diff --git a/src/game/Player.cpp b/src/game/Player.cpp
index baf042fad..76716b079 100644
--- a/src/game/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Player.cpp
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ uint32 Player::GetShieldBlockValue() const
 {
     BaseModGroup modGroup = SHIELD_BLOCK_VALUE;
 
-    float value = GetTotalBaseModValue(modGroup) + GetStat(STAT_STRENGTH)/20 - 1;
+    float value = GetTotalBaseModValue(modGroup) + GetStat(STAT_STRENGTH) * 0.5f - 10;
 
     value = (value < 0) ? 0 : value;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 1a4a6befc..4c636a864 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "6928"
+ #define REVISION_NR "6929"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__