diff --git a/Source/Patches/PlayerControllerPatches.cs b/Source/Patches/PlayerControllerPatches.cs
index ea9e6379..8fa6c7f7 100644
--- a/Source/Patches/PlayerControllerPatches.cs
+++ b/Source/Patches/PlayerControllerPatches.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using GameNetcodeStuff;
+using System;
+using GameNetcodeStuff;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using LCVR.Assets;
 using LCVR.Input;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
 using UnityEngine.XR;
@@ -308,8 +310,7 @@ private static void SwitchedToItemSlot(PlayerControllerB __instance)
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Fix for water suffocation to be calculated from a predetermined offset instead of the camera position,
-    /// which fixes an exploit where being too tall prevents drowning
+    /// Fix for water suffocation to be calculated from a clamped offset, so that play area hacks won't affect drowning
     /// </summary>
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(PlayerControllerB), nameof(PlayerControllerB.SetFaceUnderwaterFilters))]
     [HarmonyTranspiler]
@@ -321,17 +322,16 @@ [new CodeMatch(OpCodes.Call, Method(typeof(Bounds), nameof(Bounds.Contains), [ty
             .Advance(-3)
             .RemoveInstructions(3)
             .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Call,
-                PropertyGetter(typeof(Component), nameof(Component.transform))))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Callvirt,
-                PropertyGetter(typeof(Transform), nameof(Transform.position))))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Ldc_R4, 0f))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Ldc_R4, 2.3f))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Ldc_R4, 0f))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Newobj,
-                Constructor(typeof(Vector3), [typeof(float), typeof(float), typeof(float)])))
-            .InsertAndAdvance(new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Call,
-                Method(typeof(Vector3), "op_Addition", [typeof(Vector3), typeof(Vector3)])))
+                ((Func<PlayerControllerB, Vector3>)GetClampedCameraPosition).Method))
             .InstructionEnumeration();
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        static Vector3 GetClampedCameraPosition(PlayerControllerB player)
+        {
+            var actualHeight = player.transform.InverseTransformPoint(player.gameplayCamera.transform.position).y;
+            
+            return player.transform.position + Vector3.up * Mathf.Clamp(actualHeight, 0.5f, 2.35f);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Patches/Spectating/EnvironmentPatches.cs b/Source/Patches/Spectating/EnvironmentPatches.cs
index 2d6274b8..c21d5090 100644
--- a/Source/Patches/Spectating/EnvironmentPatches.cs
+++ b/Source/Patches/Spectating/EnvironmentPatches.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using GameNetcodeStuff;
 using HarmonyLib;
+using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace LCVR.Patches.Spectating;
 
@@ -152,4 +153,16 @@ private static void UnderwaterPreventDeath(PlayerControllerB __instance)
 
         StartOfRound.Instance.drowningTimer = 1;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Prevent dead players from interacting with footballs
+    /// </summary>
+    [HarmonyPatch(typeof(SoccerBallProp), nameof(SoccerBallProp.ActivatePhysicsTrigger))]
+    [HarmonyPrefix]
+    private static bool DontTouchBallPatch(SoccerBallProp __instance, Collider other)
+    {
+        return !other.CompareTag("Player") ||
+               other.GetComponent<PlayerControllerB>() != StartOfRound.Instance.localPlayerController ||
+               !StartOfRound.Instance.localPlayerController.isPlayerDead;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Plugin.cs b/Source/Plugin.cs
index 26a44a86..b2a64de4 100644
--- a/Source/Plugin.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugin.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Plugin : BaseUnityPlugin
 
     private readonly string[] GAME_ASSEMBLY_HASHES =
     [
-        "45E2312BEEE3C163658C247354F10EE84DE5D594ED18A3D2EFC6B80F07AC1737", // V62
+        "976BBA44E5F05AC3915A92FA26822F6F7E67BD52F4FFD0371190EF865460F4FB", // V62
     ];
 
     public new static Config Config { get; private set; }