diff --git a/dependency.lic b/dependency.lic
index 14e70508d..5296f6ace 100644
--- a/dependency.lic
+++ b/dependency.lic
@@ -10,19 +10,39 @@ require 'ostruct'
 require 'digest/sha1'
 require 'monitor'
 
-$DEPENDENCY_VERSION = '2.0.3'
+$DEPENDENCY_VERSION = '2.0.4'
 $MIN_RUBY_VERSION = '3.2.2'
 DRINFOMON_IN_CORE_LICH ||= false
-DRINFOMON_CORE_LICH_DEFINES ||= []
+DRINFOMON_CORE_LICH_DEFINES ||= Array.new
 
 no_pause_all
 no_kill_all
 
+unless XMLData.game =~ /^DR/
+  echo("This script is not intended for usage with games other than Dragonrealms. Exiting now")
+  exit
+end
+
 while Script.running?('repository')
   echo("Repository is running, pausing for 10 seconds.")
   pause 10
 end
 
+unless Settings['dependency_version'] == $DEPENDENCY_VERSION
+  echo("New dependency version detected. Resetting repository auto-update settings.")
+  Script.start("repository", "reset-update-settings")
+  if XMLData.game == "DRX" || XMLData.game == "DRF"
+    if XMLData.game == "DRX"
+      echo("DR Plat instance detected. Setting map to not auto-update.")
+    elsif XMLData.game == "DRF"
+      echo("DR Fallen instance detected. Setting map to not auto-update.")
+    end
+    Script.start("repository", "unset-mapdb-updatable")
+  end
+  Settings['dependency_version'] = $DEPENDENCY_VERSION
+  Settings.save
+end
+
 class Object
   # IMPORT FUTURE LAWLZ
   def itself
@@ -33,7 +53,7 @@ end
 class ArgParser
   def parse_args(data, flex_args = false)
     raw_args = variable.first
-    baselist = variable.drop(1).dup || []
+    baselist = variable.drop(1).dup || Array.new
 
     unless baselist.size == 1 && baselist.grep(/^help$|^\?$|^h$/).any?
 
@@ -189,10 +209,6 @@ class ScriptManager
   attr_reader :autostarts
 
   def initialize(debug)
-    unless XMLData.game =~ /^DR/
-      echo("This script is not intended for usage with games other than Dragonrealms. Exiting now")
-      exit
-    end
     unless LICH_VERSION.match?(/^5/)
       _respond("<pushBold/>*****************************************************************************<popBold/>")
       _respond("<pushBold/>* Unsupported Lich versions detected.                                       *<popBold/>")
@@ -212,7 +228,7 @@ class ScriptManager
     UserVars.autostart_scripts ||= []
     UserVars.autostart_scripts.uniq!
     UserVars.autostart_scripts = UserVars.autostart_scripts - ['dependency']
-    Settings['autostart'] ||= []
+    Settings['autostart'] ||= Array.new
 
     unless Settings['autostart'] == Settings['autostart'].uniq
       echo("Duplicate autostarts found.")
@@ -343,6 +359,7 @@ class ScriptManager
   end
 
   def start_scripts(force = false)
+    start_time = Time.now
     @versions = nil
     repo_scripts.each { |(name, _)| get_script(name, force) }
     autostarts.each do |script|
@@ -357,6 +374,9 @@ class ScriptManager
         break unless !Script.running.find_all { |s| s.name =~ /bootstrap/ }.empty?
       end
     end
+    finish_time = Time.now
+    run_time = finish_time - start_time
+    echo("Time spent in start_scripts is #{run_time}") if @debug
   end
 
   def download_script(filename, force = false)
@@ -420,34 +440,44 @@ class ScriptManager
   end
 
   def check_base_files
+    start_time = Time.now
     verify_or_make_dir File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, 'profiles')
     profile_tree_url = get_status['tree'].find { |element| element['path'] == 'profiles' }['url']
     make_request(profile_tree_url)['tree']
       # Select only base.yaml and base-empty.yaml
       .select { |data| /^base(?:-empty)?\.yaml/ =~ data['path'] }
       # Reject files that exist, and have the same shasum as those on the repo.
-      .reject { |setup_file| File.exist?("profiles/#{setup_file['path']}") && setup_file['sha'] == Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] }
+      .reject { |setup_file| File.exist?(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, 'profiles', setup_file['path'])) && setup_file['sha'] == Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] }
       .each do |setup_file|
         echo("downloading #{setup_file}") if @debug
         blob = make_request(setup_file['url'])
         File.open(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "profiles/#{setup_file['path']}"), 'w') { |file| file.print(Base64.decode64(blob['content'])) }
         Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] = setup_file['sha']
       end
+    Settings.save
+    finish_time = Time.now
+    run_time = finish_time - start_time
+    echo("Time spent in check_base_files is #{run_time}") if @debug
   end
 
   def check_data_files
+    start_time = Time.now
     verify_or_make_dir File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, 'data')
     profile_tree_url = get_status['tree'].find { |element| element['path'] == 'data' }['url']
     make_request(profile_tree_url)['tree']
       .select { |data| /^base.+yaml/ =~ data['path'] }
       # Reject files that exist, and have the same shasum as those on the repo.
-      .reject { |setup_file| File.exist?("data/#{setup_file['path']}") && setup_file['sha'] == Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] }
+      .reject { |setup_file| File.exist?(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, 'data', setup_file['path'])) && setup_file['sha'] == Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] }
       .each do |setup_file|
         echo("downloading #{setup_file}") if @debug
         blob = make_request(setup_file['url'])
         File.open(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "data/#{setup_file['path']}"), 'w') { |file| file.print(Base64.decode64(blob['content'])) }
         Settings['base_versions'][setup_file['path']] = setup_file['sha']
       end
+    Settings.save
+    finish_time = Time.now
+    run_time = finish_time - start_time
+    echo("Time spent in check_data_files is #{run_time}") if @debug
   end
 
   def run_script(filename)
@@ -476,10 +506,15 @@ class ScriptManager
   end
 
   def get_status
-    return @status if @status && Time.now - @status_time <= 30 # prevent flooding
+    if Settings['status'] && Time.now - Settings['status_time'] <= 3600
+      echo("Returning cached status response") if @debug
+      return Settings['status']
+    end
 
-    @status_time = Time.now
-    @status = make_request(@status_url)
+    Settings['status_time'] = Time.now
+    Settings['status'] = make_request(@status_url)
+    Settings.save
+    return Settings['status']
   end
 
   def make_request(raw_uri)
@@ -1781,9 +1816,7 @@ unless DRINFOMON_IN_CORE_LICH
   custom_require.call('drinfomon')
 
   echo("DRinfomon ready.")
-end
-
-if DRINFOMON_IN_CORE_LICH
+else
   Lich::Util.issue_command("exp all 0", /^Circle: \d+/, /^Rested EXP Stored|type: AWAKEN|Unlock Rested Experience/, quiet: true, timeout: 1)
   Lich::Util.issue_command("info", /^Name/, /^<output class=""/, quiet: true, timeout: 1)
   Lich::Util.issue_command("ability", /^You (know the Berserks|recall the spells you have learned from your training)|^From your apprenticeship you remember practicing/, /^You (recall that you have \d+ training sessions|can use SPELL STANCE \[HELP\]|have \d+ available slot)/, quiet: true, timeout: 1)