diff --git a/include/Animation/FireAnimation.h b/include/Animation/FireAnimation.h
index 6a83502..0aba9ed 100644
--- a/include/Animation/FireAnimation.h
+++ b/include/Animation/FireAnimation.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class FireAnimation : public Animation
         void reset(void) override;
 
     private:
-        static const constexpr unsigned MAX_NEW_ENERGY = 160;
-        static const constexpr unsigned RM_ENERGY = 7;
+        static const constexpr unsigned MAX_NEW_ENERGY = 200;
+        static const constexpr unsigned RM_ENERGY = 5;
         static const constexpr unsigned MAX_PULL_ENERGY_PCT = 100;
 
         std::vector<uint32_t> m_energy;
diff --git a/include/Animation/StellarAnimation.h b/include/Animation/StellarAnimation.h
index 20f9599..10756f1 100644
--- a/include/Animation/StellarAnimation.h
+++ b/include/Animation/StellarAnimation.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class StellarAnimation : public Animation
         StellarAnimation(Fader *fader,
                          const Fader::Color &background_color = Fader::Color{0x00, 0x02, 0x0c, 0x00},
                          const Fader::Color &star_color = Fader::Color{0x60, 0x30, 0x00, 0x60},
-                         int fadestep = 1, int spawn_interval_frames = 12);
+                         int fadestep = 1, int spawn_interval_frames = 6);
 
         void loop(uint64_t frame) override;
 
diff --git a/src/Animation/FireAnimation.cpp b/src/Animation/FireAnimation.cpp
index 193f9b2..7131ffb 100644
--- a/src/Animation/FireAnimation.cpp
+++ b/src/Animation/FireAnimation.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FireAnimation::FireAnimation(Fader *fader, bool cold)
       m_energySmooth(fader->modules_per_strip() * fader->strips()),
       m_stopping(false)
 {
-    m_colorMapIndices.assign({0, 70, 120, 200, 225, 255});
+    m_colorMapIndices.assign({0, 100, 160, 200, 225, 255});
 
     if(cold) {
         m_colorMapColors.emplace_back(Fader::Color{  0,   0,   0,   0});
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ void FireAnimation::loop(uint64_t frame)
         Fader::Color color;
 
         for(std::size_t strip = 0; strip < nstrip; strip++) {
-            for(std::size_t led = 0; led < nled; led++) {
-                colormap(m_energySmooth[idx(strip, led)], &color);
-                m_fader->fade_color(strip, led, color);
+            for(std::size_t led = 0; led < nled; led+=4) {
+                colormap(m_energySmooth[idx(strip, led/4)], &color);
+
+                for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                    m_fader->fade_color(strip, led+i, color);
+                }
             }
         }
     }