diff --git a/src/engine/behavior_script.c b/src/engine/behavior_script.c
index d38236400..50613400d 100644
--- a/src/engine/behavior_script.c
+++ b/src/engine/behavior_script.c
@@ -1119,8 +1119,8 @@ void cur_obj_fake_update(void) {
 }
 
 u16 position_based_random_u16(void) {
-    u16 value = (u16)(gCurrentObject->oPosX * 2659);
-    value ^= (u16)(gCurrentObject->oPosY * 1901);
+    u16 value = (u16)(gCurrentObject->oPosX * 17);
+    value ^= (u16)(gCurrentObject->oPosY * 613);
     value ^= (u16)(gCurrentObject->oPosZ * 3331);
     return value;
 }
diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/rotating_platform.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/rotating_platform.inc.c
index 7f90e7114..25cc9b941 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/rotating_platform.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/rotating_platform.inc.c
@@ -8,33 +8,25 @@ struct WFRotatingPlatformData sWFRotatingPlatformData[] = {
     { 0, 150, wdw_seg7_collision_070186B4, 1000 }
 };
 
-void bhv_wf_rotating_wooden_platform_loop(void) {
-    if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
-        network_init_object(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oAction);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oAngleVelYaw);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oFaceAngleYaw);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oMoveAngleYaw);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oTimer);
-    }
-
+static void bhv_wf_rotating_wooden_platform_loop_inner(void) {
     if (o->oAction == 0) {
         o->oAngleVelYaw = 0;
-        if (o->oTimer > 60 && network_owns_object(o)) {
+        if (o->oTimer > 60) {
             o->oAction++;
-            o->oFaceAngleYaw = (o->oFaceAngleYaw & 0x8000);
-            network_send_object(o);
         }
     } else {
         o->oAngleVelYaw = 0x100;
-        if (o->oTimer > 126) {
+        if (o->oTimer > 126)
             o->oAction = 0;
-        }
         cur_obj_play_sound_1(SOUND_ENV_ELEVATOR2);
     }
     cur_obj_rotate_face_angle_using_vel();
 }
 
+void bhv_wf_rotating_wooden_platform_loop(void) {
+    cur_obj_area_timer_loop(380, bhv_wf_rotating_wooden_platform_loop_inner);
+}
+
 void bhv_rotating_platform_loop(void) {
     s8 sp1F = o->oBehParams >> 24;
     if (o->oTimer == 0) {
diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/sliding_platform.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/sliding_platform.inc.c
index 74fcac9e7..3e2c14579 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/sliding_platform.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/sliding_platform.inc.c
@@ -19,19 +19,10 @@ void bhv_wf_sliding_platform_init(void) {
             break;
     }
 
-    o->oTimer = random_float() * 100.0f;
-
-    if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
-        network_init_object(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oAction);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oMoveAngleYaw);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oPosX);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oForwardVel);
-        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oTimer);
-    }
+    o->oTimer = position_based_random_float_position() * 100.0f;
 }
 
-void bhv_wf_sliding_platform_loop(void) {
+static void bhv_wf_sliding_platform_loop_inner(void) {
     switch (o->oAction) {
         case WF_SLID_BRICK_PTFM_ACT_WAIT:
             if (o->oTimer >= 101) {
@@ -59,12 +50,15 @@ void bhv_wf_sliding_platform_loop(void) {
                 o->oPosX = o->oHomeX;
             }
 
-            if (o->oTimer >= 90 && network_owns_object(o)) {
+            if (o->oTimer == 90) {
                 o->oAction = WF_SLID_BRICK_PTFM_ACT_EXTEND;
                 o->oForwardVel = o->oWFSlidBrickPtfmMovVel;
                 o->oMoveAngleYaw -= 0x8000;
-                network_send_object(o);
             }
             break;
     }
 }
+
+void bhv_wf_sliding_platform_loop(void) {
+    cur_obj_area_timer_loop(152, bhv_wf_sliding_platform_loop_inner);
+}