diff --git a/app/lib/surface/CocoSprite.coffee b/app/lib/surface/CocoSprite.coffee
index cd63513c5..75c99088f 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/CocoSprite.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/CocoSprite.coffee
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ module.exports = CocoSprite = class CocoSprite extends CocoClass
 
     endFunc = =>
       @lastTween = null
-      @imageObject.gotoAndPlay(endAnimation)
+      @imageObject.gotoAndPlay(endAnimation) unless @stillLoading
       @shadow.action = 'idle'
       @update true
       @possessed = false
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
index b82683ea3..14e3cf15e 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
 
   onSetPlaying: (e) ->
     @playing = (e ? {}).playing ? true
+    @setPlayingCalled = true
     if @playing and @currentFrame >= (@world.totalFrames - 5)
       @currentFrame = 0
     if @fastForwarding and not @playing
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     @casting = true
     @wasPlayingWhenCastingBegan = @playing
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level-set-playing', { playing: false }
+    @setPlayingCalled = false # don't overwrite playing settings if they changed by, say, scripts
 
     if @coordinateDisplay?
       @surfaceTextLayer.removeChild @coordinateDisplay
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
 
     # This has a tendency to break scripts that are waiting for playback to change when the level is loaded
     # so only run it after the first world is created.
-    Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level-set-playing', { playing: @wasPlayingWhenCastingBegan } unless event.firstWorld
+    Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level-set-playing', { playing: @wasPlayingWhenCastingBegan } unless event.firstWorld or @setPlayingCalled
 
     fastForwardTo = null
     if @playing
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/WizardSprite.coffee b/app/lib/surface/WizardSprite.coffee
index 3fa6de119..b502cce4c 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/WizardSprite.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/WizardSprite.coffee
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ module.exports = class WizardSprite extends IndieSprite
     thang.pos.z += thang.bobHeight
     thang
 
+  finishSetup: ->
+    @updateBaseScale()
+    @scaleFactor = @thang.scaleFactor if @thang?.scaleFactor
+    @updateScale()
+    @updateRotation()
+    # Don't call general update() because Thang isn't built yet
+
   onPlayerStatesChanged: (e) ->
     for playerID, state of e.states
       continue unless playerID is @thang.id