diff --git a/assets/mods/basegame/sprites/fixtures/tiki_torch.tga b/assets/mods/basegame/sprites/fixtures/tiki_torch.tga
index 9552e9934..db0adef87 100644
--- a/assets/mods/basegame/sprites/fixtures/tiki_torch.tga
+++ b/assets/mods/basegame/sprites/fixtures/tiki_torch.tga
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:5adf5d107e3c8a334a80f716154cc472d439148a4cfa43610371bf5f5479c324
+oid sha256:0b40af875be736af7f102b833a82b415067fa60dbac481c3ab4885aae27e7ba8
 size 4114
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleBase.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleBase.kt
index 4eba6c631..3ec2d8ef7 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleBase.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleBase.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.dyn4j.geometry.Vector2
  *
  * Created by minjaesong on 2017-01-20.
  */
-open class ParticleBase(renderOrder: Actor.RenderOrder, val despawnUponCollision: Boolean, maxLifeTime: Second? = null) : Runnable {
+open class ParticleBase(renderOrder: Actor.RenderOrder, val despawnUponCollision: Boolean, val noCollision: Boolean = true, maxLifeTime: Second? = null) : Runnable {
 
     /** Will NOT actually delete from the CircularArray */
     @Volatile var flagDespawn = false
@@ -44,15 +44,20 @@ open class ParticleBase(renderOrder: Actor.RenderOrder, val despawnUponCollision
     open fun update(delta: Float) {
         if (!flagDespawn) {
             lifetimeCounter += delta
-            if (despawnUponCollision) {
-                if (velocity.isZero ||
-                    // simple stuck check
-                    BlockCodex[(Terrarum.ingame!!.world).getTileFromTerrain(
-                            hitbox.canonicalX.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt(),
-                            hitbox.canonicalY.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt()
-                    ) ?: Block.STONE].isSolid) {
-                    flagDespawn = true
-                }
+            if (velocity.isZero ||
+                // simple stuck check
+                BlockCodex[(Terrarum.ingame!!.world).getTileFromTerrain(
+                        hitbox.centeredX.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt(),
+                        hitbox.startY.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt()
+                )].isSolid ||
+                BlockCodex[(Terrarum.ingame!!.world).getTileFromTerrain(
+                        hitbox.centeredX.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt(),
+                        hitbox.endY.div(TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE).floorInt()
+                )].isSolid) {
+
+
+                if (despawnUponCollision) flagDespawn = true
+                if (!noCollision) velocity.y = 0.0
             }
 
             if (lifetimeCounter >= lifetimeMax) {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleVanishingTexture.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleVanishingTexture.kt
index 0bd66e070..3f763e96d 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleVanishingTexture.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameparticles/ParticleVanishingTexture.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TextureRegionPack
  * @param x x-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  * @param y y-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  */
-open class ParticleVanishingTexture(val tex: TextureRegion, x: Double, y: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, 2f) {
+open class ParticleVanishingTexture(val tex: TextureRegion, x: Double, y: Double, noCollision: Boolean = true) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, noCollision, 2f) {
 
     init {
         velocity.set(0.0, -1.0)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ open class ParticleVanishingTexture(val tex: TextureRegion, x: Double, y: Double
  * @param x x-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  * @param y y-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  */
-class ParticleVanishingText(val text: String, x: Double, y: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, 2f) {
+class ParticleVanishingText(val text: String, x: Double, y: Double, noCollision: Boolean = true) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, noCollision, 2f) {
 
     private val lines = text.split('\n')
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ParticleVanishingText(val text: String, x: Double, y: Double) : ParticleBa
  * @param x x-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  * @param y y-coord of the particle's initial spawn position, bottom-centre
  */
-open class ParticleVanishingSprite(val sprite: TextureRegionPack, val delay: Float, x: Double, y: Double, val start: Int = 0) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, 2f) {
+open class ParticleVanishingSprite(val sprite: TextureRegionPack, val delay: Float, x: Double, y: Double, val start: Int = 0, noCollision: Boolean = true) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.OVERLAY, false, noCollision, 2f) {
 
     private var row = 0
     private var frame = start % sprite.horizontalCount
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureTikiTorch.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureTikiTorch.kt
index 523d99aa3..8c134a4d3 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureTikiTorch.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureTikiTorch.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ internal class FixtureTikiTorch(nameFun: () -> String) : FixtureBase(BlockBox(Bl
 
     }
 
-    private var nextDelay = 0.4f
+    private var nextDelay = 0.25f
     private var spawnTimer = 0f
 
     override fun update(delta: Float) {
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ internal class FixtureTikiTorch(nameFun: () -> String) : FixtureBase(BlockBox(Bl
         if (spawnTimer >= nextDelay) {
             (Terrarum.ingame as TerrarumIngame).addParticle(ParticleVanishingSprite(
                     CommonResourcePool.getAsTextureRegionPack("particles-tiki_smoke.tga"),
-                    0.25f, hitbox.centeredX, hitbox.startY + 5, rng.nextInt(256)
+                    0.25f, hitbox.centeredX, hitbox.startY + 5, rng.nextInt(256), false
             ))
 
             spawnTimer -= nextDelay
-            nextDelay = rng.nextFloat() * 0.4f + 0.4f
+            nextDelay = rng.nextFloat() * 0.25f + 0.25f
 
             sprite?.delays?.set(0, rng.nextFloat() * 0.4f + 0.1f)
         }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleMegaRain.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleMegaRain.kt
index 494f1ab73..a29dc7fc9 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleMegaRain.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleMegaRain.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.gameparticles.ParticleBase
 /**
  * Created by minjaesong on 2017-12-18.
  */
-class ParticleMegaRain(posX: Double, posY: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.BEHIND, true, 3.2f) {
+class ParticleMegaRain(posX: Double, posY: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.BEHIND, true, false, 3.2f) {
 
     init {
         body = MegaRainGovernor.get()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleTestRain.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleTestRain.kt
index 6c70ae8a2..49c42a198 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleTestRain.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameparticles/ParticleTestRain.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.gameparticles.ParticleBase
 /**
  * Created by minjaesong on 2017-01-20.
  */
-class ParticleTestRain(posX: Double, posY: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.BEHIND, true, 6f) {
+class ParticleTestRain(posX: Double, posY: Double) : ParticleBase(Actor.RenderOrder.BEHIND, true, false, 6f) {
 
     init {
         body = TextureRegion(Texture(ModMgr.getGdxFile("basegame", "weathers/raindrop.tga")))