diff --git a/content/effects.toml b/content/effects.toml
index c00b9d1..9eb0f0a 100644
--- a/content/effects.toml
+++ b/content/effects.toml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ lifetime_rng = 0.0           # Random variation of lifetime (up to this value)
 size = 3.0     # sprite size, in game units
 size_rng = 1.0 # random size variation
 
-angle = 0.0      # absolute starting angle. always added to parent angle.
-angle_rng = 90.0 # Starting angle randomness (up to this value)
+angle = 0.0     # absolute starting angle. always added to parent angle.
+angle_rng = 0.0 # Starting angle randomness (up to this value)
 
 # Does not affect velocity, only sprite angle
 angvel_rng = 0.0 # Angvel randomness, applied to angvel
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ velocity_scale_parent_rng = 0.0 # random variation of scale
 velocity_scale_target = 1.0
 velocity_scale_target_rng = 1.0
 
-direction_rng = 1.0 # Random variation of travel direction, in degrees, applied to velocity vector (/2 each side?)
+direction_rng = 0.0 # Random variation of travel direction, in degrees, applied to velocity vector (/2 each side?)
 
 fade = 0.2
 fade_rng = 0.1