diff --git a/scripts/game/player_destruction_effect.gd b/scripts/game/player_destruction_effect.gd
index 4bb30db..912080c 100644
--- a/scripts/game/player_destruction_effect.gd
+++ b/scripts/game/player_destruction_effect.gd
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ func configure(sprite: Sprite2D, drift: Vector2, camera: Camera2D) -> void:
 	global_position = sprite.global_position
 	global_rotation = sprite.global_rotation
 	_ship_scale = sprite.global_scale
-	_drift = drift.rotated(-global_rotation) * 0.12
+	# The whole effect inherits world velocity; fragment velocities are relative.
+	_drift = drift
 	_camera = camera
 	if is_instance_valid(_camera):
 		_camera_offset = _camera.offset
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ func configure(sprite: Sprite2D, drift: Vector2, camera: Camera2D) -> void:
 func _ready() -> void:
 	z_index = 45
 	light_mask = 4
+	texture_filter = CanvasItem.TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR
+	# Animation advances in render frames, so don't interpolate its transform again.
+	physics_interpolation_mode = Node.PHYSICS_INTERPOLATION_MODE_OFF
 	_rng.randomize()
 	_build_fragments()
 	_prepare_smoke_texture()
@@ -81,14 +85,15 @@ func _build_fragments() -> void:
 					uv.append(vertex / dimensions)
 				var wreck := origin.length() < 12.0
 				var radial := origin.normalized() if origin.length_squared() > 0.1 else Vector2.RIGHT.rotated(_rng.randf_range(0, TAU))
-				_fragments.append({"points": points, "uv": uv, "position": origin, "velocity": radial.rotated(_rng.randf_range(-0.45, 0.45)) * _rng.randf_range(65, 155) + _drift if not wreck else radial * 5.0, "angle": 0.0, "spin": _rng.randf_range(-5, 5) if not wreck else _rng.randf_range(-0.3, 0.3), "wreck": wreck})
+				_fragments.append({"points": points, "uv": uv, "position": origin, "velocity": radial.rotated(_rng.randf_range(-0.45, 0.45)) * _rng.randf_range(65, 155) if not wreck else radial * 5.0, "angle": 0.0, "spin": _rng.randf_range(-5, 5) if not wreck else _rng.randf_range(-0.3, 0.3), "wreck": wreck})
 
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	global_position += _drift * delta
 	if _done and _elapsed >= DURATION + 1.8:
-		_smoke.clear()
-		_sparks.clear()
-		set_process(false)
-		queue_redraw()
+		if not _smoke.is_empty() or not _sparks.is_empty():
+			_smoke.clear()
+			_sparks.clear()
+			queue_redraw()
 		return
 	_elapsed += delta
 	if not _detonated and _elapsed < CHARGE_TIME:
@@ -191,13 +196,14 @@ func _emit_smoke() -> void:
 		position = _burns[_rng.randi_range(0, _burns.size() - 1)]["position"] if not _burns.is_empty() else _hull_burn_position()
 	elif not _fragments.is_empty() and _rng.randf() < 0.7:
 		position = _fragments[_rng.randi_range(0, _fragments.size() - 1)]["position"]
-	_smoke.append({"position": position, "velocity": Vector2(_rng.randf_range(-12, 12), _rng.randf_range(-22, 8)), "age": 0.0, "life": _rng.randf_range(0.9, 1.7), "radius": _rng.randf_range(5, 12)})
+	_smoke.append({"position": position, "velocity": Vector2(_rng.randf_range(-12, 12), _rng.randf_range(-22, 8)) - _drift.rotated(-global_rotation) * 0.25, "age": 0.0, "life": _rng.randf_range(0.9, 1.7), "radius": _rng.randf_range(5, 12)})
 
 func _update_camera() -> void:
 	if not is_instance_valid(_camera):
 		return
 	var time := _elapsed - CHARGE_TIME
 	var strength := 0.8 if time < 0.0 else 7.0 * exp(-5.0 * time)
+	_camera.global_position = global_position
 	_camera.offset = _camera_offset + Vector2(sin(_elapsed * 83), cos(_elapsed * 67)) * strength
 
 func _restore_camera() -> void:
@@ -238,10 +244,6 @@ func _draw() -> void:
 		for layer in 3:
 			draw_arc(Vector2.ZERO, 18 + time * 230 + layer * 2, 0, TAU, 96, Color(0.85, 0.75, 0.6, fade * 0.08), 2, true)
 	_draw_sparks()
-	if time > 0.8:
-		for index in 4:
-			var flicker := maxf(0, sin(_elapsed * 17 + index * 8)) * clampf((3.3 - time) / 2, 0, 1)
-			draw_circle(Vector2.RIGHT.rotated(index * 2.3) * (4 + index * 2), 2 + flicker * 2, Color(1, 0.28, 0.04, flicker * 0.75))
 
 func _draw_sparks() -> void:
 	for spark in _sparks:
diff --git a/tests/items/player_destruction_test.gd b/tests/items/player_destruction_test.gd
index 45e78be..9ba2572 100644
--- a/tests/items/player_destruction_test.gd
+++ b/tests/items/player_destruction_test.gd
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(effect.get("_fragments").size() >= 4)
 	assert(not game.has_node("DefeatOverlay"))
 	assert(not effect.has_node("ExplosionAudio"))
+	var start_position: Vector2 = effect.global_position
+	assert(effect.get("_drift") == Vector2(100, -40))
 	effect.finished.connect(func() -> void: _finished_count += 1)
 	effect._process(0.2)
+	assert(effect.global_position.is_equal_approx(start_position + Vector2(20, -8)))
 	assert(not effect.get("_detonated") and camera.offset != Vector2(3, 5))
 	for step in 18:
 		effect._process(0.1)
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	effect._process(0.3)
 	assert(game.has_node("DefeatOverlay") and _finished_count == 1)
 	assert(camera.offset == Vector2(3, 5))
+	assert(effect.global_position.is_equal_approx(start_position + Vector2(100, -40) * 5.35))
 	effect._process(0.1)
 	ship.call("_destroy_ship")
 	assert(_finished_count == 1)
@@ -47,6 +51,11 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		if child.name == "PlayerDestructionEffect":
 			deaths += 1
 	assert(deaths == 1)
+	# A drifting wreck must retain its velocity even after the visual cleanup.
+	effect._process(2.0)
+	var coasting_position: Vector2 = effect.global_position
+	effect._process(0.5)
+	assert(effect.global_position.is_equal_approx(coasting_position + Vector2(50, -20)))
 	for chassis in preload("res://scripts/game/ship_catalog.gd").SHIPS:
 		var source := Sprite2D.new()
 		source.texture = load(preload("res://scripts/game/ship_catalog.gd").texture_path(chassis))