diff --git a/src/game/client/components/mapsounds.cpp b/src/game/client/components/mapsounds.cpp
index 7f1e578e9..408d72c9d 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/mapsounds.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/mapsounds.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ void CMapSounds::OnMapLoad()
 			{
 				CMapItemLayerSounds *pSoundLayer = (CMapItemLayerSounds *)pLayer;
 
+				if(pSoundLayer->m_Version < 1 || pSoundLayer->m_Version > CMapItemLayerSounds::CURRENT_VERSION)
+					continue;
+
 				if(pSoundLayer->m_Sound == -1)
 					continue;
 
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@ void CMapSounds::OnRender()
 			if(pLayer->m_Type == LAYERTYPE_SOUNDS)
 			{
 				CMapItemLayerSounds *pSoundLayer = (CMapItemLayerSounds *)pLayer;
+				
+				if(pSoundLayer->m_Version < 1 || pSoundLayer->m_Version > CMapItemLayerSounds::CURRENT_VERSION)
+					continue;
 
 				CSoundSource *pSources = (CSoundSource *)Layers()->Map()->GetDataSwapped(pSoundLayer->m_Data);
 
diff --git a/src/game/editor/io.cpp b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
index e46d4f310..bf67892f4 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/io.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ int CEditorMap::Load(class IStorage *pStorage, const char *pFileName, int Storag
 					else if(pLayerItem->m_Type == LAYERTYPE_SOUNDS)
 					{
 						CMapItemLayerSounds *pSoundsItem = (CMapItemLayerSounds *)pLayerItem;
+						if(pSoundsItem->m_Version < 1 || pSoundsItem->m_Version > CMapItemLayerSounds::CURRENT_VERSION)
+							continue;
+
 						CLayerSounds *pSounds = new CLayerSounds;
 						pSounds->m_pEditor = m_pEditor;
 						pLayer = pSounds;
diff --git a/src/game/mapitems.h b/src/game/mapitems.h
index b0aa01a95..e603d42eb 100644
--- a/src/game/mapitems.h
+++ b/src/game/mapitems.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum
 	LAYERTYPE_SPEEDUP,
 	LAYERTYPE_SWITCH,
 	LAYERTYPE_TUNE,
+	LAYERTYPE_SOUNDS_DEPRECATED, // deprecated! do not use this, this is just for compatibility reasons
 	LAYERTYPE_SOUNDS,
 
 	MAPITEMTYPE_VERSION=0,
@@ -329,23 +330,55 @@ struct CMapItemEnvelope : public CMapItemEnvelope_v1
 	int m_Synchronized;
 };
 
+struct CSoundShape
+{
+	enum
+	{
+		SHAPE_RECTANGLE,
+		SHAPE_CIRCLE,
+		NUM_SHAPES,
+	};
+
+	struct CRectangle
+	{
+		int m_PosX, m_PosY; // fxp 22.10
+		int m_Width, m_Height; // fxp 22.10
+	};
+
+	struct CCircle
+	{
+		int m_PosX, m_PosY; // fxp 22.10
+		int m_Radius; // fxp 22.10
+	};
+
+	int m_Type;
+
+	union
+	{
+		CRectangle m_Rectangle;
+		CCircle m_Circle;
+	};
+};
+
 struct CSoundSource
 {
 	CPoint m_Position;
 	int m_Loop;
 	int m_TimeDelay; // in s
 	int m_FalloffDistance;
+	int m_Falloff; // [0,255] // 0 - No falloff, 255 - full
 
 	int m_PosEnv;
 	int m_PosEnvOffset;
 	int m_SoundEnv;
 	int m_SoundEnvOffset;
 
+	CSoundShape m_Shape;
 };
 
 struct CMapItemLayerSounds
 {
-	enum { CURRENT_VERSION=1 };
+	enum { CURRENT_VERSION=2 };
 
 	CMapItemLayer m_Layer;
 	int m_Version;