diff --git a/modules/game_textmessage/textmessage.lua b/modules/game_textmessage/textmessage.lua
index dda14d67..77e2ac6f 100644
--- a/modules/game_textmessage/textmessage.lua
+++ b/modules/game_textmessage/textmessage.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ MessageTypes = {
   [MessageModes.Loot] = MessageSettings.centerGreen,
   [MessageModes.Red] = MessageSettings.consoleRed,
   [MessageModes.Blue] = MessageSettings.consoleBlue,
-  [MessageModes.PrivateFrom] = MessageSettings.private
+  [MessageModes.PrivateFrom] = MessageSettings.consoleBlue,
+  [254] = MessageSettings.private
 }
 
 messagesPanel = nil
@@ -91,6 +92,6 @@ end
 
 function onPrivateTalk(code, text, speaker, speakerlevel, statmentid)
   if Options.getOption('showPrivateMessagesOnScreen') then
-    displayMessage(code, speaker .. ':\n' .. text)
+    displayMessage(254, speaker .. ':\n' .. text)
   end
 end
diff --git a/modules/gamelib/const.lua b/modules/gamelib/const.lua
index 0e4704fa..3e9d294e 100644
--- a/modules/gamelib/const.lua
+++ b/modules/gamelib/const.lua
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ TextColors = {
   yellow    = '#ffff00', --'#e6c832'
   green     = '#00EB00', --'#3fbe32'
   lightblue = '#5ff7f7',
+  blue      = '#9f9dfd',
   --blue1     = '#6e50dc',
   --blue2     = '#3264c8',
   --blue3     = '#0096c8',
diff --git a/src/otclient/const.h b/src/otclient/const.h
index fbbcd4c4..1339b89f 100644
--- a/src/otclient/const.h
+++ b/src/otclient/const.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace Otc
         AWARE_Y_TOP_TILES = AWARE_Y_TILES/2 - 1,
         AWARE_Y_BOTTOM_TILES = AWARE_Y_TILES/2,
 
-        EFFECT_TICKS_PER_FRAME = 75,
         INVISIBLE_TICKS_PER_FRAME = 500,
         ITEM_TICKS_PER_FRAME = 500,
         ANIMATED_TEXT_DURATION = 1000,
diff --git a/src/otclient/effect.cpp b/src/otclient/effect.cpp
index 9ade6253..385fbb5b 100644
--- a/src/otclient/effect.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/effect.cpp
@@ -31,17 +31,22 @@ void Effect::draw(const Point& dest, float scaleFactor, bool animate)
 
     int animationPhase = 0;
     if(animate)
-        animationPhase = std::min((int)(m_animationTimer.ticksElapsed() / Otc::EFFECT_TICKS_PER_FRAME), getAnimationPhases() - 1);
+        animationPhase = std::min((int)(m_animationTimer.ticksElapsed() / m_phaseDuration), getAnimationPhases() - 1);
     rawGetThingType()->draw(dest, scaleFactor, 0, 0, 0, 0, animationPhase);
 }
 
 void Effect::startAnimation()
 {
     m_animationTimer.restart();
+    m_phaseDuration = EFFECT_TICKS_PER_FRAME;
+
+    // hack to fix some animation phases duration, currently there is no better solution
+    if(m_id == 33)
+        m_phaseDuration *= 4;
 
     // schedule removal
     auto self = asEffect();
-    g_dispatcher.scheduleEvent([self]() { g_map.removeThing(self); }, Otc::EFFECT_TICKS_PER_FRAME * getAnimationPhases());
+    g_dispatcher.scheduleEvent([self]() { g_map.removeThing(self); }, m_phaseDuration * getAnimationPhases());
 }
 
 void Effect::setId(uint32 id)
diff --git a/src/otclient/effect.h b/src/otclient/effect.h
index 047a3f5b..5b9d2888 100644
--- a/src/otclient/effect.h
+++ b/src/otclient/effect.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 // @bindclass
 class Effect : public Thing
 {
+    enum {
+        EFFECT_TICKS_PER_FRAME = 75
+    };
 public:
     void draw(const Point& dest, float scaleFactor, bool animate);
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     Timer m_animationTimer;
+    uint m_phaseDuration;
     uint16 m_id;
 };