diff --git a/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua b/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
index 5649032f..144b9bb0 100644
--- a/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
+++ b/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local itemIndex = rig:index("item")
 local function refresh_model(id)
     itemid = id
     rig:set_model(itemIndex, item.name(itemid)..".model")
+    rig:set_matrix(itemIndex, mat4.rotate({0, 1, 0}, -80))
 end
 
 function on_render()
diff --git a/res/models/drop-item.vec3 b/res/models/drop-item.vec3
index e8af688f..d40f7704 100644
Binary files a/res/models/drop-item.vec3 and b/res/models/drop-item.vec3 differ
diff --git a/res/shaders/entity.glslf b/res/shaders/entity.glslf
index a49bdfa8..b332c02f 100644
--- a/res/shaders/entity.glslf
+++ b/res/shaders/entity.glslf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
     float depth = (a_distance/256.0);
     float alpha = a_color.a * tex_color.a;
     // anyway it's any alpha-test alternative required
-    if (alpha < 0.3f)
+    if (alpha < 0.9f)
         discard;
     f_color = mix(a_color * tex_color, vec4(fogColor,1.0), 
               min(1.0, pow(depth*u_fogFactor, u_fogCurve)));