diff --git a/lib/effects/effects.dart b/lib/effects/effects.dart
index af110d19b..e288da6c7 100644
--- a/lib/effects/effects.dart
+++ b/lib/effects/effects.dart
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ abstract class ComponentEffect<T extends Component> {
       currentTime = currentTime.clamp(0.0, peakTime).toDouble();
       if (hasFinished()) {
         onComplete?.call();
+        _setComponentToEndState();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ abstract class ComponentEffect<T extends Component> {
       driftTime = 0;
     }
   }
+
+  void _setComponentToEndState();
 }
 
 abstract class PositionComponentEffect
@@ -141,16 +144,23 @@ abstract class PositionComponentEffect
   void initialize(PositionComponent component) {
     super.initialize(component);
     this.component = component;
-    originalPosition = component.position;
+    originalPosition = component.position.clone();
     originalAngle = component.angle;
-    originalSize = component.size;
+    originalSize = component.size.clone();
 
     /// If these aren't modified by the extending effect it is assumed that the
     /// effect didn't bring the component to another state than the one it
     /// started in
-    endPosition = component.position;
+    endPosition = component.position.clone();
     endAngle = component.angle;
-    endSize = component.size;
+    endSize = component.size.clone();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void _setComponentToEndState() {
+    component.position.setFrom(endPosition);
+    component.angle = endAngle;
+    component.size.setFrom(endSize);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/effects/move_effect.dart b/lib/effects/move_effect.dart
index f190a67d7..17c022e5c 100644
--- a/lib/effects/move_effect.dart
+++ b/lib/effects/move_effect.dart
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ class MoveEffect extends SimplePositionComponentEffect {
     } else {
       _movePath = path;
     }
-    if (!isAlternating) {
-      endPosition = _movePath.last;
-    } else {
-      endPosition = _startPosition;
-    }
+    endPosition = isAlternating ? _startPosition : _movePath.last;
 
     double pathLength = 0;
     Vector2 lastPosition = _startPosition;
@@ -113,16 +109,19 @@ class MoveEffect extends SimplePositionComponentEffect {
   @override
   void update(double dt) {
     super.update(dt);
-    _currentSubPath ??= _percentagePath.first;
-    if (!curveDirection.isNegative && _currentSubPath.endAt < curveProgress ||
-        curveDirection.isNegative && _currentSubPath.startAt > curveProgress) {
-      _currentSubPath =
-          _percentagePath.firstWhere((v) => v.endAt >= curveProgress);
+    if (!hasFinished()) {
+      _currentSubPath ??= _percentagePath.first;
+      if (!curveDirection.isNegative && _currentSubPath.endAt < curveProgress ||
+          curveDirection.isNegative &&
+              _currentSubPath.startAt > curveProgress) {
+        _currentSubPath =
+            _percentagePath.firstWhere((v) => v.endAt >= curveProgress);
+      }
+      final double lastEndAt = _currentSubPath.startAt;
+      final double localPercentage =
+          (curveProgress - lastEndAt) / (_currentSubPath.endAt - lastEndAt);
+      component.position = _currentSubPath.previous +
+          ((_currentSubPath.v - _currentSubPath.previous) * localPercentage);
     }
-    final double lastEndAt = _currentSubPath.startAt;
-    final double localPercentage =
-        (curveProgress - lastEndAt) / (_currentSubPath.endAt - lastEndAt);
-    component.position = _currentSubPath.previous +
-        ((_currentSubPath.v - _currentSubPath.previous) * localPercentage);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/effects/rotate_effect.dart b/lib/effects/rotate_effect.dart
index 141d1299e..18811619a 100644
--- a/lib/effects/rotate_effect.dart
+++ b/lib/effects/rotate_effect.dart
@@ -34,19 +34,21 @@ class RotateEffect extends SimplePositionComponentEffect {
   @override
   void initialize(_comp) {
     super.initialize(_comp);
-    if (!isAlternating) {
-      endAngle = _comp.angle + angle;
-    }
     _startAngle = component.angle;
     _delta = isRelative ? angle : angle - _startAngle;
+    if (!isAlternating) {
+      endAngle = _startAngle + _delta;
+    }
     speed ??= _delta / duration;
     duration ??= _delta / speed;
-    peakTime = duration;
+    peakTime = isAlternating ? duration / 2 : duration;
   }
 
   @override
   void update(double dt) {
     super.update(dt);
-    component.angle = _startAngle + _delta * curveProgress;
+    if (!hasFinished()) {
+      component.angle = _startAngle + _delta * curveProgress;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/effects/scale_effect.dart b/lib/effects/scale_effect.dart
index b12eac53d..054445efb 100644
--- a/lib/effects/scale_effect.dart
+++ b/lib/effects/scale_effect.dart
@@ -35,19 +35,21 @@ class ScaleEffect extends SimplePositionComponentEffect {
   @override
   void initialize(_comp) {
     super.initialize(_comp);
-    if (!isAlternating) {
-      endSize = size.clone();
-    }
     _startSize = component.size;
     _delta = isRelative ? size : size - _startSize;
+    if (!isAlternating) {
+      endSize = _startSize + _delta;
+    }
     speed ??= _delta.length / duration;
     duration ??= _delta.length / speed;
-    peakTime = duration;
+    peakTime = isAlternating ? duration / 2 : duration;
   }
 
   @override
   void update(double dt) {
     super.update(dt);
-    component.size = _startSize + _delta * curveProgress;
+    if (!hasFinished()) {
+      component.size = _startSize + _delta * curveProgress;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/effects/effect_test_utils.dart b/test/effects/effect_test_utils.dart
index dbed9a5ec..6ddd3605f 100644
--- a/test/effects/effect_test_utils.dart
+++ b/test/effects/effect_test_utils.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void effectTest(
   WidgetTester tester,
   PositionComponent component,
   PositionComponentEffect effect, {
-  bool hasFinished = true,
+  bool shouldFinish = true,
   double iterations = 1.0,
   double expectedAngle = 0.0,
   Vector2 expectedPosition,
@@ -41,25 +41,51 @@ void effectTest(
     game.update(stepDelta);
     timeLeft -= stepDelta;
   }
-  expect(
-    effect.hasFinished(),
-    hasFinished,
-    reason: "Effect.hasFinished() didn't have the expected value",
-  );
-  expect(
-    callback.isCalled,
-    hasFinished,
-    reason: 'Callback was not treated properly',
-  );
-  expect(
-    component.position,
-    expectedPosition,
-    reason: "Position is not correct",
-  );
-  expect(component.angle, expectedAngle, reason: "Angle is not correct");
-  expect(component.size, expectedSize, reason: "Size is not correct");
+  expect(effect.hasFinished(), shouldFinish, reason: "Effect shouldFinish");
+  expect(callback.isCalled, shouldFinish, reason: "Callback was treated wrong");
+  if (!shouldFinish) {
+    const double floatRange = 0.001;
+    bool acceptableVector(Vector2 vector, Vector2 expectedVector) {
+      return (expectedVector - vector).length < floatRange;
+    }
+
+    final bool acceptablePosition =
+        acceptableVector(component.position, expectedPosition);
+    final bool acceptableSize = acceptableVector(component.size, expectedSize);
+    final bool acceptableAngle =
+        (expectedAngle - component.angle).abs() < floatRange;
+    assert(
+      acceptablePosition,
+      "Position is not correct (${component.position} vs $expectedPosition)",
+    );
+    assert(
+      acceptableAngle,
+      "Angle is not correct (${component.angle} vs $expectedAngle)",
+    );
+    assert(
+      acceptableSize,
+      "Size is not correct (${component.size} vs $expectedSize)",
+    );
+  } else {
+    //game.update(0.1);
+    expect(
+      component.position,
+      expectedPosition,
+      reason: "Position is not exactly correct",
+    );
+    expect(
+      component.angle,
+      expectedAngle,
+      reason: "Angle is not exactly correct",
+    );
+    expect(
+      component.size,
+      expectedSize,
+      reason: "Size is not exactly correct",
+    );
+  }
   game.update(0.0); // Since effects are removed before they are updated
-  expect(component.effects.isEmpty, hasFinished);
+  expect(component.effects.isEmpty, shouldFinish);
 }
 
 class Square extends PositionComponent {
diff --git a/test/effects/move_effect_test.dart b/test/effects/move_effect_test.dart
index 7fba1314c..10c66e285 100644
--- a/test/effects/move_effect_test.dart
+++ b/test/effects/move_effect_test.dart
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
         moveEffect,
         expectedPosition: positionComponent.position.clone(),
         iterations: 1.0,
-        hasFinished: false,
+        shouldFinish: false,
       );
     },
   );
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void main() {
       positionComponent,
       moveEffect,
       expectedPosition: path.last,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
       iterations: 0.5,
     );
   });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void main() {
       moveEffect,
       expectedPosition: path.last,
       iterations: 3.0,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
     );
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/effects/rotate_effect_test.dart b/test/effects/rotate_effect_test.dart
index c9078e32d..527109468 100644
--- a/test/effects/rotate_effect_test.dart
+++ b/test/effects/rotate_effect_test.dart
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void main() {
         rotateEffect,
         expectedAngle: positionComponent.angle,
         iterations: 1.0,
-        hasFinished: false,
+        shouldFinish: false,
       );
     },
   );
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void main() {
       positionComponent,
       rotateEffect,
       expectedAngle: angleArgument,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
       iterations: 0.5,
     );
   });
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void main() {
       rotateEffect,
       expectedAngle: angleArgument,
       iterations: 3.0,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
     );
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/effects/scale_effect_test.dart b/test/effects/scale_effect_test.dart
index 41c221133..697d0d32e 100644
--- a/test/effects/scale_effect_test.dart
+++ b/test/effects/scale_effect_test.dart
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
         scaleEffect,
         expectedSize: positionComponent.size.clone(),
         iterations: 1.0,
-        hasFinished: false,
+        shouldFinish: false,
       );
     },
   );
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void main() {
       positionComponent,
       scaleEffect,
       expectedSize: argumentSize,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
       iterations: 0.5,
     );
   });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void main() {
       scaleEffect,
       expectedSize: argumentSize,
       iterations: 3.0,
-      hasFinished: false,
+      shouldFinish: false,
     );
   });
 }