Index: C:/Documents and Settings/Eric/workspace/L2_GameServer/java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/L2Character.java
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--- C:/Documents and Settings/Eric/workspace/L2_GameServer/java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/L2Character.java	(revision 95)
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/Eric/workspace/L2_GameServer/java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/L2Character.java	(working copy)
@@ -2528,32 +2528,55 @@
 			L2Character target = (L2Character) getTarget();
 			int tarheading = target.getHeading();
 			int heading = getHeading();
-			int count = tarheading;
-			for(int i = 0;i < 3500;i++)
+
+			/*  test for being behind the target by determining a heading from the target to attacker,
+			 *  then checking that it differs from the targets heading by more than 90 degrees.
+			 *  
+			 *  test for facing the target by determining a heading from attacker to target then 
+			 *  checking that it is within 45 degrees of attackers heading
+			 */
+
+			//calculate a heading from the attacker to the target
+			int dx = (super.getX() - target.getX()); 
+			int dy = (super.getY() - target.getY()); 
+			double distance = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
+			double cos;
+			double sin;
+			
+			sin = dy/distance;
+			cos = dx/distance;
+			
+			int testHeading = (int) (Math.atan2(-sin, -cos) * 10430.378350470452724949566316381);
+			testHeading += 32768;
+			
+			int dH = testHeading - tarheading;
+			
+			//test that the heading to attacker is more than 90 degrees from targets heading
+			if ((dH >= -16384 && dH <= 16384) || dH >= 49152 || dH <= -49152)
 			{
-				if(count > 65535)
-				{
-					count = 1;
-				}
-				if(heading == count)
-				{
-					return true;
-				}
-				count++;
+				//_log.warning("isBehindTarget's L2 Character is not behind the target.");
+				return false;
 			}
-			count = tarheading;
-			for(int i = 0;i < 3500;i++)
+
+			//calculate a heading from the attacker to the target
+			dx = target.getX() - super.getX(); 
+			dy = target.getY() - super.getY(); 
+			distance = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
+			sin = dy/distance;
+			cos = dx/distance;
+			
+			testHeading = (int) (Math.atan2(-sin, -cos) * 10430.378350470452724949566316381);
+			testHeading += 32768;
+			
+			dH = testHeading - heading;
+
+			// test that attacker is facing the target (within 45 degrees)
+			if ((dH >= -8192 && dH <= 8192) || dH >= 57344 || dH <= -57344)
 			{
-				if(count < 1)
-				{
-					count = 65535;
-				}
-				if(heading == count)
-				{
-					return true;
-				}
-				count--;
+				return true;
 			}
+			//_log.warning("isBehindTarget's L2 Character is not facing the target.");
+			return false;
 		}
 		else
 		{