Index: src/common/effects/pseffectanchorsocket.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectanchorsocket.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectanchorsocket.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
     }
 
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength);
 
     if (keyFrames->GetSize() == 0)
         return true;
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectanchorspline.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectanchorspline.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectanchorspline.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
 bool psEffectAnchorSpline::Update(csTicks elapsed)
 {
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength);
 
     if (keyFrames->GetSize() == 0)
         objTargetOffset = csVector3(0,0,0);
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectobjtext2d.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectobjtext2d.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectobjtext2d.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@
         return true;
 
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength);
 
     if (life >= birth && !isAlive)
         isAlive = true;
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectobjtrail.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectobjtrail.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectobjtrail.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
         return true;
 
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength);
 
     if (life >= birth && !isAlive)
     {
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectanchor.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectanchor.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectanchor.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@
         animLength = 10;
 
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength)*animLength;
 
     if (keyFrames->GetSize() == 0)
         return true;
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectobjsound.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectobjsound.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectobjsound.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@
         return true;
 
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength);
 
     if (life >= birth && !isAlive)
     {
Index: src/common/effects/pseffectobj.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/common/effects/pseffectobj.cpp	(revision 5654)
+++ src/common/effects/pseffectobj.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@
     const static csMatrix3 UP_FIX(1,0,0,   0,0,1,  0,1,0);
         
     life += (float)elapsed;
-    while (life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
-        life -= animLength;
+    if(life > animLength && killTime <= 0)
+        life -= (int)(life/animLength)*animLength;
 
     if (life >= birth && !isAlive)
     {