diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
index 5f635a6d6..321cf739c 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -6223,7 +6223,7 @@ DBloodActor* actSpawnSprite(DBloodActor* source, int nStat)
 {
 	DBloodActor* actor = InsertSprite(source->sector(), nStat);
 
-	actor->set_int_pos(source->int_pos());
+	actor->spr.pos = source->spr.pos;
 	actor->vel = source->vel;
 	actor->spr.flags = 0;
 	actor->addX();
@@ -6653,7 +6653,7 @@ bool actCheckRespawn(DBloodActor* actor)
 			if (!(actor->spr.type >= kDudeBase && actor->spr.type < kDudeMax))
 			{
 				actor->spr.cstat &= ~CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOCK_ALL;
-				actor->set_int_pos(actor->basePoint);
+				actor->spr.pos = actor->basePoint;
 			}
 			evPostActor(actor, nRespawnTime, kCallbackRespawn);
 		}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/ai.h b/source/games/blood/src/ai.h
index 9bc1deb20..a3fdadd64 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/ai.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/ai.h
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ void aiMoveTurn(DBloodActor*pXSprite);
 void aiMoveDodge(DBloodActor *actor);
 void aiActivateDude(DBloodActor *actor);
 void aiSetTarget(DBloodActor* pXSprite, int x, int y, int z);
+inline void aiSetTarget(DBloodActor* ac, const DVector3& pos)
+{
+	aiSetTarget(ac, int(pos.X * worldtoint), int(pos.Y * worldtoint), int(pos.Z * zworldtoint));
+}
 void aiSetTarget(DBloodActor* actor, DBloodActor* target);
 int aiDamageSprite(DBloodActor* source, DBloodActor* actor, DAMAGE_TYPE nDmgType, int nDamage);
 void aiThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor);
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aibat.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aibat.cpp
index 15a566662..8f3d5f8f4 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aibat.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aibat.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ static void batThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor)
 	{
 		pDudeExtraE->thinkTime = 0;
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		aiNewState(actor, &batTurn);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aiboneel.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aiboneel.cpp
index 6692fd906..7b65a1199 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aiboneel.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aiboneel.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ static void eelThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor)
 	{
 		pDudeExtraE->thinkTime = 0;
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		aiNewState(actor, &eelTurn);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aicerber.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aicerber.cpp
index 04d7c4f89..e80831519 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aicerber.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aicerber.cpp
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ static void cerberusThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor)
 	else if (pDudeExtraE->thinkTime >= 10 && pDudeExtraE->active)
 	{
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		if (actor->spr.type == kDudeCerberusTwoHead)
 			aiNewState(actor, &cerberus139890);
 		else
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aigarg.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aigarg.cpp
index 8d7199869..fcc57c2ba 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aigarg.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aigarg.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ static void gargThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor)
 	else if (pDudeExtraE->thinkTime >= 10 && pDudeExtraE->active)
 	{
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		aiNewState(actor, &gargoyleTurn);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aighost.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aighost.cpp
index e1a5f7972..d02daaaf3 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aighost.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aighost.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ static void ghostThinkTarget(DBloodActor* actor)
 	else if (pDudeExtraE->thinkTime >= 10 && pDudeExtraE->active)
 	{
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		aiNewState(actor, &ghostTurn);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aitchern.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aitchern.cpp
index c1f444b41..8fce6b6dd 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aitchern.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aitchern.cpp
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ static void sub_725A4(DBloodActor* actor)
 	else if (pDudeExtraE->thinkTime >= 10 && pDudeExtraE->active)
 	{
 		actor->xspr.goalAng += 256;
-		POINT3D* pTarget = &actor->basePoint;
-		aiSetTarget(actor, pTarget->X, pTarget->Y, pTarget->Z);
+		aiSetTarget(actor, actor->basePoint);
 		aiNewState(actor, &tcherno13AA28);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h b/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
index e7b483704..ad547b546 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 	GENDUDEEXTRA genDudeExtra;
 	TObjPtr<DBloodActor*> prevmarker;	// needed by the nnext marker code. This originally hijacked targetX in XSPRITE
 	TObjPtr<DBloodActor*> ownerActor;	// was previously stored in the sprite's owner field.
-	POINT3D basePoint;
+	DVector3 basePoint;
 	EventObject condition[2];
 	bool explosionhackflag; // this originally hijacked the target field which is not safe when working with pointers.
 
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/callback.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/callback.cpp
index 160de04f7..19d79d428 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/callback.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/callback.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void Respawn(DBloodActor* actor, sectortype*) // 9
 		if (actor->IsDudeActor())
 		{
 			int nType = actor->spr.type - kDudeBase;
-			actor->set_int_pos(actor->basePoint);
+			actor->spr.pos = actor->basePoint;
 			actor->spr.cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOOD_BIT1 | CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOCK_ALL;
 #ifdef NOONE_EXTENSIONS
 			if (!gModernMap || actor->xspr.sysData2 <= 0) actor->xspr.health = dudeInfo[actor->spr.type - kDudeBase].startHealth << 4;
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/triggers.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/triggers.cpp
index 0d5245768..8e2b7a4d9 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/triggers.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/triggers.cpp
@@ -929,12 +929,12 @@ void TranslateSector(sectortype* pSector, int a2, int a3, int a4, int a5, int a6
 			break;
 		}
 
-		x = actor->basePoint.X;
-		y = actor->basePoint.Y;
+		x = int(actor->basePoint.X * worldtoint);
+		y = int(actor->basePoint.Y * worldtoint);
 		if (actor->spr.cstat & CSTAT_SPRITE_MOVE_FORWARD)
 		{
 			if (ang)
-				RotatePoint((int*)&x, (int*)&y, ang, a4, a5);
+				RotatePoint(&x, &y, ang, a4, a5);
 			viewBackupSpriteLoc(actor);
 			actor->spr.ang = (actor->spr.ang + v14) & 2047;
 			actor->set_int_xy(x + vc - a4, y + v8 - a5);
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ void TranslateSector(sectortype* pSector, int a2, int a3, int a4, int a5, int a6
 				if (ac == nullptr)
 					continue;
 
-				x = ac->basePoint.X;
-				y = ac->basePoint.Y;
+				x = int(ac->basePoint.X * worldtoint);
+				y = int(ac->basePoint.Y * worldtoint);
 				if (ac->spr.cstat & CSTAT_SPRITE_MOVE_FORWARD)
 				{
 					if (ang)
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ int VSpriteBusy(sectortype* pSector, unsigned int a2, DBloodActor* initiator)
 			if (actor->spr.cstat & CSTAT_SPRITE_MOVE_FORWARD)
 			{
 				viewBackupSpriteLoc(actor);
-				actor->set_int_z(actor->basePoint.Z + MulScale(dz1, GetWaveValue(a2, nWave), 16));
+				actor->spr.pos.Z += actor->basePoint.Z + MulScale(dz1, GetWaveValue(a2, nWave), 16) * inttoworld;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ int VSpriteBusy(sectortype* pSector, unsigned int a2, DBloodActor* initiator)
 			if (actor->spr.cstat & CSTAT_SPRITE_MOVE_REVERSE)
 			{
 				viewBackupSpriteLoc(actor);
-				actor->set_int_z(actor->basePoint.Z + MulScale(dz2, GetWaveValue(a2, nWave), 16));
+				actor->spr.pos.Z += actor->basePoint.Z + MulScale(dz2, GetWaveValue(a2, nWave), 16) * inttoworld;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ static void UpdateBasePoints(sectortype* pSector)
 		if (ptr1)
 		{
 			for (auto& ac : *ptr1)
-				ac->basePoint = ac->int_pos();
+				ac->basePoint = ac->spr.pos;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static void UpdateBasePoints(sectortype* pSector)
 	BloodSectIterator it(pSector);
 	while (auto actor = it.Next())
 	{
-		actor->basePoint = actor->int_pos();
+		actor->basePoint = actor->spr.pos;
 	}
 
 }
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ void trInit(TArray<DBloodActor*>& actors)
 	{
 		if (!actor->exists()) continue;
 		actor->spr.inittype = actor->spr.type;
-		actor->basePoint = actor->int_pos();
+		actor->basePoint = actor->spr.pos;
 	}
 	for (auto& wal : wall)
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/game.h b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
index 5e79734d3..51020000c 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ inline int TEST_BOOL11(DSWActor* sp) { return sp->spr.extra & SPRX_BOOL11; }
 inline int16_t SP_TAG1(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.hitag; }
 inline int16_t& SP_TAG2(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.lotag; }
 inline uint8_t& SP_TAG3(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.clipdist; }
-inline int16_t& SP_TAG4(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.ang; }
+inline int16_t& SP_TAG4(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr. ang; } // this may not be transitioned to a real angular type
 inline int16_t& SP_TAG5(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.xvel; }
 inline int16_t& SP_TAG6(DSWActor* actor) { return actor->spr.yvel; }
 inline uint8_t& SP_TAG7(DSWActor* actor) { return MSB_VAR(actor->spr.zvel); }