diff --git a/src/engine/surface_collision.c b/src/engine/surface_collision.c
index f7678f78..d3cf1e4e 100644
--- a/src/engine/surface_collision.c
+++ b/src/engine/surface_collision.c
@@ -851,7 +851,11 @@ void find_surface_on_ray_list(struct SurfaceNode *list, Vec3f orig, Vec3f dir, f
         // Reject surface if out of vertical bounds
         if (list->surface->lowerY > top || list->surface->upperY < bottom)
             continue;
-        
+
+        // Reject no-cam collision surfaces
+        if (gCheckingSurfaceCollisionsForCamera && (list->surface->flags & SURFACE_FLAG_NO_CAM_COLLISION))
+            continue;
+
         // Check intersection between the ray and this surface
         if ((hit = ray_surface_intersect(orig, dir, dir_length, list->surface, chk_hit_pos, &length)) != 0)
         {            
@@ -921,7 +925,7 @@ void find_surface_on_ray(Vec3f orig, Vec3f dir, struct Surface **hit_surface, Ve
 	}
 
     // increase collision checking precision (normally 1)
-    f32 precision = 5;
+    f32 precision = 3;
 
     // Get cells we cross using DDA
     if (absx(dir[0]) >= absx(dir[2]))
diff --git a/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h b/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
index f9da431d..d73fdaf1 100644
--- a/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
+++ b/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "engine/surface_collision.h"
 #include "pc/configfile.h"
 #include "pc/controller/controller_mouse.h"
+
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR) 
 //quick and dirty fix for some older MinGW.org mingwrt
 #else
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #define NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS 4
 #define NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_HRADIUS 250
-#define NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_VRADIUS 50
+#define NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_VRADIUS 100
 
 /**
 Quick explanation of the camera modes
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ static void newcam_collision(void) {
     camdir[2] = newcam_pos[2]-newcam_lookat[2];
 
     find_surface_on_ray(newcam_pos_target, camdir, &surf, hitpos);
+
     newcam_coldist = sqrtf((newcam_pos_target[0] - hitpos[0]) * (newcam_pos_target[0] - hitpos[0]) + (newcam_pos_target[1] - hitpos[1]) * (newcam_pos_target[1] - hitpos[1]) + (newcam_pos_target[2] - hitpos[2]) * (newcam_pos_target[2] - hitpos[2]));
 
     if (surf) {