diff --git a/scripts/Game_Character 1.rb b/scripts/Game_Character 1.rb
index 371ab60..933ec10 100644
--- a/scripts/Game_Character 1.rb	
+++ b/scripts/Game_Character 1.rb	
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Game_Character
     @through = false
     @animation_id = 0
     @transparent = false
-    @original_direction = 2
     @original_pattern = 0
     @move_type = 0
     @move_speed = 4
diff --git a/scripts/Game_Character 2.rb b/scripts/Game_Character 2.rb
index 764793e..636b185 100644
--- a/scripts/Game_Character 2.rb	
+++ b/scripts/Game_Character 2.rb	
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Game_Character
     abs_sx = sx > 0 ? sx : -sx
     abs_sy = sy > 0 ? sy : -sy
     # If separated by 20 or more tiles matching up horizontally and vertically
-    if sx + sy >= 20
+    if abs_sx + abs_sy >= 20
       # Random
       move_random
       return
@@ -326,11 +326,8 @@ class Game_Character
           @tile_id = 0
           @character_name = command.parameters[0]
           @character_hue = command.parameters[1]
-          if @original_direction != command.parameters[2]
-            @direction = command.parameters[2]
-            @original_direction = @direction
-            @prelock_direction = 0
-          end
+          @direction = command.parameters[2]
+          @prelock_direction = 0
           if @original_pattern != command.parameters[3]
             @pattern = command.parameters[3]
             @original_pattern = @pattern
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ class Game_Character
         when 44  # Play SE
           $game_system.se_play(command.parameters[0])
         when 45  # Script
-          result = eval(command.parameters[0])
+          eval(command.parameters[0])
         end
         @move_route_index += 1
       end
diff --git a/scripts/Game_Character 3.rb b/scripts/Game_Character 3.rb
index 5bc4357..8b5dc47 100644
--- a/scripts/Game_Character 3.rb	
+++ b/scripts/Game_Character 3.rb	
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ class Game_Character
   #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
   #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
   def move_down(turn_enabled = true)
-    # Only emit footprint if already facing down
-    emit = @direction == 2
     # Turn down
     if turn_enabled
       turn_down
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ class Game_Character
       # Turn down
       turn_down
       # Emit footprint
-      emit_footprint(2) if emit
+      emit_footprint(2)
       # Update coordinates
       @y += 1
       # Increase steps