diff --git a/src/CameraController.hx b/src/CameraController.hx
index dd4614ab..cbc853c9 100644
--- a/src/CameraController.hx
+++ b/src/CameraController.hx
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ class CameraController extends Object {
 
 		if (this.finish) {
 			// Make the camera spin around slowly
-			CameraPitch = this.level.finishPitch;
-			CameraYaw = this.level.finishYaw;
+			// CameraPitch = this.level.finishPitch;
+			// CameraYaw = this.level.finishYaw;
 			var effectTime = 1.0;
 			if (@:privateAccess this.marble.finishAnimTime >= 2.0)
 				effectTime = 1.0;
diff --git a/src/Marble.hx b/src/Marble.hx
index 8b7961de..83adbb52 100644
--- a/src/Marble.hx
+++ b/src/Marble.hx
@@ -1863,6 +1863,7 @@ class Marble extends GameObject {
 		this.updateFinishAnimation(timeState.dt);
 		if (this.mode == Finish) {
 			this.setPosition(this.finishAnimPosition.x, this.finishAnimPosition.y, this.finishAnimPosition.z);
+			updatePowerupStates(timeState.currentAttemptTime, timeState.dt);
 		}
 
 		this.trailEmitter();
diff --git a/src/shapes/Checkpoint.hx b/src/shapes/Checkpoint.hx
index ef4f8be2..aafc4802 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Checkpoint.hx
+++ b/src/shapes/Checkpoint.hx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class Checkpoint extends DtsObject {
 			glowpass.setPassName("glow");
 			glowpass.depthTest = LessEqual;
 			glowpass.enableLights = false;
+			glowpass.depthWrite = false;
 			glowpass.setBlendMode(Alpha);
 			material.addPass(glowpass);
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class Checkpoint extends DtsObject {
 			dtsshader = material.mainPass.getShader(shaders.DtsTexture);
 			dtsshader.passThrough = true;
 			material.mainPass.enableLights = false;
+			material.mainPass.depthWrite = false;
 			material.mainPass.setBlendMode(Alpha);
 		}
 		if (matName == "sigiloff") {
diff --git a/src/shapes/StartPad.hx b/src/shapes/StartPad.hx
index a824d1c6..94b68d93 100644
--- a/src/shapes/StartPad.hx
+++ b/src/shapes/StartPad.hx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package shapes;
 
+import src.Util;
 import h3d.shader.UVScroll;
 import h3d.shader.UVAnim;
 import src.DtsObject;
 import src.ResourceLoader;
 
 class StartPad extends DtsObject {
+	var animStart:Float = Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+
 	public function new() {
 		super();
 		dtsPath = "data/shapes/pads/startarea.dts";
@@ -13,13 +16,30 @@ class StartPad extends DtsObject {
 		identifier = "StartPad";
 		useInstancing = false;
 		animateSubObjectOpacities = true;
-		doSequenceOnce = true;
-		doSequenceOnceBeginTime = 0;
+	}
+
+	override function onLevelStart() {
+		animStart = level.timeState.timeSinceLoad;
+	}
+
+	override function update(timeState:src.TimeState) {
+		// Override the keyframe
+		var currentCompletion = getCompletion(timeState);
+		this.sequenceKeyframeOverride.set(this.dts.sequences[0], currentCompletion * (this.dts.sequences[0].numKeyFrames - 1));
+		super.update(timeState);
 	}
 
 	override function reset() {
 		super.reset();
-		doSequenceOnceBeginTime = level.timeState.timeSinceLoad;
+		animStart = level.timeState.timeSinceLoad;
+	}
+
+	function getCompletion(timeState:src.TimeState) {
+		var elapsed = (timeState.timeSinceLoad - this.animStart) - 0.5; // 500ms for 'start' state;
+		if (elapsed < 0)
+			return 1.0;
+		var completion = Util.clamp(elapsed / this.dts.sequences[0].duration, 0, 1);
+		return completion;
 	}
 
 	override function getPreloadMaterials(dts:dts.DtsFile) {