diff --git a/code/game/cellautomata.dm b/code/game/cellautomata.dm
index 3210bac6526..7034c022a2b 100644
--- a/code/game/cellautomata.dm
+++ b/code/game/cellautomata.dm
@@ -41,6 +41,26 @@
 				admins[m_key] = a_lev
 				diary << ("ADMIN: [m_key] = [a_lev]")
 
+	// look for moderators in a separate file
+	text = file2text("config/moderators.txt")
+	if (!text)
+		diary << "Failed to load config/moderators.txt\n"
+	else
+		var/list/lines = dd_text2list(text, "\n")
+		for(var/line in lines)
+			world.log << line
+			if (!line)
+				continue
+
+			if (copytext(line, 1, 2) == ";")
+				continue
+
+			var/m_key = copytext(line, 1, length(line)+1)
+			var/a_lev = "Moderator"
+			admins[m_key] = a_lev
+			world.log << ("ADMIN: [m_key] = [a_lev]")
+
+
 /world/proc/load_testers()
 	var/text = file2text("config/testers.txt")
 	if (!text)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index a513f42bdbc..38683219736 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -495,7 +495,12 @@
 			if(!breath || (breath.total_moles == 0))
 				if(reagents.has_reagent("inaprovaline"))
 					return
-				adjustOxyLoss(HUMAN_MAX_OXYLOSS)
+				if(health < config.health_threshold_crit)
+					// in crit, we pretend your metabolism has become slower, which
+					// will reduce the rate at which you lose health
+					adjustOxyLoss(round(HUMAN_MAX_OXYLOSS / 2))
+				else
+					adjustOxyLoss(HUMAN_MAX_OXYLOSS)
 
 				oxygen_alert = max(oxygen_alert, 1)
 
diff --git a/config/moderators.txt b/config/moderators.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28619a2835f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/moderators.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+; just add the ckey (lowercase) of every moderator on a separate line
+; lines starting with ; are comments and will be ignored
+asanadas