diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
index f26f53fefa..5434e8b2f0 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ 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(sin(lifetime), sin(lifetime + 1.5), sin(lifetime * 4) * 0.25)
+				vec3(rand2 * 0.02, rand3 * 0.02, 1.0 + rand4 * 0.1)// + vec3(sin(lifetime), sin(lifetime + 1.5), sin(lifetime * 4) * 0.25)
 			),
 			linear_scale(0.5),
 			vec4(1, 1, 1, 0.3),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void main() {
 		);
 	}
 
-	f_pos = (inst_pos - focus_off.xyz) + (v_pos * attr.scale * SCALE * attr.rot + attr.offs);
+	f_pos = (inst_pos - 0.5 - focus_off.xyz) + (v_pos * attr.scale * SCALE * attr.rot + attr.offs);
 
 	// First 3 normals are negative, next 3 are positive
 	vec3 normals[6] = vec3[](vec3(-1,0,0), vec3(1,0,0), vec3(0,-1,0), vec3(0,1,0), vec3(0,0,-1), vec3(0,0,1));
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
index b51106de00..f01ba9ec65 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -1019,12 +1019,12 @@ impl Scene {
         );
         self.lod.render(renderer, global);
 
-        // Render particle effects.
-        self.particle_mgr.render(renderer, scene_data, global, lod);
-
         // 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,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
index ab48f0b515..d63ba34432 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl ParticleMgr {
                 Duration::from_secs(10),
                 time,
                 ParticleMode::CampfireSmoke,
-                pos.0,
+                pos.0.map(|e| e + thread_rng().gen_range(-0.5, 0.5)),
             ));
         }
     }
@@ -272,18 +272,18 @@ impl ParticleMgr {
         });
 
         type BoiFn<'a> = fn(&'a BlocksOfInterest) -> &'a [Vec3<i32>];
-        let particles: &[(BoiFn, _, _, _)] = &[
-            (|boi| &boi.leaves, 0.002, 30.0, ParticleMode::Leaf),
-            (|boi| &boi.embers, 20.0, 0.25, ParticleMode::CampfireFire),
-            (|boi| &boi.embers, 6.0, 30.0, ParticleMode::CampfireSmoke),
+        // blocks, chunk range, emission density, lifetime, particle mode
+        let particles: &[(BoiFn, usize, f32, f32, ParticleMode)] = &[
+            (|boi| &boi.leaves, 4, 0.001, 30.0, ParticleMode::Leaf),
+            (|boi| &boi.embers, 2, 20.0, 0.25, ParticleMode::CampfireFire),
+            (|boi| &boi.embers, 8, 6.0, 30.0, ParticleMode::CampfireSmoke),
         ];
 
-        const RANGE: usize = 4;
-        for offset in Spiral2d::new().take((RANGE * 2 + 1).pow(2)) {
-            let chunk_pos = player_chunk + offset;
+        for (get_blocks, range, rate, dur, mode) in particles.iter() {
+            for offset in Spiral2d::new().take((*range * 2 + 1).pow(2)) {
+                let chunk_pos = player_chunk + offset;
 
-            terrain.get(chunk_pos).map(|chunk_data| {
-                for (get_blocks, rate, dur, mode) in particles.iter() {
+                terrain.get(chunk_pos).map(|chunk_data| {
                     let blocks = get_blocks(&chunk_data.blocks_of_interest);
 
                     let avg_particles = dt * blocks.len() as f32 * *rate;
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ impl ParticleMgr {
                             block_pos.map(|e: i32| e as f32 + thread_rng().gen::<f32>()),
                         ));
                     }
-                }
-            });
+                });
+            }
         }
     }