diff --git a/src/spottimers.tin b/src/spottimers.tin
index e4f51b7..a8bdc95 100644
--- a/src/spottimers.tin
+++ b/src/spottimers.tin
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #CLASS {xptimers} {open};
 
 #VARIABLE {xptimer_file} {logs/xptimers.log};
-#VARIABLE {xptimersyncdt_file} {logs/features/xptimers_syncdt.log};
-#VARIABLE {xptimersyncvt_file} {logs/features/xptimers_syncvt.log};
+#VARIABLE {xptimersync_file} {logs/features/xptimers_sync.tin};
 
 #VARIABLE {killtimers} {
     {Delbert}{
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@
         {group}{true}
         {respawn}{40}
     }
-    {the {Tang|Fang|Hong|McSweeney} captain}{
+    {the {Tang|Fang|Sung|Hong|McSweeney} captain}{
         {time}{0}
         {name}{bmarket}
         {group}{true}
@@ -198,20 +197,20 @@
         {group}{false}
         {respawn}{40}
     }
-}
+};
 
 #VARIABLE {visittimers} {
     {AMShades}{
         {time}{0}
         {name}{shades}
         {group}{false}
-        {respawn}{12}
+        {respawn}{20}
     }
     {ebff897af2b8bb6800a9a8636143099d0714be07}{
         {time}{0}
         {name}{smugglers}
         {group}{false}
-        {respawn}{12}
+        {respawn}{20}
     }
     {70546ec71867645ab5c51e9ce6087b75dcf4176f}{
         {time}{0}
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@
         {group}{false}
         {respawn}{40}
     }
-}
+};
 
 
 #ALIAS {dtreset} {
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@
         #foreach {*visittimers[]} {spot} {
             #format {visittimers[$spot][time]} {0};
         };
-        #format {xptimer_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Resetting all spots to Unseen.} {<188><acf>} {Yellow} {<188><acf>};
+        #format {xptimer_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Resetting all spots to Unseen.<099>};
         #echo {$xptimer_message};
         #variable {dtreset_all} {1};
     };
@@ -295,11 +294,11 @@
                     #list {spot_groups} {find} {$killtimers[$spot][name]} {group_exists};
                     #if {"$group_exists" == "0"} {
                         #list {spot_groups} {add} {$killtimers[$spot][name]};
-                        #format {xptimer_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Resetting death timer for%c $killtimers[$spot][name]%c.} {<188><acf>} {Yellow} {<188><acf>} {Green} {<188><acf>};
+                        #format {xptimer_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Resetting death timer for%c $killtimers[$spot][name]%c.<099>} {Green} {<acf>};
                     };
                 };
                 #else {
-                    #format {xptimer_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Resetting death timer for%c $killtimers[$spot][name]%c.} {<188><acf>} {Yellow} {<188><acf>} {Green} {<188><acf>};
+                    #format {xptimer_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Resetting death timer for%c $killtimers[$spot][name]%c.<099>} {Green} {<acf>};
                 };
 
                 #format {xp_message_check} {%L} {$xptimer_message};
@@ -318,11 +317,11 @@
                     #list {spot_groups} {find} {$visittimers[$spot][name]} {group_exists};
                     #if {"$group_exists" == "0"} {
                         #list {spot_groups} {add} {$visittimers[$spot][name]};
-                        #format {xptimer_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Resetting visit timer for%c $visittimers[$spot][name]%c.} {<188><acf>} {Yellow} {<188><acf>} {Green} {<188><acf>};
+                        #format {xptimer_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Resetting visit timer for%c $visittimers[$spot][name]%c.<099>} {Green} {<acf>};
                     };
                 };
                 #else {
-                    #format {xptimer_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Resetting visit timer for%c $visittimers[$spot][name]%c.} {<188><acf>} {Yellow} {<188><acf>} {Green} {<188><acf>};
+                    #format {xptimer_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Resetting visit timer for%c $visittimers[$spot][name]%c.<099>} {Green} {<acf>};
                 };
 
                 #format {xp_message_check} {%L} {$xptimer_message};
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@
     };
 
     #unvariable {dtreset_all};
-}
+};
 
 #ACTION {%1 deals the death blow to %2.} {
     #foreach {*killtimers[]} {spot} {
@@ -342,14 +341,14 @@
             #format {killtimers[$spot][time]} {%T};
         };
     };
-}
+};
 #ACTION {You kill %1.} {
     #foreach {*killtimers[]} {spot} {
         #regex {%1} {$spot} {
             #format {killtimers[$spot][time]} {%T};
         };
     };
-}
+};
 
 #FUNCTION {write_spot} {
     #var {spotname} {%1};
@@ -366,14 +365,41 @@
         #math {mins} {($mins - (60 - 1)) / 60};
 
         #nop Choose a color-code based on downtime;
-        #if {$mins > ($spotrespawn + 40)} {
-            #var {current_spot_color} {<099>};
-        };
-        #elseif {$mins > ($spotrespawn + 20)} {
-            #var {current_spot_color} {<119>};
-        };
-        #elseif {$mins >= $spotrespawn} {
-            #var {current_spot_color} {<139>};
+        #nop #if {$mins > ($spotrespawn + 40)} {
+        #nop     #var {current_spot_color} {<099>};
+        #nop };
+        #nop #elseif {$mins > ($spotrespawn + 20)} {
+        #nop     #var {current_spot_color} {<119>};
+        #nop };
+        #nop #elseif {$mins >= $spotrespawn} {
+        #nop     #var {current_spot_color} {<139>};
+        #nop };
+        #nop #else {
+        #nop     #var {current_spot_color} {<099>};
+        #nop };
+
+        #nop 2/2026 changing scheme here;
+        #nop if rat is 40, 30-45 yellow, 45-60 red, beyond 60 miss;
+        #math {low_b} {$spotrespawn - 10};
+        #math {up_b} {$spotrespawn + 5};
+        #math {miss_b} {$spotrespawn + 20};
+
+        #nop if we're at or beyond the lower bound;
+        #if {$mins >= $low_b} {
+            #nop are we at or below upper bound? YELLOW;
+            #if {$mins <= $up_b} {
+                #var {current_spot_color} {<139>};
+            };
+
+            #nop are we beyond the miss zone? show grey;
+            #elseif {$mins > $miss_b} {
+                #var {current_spot_color} {<099>};
+            };
+
+            #nop otherwise we're in sweet spot, RED;
+            #else {
+                #var {current_spot_color} {<119>};
+            };
         };
         #else {
             #var {current_spot_color} {<099>};
@@ -392,7 +418,7 @@
     };
 
     #return {$spotstring};
-}
+};
 
 #ALIAS {dt} {
     #format {current_time} {%T};
@@ -454,7 +480,7 @@
     };
 
     #echo {\n};
-}
+};
 
 #ALIAS {/writetimerstofile} {
     #system {> $xptimer_file};
@@ -505,7 +531,7 @@
             #continue;
         };
 
-        #var {spotstring} {@write_spot{$visittimers[$spot][name];$visittimers[$spot][time];$visittimers[spot][respawn]}};
+        #var {spotstring} {@write_spot{$visittimers[$spot][name];$visittimers[$spot][time];$visittimers[$spot][respawn]}};
         #line {log} {$xptimer_file} {$spotstring};
     };
 
@@ -513,7 +539,7 @@
         #var {spotstring} {@write_spot{$spot;$spot_groups[$spot];$spot_groups_respawn[$spot]}};
         #line {log} {$xptimer_file} {$spotstring};
     };
-}
+};
 
 #EVENT {SEND OUTPUT} {/writetimerstofile;};
 
@@ -522,114 +548,35 @@
     #replace {spot_sync_raw} {=} {;};
     #list {spot_sync} {create} {${spot_sync_raw}};
     #return {$spot_sync};
-}
+};
 
-#ALIAS {dtload} {
-    #var {synccount} {0};
-    #script {dtsync} {cat $xptimersyncdt_file};
-    #script {vtsync} {cat $xptimersyncvt_file};
+#ALIAS {^dtload$} {
+    #class {dtsync} {clear};
+    #class {dtsync} {read} {$xptimersync_file};
+    #variable {killtimers} {$killtimers_sync};
+    #variable {visittimers} {$visittimers_sync};
 
-    #replace {dtsync[1]} {,} {;};
-    #replace {vtsync[1]} {,} {;};
-
-    #list dtsync_list create {${dtsync[1]}};
-    #list vtsync_list create {${vtsync[1]}};
-
-    #foreach {*dtsync_list[]} {spot} {
-        #var {syncitem} {@parse_spot{$dtsync_list[$spot]}};
-        #var {syncname} {$syncitem[1]};
-        #var {synctime} {$syncitem[2]};
-
-        #foreach {*killtimers[]} {spotident} {
-            #var {spotname} {$killtimers[$spotident][name]};
-            #if {"$spotname" == "$syncname"} {
-                #var {killtimers[$spotident][time]} {$synctime};
-                #math {synccount} {$synccount + 1};
-            };
-        };
-    };
-
-    #foreach {*vtsync_list[]} {spot} {
-        #var {syncitem} {@parse_spot{$vtsync_list[$spot]}};
-        #var {syncname} {$syncitem[1]};
-        #var {synctime} {$syncitem[2]};
-
-        #foreach {*visittimers[]} {spotident} {
-            #var {spotname} {$killtimers[$spotident][name]};
-            #if {"$spotname" == "$syncname"} {
-                #var {visittimers[$spotident][time]} {$synctime};
-                #math {synccount} {$synccount + 1};
-            };
-        };
-    };
-
-    #format {dtsync_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Synced %c%d%c spots from %clast session%c.} {<188><acf>}{Yellow}{<188><acf>}{Orange}{$synccount}{<188><acf>}{Green}{<188><acf>};
+    #showme {1};
+    #format {dtsync_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Synced all available hotspot timers for %clast session%c from the disk.<099>} {Green}{<acf>};
     #echo {$dtsync_message};
 };
 
-#ALIAS {dtsave} {
+#ALIAS {^dtsave$} {
     /writetimerstosyncfile;
-}
+
+    #showme {2};
+    #format {dtsync_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Saved all available hotspot timers from %cthis session%c to the disk.<099>} {Green}{<acf>};
+    #echo {$dtsync_message};
+};
 
 #ALIAS {/writetimerstosyncfile} {
-    #nop Write death timers to file;
-    #system {> $xptimersyncdt_file};
-    #var {dtsync_msg} {};
-    #var {spot_groups} {};
-    #var {spot_groups_respawn} {};
+    #class {dtsync} {clear};
+    #class {dtsync} {open};
+    #var {killtimers_sync} {$killtimers};
+    #var {visittimers_sync} {$visittimers};
+    #class {dtsync} {close};
 
-    #foreach {*killtimers[]} {spot} {
-        #if {"$killtimers[$spot][group]" == "true"} {
-            #if {&spot_groups[$killtimers[$spot][name]] == 0} {
-                #var {spot_groups[$killtimers[$spot][name]]} {$killtimers[$spot][time]};
-                #var {spot_groups_respawn[$killtimers[$spot][name]]} {$killtimers[$spot][respawn]};
-            };
-            #if {$killtimers[$spot][time] != 0 && $killtimers[$spot][time] > $spot_groups[$killtimers[$spot][name]]} {
-                #var {spot_groups[$killtimers[$spot][name]]} {$killtimers[$spot][time]};
-                #var {spot_groups_respawn[$killtimers[$spot][name]]} {$killtimers[$spot][respawn]};
-            };
-
-            #continue;
-        };
-
-        #format {dtsync_msg} {%s,%s=%d} {$dtsync_msg}{$killtimers[$spot][name]}{$killtimers[$spot][time]};
-    };
-
-    #foreach {*spot_groups[]} {spot} {
-        #format {dtsync_msg} {%s,%s=%d} {$dtsync_msg}{$spot}{$spot_groups[$spot]};
-    };
-    #regex {$dtsync_msg} {^,{(.+)}$} { #var {dtsync_msg} {&1}; };
-    #line {log} {$xptimersyncdt_file} {$dtsync_msg};
-
-    #nop Write visit timers to file;
-    #system {> $xptimersyncvt_file};
-    #var {dtsync_msg} {};
-    #var {spot_groups} {};
-    #var {spot_groups_respawn} {};
-
-    #foreach {*visittimers[]} {spot} {
-        #if {"$visittimers[$spot][group]" == "true"} {
-            #if {&spot_groups[$visittimers[$spot][name]] == 0} {
-                #var {spot_groups[$visittimers[$spot][name]]} {$visittimers[$spot][time]};
-                #var {spot_groups_respawn[$visittimers[$spot][name]]} {$visittimers[$spot][respawn]};
-            };
-            #if {$visittimers[$spot][time] != 0 && $visittimers[$spot][time] > $spot_groups[$visittimers[$spot][name]]} {
-                #var {spot_groups[$visittimers[$spot][name]]} {$visittimers[$spot][time]};
-                #var {spot_groups_respawn[$visittimers[$spot][name]]} {$visittimers[$spot][respawn]};
-            };
-
-            #continue;
-        };
-
-        #format {dtsync_msg} {%s,%s=%d} {$dtsync_msg}{$visittimers[$spot][name]}{$visittimers[$spot][time]};
-    };
-
-    #foreach {*spot_groups[]} {spot} {
-        #format {dtsync_msg} {%s,%s=%d} {$dtsync_msg}{$spot}{$spot_groups[$spot]};
-    };
-
-    #regex {$dtsync_msg} {^,{(.+)}$} { #var {dtsync_msg} {&1}; };
-    #line {log} {$xptimersyncvt_file} {$dtsync_msg};
+    #class {dtsync} {write} {$xptimersync_file};
 };
 
 #ACTION {%1 tells you: ruhs_dtsync=[%2] | ruhs_vtsync=[%3]} {
@@ -671,9 +618,9 @@
         };
     };
 
-    #format {dtsync_message} {%c[XPTimer] %c*%c Synced %c%d%c spots from %c%s%c.} {<188><acf>}{Yellow}{<188><acf>}{Orange}{$synccount}{<188><acf>}{Green}{%1}{<188><acf>};
+    #format {dtsync_message} {<acf>[<fff>hotspots<acf>] <138>*<acf> Synced %c%d%c spots from %c%s%c.<099>} {Orange}{$synccount}{<acf>}{Green}{%1}{<acf>};
     #echo {$dtsync_message};
-}
+};
 
 #ALIAS {dtsync %1} {
     #var {dtsync_msg} {};
@@ -696,9 +643,9 @@
 
     #format {sync_message} {tell %s ruhs_dtsync=[%s] | ruhs_vtsync=[%s]} {%1} {$dtsync_msg} {$vtsync_msg};
     #send {$sync_message};
-}
+};
 
-#nop #EVENT {IAC SB GMCP room.info IAC SE}
+#nop #EVENT {IAC SB GMCP room.info IAC SE};
 #ALIAS {/spottimercheckroomid %1} {
     #var {room_info} {%1};
     #foreach {*visittimers[]} {spot} {
@@ -706,7 +653,7 @@
             #format {visittimers[$spot][time]} {%T};
         };
     };
-}
+};
 
 #ALIAS {gsdt} {
     #var {gsdt_string} {};
@@ -803,6 +750,6 @@
     #regex {$gsdt_string} {^{(.+)} \|$} {#var {gsdt_string} {&1}; };
 
     #send {group say $gsdt_string};
-}
+};
 
 #CLASS {xptimers} {close};