diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/engine/common_objs/crates.gc b/goal_src/jak2/engine/common_objs/crates.gc
index b8b5d2bc4a..77be4ad176 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/engine/common_objs/crates.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/engine/common_objs/crates.gc
@@ -1098,6 +1098,11 @@
     (set! (-> self fact pickup-amount) (-> arg3 pickup-spawn-amount))
     (set! (-> self fact options) (-> arg3 options))
     )
+
+    
+    (set! (-> self root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> self root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> self root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
   (crate-method-38 self)
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/meet-brutter/meet-brutter.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/meet-brutter/meet-brutter.gc
index 389188ea1d..a4cf18e319 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/meet-brutter/meet-brutter.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/meet-brutter/meet-brutter.gc
@@ -2003,6 +2003,11 @@
   (set! (-> this jump-in-pipe?) #f)
   (set! (-> this task-done?) #f)
   (set! (-> this coming-from-pw) #f)
+
+  
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
   0
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/shuttle/shuttle.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/shuttle/shuttle.gc
index 76b20655d6..4f14541627 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/shuttle/shuttle.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/shuttle/shuttle.gc
@@ -841,6 +841,13 @@
   (set! (-> this water flags) (water-flags active part-splash part-rings part-water))
   (set! (-> this water height) (res-lump-float (-> this entity) 'water-height))
   (set! (-> this water ripple-size) 12288.0)
+
+  
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+
+            
   0
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-chick.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-chick.gc
index 893b0f797a..0f1ad803c2 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-chick.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-chick.gc
@@ -645,6 +645,12 @@
     )
   (set! (-> this water-anim) 12)
   (logior! (-> this flags) (citizen-flag female))
+
+  
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            
   0
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-fat.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-fat.gc
index 181c6ab5df..71baa3944b 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-fat.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-fat.gc
@@ -679,6 +679,11 @@
     (set-vector! (-> this draw color-mult) f0-17 f0-17 f0-17 1.0)
     )
   (set! (-> this water-anim) 32)
+
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+
   0
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-norm.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-norm.gc
index 82fa824639..6a8534ac3f 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-norm.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/citizen/citizen-norm.gc
@@ -815,15 +815,19 @@
   (set! (-> this anim-dive) 16)
   (set! (-> this anim-get-up-front) 22)
   (set! (-> this anim-get-up-back) 23)
-  (let ((f30-0 (get-rand-float-range this 1.0 1.25))
-        (f0-11 (get-rand-float-range this 1.0 1.25))
-        )
-    (set-vector! (-> this root scale) f0-11 f30-0 f0-11 1.0)
-    )
+  ;; (let ((f30-0 (get-rand-float-range this 1.0 1.25))
+  ;;       (f0-11 (get-rand-float-range this 1.0 1.25))
+  ;;       )
+  ;;   (set-vector! (-> this root scale) f0-11 f30-0 f0-11 1.0)
+  ;;   )
   (let ((f0-13 (get-rand-float-range this 0.9 1.0)))
     (set-vector! (-> this draw color-mult) f0-13 f0-13 f0-13 1.0)
     )
   (set! (-> this water-anim) 29)
+  
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
   0
   (none)
   )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle-util.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle-util.gc
index 9d0a7179d2..8dc41dbb7c 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle-util.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle-util.gc
@@ -1198,6 +1198,9 @@ This commonly includes things such as:
 
 (defmethod vehicle-method-136 ((this vehicle) (arg0 traffic-object-spawn-params))
   (let ((v1-0 (-> arg0 behavior)))
+    (set! (-> this root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> this root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
     (cond
       ((= v1-0 1)
        (vehicle-method-135 this arg0)
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle.gc b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle.gc
index 4afc90e4e8..db43c7c043 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/levels/city/traffic/vehicle/vehicle.gc
@@ -1874,5 +1874,9 @@
   (init-skel-and-rigid-body self)
   (set! (-> self traffic-priority-id) (the-as int (-> arg0 id)))
   (vehicle-method-136 self arg0)
+
+  (set! (-> self root scale x) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> self root scale y) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
+            (set! (-> self root scale z) (rand-vu-float-range -1.0 4.0))
   (none)
   )