diff --git a/voxygen/src/anim/src/character/glidewield.rs b/voxygen/src/anim/src/character/glidewield.rs
index c9e5bc36b1..70052d6647 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/anim/src/character/glidewield.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/anim/src/character/glidewield.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ impl Animation for GlideWieldAnimation {
             );
             next.lantern.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(0.1) * Quaternion::rotation_y(0.1);
             next.lantern.scale = Vec3::one() * 0.65;
+            next.hold.scale = Vec3::one() * 0.0;
 
             next.torso.position = Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) * skeleton_attr.scaler;
             next.torso.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(0.0);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_low/alpha.rs b/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_low/alpha.rs
index 87eedd579b..49ecfe54c6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_low/alpha.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_low/alpha.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::f32::consts::PI;
 pub struct AlphaAnimation;
 
 impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
-    type Dependency = f64;
+    type Dependency = (f32, f64);
     type Skeleton = QuadrupedLowSkeleton;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "use-dyn-lib")]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "be-dyn-lib", export_name = "quadruped_low_alpha")]
     fn update_skeleton_inner(
         skeleton: &Self::Skeleton,
-        _global_time: Self::Dependency,
+        (velocity, _global_time): Self::Dependency,
         anim_time: f64,
         _rate: &mut f32,
         skeleton_attr: &SkeletonAttr,
@@ -66,39 +66,40 @@ impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
             * Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.12)
             * Quaternion::rotation_z(short * 0.3);
         next.tail_rear.scale = Vec3::one() * 0.98;
+        if velocity < 1.0 {
+            next.foot_fl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_fl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
+            next.foot_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.foot_fl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_fl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
-        next.foot_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_fr.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_fr.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
+            next.foot_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.foot_fr.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_fr.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
-        next.foot_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
-
-        next.foot_bl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_bl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
-        next.foot_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
-
-        next.foot_br.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_br.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
-        next.foot_br.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_bl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_bl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
+            next.foot_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
+            next.foot_br.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_br.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.12);
+            next.foot_br.scale = Vec3::one();
+        } else {
+        };
         next
     }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_medium/alpha.rs b/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_medium/alpha.rs
index ae84f5f8ce..d323e9ecfe 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_medium/alpha.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/anim/src/quadruped_medium/alpha.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::f32::consts::PI;
 pub struct AlphaAnimation;
 
 impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
-    type Dependency = f64;
+    type Dependency = (f32, f64);
     type Skeleton = QuadrupedMediumSkeleton;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "use-dyn-lib")]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "be-dyn-lib", export_name = "quadruped_medium_alpha")]
     fn update_skeleton_inner(
         skeleton: &Self::Skeleton,
-        _global_time: Self::Dependency,
+        (velocity, _global_time): Self::Dependency,
         anim_time: f64,
         _rate: &mut f32,
         skeleton_attr: &SkeletonAttr,
@@ -70,78 +70,80 @@ impl Animation for AlphaAnimation {
         next.ears.position = Vec3::new(0.0, skeleton_attr.ears.0, skeleton_attr.ears.1);
         next.ears.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(0.0);
         next.ears.scale = Vec3::one() * 1.02;
+        if velocity < 1.0 {
+            next.leg_fl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.leg_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_f.2,
+            );
 
-        next.leg_fl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.leg_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_f.2,
-        );
+            next.leg_fl.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.1) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
+            next.leg_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.leg_fl.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.1) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
-        next.leg_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.leg_fr.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.leg_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_f.2,
+            );
+            next.leg_fr.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(short * 0.3) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * -0.2);
+            next.leg_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.leg_fr.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.leg_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_f.2,
-        );
-        next.leg_fr.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(short * 0.3) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * -0.2);
-        next.leg_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.leg_bl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.leg_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_b.2 + 1.0,
+            );
+            next.leg_bl.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.1 + short * -0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.2);
+            next.leg_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.leg_bl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.leg_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_b.2 + 1.0,
-        );
-        next.leg_bl.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.1 + short * -0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.2);
-        next.leg_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.leg_br.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.leg_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.leg_b.2 + 1.0,
+            );
+            next.leg_br.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.1 + short * -0.2)
+                * Quaternion::rotation_y(0.1 + short * 0.2);
+            next.leg_br.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.leg_br.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.leg_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.leg_b.2 + 1.0,
-        );
-        next.leg_br.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.1 + short * -0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(0.1 + short * 0.2);
-        next.leg_br.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_fl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.2 + short * -0.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_fl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.05);
+            next.foot_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.foot_fl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.2 + short * -0.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_fl.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.05);
-        next.foot_fl.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_fr.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_fr.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.4) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
+            next.foot_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.foot_fr.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_f.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_fr.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.4) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
-        next.foot_fr.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_bl.position = Vec3::new(
+                -skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.2 + short * -0.8,
+            );
+            next.foot_bl.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.2 + short * 0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
+            next.foot_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
 
-        next.foot_bl.position = Vec3::new(
-            -skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.2 + short * -0.8,
-        );
-        next.foot_bl.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.2 + short * 0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
-        next.foot_bl.scale = Vec3::one();
-
-        next.foot_br.position = Vec3::new(
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
-            skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
-        );
-        next.foot_br.orientation =
-            Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.2 + short * 0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
-        next.foot_br.scale = Vec3::one();
+            next.foot_br.position = Vec3::new(
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.0,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.1,
+                skeleton_attr.feet_b.2,
+            );
+            next.foot_br.orientation =
+                Quaternion::rotation_x(-0.2 + short * 0.2) * Quaternion::rotation_y(short * 0.15);
+            next.foot_br.scale = Vec3::one();
+        } else {
+        };
         next
     }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
index 2fa6bd7e4a..b6a16f0f9e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/mod.rs
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ impl FigureMgr {
                         CharacterState::BasicMelee(_) => {
                             anim::quadruped_medium::AlphaAnimation::update_skeleton(
                                 &target_base,
-                                time,
+                                (vel.0.magnitude(), time),
                                 state.state_time,
                                 &mut state_animation_rate,
                                 skeleton_attr,
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ impl FigureMgr {
                         CharacterState::BasicMelee(_) => {
                             anim::quadruped_low::AlphaAnimation::update_skeleton(
                                 &target_base,
-                                time,
+                                (vel.0.magnitude(), time),
                                 state.state_time,
                                 &mut state_animation_rate,
                                 skeleton_attr,