diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
index 08fbbaa0f..0a934195d 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
@@ -464,15 +464,15 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                                     
             float impact = Vector2.Dot(velocity, -normal);
 
-            float volume = Math.Min(impact, 1.0f);
+            float volume = Math.Min(impact-3.0f, 1.0f);
             if (f1.Body.UserData is Limb)
             {
                 Limb limb = (Limb)f1.Body.UserData;
                 
-                if (impact > 0.5f && limb.HitSound != null && limb.soundTimer <= 0.0f)
+                if (impact > 3.0f && limb.HitSound != null && limb.soundTimer <= 0.0f)
                 {
                     limb.soundTimer = Limb.SoundInterval;
-                    limb.HitSound.Play(volume, impact * 250.0f, limb.WorldPosition);
+                    limb.HitSound.Play(volume, impact * 100.0f, limb.WorldPosition);
                 }
             }
             else if (f1.Body == collider.FarseerBody)
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Limb.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
index 4532a846a..348c84739 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         Sound hitSound;
         //a timer for delaying when a hitsound/attacksound can be played again
         public float soundTimer;
-        public const float SoundInterval = 0.2f;
+        public const float SoundInterval = 0.4f;
 
         public readonly Attack attack;
 
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/GameMain.cs b/Subsurface/Source/GameMain.cs
index 3ca6f0528..7326838e2 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/GameMain.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/GameMain.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         public static World World;
 
         public static LoadingScreen TitleScreen;
-        private static bool titleScreenOpen;
+        private static bool loadingScreenOpen;
 
         public static GameSettings Config;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
             TextureLoader.Init(GraphicsDevice);
 
-            titleScreenOpen = true;
+            loadingScreenOpen = true;
             TitleScreen = new LoadingScreen(GraphicsDevice);
 
             CoroutineManager.StartCoroutine(Load());
@@ -304,12 +304,17 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                 PlayerInput.Update(Timing.Step);
 
-                if (titleScreenOpen)
+                if (loadingScreenOpen)
                 {
+                    //reset accumulator if loading
+                    // -> less choppy loading screens because the screen is rendered after each update
+                    // -> no pause caused by leftover time in the accumulator when starting a new shift
+                    Timing.Accumulator = 0.0f;
+
                     if (TitleScreen.LoadState >= 100.0f && 
                         (!waitForKeyHit || PlayerInput.GetKeyboardState.GetPressedKeys().Length>0 || PlayerInput.LeftButtonClicked()))
                     {
-                        titleScreenOpen = false;
+                        loadingScreenOpen = false;
                     }
                 }
                 else if (hasLoaded)
@@ -334,8 +339,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     }
 
                     GUI.Update((float)Timing.Step);
-                }
-                
+                }               
 
                 CoroutineManager.Update((float)Timing.Step, paused ? 0.0f : (float)Timing.Step);
 
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             FrameCounter.Update(deltaTime);
 
-            if (titleScreenOpen)
+            if (loadingScreenOpen)
             {
                 TitleScreen.Draw(spriteBatch, GraphicsDevice, (float)deltaTime);
             }
@@ -369,7 +373,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         public static CoroutineHandle ShowLoading(IEnumerable<object> loader, bool waitKeyHit = true)
         {
             waitForKeyHit = waitKeyHit;
-            titleScreenOpen = true;
+            loadingScreenOpen = true;
             TitleScreen.LoadState = null;
             return CoroutineManager.StartCoroutine(TitleScreen.DoLoading(loader));
         }
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Map/Submarine.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
index 013d42d3b..7a8d32f82 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Map/Submarine.cs
@@ -294,18 +294,23 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             {
                 MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].Draw(spriteBatch, editing);
             }
-
         }
 
-        public static void DrawFront(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, bool editing = false)
+        public static void DrawFront(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, bool editing = false, Predicate<MapEntity> predicate = null)
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < MapEntity.mapEntityList.Count; i++)
             {
-                if (MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].DrawOverWater)
-                    MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].Draw(spriteBatch, editing, false);
-            }
+                if (!MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].DrawOverWater) continue;
 
 
+                if (predicate != null)
+                {
+                    if (!predicate(MapEntity.mapEntityList[i])) continue;
+                }
+
+                MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].Draw(spriteBatch, editing, false);
+            }
+
             if (GameMain.DebugDraw)
             {
                 foreach (Submarine sub in Submarine.Loaded)
@@ -325,10 +330,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                         prevPos = currPos;
                     }
-
                 }
-
-
             }
         }
 
@@ -351,13 +353,14 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < MapEntity.mapEntityList.Count; i++)
             {
+                if (!MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].DrawBelowWater) continue;
+
                 if (predicate != null)
                 {
                     if (!predicate(MapEntity.mapEntityList[i])) continue;
                 }
                 
-                if (MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].DrawBelowWater)
-                    MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].Draw(spriteBatch, editing, true);
+                MapEntity.mapEntityList[i].Draw(spriteBatch, editing, true);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Screens/GameScreen.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Screens/GameScreen.cs
index fe856ae67..d04951049 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Screens/GameScreen.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Screens/GameScreen.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 null, null, null, null,
                 cam.Transform);
 
-            Submarine.DrawBack(spriteBatch,false,s => s is Structure && (((Structure)s).resizeHorizontal || ((Structure)s).resizeVertical));
+            Submarine.DrawBack(spriteBatch, false, s => s is Structure);
 
             spriteBatch.End();
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 null, null, null, null,
                 cam.Transform);
 
-            Submarine.DrawBack(spriteBatch, false, s => !(s is Structure) || (!((Structure)s).resizeHorizontal && !((Structure)s).resizeHorizontal));
+            Submarine.DrawBack(spriteBatch, false, s => !(s is Structure));
 
             foreach (Character c in Character.CharacterList) c.Draw(spriteBatch);
 
@@ -328,19 +328,22 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             {
                 graphics.SetRenderTarget(renderTarget);
                 spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred,
-                BlendState.Opaque, null, null, null, lightBlur.Effect);
+                    BlendState.Opaque, null, null, null, lightBlur.Effect);
+
                 spriteBatch.Draw(renderTargetBackground, new Rectangle(0, 0, GameMain.GraphicsWidth, GameMain.GraphicsHeight), Color.White);
+
                 spriteBatch.End();
 
                 spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.BackToFront,
-                BlendState.AlphaBlend, SamplerState.LinearWrap,
-                null, null, null,
-                cam.Transform);
+                    BlendState.AlphaBlend, SamplerState.LinearWrap,
+                    null, null, null,
+                    cam.Transform);
+
                 Submarine.DrawDamageable(spriteBatch, null);
+                Submarine.DrawFront(spriteBatch, false, s => s is Structure);
+
                 spriteBatch.End();
-
-                //GameMain.LightManager.DrawLightMap(spriteBatch, lightBlur.Effect);
-
+                
                 GameMain.LightManager.DrawLOS(spriteBatch, lightBlur.Effect, true);
             }