diff --git a/source/enemy/ngen.cpp b/source/enemy/ngen.cpp
index 3c7aaab50..133084e18 100644
--- a/source/enemy/ngen.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/ngen.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void CNpcEnemyGenerator::think(int _frames)
 
 			CNpcEnemy *enemy;
 			enemy=CNpcEnemy::Create( CNpcEnemy::NPC_SPIDER_CRAB );
-			enemy->setStartPos( ( Pos.vx - 8 ) >> 4, ( Pos.vy - 16 ) >> 4 );
+			enemy->setStartPosHighRes( Pos.vx, Pos.vy - 8 );
 
 			u16 *waypointPtr = m_npcPath.getWaypointPtr();
 
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.cpp b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
index d6be950a4..854355db3 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,16 @@ void CNpcEnemy::setStartPos( s32 xPos, s32 yPos )
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+void CNpcEnemy::setStartPosHighRes( s32 xPos, s32 yPos )
+{
+	Pos.vx = xPos;
+	Pos.vy = yPos;
+
+	m_initPos = m_base = Pos;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void CNpcEnemy::setHeading( s32 xPos, s32 yPos )
 {
 	m_heading = ( ratan2( ( ( yPos << 4 ) + 16 ) - Pos.vy, ( ( xPos << 4 ) + 8 ) - Pos.vx ) ) & 4095;
@@ -1587,7 +1597,7 @@ bool CNpcEnemy::processCoralBlowerMovement( int _frames, s32 xDist, s32 yDist, u
 {
 	s32 moveX, moveY;
 	s16 headingToTarget;
-	
+
 	headingToTarget = ratan2( yDist, xDist );
 
 	s32 preShiftX = _frames * 3 * rcos( headingToTarget );
@@ -1774,4 +1784,4 @@ void CNpcEnemy::processCoralBlower( int _frames )
 	}
 
 	m_isBlowerOn = false;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.h b/source/enemy/npc.h
index 7f6ed2684..5661a3d85 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.h
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public:
 	void				setWaypointCount( u8 newCount )							{m_npcPath.setWaypointCount( newCount );}
 	void				setPathType( u8 newType )								{m_npcPath.setPathType( newType );}
 	void				setStartPos( s32 xPos, s32 yPos );
+	void				setStartPosHighRes( s32 xPos, s32 yPos );
 	virtual u8			hasBeenAttacked();
 	virtual void		hasBeenSteamed( DVECTOR &steamPos )						{hasBeenAttacked();}
 	virtual u8			canBeCaughtByNet();