diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/supermatter.dm b/code/__DEFINES/supermatter.dm
index c5df44c4ead..779afa16707 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/supermatter.dm
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #define CRITICAL_POWER_PENALTY_THRESHOLD 9000 //+1 bolt of electricity.
 #define HEAT_PENALTY_THRESHOLD 40 //Higher == Crystal safe operational temperature is higher.
 
-#define DAMAGE_HARDCAP 1.8
-
 #define THERMAL_RELEASE_MODIFIER 4 //Higher == less heat released during reaction, not to be confused with the above values
 #define PLASMA_RELEASE_MODIFIER 650 //Higher == less plasma released by reaction
 #define OXYGEN_RELEASE_MODIFIER 340 //Higher == less oxygen released at high temperature/power
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
index 84aa3f77760..ac7070a26f3 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
@@ -668,40 +668,30 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(main_supermatter_engine, /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal)
 /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/proc/calculate_damage()
 	if(disable_damage)
 		return
-	/// Multiplier to our mole and power damage limits.
-	var/list/additive_damage = list()
-	var/mole_power_damage_limit = delamination_strategy.mole_power_damage_limit()
-	var/total_moles = absorbed_gasmix.total_moles()
-	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_HEAT] = max((absorbed_gasmix.temperature - temp_limit) * max(total_moles / 350, 0.25) / 600, 0)
-	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_POWER] = max((internal_energy - POWER_PENALTY_THRESHOLD * mole_power_damage_limit) / 2000, 0)
-	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_MOLES] = max((total_moles - MOLE_PENALTY_THRESHOLD * mole_power_damage_limit) / 320, 0)
-	if(total_moles)
-		additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_HEAL_HEAT] = clamp((absorbed_gasmix.temperature - temp_limit) / 300, -2, 0)
 
-	/// Damage from internal factors.
-	var/total_internal_damage = 0
-	for (var/damage_type in additive_damage)
-		total_internal_damage += additive_damage[damage_type]
-	if(total_internal_damage > DAMAGE_HARDCAP)
-		// Scale each of the damages according to the hardcap.
-		// This means we lie a bit about each of the factors, but the final addition is honest.
-		for (var/damage_type in additive_damage)
-			// shorter way of writing damage = damage / total_internal_damage * damage_hardcap.
-			additive_damage[damage_type] *= DAMAGE_HARDCAP / total_internal_damage
-		total_internal_damage = DAMAGE_HARDCAP
+	var/list/additive_damage = list()
+	var/total_moles = absorbed_gasmix.total_moles()
 
 	// We dont let external factors deal more damage than the emergency point.
-	// Evaluates the current damage and not the damage + internal damage though.
-	// Helps us decouple this and make it discrete.
+	// Only cares about the damage before this proc is run. We ignore soon-to-be-applied damage.
 	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_EXTERNAL] = external_damage_immediate * clamp((emergency_point - damage) / emergency_point, 0, 1)
 	external_damage_immediate = 0
 
-	for(var/turf/open/space/turf_to_check in RANGE_TURFS(1, loc))
-		if(LAZYLEN(turf_to_check.atmos_adjacent_turfs))
+	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_HEAT] = clamp((absorbed_gasmix.temperature - temp_limit) / 2400, 0, 1.5)
+	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_POWER] = clamp((internal_energy - POWER_PENALTY_THRESHOLD) / 4000, 0, 1)
+	additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_MOLES] = clamp((total_moles - MOLE_PENALTY_THRESHOLD) / 320, 0, 1)
+
+	var/is_spaced = FALSE
+	if(isturf(src.loc))
+		var/turf/local_turf = src.loc
+		for (var/turf/open/space/turf in ((local_turf.atmos_adjacent_turfs || list()) + local_turf))
 			additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_SPACED] = clamp(internal_energy * 0.00125, 0, 10)
-			additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_HEAL_HEAT] = 0
+			is_spaced = TRUE
 			break
 
+	if(total_moles > 0 && !is_spaced)
+		additive_damage[SM_DAMAGE_HEAL_HEAT] = clamp((absorbed_gasmix.temperature - temp_limit) / 600, -1, 0)
+
 	var/total_damage = 0
 	for (var/damage_type in additive_damage)
 		total_damage += additive_damage[damage_type]
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/_sm_delam.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/_sm_delam.dm
index 93375fc825a..7931a85bab2 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/_sm_delam.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/_sm_delam.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,3 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(sm_delam_list, list(
 	messages += "Crystalline hyperstructure returning to safe operating parameters. Failsafe has been disengaged."
 	messages += "remain before causality stabilization."
 	return messages
-
-/// Adjusts the damage and mole limit at which we start taking damage.
-/datum/sm_delam/proc/mole_power_damage_limit(obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/sm)
-	return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/cascade_delam.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/cascade_delam.dm
index 1a096a25707..6baaf3ab8b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/cascade_delam.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter_delamination/cascade_delam.dm
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@
 	messages += "remain before resonance-induced stabilization."
 	return messages
 
-/datum/sm_delam/cascade/mole_power_damage_limit(obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/sm)
-	return 0.25
-
 /datum/sm_delam/cascade/proc/announce_cascade(obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/sm)
 	if(QDELETED(sm))
 		return FALSE