diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenWasteland.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenWasteland.java
index bc2b544a5..7de463776 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenWasteland.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenWasteland.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class BiomeGenWasteland extends BOPBiome
     public BiomeGenWasteland()
     {
         // terrain
-        this.terrainSettings.avgHeight(64).heightVariation(0,7);
+        this.terrainSettings.avgHeight(66).heightVariation(1,5);
         
         this.setColor(0x5A5440);
         this.setTemperatureRainfall(0.9F, 0.05F);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class BiomeGenWasteland extends BOPBiome
         this.canGenerateVillages = false;
         this.canSpawnInBiome = false;
         
-        this.addWeight(BOPClimates.HOT_DESERT, 2);
+        this.addWeight(BOPClimates.WASTELAND, 50);
         
         this.spawnableCreatureList.clear();
         this.spawnableWaterCreatureList.clear();
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ public class BiomeGenWasteland extends BOPBiome
         flowerGenerator.add("wilted_lily", 1, (new GeneratorFlora.Builder()).with(BOPFlowers.WILTED_LILY).create());
         
         // lakes
-        this.addGenerator("lakes", GeneratorStage.SAND, (new GeneratorLakes.Builder()).amountPerChunk(0.1F).waterLakeForBiome(this).create());
-        this.addGenerator("poison_lakes", GeneratorStage.SAND, (new GeneratorLakes.Builder()).amountPerChunk(0.1F).waterLakeForBiome(this).liquid(BOPBlocks.poison).frozenLiquid((IBlockState)null).create());
+        this.addGenerator("poison_lakes", GeneratorStage.SAND, (new GeneratorLakes.Builder()).amountPerChunk(0.05F).waterLakeForBiome(this).liquid(BOPBlocks.poison).frozenLiquid((IBlockState)null).create());
         
         // spikes
         //this.addGenerator("spikes", GeneratorStage.PRE, (new GeneratorSpike.Builder()).amountPerChunk(0.2F).create());
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/enums/BOPClimates.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/enums/BOPClimates.java
index 793c4a73a..7c4c8564f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/enums/BOPClimates.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/enums/BOPClimates.java
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public enum BOPClimates {
     TROPICAL (BiomeType.DESERT),
     MEDITERANEAN (BiomeType.WARM),
     SAVANNA (BiomeType.DESERT),
-    HOT_DESERT (BiomeType.DESERT);
+    HOT_DESERT (BiomeType.DESERT),
+    WASTELAND (BiomeType.DESERT);
     
     public final BiomeType biomeType;
     private int totalLandBiomesWeight;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public enum BOPClimates {
         BOPClimates.MEDITERANEAN.addLandBiome(5, BiomeGenBase.plains);
         BOPClimates.SAVANNA.addLandBiome(20, BiomeGenBase.savanna);
         BOPClimates.HOT_DESERT.addLandBiome(30, BiomeGenBase.desert).addLandBiome(10, BiomeGenBase.mesaPlateau);
+        BOPClimates.WASTELAND.addLandBiome(1, BiomeGenBase.desert);
     }
     
     
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ public enum BOPClimates {
         WET_TEMPERATE,	WET_TEMPERATE,	WET_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	DRY_TEMPERATE,	DRY_TEMPERATE,	SAVANNA,		// 5
         HOT_SWAMP,		HOT_SWAMP,		HOT_SWAMP,		WET_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	MEDITERANEAN,	MEDITERANEAN,	SAVANNA,		SAVANNA,		HOT_DESERT,		// 6
         TROPICAL,		TROPICAL,		HOT_SWAMP,		HOT_SWAMP,		WET_TEMPERATE,	WARM_TEMPERATE,	MEDITERANEAN,	MEDITERANEAN,	SAVANNA,		HOT_DESERT,		HOT_DESERT,		HOT_DESERT,		// 7
-        TROPICAL,		TROPICAL,		TROPICAL,		HOT_SWAMP,		HOT_SWAMP,		MEDITERANEAN,	MEDITERANEAN,	SAVANNA,		SAVANNA,		HOT_DESERT,		HOT_DESERT,		HOT_DESERT		// 8
+        TROPICAL,		TROPICAL,		TROPICAL,		HOT_SWAMP,		HOT_SWAMP,		MEDITERANEAN,	MEDITERANEAN,	SAVANNA,		SAVANNA,		HOT_DESERT,		HOT_DESERT,		WASTELAND		// 8
     };
     
     public static int[] getClimateMappingInts()