_transform.GetPosition(), Vector(0,1.1)), 1)
+		local radius = 0.7
+		local sphere = Sphere(vector.Add(model_transform.GetPosition(), Vector(0,radius)), radius)
 		local pp = sphere.GetCenter()
 		local intersection = false
 		local ccd = 0
@@ -225,13 +226,13 @@ Character = {
 				self.velocity = vector.Multiply(desiredMotion, velocityLen)
 
 				intersection = true
-				sphere.SetCenter(prevpos)
+				sphere.SetCenter(vector.Add(sphere.GetCenter(), vector.Multiply(n2, depth))) -- remove penetration
 			end
 		end
 		--DrawPoint(sphere.GetCenter(), 0.5, Vector(0,1,0,1))
 
 		if intersection then
-			self.velocity = vector.Multiply(self.velocity, 0.8) -- ground friction
+			self.velocity = vector.Multiply(self.velocity, 0.87) -- ground friction
 		else
 			self.velocity = vector.Multiply(self.velocity, 0.94) -- air friction
 		end