diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index 2764fd4031..32cecd3801 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ void Agent::processAgentAvatar() {
     if (!_scriptEngine->isFinished() && _isAvatar) {
         auto scriptedAvatar = DependencyManager::get<ScriptableAvatar>();
 
-        AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail dataDetail = (randFloat() < AVATAR_SEND_FULL_UPDATE_RATIO) ? AvatarData::SendAllData : AvatarData::CullSmallData;
-        //AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail dataDetail = AvatarData::SendAllData;
+        //AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail dataDetail = (randFloat() < AVATAR_SEND_FULL_UPDATE_RATIO) ? AvatarData::SendAllData : AvatarData::CullSmallData;
+        AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail dataDetail = AvatarData::SendAllData;
         quint64 lastSentTime = 0;
         QVector<JointData>& lastSentJointData = scriptedAvatar->getLastSentJointData();
         bool distanceAdjust = false;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 59b8429683..ab9d024556 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData() {
                         nodeData->incrementAvatarOutOfView();
                     } else {
                         detail = distribution(generator) < AVATAR_SEND_FULL_UPDATE_RATIO
-                                        ? AvatarData::SendAllData : AvatarData::IncludeSmallData;
+                                        ? AvatarData::SendAllData : AvatarData::CullSmallData;
                         nodeData->incrementAvatarInView();
                     }
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData() {
                     auto lastEncodeForOther = nodeData->getLastOtherAvatarEncodeTime(otherNode->getUUID());
                     auto lastSentJointsForOther = nodeData->getLastOtherAvatarSentJoints(otherNode->getUUID());
                     bool distanceAdjust = true;
-                    glm::vec3 viewerPosition = otherAvatar.getPosition();
+                    glm::vec3 viewerPosition = nodeData->getPosition();
                     auto bytes = otherAvatar.toByteArray(detail, lastEncodeForOther, lastSentJointsForOther, distanceAdjust, viewerPosition);
                     numAvatarDataBytes += avatarPacketList->write(bytes);
 
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
index 989904ca7b..d4d5b470b8 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
@@ -57,18 +57,26 @@ void ScriptableAvatar::setSkeletonModelURL(const QUrl& skeletonModelURL) {
     _bind.reset();
     _animSkeleton.reset();
     AvatarData::setSkeletonModelURL(skeletonModelURL);
+    //qDebug() << "skeletonModelURL:" << skeletonModelURL;
+    //qDebug() << "_skeletonFBXURL:" << _skeletonFBXURL;
 }
 void ScriptableAvatar::update(float deltatime) {
+    //qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "delta:" << deltatime;
     if (_bind.isNull() && !_skeletonFBXURL.isEmpty()) { // AvatarData will parse the .fst, but not get the .fbx skeleton.
         _bind = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>()->getAnimation(_skeletonFBXURL);
+        //qDebug() << "_skeletonFBXURL:" << _skeletonFBXURL;
     }
 
+    //qDebug() << "bind:" << _bind << "isLoaded:" << (!_bind.isNull() && _bind->isLoaded());
+    //qDebug() << "_animation:" << _animation << "isLoaded:" << (_animation && _animation->isLoaded());
+
     // Run animation
     if (_animation && _animation->isLoaded() && _animation->getFrames().size() > 0 && !_bind.isNull() && _bind->isLoaded()) {
         if (!_animSkeleton) {
             _animSkeleton = std::make_shared<AnimSkeleton>(_bind->getGeometry());
         }
         float currentFrame = _animationDetails.currentFrame + deltatime * _animationDetails.fps;
+        //qDebug() << "currentFrame:" << currentFrame;
         if (_animationDetails.loop || currentFrame < _animationDetails.lastFrame) {
             while (currentFrame >= _animationDetails.lastFrame) {
                 currentFrame -= (_animationDetails.lastFrame - _animationDetails.firstFrame);
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ void ScriptableAvatar::update(float deltatime) {
                 if (data.rotation != pose.rot()) {
                     data.rotation = pose.rot();
                     data.rotationSet = true;
+                    //qDebug() << "joint[" << i << "].rotation:" << data.rotation;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 3e7b087224..e7262bb38c 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,18 @@ bool AvatarData::faceTrackerInfoChangedSince(quint64 time) {
 }
 
 float AvatarData::getDistanceBasedMinRotationDOT(glm::vec3 viewerPosition) {
-    return AVATAR_MIN_ROTATION_DOT; // FIXME
+    auto distance = glm::distance(_globalPosition, viewerPosition);
+    //qDebug() << "_globalPosition:" << _globalPosition << "viewerPosition:" << viewerPosition << "distance:" << distance;
+    float result = ROTATION_90D_DOT; // assume worst
+    if (distance < 1.0f) {
+        result = AVATAR_MIN_ROTATION_DOT;
+    } else if (distance < 5.0f) {
+        result = ROTATION_15D_DOT;
+    } else if (distance < 10.0f) {
+        result = ROTATION_45D_DOT;
+    }
+    //qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "result:" << result;
+    return result;
 }
 
 float AvatarData::getDistanceBasedMinTranslationDistance(glm::vec3 viewerPosition) {
@@ -241,7 +252,6 @@ QByteArray AvatarData::toByteArray(AvatarDataDetail dataDetail, quint64 lastSent
     //      this is an iFrame issue... what to do about that?
     //
     //    BUG -- Resizing avatar seems to "take too long"... the avatar doesn't redraw at smaller size right away
-    //    BUG -- summoned avatars seem low?
     //
 
     // TODO -
@@ -448,13 +458,17 @@ QByteArray AvatarData::toByteArray(AvatarDataDetail dataDetail, quint64 lastSent
         lastSentJointData.resize(_jointData.size());
 
         float minRotationDOT = !distanceAdjust ? AVATAR_MIN_ROTATION_DOT : getDistanceBasedMinRotationDOT(viewerPosition);
+        //qDebug() << "sendAll:" << sendAll << "cullSmallChanges:" << cullSmallChanges;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < _jointData.size(); i++) {
             const JointData& data = _jointData[i];
+            //qDebug() << "joint[" << i << "].dot:" << fabsf(glm::dot(data.rotation, lastSentJointData[i].rotation));
+
+
             if (sendAll || lastSentJointData[i].rotation != data.rotation) {
                 if (sendAll ||
                     !cullSmallChanges ||
-                    fabsf(glm::dot(data.rotation, lastSentJointData[i].rotation)) <= minRotationDOT) {
+                    fabsf(glm::dot(data.rotation, lastSentJointData[i].rotation)) > minRotationDOT) {
                     if (data.rotationSet) {
                         validity |= (1 << validityBit);
 #if 1 //def WANT_DEBUG
@@ -1484,6 +1498,9 @@ void AvatarData::detachAll(const QString& modelURL, const QString& jointName) {
 }
 
 void AvatarData::setJointMappingsFromNetworkReply() {
+
+    //qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "_skeletonModelURL:" << _skeletonModelURL;
+
     QNetworkReply* networkReply = static_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
 
     {
@@ -1577,6 +1594,9 @@ void AvatarData::updateJointMappings() {
     }
 
     if (_skeletonModelURL.fileName().toLower().endsWith(".fst")) {
+
+        //qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "_skeletonModelURL:" << _skeletonModelURL;
+
         QNetworkAccessManager& networkAccessManager = NetworkAccessManager::getInstance();
         QNetworkRequest networkRequest = QNetworkRequest(_skeletonModelURL);
         networkRequest.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute, true);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 5652ccd705..cfac697df3 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ const float AVATAR_SEND_FULL_UPDATE_RATIO = 0.02f;
 const float AVATAR_MIN_ROTATION_DOT = 0.9999999f;
 const float AVATAR_MIN_TRANSLATION = 0.0001f;
 
+const float ROTATION_15D_DOT = 0.9914449f;
+const float ROTATION_45D_DOT = 0.9238795f;
+const float ROTATION_90D_DOT = 0.7071068f;
 
 // Where one's own Avatar begins in the world (will be overwritten if avatar data file is found).
 // This is the start location in the Sandbox (xyz: 6270, 211, 6000).