diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 6a3aae290..a76e7c9f0 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -2265,6 +2265,9 @@ static actionpointer_t actionpointers[] =
 	{{A_CrushclawLaunch},        "A_CRUSHCLAWLAUNCH"},
 	{{A_VultureVtol},            "A_VULTUREVTOL"},
 	{{A_VultureCheck},           "A_VULTURECHECK"},
+	{{A_VultureHover},           "A_VULTUREHOVER"},
+	{{A_VultureBlast},           "A_VULTUREBLAST"},
+	{{A_VultureFly},             "A_VULTUREFLY"},
 	{{A_SkimChase},              "A_SKIMCHASE"},
 	{{A_1upThinker},             "A_1UPTHINKER"},
 	{{A_SkullAttack},            "A_SKULLATTACK"},
@@ -4386,15 +4389,10 @@ static const char *const STATE_LIST[] = { // array length left dynamic for sanit
 
 	// Vulture
 	"S_VULTURE_STND",
-	"S_VULTURE_VTOL1",
-	"S_VULTURE_VTOL2",
-	"S_VULTURE_VTOL3",
-	"S_VULTURE_VTOL4",
+	"S_VULTURE_DRIFT",
 	"S_VULTURE_ZOOM1",
 	"S_VULTURE_ZOOM2",
-	"S_VULTURE_ZOOM3",
-	"S_VULTURE_ZOOM4",
-	"S_VULTURE_ZOOM5",
+	"S_VULTURE_STUNNED",
 
 	// Pointy
 	"S_POINTY1",
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index 659e883a5..cc0ad09f7 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -996,16 +996,11 @@ state_t states[NUMSTATES] =
 	{SPR_SNLR, 0, 1, {A_SnailerThink}, 0, 0, S_SNAILER1}, // S_SNAILER1
 
 	// Vulture
-	{SPR_VLTR, 4, 35,        {A_Look},  1, 0, S_VULTURE_STND},  // S_VULTURE_STND
-	{SPR_VLTR, 4, 1,  {A_VultureVtol},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_VTOL2}, // S_VULTURE_VTOL1
-	{SPR_VLTR, 5, 1,  {A_VultureVtol},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_VTOL3}, // S_VULTURE_VTOL2
-	{SPR_VLTR, 6, 1,  {A_VultureVtol},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_VTOL4}, // S_VULTURE_VTOL3
-	{SPR_VLTR, 7, 1,  {A_VultureVtol},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_VTOL1}, // S_VULTURE_VTOL4
-	{SPR_VLTR, 0, 1,       {A_Thrust}, 30, 1, S_VULTURE_ZOOM2}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM1
-	{SPR_VLTR, 0, 1, {A_VultureCheck},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM3}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM2
-	{SPR_VLTR, 1, 1, {A_VultureCheck},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM4}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM3
-	{SPR_VLTR, 2, 1, {A_VultureCheck},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM5}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM4
-	{SPR_VLTR, 3, 1, {A_VultureCheck},  0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM2}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM5
+	{SPR_VLTR, 4, 35,        {A_Look},         1, 0, S_VULTURE_STND},  // S_VULTURE_STND
+	{SPR_VLTR, 4, 3,         {A_VultureHover}, 0, 0, S_VULTURE_DRIFT}, // S_VULTURE_DRIFT
+	{SPR_VLTR, 0, 6,         {A_VultureBlast}, 0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM2}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM1
+	{SPR_VLTR, 0, 3,         {A_VultureFly},   0, 0, S_VULTURE_ZOOM2}, // S_VULTURE_ZOOM2
+	{SPR_VLTR, 0, 3*TICRATE, {NULL},           0, 0, S_VULTURE_DRIFT}, // S_VULTURE_STUNNED
 
 	// Pointy
 	{SPR_PNTY, 0,  1, {A_PointyThink}, 0, 0, S_POINTY1}, // S_POINTY1
@@ -4451,26 +4446,26 @@ mobjinfo_t mobjinfo[NUMMOBJTYPES] =
 		115,            // doomednum
 		S_VULTURE_STND, // spawnstate
 		1,              // spawnhealth
-		S_VULTURE_VTOL1,// seestate
+		S_VULTURE_DRIFT,// seestate
 		sfx_None,       // seesound
-		2,              // reactiontime
-		sfx_None,       // attacksound
-		S_NULL,         // painstate
+		TICRATE/2,      // reactiontime
+		sfx_s3k60,      // attacksound
+		S_VULTURE_STUNNED, // painstate
 		S_NULL,         // painchance
-		sfx_None,       // painsound
+		sfx_s3k96,      // painsound
 		S_NULL,         // meleestate
 		S_VULTURE_ZOOM1,// missilestate
 		S_XPLD_FLICKY,  // deathstate
 		S_NULL,         // xdeathstate
 		sfx_pop,        // deathsound
-		3,              // speed
+		5,              // speed
 		12*FRACUNIT,    // radius
 		24*FRACUNIT,    // height
 		0,              // display offset
 		TICRATE,        // mass
 		0,              // damage
 		sfx_jet,        // activesound
-		MF_ENEMY|MF_SPECIAL|MF_SHOOTABLE|MF_NOGRAVITY, // flags
+		MF_ENEMY|MF_SPECIAL|MF_SHOOTABLE|MF_NOGRAVITY|MF_SLIDEME, // flags
 		S_NULL          // raisestate
 	},
 
diff --git a/src/info.h b/src/info.h
index 44f1bea1f..6e544d2d6 100644
--- a/src/info.h
+++ b/src/info.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ void A_CrushclawAim();
 void A_CrushclawLaunch();
 void A_VultureVtol();
 void A_VultureCheck();
+void A_VultureHover();
+void A_VultureBlast();
+void A_VultureFly();
 void A_SkimChase();
 void A_SkullAttack();
 void A_LobShot();
@@ -1144,15 +1147,10 @@ typedef enum state
 
 	// Vulture
 	S_VULTURE_STND,
-	S_VULTURE_VTOL1,
-	S_VULTURE_VTOL2,
-	S_VULTURE_VTOL3,
-	S_VULTURE_VTOL4,
+	S_VULTURE_DRIFT,
 	S_VULTURE_ZOOM1,
 	S_VULTURE_ZOOM2,
-	S_VULTURE_ZOOM3,
-	S_VULTURE_ZOOM4,
-	S_VULTURE_ZOOM5,
+	S_VULTURE_STUNNED,
 
 	// Pointy
 	S_POINTY1,
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 3719d8b6c..450cba37a 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ void A_CrushclawAim(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_CrushclawLaunch(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_VultureVtol(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_VultureCheck(mobj_t *actor);
+void A_VultureHover(mobj_t *actor);
+void A_VultureBlast(mobj_t *actor);
+void A_VultureFly(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_SkimChase(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_FaceTarget(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_FaceTracer(mobj_t *actor);
@@ -2301,6 +2304,219 @@ void A_VultureCheck(mobj_t *actor)
 	}
 }
 
+static void P_VultureHoverParticle(mobj_t *actor)
+{
+	fixed_t fdist = actor->z - P_FloorzAtPos(actor->x, actor->y, actor->z, actor->height);
+
+	if (fdist < 128*FRACUNIT)
+	{
+		mobj_t *dust;
+		UINT8 i;
+		angle_t angle = (leveltime % 2)*ANGLE_45/2;
+
+		for (i = 0; i <= 7; i++)
+		{
+			angle_t fa = (angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK;
+			fixed_t px = actor->x + FixedMul(fdist + 64*FRACUNIT, FINECOSINE(fa));
+			fixed_t py = actor->y + FixedMul(fdist + 64*FRACUNIT, FINESINE(fa));
+			fixed_t pz = P_FloorzAtPos(px, py, actor->z, actor->height);
+
+			dust = P_SpawnMobj(px, py, pz, MT_ARIDDUST);
+			P_SetMobjState(dust, (statenum_t)(dust->state + P_RandomRange(0, 2)));
+			P_Thrust(dust, angle, FixedDiv(12*FRACUNIT, max(FRACUNIT, fdist/2)));
+			dust->momx += actor->momx;
+			dust->momy += actor->momy;
+			angle += ANGLE_45;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Function: A_VultureHover
+//
+// Description: Vulture hovering and checking whether to attack.
+//
+// var1 = unused
+// var2 = unused
+//
+void A_VultureHover(mobj_t *actor)
+{
+	fixed_t targetz;
+	fixed_t distdif;
+	fixed_t memz = actor->z;
+	INT8 i;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_BLUA
+	if (LUA_CallAction("A_VultureHover", actor))
+		return;
+#endif
+
+	if (!actor->target)
+	{
+		P_SetMobjState(actor, actor->info->spawnstate);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	actor->flags |= MF_NOGRAVITY;
+
+	actor->momx -= actor->momx/24;
+	actor->momy -= actor->momy/24;
+
+	P_VultureHoverParticle(actor);
+
+	A_FaceTarget(actor);
+	targetz = actor->target->z + actor->target->height / 2;
+	for (i = -1; i <= 1; i++)
+	{
+		actor->z = targetz - i * 128 * FRACUNIT;
+		if (P_CheckSight(actor, actor->target))
+		{
+			targetz -= i * 128 * FRACUNIT;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	actor->z = memz;
+
+	distdif = (actor->z + actor->height/2) - targetz;
+
+	if (abs(actor->momz*16) > abs(distdif))
+		actor->momz -= actor->momz/16;
+	else if (distdif < 0)
+		actor->momz = min(actor->momz+FRACUNIT/8, actor->info->speed*FRACUNIT);
+	else
+		actor->momz = max(actor->momz-FRACUNIT/8, -actor->info->speed*FRACUNIT);
+
+	if (abs(distdif) < 128*FRACUNIT && abs(actor->momz) < FRACUNIT && P_CheckSight(actor, actor->target))
+	{
+		P_SetMobjState(actor, actor->info->missilestate);
+		actor->momx = 0;
+		actor->momy = 0;
+		actor->momz = 0;
+		actor->extravalue1 = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+// Function: A_VultureBlast
+//
+// Description: Vulture spawning a dust cloud.
+//
+// var1 = unused
+// var2 = unused
+//
+void A_VultureBlast(mobj_t *actor)
+{
+	mobj_t *dust;
+	UINT8 i;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_BLUA
+	if (LUA_CallAction("A_VultureBlast", actor))
+		return;
+#endif
+
+	S_StartSound(actor, actor->info->attacksound);
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= 7; i++)
+	{
+		angle_t fa = ((i*(angle_t)ANGLE_45) >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK;
+		angle_t faa = (actor->angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK;
+		dust = P_SpawnMobj(actor->x + 48*FixedMul(FINECOSINE(fa), -FINESINE(faa)), actor->y + 48*FixedMul(FINECOSINE(fa), FINECOSINE(faa)), actor->z + actor->height/2 + 48*FINESINE(fa), MT_PARTICLE);
+
+		P_SetScale(dust, 4*FRACUNIT);
+		dust->destscale = FRACUNIT;
+		dust->scalespeed = 4*FRACUNIT/TICRATE;
+		dust->fuse = TICRATE;
+		dust->momx = FixedMul(FINECOSINE(fa), -FINESINE(faa))*3;
+		dust->momy = FixedMul(FINECOSINE(fa), FINECOSINE(faa))*3;
+		dust->momz = FINESINE(fa)*6;
+	}
+}
+
+// Function: A_VultureFly
+//
+// Description: Vulture charging towards target.
+//
+// var1 = unused
+// var2 = unused
+//
+void A_VultureFly(mobj_t *actor)
+{
+	fixed_t speedmax = 18*FRACUNIT;
+	angle_t angledif = R_PointToAngle2(actor->x, actor->y, actor->target->x, actor->target->y) - actor->angle;
+	fixed_t dx = actor->target->x - actor->x;
+	fixed_t dy = actor->target->y - actor->y;
+	fixed_t dz = actor->target->z - actor->z;
+	fixed_t dxy = FixedHypot(dx, dy);
+	fixed_t dm;
+	mobj_t *dust;
+	fixed_t momm;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_BLUA
+	if (LUA_CallAction("A_VultureFly", actor))
+		return;
+#endif
+
+	if (leveltime % 4 == 0)
+		S_StartSound(actor, actor->info->activesound);
+
+	// Tweak the target height according to the position.
+	if (abs(angledif) < ANGLE_45) // Centered?
+	{
+		actor->reactiontime = actor->info->reactiontime;
+		if (dxy > 768*FRACUNIT)
+			dz = max(P_FloorzAtPos(actor->target->x, actor->target->y, actor->target->z, 0) - actor->z + min(dxy/8, 128*FRACUNIT), dz);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		actor->reactiontime--;
+
+		if (abs(angledif) < ANGLE_90)
+			dz = max(P_FloorzAtPos(actor->target->x, actor->target->y, actor->target->z, 0) - actor->z + min(dxy/2, 192*FRACUNIT), dz);
+		else
+			dz = max(P_FloorzAtPos(actor->target->x, actor->target->y, actor->target->z, 0) - actor->z + 232*FRACUNIT, dz);
+	}
+
+	dm = FixedHypot(dz, dxy);
+
+	P_VultureHoverParticle(actor);
+
+	dust = P_SpawnMobj(actor->x + P_RandomFixed() - FRACUNIT/2, actor->y + P_RandomFixed() - FRACUNIT/2, actor->z + actor->height/2 + P_RandomFixed() - FRACUNIT/2, MT_PARTICLE);
+	P_SetScale(dust, 2*FRACUNIT);
+	dust->destscale = FRACUNIT/3;
+	dust->scalespeed = FRACUNIT/40;
+	dust->fuse = TICRATE*2;
+
+	actor->momx += FixedDiv(dx, dm)*2;
+	actor->momy += FixedDiv(dy, dm)*2;
+	actor->momz += FixedDiv(dz, dm)*2;
+
+	momm = FixedHypot(actor->momz, FixedHypot(actor->momx, actor->momy));
+
+	if (momm > speedmax/2 && actor->reactiontime == 0)
+	{
+		P_SetMobjState(actor, actor->info->seestate);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	//Hits a wall hard?
+	if (actor->extravalue1 - momm > 15*FRACUNIT)
+	{
+		actor->flags &= ~MF_NOGRAVITY;
+		P_SetMobjState(actor, actor->info->painstate);
+		S_StopSound(actor);
+		S_StartSound(actor, actor->info->painsound);
+		return;
+	}
+	actor->extravalue1 = momm;
+
+	if (momm > speedmax)
+	{
+		actor->momx = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momx, momm), speedmax);
+		actor->momy = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momy, momm), speedmax);
+		actor->momz = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momz, momm), speedmax);
+	}
+
+	actor->angle = R_PointToAngle2(0, 0, actor->momx, actor->momy);
+}
+
 // Function: A_SkimChase
 //
 // Description: Thinker/Chase routine for Skims
diff --git a/src/p_map.c b/src/p_map.c
index ca4548d0b..db3dac86b 100644
--- a/src/p_map.c
+++ b/src/p_map.c
@@ -853,6 +853,17 @@ static boolean PIT_CheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
 			P_DamageMobj(thing, tmthing, tmthing, 1, 0);
 	}
 
+	if (thing->type == MT_VULTURE && tmthing->type == MT_VULTURE)
+	{
+		fixed_t dx = thing->x - tmthing->x;
+		fixed_t dy = thing->y - tmthing->y;
+		fixed_t dz = thing->z - tmthing->z;
+		fixed_t dm = FixedHypot(dz, FixedHypot(dx, dy));
+		thing->momx += FixedDiv(dx, dm);
+		thing->momy += FixedDiv(dy, dm);
+		thing->momz += FixedDiv(dz, dm);
+	}
+
 	if (tmthing->type == MT_FANG && thing->type == MT_FSGNB)
 	{
 		if (thing->z > tmthing->z + tmthing->height)