diff --git a/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm b/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
index c7cbf7b591..63783cd9bc 100644
--- a/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
@@ -41,4 +41,11 @@
 #define FIND_REF_NO_CHECK_TICK
 #endif //ifdef GC_FAILURE_HARD_LOOKUP
 
+//CHOMPEdit begin
+#ifdef FIND_REF_NO_CHECK_TICK
+/world
+	loop_checks = FALSE
+#endif
+//CHOMPEdit end
+
 #endif //ifdef REFERENCE_TRACKING
diff --git a/code/_helpers/game.dm b/code/_helpers/game.dm
index 2fec4540e8..5b947eab4d 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/game.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/game.dm
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 //CHOMPEdit - entire proc changed basically to use recursive listening
 /proc/get_mobs_in_radio_ranges(var/list/obj/item/device/radio/radios)
 
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1 //CHOMPEdit
 	. = list()
 	// Returns a list of mobs who can hear any of the radios given in @radios
 	for(var/obj/item/device/radio/R as anything in radios)
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/spreading/spreading.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/spreading/spreading.dm
index 8375b84b40..e6f46cfb26 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/spreading/spreading.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/spreading/spreading.dm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 		density = FALSE
 
 /obj/effect/plant/proc/calc_dir()
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1 //CHOMPEdit
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 	if(!istype(T)) return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/life.dm
index 11fcd1b04d..399eb16b32 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/life.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/Life()
 
 	set invisibility = 0
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1 //CHOMPEdit
 
 	if (transforming)	return
 	if(!loc)			return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
index 4b738d4bc5..718249b745 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/Life()
 	set invisibility = 0
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1 CHOMPEdit
 
 	if (src.transforming)
 		return
diff --git a/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/effects/dark_growth.dm b/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/effects/dark_growth.dm
index f1510b73af..f43d3829ae 100644
--- a/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/effects/dark_growth.dm
+++ b/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/effects/dark_growth.dm
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 		linked_node.children_effects -= src
 
 /obj/effect/dark/process()
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1
 	var/turf/U = get_turf(src)
 
 	if(isspace(U))
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 
 /obj/structure/prop/dark_node/process()
-	set background = 1
+	//set background = 1
 
 	if(!(locate(/obj/effect/dark) in get_turf(src)))
 		var/new_dark_tile = new /obj/effect/dark/floor(get_turf(src), src)