diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Limb.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
index 237dcfa98..d73911a8c 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             private set;
         }
 
-        Sound hitSound;
+        private Sound hitSound;
 
         public Sound HitSound
         {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Carrier/carrier.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Carrier/carrier.xml
index 81a8367e1..5678f0bd5 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Carrier/carrier.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Carrier/carrier.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Character name="carrier" humanoid="false" health="1000" doesbleed="false">
+<Character name="carrier" humanoid="false" health="1000" doesbleed="false" usebloodparticles="false">
   
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Carrier/alarm1.ogg" state="Attack" range="2000"/>
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Carrier/carrier1.ogg" state="Attack" range="2000"/>
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/fractalguardian.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/fractalguardian.xml
index a19739d4a..98fd6e044 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/fractalguardian.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/fractalguardian.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Character name="fractalguardian" humanoid="false" health="500.0" doesbleed="false">
+<Character name="fractalguardian" humanoid="false" health="500.0" doesbleed="false" usebloodparticles="false">
 
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/guardian1.ogg" state="Attack" range="3000" />
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/guardian2.ogg" state="Attack" range="3000" />
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian2/fractalguardian2.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian2/fractalguardian2.xml
index 86be15828..01c6a6d2d 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian2/fractalguardian2.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Characters/Fractalguardian2/fractalguardian2.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Character name="fractalguardian" humanoid="false" health="800.0" doesbleed="false">
+<Character name="fractalguardian" humanoid="false" health="800.0" doesbleed="false" usebloodparticles="false">
 
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/guardian1.ogg" state="Attack" range="3000" />
   <sound file="Content/Characters/Fractalguardian/guardian2.ogg" state="Attack" range="3000" />
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
index 50662afde..afb980133 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
       
       <StatusEffect type="OnUse" Condition="-100.0" stun="10.0" disabledeltatime="true">
         <sound file="Content/Items/Weapons/bigexplosion.ogg"/>
-        <Explosion range="1000.0" structuredamage="1000" damage="1000" stun="10" force="50.0" severlimbsprobability="0.8" decal="explosion" decalsize="1.0"/>
+        <Explosion range="1000.0" structuredamage="1000" damage="1000" stun="10" force="50.0" severlimbsprobability="1.0" decal="explosion" decalsize="1.0"/>
       </StatusEffect>
 
       <StatusEffect type="OnActive" target="This">
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Particles/ParticlePrefabs.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Particles/ParticlePrefabs.xml
index 6f3b8b869..2fd6522a8 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Particles/ParticlePrefabs.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Particles/ParticlePrefabs.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <sprite texture="Content/Particles/spatter.png" sourcerect="128,0,128,128"/>
     <sprite texture="Content/Particles/spatter.png" sourcerect="0,128,128,128"/>
   </watersplash>
-
+  
   <mist
     startsizemin="0.4,0.4" startsizemax="0.5,0.5"
     sizechangemin="0.25,0.25" sizechangemax="0.3,0.3"
@@ -81,7 +81,122 @@
     velocitychange="0.0, 0.0">
     <animatedsprite texture="Content/Particles/Smoke.png" sourcerect="0,0,4096,4096" columns="8" rows="8" origin="0.5,0.5"/>
   </waterblood>
+  
+  <bloodtrail
+    lifetime="0.5"
+    angularvelocitymin="0"
+    angularvelocitymax="0"
+    startrotationmin="0"
+    startrotationmax="360"
+    rotatetodirection="False"
+    drag="0"
+    waterdrag="0.8"
+    velocitychange="0,0"
+    collisionradius="30"
+    collideswithwalls="False"
+    deleteoncollision="False"
+    friction="0.01"
+    restitution="0.2"
+    startsizemin="0.6,0.6"
+    startsizemax="1,1"
+    sizechangemin="0.2,0.2"
+    sizechangemax="0.5,0.5"
+    growtime="0.05"
+    startcolor="0.4941176,0,0,0.4941176"
+    startalpha="0.5"
+    colorchange="0,0,0,-1"
+    drawtarget="Both"
+    blendstate="AlphaBlend"
+    animduration="1"
+    loopanim="True">
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/spatter.png" sourcerect="0,0,128,128"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/spatter.png" sourcerect="128,0,128,128"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/spatter.png" sourcerect="0,128,128,128"/>
+  </bloodtrail>
+  
+  <gib
+    lifetime="5"
+    angularvelocitymin="-500"
+    angularvelocitymax="500"
+    startrotationmin="0"
+    startrotationmax="360"
+    rotatetodirection="True"
+    drag="0"
+    waterdrag="0.3"
+    velocitychange="0,-8"
+    velocitychangewater="0,-1"
+    collisionradius="10"
+    collideswithwalls="True"
+    deleteoncollision="False"
+    friction="0.5"
+    restitution="0.1"
+    startsizemin="0.3,0.3"
+    startsizemax="0.6,0.6"
+    sizechangemin="-0.1,-0.1"
+    sizechangemax="-0.1,-0.1"
+    growtime="0"
+    startcolor="0.2980392,0,0,1"
+    startalpha="1"
+    colorchange="0,0,0,-0.3"
+    drawtarget="Both"
+    blendstate="AlphaBlend"
+    animduration="1"
+    loopanim="True">
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="0,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="32,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="64,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="96,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="128,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="160,64,48,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="208,64,48,32"/>
+  </gib>
 
+  <heavygib
+    lifetime="1"
+    angularvelocitymin="-500"
+    angularvelocitymax="500"
+    startrotationmin="0"
+    startrotationmax="360"
+    rotatetodirection="False"
+    drag="0"
+    waterdrag="0.3"
+    velocitychange="0,-8"
+    velocitychangewater="0,-1"
+    collisionradius="10"
+    collideswithwalls="True"
+    deleteoncollision="True"
+    friction="0.5"
+    restitution="0.5"
+    startsizemin="0.8,0.8"
+    startsizemax="1,1"
+    sizechangemin="-0.5,-0.5"
+    sizechangemax="-0.5,-0.5"
+    growtime="0"
+    startcolor="0.2980392,0,0,1"
+    startalpha="1"
+    colorchange="0,0,0,-0.3"
+    drawtarget="Both"
+    blendstate="AlphaBlend"
+    animduration="1"
+    loopanim="True">
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="0,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="32,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="64,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="96,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="128,64,32,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="160,64,48,32"/>
+    <sprite texture="Content/Particles/shrapnel.png" sourcerect="208,64,48,32"/>
+
+    <ParticleEmitter
+      particle="bloodtrail"
+      particlespersecond="10"
+      position="0,0"
+      anglemin="0"
+      anglemax="360"
+      velocitymin="10"
+      velocitymax="20"/>
+  </heavygib>
+  
   <spark
     startsizemin="0.5,0.2" startsizemax="1.0,0.7"
     sizechangemin="-0.5,-0.5" sizechangemax="-1.0,-1.0"
@@ -314,7 +429,7 @@
     startcolor="1.0, 1.0, 1.0" startalpha="1.0"
     colorchange="0.0, 0.0, 0.0, -0.3"
     lifetime="10.0"
-    drawtarget="both"
+    drawtarget="water"
     collideswithwalls="true"
     collisionradius="10.0"
     restitution="0.2"
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
index 39f1f240a..492f4c7fe 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
@@ -541,12 +541,29 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             GetConnectedLimbs(connectedLimbs, checkedJoints, MainLimb);
             foreach (Limb limb in Limbs)
             {
-                if (!connectedLimbs.Contains(limb))
+                if (connectedLimbs.Contains(limb)) continue;
+                
+                limb.IsSevered = true;                           
+            }
+
+#if CLIENT
+            if (character.UseBloodParticles)
+            {
+                foreach (Limb limb in new Limb[] { limbJoint.LimbA, limbJoint.LimbB })
                 {
-                    limb.IsSevered = true;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < MathHelper.Clamp(limb.Mass * 2.0f, 1.0f, 50.0f); i++)
+                    {
+                        GameMain.ParticleManager.CreateParticle("gib", limb.WorldPosition, Rand.Range(0.0f, MathHelper.TwoPi), Rand.Range(200.0f, 700.0f), character.CurrentHull);
+                    }
+                    
+                    for (int i = 0; i < MathHelper.Clamp(limb.Mass * 2.0f, 1.0f, 10.0f); i++)
+                    {
+                        GameMain.ParticleManager.CreateParticle("heavygib", limb.WorldPosition, Rand.Range(0.0f, MathHelper.TwoPi), Rand.Range(50.0f, 250.0f), character.CurrentHull);
+                    }                    
                 }
             }
-            
+#endif
+
             if (GameMain.Server != null)
             {
                 GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(character, new object[] { NetEntityEvent.Type.Status });
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Attack.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Attack.cs
index 6d6aa09cf..78bfb3145 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Attack.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Attack.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         public float TargetForce { get; private set; }
 
         [Serialize(0.0f, false)]
-        public float SeverLimbsProbability { get; private set; }
+        public float SeverLimbsProbability { get; set; }
 
         [Serialize(0.0f, false)]
         public float Priority { get; private set; }
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index bbec5ff12..68dba348e 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -425,6 +425,12 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             private set;
         }
 
+        public bool UseBloodParticles
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
         public float BleedingDecreaseSpeed
         {
             get;
@@ -633,6 +639,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             health = maxHealth;
 
             DoesBleed = doc.Root.GetAttributeBool("doesbleed", true);
+            UseBloodParticles = doc.Root.GetAttributeBool("usebloodparticles", true);
             BleedingDecreaseSpeed = doc.Root.GetAttributeFloat("bleedingdecreasespeed", 0.05f);
 
             needsAir = doc.Root.GetAttributeBool("needsair", false);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Limb.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
index 9c1e1e2ab..efeddcd85 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Limb.cs
@@ -387,23 +387,25 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 SoundPlayer.PlayDamageSound(damageSoundType, amount, position);
             }
             
-            float bloodParticleAmount = bleedingAmount <= 0.0f ? 0 : (int)Math.Min(amount / 5, 10);
-            float bloodParticleSize = MathHelper.Clamp(amount / 50.0f, 0.1f, 1.0f);
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < bloodParticleAmount; i++)
+            if (character.UseBloodParticles)
             {
-                var blood = GameMain.ParticleManager.CreateParticle(inWater ? "waterblood" : "blood", WorldPosition, Vector2.Zero, 0.0f, character.AnimController.CurrentHull);
-                if (blood != null)
+                float bloodParticleAmount = bleedingAmount <= 0.0f ? 0 : (int)Math.Min(amount / 5, 10);
+                float bloodParticleSize = MathHelper.Clamp(amount / 50.0f, 0.1f, 1.0f);
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < bloodParticleAmount; i++)
                 {
-                    blood.Size *= bloodParticleSize;
+                    var blood = GameMain.ParticleManager.CreateParticle(inWater ? "waterblood" : "blood", WorldPosition, Vector2.Zero, 0.0f, character.AnimController.CurrentHull);
+                    if (blood != null)
+                    {
+                        blood.Size *= bloodParticleSize;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (bloodParticleAmount > 0 && character.CurrentHull != null)
+                {
+                    character.CurrentHull.AddDecal("blood", WorldPosition, MathHelper.Clamp(bloodParticleSize, 0.5f, 1.0f));
                 }
             }
-
-            if (bloodParticleAmount > 0 && character.CurrentHull != null)
-            {
-                character.CurrentHull.AddDecal("blood", WorldPosition, MathHelper.Clamp(bloodParticleSize, 0.5f, 1.0f));
-            }
-
 #endif
 
             if (damageType == DamageType.Burn)
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Explosion.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Explosion.cs
index 5c3a6999c..d77fe8809 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Explosion.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/Explosion.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         public Explosion(float range, float force, float damage, float structureDamage)
         {
             attack = new Attack(damage, structureDamage, 0.0f, range);
+            attack.SeverLimbsProbability = 1.0f;
             this.force = force;
             sparks = true;
             shockwave = true;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                 explosionPos = ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(explosionPos);
 
-                bool wasDead = c.IsDead;
+                Dictionary<Limb, float> distFactors = new Dictionary<Limb, float>();
                 foreach (Limb limb in c.AnimController.Limbs)
                 {
                     float dist = Vector2.Distance(limb.WorldPosition, worldPosition);
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                     //solid obstacles between the explosion and the limb reduce the effect of the explosion by 90%
                     if (Submarine.CheckVisibility(limb.SimPosition, explosionPos) != null) distFactor *= 0.1f;
+                    
+                    distFactors.Add(limb, distFactor);
 
                     c.AddDamage(limb.WorldPosition, DamageType.None,
                         attack.GetDamage(1.0f) / c.AnimController.Limbs.Length * distFactor, 
@@ -143,17 +146,27 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                     if (limb.WorldPosition != worldPosition && force > 0.0f)
                     {
-                        limb.body.ApplyLinearImpulse(Vector2.Normalize(limb.WorldPosition - worldPosition) * distFactor * force);
+                        Vector2 limbDiff = Vector2.Normalize(limb.WorldPosition - worldPosition);
+                        Vector2 impulsePoint = limb.SimPosition - limbDiff * limbRadius;
+                        limb.body.ApplyLinearImpulse(limbDiff * distFactor * force, impulsePoint);
                     }
                 }     
                 
-                if (!wasDead && c.IsDead)
+                //sever joints 
+                if (c.IsDead && attack.SeverLimbsProbability > 0.0f)
                 {
-                    foreach (LimbJoint joint in c.AnimController.LimbJoints)
+                    foreach (Limb limb in c.AnimController.Limbs)
                     {
-                        if (Rand.Range(0.0f, 1.0f) < attack.SeverLimbsProbability)
+                        if (!distFactors.ContainsKey(limb)) continue;
+
+                        foreach (LimbJoint joint in c.AnimController.LimbJoints)
                         {
-                            c.AnimController.SeverLimbJoint(joint);
+                            if (joint.IsSevered || (joint.LimbA != limb && joint.LimbB != limb)) continue;
+
+                            if (Rand.Range(0.0f, 1.0f) < attack.SeverLimbsProbability * distFactors[limb])
+                            {
+                                c.AnimController.SeverLimbJoint(joint);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }