diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 9bfd797b91e..4c84c1edbce 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	. = ..()
 	var/list/L = typesof(/datum/game_mode) - /datum/game_mode
-
 	for (var/T in L)
 		// I wish I didn't have to instance the game modes in order to look up
 		// their information, but it is the only way (at least that I know of).
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@
 
 				if ("log_pda")
 					config.log_pda = 1
-				
+
 				if ("log_rc")
 					config.log_rc = 1
 
@@ -724,11 +723,13 @@
 /datum/configuration/proc/pick_mode(mode_name)
 	// I wish I didn't have to instance the game modes in order to look up
 	// their information, but it is the only way (at least that I know of).
+	/*
 	for (var/T in (typesof(/datum/game_mode) - /datum/game_mode))
 		var/datum/game_mode/M = new T()
 		if (M.config_tag && M.config_tag == mode_name)
 			return M
 		del(M)
+	*/
 	return new /datum/game_mode/extended()
 
 /datum/configuration/proc/get_runnable_modes()
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
index a88a5133d14..0a35f08fbc3 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@ var/datum/controller/gameticker/ticker
 	//here to initialize the random events nicely at round start
 	setup_economy()
 
+	// The true spirit of /vg/
+	spawn(10 SECONDS)
+		var/datum/only_one/event = new ()
+		if(event.event_setup_start())
+			var/list/mobs_to_convert = list()
+			for(var/mob/M in event.eligible_mobs)
+				if(event.check_eligibility(M))
+					mobs_to_convert += M
+
+			for(var/mob/M in mobs_to_convert)
+				event.convert_mob(M)
+
+			event.event_setup_end(mobs_to_convert)
+
+		qdel(event)
+
 	spawn(0)//Forking here so we dont have to wait for this to finish
 		mode.post_setup()
 		//Cleanup some stuff