diff --git a/scripts/RotorOpsPerks.lua b/scripts/RotorOpsPerks.lua
index 1dde328..5794766 100644
--- a/scripts/RotorOpsPerks.lua
+++ b/scripts/RotorOpsPerks.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  
 
 RotorOpsPerks = {}
-RotorOpsPerks.version = "1.5.2"
+RotorOpsPerks.version = "1.5.3"
 env.warning('ROTOROPS PERKS STARTED: '..RotorOpsPerks.version)
 trigger.action.outText('ROTOROPS PERKS STARTED: '..RotorOpsPerks.version, 10)
 RotorOpsPerks.perks = {}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RotorOpsPerks.player_update_messages = true --set to false to disable messages w
 RotorOpsPerks.debug = false
 
 RotorOpsPerks.points = {
-    player_default=1000, --how many points each player will start with
+    player_default=0, --how many points each player will start with
     kill=10,
     kill_inf=5,
     kill_heli=20,
diff --git a/scripts/RotorOpsServer.lua b/scripts/RotorOpsServer.lua
index 209c9bb..ff7a994 100644
--- a/scripts/RotorOpsServer.lua
+++ b/scripts/RotorOpsServer.lua
@@ -28,46 +28,50 @@ function RotorOpsServer.endMission(secs)
 	countdown()
 end
 
-function RotorOpsServer.convertPointsToSpawnCredits(playerName, points)
-	if dcsbot then
-	    env.info("RotorOpsServer: Converting "..points.." points to spawn credits for "..playerName)
-		dcsbot.addUserPoints(playerName, points)
-		return true
-	end
-	return false
-end
 
-function RotorOpsServer.addPerks()
-  env.info("RotorOpsServer: Adding perks to RotorOpsPerks.")
-  ---- PERKS: Convert points to spawn credits ----
+--The following code for integrating the server bot spawn credits with PERKS works fine, but it needs to
+-- be moved to a server script so it's not dependent on this mission script.
 
-  RotorOpsPerks.perks["spawnCredits"] = {
-      perk_name='spawnCredits',
-      display_name='Buy 10 Spawn Credits',
-      cost=50,
-      cooldown=0,
-      max_per_player=1000,
-      max_per_mission=1000,
-      at_mark=false,
-      at_position=true,
-      enabled=true,
-      sides={0,1,2},
-  }
-
-  RotorOpsPerks.perks.spawnCredits["action_function"] = function(args)
-    local playerName = Unit.getByName(args.player_unit_name):getPlayerName()
-      return RotorOpsServer.convertPointsToSpawnCredits(playerName, 10)
-  end
-
-  ---- End of Spawn Credits Perk ----
-
-end
-
-if dcsbot then
-  RotorOpsServer.addPerks()
-else
-  env.warning("RotorOpsServer: DCSBot not found.  Perks not added.")
-end
+-- function RotorOpsServer.convertPointsToSpawnCredits(playerName, points)
+-- 	if dcsbot then
+-- 	    env.info("RotorOpsServer: Converting "..points.." points to spawn credits for "..playerName)
+-- 		dcsbot.addUserPoints(playerName, points)
+-- 		return true
+-- 	end
+-- 	return false
+-- end
+--
+-- function RotorOpsServer.addPerks()
+--   env.info("RotorOpsServer: Adding perks to RotorOpsPerks.")
+--   ---- PERKS: Convert points to spawn credits ----
+--
+--   RotorOpsPerks.perks["spawnCredits"] = {
+--       perk_name='spawnCredits',
+--       display_name='Buy 100 Spawn Slot Credits',
+--       cost=100,
+--       cooldown=0,
+--       max_per_player=1000000,
+--       max_per_mission=1000000,
+--       at_mark=false,
+--       at_position=true,
+--       enabled=true,
+--       sides={0,1,2},
+--   }
+--
+--   RotorOpsPerks.perks.spawnCredits["action_function"] = function(args)
+--     local playerName = Unit.getByName(args.player_unit_name):getPlayerName()
+--       return RotorOpsServer.convertPointsToSpawnCredits(playerName, 100)
+--   end
+--
+--   ---- End of Spawn Credits Perk ----
+--
+-- end
+--
+-- if dcsbot then
+--   RotorOpsServer.addPerks()
+-- else
+--   env.warning("RotorOpsServer: DCSBot not found.  Perks not added.")
+-- end