diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_100/eagle_100.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_100/eagle_100.yml
index 9fc2eb6f4ecdd828a354633d569943c45143f6c1..5eb8f291ae9c39b5effc4df9cac432df73019f61 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_100/eagle_100.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_100/eagle_100.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.5       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index fabe0be453419d77e5d142f690dc93d1e3fd751c..69b83582844b74cd8846a51a52628a79649cff75 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index 719b9f2747bf5566d9ecc2b6856faaa6532981f6..5da187124710c20bdc3652e1089e72a166ade864 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index 5c49ff21843af419d18d706523dc8449c16466a8..f17a7b2946236626c9fb4b6046ea9d116548bfe8 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
@@ -221,4 +221,4 @@ EAGLEAGN:
   threshold_major_merger:             0.333      # Mass ratio threshold to consider a BH merger as 'major'
   threshold_minor_merger:             0.1        # Mass ratio threshold to consider a BH merger as 'minor'
   merger_threshold_type:              2          # Type of velocity threshold for BH mergers (0: v_circ at kernel edge, 1: v_esc at actual distance, with softening, 2: v_esc at actual distance, no softening).
-  merger_max_distance_ratio:          3.0        # Maximal distance over which two BHs can merge, in units of the softening length.
\ No newline at end of file
+  merger_max_distance_ratio:          3.0        # Maximal distance over which two BHs can merge, in units of the softening length.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
index 988e2500237443d90af8f5cc0b4c95f2479bd402..91fd867e29f03383fdf45128c1bb115182f58f66 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
index 3354ac9867e21ef6aae6fd4235b038f3f1631c26..bdeedac48166b029fd453a0f14e871506c9cba92 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
index 16dfaccd075b554254e82825a04c84812b8d4e10..5da59fd9ad511171ae113bf9ccccae0780f08b9c 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ the following changes have been made (at standard resolution):
  - Particles can be star-forming if they are within 0.3 dex of the
    entropy floor (was 0.5 dex). These particles also get their
    subgrid properties (rho, T as well as the HI and H_2 frac) computed.
+ - Particles can be star-forming if they are in an over-density of
+   at least 100 (was 57.7).
  - The minimal mass of SNII stars has been raised to 8 Msun (from 6).
  - The SNII feedback delay is done by sampling the stellar age
    distribution and not using a fixed delay of 30 Myr any more.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index 329ad43ac946e62dd6f1e41717b276179f6561ec..3d40933b01922b810b171f10b08f5be40d35312a 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index d0e110a5b68b3d8e7a64a398cfee6ed441cee670..834907b9aa89f5e851595c3d9bb2f13f77a76b94 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index e5d1ab5c320e1285b08e20e15288134860a366f2..04e6fee82a946ad87d9568f40105402dc429c211 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
index 5085b2a8c9babb1b288f70f4b71d4d2c06b64cb4..456392dc46ada708405bd71dd12506c2e58a54d2 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_low_z/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
index 55af372a392db641602a7bc9a19538cdae6995da..52c6a9ab97d775243f371e9960a1d814bd61f174 100644
--- a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
+++ b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   EOS_gamma_effective:               1.3333333 # Slope the of the polytropic EOS assumed for the star-forming gas.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.
diff --git a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
index 507b1e33cf66eb33b3bdc4cab9e87e7fd29dfd58..aeb11d7280f4606cc5af668fbab318acffe6ff9b 100644
--- a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
+++ b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ EAGLEStarFormation:
   gas_fraction:                      0.3       # The gas fraction used internally by the model.
   KS_normalisation:                  1.515e-4  # The normalization of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law in Msun / kpc^2 / yr.
   KS_exponent:                       1.4       # The exponent of the Kennicutt-Schmidt law.
-  min_over_density:                  57.7      # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
+  min_over_density:                  100.0     # The over-density above which star-formation is allowed.
   KS_high_density_threshold_H_p_cm3: 1e3       # Hydrogen number density above which the Kennicut-Schmidt law changes slope in Hydrogen atoms per cm^3.
   KS_high_density_exponent:          2.0       # Slope of the Kennicut-Schmidt law above the high-density threshold.
   EOS_entropy_margin_dex:            0.3       # Logarithm base 10 of the maximal entropy above the EOS at which stars can form.