diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index d6e0984e3..e9daaaf2b 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void moveplayers(void)
 		{
 			if (p->newOwner != nullptr) //Looking thru the camera
 			{
-				act->spr.pos = p->posoldGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight);
+				act->restorepos();
 				act->backupz();
 				act->spr.angle = p->angle.oang;
 				SetActor(act, act->spr.pos);
@@ -3349,7 +3349,7 @@ void handle_se20(DDukeActor* actor)
 				ps[p].posAdd(vec);
 				ps[p].GetActor()->backupvec2();
 
-				SetActor(ps[p].GetActor(), ps[p].posGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight));
+				SetActor(ps[p].GetActor(), ps[p].GetActor()->spr.pos);
 			}
 
 		sc->addfloorxpan(-(float)vec.X * 2);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
index 8bca88195..7002051bd 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ void movetransports_d(void)
 								ps[p].transporter_hold = 13;
 							}
 
-							ps[p].posSet(Owner->spr.pos.plusZ(-gs.playerheight));
+							ps[p].GetActor()->spr.pos = Owner->spr.pos;
 							ps[p].GetActor()->backuppos();
 							ps[p].setbobpos();
 
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ void movetransports_d(void)
 						ps[p].setCursector(Owner->sector());
 
 						ChangeActorSect(act2, Owner->sector());
-						SetActor(ps[p].GetActor(), ps[p].posGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight));
+						SetActor(act2, act2->spr.pos);
 
 						if ((krand() & 255) < 32)
 							spawn(act2, WATERSPLASH2);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
index 16a0cadbd..64b284e92 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ void movetransports_r(void)
 								ps[p].transporter_hold = 13;
 							}
 
-							ps[p].posSet(Owner->spr.pos.plusZ(-gs.playerheight + 4));
+							ps[p].GetActor()->spr.pos = Owner->spr.pos.plusZ(4);
 							ps[p].GetActor()->backuppos();
 							ps[p].setbobpos();
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
index c8ae17304..41d338308 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 		auto pp = &ps[h->PlayerIndex()];
 		if (h->spr.statnum != STAT_ACTOR && h->spr.picnum == APLAYER && pp->newOwner == nullptr && h->GetOwner())
 		{
-			t->pos = interpolatedvalue(pp->posoldGet(), pp->posGet(), interpfrac).plusZ(gs.playerheight);
+			t->pos = h->interpolatedpos(interpfrac);
 		}
 		else if (!actorflag(h, SFLAG_NOINTERPOLATE))
 		{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
index 4d3dd5764..702d6a829 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void animatesprites_r(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 		auto pp = &ps[h->PlayerIndex()];
 		if (h->spr.statnum != STAT_ACTOR && h->spr.picnum == APLAYER && pp->newOwner == nullptr && h->GetOwner())
 		{
-			t->pos = interpolatedvalue(pp->posoldGet(), pp->posGet(), interpfrac).plusZ(gs.playerheight);
+			t->pos = h->interpolatedpos(interpfrac);
 			h->spr.scale = DVector2(0.375, 0.265625);
 		}
 		else if (!actorflag(h, SFLAG_NOINTERPOLATE))
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
index d4a379146..2981d9121 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ int ParseState::parse(void)
 			ps[g_p].setbobpos();
 			g_ac->backuppos();
 			updatesector(ps[g_p].posGet(), &ps[g_p].cursector);
-			SetActor(ps[g_p].GetActor(), ps[g_p].posGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight ));
+			SetActor(ps[g_p].GetActor(), ps[g_p].GetActor()->spr.pos);
 			g_ac->spr.cstat = CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOCK_ALL;
 
 			g_ac->spr.shade = -12;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index 736376887..d34f239a6 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ HORIZONLY:
 	}
 
 	// RBG***
-	SetActor(pact, p->posGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight));
+	SetActor(pact, p->GetActor()->spr.pos);
 
 	if (psectlotag < 3)
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index d6e69817d..7631dbce0 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -3839,7 +3839,7 @@ HORIZONLY:
 	}
 
 	// RBG***
-	SetActor(pact, p->posGet().plusZ(gs.playerheight));
+	SetActor(pact, p->GetActor()->spr.pos);
 
 	if (psectlotag == 800 && (!isRRRA() || !p->lotag800kill))
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
index 574588528..7108f403a 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ void displayrooms(int snum, double interpfrac, bool sceneonly)
 		// set screen rotation.
 		rotscrnang = !SyncInput() ? p->angle.rotscrnang : p->angle.interpolatedrotscrn(interpfrac);
 
+		// use player's actor initially.
+		viewer = p->GetActor();
+
 		if ((snum == myconnectindex) && (numplayers > 1))
 		{
 			cpos = interpolatedvalue(omypos, mypos, interpfrac);
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ void displayrooms(int snum, double interpfrac, bool sceneonly)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			cpos = interpolatedvalue(p->posoldGet(), p->posGet(), interpfrac);
+			cpos = viewer->interpolatedpos(interpfrac).plusZ(viewer->viewzoffset);
 
 			if (SyncInput())
 			{
@@ -320,14 +323,12 @@ void displayrooms(int snum, double interpfrac, bool sceneonly)
 		else if (p->over_shoulder_on == 0)
 		{
 			if (cl_viewbob) cpos.Z += interpolatedvalue(p->opyoff, p->pyoff, interpfrac);
-			viewer = p->GetActor();
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			auto adjustment = isRR() ? 15 : 12;
 			cpos.Z -= adjustment;
 
-			viewer = p->GetActor();
 			if (!calcChaseCamPos(cpos, viewer, &sect, cang, choriz, interpfrac, 64.))
 			{
 				cpos.Z += adjustment;