diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 1c61e9785..c46566711 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1089 \cu(Tue 16 Jan 10:41:48 CET 2024)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1089 \cu(2024-01-16 10:41:48)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1090 \cu(Wed 17 Jan 12:39:00 CET 2024)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1090 \cu(2024-01-17 12:39:00)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/utility/swwm_utility_blast.zsc b/zscript/utility/swwm_utility_blast.zsc
index 4c1b19d82..966dd5cc6 100644
--- a/zscript/utility/swwm_utility_blast.zsc
+++ b/zscript/utility/swwm_utility_blast.zsc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ extend Class SWWMUtility
 			return;
 		if ( Victim.bDONTTHRUST || (Victim.Mass >= Actor.LARGE_MASS) )
 			return;
+		// crouching reduces knockback
+		if ( (Victim.Height < Victim.default.Height) && (Victim.default.Height != 0.) )
+			MomentumTransfer *= Victim.Height/Victim.default.Height;
 		Vector3 Momentum = HitDirection*MomentumTransfer;
 		if ( (Victim.pos.z <= Victim.floorz) || !Victim.TestMobjZ() )
 			Momentum.z = max(Momentum.z,(ExtraZThrust?.4:.1)*Momentum.length());
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ extend Class SWWMUtility
 			// no knockback if massive/unpushable
 			if ( (abs(mm) > 0.) && !a.bDORMANT && !a.bDONTTHRUST && (a.Mass < Actor.LARGE_MASS) )
 			{
+				// crouching reduces knockback
+				if ( (a.Height < a.default.Height) && (a.default.Height != 0.) )
+					mm *= a.Height/a.default.Height;
 				Vector3 Momentum = dir*mm;
 				if ( (a.pos.z <= a.floorz) || !a.TestMobjZ() )
 					Momentum.z = max(Momentum.z,(flags&DE_EXTRAZTHRUST?.4:.1)*Momentum.length());