diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/Shuttle.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/Shuttle.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a10586d76d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/Shuttle.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/datum/controller/process/Shuttle/setup()
+	name = "shuttle controller"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+	if(!shuttle_controller)
+		shuttle_controller = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/Shuttle/doWork()
+	shuttle_controller.process()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/air.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/air.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ca38844a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/air.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/datum/controller/process/air/setup()
+	name = "air"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+	if(!air_master)
+		air_master = new
+		air_master.Setup()
+
+/datum/controller/process/air/doWork()
+	if(!air_processing_killed)
+		if(!air_master.Tick()) //Runtimed.
+			air_master.failed_ticks++
+
+			if(air_master.failed_ticks > 5)
+				world << "<SPAN CLASS='danger'>RUNTIMES IN ATMOS TICKER.  Killing air simulation!</SPAN>"
+				world.log << "### ZAS SHUTDOWN"
+
+				message_admins("ZASALERT: Shutting down! status: [air_master.tick_progress]")
+				log_admin("ZASALERT: Shutting down! status: [air_master.tick_progress]")
+
+				air_processing_killed = TRUE
+				air_master.failed_ticks = 0
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/disease.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/disease.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8d840097e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/disease.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/datum/controller/process/disease
+	var/tmp/datum/updateQueue/updateQueueInstance
+
+/datum/controller/process/disease/setup()
+	name = "disease"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+	updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/disease/doWork()
+	updateQueueInstance.init(active_diseases, "process")
+	updateQueueInstance.Run()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/emergencyShuttle.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/emergencyShuttle.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7289311b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/emergencyShuttle.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/datum/controller/process/emergencyShuttle/setup()
+	name = "emergency shuttle"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+	if(!emergency_shuttle)
+		emergency_shuttle = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/emergencyShuttle/doWork()
+	emergency_shuttle.process()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/event.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/event.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72bc01613d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/event.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/datum/controller/process/event/setup()
+	name = "event controller"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+/datum/controller/process/event/doWork()
+	event_manager.process()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/inactivity.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/inactivity.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b610502d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/inactivity.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/datum/controller/process/inactivity/setup()
+	name = "inactivity"
+	schedule_interval = INACTIVITY_KICK
+
+/datum/controller/process/inactivity/doWork()
+	if(config.kick_inactive)
+		for(var/client/C in clients)
+			if(C.is_afk(INACTIVITY_KICK))
+				if(!istype(C.mob, /mob/dead))
+					log_access("AFK: [key_name(C)]")
+					C << "<SPAN CLASS='warning'>You have been inactive for more than 10 minutes and have been disconnected.</SPAN>"
+					del(C)
+
+			scheck()
+
+#undef INACTIVITY_KICK
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/lighting.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/lighting.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9399fe0253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/lighting.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/datum/controller/process/lighting/setup()
+	name = "lighting"
+	schedule_interval = 5 // every .5 second
+	lighting_controller.initializeLighting()
+
+/datum/controller/process/lighting/doWork()
+	lighting_controller.lights_workload_max = \
+		max(lighting_controller.lights_workload_max, lighting_controller.lights.len)
+
+	for(var/datum/light_source/L in lighting_controller.lights)
+		if(L && L.check())
+			lighting_controller.lights.Remove(L)
+
+		scheck()
+
+	lighting_controller.changed_turfs_workload_max = \
+		max(lighting_controller.changed_turfs_workload_max, lighting_controller.changed_turfs.len)
+
+	for(var/turf/T in lighting_controller.changed_turfs)
+		if(T && T.lighting_changed)
+			T.shift_to_subarea()
+
+		scheck()
+
+	if(lighting_controller.changed_turfs && lighting_controller.changed_turfs.len)
+		lighting_controller.changed_turfs.len = 0 // reset the changed list
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/machinery.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/machinery.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52274a519a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/machinery.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/datum/controller/process/machinery/setup()
+	name = "machinery"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+/datum/controller/process/machinery/doWork()
+	//#ifdef PROFILE_MACHINES
+	//machine_profiling.len = 0
+	//#endif
+
+	for(var/obj/machinery/M in machines)
+		if(M && !M.gcDestroyed)
+			#ifdef PROFILE_MACHINES
+			var/time_start = world.timeofday
+			#endif
+
+			if(M.process() == PROCESS_KILL)
+				//M.inMachineList = 0 We don't use this debugging function
+				machines.Remove(M)
+				continue
+
+			if(M && M.use_power)
+				M.auto_use_power()
+
+			#ifdef PROFILE_MACHINES
+			var/time_end = world.timeofday
+
+			if(!(M.type in machine_profiling))
+				machine_profiling[M.type] = 0
+
+			machine_profiling[M.type] += (time_end - time_start)
+			#endif
+
+		scheck()
+
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/mob.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/mob.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3765b0cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/mob.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/datum/controller/process/mob
+	var/tmp/datum/updateQueue/updateQueueInstance
+
+/datum/controller/process/mob/setup()
+	name = "mob"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+	updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/mob/started()
+	..()
+	if(!updateQueueInstance)
+		if(!mob_list)
+			mob_list = list()
+		else if(mob_list.len)
+			updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/mob/doWork()
+	if(updateQueueInstance)
+		updateQueueInstance.init(mob_list, "Life")
+		updateQueueInstance.Run()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/nanoui.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/nanoui.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8396bcab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/nanoui.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/datum/controller/process/nanoui
+	var/tmp/datum/updateQueue/updateQueueInstance
+
+/datum/controller/process/nanoui/setup()
+	name = "nanoui"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+	updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/nanoui/doWork()
+	updateQueueInstance.init(nanomanager.processing_uis, "process")
+	updateQueueInstance.Run()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/obj.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/obj.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15ad98dd3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/obj.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var/global/list/object_profiling = list()
+/datum/controller/process/obj
+	var/tmp/datum/updateQueue/updateQueueInstance
+
+/datum/controller/process/obj/setup()
+	name = "obj"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+	updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/obj/started()
+	..()
+	if(!updateQueueInstance)
+		if(!processing_objects)
+			processing_objects = list()
+		else if(processing_objects.len)
+			updateQueueInstance = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/obj/doWork()
+	if(updateQueueInstance)
+		updateQueueInstance.init(processing_objects, "process")
+		updateQueueInstance.Run()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/pipenet.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/pipenet.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56a068f54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/pipenet.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/datum/controller/process/pipenet/setup()
+	name = "pipenet"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+/datum/controller/process/pipenet/doWork()
+	for(var/datum/pipe_network/pipeNetwork in pipe_networks)
+		if(istype(pipeNetwork) && !pipeNetwork.disposed)
+			pipeNetwork.process()
+			scheck()
+			continue
+
+		pipe_networks.Remove(pipeNetwork)
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/powernet.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/powernet.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1edf194915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/powernet.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/datum/controller/process/powernet/setup()
+	name = "powernet"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+/datum/controller/process/powernet/doWork()
+	for(var/datum/powernet/powerNetwork in powernets)
+		if(istype(powerNetwork) && !powerNetwork.disposed)
+			powerNetwork.reset()
+			scheck()
+			continue
+
+		powernets.Remove(powerNetwork)
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/sun.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/sun.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09806cef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/sun.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/datum/controller/process/sun/setup()
+	name = "sun"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every second
+	sun = new
+
+/datum/controller/process/sun/doWork()
+	sun.calc_position()
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/supply.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/supply.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..891a511ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/supply.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/datum/controller/process/supply/setup()
+	name = "supply controller"
+	schedule_interval = 300 // every 30 seconds
+
+/datum/controller/process/supply/doWork()
+	supply_controller.process()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/ticker.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7c45ba91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/ticker.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+var/global/datum/controller/process/ticker/tickerProcess
+
+/datum/controller/process/ticker
+	var/lastTickerTimeDuration
+	var/lastTickerTime
+
+/datum/controller/process/ticker/setup()
+	name = "ticker"
+	schedule_interval = 20 // every 2 seconds
+
+	lastTickerTime = world.timeofday
+
+	if(!ticker)
+		ticker = new
+
+	tickerProcess = src
+
+	spawn(0)
+		if(ticker)
+			ticker.pregame()
+
+/datum/controller/process/ticker/doWork()
+	var/currentTime = world.timeofday
+
+	if(currentTime < lastTickerTime) // check for midnight rollover
+		lastTickerTimeDuration = (currentTime - (lastTickerTime - TICKS_IN_DAY)) / TICKS_IN_SECOND
+	else
+		lastTickerTimeDuration = (currentTime - lastTickerTime) / TICKS_IN_SECOND
+
+	lastTickerTime = currentTime
+
+	ticker.process()
+
+/datum/controller/process/ticker/proc/getLastTickerTimeDuration()
+	return lastTickerTimeDuration
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/vote.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/vote.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5df5ce6979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/vote.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/datum/controller/process/vote/setup()
+	name = "vote"
+	schedule_interval = 10 // every second
+
+/datum/controller/process/vote/doWork()
+	vote.process()