diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/hero/Hero.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/hero/Hero.java
index 96c908f91..fc5ffd584 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/hero/Hero.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/hero/Hero.java
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ import com.watabou.noosa.audio.Sample;
 import com.watabou.noosa.tweeners.Delayer;
 import com.watabou.utils.Bundle;
 import com.watabou.utils.Callback;
-import com.watabou.utils.ColorMath;
 import com.watabou.utils.GameMath;
 import com.watabou.utils.PathFinder;
 import com.watabou.utils.Point;
@@ -1214,7 +1213,7 @@ public class Hero extends Char {
 
 						//1 hunger spent total
 						} else if (Dungeon.level.map[action.dst] == Terrain.MINE_BOULDER){
-							Splash.at(action.dst, ColorMath.random( 0x444444, 0x777766 ), 5);
+							Splash.at(action.dst, 0x555555, 5);
 							Sample.INSTANCE.play( Assets.Sounds.MINE, 0.6f );
 							Level.set( action.dst, Terrain.EMPTY_DECO );
 						}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/GnollGeomancer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/GnollGeomancer.java
index 7048b9374..525364f69 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/GnollGeomancer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/GnollGeomancer.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.utils.GLog;
 import com.watabou.noosa.audio.Sample;
 import com.watabou.utils.Bundle;
 import com.watabou.utils.Callback;
-import com.watabou.utils.ColorMath;
 import com.watabou.utils.GameMath;
 import com.watabou.utils.PathFinder;
 import com.watabou.utils.Random;
@@ -644,7 +643,7 @@ public class GnollGeomancer extends Mob {
 				reset( from, rockPath.collisionPos, new GnollGeomancer.Boulder(), new Callback() {
 					@Override
 					public void call() {
-						Splash.at(rockPath.collisionPos, ColorMath.random( 0x444444, 0x777766 ), 15);
+						Splash.at(rockPath.collisionPos, 0x555555, 15);
 						Sample.INSTANCE.play(Assets.Sounds.ROCKS);
 
 						Char ch = Actor.findChar(rockPath.collisionPos);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/effects/Splash.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/effects/Splash.java
index 1753faad9..61cb4b9db 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/effects/Splash.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/effects/Splash.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import com.watabou.noosa.particles.PixelParticle;
 import com.watabou.utils.PointF;
 import com.watabou.utils.Random;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 public class Splash {
 	
 	public static void at( int cell, final int color, int n ) {
@@ -44,11 +46,15 @@ public class Splash {
 		Emitter emitter = GameScene.emitter();
 		if (emitter == null) return;
 		emitter.pos( p );
-		
-		FACTORY.color = color;
-		FACTORY.dir = -3.1415926f / 2;
-		FACTORY.cone = 3.1415926f;
-		emitter.burst( FACTORY, n );
+
+		if (!FACTORIES.containsKey(color)){
+			FACTORIES.put(color, new SplashFactory());
+		}
+		SplashFactory fact = FACTORIES.get(color);
+		fact.color = color;
+		fact.dir = -3.1415926f / 2;
+		fact.cone = 3.1415926f;
+		emitter.burst( fact, n );
 	}
 	
 	public static void at( PointF p, final float dir, final float cone, final int color, int n ) {
@@ -60,11 +66,14 @@ public class Splash {
 		Emitter emitter = GameScene.emitter();
 		if (emitter == null) return;
 		emitter.pos( p );
-		
-		FACTORY.color = color;
-		FACTORY.dir = dir;
-		FACTORY.cone = cone;
-		emitter.burst( FACTORY, n );
+
+		if (!FACTORIES.containsKey(color)){
+			FACTORIES.put(color, new SplashFactory());
+		}
+		SplashFactory fact = FACTORIES.get(color);fact.color = color;
+		fact.dir = dir;
+		fact.cone = cone;
+		emitter.burst( fact, n );
 	}
 
 	public static void around(Visual v, final int color, int n ) {
@@ -76,10 +85,14 @@ public class Splash {
 		if (emitter == null) return;
 		emitter.pos( v );
 
-		FACTORY.color = color;
-		FACTORY.dir = -3.1415926f / 2;
-		FACTORY.cone = 3.1415926f;
-		emitter.burst( FACTORY, n );
+		if (!FACTORIES.containsKey(color)){
+			FACTORIES.put(color, new SplashFactory());
+		}
+		SplashFactory fact = FACTORIES.get(color);
+		fact.color = color;
+		fact.dir = -3.1415926f / 2;
+		fact.cone = 3.1415926f;
+		emitter.burst( fact, n );
 	}
 
 	public static void at( PointF p, final float dir, final float cone, final int color, int n, float interval ) {
@@ -92,14 +105,19 @@ public class Splash {
 		if (emitter == null) return;
 		emitter.pos( p );
 
-		FACTORY.color = color;
-		FACTORY.dir = dir;
-		FACTORY.cone = cone;
-		emitter.start( FACTORY, interval, n );
+		if (!FACTORIES.containsKey(color)){
+			FACTORIES.put(color, new SplashFactory());
+		}
+		SplashFactory fact = FACTORIES.get(color);
+		fact.color = color;
+		fact.dir = dir;
+		fact.cone = cone;
+		emitter.start( fact, interval, n );
 	}
-	
-	private static final SplashFactory FACTORY = new SplashFactory();
-			
+
+	//each color has its own factory, let's multiple splash effects occur at once
+	private static final HashMap<Integer, SplashFactory> FACTORIES = new HashMap<>();
+
 	private static class SplashFactory extends Emitter.Factory {
 
 		public int color;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/GnollGeomancerSprite.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/GnollGeomancerSprite.java
index 76f923ccf..36928d4af 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/GnollGeomancerSprite.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/GnollGeomancerSprite.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.mobs.GnollGeomancer;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.effects.particles.EarthParticle;
 import com.watabou.noosa.TextureFilm;
 import com.watabou.noosa.particles.Emitter;
-import com.watabou.utils.ColorMath;
 
 public class GnollGeomancerSprite extends MobSprite {
 
@@ -138,6 +137,6 @@ public class GnollGeomancerSprite extends MobSprite {
 
 	@Override
 	public int blood() {
-		return curAnim == statue ? ColorMath.random( 0x444444, 0x777766 ) : super.blood();
+		return curAnim == statue ? 0x555555 : super.blood();
 	}
 }