diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
index 72696feb6f..bc446bacd2 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 			public Renderable Image( Actor self, string pal )
 			{
-            	var loc = self.CenterLocation - 0.5f * Animation.Image.size
+				var p = self.CenterLocation;
+            	var loc = p - 0.5f * Animation.Image.size
 					+ (OffsetFunc != null ? OffsetFunc() : float2.Zero);
-				var r = new Renderable(Animation.Image, loc, pal, (int)self.CenterLocation.Y);
+				var r = new Renderable(Animation.Image, loc, pal, p.Y);
 				
 				return ZOffset != 0 ? r.WithZOffset(ZOffset) : r;
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
index 7fba65f8d7..fa0aeaf68e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render()
 		{
 			if (show && !self.Destroyed)
-				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, self.CenterLocation - 0.5f * anim.Image.size, rs.Palette(self.Owner), (int)self.CenterLocation.Y)
+			{
+				var p = self.CenterLocation;
+				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, p - 0.5f * anim.Image.size, rs.Palette(self.Owner), p.Y)
 					.WithScale(1.5f);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
index fe3605d2bb..5e21fdf478 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			RankAnim.Tick();	// hack
 			var bounds = self.GetBounds(false);
 			yield return new Renderable(RankAnim.Image,
-				new float2(bounds.Right - 6, bounds.Bottom - 8), "effect", (int)self.CenterLocation.Y);
+				new float2(bounds.Right - 6, bounds.Bottom - 8), "effect", self.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 	}