diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
index e6b5a11a09..ae2d50ce53 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vec4 cloud_at(vec3 pos, float dist, out vec3 emission) {
     #endif
     mist_min_alt = view_distance.z * 1.5 * (1.0 + mist_min_alt * 0.5);
     const float MIST_FADE_HEIGHT = 500;
-    float mist = 0.00025 * pow(clamp(1.0 - (pos.z - mist_min_alt) / MIST_FADE_HEIGHT, 0.0, 1), 4.0) / (1.0 + pow(1.0 + dist / 20000.0, 2.0));
+    float mist = 0.0005 * pow(clamp(1.0 - (pos.z - mist_min_alt) / MIST_FADE_HEIGHT, 0.0, 1), 4.0);
 
     float alt = alt_at(pos.xy - focus_off.xy);
 
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ vec4 cloud_at(vec3 pos, float dist, out vec3 emission) {
         const float turb_speed = -1.0; // Turbulence goes the opposite way
         vec3 turb_offset = vec3(1, 1, 0) * time_of_day.x * turb_speed;
         mist *= 0.5
-            + 4 * (noise_2d(wind_pos.xy / 20000) - 0.5)
-            + 1 * (noise_3d(wind_pos / 1000) - 0.5);
+        #if (CLOUD_MODE >= CLOUD_MODE_LOW)
+            + 1.0 * (noise_2d(wind_pos.xy / 5000) - 0.5)
+        #endif
+        #if (CLOUD_MODE >= CLOUD_MODE_MEDIUM)
+            + 0.25 * (noise_3d(wind_pos / 1000) - 0.5)
+        #endif
+        ;
 
         float CLOUD_DEPTH = (view_distance.w - view_distance.z) * 0.8;
         const float CLOUD_DENSITY = 5.0;
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ vec4 cloud_at(vec3 pos, float dist, out vec3 emission) {
             + 0.5 * (noise_3d(wind_pos / 150.0 / cloud_scale) - 0.5)
         #endif
         ) * 0.01;
-        cloud = pow(cloud, 3) * sign(cloud);
+        cloud = pow(max(cloud, 0), 3) * sign(cloud);
         cloud *= CLOUD_DENSITY * (cloud_tendency * 100) * falloff(abs(pos.z - cloud_alt) / CLOUD_DEPTH);
 
         // What proportion of sunlight is *not* being blocked by nearby cloud? (approximation)
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
index 8c56bb1fda..b3203e958c 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ float cloud_scale = view_distance.z / 150.0;
 
 float cloud_tendency_at(vec2 pos) {
     float nz = texture(t_noise, (pos + wind_offset) / 60000.0 / cloud_scale).x - 0.3;
-    nz = pow(clamp(nz, 0, 1), 4);
+    nz = pow(clamp(nz, 0, 1), 3);
     return nz;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/sys/src/phys.rs b/common/sys/src/phys.rs
index f090a6aaa6..f1910a8c15 100644
--- a/common/sys/src/phys.rs
+++ b/common/sys/src/phys.rs
@@ -1359,7 +1359,6 @@ fn box_voxel_collision<'a, T: BaseVol<Vox = Block> + ReadVol>(
         z_range.clone(),
     ) && vel.0.z < 0.25
         && vel.0.z > -1.5
-        && was_on_ground
         && block_snap
     {
         let snap_height = terrain
diff --git a/world/src/layer/scatter.rs b/world/src/layer/scatter.rs
index be3e34b2be..46d4f9f07e 100644
--- a/world/src/layer/scatter.rs
+++ b/world/src/layer/scatter.rs
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@ pub fn apply_scatter_to(canvas: &mut Canvas, rng: &mut impl Rng) {
         // Collectable Objects
         // Only spawn twigs in temperate forests
         (Twigs, false, |c, _| {
-            ((c.tree_density - 0.5).max(0.0) * 1.0e-3, None)
+            (
+                (c.tree_density * 1.25 - 0.25).powf(0.5).max(0.0) * 0.75e-3,
+                None,
+            )
         }),
         (Stones, false, |c, _| {
-            ((c.rockiness - 0.5).max(0.0) * 1.0e-3, None)
+            ((c.rockiness - 0.5).max(0.025) * 1.0e-3, None)
         }),
         // Don't spawn Mushrooms in snowy regions
         (Mushroom, false, |c, _| {