diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Map/Hull.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Map/Hull.cs
index 5f9257b42..3b10a7a24 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Map/Hull.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Map/Hull.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         partial void UpdateProjSpecific(float deltaTime, Camera cam)
         {
             if (IdFreed) { return; }
+
+            //don't create updates if all clients are very far from the hull
+            float hullUpdateDistanceSqr = NetConfig.HullUpdateDistance * NetConfig.HullUpdateDistance;
+            if (!GameMain.Server.ConnectedClients.Any(c => 
+                c.Character != null && 
+                Vector2.DistanceSquared(c.Character.WorldPosition, WorldPosition) < hullUpdateDistanceSqr))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             //update client hulls if the amount of water has changed by >10%
             //or if oxygen percentage has changed by 5%
             if (Math.Abs(lastSentVolume - waterVolume) > Volume * 0.1f ||
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Levels/LevelObjects/LevelTrigger.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Levels/LevelObjects/LevelTrigger.cs
index 83033e604..1c3ec2339 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Levels/LevelObjects/LevelTrigger.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Levels/LevelObjects/LevelTrigger.cs
@@ -432,12 +432,16 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             {
                 if (ForceFluctuationStrength > 0.0f)
                 {
-                    forceFluctuationTimer += deltaTime;
-                    if (forceFluctuationTimer > ForceFluctuationInterval)
+                    //no need for force fluctuation (or network updates) if the trigger limits velocity and there are no triggerers
+                    if (forceMode != TriggerForceMode.LimitVelocity || triggerers.Any())
                     {
-                        NeedsNetworkSyncing = true;
-                        currentForceFluctuation = Rand.Range(1.0f - ForceFluctuationStrength, 1.0f);
-                        forceFluctuationTimer = 0.0f;
+                        forceFluctuationTimer += deltaTime;
+                        if (forceFluctuationTimer > ForceFluctuationInterval)
+                        {
+                            NeedsNetworkSyncing = true;
+                            currentForceFluctuation = Rand.Range(1.0f - ForceFluctuationStrength, 1.0f);
+                            forceFluctuationTimer = 0.0f;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetConfig.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetConfig.cs
index 219b4d55e..74b6afcb2 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetConfig.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetConfig.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
         public const float ItemConditionUpdateInterval = 0.15f;
         public const float LevelObjectUpdateInterval = 0.5f;
         public const float HullUpdateInterval = 0.5f;
+        public const float HullUpdateDistance = 20000.0f;
 
         public const int MaxEventPacketsPerUpdate = 4;