diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 3311a3365e7..75fb2d0b87f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -535,5 +535,9 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/getTrail()
 	if(getBruteLoss() < 300)
-		return "ltrails"
-	return "trails"
+		if(prob(50))
+			return "ltrails_1"
+		return "ltrails_2"
+	else if(prob(50))
+		return "trails_1"
+	return "trails_2"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index d1bc68c69a8..58b86bff7bc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 							var/trail_type = M.getTrail()
 							for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder/C in M.loc) //checks for blood splatter already on the floor
 								blood_exists = 1
-							if (istype(M.loc, /turf/simulated))
+							if (istype(M.loc, /turf/simulated) && trail_type != null)
 								var/newdir = get_dir(T, M.loc)
 								if(newdir != M.dir)
 									newdir = newdir | M.dir
@@ -373,10 +373,12 @@
 										newdir = NORTH
 									else if(newdir == 12) //E + W
 										newdir = EAST
+								if((newdir in list(1, 2, 4, 8)) && (prob(50)))
+									newdir = turn(get_dir(T, M.loc), 180)
 								if(!blood_exists)
 									new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder(M.loc)
 								for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder/H in M.loc)
-									if((!(newdir in H.existing_dirs) || trail_type == "trails") && H.existing_dirs.len <= 16) //maximum amount of overlays is 16 (all light & heavy directions filled)
+									if((!(newdir in H.existing_dirs) || trail_type == "trails_1" || trail_type == "trails_2") && H.existing_dirs.len <= 16) //maximum amount of overlays is 16 (all light & heavy directions filled)
 										H.existing_dirs += newdir
 										H.overlays.Add(image('icons/effects/blood.dmi',trail_type,dir = newdir))
 										if(istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human)) //blood DNA
diff --git a/icons/effects/blood.dmi b/icons/effects/blood.dmi
index f3153a955ae..b81a0e94104 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/blood.dmi and b/icons/effects/blood.dmi differ