diff --git a/minetestforfun_game/mods/default/functions.lua b/minetestforfun_game/mods/default/functions.lua
index ecb7f612..806e8969 100644
--- a/minetestforfun_game/mods/default/functions.lua
+++ b/minetestforfun_game/mods/default/functions.lua
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ end
 minetest.register_abm({
 	nodenames = {"default:lava_flowing"},
 	neighbors = {"group:water"},
-	interval = 1,
+	interval = 2,
 	chance = 1,
 	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
 		default.cool_lava_flowing(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 minetest.register_abm({
 	nodenames = {"default:lava_source"},
 	neighbors = {"group:water"},
-	interval = 1,
+	interval = 2,
 	chance = 1,
 	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
 		default.cool_lava_source(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 minetest.register_abm({
 	nodenames = {"default:cactus"},
 	neighbors = {"group:sand"},
-	interval = 50,
-	chance = 20,
+	interval = 30,
+	chance = 25,
 	action = function(pos, node)
 		pos.y = pos.y-1
 		local name = minetest.get_node(pos).name
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 minetest.register_abm({
 	nodenames = {"default:papyrus"},
 	neighbors = {"default:dirt", "default:dirt_with_grass"},
-	interval = 50,
-	chance = 20,
+	interval = 30,
+	chance = 25,
 	action = function(pos, node)
 		pos.y = pos.y-1
 		local name = minetest.get_node(pos).name
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 	nodenames = {"group:leafdecay"},
 	neighbors = {"air", "group:liquid"},
 	-- A low interval and a high inverse chance spreads the load
-	interval = 2,
-	chance = 5,
+	interval = 1,
+	chance = 2,
 
 	action = function(p0, node, _, _)
 		--print("leafdecay ABM at "..p0.x..", "..p0.y..", "..p0.z..")")