diff --git a/source/pickups/pspatula.cpp b/source/pickups/pspatula.cpp
index a65d324b5..4740ef6a6 100644
--- a/source/pickups/pspatula.cpp
+++ b/source/pickups/pspatula.cpp
@@ -109,17 +109,15 @@ void	CSpatulaPickup::collect(class CPlayer *_player)
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-int spat_glintspeed=1;
-int spat_maxglint=100;
-int spat_glintrotspeed=50;
-int spat_glintgrowspeed=5;
-DVECTOR	spat_gxy1={0,28};
-DVECTOR spat_gxy2={50,-35};
+int spat_maxglint=50;
+int spat_glintgrowspeed=3;
+int spat_glintrotspeed=90;
+DVECTOR spat_gxy={19,1};
 static const int spat_glintFrames[]={FRM__GLINT1,FRM__GLINT2,FRM__GLINT3,FRM__GLINT4,FRM__GLINT4,FRM__GLINT3,FRM__GLINT2,FRM__GLINT1};
 void	CSpatulaPickup::thinkPickup(int _frames)
 {
-	m_glint+=_frames*spat_glintspeed;
-	if(m_glint>spat_maxglint)m_glint-=spat_maxglint;
+	m_glint+=_frames;
+	m_glint&=0xff;
 	m_glintRot+=_frames*spat_glintrotspeed;
 	m_glintRot&=4095;
 }
@@ -142,11 +140,11 @@ void	CSpatulaPickup::renderPickup(DVECTOR *_pos)
 	y=_pos->vy-(fh->H/2);
 	sprites->printFT4(fh,x,y,0,0,OTPOS__PICKUP_POS);
 
-	if(m_glint<=255)
+	if(m_glint<=spat_maxglint)
 	{
 		fh=sprites->getFrameHeader(spat_glintFrames[(m_glint>>spat_glintgrowspeed)&0x07]);
-		x=x+(((spat_gxy2.vx-spat_gxy1.vx)*m_glint)>>8)+spat_gxy1.vx;
-		y=y+(((spat_gxy2.vy-spat_gxy1.vy)*m_glint)>>8)+spat_gxy1.vy;
+		x=x+spat_gxy.vx;
+		y=y+spat_gxy.vy;
 		sprites->printRotatedScaledSprite(fh,x,y,4095,4095,m_glintRot,OTPOS__PICKUP_POS-1);
 	}
 }
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ extern int balloon_scale2;
 extern int balloon_phase;
 extern int balloon_vissize;
 extern int	balloon_stringx;
-int bspat_stringendxoff=6;
+int bspat_stringendxoff=8;
 int bspat_stringendyoff=-13;
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function: