diff --git a/vacuum_gambit.p8 b/vacuum_gambit.p8
index eabe59b..883a1f9 100644
--- a/vacuum_gambit.p8
+++ b/vacuum_gambit.p8
@@ -503,14 +503,14 @@ function ship_m:die()
   -- overage XP, min 100
   spawn_xp_at(cx, cy, 0, xp-0x0.018f)
   xp = 0x0.018f  -- dec 399
-  z += 1
+  z += 2
  end
  -- 100, 25, 5, 1
  for gsz in all{0x0.0064, 0x0.0019, 0x0.0005, 0x0.0001} do
   while xp >= gsz do
    spawn_xp_at(cx, cy, z, gsz)
    xp -= gsz
-   z += 1
+   z += 2
   end
  end
 end