diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h
index a95e4c3603d..5812db830c0 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ class TransitionGroup
 	typedef std::list<TransitionWindow *> TransitionWindowList;
 	TransitionWindowList m_transitionWindowList;
 	Int m_directionMultiplier;
-	Int m_currentFrame; ///< maintain how long we've spent on this transition;
+	Real m_currentFrame; ///< maintain how long we've spent on this transition (in 30fps-equivalent frames);
 	AsciiString m_name;
 };
 
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowTransitions.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowTransitions.cpp
index cd2205a44a2..6e424bd59a4 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowTransitions.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowTransitions.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameWindow.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameWindowManager.h"
+#include "Common/FramePacer.h"
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DEFINES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ Int TransitionWindow::getTotalFrames( void )
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TransitionGroup::TransitionGroup( void )
 {
-	m_currentFrame = 0;
+	m_currentFrame = 0.0f;
 	m_fireOnce = FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ TransitionGroup::~TransitionGroup( void )
 
 void TransitionGroup::init( void )
 {
-	m_currentFrame = 0;
+	m_currentFrame = 0.0f;
 	m_directionMultiplier = 1;
 	TransitionWindowList::iterator it = m_transitionWindowList.begin();
 	while (it != m_transitionWindowList.end())
@@ -270,13 +271,34 @@ void TransitionGroup::init( void )
 
 void TransitionGroup::update( void )
 {
-	m_currentFrame += m_directionMultiplier; // we go forward or backwards depending.
-	TransitionWindowList::iterator it = m_transitionWindowList.begin();
-	while (it != m_transitionWindowList.end())
+	// TheSuperHackers @tweak bobtista GUI transition timing is now decoupled from the render update.
+	// Step every integer frame between the old and new accumulator value so discrete-state-machine
+	// transitions cannot skip a state when the render frame rate dips below the base rate.
+	const Real timeScale = TheFramePacer->getBaseOverUpdateFpsRatio();
+	const Int prevFrame = (Int)m_currentFrame;
+	m_currentFrame += m_directionMultiplier * timeScale;
+	const Int newFrame = (Int)m_currentFrame;
+
+	if( newFrame == prevFrame )
 	{
-		TransitionWindow *tWin = *it;
-		tWin->update(m_currentFrame);
-		it++;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const Int step = (newFrame > prevFrame) ? 1 : -1;
+	for( Int frame = prevFrame + step; frame != newFrame + step; frame += step )
+	{
+		TransitionWindowList::iterator it = m_transitionWindowList.begin();
+		while (it != m_transitionWindowList.end())
+		{
+			TransitionWindow *tWin = *it;
+			tWin->update(frame);
+			it++;
+		}
+
+		if( isFinished() )
+		{
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -315,7 +337,7 @@ void TransitionGroup::reverse( void )
 		tWin->reverse(totalFrames);
 		it++;
 	}
-	m_currentFrame = totalFrames;
+	m_currentFrame = (Real)totalFrames;
 //	m_currentFrame ++;
 }
 
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
index 4a90702f645..6d5cdeb2c02 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
@@ -5504,6 +5504,9 @@ static const UnsignedInt FRAMES_BEFORE_EXPIRE_TO_FADE = LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND *
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void InGameUI::updateAndDrawWorldAnimations( void )
 {
+	// TheSuperHackers @tweak bobtista World animation Z-rise is now decoupled from the render update.
+	const Real zRiseTimeScale = TheFramePacer->getActualLogicTimeScaleOverFpsRatio();
+
 	// go through all animations
 	for( WorldAnimationListIterator it = m_worldAnimationList.begin();
 			 it != m_worldAnimationList.end(); /*empty*/ )
@@ -5535,7 +5538,9 @@ void InGameUI::updateAndDrawWorldAnimations( void )
 
 			// update the Z value
 			if( wad->m_zRisePerSecond )
-				wad->m_worldPos.z += wad->m_zRisePerSecond / LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND;
+			{
+				wad->m_worldPos.z += wad->m_zRisePerSecond / LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND * zRiseTimeScale;
+			}
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
index 4cc38ed6569..2e2ee9ab69a 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
@@ -5677,6 +5677,9 @@ static const UnsignedInt FRAMES_BEFORE_EXPIRE_TO_FADE = LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND *
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void InGameUI::updateAndDrawWorldAnimations( void )
 {
+	// TheSuperHackers @tweak bobtista World animation Z-rise is now decoupled from the render update.
+	const Real zRiseTimeScale = TheFramePacer->getActualLogicTimeScaleOverFpsRatio();
+
 	// go through all animations
 	for( WorldAnimationListIterator it = m_worldAnimationList.begin();
 			 it != m_worldAnimationList.end(); /*empty*/ )
@@ -5708,7 +5711,9 @@ void InGameUI::updateAndDrawWorldAnimations( void )
 
 			// update the Z value
 			if( wad->m_zRisePerSecond )
-				wad->m_worldPos.z += wad->m_zRisePerSecond / LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND;
+			{
+				wad->m_worldPos.z += wad->m_zRisePerSecond / LOGICFRAMES_PER_SECOND * zRiseTimeScale;
+			}
 
 		}