-/* one border for Zborder elements, one border for steelwall, if needed */
-#define EM_MAX_CAVE_WIDTH (MAX_PLAYFIELD_WIDTH + 2 + 2)
-#define EM_MAX_CAVE_HEIGHT (MAX_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT + 2 + 2)
+/* additional padding for Zborder elements and linked cave buffer columns */
+#define CAVE_BUFFER_XOFFSET 4
+#define CAVE_BUFFER_YOFFSET 2
+#define CAVE_BUFFER_WIDTH (CAVE_WIDTH + 2 * CAVE_BUFFER_XOFFSET)
+#define CAVE_BUFFER_HEIGHT (CAVE_HEIGHT + 2 * CAVE_BUFFER_YOFFSET)