diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/AnimationWithOffset.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/AnimationWithOffset.cs
index becc5ae3d6..513ac8160e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/AnimationWithOffset.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/AnimationWithOffset.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public Renderable Image(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr, PaletteReference pal, float scale)
 		{
 			var p = self.CenterLocation;
-			var loc = p.ToFloat2() - 0.5f * scale * Animation.Image.size
-				+ (OffsetFunc != null ? OffsetFunc(wr) : float2.Zero);
+			var offset = p.ToFloat2();
+			if (OffsetFunc != null)
+				offset += OffsetFunc(wr);
 
-			return new Renderable(Animation.Image, loc, pal, p.Y, ZOffset, scale);
+			return new Renderable(Animation.Image, offset, pal, p.Y, ZOffset, scale);
 		}
 
 		public static implicit operator AnimationWithOffset(Animation a)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
index b75d501435..23def6dae1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 		public void Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			Sprite.DrawAt(Pos, Palette.Index, Scale);
+			Sprite.DrawAt(Pos - 0.5f*Scale*Sprite.size, Palette.Index, Scale);
 		}
 
 		public Size Size
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
index f52a4fd4e9..f5dcfb07a8 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
@@ -30,15 +30,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		[Desc("Number of facings for gameplay calculations. -1 indiciates auto-detection from sequence")]
 		public readonly int QuantizedFacings = -1;
 
+		[Desc("Camera pitch the sprite was rendered with. Used to determine rotation ellipses")]
 		public readonly WAngle CameraPitch = WAngle.FromDegrees(40);
 		public virtual object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new RenderSimple(init.self); }
 
-		public virtual IEnumerable<Renderable> RenderPreview(ActorInfo building, PaletteReference pr)
+		public virtual IEnumerable<Renderable> RenderPreview(ActorInfo ai, PaletteReference pr)
 		{
-			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(building), () => 0);
+			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(ai), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f * anim.Image.size * (1 - Scale), pr, 0, Scale);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f*anim.Image.size, pr, 0, Scale);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Effects/IonCannon.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Effects/IonCannon.cs
index df9ae17f00..aa9121a455 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Effects/IonCannon.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Effects/IonCannon.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Effects
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
 			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,
-				target.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - new float2(.5f * anim.Image.size.X, anim.Image.size.Y - Game.CellSize),
+				target.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - new float2(0, 0.5f*anim.Image.size.Y - Game.CellSize),
 				wr.Palette("effect"), (int)target.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Bridge.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Bridge.cs
index d7fda56878..8119bfa00a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Bridge.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Bridge.cs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			}
 
 			foreach (var t in TileSprites[currentTemplate])
-				yield return new Renderable(t.Value, t.Key.ToPPos().ToFloat2(), terrainPalette, Game.CellSize * t.Key.Y);
+				yield return new Renderable(t.Value, Traits.Util.CenterOfCell(t.Key).ToFloat2(), terrainPalette, Game.CellSize * t.Key.Y);
 		}
 
 		void KillUnitsOnBridge()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
index 0850180d61..de99316eea 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 					if (Info.High || Info.Angle > 0)
 					{
 						if (Info.Shadow)
-							yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos - .5f * anim.Image.size, wr.Palette("shadow"), (int)pos.Y);
+							yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos, wr.Palette("shadow"), (int)pos.Y);
 
 						var highPos = pos - new float2(0, GetAltitude());
 
-						yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, highPos - .5f * anim.Image.size, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)pos.Y);
+						yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, highPos, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)pos.Y);
 					}
 					else
-						yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos - .5f * anim.Image.size,
+						yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos,
 							wr.Palette(Args.weapon.Underwater ? "shadow" : "effect"), (int)pos.Y);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Corpse.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Corpse.cs
index 383cc5dd26..7922fc2b50 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Corpse.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Corpse.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos - .5f * anim.Image.size, wr.Palette(paletteName), (int)pos.Y);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos, wr.Palette(paletteName), (int)pos.Y);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
index 61b70dd326..f0a26a6794 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		{
 			if (a.IsInWorld)
 				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,
-					a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size + offset,
+					a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() + offset,
 				    wr.Palette("effect"), (int)a.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Explosion.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Explosion.cs
index 942abb9a0a..937be75390 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Explosion.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Explosion.cs
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,
-				pos.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size - new int2(0,altitude),
-				wr.Palette("effect"), (int)pos.Y - altitude);
+			var p = pos.ToInt2() - new int2(0, altitude);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, p, wr.Palette("effect"), p.Y);
 		}
 
 		public Player Owner { get { return null; } }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
index f3cd8360bd..25b51a04ce 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsDot.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 			var p = self.CenterLocation;
 			var palette = wr.Palette(info.IndicatorPalettePrefix+self.Owner.InternalName);
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, p.ToFloat2() - 0.5f * anim.Image.size, palette, p.Y)
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, p.ToFloat2(), palette, p.Y)
 				.WithScale(1.5f);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
index be28c34cc5..40af4efdd7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,offset, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)offset.Y);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, offset, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)offset.Y);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/LaserZap.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/LaserZap.cs
index 6b515fd21c..f1391fedc0 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/LaserZap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/LaserZap.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
 			if (explosion != null)
-				yield return new Renderable(explosion.Image, args.dest.ToFloat2() - .5f * explosion.Image.size,
+				yield return new Renderable(explosion.Image, args.dest.ToFloat2(),
 				                            wr.Palette("effect"), (int)args.dest.Y);
 
 			if (ticks >= info.BeamDuration)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
index 82af5b8151..6058482daf 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
 			if (!Args.firedBy.World.FogObscures(PxPosition.ToCPos()))
-				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, PxPosition.ToFloat2() - 0.5f * anim.Image.size - new float2(0, Altitude),
+				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, PxPosition.ToFloat2() - new float2(0, Altitude),
 					wr.Palette(Args.weapon.Underwater ? "shadow" : "effect"), PxPosition.Y);
 
 			if (Trail != null)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
index 8b52557bca..efee4114fe 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - 0.5f * anim.Image.size - new float2(0, altitude),
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - new float2(0, altitude),
 				wr.Palette("effect"), (int)pos.Y);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
index 27cb28a268..de3dd20ed5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			}
 
 			var pos = location.ToFloat2() - new float2(0, altitude);
-			yield return new Renderable(paraAnim.Image, pos - .5f * paraAnim.Image.size + offset, rc.First().Palette, 3);
+			yield return new Renderable(paraAnim.Image, pos + offset, rc.First().Palette, 3);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/PowerdownIndicator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/PowerdownIndicator.cs
index 832062d681..b7861027a0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/PowerdownIndicator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/PowerdownIndicator.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
 			if (!a.Destroyed && a.Owner.IsAlliedWith(a.World.RenderPlayer))
-				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,	a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size,
+				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,	a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2(),
 					wr.Palette("chrome"), (int)a.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/RepairIndicator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/RepairIndicator.cs
index 302e07f991..3757bb493d 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/RepairIndicator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/RepairIndicator.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			if (!building.Destroyed)
 			{
 				yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,
-					building.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size,
+					building.CenterLocation.ToFloat2(),
 					wr.Palette(palettePrefix+player.InternalName), (int)building.CenterLocation.Y);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
index 047f27e5ba..cfcb8d0873 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			doors.PlayThen("active",
 				() => a.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
 
-			pos = a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() - .5f * doors.Image.size + doorOffset;
+			pos = a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() + doorOffset;
 		}
 
 		public void Tick( World world )
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Smoke.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Smoke.cs
index f82f963296..4406536795 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Smoke.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Smoke.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size,
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2(),
 				wr.Palette("effect"), (int)pos.Y);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/TeslaZap.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/TeslaZap.cs
index 4df7ca777f..74e0fd1707 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/TeslaZap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/TeslaZap.cs
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		static int[][] steps = new []
 		{
-			new int[] { 8, 8, -8, -8, 0 },
-			new int[] { -8, -8, -16, -16, 0 },
-			new int[] { 8, 0, -8, -8, 1 },
-			new int[] { -8, 0, -16, -8, 1 },
-			new int[] { 0, 8, -8, -8, 2 },
-			new int[] { 0, -8, -8, -16, 2 },
-			new int[] { -8, 8, -16, -8, 3 },
-			new int[] { 8, -8, -8, -16, 3 }
+			new int[] { 8, 8, 4, 4, 0 },
+			new int[] { -8, -8, -4, -4, 0 },
+			new int[] { 8, 0, 4, 4, 1 },
+			new int[] { -8, 0, -4, 4, 1 },
+			new int[] { 0, 8, 4, 4, 2 },
+			new int[] { 0, -8, 4, -4, 2 },
+			new int[] { -8, 8, -4, 4, 3 },
+			new int[] { 8, -8, 4, -4, 3 }
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
index cf9be1c4ec..a646756f6c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 				yield break;
 
 			var bounds = self.Bounds.Value;
-			yield return new Renderable(RankAnim.Image, new float2(bounds.Right - 6, bounds.Bottom - 8),
-				wr.Palette("effect"), self.CenterLocation.Y);
+			var pos = new float2(bounds.Right, bounds.Bottom - 2);
+			yield return new Renderable(RankAnim.Image, pos, wr.Palette("effect"), self.CenterLocation.Y);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
index e45ea9b3b5..c11119508e 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 
 		public override IEnumerable<Renderable> RenderPreview(ActorInfo building, PaletteReference pr)
 		{
-			return base.RenderPreview(building, pr)
-				.Select(a => a.WithPxOffset(building.Traits.Get<RenderBuildingInfo>().Origin));
+			var origin = building.Traits.Get<RenderBuildingInfo>().Origin;
+			return base.RenderPreview(building, pr).Select(a => a.WithPxOffset(origin));
 		}
 
 		public void Render(WorldRenderer wr, World w, ActorInfo ai, PPos centerLocation)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
index aba2eb45cb..808814c5f8 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(building), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle-top");
 			var rb = building.Traits.Get<RenderBuildingInfo>();
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, rb.Origin + 0.5f*anim.Image.size*(1 - Scale),
-				pr, 0, Scale);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f*anim.Image.size + rb.Origin, pr, 0, Scale);
 		}
 	}