diff --git a/code/controllers/master.dm b/code/controllers/master.dm
index 66db476442e..ed72e597120 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master.dm
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(Master, /datum/controller/master) = new
 		else
 			var/list/subsytem_types = subtypesof(/datum/controller/subsystem)
 			tim_sort(subsytem_types, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(cmp_subsystem_init))
-			for(var/I in subsytem_types)
-				var/datum/controller/subsystem/S = new I
-				_subsystems += S
+			for(var/datum/controller/subsystem/ss_path as anything in subsytem_types)
+				if(ss_path.abstract_type == ss_path)
+					continue
+				var/datum/controller/subsystem/ss_instance = new ss_path
+				_subsystems += ss_instance
 		Master = src
 
 	/**
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/circuits.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/circuits.dm
index 52ded6c5325..3e9a5358c1e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/circuits.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/circuits.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(circuit)
 	name = "Circuit"
 	init_order = INIT_ORDER_CIRCUIT
 	subsystem_flags = SS_NO_FIRE
+	stat_tag = "P_CIRCUIT"
 
 	var/cipherkey
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
index 129506f2c5f..b16a523a94e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(instruments)
 	init_stage = INIT_STAGE_EARLY
 	subsystem_flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING
 	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_INSTRUMENTS
+	stat_tag = "P_INST"
 	var/static/list/datum/instrument/instrument_data = list()		//id = datum
 	var/static/list/datum/song/songs = list()
 	var/static/musician_maxlines = 600
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/moving_cameras.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/moving_cameras.dm
index 683c11e854c..1017789b900 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/moving_cameras.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/moving_cameras.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(moving_cameras)
 	name = "Camera Movement"
-	wait = 5
+	wait = 0.5 SECONDS
 	stat_tag = "MCAM"
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/obj.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/obj.dm
index 4eaf7f16111..be68872cc35 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/obj.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/obj.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * General object processing subsystem. Fires once per 2 seconds.
+ */
 PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(obj)
 	name = "Objects"
 	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_OBJ
 	subsystem_flags = SS_NO_INIT
-	wait = 20
+	wait = 2 SECONDS
+	stat_tag = "P_OBJ"
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_20fps.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_20fps.dm
index 3afd5b018d4..fa48d76cba9 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_20fps.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_20fps.dm
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
  */
 PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(process_20fps)
 	name = "Processing - 20 fps"
-	wait = 0.5
-	stat_tag = "P20"
+	wait = (1 / 20) SECONDS
+	stat_tag = "P_20"
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_5fps.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_5fps.dm
index 05dc2d48d89..6217bbe5602 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_5fps.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/process_5fps.dm
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
  */
 PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(process_5fps)
 	name = "Processing - 5 FPS"
-	wait = 2
-	stat_tag = "P5"
+	wait = (1 / 5) SECONDS
+	stat_tag = "P_5"
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/processing.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/processing.dm
index c890b4a67e3..5c5db778971 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/processing.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/processing.dm
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-//Used to process objects.
-
+/**
+ * Base of processing subsystems.
+ * This is a generic processing subsystem that ticks once per second.
+ */
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(processing)
-	name = "Processing - 1 FPS"
 	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_PROCESS
 	subsystem_flags = SS_BACKGROUND|SS_POST_FIRE_TIMING|SS_NO_INIT
 	wait = 1 SECONDS
 
-	var/stat_tag = "P1" //Used for logging
+	var/stat_tag = "P_DEF" //Used for logging
 	var/list/processing = list()
 	var/list/currentrun = list()
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/projectiles.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/projectiles.dm
index bfbd8d5221e..7fecab98cb6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/projectiles.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/projectiles.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * A very fast-ticking subsystem that runs projectiles.
+ */
 PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(projectiles)
 	name = "Projectiles"
-	wait = 0.5
-	stat_tag = "PP"
+	wait = (1 / 20) SECONDS
+	stat_tag = "P_PROJ"
 	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_PROJECTILES
 	subsystem_flags = SS_NO_INIT | SS_KEEP_TIMING