diff --git a/animations/walk_fwd_lower.anim.json b/animations/walk_fwd_lower.anim.json
index d18896b..9c65da6 100644
--- a/animations/walk_fwd_lower.anim.json
+++ b/animations/walk_fwd_lower.anim.json
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
       "foot_l": {"pos": [0, 0]},    "foot_r": {"pos": [0, 0]}
     },
     { "t": 0.2,
-      "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1, -1]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1,  1]},
-      "foot_l": {"pos": [-0.044,  25.47]},  "foot_r": {"pos": [0.249,  25.85]}
+      "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1, -1]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1,  0]},
+      "foot_l": {"pos": [0, 25]},   "foot_r": {"pos": [0, 0]}
     },
     { "t": 0.4,
       "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1,  0]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1,  0]},
       "foot_l": {"pos": [0, 0]},    "foot_r": {"pos": [0, 0]}
     },
     { "t": 0.6,
-      "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1,  1]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1, -1]},
-      "foot_l": {"pos": [ 0.044, -25.47]},  "foot_r": {"pos": [-0.249, -25.85]}
+      "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1,  0]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1, -1]},
+      "foot_l": {"pos": [0, 0]},    "foot_r": {"pos": [0, 25]}
     },
     { "t": 0.8,
       "leg_l":  {"scl": [-1,  0]},  "leg_r":  {"scl": [ 1,  0]},
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 36499dc..8719b51 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ local function update_lower_anim(moving, move_x, move_y)
         end
         puppet.stop(state.player, "idle_lower")
         puppet.stop(state.player, "idle")
-        puppet.play(state.player, anim_id, { loop = true })
+        -- Slow walk to ~0.5x substrate speed (user preference: too fast for
+        -- actual map traversal at substrate's 0.8s/cycle).
+        puppet.play(state.player, anim_id, { loop = true, speed = 0.5 })
         if not puppet.is_playing(state.player, "walk_upper") then
-            puppet.play(state.player, "walk_upper", { loop = true })
+            puppet.play(state.player, "walk_upper", { loop = true, speed = 0.5 })
         end
         state.walk_anim_current = anim_id
         if CI_FRAME_PERF and ci_last_state ~= "walk" then