diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BodyOrientation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BodyOrientation.cs
index 39c47652a3..b10fdc89a0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BodyOrientation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BodyOrientation.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new BodyOrientation(init, this); }
 	}
 
-	public class BodyOrientation : IBodyOrientation
+	public class BodyOrientation : IBodyOrientation, ISync
 	{
 		readonly BodyOrientationInfo info;
 		readonly Lazy<int> quantizedFacings;
@@ -73,12 +73,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					return info.QuantizedFacings;
 
 				var qboi = self.Info.Traits.GetOrDefault<IQuantizeBodyOrientationInfo>();
-				var isb = self.HasTrait<ISpriteBody>();
 
 				// If a sprite actor has neither custom QuantizedFacings nor a trait implementing IQuantizeBodyOrientationInfo, throw
-				if (qboi == null && isb)
-					throw new InvalidOperationException("Actor" + self.Info.Name + "has a sprite body but no facing quantization."
-						+ " Either add the QuantizeFacingsFromSequence trait or set custom QuantizedFacings on BodyOrientation.");
+				if (qboi == null)
+				{
+					if (self.HasTrait<ISpriteBody>())
+						throw new InvalidOperationException("Actor '" + self.Info.Name + "' has a sprite body but no facing quantization."
+							+ " Either add the QuantizeFacingsFromSequence trait or set custom QuantizedFacings on BodyOrientation.");
+					else
+						throw new InvalidOperationException("Actor type '" + self.Info.Name + "' does not define a quantized body orientation.");
+				}
 
 				return qboi.QuantizedBodyFacings(self.Info, self.World.Map.SequenceProvider, faction);
 			});
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
index 46d7572e6d..6369541f62 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@
 		DamagedSounds: xplos.aud
 		DestroyedSounds: xplobig4.aud
 	BodyOrientation:
+		QuantizedFacings: 1
 	ScriptTriggers:
 
 ^Crate:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
index 14921451c6..59c584a3aa 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@
 		Type: Concrete
 	AutoTargetIgnore:
 	BodyOrientation:
+		QuantizedFacings: 1
 	ScriptTriggers:
 
 ^Rock:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
index e0acacb67d..9e329f55ef 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ camera.paradrop:
 	ProximityCaptor:
 		Types: Camera
 	BodyOrientation:
+		QuantizedFacings: 1
 
 SONAR:
 	AlwaysVisible: