diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/setup.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/setup.as
index 07497ab9c52..1f0dca2a921 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/setup.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/setup.as
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ ObjectID createToxin(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos)
 
 ObjectID createIron(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos)
 {
-    // Chloroplasts
+    // Iron
     ObjectID ironEntity = world.CreateEntity();
 
     auto position = world.Create_Position(ironEntity, pos,
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ ObjectID createIron(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos)
         }
 
 
-    world.GetCompoundCloudSystem().addCloud(SimulationParameters::compoundRegistry().getTypeId("iron"), 325000, Float3(pos.X, 0, pos.Z));
-
+    world.Create_CompoundVenterComponent(ironEntity);
+    world.Create_CompoundBagComponent(ironEntity);
     auto model = world.Create_Model(ironEntity, renderNode.Node, mesh);
     // Need to set the tint
     model.GraphicalObject.setCustomParameter(1, Ogre::Vector4(1, 1, 1, 1));
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 94a66c626f0..5318108af09 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ set(GROUP_MICROBE_STAGE
   "microbe_stage/microbe_camera_system.h"
   "microbe_stage/process_system.cpp"
   "microbe_stage/process_system.h"
+  "microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.cpp"
+  "microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h"
   "microbe_stage/simulation_parameters.cpp"
   "microbe_stage/simulation_parameters.h"
   "microbe_stage/spawn_system.cpp"
diff --git a/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.cpp b/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.cpp
index 1fe8dd05277..2c7e4d4baa8 100644
--- a/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.cpp
+++ b/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.cpp
@@ -16,28 +16,40 @@
 
 using namespace thrive;
 
+
+// ------------------------------------ //
+// CompoundVenterComponent
+CompoundVenterComponent::CompoundVenterComponent() : Leviathan::Component(TYPE)
+{}
+
 void
     CompoundVenterSystem::Run(CellStageWorld& world)
 {
     if(!world.GetNetworkSettings().IsAuthoritative)
         return;
 
-    for(auto& value : CachedComponents.GetIndex()) {
-
-        CompoundBagComponent& bag = std::get<0>(*value.second);
-        CompoundVenterComponent& venter = std::get<1>(*value.second);
-        Leviathan::Position& position = std::get<2>(*value.second);
-
-        venter.ventCompound(position,
-            SimulationParameters::compoundRegistry.getTypeId("iron"), world);
+    const auto logicTime = Leviathan::TICKSPEED;
+
+    timeSinceLastCycle++;
+    while(timeSinceLastCycle > TIME_SCALING_FACTOR) {
+        timeSinceLastCycle -= TIME_SCALING_FACTOR;
+        for(auto& value : CachedComponents.GetIndex()) {
+            CompoundBagComponent& bag = std::get<0>(*value.second);
+            CompoundVenterComponent& venter = std::get<1>(*value.second);
+            Leviathan::Position& position = std::get<2>(*value.second);
+            venter.ventCompound(position,
+                SimulationParameters::compoundRegistry.getTypeId("iron"), 5,
+                world);
+        }
     }
 }
 
 void
     CompoundVenterComponent::ventCompound(Leviathan::Position& pos,
         CompoundId compound,
+        double amount,
         CellStageWorld& world)
 {
     world.GetCompoundCloudSystem().addCloud(
-        compound, 15000, pos.Members._Position);
+        compound, amount * 1000, pos.Members._Position);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h b/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h
index 90f65695b7f..30430a61f61 100644
--- a/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h
+++ b/src/microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ class CompoundVenterComponent : public Leviathan::Component {
 public:
     CompoundVenterComponent();
 
-    double storageSpace;
-    double storageSpaceOccupied;
     float x, y;
 
     REFERENCE_HANDLE_UNCOUNTED_TYPE(CompoundVenterComponent);
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ class CompoundVenterComponent : public Leviathan::Component {
     void
         ventCompound(Leviathan::Position& pos,
             CompoundId ourCompound,
+            double amount,
             CellStageWorld& world);
 };
 
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ class CompoundVenterSystem
 
 protected:
 private:
-    static constexpr double TIME_SCALING_FACTOR = 1000;
+    static constexpr double TIME_SCALING_FACTOR = 20;
+    int timeSinceLastCycle = 0;
 };
 } // namespace thrive
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/microbe_stage/generate_cell_stage_world.rb b/src/microbe_stage/generate_cell_stage_world.rb
index 2c8a0558420..db1e4defb63 100644
--- a/src/microbe_stage/generate_cell_stage_world.rb
+++ b/src/microbe_stage/generate_cell_stage_world.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/membrane_system.h"
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/compound_cloud_system.h"
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/process_system.h"
+generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/compound_venter_system.h"
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/species_component.h"
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/spawn_system.h"
 generator.addInclude "microbe_stage/agent_cloud_system.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
   "CellStageWorld", componentTypes: [
     EntityComponent.new("ProcessorComponent", [ConstructorInfo.new([])]),
     EntityComponent.new("CompoundBagComponent", [ConstructorInfo.new([])]),
+    EntityComponent.new("CompoundVenterComponent", [ConstructorInfo.new([])]),
     EntityComponent.new("SpeciesComponent", [ConstructorInfo.new([
                                                 Variable.new("name", "std::string",
                                                              memberaccess: "name",
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@
     EntitySystem.new("ProcessSystem", ["CompoundBagComponent", "ProcessorComponent"],
                      runtick: {group: 10, parameters: []},
                      visibletoscripts: true),
+    EntitySystem.new("CompoundVenterSystem", ["CompoundBagComponent", "CompoundVenterComponent", "Position"],
+                     runtick: {group: 11, parameters: []}),
     EntitySystem.new("TimedLifeSystem", [],
                      runtick: {group: 45, parameters: [
                                  "ComponentTimedLifeComponent.GetIndex()"
diff --git a/src/scripting/script_initializer.cpp b/src/scripting/script_initializer.cpp
index 6b816a227fb..1d18c0db86b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/script_initializer.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/script_initializer.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ bool
 
 static uint16_t ProcessorComponentTYPEProxy =
     static_cast<uint16_t>(ProcessorComponent::TYPE);
+static uint16_t CompoundVenterTYPEProxy =
+    static_cast<uint16_t>(CompoundVenterComponent::TYPE);
 static uint16_t SpawnedComponentTYPEProxy =
     static_cast<uint16_t>(SpawnedComponent::TYPE);
 static uint16_t AgentCloudComponentTYPEProxy =
@@ -504,6 +506,15 @@ bool
            asMETHOD(ProcessorComponent, getCapacity), asCALL_THISCALL) < 0) {
         ANGELSCRIPT_REGISTERFAIL;
     }
+    // ------------------------------------ //
+    if(engine->RegisterObjectType(
+           "CompoundVenterComponent", 0, asOBJ_REF | asOBJ_NOCOUNT) < 0) {
+        ANGELSCRIPT_REGISTERFAIL;
+    }
+
+    if(!bindComponentTypeId(
+           engine, "CompoundVenterComponent", &CompoundVenterTYPEProxy))
+        return false;
 
     // ------------------------------------ //
     if(engine->RegisterObjectType(