diff --git a/mods/cnc/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/cnc/sequences/misc.yaml
index 0b6251af84..ae5fcc8ad5 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ smoke_m:
 laserfire:
 	idle:veh-hit3
 		Length: *
+		ZOffset: 511
 
 dragon:
 	idle:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ patriot:
 explosion:
 	Defaults:
 		Length: *
+		ZOffset: 511
 	nuke_explosion: atomsfx
 	piff: piff
 	piffs: piffpiff
diff --git a/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
index a379f2b5f7..e93f863866 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ explosion:
 	Defaults:
 		BlendMode: Additive
 		Tick: 80
+		ZOffset: 511
 	piff: DATA.R8
 		Start: 3626
 		Length: 5
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ explosion:
 		Tick: 120
 		Offset: 0, -16
 	corpse: DATA.R8
+		ZOffset: -511
 		Start: 430
 		Length: 12
 		Tick: 1600
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ laserfire:
 		Length: 4
 		Tick: 80
 		BlendMode: Additive
+		ZOffset: 511
 
 pips:
 	groups: DATA.R8
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ doubleblast:
 		Start: 3279
 		Facings: -16
 		BlendMode: Additive
+		ZOffset: 511
 
 doubleblastbullet:
 	idle: DATA.R8
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
index 8980910d48..e0b53e5433 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ powerdown:
 explosion:
 	Defaults:
 		Length: *
+		ZOffset: 511
 	piff: piff
 	piffs: piffpiff
 	water_piff: wpiff
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ explosion:
 	small_napalm: napalm1
 	large_napalm: napalm3
 	corpse: corpse1
+		ZOffset: -512
 		Tick: 1600
 		UseTilesetExtension: true
 		TilesetOverrides:
diff --git a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
index 4dada14f99..13fea9077d 100644
--- a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ pips:
 explosion:
 	Defaults:
 		Length: *
+		ZOffset: 511
 	building: twlt070
 	ionring: ring1
 		BlendMode: Additive