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diff --git a/modules/WHpersistence.lua b/modules/WHpersistence.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802a4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/WHpersistence.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+WHpersistence = {}
+WHpersistence.version = "1.0.0"
+WHpersistence.requiredLibs = {
+	"dcsCommon",
+	"cfxZones",
+	"persistence",
+}
+--
+-- load / save (game data)
+--
+function WHpersistence.saveData()
+	local theData = {}
+	local theWH = {}
+	-- generate all WH data from all my airfields 
+	local allMyBase = world:getAirbases()
+	for idx, theBase in pairs(allMyBase) do 
+		local name = theBase:getName()
+		local WH = theBase:getWarehouse()
+		local inv = WH:getInventory()
+		theWH[name] = inv
+	end 
+	theData.theWH = theWH
+	return theData, WHpersistence.sharedData -- second val currently nil  
+end
+
+function WHpersistence.loadData()
+	if not persistence then return end 
+	local shared = nil 
+	local theData = persistence.getSavedDataForModule("WHpersistence")
+	if (not theData) or not (theData.theWH) then 
+		if WHpersistence.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++WHp: no save date received, skipping.", 30)
+		end
+		return
+	end	
+	-- set up all warehouses from data loaded
+	for name, inv in pairs(theData.theWH) do 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++restoring <" .. name .. ">", 30)
+		local theBase = Airbase.getByName(name)
+		if theBase then 
+			local theWH = theBase:getWarehouse()
+			if theWH then 
+				-- we go through weapon, liquids and aircraft
+				for idx, liq in pairs(inv.liquids) do 
+					theWH:setLiquidAmount(idx, liq)
+					trigger.action.outText(name .. ": Liq <" .. idx .. "> : <" .. liq .. ">", 30)
+				end
+				for ref, num in pairs(inv.weapon) do 
+					theWH:setItem(ref, num)
+				end
+				for ref, num in pairs(inv.aircraft) do 
+					theWH:setItem(ref, num)
+				end
+			else 
+				trigger.action.outText(name .. ": no warehouse")
+			end
+		else 
+			trigger.action.outText(name .. ": no airbase")
+		end
+	end 
+end
+--
+-- config
+--
+function WHpersistence.readConfigZone()
+	local theZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName("WHpersistenceConfig") 
+	if not theZone then 
+		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("WHpersistenceConfig")
+	end 
+	WHpersistence.verbose = theZone.verbose
+end
+--
+-- GO
+--
+function WHpersistence.start()
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck then 
+		trigger.action.outText("cfx WHpersistence requires dcsCommon", 30)
+		return false 
+	end 
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx Raise Flag", WHpersistence.requiredLibs)then return false end
+	WHpersistence.readConfigZone()
+	if persistence then 
+		callbacks = {}
+		callbacks.persistData = WHpersistence.saveData
+		persistence.registerModule("WHpersistence", callbacks)
+		-- now load my data 
+		WHpersistence.loadData()
+	end
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx WHpersistence v" .. WHpersistence.version .. " started.", 30)
+	return true 
+end
+
+if not WHpersistence.start() then 
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx WHpersistence aborted: missing libraries", 30)
+	WHpersistence = nil 
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/airfield.lua b/modules/airfield.lua
index 41f2769..89f9a89 100644
--- a/modules/airfield.lua
+++ b/modules/airfield.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 airfield = {}
-airfield.version = "2.2.0"
+airfield.version = "2.3.0"
 airfield.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon",
 	"cfxZones", 
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ airfield.allAirfields = {} -- inexed by af name, db entries: base, cat
 	2.1.0 - added support for makeNeutral? 
 	2.1.1 - bug fixing for DCS 2.9x airfield retrofit 
 	2.2.0 - dmlZone:getCoalition() / masterowner adaptation for owner 
+	2.3.0 - increased verbosity on persistence 
+		  - airfield delayed release after data load 
+		  - locked owner on start 
+		  - release after start
+		  - redrawing airfields when releasing
+          - cleanup 		  
 --]]--
 
 -- init all airfields DB
@@ -31,7 +37,6 @@ function airfield.collectAll()
 	local dropped = 0 
 	for idx, aBase in pairs(allBases) do 
 		local entry = {}
-		--local cat = Airbase.getCategory(aBase) -- DCS 2.9 hardened
 		-- ho! dcs 2.9.x retrofit screwed with Airfield.getCategory.
 		local cat = aBase:getDesc().category
 		-- cats: 0 = airfield, 1 = farp, 2 = ship 
@@ -44,20 +49,18 @@ function airfield.collectAll()
 			count = count + 1
 		else 
 			dropped = dropped + 1
---			trigger.action.outText("***dropped airbase <" .. aBase:getName() .. ">, cat = <" .. cat .. ">", 30)
 		end
 	end
 	if airfield.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++airF: init - count = <" .. count .. ">, dropped = <" .. dropped .. ">", 30)
 	end 
 end
-
 --
 -- setting up airfield
 --
+airfield.collector = {}
 function airfield.createAirFieldFromZone(theZone)
 	theZone.farps = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("farps", false)
-
 	local filterCat = 0
 	if (theZone.farps) then filterCat = {0, 1} end -- bases and farps
 	local p = theZone:getPoint()
@@ -65,17 +68,15 @@ function airfield.createAirFieldFromZone(theZone)
 	theZone.airfield = theBase
 	theZone.afName = theBase:getName() 
 	
-		-- set zone's owner 
+	-- set zone's owner 
 	theZone.owner = theBase:getCoalition()
 	theZone.mismatchCount = airfield.gracePeriod
 	if theZone.verbose or airfield.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++airF: airfield zone <" .. theZone.name .. "> associates with <" .. theZone.afName .. ">, current owner is <" .. theZone.owner .. ">", 30)
 	end
 	
-	-- methods 
 	theZone.method = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("method", "inc")
-	theZone.triggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("triggerMethod", "change")
-		
+	theZone.triggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("triggerMethod", "change")		
 	if theZone:hasProperty("red!") then 
 		theZone.redCap = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("red!")
 	end
@@ -92,23 +93,20 @@ function airfield.createAirFieldFromZone(theZone)
 		theZone.makeBlue = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("makeBlue?", "<none>")
 		theZone.lastMakeBlue = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(theZone.makeBlue)
 	end
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("makeNeutral?") then 
 		theZone.makeNeutral = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("makeNeutral?", "<none>")
 		theZone.lastMakeNeutral = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(theZone.makeNeutral)
 	end
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("autoCap?") then 
 		theZone.autoCap = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("autoCap?", "<none>")
 		theZone.lastAutoCap = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(theZone.autoCap)
 	end
 	
 	theZone.directControl = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("directControl", false)
-	
 	if theZone.directControl then 
 		airfield.assumeControl(theZone)
 	end
-	
+		
 	-- if fixed attribute, we switch to that color and keep it fixed.
 	-- can be overridden by either makeXX or autoCap.
 	if theZone:hasProperty("fixed") then 
@@ -144,6 +142,14 @@ function airfield.createAirFieldFromZone(theZone)
 	
 	airfield.showAirfield(theZone)
 
+	theBase:autoCapture(false) -- lock down owner to avoid contested at beginning 	
+	-- set up collector to free ownership later 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("fixed") then 
+		airfield.collector[theBase] = false -- autocap off after delay
+	else 
+		airfield.collector[theBase] = true 
+	end 
+
 	-- now mark this zone as handled 
 	local entry = airfield.allAirfields[theZone.afName]
 	if not entry then 
@@ -179,7 +185,6 @@ function airfield.showAirfield(theZone)
 		theZone.ownerMark = nil 
 	end 
 	if not theZone.show then return end -- we don't show in map
-	
 	local lineColor = theZone.redLine -- {1.0, 0, 0, 1.0} -- red  
 	local fillColor = theZone.redFill -- {1.0, 0, 0, 0.2} -- red 
 	local owner = theZone:getCoalition() -- .owner
@@ -190,10 +195,7 @@ function airfield.showAirfield(theZone)
 		lineColor = theZone.neutralLine -- {0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1.0}
 		fillColor = theZone.neutralFill -- {0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.2}
 	end
-	
 	theZone.ownerMark = airfield.markAirfieldOnMap(theZone.airfield, lineColor, fillColor)
-	
-
 end
 
 function airfield.assumeControl(theZone)
@@ -211,7 +213,6 @@ function airfield.relinquishControl(theZone)
 	end
 	theBase:autoCapture(true) -- turn off autocap 
 end
-
 --
 -- event handling
 --
@@ -252,7 +253,6 @@ function airfield.airfieldCaptured(theBase)
 	if theZone.verbose or airfield.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++airF: capturing <" .. bName .. "> for zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
 	end
-	
 	local newCoa = theBase:getCoalition()
 	theZone.owner = newCoa 
 	
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ function airfield.airfieldCaptured(theBase)
 	if theZone.blueCap and newCoa == 2 then 
 		theZone:pollFlag(theZone.blueCap, theZone.method)
 	end
-	
 end
 
 function airfield:onEvent(event)
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@ function airfield.update()
 			end 
 			theZone.owner = 0
 		end
-
 		
 		if theZone.autoCap and theZone:testZoneFlag(theZone.autoCap, theZone.triggerMethod, "lastAutoCap") then 
 			if theAirfield:autoCaptureIsOn() then 
@@ -386,16 +384,12 @@ function airfield.GC()
 					trigger.action.outText("+++airF: corrected ownership after grace period", 30)
 				end
 			end
-
 		end
 	end
-
 end
-
 --
 -- LOAD / SAVE 
 -- 
-
 function airfield.saveData()
 	local theData = {}
 	local allAF = {}
@@ -411,6 +405,21 @@ function airfield.saveData()
 	return theData
 end
 
+function airfield.releaseFields(releaseMe)
+	for theAF, rel in pairs(releaseMe) do 
+		theAF:autoCapture(rel)
+		if airfield.verbose then 	
+			trigger.action.outText("+++airF: releasing AF <" .. theAF:getName() .. "> to saved cap state <" .. dcsCommon.bool2Text(rel) .. ">", 30)
+		end 
+	end
+	for name, theZone in pairs(airfield.myAirfields) do 
+		airfield.showAirfield(theZone)
+		if airfield.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++airF: redrawing <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+		end
+	end 
+end
+
 function airfield.loadData()
 	if not persistence then return end 
 	local theData = persistence.getSavedDataForModule("airfield")
@@ -418,6 +427,7 @@ function airfield.loadData()
 		if airfield.verbose then 
 			trigger.action.outText("+++airF persistence: no save data received, skipping.", 30)
 		end
+		timer.scheduleFunction(airfield.releaseFields, airfield.collector, timer.getTime() + 2)
 		return
 	end
 	
@@ -426,9 +436,12 @@ function airfield.loadData()
 		if airfield.verbose then 
 			trigger.action.outText("+++airF persistence: no airfield data, skipping", 30)
 		end		
+		timer.scheduleFunction(airfield.releaseFields, airfield.collector, timer.getTime() + 2)
 		return
 	end
 	
+	airfield.collector = {} -- overwrite existing 
+
 	for theName, AFData in pairs(allAF) do 
 		local theZone = airfield.myAirfields[theName]
 		if theZone then 
@@ -438,20 +451,22 @@ function airfield.loadData()
 			theAirfield:autoCapture(false)
 			theAirfield:setCoalition(AFData.owner)
 			theZone.owner = AFData.owner
+			if airfield.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++airF: setting AF Zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">, owner from file to <" .. theZone.owner .. ">", 30)
+			end 
 			-- set ownedBy#
 			if theZone.ownedBy then 
 				trigger.action.setUserFlag(theZone.ownedBy, theZone.owner)
 			end 
 			-- set owning mode: autocap or direct 
-			theAirfield:autoCapture(AFData.autocapActive)
-
+			--theAirfield:autoCapture(AFData.autocapActive)
+			airfield.collector[theAirfield] = AFData.autocapActive
 		else 
 			trigger.action.outText("+++airF persistence: cannot synch airfield <" .. theName .. ">, skipping", 40)
 		end
 	end
+	timer.scheduleFunction(airfield.releaseFields, airfield.collector, timer.getTime() + 2)
 end
-
-
 --
 -- start up
 --
@@ -460,9 +475,7 @@ function airfield.readConfig()
 	if not theZone then 
 		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("airfieldConfig")
 	end
-	airfield.verbose = theZone.verbose 
---	airfield.farps = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("farps", false)
-	
+	airfield.verbose = theZone.verbose 	
 	-- colors for line and fill 
 	airfield.redLine = theZone:getRGBAVectorFromZoneProperty("redLine", {1.0, 0, 0, 1.0})
 	airfield.redFill = theZone:getRGBAVectorFromZoneProperty("redFill", {1.0, 0, 0, 0.2})
@@ -470,7 +483,6 @@ function airfield.readConfig()
 	airfield.blueFill = theZone:getRGBAVectorFromZoneProperty("blueFill", {0.0, 0, 1.0, 0.2})
 	airfield.neutralLine = theZone:getRGBAVectorFromZoneProperty("neutralLine", {0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1.0})
 	airfield.neutralFill = theZone:getRGBAVectorFromZoneProperty("neutralFill", {0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.2})
-	
 	airfield.showAll = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("show", false)
 end
 
@@ -485,13 +497,10 @@ end
 function airfield.start()
 	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx airfield", airfield.requiredLibs) 
 	then return false end
-
 	-- set up DB
 	airfield.collectAll()
-	
 	-- read config
 	airfield.readConfig()
-	
 	-- read bases 
 	local abZones = cfxZones.zonesWithProperty("airfield")
 	for idx, aZone in pairs(abZones) do
@@ -512,6 +521,8 @@ function airfield.start()
 		persistence.registerModule("airfield", callbacks)
 		-- now load my data 
 		airfield.loadData()
+	else 
+		timer.scheduleFunction(airfield.releaseFields, airfield.collector, timer.getTime() + 2) -- release airfields when not loaded from storage
 	end
 	
 	-- start update in 1 second 
diff --git a/modules/autoCSAR.lua b/modules/autoCSAR.lua
index 7b5ec0a..51053c1 100644
--- a/modules/autoCSAR.lua
+++ b/modules/autoCSAR.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 autoCSAR = {}
-autoCSAR.version = "2.2.0" 
+autoCSAR.version = "2.2.1" 
 autoCSAR.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon", -- always
 	"cfxZones", -- Zones, of course 
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ autoCSAR.trackedEjects = {} -- we start tracking on eject
 	2.1.0 - persistence support 
 	2.2.0 - new noExploit option in config 
 		  - no csar mission if pilot lands too close to airbase or farp 
-		    and noExploit is on 
+		    and noExploit is on
+	2.2.1 - DCS hardening for isExist
 --]]--
 autoCSAR.forbidden = {} -- indexed by name, contains point 
 autoCSAR.killDist = 2100 -- meters from center of forbidden 
@@ -173,7 +174,9 @@ function autoCSAR:onEvent(event)
 		local coa = event.initiator:getCoalition()
 		-- see if pilot has ejector seat and prepare to connect one with the other 
 		local info = nil 
-		if event.target and event.target:isExist() then 
+		if event.target 
+		and event.target.isExist 
+		and event.target:isExist() then -- DCS hardening 
 			info = {}
 			info.coa = coa
 			info.seat = event.target
diff --git a/modules/cloneZone.lua b/modules/cloneZone.lua
index ef03d40..c6a5ede 100644
--- a/modules/cloneZone.lua
+++ b/modules/cloneZone.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cloneZones = {}
-cloneZones.version = "2.4.0"
+cloneZones.version = "2.5.0"
 cloneZones.verbose = false  
 cloneZones.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon", -- always
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ cloneZones.respawnOnGroupID = true
 			path) with wiper module
 		  - using "wipe?" will now create a warning 
 	2.4.0 - reworked masterOwner to fit with dmlZone 
+	2.5.0 - re-establish spawn zone in persistence to provide 
+	        empty! detection through saves (missed hasClones)
 --]]--
 
 --
@@ -90,7 +92,6 @@ function cloneZones.invokeCallbacks(theZone, reason, args)
 	if not theZone then return end 
 	if not reason then reason = "<none>" end 
 	if not args then args = {} end 
-	
 	-- invoke anyone who wants to know that a group 
 	-- of people was rescued.
 	for idx, cb in pairs(cloneZones.callbacks) do 
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ function cloneZones.partOfGroupDataInZone(theZone, theUnits)
 	local zP = cfxZones.getPoint(theZone)
 	zP = theZone:getDCSOrigin() -- don't use getPoint now.
 	zP.y = 0
-	
 	for idx, aUnit in pairs(theUnits) do 
 		local uP = {}
 		uP.x = aUnit.x 
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 				table.insert(theZone.myStatics, aStatic)
 			end
 		end
-		
 		cloneZones.despawnAll(theZone) 
 		if (#theZone.cloneNames + #theZone.staticNames)	< 1 then 
 			if cloneZones.verbose then 
@@ -210,18 +209,12 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 			trigger.action.outText(theZone.name .. " clone template saved", 30)
 		end
 	end
-	
-	-- declutter 
 	theZone.declutter = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("declutter", false)
-	
-	-- watchflags
 	theZone.cloneTriggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("triggerMethod", "change")
-
 	if theZone:hasProperty("cloneTriggerMethod") then 
 		theZone.cloneTriggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("cloneTriggerMethod", "change")
 	end
 	
-	-- f? and spawn? and other synonyms map to the same 
 	if theZone:hasProperty("f?") then 
 		theZone.spawnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("f?", "none")
 	elseif theZone:hasProperty("in?") then 
@@ -231,12 +224,10 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 	elseif theZone:hasProperty("clone?") then 
 		theZone.spawnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("clone?", "none")
 	end
-	
 	if theZone.spawnFlag then 
 		theZone.lastSpawnValue = theZone:getFlagValue(theZone.spawnFlag)
 	end
 	
-	-- deSpawn?
 	if theZone:hasProperty("deSpawn?") then 
 		theZone.deSpawnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "deSpawn?", "none")
 	elseif theZone:hasProperty("deClone?") then 
@@ -259,7 +250,7 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 	theZone.onStart = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onStart", false)
 	theZone.moveRoute = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("moveRoute", false)
 	theZone.preWipe = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("preWipe", false)
-		
+	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("empty!") then 
 		theZone.emptyBangFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("empty!", "<None>") -- note string on number default
 	end
@@ -267,30 +258,7 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 	theZone.cloneMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("cloneMethod", "inc")
 	if theZone:hasProperty("method") then 
 		theZone.cloneMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("method", "inc") -- note string on number default
-	end
-	
-	--[[--
-	if theZone:hasProperty("masterOwner") then 
-		theZone.masterOwner = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "masterOwner", "*")
-		theZone.masterOwner = dcsCommon.trim(theZone.masterOwner)
-		if theZone.masterOwner == "*" then 
-			theZone.masterOwner = theZone.name 
-			if theZone.verbose then 
-				trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: masterOwner for <" .. theZone.name .. "> set successfully to to itself, currently owned by faction <" .. theZone.owner .. ">", 30)
-			end
-		end
-		if theZone.verbose or cloneZones.verbose then 
-			trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: ownership of <" .. theZone.name .. "> tied to zone <" .. theZone.masterOwner .. ">", 30)
-		end
-		-- check that the zone exists in DCS 
-		local theMaster = cfxZones.getZoneByName(theZone.masterOwner)
-		if not theMaster then 
-			trigger.action.outText("clnZ: WARNING: cloner's <" .. theZone.name .. "> master owner named <" .. theZone.masterOwner .. "> does not exist!", 30)
-		end
-		theZone.masterOwner = theMaster 
-	end
-	--]]--
-	
+	end		
 	theZone.turn = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("turn", 0)
 	
 	-- interface to groupTracker 
@@ -329,7 +297,6 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 		theZone.inBuiltup = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("inBuiltup", 10) -- 10 meter radius must be free -- small houses
 	end 
 	theZone.rndHeading = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("rndHeading", false)
-	
 	theZone.onRoad = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onRoad", false)
 	theZone.onPerimeter = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onPerimeter", false)
 
@@ -338,15 +305,12 @@ function cloneZones.createClonerWithZone(theZone) -- has "Cloner"
 		theZone.identical = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("identical", false)
 		if theZone.identical == false then theZone.identical = nil end 
 	end 
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("nameScheme") then 
 		theZone.nameScheme = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "nameScheme", "<o>-<uid>") -- default to [<original name> "-" <uuid>] 
 	end
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("groupScheme") then 
 		theZone.groupScheme = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("groupScheme", "<o>-<uid>")
 	end 
-	
 	if theZone.identical and theZone.nameScheme then
 		trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: WARNING - clone zone <" .. theZone.name .. "> has both IDENTICAL and NAMESCHEME/GROUPSCHEME attributes. nameScheme is ignored.", 30)
 		theZone.nameScheme = nil
@@ -539,7 +503,6 @@ function cloneZones.updateLocationsInGroupData(theData, zoneDelta, adjustAllWayp
 	-- now process departing slot if given 
 	if departFromAerodrome then 
 		-- we may need alt from land to add here, maybe later 
-	
 		-- now process parking slots, and choose closest slot 
 		-- per unit's location 
 		if fromParking then 
@@ -658,11 +621,9 @@ function cloneZones.uniqueNameStaticData(theData, theCloneZone, sourcename)
 	if theCloneZone and theCloneZone.nameScheme then
 		local schema = theCloneZone.nameScheme
 		newName, iterCount = cloneZones.nameFromSchema(schema, theData.name, theCloneZone, sourceName, iterCount)
-		
 		if theCloneZone.verbose then 
 			trigger.action.outText("clnZ: zone <" .. theCloneZone.name .. "> static schema <" .. schema .. ">: <" .. theData.name .. "> --> <" .. newName .. ">", 30)
 		end
-		
 		theData.name = newName -- dcsCommon.uuid(theData.name)
 	else
 		-- default naming scheme: <name>-<uuid>
@@ -697,19 +658,6 @@ end
 
 function cloneZones.resolveOwnership(spawnZone, ctry)
 	if not spawnZone.masterOwner then return ctry end -- old code 
---[[--	
-	local masterZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName(spawnZone.masterOwner)
-	if not masterZone then 
-		trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: cloner " .. spawnZone.name .. " could not find master owner <" .. spawnZone.masterOwner .. ">", 30)
-		return ctry 
-	end
-	
-	if not masterZone.owner then 
-		return ctry 
-	end
---]]--
-	
---	ctry = dcsCommon.getACountryForCoalition(masterZone.owner)
 	ctry = dcsCommon.getACountryForCoalition(spawnZone:getCoalition())
 	return ctry 
 end
@@ -1249,6 +1197,8 @@ function cloneZones.spawnWithTemplateForZone(theZone, spawnZone)
 		
 		-- clone for persistence
 		local theData = dcsCommon.clone(rawData)
+		-- remember the zone that spawned this particular group 
+		theData.CZspawner = spawnZone.name 
 		cloneZones.allClones[rawData.name] = theData 
 		
 		if cloneZones.verbose or spawnZone.verbose then 
@@ -1273,7 +1223,6 @@ function cloneZones.spawnWithTemplateForZone(theZone, spawnZone)
 			info.timeLimit = now + timeLimit
 			info.cloneZone = spawnZone
 			table.insert(cloneZones.despawnPlan, info)
---			trigger.action.outText("+++clne: scheduled auto-despawn for <" .. info.name .. "> in <" .. timeLimit .. "> secs", 30)
 		end 
 				
 		-- turn off AI if disabled 
@@ -1446,6 +1395,7 @@ function cloneZones.spawnWithTemplateForZone(theZone, spawnZone)
 		rawData.cty = ctry 
 		-- save for persistence 
 		local theData = dcsCommon.clone(rawData)
+		theData.CZspawner = spawnZone.name -- remember spawner 
 		cloneZones.allCObjects[rawData.name] = theData 
 		
 		if cloneZones.verbose or spawnZone.verbose then 
@@ -1466,7 +1416,6 @@ function cloneZones.spawnWithTemplateForZone(theZone, spawnZone)
 			info.timeLimit = now + timeLimit
 			info.cloneZone = spawnZone
 			table.insert(cloneZones.despawnPlan, info)
---			trigger.action.outText("+++clne: scheduled auto-despawn for OBJECT <" .. info.name .. "> in <" .. timeLimit .. "> secs", 30)
 		end 
 		-- we don't mix groups with units, so no lookup tables for 
 		-- statics 
@@ -1528,9 +1477,7 @@ end
 function cloneZones.spawnWithSpawner(theZone)
 	-- analog to cfxSpawnZones.spawnWithSpawner(theSpawner)
 	-- glue code for helo troops and other modules 
-	
 	-- we may want to check if cloner isn't emtpy first 
-	
 	cloneZones.spawnWithCloner(theZone)
 end 
 
@@ -1702,15 +1649,6 @@ end
 
 function cloneZones.resolveOwningCoalition(theZone)
 	return theZone:getCoalition()
---[[--	
-	if not theZone.masterOwner then return theZone.owner end 
-	local masterZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName(theZone.masterOwner)
-	if not masterZone then 
-		trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: cloner " .. theZone.name .. " could not find master owner <" .. theZone.masterOwner .. ">", 30)
-		return theZone.owner 
-	end
-	return masterZone.owner 
---]]--
 end
 
 function cloneZones.getRequestableClonersInRange(aPoint, aRange, aSide)
@@ -1821,7 +1759,6 @@ function cloneZones.update()
 	local filtered = {}
 	for idx, theInfo in pairs(cloneZones.despawnPlan) do 
 		if theInfo.timeLimit < now then 
---			trigger.action.outText("+++clne: auto-despawning <" .. theInfo.name .. ">", 30)
 			if theInfo.isObject then 
 				-- dealloc static object 
 				local theObject = theInfo.theGroup 
@@ -1857,7 +1794,6 @@ function cloneZones.doOnStart()
 		end 
 	end
 end
-
 --
 -- Regular GC and housekeeping
 --
@@ -1884,7 +1820,6 @@ function cloneZones.GC()
 		end
 	end
 	cloneZones.allClones = filteredAttackers
-	
 	filteredAttackers = {}
 	for gName, gData in pairs (cloneZones.allCObjects) do 
 		-- all we need to do is get the group of that name
@@ -1904,8 +1839,6 @@ function cloneZones.houseKeeping()
 	timer.scheduleFunction(cloneZones.houseKeeping, {}, timer.getTime() + 5 * 60) -- every 5 minutes 
 	cloneZones.GC()
 end
-
-
 --
 -- LOAD / SAVE 
 --
@@ -1969,7 +1902,7 @@ function cloneZones.saveData()
 		cData.myUniqueCounter = theCloner.myUniqueCounter
 		cData.oSize = theCloner.oSize 
 		cData.lastSize = theCloner.lastSize 
-		-- mySpawns: all groups i'm curently observing for empty!
+		-- mySpawns: all groups I'm curently observing for empty!
 		-- myStatics: dto for objects 
 		local mySpawns = {}
 		for idx, aGroup in pairs(theCloner.mySpawns) do 
@@ -2071,6 +2004,7 @@ function cloneZones.loadData()
 				local theGroup = Group.getByName(aName)
 				if theGroup then 
 					table.insert(mySpawns, theGroup)
+					theCloner.hasClones = true -- was missing!
 				else
 					trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ - persistence: can't reconnect cloner <" .. cName .. "> with clone group <".. aName .. ">", 30)
 				end
@@ -2082,6 +2016,7 @@ function cloneZones.loadData()
 				local theStatic = StaticObject.getByName(aName)
 				if theStatic then 
 					table.insert(myStatics, theStatic)
+					theCloner.hasClones = true -- was missing!S
 				else
 					trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ - persistence: can't reconnect cloner <" .. cName .. "> with static <".. aName .. ">", 30)
 				end
@@ -2115,24 +2050,16 @@ function cloneZones.readConfigZone()
 		end 
 		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("cloneZonesConfig") 
 	end 
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("uniqueCount") then 
 		cloneZones.uniqueCounter = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("uniqueCount", cloneZone.uniqueCounter)
 	end
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("localCount") then 
 		cloneZones.lclUniqueCounter = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("localCount", cloneZone.lclUniqueCounter)
 	end
-	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("globalCount") then 
 		cloneZones.globalCounter = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("globalCount", cloneZone.globalCounter)
 	end
-	
-	cloneZones.verbose = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("verbose", false)
-	
-	if cloneZones.verbose then 
-		trigger.action.outText("+++clnZ: read config", 30)
-	end 
+	cloneZones.verbose = theZone.verbose
 end
 
 function cloneZones.start()
@@ -2201,4 +2128,5 @@ end
 	make example where transport can be different plane types but have same name 
 	
 	support 'orders' to complete replace routes, and pass to groundCommander like spawner. only for ground troops 
+	maxCycles - maximum number of clone cycles. emulate with countdown?
 --]]--
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/heloTroops.lua b/modules/heloTroops.lua
index 05a180b..ebed7b3 100644
--- a/modules/heloTroops.lua
+++ b/modules/heloTroops.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cfxHeloTroops = {}
-cfxHeloTroops.version = "3.1.3"
+cfxHeloTroops.version = "3.1.5"
 cfxHeloTroops.verbose = false 
 cfxHeloTroops.autoDrop = true 
 cfxHeloTroops.autoPickup = false 
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ cfxHeloTroops.requestRange = 500 -- meters
  3.1.3 - decycled structures (destination zone) on save
        - upcycled structures (destination) on load 
 	   - loadSound and disembarkSound 
-	   
+ 3.1.4 - guarding destination access in save 	  
+ 3.1.5 - more guarding of destination access 
 --]]--
 
 
@@ -926,9 +927,14 @@ function cfxHeloTroops.saveData()
 	for gName, gData in pairs(cfxHeloTroops.deployedTroops) do 
 		local sData = dcsCommon.clone(gData)
 		dcsCommon.synchGroupData(sData.groupData)
-		if sData.destination then 
-			net.log("cfxHeloTroops: decycling troop 'destination' for <" .. sData.destination:getName() .. ">")
-			sData.destination = sData.destination:getName()
+		if sData.destination then
+			if type(sData.destination) == "table" and (sData.destination.name) then
+				net.log("cfxHeloTroops: decycling troop 'destination' for <" .. sData.destination.name .. ">")
+				sData.destination = sData.destination.name
+			else 
+				sData.destination = nil 
+				net.log("cfxHeloTroops: decycling deployed troops 'destination' nilling for safety")
+			end
 		end 
 		allTroopData[gName] = sData
 	end
diff --git a/modules/impostors.lua b/modules/impostors.lua
index 095b41f..944f7b6 100644
--- a/modules/impostors.lua
+++ b/modules/impostors.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 impostors={}
 
-impostors.version = "1.1.0"
+impostors.version = "1.2.0"
 impostors.verbose = false  
 impostors.ups = 1
 impostors.requiredLibs = {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impostors.uniqueCounter = 8200000 -- clones start at 9200000
 	1.1.0 - filtered dead units during spawns 
 			cleanup
 			some performance boost for mx lookup 
-
+	1.2.0 - filters dead groups entirely 
   LIMITATIONS:
   must be on ground (or would be very silly
   does not work with any units deployed on ships
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function impostors.spawnGroupsFromImpostor(theZone)
 	
 	local deadUnits = {} -- collect all dead units for immediate delete 
 						 -- after spawning 
-						 
+	local filtered = {} 
 	for idx, groupName in pairs(theZone.groupNames) do 
 		-- get my group data from MX based on my name 
 		-- we get from MX so we get all path and order info 
@@ -306,67 +306,75 @@ function impostors.spawnGroupsFromImpostor(theZone)
 		local cat = cfxMX.groupCatByName[groupName]
 		local ctry = cfxMX.countryByName[groupName]
 		local impostorGroup = theZone.myImpostors[groupName]
-		local relinkZones = {}
-		-- now iterate all units in that group, and remove their impostors
-		for idy, theUnit in pairs(rawData.units) do 
-			if theUnit and theUnit.name then 
-				local impName = impostorGroup[theUnit.name]
-				if not impName then 
-					if theZone.verbose then 
-						trigger.action.outText("group <" .. groupName .. ">: no impostor for <" .. theUnit.name .. ">", 30)
-					end 
-				else 
-					local impStat = StaticObject.getByName(impName)
-					if impStat and impStat:isExist() and impStat:getLife() > 1 then 
-						-- still alive. read x, y and heading 
-						local sp = impStat:getPoint()
-						theUnit.x = sp.x 
-						theUnit.y = sp.z -- !!!
-						theUnit.heading = dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(impStat) -- should also work for statics
-						-- should automatically handle ["livery_id"]
-						relinkZones[theUnit.name] = cfxZones.zonesLinkedToUnit(impStat)
+		if impostorGroup then 
+			table.insert(filtered, groupName)
+			local relinkZones = {}
+			-- now iterate all units in that group, and remove their impostors
+			for idy, theUnit in pairs(rawData.units) do 
+				if theUnit and theUnit.name then 
+					local impName = impostorGroup[theUnit.name]
+					if not impName then 
+						if theZone.verbose then 
+							trigger.action.outText("group <" .. groupName .. ">: no impostor for <" .. theUnit.name .. ">", 30)
+						end 
 					else 
-						-- dead 
-						table.insert(deadUnits, theUnit.name)
-					end
-					-- destroy imp
-					if impStat and impStat:isExist() then 
-						impStat:destroy()
+						local impStat = StaticObject.getByName(impName)
+						if impStat and impStat:isExist() and impStat:getLife() > 1 then 
+							-- still alive. read x, y and heading 
+							local sp = impStat:getPoint()
+							theUnit.x = sp.x 
+							theUnit.y = sp.z -- !!!
+							theUnit.heading = dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(impStat) -- should also work for statics
+							-- should automatically handle ["livery_id"]
+							relinkZones[theUnit.name] = cfxZones.zonesLinkedToUnit(impStat)
+						else 
+							-- dead 
+							table.insert(deadUnits, theUnit.name)
+						end
+						-- destroy imp
+						if impStat and impStat:isExist() then 
+							impStat:destroy()
+						end
 					end
 				end
 			end
-		end
-		
-		-- destroy impostor info 
-		theZone.myImpostors[groupName] = nil 
-		theZone.impostor = false 
-		
-		-- now create the group 
-		if theZone.blinkTime <= 0 then 
-			-- immediate spawn
-			--local newGroup = coalition.addGroup(ctry, cfxMX.catText2ID(cat), rawData)
-			local newGroup = coalition.addGroup(ctry, cat, rawData)
-			impostors.relinkZonesForGroup(relinkZones, newGroup)
-			if theZone.trackWith and groupTracker.addGroupToTrackerNamed then 
-				-- add these groups to the group tracker 
-				if theZone.verbose or impostors.verbose then 
-					trigger.action.outText("+++ipst: attempting to add group <" .. newGroup:getName() .. "> to tracker <" .. theZone.trackWith .. ">", 30)
-				end 
-				groupTracker.addGroupToTrackerNamed(newGroup, theZone.trackWith)
+			
+			-- destroy impostor info 
+			theZone.myImpostors[groupName] = nil 
+			theZone.impostor = false -- is this good?
+			
+			-- now create the group 
+			if theZone.blinkTime <= 0 then 
+				-- immediate spawn
+				--local newGroup = coalition.addGroup(ctry, cfxMX.catText2ID(cat), rawData)
+				local newGroup = coalition.addGroup(ctry, cat, rawData)
+				impostors.relinkZonesForGroup(relinkZones, newGroup)
+				if theZone.trackWith and groupTracker.addGroupToTrackerNamed then 
+					-- add these groups to the group tracker 
+					if theZone.verbose or impostors.verbose then 
+						trigger.action.outText("+++ipst: attempting to add group <" .. newGroup:getName() .. "> to tracker <" .. theZone.trackWith .. ">", 30)
+					end 
+					groupTracker.addGroupToTrackerNamed(newGroup, theZone.trackWith)
+				end
+			else 
+				-- scheduled spawn 
+				theZone.blinkCount = theZone.blinkCount + 1 -- so healthcheck avoids false positives
+				local args = {}
+				args.ctry = ctry 
+				args.cat = cat -- cfxMX.catText2ID(cat)
+				args.rawData = rawData
+				args.theZone = theZone 
+				args.relinkZones = relinkZones
+				timer.scheduleFunction(impostors.delayedSpawn, args, timer.getTime() + theZone.blinkTime)
 			end
 		else 
-			-- scheduled spawn 
-			theZone.blinkCount = theZone.blinkCount + 1 -- so healthcheck avoids false positives
-			local args = {}
-			args.ctry = ctry 
-			args.cat = cat -- cfxMX.catText2ID(cat)
-			args.rawData = rawData
-			args.theZone = theZone 
-			args.relinkZones = relinkZones
-			timer.scheduleFunction(impostors.delayedSpawn, args, timer.getTime() + theZone.blinkTime)
+			if theZone.verbose or impostors.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("No impostor group named <" .. groupName .. "> any more, skipped.", 30)
+			end 
+--			theZone.myImpostors[groupName] = nil 
 		end
 	end
-	
+	theZone.groupNames = filtered -- filter out non-existing 
 	-- now remove all dead units 
 	if theZone.blinkTime <= 0 then 
 		for idx, unitName in pairs(deadUnits) do 
diff --git a/modules/noGap.lua b/modules/noGap.lua
index 393002a..52a0cdc 100644
--- a/modules/noGap.lua
+++ b/modules/noGap.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 noGap = {}
-noGap.version = "1.0.1"
+noGap.version = "1.3.1"
 
 noGap.verbose = false 
 noGap.ignoreMe = "-ng" -- ignore altogether
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ noGap.requiredLibs = {
 	works on unit-level (stop-Gap works on group level)
 	Advantage: multiple-ship player groups look better, less code
 	Disadvantage: incompatibe with SSB/slotBlock
-	
-	What it does:
-	Replace all player units with static aircraft until the first time 
-	that a player slots into that plane. Static is then replaced with live player unit. 
-	
+		
 	DOES NOT SUPPORT SHIP-BASED AIRCRAFT 
 	
 	For multiplayer, NoGapGUI must run on the server (only server)
@@ -38,12 +34,18 @@ noGap.requiredLibs = {
 	Version History
 	1.0.0 - Initial version
 	1.0.1 - added "from runway"
-    
+    1.3.1 - in line with stopGap 1.3.0
+		  - allNeutral attribute 
+		  - DCS dynamic player spawn compatibility 
+		  - shallow water also qualifies as carrier based 
+		  - noParking 
+		  - kickTheDead
+		  - refreshInterval, reinforced guards 
 --]]--
 
 noGap.standInUnits = {} -- static replacement, if filled; indexed by name
 noGap.liveUnits = {} -- live in-game units, checked regularly
-noGap.allPlayerUnits = {} -- for update check to get server notification 
+noGap.allPlayerUnits = {} -- for update check to get server notification, excludes dynamically spawned units 
 noGap.noGapZones = {} -- DML only 
 
 function noGap.staticMXFromUnitMX(theGroup, theUnit)
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ function noGap.staticMXFromUnitMX(theGroup, theUnit)
 	theStatic.type = theUnit.type 
 	theStatic.name = theUnit.name  -- same as ME unit 
 	theStatic.cty = cfxMX.countryByName[theGroup.name]
+	theStatic.payload = theUnit.payload -- not supported (yet) by DCS 
+	theStatic.onboard_num = theUnit.onboard_num -- not supported 
+	-- DML only: allNeutral 
+	if noGap.allNeutral then 
+		theStatic.cty = dcsCommon.getACountryForCoalition(0)
+	end
 	return theStatic 
 end
 
@@ -82,10 +90,20 @@ function noGap.isGroundStart(theGroup)
 	if action == "Turning Point" then return false end 	
 	if action == "Landing" then return false end 	
 	if action == "From Runway" then return false end 
+	if noGap.noParking then
+		local loAct = string.lower(action)
+		if loAct == "from parking area" or 
+		   loAct == "from parking area hot" then 
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("StopG: Player Group <" .. theGroup.name .. "> NOPARKING: [" .. action .. "] must be skipped.", 30)
+			end 
+			return false 
+		end
+	end
 	-- aircraft is on the ground - but is it in water (carrier)? 
 	local u1 = theGroup.units[1]
 	local sType = land.getSurfaceType(u1) -- has fields x and y
-	if sType == 3 then return false	end 
+	if sType == 3 or sType == 2 then return false	end 
 	if noGap.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("noG: Player Group <" .. theGroup.name .. "> GROUND BASED: " .. action .. ", land type " .. sType, 30)
 	end 
@@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ function noGap.ignoreMXUnit(theUnit) -- DML-only
 	return false
 end
 
-function noGap.createStandInForMXData(group, theUnit) -- group, theUnit are MX data blocks
+function noGap.createStandInForMXData(group, theUnit) -- WARNING: group and theUnit are MX data blocks
 	local sgMatch = theUnit.name:sub(-#noGap.ignoreMe) == noGap.ignoreMe or group.name:sub(-#noGap.ignoreMe) == noGap.ignoreMe
 	local spMatch = theUnit.name:sub(-#noGap.spIgnore) == noGap.spIgnore or group.name:sub(-#noGap.spIgnore) == noGap.spIgnore
 	local zoneIgnore = noGap.ignoreMXUnit(theUnit)
@@ -139,7 +157,6 @@ function noGap.createStandInForMXData(group, theUnit) -- group, theUnit are MX d
 			end
 		end
 	end
-	
 end
 
 function noGap.fillGaps()
@@ -175,6 +192,7 @@ function noGap.turnOff()
 		StaticObject.destroy(standIn)
 	end
 	noGap.standInUnits = {}
+	noGap.running = false 
 end
 
 function noGap.turnOn()
@@ -183,6 +201,23 @@ function noGap.turnOn()
 	end
 	-- populate all empty (non-taken) slots with stand-ins
 	noGap.fillGaps()
+	noGap.running = true 
+end
+
+function noGap.refreshAll() -- restore all statics 
+	if noGap.refreshInterval > 0 then 
+		-- re-schedule invocation 
+		timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.refreshAll, {}, timer.getTime() + noGap.refreshInterval)
+		if not noGap.enabled then return end 
+		if noGap.running then 
+			noGap.turnOff() -- kill all statics 
+			-- turn back on in half a second 
+			timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.turnOn, {}, timer.getTime() + 0.5)
+		end
+		if stopGap.verbose then 
+			noGap.action.outText("+++noG: refreshing all static", 30)
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 -- 
@@ -193,11 +228,18 @@ function noGap:onEvent(event)
 	if not event.id then return end 
 	if not event.initiator then return end 
 	local theUnit = event.initiator 
-
+	if (not theUnit.getPlayerName) or (not theUnit:getPlayerName()) then 
+		return 
+	end -- no player unit.
+	if cfxMX.isDynamicPlayer(theUnit) then 
+		if noGap.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++noG: unit <" .. theUnit:getName() .. "> controlled by <" .. theUnit:getPlayerName() .. "> is dynamically spawned, ignoring.", 30)
+		end
+		return 
+	end -- ignore all dynamically spawned aircraft 
+	
 	if event.id == 15 then -- we act on player unit birth 
-		if (not theUnit.getPlayerName) or (not theUnit:getPlayerName()) then 
-			return 
-		end -- no player unit.
+		
 		local uName = theUnit:getName()
 		
 		if noGap.standInUnits[uName] then
@@ -208,11 +250,35 @@ function noGap:onEvent(event)
 				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: removed static for <" ..uName  .. ">, player inbound", 30)
 			end
 		end
-		noGap.liveUnits[uName] = theUnit
+		noGap.liveUnits[uName] = theUnit -- dynamic never show up here 
 		-- reset noGapGUI flag, it has done its job. Unit is live   
 		-- we can reset it for next iteration 
 		trigger.action.setUserFlag("NG"..uName, 0)
 	end
+	
+	if id == 6 then -- eject, ignore for now 
+	end
+	if 	(id == 9) or (id == 30) or (id == 5) then -- dead, lost, crash 
+		local pName = theUnit:getPlayerName()
+		timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.kickplayer, pName, timer.getTime() + 1)
+	end
+	
+end
+
+noGap.kicks = {}
+function noGap.kickplayer(args)
+	if not noGap.kickTheDead then return end 
+	local pName = args 
+	for i,slot in pairs(net.get_player_list()) do
+		local nn = net.get_name(slot)
+		if nn == pName then
+			if noGap.kicks[nn] then 
+				if timer.getTime() < noGap.kicks[nn] then return end 
+			end 
+			net.force_player_slot(slot, 0, '')
+			noGap.kicks[nn] = timer.getTime() + 5 -- avoid too many kicks in 5 seconds
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 --
@@ -312,7 +378,7 @@ function noGap.update()
 end
 
 -- 
--- read stopGapZone (DML only)
+-- read noGap Zone (DML only)
 --
 function noGap.createNoGapZone(theZone)
 	local ng = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("noGap", true)
@@ -331,8 +397,11 @@ noGap.name = "noGapConfig" -- cfxZones compatibility here
 function noGap.readConfigZone(theZone)
 	-- currently nothing to do 
 	noGap.verbose = theZone.verbose 
+	noGap.ssbEnabled = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("ssb", true)
 	noGap.enabled = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onStart", true)
 	noGap.timeOut = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("timeOut", 0) -- default to off 
+	noGap.noParking = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("noParking", false)
+	
 	if theZone:hasProperty("on?") then 
 		noGap.turnOnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("on?", "*<none>")
 		noGap.lastTurnOnFlag = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(noGap.turnOnFlag)
@@ -350,6 +419,10 @@ function noGap.readConfigZone(theZone)
 			trigger.action.outText("+++noG: turned off", 30)		
 		end 
 	end
+	
+	noGap.refreshInterval = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("refresh", -1) -- default: no refresh
+	noGap.kickTheDead = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("kickDead", true)
+	noGap.allNeutral = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("allNeutral", false)
 end
 
 --
@@ -394,6 +467,11 @@ function noGap.start()
 	-- start update in 1 second 
 	timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1)
 	
+	-- start refresh cycle if refresh (>0)
+	if noGap.refreshInterval > 0 then 
+		timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.refreshAll, {}, timer.getTime() + noGap.refreshInterval)
+	end
+	
 	-- say hi!
 	local mp = " (SP - <" .. sgDetect .. ">)"
 	if sgDetect > 0 then mp = " -- MP GUI Detected (" .. sgDetect .. ")!" end
diff --git a/modules/radioMenus.lua b/modules/radioMenus.lua
index 436edce..457495a 100644
--- a/modules/radioMenus.lua
+++ b/modules/radioMenus.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 radioMenu = {}
-radioMenu.version = "4.0.1"
+radioMenu.version = "4.0.2"
 radioMenu.verbose = false 
 radioMenu.ups = 1 
 radioMenu.requiredLibs = {
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ radioMenu.lateGroups = {} -- dict by ID
 			detect cyclic references
 	4.0.0 - added infrastructure for dynamic players (DCS 2.9.6)
 		  - added dynamic player support 
-	4.0.1 - MX no longer optional, so ask for it 
+	4.0.1 - MX no longer optional, so ask for it
+	4.0.2 - ackSnd now also broadcasts to all if no group 
 --]]--
 
 function radioMenu.addRadioMenu(theZone)
@@ -770,7 +771,11 @@ function radioMenu.doMenuX(args)
 			radioMenu.radioOutMsg(ack, gid, theZone)
 		end
 		if ackSnd then 
-			trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(gid, ackSnd)
+			if (not gid) or gid == 0 then 
+				trigger.action.outSound(ackSnd)
+			else 
+				trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(gid, ackSnd)
+			end
 		end 
 	end
 	
diff --git a/modules/raiseFlag.lua b/modules/raiseFlag.lua
index 0224ade..38be06e 100644
--- a/modules/raiseFlag.lua
+++ b/modules/raiseFlag.lua
@@ -1,107 +1,144 @@
 raiseFlag = {}
-raiseFlag.version = "2.0.0"
-raiseFlag.verbose = false 
+raiseFlag.version = "3.0.0"
 raiseFlag.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon", -- always
 	"cfxZones", -- Zones, of course 
 }
-raiseFlag.flags = {} 
+raiseFlag.flags = {} -- my minions 
 --[[--
-Raise A Flag module -- (c) 2022-23 by Christian Franz and cf/x AG
+	(c) 2022-23 by Christian Franz and cf/x AG
 	
 Version History
- 1.0.0 - initial release 
- 1.0.1 - synonym "raiseFlag!"
- 1.1.0 - DML update
- 1.2.0 - Watchflag update 
- 1.2.1 - support for 'inc', 'dec', 'flip'
- 2.0.0 - dmlZones
-	   - full method support  
- 	   - full DML upgrade 
- 	   - method attribute (synonym to 'value')	
+ 3.0.0 - switched to polling
+	   - remains# attribute 
+	   - support for persistence
+	   - zone-individual verbosity
+	   - code cleanup, removed deprecated attributes 
 --]]--
+
 function raiseFlag.addRaiseFlag(theZone)
-	table.insert(raiseFlag.flags, theZone)
+	raiseFlag.flags[theZone.name] = theZone
 end
-
-function raiseFlag.getRaiseFlagByName(aName) 
-	for idx, aZone in pairs(raiseFlag.flags) do 
-		if aName == aZone.name then return aZone end 
-	end
-	if raiseFlag.verbose then 
-		trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: no raiseFlag with name <" .. aName ..">", 30)
-	end 
-	return nil 
-end
-
 --
 -- read attributes
 --
 function raiseFlag.createRaiseFlagWithZone(theZone)
-	-- get flag from faiseFlag itself
-	if theZone:hasProperty("raiseFlag") then
-		theZone.raiseFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("raiseFlag", "<none>") -- the flag to raise 
-	else 
-		theZone.raiseFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("raiseFlag!", "<none>") -- the flag to raise 
-	end 
-	
-	-- pre-method DML raiseFlag is now upgraded to method.
-	-- flagValue now carries the method
-	if theZone:hasProperty("value") then -- backward compatibility
-		theZone.flagValue = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("value", "inc") -- value to set to. default is command 'inc'
-	else 
-		theZone.flagValue = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("method", "inc")
-	end
+	theZone.raiseFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("raiseFlag!", "<none>") -- the flag to raise 
+	theZone.flagValue = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("method", "inc")
 	theZone.flagValue = theZone.flagValue:lower()
 	theZone.minAfterTime, theZone.maxAfterTime = theZone:getPositiveRangeFromZoneProperty("afterTime", -1)
 	theZone.raiseTriggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "triggerMethod", "change")
 	if theZone:hasProperty("raiseTriggerMethod") then 
 		theZone.raiseTriggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("raiseTriggerMethod", "change")
 	end
-
 	if theZone:hasProperty("stopFlag?") then 
 		theZone.triggerStopFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "stopFlag?", "none")
 		theZone.lastTriggerStopValue = theZone:getFlagValue(theZone.triggerStopFlag) -- save last value
 	end
-	theZone.scheduleID = nil 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("timeLeft#") then 
+		theZone.timeLeft = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("timeLeft#", "none")
+	end
 	theZone.raiseStopped = false 
-	
 	-- now simply schedule for invocation
-	local args = {}
-	args.theZone = theZone
 	if theZone.minAfterTime < 1 then 
-		timer.scheduleFunction(raiseFlag.triggered, args, timer.getTime() + 0.5)
+		theZone.deadLine = -1 -- will always trigger 
 	else
 		local delay = cfxZones.randomDelayFromPositiveRange(theZone.minAfterTime, theZone.maxAfterTime)		
-		timer.scheduleFunction(raiseFlag.triggered, args, timer.getTime() + delay)
+		theZone.deadLine = timer.getTime() + delay
 	end
 end
 
-function raiseFlag.triggered(args)
-	local theZone = args.theZone 
-	if theZone.raiseStopped then return end 
-	-- if we get here, we aren't stopped and do the flag pull
+function raiseFlag.triggered(theZone)
+	if theZone.raiseStopped then return end -- should be filtered
 	local command = theZone.flagValue
 	theZone:pollFlag(theZone.raiseFlag, command)
 	if raiseFlag.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
-		trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg - raising <" .. theZone.raiseFlag .. "> with method '" .. command .. "'" ,30)
+		trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg - raising <" .. theZone.raiseFlag .. "> with method '" .. command .. "'" .. " for zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">" ,30)
 	end
 end
-
 --
 -- update 
 --
-function raiseFlag.update()
-	-- call me in a second to poll triggers
-	timer.scheduleFunction(raiseFlag.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1)
-	for idx, aZone in pairs(raiseFlag.flags) do
-		-- make sure to re-start before reading time limit
-		if aZone:testZoneFlag(aZone.triggerStopFlag, aZone.raiseTriggerMethod, "lastTriggerStopValue") then
-			theZone.raiseStopped = true -- we are done, no flag! 
+function raiseFlag.update(firstUpdate)
+	local now = timer.getTime()
+	timer.scheduleFunction(raiseFlag.update, false, now + 1) -- we always beat on .5 offset!
+	local filtered = {}
+	for zName, theZone in pairs(raiseFlag.flags) do
+		-- see if this timer has run out 
+		if theZone.deadLine < now then 
+			if theZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: will raise flag <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+			end
+			raiseFlag.triggered(theZone)
+			if theZone.timeLeft then theZone:setFlagValue(theZone.timeLeft, 0) end
+			theZone.raiseStopped = true -- will filter 
+		elseif theZone.timeLeft then 
+			local rem = theZone.deadLine - now 
+			theZone:setFlagValue(theZone.timeLeft, rem)
+			if theZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: time left on <" .. theZone.name .. ">:" .. math.floor(rem)  .. " secs", 30)
+			end
 		end
+
+		if theZone:testZoneFlag(theZone.triggerStopFlag, theZone.raiseTriggerMethod, "lastTriggerStopValue") then
+			theZone.raiseStopped = true -- filter
+		end
+		
+		if not theZone.raiseStopped then 
+			filtered[theZone.name] = theZone
+		end 
 	end
+	raiseFlag.flags = filtered 
+end
+--
+-- load / save (game data)
+--
+function raiseFlag.saveData()
+	local theData = {}
+	local theFlags = {}
+	local now = timer.getTime()
+	for name, theZone in pairs (raiseFlag.flags) do  
+		-- note: we only process existing!
+		theFlags[name] = theZone.deadLine - now 
+	end 
+	-- save current deadlines 
+	theData.theFlags = theFlags
+	return theData, raiseFlag.sharedData -- second val currently nil  
 end
 
+function raiseFlag.loadData()
+	if not persistence then return end 
+	local shared = nil 
+	local theData = persistence.getSavedDataForModule("raiseFlag")
+	if (not theData) then 
+		if raiseFlag.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: no save date received, skipping.", 30)
+		end
+		return
+	end
+	local theFlags = theData.theFlags
+	-- filter and reset timers 
+	local filtered = {}
+	local now = timer.getTime()
+	for name, deadLine in pairs(theFlags) do 
+		local theZone = raiseFlag.flags[name]
+		if theZone then 
+			theZone.deadLine = now + deadLine
+			filtered[name] = theZone
+			if theZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: (persistence) reset zone <" .. name .. "> to <" .. theZone.deadLine .. "> (<" .. deadLine .. ">)", 30)
+			end
+		else 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++rFlag: (persistence) filtered <" .. name .. ">, does not exist in miz.", 30)
+		end 
+	end 
+	for name, theZone in pairs(raiseFlag.flags) do 
+		if not filtered[name] and theZone.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++rFlg: (persistence) filtered spent/non-saved <" .. name .. ">.", 30)
+		end
+	end 
+	raiseFlag.flags = filtered 
+end
 --
 -- config & go!
 --
@@ -117,39 +154,30 @@ function raiseFlag.readConfigZone()
 end
 
 function raiseFlag.start()
-	-- lib check
 	if not dcsCommon.libCheck then 
 		trigger.action.outText("cfx raise flag requires dcsCommon", 30)
 		return false 
 	end 
-	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx Raise Flag", raiseFlag.requiredLibs) then
-		return false 
-	end
-	
-	-- read config 
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx Raise Flag", raiseFlag.requiredLibs)then return false end
 	raiseFlag.readConfigZone()
-	
-	-- process raise Flags Zones 
-	local attrZones = cfxZones.getZonesWithAttributeNamed("raiseFlag")
-	for k, aZone in pairs(attrZones) do 
-		raiseFlag.createRaiseFlagWithZone(aZone) -- process attributes
-		raiseFlag.addRaiseFlag(aZone) -- add to list
-	end
-	-- try synonym
 	attrZones = cfxZones.getZonesWithAttributeNamed("raiseFlag!")
 	for k, aZone in pairs(attrZones) do 
 		raiseFlag.createRaiseFlagWithZone(aZone) -- process attributes
 		raiseFlag.addRaiseFlag(aZone) -- add to list
 	end
-	
-	-- start update 
-	raiseFlag.update()
-	
+	if persistence then 
+		callbacks = {}
+		callbacks.persistData = raiseFlag.saveData
+		persistence.registerModule("raiseFlag", callbacks)
+		-- now load my data 
+		raiseFlag.loadData()
+	end
+	-- start update at 0.5 secs mark
+	timer.scheduleFunction(raiseFlag.update, true, timer.getTime() + 0.5)
 	trigger.action.outText("cfx raiseFlag v" .. raiseFlag.version .. " started.", 30)
 	return true 
 end
 
--- let's go!
 if not raiseFlag.start() then 
 	trigger.action.outText("cfx Raise Flag aborted: missing libraries", 30)
 	raiseFlag = nil 
diff --git a/modules/slotty.lua b/modules/slotty.lua
index 8d41f5b..f3f08f1 100644
--- a/modules/slotty.lua
+++ b/modules/slotty.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 slotty = {}
-slotty.version = "1.1.0"
+slotty.version = "1.2.0"
 --[[--
  Single-player slot blocking and slot blocking fallback
  for multiplayer when SSB is not installed on server. 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ slotty.version = "1.1.0"
 Version history 
 1.0.0 - Initial version 
 1.1.0 - "noSlotty" global disable flag, anti-mirror SSB flag 
-1.2.0 - better (delayed) nilling for cfxSSB ocupied clients to 
+1.2.0 - better (delayed) nilling for cfxSSB occupied clients to 
 	  - avoid a race condition 
 	  
 --]]--
diff --git a/modules/stopGaps.lua b/modules/stopGaps.lua
index 95054a7..a28db4e 100644
--- a/modules/stopGaps.lua
+++ b/modules/stopGaps.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stopGap.requiredLibs = {
 			required 
 	1.3.0 - carriers in shallow waters also no longer handled as viable 
 		  - noParking option 
-	
+	1.3.1 - stronger guards on refresh 
 --]]--
 
 stopGap.standInGroups = {} -- idx by name, if set has a static 
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ function stopGap.refreshAll() -- restore all statics
 	if stopGap.refreshInterval > 0 then 
 		-- re-schedule invocation 
 		timer.scheduleFunction(stopGap.refreshAll, {}, timer.getTime() + stopGap.refreshInterval)
+		if not stopGap.enabled then return end -- why do we have enabled and running?		
 		if stopGap.running then 
 			stopGap.turnOff() -- kill all statics 
 			-- turn back on in half a second