diff --git a/bot.conf2 b/bot.conf2
index 7c3a493..ad22cfe 100644
--- a/bot.conf2
+++ b/bot.conf2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Julia]
-timestamp = 1680134005.6927342
+current_tick = 630
 
 [Hendrik]
-timestamp = 1680149214.3503995
+current_tick = 350
 
diff --git a/matrix_pygmalion_bot/core.py b/matrix_pygmalion_bot/core.py
index 6e45b66..b98c86b 100644
--- a/matrix_pygmalion_bot/core.py
+++ b/matrix_pygmalion_bot/core.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Callbacks(object):
             return
         elif event.body.startswith('!begin'):
             self.bot.chat_history.room(room.display_name).clear()
-            self.bot.timestamp = time.time()
+            self.bot.tick = 0
             await self.bot.write_conf2(self.bot.name)
             await self.bot.send_message(self.client, room.room_id, self.bot.greeting)
             return
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ class ChatBot(object):
         self.callbacks = None
         self.config = None
         self.not_synced = True
-        self.timestamp = time.time()
 
         self.owner = None
         self.translate = None
@@ -189,6 +188,7 @@ class ChatBot(object):
         self.scenario = None
         self.greeting = None
         self.events = []
+        self.tick = 0
         self.chat_history = None
 
         if STORE_PATH and not os.path.isdir(STORE_PATH):
@@ -201,18 +201,24 @@ class ChatBot(object):
         self.greeting = greeting
 
     async def event_loop(self):
-        while True:
-            await asyncio.sleep(60)
-            #print(time.time())
-            for event in self.events:
-                event.loop(self)
+        try:
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(60)
+                for event in self.events:
+                    event.loop(self, self.tick)
+                self.tick += 1
+                if self.tick % 10 == 0:
+                    await self.write_conf2(self.name)
+        finally:
+            await self.write_conf2(self.name)
 
     async def add_event(self, event_string):
-        items = event_string.split(',', 3)
+        items = event_string.split(',', 4)
         for item in items:
             item = item.strip()
-        event = Event(float(items[0]), float(items[1]), float(items[2]), items[3])
+        event = Event(int(items[0]), int(items[1]), float(items[2]), int(items[3]), items[4].lstrip())
         self.events.append(event)
+        logger.info("event added to event_loop")
         pass
 
     async def login(self):
@@ -246,16 +252,14 @@ class ChatBot(object):
     async def read_conf2(self, section):
         config2 = configparser.ConfigParser()
         config2.read('bot.conf2')
-        if config2.has_section(section) and config2.has_option(section, 'timestamp'):
-            self.timestamp = float(config2[section]['timestamp'])
-        else:
-            self.timestamp = time.time()
+        if config2.has_section(section) and config2.has_option(section, 'current_tick'):
+            self.tick = int(config2[section]['current_tick'])
 
     async def write_conf2(self, section):
         config2 = configparser.ConfigParser()
         config2.read('bot.conf2')
         config2[section] = {}
-        config2[section]['timestamp'] = str(self.timestamp)
+        config2[section]['current_tick'] = str(self.tick)
         with open('bot.conf2', 'w') as configfile:
             config2.write(configfile)
 
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
         if config.has_option('DEFAULT', 'runpod_api_key'):
             bot.runpod_api_key = config['DEFAULT']['runpod_api_key']
         await bot.read_conf2(section)
-        await bot.write_conf2(section)
+        #await bot.write_conf2(section)
         bots.append(bot)
         await bot.login()
     print("gather")
diff --git a/matrix_pygmalion_bot/helpers.py b/matrix_pygmalion_bot/helpers.py
index fae01b0..9fd71fa 100644
--- a/matrix_pygmalion_bot/helpers.py
+++ b/matrix_pygmalion_bot/helpers.py
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 import time
 
 class Event:
-    def __init__(self, time_start, time_stop, chance, command):
-        self.time_start = time_start
-        self.time_stop = time_stop
+    def __init__(self, tick_start, tick_stop, chance, repeat, command):
+        self.tick_start = tick_start
+        self.tick_stop = tick_stop
         self.chance = chance
+        self.repeat = repeat
         self.command = command
         self.executed = 0
     def __str__(self):
-        return str("Event starting at timestamp {}".format(self.time_start))
-    def loop(self, bot):
-        if time.time() - bot.timestamp >= self.time_start:
-            if time.time() - bot.timestamp < self.time_stop:
-                self.execute()
-            elif (self.time_stop == 0 or self.time_stop == self.time_start) and self.executed == 0:
-                self.execute()
-    def execute(self, bot):
+        return str("Event starting at time {}".format(self.tick_start))
+    def loop(self, bot, tick):
+        if tick >= self.tick_start:
+            if tick < self.tick_stop:
+                self.execute(bot, tick)
+            elif (self.tick_stop == 0 or self.tick_stop == self.tick_start) and self.executed == 0:
+                self.execute(bot, tick)
+    def execute(self, bot, tick):
+        print("event executed for " + bot.name + ". current tick: " + str(tick) + " event: " + str(self.command))
         if self.command.startswith('printtime'):
-            print(time.time())
+            print(time.time()//1000)
         self.executed += 1