diff --git a/source/platform/pfgen.cpp b/source/platform/pfgen.cpp
index 92ed8f99d..12ed7522c 100644
--- a/source/platform/pfgen.cpp
+++ b/source/platform/pfgen.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ void CNpcFallingPlatformGenerator::think( int _frames )
 
 	if ( m_timer < 0 )
 	{
-		m_timer = ( 3 * GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() ) + ( getRnd() % ( ( m_data[m_type].initTimer - 1 ) * GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() ) );
+		s32 second = GameState::getOneSecondInFrames();
+
+		m_timer = second;
+
+		m_timer += m_data[m_type].initTimer * second;
+
+		m_timer += second - ( getRnd() % ( 2 * second ) );
+
+		//m_timer = ( 3 * GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() ) + ( getRnd() % ( ( m_data[m_type].initTimer - 1 ) * GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() ) );
 
 		// generate new falling platform
 
diff --git a/source/platform/platdata.cpp b/source/platform/platdata.cpp
index 1b0851bbc..a87448b2e 100644
--- a/source/platform/platdata.cpp
+++ b/source/platform/platdata.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ CNpcPlatform::NPC_PLATFORM_DATA CNpcPlatform::m_data[NPC_PLATFORM_TYPE_MAX] =
 	},
 
 	{	// NPC_OILDRUM_PLATFORM
-		2,
+		1,
 		128,
 		true,
 		DAMAGE__NONE,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ CNpcPlatform::NPC_PLATFORM_DATA CNpcPlatform::m_data[NPC_PLATFORM_TYPE_MAX] =
 	},
 
 	{	// NPC_CRATE_PLATFORM
-		3,
+		1,
 		128,
 		true,
 		DAMAGE__NONE,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ CNpcPlatform::NPC_PLATFORM_DATA CNpcPlatform::m_data[NPC_PLATFORM_TYPE_MAX] =
 	},
 
 	{	// NPC_CRATE_GENERATOR
-		3,
+		2,
 		128,
 		true,
 		DAMAGE__NONE,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ CNpcPlatform::NPC_PLATFORM_DATA CNpcPlatform::m_data[NPC_PLATFORM_TYPE_MAX] =
 	},
 
 	{	// NPC_VERTICAL_OILDRUM_PLATFORM
-		2,
+		1,
 		128,
 		true,
 		DAMAGE__NONE,