diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
index 5492b94168..7170fbc6f8 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
@@ -109,19 +109,19 @@ void main() {
 		attr = Attr(
 			linear_motion(
 				vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-				vec3(rand2 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 1.0 + rand4 * 0.1)
+				vec3(rand2 * 0.02, rand3 * 0.02, 1.0 + rand4 * 0.1)
 			),
-			linear_scale(0.2),
-			vec4(1, 1, 1, start_end(0.1, 0.0)),
+			linear_scale(0.5),
+			vec4(1, 1, 1, start_end(1.0, 0.0)),
 			spin_in_axis(vec3(rand6, rand7, rand8), rand9 * 3 + lifetime * 0.5)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIRE) {
 		attr = Attr(
 			linear_motion(
-				vec3(rand0 * 0.3, rand1 * 0.3, 0.2),
-				vec3(rand1 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 3.0 + rand4 * 1.2)
+				vec3(rand0 * 0.25, rand1 * 0.25, 0.3),
+				vec3(rand2 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 2.0 + rand4 * 1.0)
 			),
-			1.3,
+			1.0,
 			vec4(2, 0.8 + rand5 * 0.3, 0, 1),
 			spin_in_axis(vec3(rand6, rand7, rand8), rand9 * 3)
 		);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
index f01ba9ec65..eb2ac72d2c 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -1022,9 +1022,6 @@ impl Scene {
         // Render the skybox.
         renderer.render_skybox(&self.skybox.model, global, &self.skybox.locals, lod);
 
-        // Render particle effects.
-        self.particle_mgr.render(renderer, scene_data, global, lod);
-
         self.terrain.render_translucent(
             renderer,
             global,
@@ -1034,6 +1031,9 @@ impl Scene {
             scene_data.sprite_render_distance,
         );
 
+        // Render particle effects.
+        self.particle_mgr.render(renderer, scene_data, global, lod);
+
         renderer.render_post_process(
             &self.postprocess.model,
             &global.globals,