diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index eace8ccc9..97605a66e 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -2134,13 +2134,15 @@ void A_Boss1Laser(mobj_t *actor)
 		if (!(actor->spawnpoint && actor->spawnpoint->options & MTF_AMBUSH))
 		{
 			point = P_SpawnMobj(x + P_ReturnThrustX(actor, actor->angle, actor->radius), y + P_ReturnThrustY(actor, actor->angle, actor->radius), actor->z - actor->height / 2, MT_EGGMOBILE_TARGET);
+			point->angle = actor->angle;
 			point->fuse = actor->tics+1;
 			P_SetTarget(&point->target, actor->target);
 			P_SetTarget(&actor->target, point);
 		}
 	}
+	/* -- the following was relevant when the MT_EGGMOBILE_TARGET was allowed to move left and right from its path
 	else if (actor->target && !(actor->spawnpoint && actor->spawnpoint->options & MTF_AMBUSH))
-		actor->angle = R_PointToAngle2(x, y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y);
+		actor->angle = R_PointToAngle2(x, y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y);*/
 
 	if (actor->spawnpoint && actor->spawnpoint->options & MTF_AMBUSH)
 		angle = FixedAngle(FixedDiv(actor->tics*160*FRACUNIT, actor->state->tics*FRACUNIT) + 10*FRACUNIT);
@@ -2190,11 +2192,16 @@ void A_Boss1Laser(mobj_t *actor)
 // var1:
 //		0 - accelerative focus with friction
 //		1 - steady focus with fixed movement speed
-// var2 = unused
+//      anything else - don't move
+// var2:
+//		0 - don't trace target, just move forwards
+//      & 1 - change horizontal angle
+//      & 2 - change vertical angle
 //
 void A_FocusTarget(mobj_t *actor)
 {
 	INT32 locvar1 = var1;
+	INT32 locvar2 = var2;
 #ifdef HAVE_BLUA
 	if (LUA_CallAction("A_FocusTarget", actor))
 		return;
@@ -2203,9 +2210,9 @@ void A_FocusTarget(mobj_t *actor)
 	if (actor->target)
 	{
 		fixed_t speed = FixedMul(actor->info->speed, actor->scale);
-		fixed_t dist = R_PointToDist2(actor->x, actor->y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y);
-		angle_t vangle = R_PointToAngle2(actor->z , 0, actor->target->z + (actor->target->height>>1), dist);
-		angle_t hangle = R_PointToAngle2(actor->x, actor->y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y);
+		fixed_t dist = (locvar2 ? R_PointToDist2(actor->x, actor->y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y) : speed+1);
+		angle_t hangle = ((locvar2 & 1) ? R_PointToAngle2(actor->x, actor->y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y) : actor->angle);
+		angle_t vangle = ((locvar2 & 2) ? R_PointToAngle2(actor->z , 0, actor->target->z + (actor->target->height>>1), dist) : ANGLE_90);
 		switch(locvar1)
 		{
 		case 0:
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 78ba11ba5..13379ad53 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -4551,7 +4551,15 @@ static void P_Boss1Thinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (mobj->state != &states[mobj->info->spawnstate] && mobj->health > 0 && mobj->flags & MF_FLOAT && !(mobj->flags2 & MF2_SKULLFLY))
+	if (mobj->flags2 & MF2_SKULLFLY)
+	{
+		fixed_t dist = (mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
+			? ((mobj->ceilingz-(2*mobj->height)) - (mobj->z+mobj->height))
+			: (mobj->z - (mobj->floorz+(2*mobj->height)));
+		if (dist > 0 && P_MobjFlip(mobj)*mobj->momz > 0)
+			mobj->momz = FixedMul(mobj->momz, FRACUNIT - (dist>>12));
+	}
+	else if (mobj->state != &states[mobj->info->spawnstate] && mobj->health > 0 && mobj->flags & MF_FLOAT)
 		mobj->momz = FixedMul(mobj->momz,7*FRACUNIT/8);
 
 	if (mobj->state == &states[mobj->info->meleestate]