diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index aad295fa96f04ffec70240678d95ee90e16dc01d..17308020005e5b99bc52c2f0d0bb70f6c719d1d9 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       64
-  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
-  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
+  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026596 # Comoving softening for DM: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Physical softening for DM: 700 (physical) pc.
+  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026596 # Comoving softening for baryons: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Physical softening for baryons: 700 (physical) pc.
   
 # Parameters for the hydrodynamics scheme
 SPH:
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index 7c1ee7305fbea407b35c20a92d4c510c3d372f49..62db76840fc67c5998e51730c019ca2ac4f09ae5 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       128
-  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
-  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
+  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026596 # Comoving softening for DM: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Physical softening for DM: 700 (physical) pc.
+  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026596 # Comoving softening for baryons: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Physical softening for baryons: 700 (physical) pc.
   
 # Parameters for the hydrodynamics scheme
 SPH:
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index cfd3674bf5c2d6e5d098c0740cd95e6078de697a..1a939d8ce1eae06e6a94b3fe753afd13574a236b 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       256
-  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
-  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
+  comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026596 # Comoving softening for DM: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Physical softening for DM: 700 (physical) pc.
+  comoving_baryon_softening:     0.0026596 # Comoving softening for baryons: 1/25th of mean inter-particle separation = 2.6596 (comoving) kpc.
+  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.0007    # Physical softening for baryons: 700 (physical) pc.
   
 # Parameters for the hydrodynamics scheme
 SPH: