diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rpart.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rpart.c
index af9f11a77..40b01707e 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rpart.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rpart.c
@@ -539,14 +539,22 @@ R_WizTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 		p->next = active_particles;
 		active_particles = p;
 
-		VectorCopy (vec3_origin, p->vel);
-
 		p->die = r_realtime + 0.5;
 		p->type = pt_static;
 		p->color = 52 + ((tracercount & 4) << 1);
 
 		tracercount++;
 
+		VectorCopy (ent->old_origin, p->org);
+		if (tracercount & 1) {
+			p->vel[0] = 30.0 * vec[1];
+			p->vel[1] = 30.0 * -vec[0];
+		} else {
+			p->vel[0] = 30.0 * -vec[1];
+			p->vel[1] = 30.0 * vec[0];
+		}
+		p->vel[2] = 0.0;
+
 		VectorAdd (ent->old_origin, vec, ent->old_origin);
 	}
 }
@@ -576,8 +584,6 @@ R_FlameTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 		p->next = active_particles;
 		active_particles = p;
 
-		VectorCopy (vec3_origin, p->vel);
-
 		p->die = r_realtime + 0.5;
 		p->type = pt_static;
 		p->color = 230 + ((tracercount & 4) << 1);
@@ -592,6 +598,7 @@ R_FlameTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 			p->vel[0] = 30 * -vec[1];
 			p->vel[1] = 30 * vec[0];
 		}
+		p->vel[2] = 0.0;
 
 		VectorAdd (ent->old_origin, vec, ent->old_origin);
 	}
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rpart.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rpart.c
index e5af5c177..91609c648 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rpart.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rpart.c
@@ -539,14 +539,22 @@ R_WizTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 		p->next = active_particles;
 		active_particles = p;
 
-		VectorCopy (vec3_origin, p->vel);
-
 		p->die = r_realtime + 0.5;
 		p->type = pt_static;
 		p->color = 52 + ((tracercount & 4) << 1);
 
 		tracercount++;
 
+        VectorCopy (ent->old_origin, p->org); 
+        if (tracercount & 1) { 
+            p->vel[0] = 30.0 * vec[1]; 
+            p->vel[1] = 30.0 * -vec[0]; 
+        } else { 
+            p->vel[0] = 30.0 * -vec[1]; 
+            p->vel[1] = 30.0 * vec[0]; 
+        } 
+		p->vel[2] = 0.0;
+
 		VectorAdd (ent->old_origin, vec, ent->old_origin);
 	}
 }
@@ -576,8 +584,6 @@ R_FlameTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 		p->next = active_particles;
 		active_particles = p;
 
-		VectorCopy (vec3_origin, p->vel);
-
 		p->die = r_realtime + 0.5;
 		p->type = pt_static;
 		p->color = 230 + ((tracercount & 4) << 1);
@@ -586,12 +592,13 @@ R_FlameTrail_QF (entity_t *ent)
 
 		VectorCopy (ent->old_origin, p->org);
 		if (tracercount & 1) {
-			p->vel[0] = 30 * vec[1];
-			p->vel[1] = 30 * -vec[0];
+			p->vel[0] = 30.0 * vec[1];
+			p->vel[1] = 30.0 * -vec[0];
 		} else {
-			p->vel[0] = 30 * -vec[1];
-			p->vel[1] = 30 * vec[0];
+			p->vel[0] = 30.0 * -vec[1];
+			p->vel[1] = 30.0 * vec[0];
 		}
+		p->vel[2] = 0.0;
 
 		VectorAdd (ent->old_origin, vec, ent->old_origin);
 	}