diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 372cbfc91..7b34e6d07 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1167 \cu(Fri Jan 17 14:24:30 CET 2025)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1167 \cu(2025-01-17 14:24:30)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1168 \cu(Fri Jan 17 14:44:28 CET 2025)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1168 \cu(2025-01-17 14:44:28)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
index bf70db407..58a3c0516 100644
--- a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
+++ b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
@@ -1524,17 +1524,16 @@ Class SWWMWeaponSelect : HUDMessageBase
 	// simplify some code here
 	private bool DrawWeapon( Weapon w, int i, double x, double &y, double hs, Vector2 hss, double salph, double fractic, bool bOverflow = false, bool bUpward = false )
 	{
+		double fade = clamp(.8-abs((bUpward?(y-GetHeight(w)):y)-hss.y)/hss.y,0.,.8)/.8;
 		let sw = SWWMWeapon(w);
 		double scl = sw?.125:1.;
 		y += bUpward?-8.:8.;
 		bool bHasAmmo = WeaponHasAmmo(w);
 		TextureID ico = GetIcon(w);
-		double fade = 0.;
 		if ( ico.IsValid() )
 		{
 			Vector2 sz = TexMan.GetScaledSize(ico);
 			y += sz.y*scl*(bUpward?-.5:.5);
-			fade = clamp(.8-abs(y-hss.y)/hss.y,0.,.8)/.8;
 			if ( sw && sw.SisterWeapon && (sw.Amount > 1) && ((mo.player.ReadyWeapon == sw) || ((mo.player.ReadyWeapon != sw.SisterWeapon) && !swwm_singlefirst)) )
 			{
 				// double draw
@@ -1558,7 +1557,6 @@ Class SWWMWeaponSelect : HUDMessageBase
 			Vector2 sz = (fnt.StringWidth(label),fnt.GetHeight());
 			Screen.DrawText(fnt,bHasAmmo?Font.CR_WHITE:Font.CR_RED,x-sz.x*.5*hs,y*hs,label,DTA_ScaleX,hs,DTA_ScaleY,hs,DTA_Alpha,salph*fade,DTA_ColorOverlay,((i==cursel)&&!bOverflow)?0x00000000:0x80000000);
 			y += sz.y*(bUpward?-.5:.5);
-			fade = clamp(.8-abs(y-hss.y)/hss.y,0.,.8)/.8;
 			if ( (i == cursel) && !bOverflow )
 			{
 				Screen.DrawChar(fnt,Font.CR_FIRE,x-((sz.x*.5+16.+2.*sin((gametic+fractic)*8.))*hs),y*hs,0x25BA,DTA_ScaleX,hs,DTA_ScaleY,hs,DTA_Alpha,salph*fade,DTA_CenterOffset,true);