diff --git a/control.lua b/control.lua
index 6f7d3fd..971571c 100755
--- a/control.lua
+++ b/control.lua
@@ -127,12 +127,13 @@ script.on_init(function(event)
 
     --If any (not global.) globals are written to at this point, an error will be thrown.
     --eg, x = 2 will throw an error because it's not global.x
-    setmetatable(_G, {
-        __newindex = function(_, n)
-            log("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
-            game.print("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
-        end
-    })
+    -- setmetatable(_G, {
+    --     __newindex = function(_, n)
+    --         log("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
+    --         game.print("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
+    --     end
+    -- })
+    -- -- THIS REQUIRES A LOT OF CHANGES TO RSO SOFT MOD...
 
 end)
 
diff --git a/locale b/locale
index 4aa9d1b..090cd0c 160000
--- a/locale
+++ b/locale
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4aa9d1be1da2da485533d1d1e0bc9eb2c3b2aa69
+Subproject commit 090cd0ca6f9da52ceeffafd03d9a8dd7981a6505
diff --git a/regrowth_map.lua b/regrowth_map.lua
index 8a6bfdd..e15e29d 100644
--- a/regrowth_map.lua
+++ b/regrowth_map.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 -- 7. For now, oarc spawns are deletion safe as well, but only immediate area.
 
 
-REGROWTH_TIMEOUT_TICKS = 60*60*60 -- 1 hour
+REGROWTH_TIMEOUT_TICKS = 60*10 -- 1 hour
 
 -- Init globals and set player join area to be off limits.
 function OarcRegrowthInit()
@@ -55,6 +55,24 @@ function OarcRegrowthChunkGenerate(event)
     global.chunk_regrow.num_chunks = global.chunk_regrow.num_chunks + 1
 end
 
+-- Mark an area for removal
+-- Intended to be used for cleaning abandoned spawns
+function OarcRegrowthMarkForRemoval(pos, chunk_radius)
+    local c_pos = {x=pos.x-(pos.x % 32),
+                    y=pos.y-(pos.y % 32)}
+    for i=-chunk_radius,chunk_radius do
+        for k=-chunk_radius,chunk_radius do
+            local x = c_pos.x+(i*32)
+            local y = c_pos.y+(k*32)
+
+            if (global.chunk_regrow.map[x] == nil) then
+                global.chunk_regrow.map[x] = {}
+            end
+            global.chunk_regrow.map[x][y] = 1
+            table.insert(global.chunk_regrow.list, c_pos)
+        end
+    end
+end
 
 -- Marks a safe area around around a position that won't ever be deleted.
 function OarcRegrowthOffLimits(pos, chunk_radius)
diff --git a/separate_spawns.lua b/separate_spawns.lua
index 1803830..5128f9e 100644
--- a/separate_spawns.lua
+++ b/separate_spawns.lua
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ function FindUnusedSpawns(event)
 
         -- If a uniqueSpawn was created for the player, mark it as unused.
         if (global.uniqueSpawns[player.name] ~= nil) then
-            table.insert(global.unusedSpawns, global.uniqueSpawns[player.name])
-            SendBroadcastMsg(player.name .. " base was freed up because they left within 5 minutes of joining.")
+            -- table.insert(global.unusedSpawns, global.uniqueSpawns[player.name])
+            OarcRegrowthMarkForRemoval(global.uniqueSpawns[player.name].pos, 5)
+
+            SendBroadcastMsg(player.name .. " base was marked for clean up because they left within 5 minutes of joining.")
         end
 
         -- remove that player's cooldown setting