diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/ChatMessage.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
index 6b7a2333f..e69dbf80f 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
@@ -105,18 +105,18 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             return ApplyDistanceEffect(listener, Sender, Text, SpeakRange);
         }
 
-        public static string ApplyDistanceEffect(Entity listener, Entity Sender, string text, float range)
+        public static string ApplyDistanceEffect(Entity listener, Entity Sender, string text, float range, float obstructionmult = 2.0f)
         {
             if (listener.WorldPosition == Sender.WorldPosition) return text;
 
             float dist = Vector2.Distance(listener.WorldPosition, Sender.WorldPosition);
             if (dist > range) return "";
 
-            if (Submarine.CheckVisibility(listener.SimPosition, Sender.SimPosition) != null) dist *= 2.0f;
+            if (Submarine.CheckVisibility(listener.SimPosition, Sender.SimPosition) != null) dist = (dist + 100f) * obstructionmult;
             if (dist > range) return "";
 
             float garbleAmount = dist / range;
-            if (garbleAmount < 0.5f) return text;
+            if (garbleAmount < 0.3f) return text;
 
             int startIndex = Math.Max(text.IndexOf(':') + 1, 1);
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
index cec645624..b40f789c1 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
                 case ChatMessageType.Default:
                     if (!receiver.IsDead)
                     {
-                        return ChatMessage.ApplyDistanceEffect(receiver, sender, message, ChatMessage.SpeakRange);
+                        return ChatMessage.ApplyDistanceEffect(receiver, sender, message, ChatMessage.SpeakRange, 3.0f);
                     }
                     break;
                 case ChatMessageType.Radio: