diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index c156581c0d63d90a6c8eec795dd0403535804ca5..86001388b0ffca86e0762458de21575c2cb46601 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -4000,7 +4000,7 @@ static void P_PlayerMobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 	// Zoom tube
 	if (mobj->tracer)
 	{
-		if (mobj->player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_ZOOMTUBE)
+		if (mobj->player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_ZOOMTUBE || mobj->player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_ROPEHANG)
 		{
 			P_UnsetThingPosition(mobj);
 			mobj->x += mobj->momx;
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index ed8a12a5db6c2b3dc562a7b873d8466184a054ca..9fc20b83f2a66c82fbf6c463829901fb9867d03d 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -4315,8 +4315,6 @@ DoneSection2:
 				else
 					player->speed = speed;
 
-				player->powers[pw_carry] = CR_ROPEHANG;
-
 				S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_s3k4a);
 
 				player->pflags &= ~PF_JUMPED;
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 4f8a96de02b8183d9056b4e9cca8dd6107dc0bd4..ae8ded5b404b487f5c2e80054ec468032c4f646f 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -7178,10 +7178,19 @@ static void P_DoZoomTube(player_t *player)
 	// Calculate the distance between the player and the waypoint
 	// 'dist' already equals this.
 
-	// Will the player be FURTHER away if the momx/momy/momz is added to
-	// his current coordinates, or closer? (shift down to fracunits to avoid approximation errors)
-	if (dist>>FRACBITS <= P_AproxDistance(P_AproxDistance(player->mo->tracer->x - player->mo->x - speedx, player->mo->tracer->y - player->mo->y - speedy), player->mo->tracer->z - player->mo->z - speedz)>>FRACBITS)
+	// Will the player go past the waypoint?
+	if (speed && (
+		((speedx || speedy)
+		&& (R_PointToAngle2(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->tracer->x, player->mo->tracer->y)
+			- R_PointToAngle2(player->mo->x + speedx, player->mo->y + speedy, player->mo->tracer->x, player->mo->tracer->y)) > ANG1)
+	|| ((speedz)
+		&& ((player->mo->z - player->mo->tracer->z) > 0) != ((player->mo->z + speedz - player->mo->tracer->z) > 0))
+		))
 	{
+		if (speed > dist)
+			speed -= dist;
+		else
+			speed = 0;
 		// If further away, set XYZ of player to waypoint location
 		P_UnsetThingPosition(player->mo);
 		player->mo->x = player->mo->tracer->x;
@@ -7221,6 +7230,8 @@ static void P_DoZoomTube(player_t *player)
 		{
 			CONS_Debug(DBG_GAMELOGIC, "Found waypoint (sequence %d, number %d).\n", waypoint->threshold, waypoint->health);
 
+			P_SetTarget(&player->mo->tracer, waypoint);
+
 			// calculate MOMX/MOMY/MOMZ for next waypoint
 			// change angle
 			player->mo->angle = R_PointToAngle2(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->tracer->x, player->mo->tracer->y);
@@ -7239,8 +7250,6 @@ static void P_DoZoomTube(player_t *player)
 			player->mo->momx = FixedMul(FixedDiv(player->mo->tracer->x - player->mo->x, dist), (speed));
 			player->mo->momy = FixedMul(FixedDiv(player->mo->tracer->y - player->mo->y, dist), (speed));
 			player->mo->momz = FixedMul(FixedDiv(player->mo->tracer->z - player->mo->z, dist), (speed));
-
-			P_SetTarget(&player->mo->tracer, waypoint);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -7256,17 +7265,6 @@ static void P_DoZoomTube(player_t *player)
 		player->mo->momy = speedy;
 		player->mo->momz = speedz;
 	}
-
-	// change angle
-	if (player->mo->tracer)
-	{
-		player->mo->angle = R_PointToAngle2(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->tracer->x, player->mo->tracer->y);
-
-		if (player == &players[consoleplayer])
-			localangle = player->mo->angle;
-		else if (player == &players[secondarydisplayplayer])
-			localangle2 = player->mo->angle;
-	}
 }
 
 //
@@ -7311,10 +7309,6 @@ static void P_DoRopeHang(player_t *player)
 
 	sequence = player->mo->tracer->threshold;
 
-	// If not allowed to move, we're done here.
-	if (!speed)
-		return;
-
 	// change slope
 	dist = P_AproxDistance(P_AproxDistance(player->mo->tracer->x - player->mo->x, player->mo->tracer->y - player->mo->y), player->mo->tracer->z - playerz);
 
@@ -7325,6 +7319,10 @@ static void P_DoRopeHang(player_t *player)
 	speedy = FixedMul(FixedDiv(player->mo->tracer->y - player->mo->y, dist), (speed));
 	speedz = FixedMul(FixedDiv(player->mo->tracer->z - playerz, dist), (speed));
 
+	// If not allowed to move, we're done here.
+	if (!speed)
+		return;
+
 	// Calculate the distance between the player and the waypoint
 	// 'dist' already equals this.
 
@@ -9006,7 +9004,7 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 			P_SetPlayerMobjState(player->mo, S_PLAY_RIDE);
 			P_DoJumpStuff(player, &player->cmd);
 		}
-		else if (player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_ZOOMTUBE)
+		else //if (player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_ZOOMTUBE)
 		{
 			P_DoZoomTube(player);
 			if (!(player->panim == PA_ROLL))