diff --git a/agent.cc b/agent.cc
index c89bc8f..9ccc232 100644
--- a/agent.cc
+++ b/agent.cc
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ agent::on_senses_update(void)
 	if (!conn)
 		return;
 
-	char around[4] = {
+	char around[8] = {
 		tile->tile_in_dir(0, -1).symbol(),
+		tile->tile_in_dir(1, -1).symbol(),
 		tile->tile_in_dir(1, 0).symbol(),
+		tile->tile_in_dir(1, 1).symbol(),
 		tile->tile_in_dir(0, 1).symbol(),
+		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 1).symbol(),
 		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 0).symbol(),
+		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, -1).symbol(),
 	};
 	conn->senses(tick_id, dead, energy, around);
 }
diff --git a/connection.cc b/connection.cc
index 80dba79..b473287 100644
--- a/connection.cc
+++ b/connection.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void
 connection::senses(int tick_id, bool dead, int energy, char around[4])
 {
 	char buf[1024];
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "tick %d\n%senergy %d\naround %c%c%c%c\n\n", tick_id, dead ? "DEAD\n" : "", energy, around[0], around[1], around[2], around[3]);
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "tick %d\n%senergy %d\naround %.8s\n\n", tick_id, dead ? "DEAD\n" : "", energy, around);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&buf_lock);
 	out_buf.append(buf);
diff --git a/connection.h b/connection.h
index 518ce90..218c43e 100644
--- a/connection.h
+++ b/connection.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
-	void senses(int tick_id, bool dead, int energy, char around[4]);
+	void senses(int tick_id, bool dead, int energy, char around[8]);
 	void actions(class agent *);
 
 	void cancel(void);