From cddf486398e154b1c89e496945d5a55f3f9e99b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stm <14291421+stephanmeesters@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:10:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] bugfix(fxlist): Fix unreliable terrain layer selection of
 particles using CreateAtGroundHeight

---
 Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
index a9f630638fd..cafd5facfbc 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ class ParticleSystemFXNugget : public FXNugget
 
 					newPos.x = primary->x + offset.x + radius * cos(angle);
 					newPos.y = primary->y + offset.y + radius * sin(angle);
+					newPos.z = primary->z + offset.z;
 					if( m_createAtGroundHeight && TheTerrainLogic )
 					{
 						//old way:

From 11ddc42b2321727ce1be16a1728d331fcb2182d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stm <14291421+stephanmeesters@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Process review comment

---
 Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
index cafd5facfbc..cf6a47995a0 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/FXList.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class ParticleSystemFXNugget : public FXNugget
 						newPos.z = TheTerrainLogic->getLayerHeight( newPos.x, newPos.y, layer );
 					}
 					else
-						newPos.z = primary->z + offset.z + m_height.getValue();
+						newPos.z += m_height.getValue();
 
 
 					if (m_orientToObject && mtx)