diff --git a/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.cpp b/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.cpp
index 92515427..702ee811 100644
--- a/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.cpp
+++ b/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 CAnimBlendClumpData::CAnimBlendClumpData(void)
 {
 	numFrames = 0;
-	velocity = nil;
+	velocity2d = nil;
 	frames = nil;
 	link.Init();
 }
diff --git a/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.h b/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.h
index fc74b42d..acfd006f 100644
--- a/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.h
+++ b/src/animation/AnimBlendClumpData.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "AnimBlendList.h"
 
 
-// TODO: put somewhere else
 struct AnimBlendFrameData
 {
 	enum {
@@ -38,7 +37,10 @@ public:
 #ifdef PED_SKIN
 	int32 modelNumber;	// doesn't seem to be used
 #endif
-	CVector *velocity;
+	union {
+		CVector2D *velocity2d;
+		CVector *velocity3d;
+	};
 	// order of frames is determined by RW hierarchy
 	AnimBlendFrameData *frames;
 
diff --git a/src/animation/FrameUpdate.cpp b/src/animation/FrameUpdate.cpp
index 6e5501cb..c7d347b3 100644
--- a/src/animation/FrameUpdate.cpp
+++ b/src/animation/FrameUpdate.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackNonSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame, void *arg)
 	AnimBlendFrameUpdateData *updateData = (AnimBlendFrameUpdateData*)arg;
 
 	if(frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::VELOCITY_EXTRACTION &&
-	   gpAnimBlendClump->velocity){
+	   gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d){
 		if(frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::VELOCITY_EXTRACTION_3D)
 			FrameUpdateCallBackWith3dVelocityExtractionNonSkinned(frame, arg);
 		else
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackWithVelocityExtractionNonSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame, v
 	}
 
 	if((frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::IGNORE_TRANSLATION) == 0){
-		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->x = transx - curx;
-		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->y = transy - cury;
+		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->x = transx - curx;
+		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->y = transy - cury;
 		if(looped){
-			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->x += endx;
-			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->y += endy;
+			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->x += endx;
+			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->y += endy;
 		}
 		mat->pos.x = pos.x - transx;
 		mat->pos.y = pos.y - transy;
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackWith3dVelocityExtractionNonSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame,
 	}
 
 	if((frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::IGNORE_TRANSLATION) == 0){
-		*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity = trans - cur;
+		*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity3d = trans - cur;
 		if(looped)
-			*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity += end;
+			*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity3d += end;
 		mat->pos.x = (pos - trans).x + frame->resetPos.x;
 		mat->pos.y = (pos - trans).y + frame->resetPos.y;
 		mat->pos.z = (pos - trans).z + frame->resetPos.z;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame, void *arg)
 	AnimBlendFrameUpdateData *updateData = (AnimBlendFrameUpdateData*)arg;
 
 	if(frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::VELOCITY_EXTRACTION &&
-	   gpAnimBlendClump->velocity){
+	   gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d){
 		if(frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::VELOCITY_EXTRACTION_3D)
 			FrameUpdateCallBackWith3dVelocityExtractionSkinned(frame, arg);
 		else
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackWithVelocityExtractionSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame, void
 	}
 
 	if((frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::IGNORE_TRANSLATION) == 0){
-		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->x = transx - curx;
-		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->y = transy - cury;
+		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->x = transx - curx;
+		gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->y = transy - cury;
 		if(looped){
-			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->x += endx;
-			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity->y += endy;
+			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->x += endx;
+			gpAnimBlendClump->velocity2d->y += endy;
 		}
 		xform->t.x = pos.x - transx;
 		xform->t.y = pos.y - transy;
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ FrameUpdateCallBackWith3dVelocityExtractionSkinned(AnimBlendFrameData *frame, vo
 	}
 
 	if((frame->flag & AnimBlendFrameData::IGNORE_TRANSLATION) == 0){
-		*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity = trans - cur;
+		*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity3d = trans - cur;
 		if(looped)
-			*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity += end;
+			*gpAnimBlendClump->velocity3d += end;
 		xform->t.x = (pos - trans).x + frame->resetPos.x;
 		xform->t.y = (pos - trans).y + frame->resetPos.y;
 		xform->t.z = (pos - trans).z + frame->resetPos.z;
diff --git a/src/objects/CutsceneObject.cpp b/src/objects/CutsceneObject.cpp
index 5c10d37d..64e57805 100644
--- a/src/objects/CutsceneObject.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/CutsceneObject.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CCutsceneObject::SetModelIndex(uint32 id)
 	CEntity::SetModelIndex(id);
 	assert(RwObjectGetType(m_rwObject) == rpCLUMP);
 	RpAnimBlendClumpInit((RpClump*)m_rwObject);
-	(*RPANIMBLENDCLUMPDATA(m_rwObject))->velocity = &m_vecMoveSpeed;
+	(*RPANIMBLENDCLUMPDATA(m_rwObject))->velocity3d = &m_vecMoveSpeed;
 	(*RPANIMBLENDCLUMPDATA(m_rwObject))->frames[0].flag |= AnimBlendFrameData::VELOCITY_EXTRACTION_3D;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/peds/Ped.cpp b/src/peds/Ped.cpp
index c520c4ee..0797d196 100644
--- a/src/peds/Ped.cpp
+++ b/src/peds/Ped.cpp
@@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ CPed::SetModelIndex(uint32 mi)
 	m_animGroup = (AssocGroupId) modelInfo->m_animGroup;
 	CAnimManager::AddAnimation(GetClump(), m_animGroup, ANIM_IDLE_STANCE);
 
-	// This is a mistake by R*, velocity is CVector, whereas m_vecAnimMoveDelta is CVector2D. 
-	(*RPANIMBLENDCLUMPDATA(m_rwObject))->velocity = (CVector*) &m_vecAnimMoveDelta;
+	(*RPANIMBLENDCLUMPDATA(m_rwObject))->velocity2d = &m_vecAnimMoveDelta;
 
 #ifdef PED_SKIN
 	if(modelInfo->GetHitColModel() == nil)