diff --git a/cell.cpp b/cell.cpp
index 8d80add8..5b42124a 100644
--- a/cell.cpp
+++ b/cell.cpp
@@ -1590,6 +1590,7 @@ cdata *getHeptagonCdata(heptagon *h) {
     h->cdata = new cdata(orig_cdata);
     for(int& v: h->cdata->val) v = 0;
     h->cdata->bits = reptilecheat ? (1 << 21) - 1 : 0;
+    if(yendor::on && specialland == laVariant) h->cdata->bits |= (1 << 8) | (1 << 9) | (1 << 12);
     return h->cdata;
     }
   
diff --git a/complex2.cpp b/complex2.cpp
index 2a679e78..b33d6fa2 100644
--- a/complex2.cpp
+++ b/complex2.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@ const array<variant_feature, 21> variant_features {{
   {0x000c18,-1, moNone, VF { if(hrand(1500) < 30) build_pool(c, true); } },
   {0x040A00,-1, moNone, VF { if(c->wall == waNone && !c->monst && !c->monst && hrand(1500) < 10) c->wall = waThumperOff; } },
   {0x080A00,-1, moNone, VF { if(hrand(1500) < 20 && !c->monst && !c->wall) c->wall = waFireTrap; } },
-  {0x0C0A00, 0, moNone, VF { if(c->wall == waNone && !c->monst && hrand(5000) < 100) c->wall = waExplosiveBarrel; } },
+  {0x0C0A00, 0, moNone, VF { 
+    bool inyendor = yendor::on && specialland == laVariant && celldist(c) < 7;
+    int chance = inyendor ? 800 : 100;
+    if(c->wall == waNone && !c->monst && hrand(5000) < chance) c->wall = waExplosiveBarrel; 
+    } },
   {0x060D04, 0, moNone, VF { 
     if(c->wall == waNone && !c->monst && pseudohept(c) && hrand(30000) < 25 + items[itVarTreasure]) 
       if(buildIvy(c, 0, c->type) && !peace::on) c->item = itVarTreasure;
diff --git a/yendor.cpp b/yendor.cpp
index c2feacfd..b97c43d2 100644
--- a/yendor.cpp
+++ b/yendor.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace yendor {
     {laRuins,     YF_DEAD},
     {laCaves,     YF_DEAD5},
     {laWestWall,  YF_START_CR},
+    // {laVariant,   YF_DEAD5}, (I do not think this works)
     };
   
   int tscorelast;