diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/aqua/AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/aqua/AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
index 8a9b3af67..de2b7510d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/aqua/AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/aqua/AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.BloodLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context)
             AzEntityRendererConfig.<AquaticChestbursterEntity>builder(EntityModels.AQUATICBURSTER, EntityTextures.AQUATICBURSTER)
                 .setAnimatorProvider(AquaticChestbursterAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new BloodLayer<>())
+                .setScale(bursterEntity -> 1.0f + (bursterEntity.getGrowth() / bursterEntity.getMaxGrowth()))
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -28,15 +31,13 @@ public AquaticChestbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context)
 
     @Override
     public void render(
-        AquaticChestbursterEntity entity,
+        @NotNull AquaticChestbursterEntity entity,
         float entityYaw,
         float partialTicks,
-        PoseStack stack,
+        @NotNull PoseStack stack,
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferIn,
         int packedLightIn
     ) {
-        float scaleFactor = 1.0f + (entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth());
-        stack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         AquaticChestbursterAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTicks, stack, bufferIn, packedLightIn);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/AlienEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/AlienEntityRenderer.java
index 8a97f477b..24f63ee56 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/AlienEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/AlienEntityRenderer.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererPipeline;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.ClassicAgingOverLay;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ public AlienEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             })
                 .setAnimatorProvider(ClassicAlienAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new ClassicAgingOverLay<>(EntityTextures.ALIEN_YOUNG))
+                .setScale(classicAlienEntity -> {
+                    var scaleFactor = 0.8f + ((classicAlienEntity.getGrowth() / classicAlienEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
+                    return Math.min(scaleFactor, 1.0F);
+                })
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -52,16 +58,13 @@ protected AzModelRenderer<ClassicAlienEntity> createModelRenderer(AzLayerRendere
      */
     @Override
     public void render(
-        ClassicAlienEntity entity,
+        @NotNull ClassicAlienEntity entity,
         float entityYaw,
         float partialTick,
-        PoseStack stack,
+        @NotNull PoseStack stack,
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLightIn
     ) {
-        var scaleFactor = 0.8f + ((entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
-        if (scaleFactor < 1.0F)
-            stack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         ClassicAlienAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, stack, bufferSource, packedLightIn);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/ChestbursterEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/ChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
index d2037d018..c350539c7 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/ChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/classic/ChestbursterEntityRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.BloodLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public ChestbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             AzEntityRendererConfig.<ChestbursterEntity>builder(EntityModels.CHESTBURSTER, EntityTextures.CHESTBURSTER)
                 .setAnimatorProvider(ChestbursterAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .setScale(bursterEntity -> 1.0f + (bursterEntity.getGrowth() / bursterEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 4.0f)
+                .addRenderLayer(new BloodLayer<>())
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -28,15 +31,13 @@ public ChestbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
 
     @Override
     public void render(
-        ChestbursterEntity entity,
+        @NotNull ChestbursterEntity entity,
         float entityYaw,
         float partialTicks,
-        PoseStack stack,
+        @NotNull PoseStack stack,
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferIn,
         int packedLightIn
     ) {
-        float scaleFactor = 1.0f + ((entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth()) / 4.0f);
-        stack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         ChestbursterAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTicks, stack, bufferIn, packedLightIn);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/BloodLayer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/BloodLayer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22e24472b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/BloodLayer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature;
+
+import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.model.AzBone;
+import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.AzRendererPipeline;
+import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.AzRendererPipelineContext;
+import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.layer.AzRenderLayer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
+
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.texture.EntityTextures;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.common.entity.AlienEntity;
+
+public class BloodLayer<T extends AlienEntity> implements AzRenderLayer<T> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void preRender(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void render(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {
+        T animatable = (T) context.animatable();
+        AzRendererPipeline<T> renderPipeline = context.rendererPipeline();
+        var rendertype = RenderType.entityTranslucentCull(EntityTextures.CHESTBURSTER_BLOOD);
+        var maxGrowth = animatable.getMaxGrowth() / 2;
+        if (animatable.getGrowth() < maxGrowth && animatable.isAlive()) {
+            context.setRenderType(rendertype);
+            context.setVertexConsumer(context.multiBufferSource().getBuffer(rendertype));
+            var progress = (maxGrowth - animatable.getGrowth()) / maxGrowth;
+            var alpha = (int) (progress * 0xFF) << 24;
+            var color = (context.renderColor() & 0xFFFFFF) | alpha;
+            context.setRenderColor(color);
+            renderPipeline.reRender(context);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void renderForBone(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context, AzBone bone) {}
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/ClassicAgingOverLay.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/ClassicAgingOverLay.java
index d1534710e..971ff2480 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/ClassicAgingOverLay.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/ClassicAgingOverLay.java
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.AzRendererPipelineContext;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.layer.AzRenderLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
-import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.texture.EntityTextures;
 import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.common.entity.AlienEntity;
 
 public class ClassicAgingOverLay<T extends AlienEntity> implements AzRenderLayer<T> {
 
+    private ResourceLocation textureLocation;
+
+    public ClassicAgingOverLay(ResourceLocation textureLocation) {
+        this.textureLocation = textureLocation;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void preRender(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {}
 
@@ -18,12 +24,14 @@ public void preRender(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {}
     public void render(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {
         T animatable = (T) context.animatable();
         AzRendererPipeline<T> renderPipeline = context.rendererPipeline();
-        var bufferSource = context.multiBufferSource();
-        var rendertype = RenderType.entityTranslucentCull(EntityTextures.ALIEN_YOUNG);
-        if (!(animatable.getGrowth() >= animatable.getMaxGrowth())) {
+        var rendertype = RenderType.entityTranslucentCull(textureLocation);
+        if (animatable.getGrowth() < animatable.getMaxGrowth() && animatable.isAlive()) {
             context.setRenderType(rendertype);
-            var vertexConsumer = bufferSource.getBuffer(rendertype);
-            vertexConsumer.setColor(1, 1, 1, ((1200 - animatable.getGrowth()) / 1200));
+            context.setVertexConsumer(context.multiBufferSource().getBuffer(rendertype));
+            var progress = (animatable.getMaxGrowth() - animatable.getGrowth()) / animatable.getMaxGrowth();
+            var alpha = (int) (progress * 0xFF) << 24;
+            var color = (context.renderColor() & 0xFFFFFF) | alpha;
+            context.setRenderColor(color);
             renderPipeline.reRender(context);
         }
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphFeatureRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphFeatureRenderer.java
index beec37fb5..21e6e4ebf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphFeatureRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphFeatureRenderer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.LivingEntity;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.CommonMod;
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ public EggmorphFeatureRenderer(RenderLayerParent<T, M> context) {
         super(context);
     }
 
-    public static <T extends Entity> void renderEggmorphedModel(
-        EntityModel<T> renderedModel,
+    public static <T extends Entity, M extends EntityModel<T>> void renderEggmorphedModel(
+        M renderedModel,
         ResourceLocation texture,
         PoseStack matrices,
         MultiBufferSource vertexConsumers,
@@ -45,7 +46,11 @@ public static <T extends Entity> void renderEggmorphedModel(
         matrices.pushPose();
         renderedModel.prepareMobModel(entity, limbAngle, limbDistance, tickDelta);
         var vertexConsumer = vertexConsumers.getBuffer(getEggmorphLayerTexture(texture).renderLayer);
+        var progress = (CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer() - fovEggticker) / CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer();
+        var alpha = (int) (progress * 0xFF) << 24;
+        var color = (Color.WHITE.getRGB() & 0xFFFFFF) | alpha;
         renderedModel.setupAnim(entity, limbAngle, limbDistance, animationProgress, headYaw, headPitch);
+        vertexConsumer.setColor(color);
         renderedModel.renderToBuffer(
             matrices,
             vertexConsumer,
@@ -81,9 +86,8 @@ public void render(
         float headPitch
     ) {
         if (entity instanceof LivingEntity livingEntity && livingEntity.hasEffect(GigStatusEffects.EGGMORPHING)) {
-            var vertexConsumer = vertexConsumers.getBuffer(getEggmorphLayerTexture(getTextureLocation(entity)).renderLayer);
             fovEggticker++;
-            var progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(fovEggticker / CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer(), 1));
+            var progress = (CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer() - fovEggticker) / CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer();
             renderEggmorphedModel(
                 getParentModel(),
                 getTextureLocation(entity),
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphGeoFeatureRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphGeoFeatureRenderer.java
index 14c741d45..f67057f75 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphGeoFeatureRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/feature/EggmorphGeoFeatureRenderer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature;
 
-import mod.azure.azurelib.core.object.Color;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.model.AzBone;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.AzRendererPipeline;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.AzRendererPipelineContext;
@@ -23,15 +22,15 @@ public void preRender(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {}
     public void render(AzRendererPipelineContext<T> context) {
         T animatable = (T) context.animatable();
         AzRendererPipeline<T> renderPipeline = context.rendererPipeline();
-        var bufferSource = context.multiBufferSource();
         ResourceLocation textureLocation = renderPipeline.config().textureLocation(animatable);
         var renderLayer = EggmorphFeatureRenderer.getEggmorphLayerTexture(textureLocation).renderLayer;
         if (animatable instanceof LivingEntity livingEntity && livingEntity.hasEffect(GigStatusEffects.EGGMORPHING)) {
             fovEggticker++;
             var progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(fovEggticker / CommonMod.config.getEggmorphTickTimer(), 1));
-            var vertexConsumer = bufferSource.getBuffer(renderLayer);
-            vertexConsumer.setColor(1, 1, 1, progress);
-            context.setRenderColor(Color.ofRGBA(1, 1, 1, progress).getColor());
+            context.setVertexConsumer(context.multiBufferSource().getBuffer(renderLayer));
+            var alpha = (int) (progress * 0xFF) << 24;
+            var color = (context.renderColor() & 0xFFFFFF) | alpha;
+            context.setRenderColor(color);
             renderPipeline.reRender(context);
         }
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/hellmorphs/HellbursterEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/hellmorphs/HellbursterEntityRenderer.java
index 0c0cad3e2..6f6dd5132 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/hellmorphs/HellbursterEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/hellmorphs/HellbursterEntityRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.BloodLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public HellbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             AzEntityRendererConfig.<HellbursterEntity>builder(EntityModels.HELLBURSTER, EntityTextures.HELLBURSTER)
                 .setAnimatorProvider(HellbursterAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new BloodLayer<>())
+                .setScale(bursterEntity -> 1.0f + (bursterEntity.getGrowth() / bursterEntity.getMaxGrowth()))
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -35,8 +38,6 @@ public void render(
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLight
     ) {
-        float scaleFactor = 1.0f + (entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth());
-        poseStack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         HellbursterAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/mutant/StalkerEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/mutant/StalkerEntityRenderer.java
index eebb3fffa..4a04bfd15 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/mutant/StalkerEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/mutant/StalkerEntityRenderer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public StalkerEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
                 .setAnimatorProvider(StalkerAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
                 .setRenderType(stalker -> stalker.isAggressive() ? TRANSPARENT_RENDER_TYPE : NORMAL_RENDER_TYPE)
+                .setAlpha(stalker -> stalker.isAggressive() ? 0.2F : 1.0F)
                 .build(),
             context
         );
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeobursterRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeobursterRenderer.java
index e905f813a..2e517db23 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeobursterRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeobursterRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.BloodLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ public NeobursterRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
                     }
                     return rendererPipelineContext;
                 })
+                .setScale(bursterEntity -> 1.0f + (bursterEntity.getGrowth() / bursterEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f)
+                .addRenderLayer(new BloodLayer<>())
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -41,8 +44,6 @@ public void render(
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLight
     ) {
-        var scaleFactor = 1.0f + ((entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
-        poseStack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         NeobursterAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphAdolescentRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphAdolescentRenderer.java
index 96310ed4d..3a53179f6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphAdolescentRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphAdolescentRenderer.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public NeomorphAdolescentRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             )
                 .setAnimatorProvider(NeomorphAdolescentAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .setScale(neoEntity -> 1.0f + (neoEntity.getGrowth() / neoEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f)
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -38,9 +39,7 @@ public void render(
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLight
     ) {
-        var scaleFactor = 1.0f + ((entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
         NeomorphAdolescentAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
-        poseStack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight);
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphRenderer.java
index 60749b68b..8658f20df 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/neo/NeomorphRenderer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public NeomorphRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             )
                 .setAnimatorProvider(NeomorphAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .setScale(0.76F)
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ public void render(
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLight
     ) {
-        poseStack.scale(0.76F, 0.76F, 0.76F);
         NeomorphAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/rom/RomAlienRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/rom/RomAlienRenderer.java
index 546f19d42..5cacfbff2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/rom/RomAlienRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/rom/RomAlienRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.ClassicAgingOverLay;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
@@ -22,18 +23,18 @@ public class RomAlienRenderer extends AzEntityRenderer<RomAlienEntity> {
     protected RomAlienRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
         super(
             AzEntityRendererConfig.<RomAlienEntity>builder($ -> EntityModels.ROM_ALIEN, xeno -> {
-                var progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(1 - (xeno.getGrowth() / xeno.getMaxGrowth()), 1));
-
                 if (xeno.stasisManager.isStasis()) {
                     return EntityTextures.ROM_ALIEN_STATIS;
                 }
-                if (progress > 0) {
-                    return EntityTextures.ROM_ALIEN_YOUNG;
-                }
                 return EntityTextures.ROM_ALIEN;
             })
                 .setAnimatorProvider(RomAlienAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new ClassicAgingOverLay<>(EntityTextures.ROM_ALIEN_YOUNG))
+                .setScale(classicAlienEntity -> {
+                    var scaleFactor = 0.8f + ((classicAlienEntity.getGrowth() / classicAlienEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
+                    return Math.min(scaleFactor, 1.0F);
+                })
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -41,15 +42,13 @@ protected RomAlienRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
 
     @Override
     public void render(
-        RomAlienEntity entity,
+        @NotNull RomAlienEntity entity,
         float entityYaw,
         float partialTick,
-        PoseStack stack,
+        @NotNull PoseStack stack,
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLightIn
     ) {
-        var scaleFactor = 0.8f + ((entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
-        stack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         RomAlienAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, stack, bufferSource, packedLightIn);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerAlienEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerAlienEntityRenderer.java
index f1377ee58..55f6d343a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerAlienEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerAlienEntityRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.ClassicAgingOverLay;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ public RunnerAlienEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             )
                 .setAnimatorProvider(RunnerAlienAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new ClassicAgingOverLay<>(EntityTextures.RUNNER_ALIEN_YOUNG))
+                .setScale(runnerAlienEntity -> {
+                    var scaleFactor = 0.8f + ((runnerAlienEntity.getGrowth() / runnerAlienEntity.getMaxGrowth()) / 5f);
+                    return Math.min(scaleFactor, 1.0F);
+                })
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -31,10 +37,10 @@ public RunnerAlienEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
 
     @Override
     public void render(
-        RunnerAlienEntity entity,
+        @NotNull RunnerAlienEntity entity,
         float entityYaw,
         float partialTicks,
-        PoseStack stack,
+        @NotNull PoseStack stack,
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferIn,
         int packedLightIn
     ) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerbursterEntityRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerbursterEntityRenderer.java
index c4680626d..9875263ca 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerbursterEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mods/cybercat/gigeresque/client/entity/render/runner/RunnerbursterEntityRenderer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRenderer;
 import mod.azure.azurelib.rewrite.render.entity.AzEntityRendererConfig;
+import mods.cybercat.gigeresque.client.entity.render.feature.BloodLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public RunnerbursterEntityRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context context) {
             AzEntityRendererConfig.<RunnerbursterEntity>builder(EntityModels.RUNNERBURSTER, EntityTextures.RUNNERBURSTER)
                 .setAnimatorProvider(RunnerbursterAnimator::new)
                 .setDeathMaxRotation(0.0F)
+                .addRenderLayer(new BloodLayer<>())
+                .setScale(bursterEntity -> 1.0f + (bursterEntity.getGrowth() / bursterEntity.getMaxGrowth()))
                 .build(),
             context
         );
@@ -35,9 +38,7 @@ public void render(
         @NotNull MultiBufferSource bufferSource,
         int packedLight
     ) {
-        float scaleFactor = 1.0f + (entity.getGrowth() / entity.getMaxGrowth());
         RunnerbursterAnimManager.handleAnimations(entity);
-        poseStack.scale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
         super.render(entity, entityYaw, partialTick, poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight);
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f08c86575..f4100efa1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fabric_loader_version                = 0.16.10
 
 # Libs
 modmenu_version                      = 11.0.3
-azurelib_version                     = 3.0.13
+azurelib_version                     = 3.0.20
 
 # Mod options
 group                                = mods.cybercat.gigeresque