diff --git a/data/shaders/particle.frag b/data/shaders/particle.frag
index 3587367b0..08157c24e 100644
--- a/data/shaders/particle.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/particle.frag
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ void main(void)
 	float len = dot(vec3(1.0), abs(texture2D(normals_and_depth, xy).xyz));
 	float alpha = (len < 0.2) ? 1. : clamp((EnvPos.z - FragmentPos.z) * 0.3, 0., 1.);
 	color = texture2D(texture, tc);
-    color.a *= alpha * (1. - lf);
+    color.a *= alpha * smoothstep(1., 0.8, lf);
 }
diff --git a/src/graphics/gpuparticles.cpp b/src/graphics/gpuparticles.cpp
index 34285e935..1de3853ec 100644
--- a/src/graphics/gpuparticles.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/gpuparticles.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ void generateLifetimeSizeDirection(scene::IParticleEmitter *emitter, float &life
 	particledir.rotateYZBy(os::Randomizer::frand() * emitter->getMaxAngleDegrees());
 	particledir.rotateXZBy(os::Randomizer::frand() * emitter->getMaxAngleDegrees());
 
-	dirX = particledir.X / size;
-	dirY = particledir.Y / size;
-	dirZ = particledir.Z / size;
+	dirX = particledir.X;
+	dirY = particledir.Y;
+	dirZ = particledir.Z;
 }
 
 struct ParticleData