script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick,
                function ()
                    local gameRef = game
                    local tick = gameRef.tick
                    local pick = tick % 7

                    -- local profiler = game.create_profiler()

                    local map = universe.activeMap
                    if (not map) or (universe.processedChunks > #map.processQueue) then
                        universe.mapIterator, map = next(universe.maps, universe.mapIterator)
                        if not map then
                            universe.mapIterator, map = next(universe.maps, universe.mapIterator)
                        end
                        universe.processedChunks = 0
                        universe.activeMap = map
                    end

                    if (pick == 0) then
                        processPendingChunks(map, tick)
                        processScanChunks(map)
                        universe.processedChunks = universe.processedChunks + PROCESS_QUEUE_SIZE
                        planning(map, gameRef.forces.enemy.evolution_factor, tick)
                        if universe.NEW_ENEMIES then
                            recycleBases(map, tick)
                        end
                        cleanUpMapTables(map, tick)
                    elseif (pick == 1) then
                        processPlayers(gameRef.connected_players, map, tick)
                    elseif (pick == 2) then
                        processMap(map, tick)
                    elseif (pick == 3) then
                        processStaticMap(map)
                        disperseVictoryScent(map)
                        cleanSquads(map)
                        processVengence(map)
                    elseif (pick == 4) then
                        scanResourceMap(map, tick)
                    elseif (pick == 5) then
                        scanEnemyMap(map, tick)
                        processSpawners(map, tick)
                    elseif (pick == 6) then
                        scanPlayerMap(map, tick)
                        processNests(map, tick)
                        temperamentPlanner(map)

						-- dag edit

						if (map.lastPts) then
							if (math.abs(map.points - map.lastPts) > 5) then
								--game.print("lastPts = " .. map.lastPts .. ", lastPointsUpdateTick = " .. map.lastPointsUpdateTick)
								map.lastPointsUpdateTick = tick
							else
								--game.print("ticks since last points: " .. tick - map.lastPointsUpdateTick)
								if (tick - map.lastPointsUpdateTick > 60*60) then -- if we haven't gained points in a minute then
									map.points = map.points + 60 -- add 60 points
									map.lastPointsUpdateTick = tick
									-- game.print("Awarding idle biters +60 points new total: " .. map.points)
								end
							end
						else
							map.lastPointsUpdateTick = tick
						end
						map.lastPts = map.points

						-- dag edit end

                    end

                    processActiveNests(map, tick)

                    -- game.print({"", "--dispatch4 ", profiler, ", ", pick, ", ", game.tick, "       ", mRandom()})
end)