diff --git a/data-analysis/config.json b/data-analysis/config.json
index c146d833..f143132b 100644
--- a/data-analysis/config.json
+++ b/data-analysis/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-	"max-threads": 1,
+	"max-threads": 0.5,
 	"team": "",
-	"competition": "2020ilch",
+	"competition": "",
 	"key":{
 		"database":"",
 		"tba":""
diff --git a/data-analysis/superscript.py b/data-analysis/superscript.py
index a73b035d..a3f04095 100644
--- a/data-analysis/superscript.py
+++ b/data-analysis/superscript.py
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 # Notes:
 # setup:
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.2"
 
 # changelog should be viewed using print(analysis.__changelog__)
 __changelog__ = """changelog:
+	0.8.2:
+		- readded while true to main function
+		- added more thread config options
 	0.8.1:
 		- optimized matchloop further by bypassing GIL
 	0.8.0:
@@ -121,7 +124,9 @@ from tra_analysis import analysis as an
 import data as d
 from collections import defaultdict
 import json
+import math
 import numpy as np
+import os
 from os import system, name
 from pathlib import Path
 from multiprocessing import Pool
@@ -138,54 +143,67 @@ def main():
 
 	warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
 
-	# while (True):
+	while (True):
 
-	current_time = time.time()
-	print("[OK] time: " + str(current_time))
+		current_time = time.time()
+		print("[OK] time: " + str(current_time))
 
-	config = load_config("config.json")
-	competition = config["competition"]
-	match_tests = config["statistics"]["match"]
-	pit_tests = config["statistics"]["pit"]
-	metrics_tests = config["statistics"]["metric"]
-	print("[OK] configs loaded")
+		config = load_config("config.json")
+		competition = config["competition"]
+		match_tests = config["statistics"]["match"]
+		pit_tests = config["statistics"]["pit"]
+		metrics_tests = config["statistics"]["metric"]
+		print("[OK] configs loaded")
 
-	print("[OK] starting threads")
-	exec_threads = Pool(processes = config["max-threads"])
-	print("[OK] threads started")
+		print("[OK] starting threads")
+		cfg_max_threads = config["max-threads"]
+		sys_max_threads = os.cpu_count()
+		if cfg_max_threads > -sys_max_threads and cfg_max_threads < 0 :
+			alloc_processes = sys_max_threads + cfg_max_threads
+		elif cfg_max_threads > 0 and cfg_max_threads < 1:
+			alloc_processes = math.floor(cfg_max_threads * sys_max_threads)
+		elif cfg_max_threads > 1 and cfg_max_threads <= sys_max_threads:
+			alloc_processes = cfg_max_threads
+		elif cfg_max_threads == 0:
+			alloc_processes = sys_max_threads
+		else:
+			print("[Err] Invalid number of processes, must be between -" + str(sys_max_threads) + " and " + str(sys_max_threads))
+			exit()
+		exec_threads = Pool(processes = alloc_processes)
+		print("[OK] " + str(alloc_processes) + " threads started")
 
-	apikey = config["key"]["database"]
-	tbakey = config["key"]["tba"]
-	print("[OK] loaded keys")
+		apikey = config["key"]["database"]
+		tbakey = config["key"]["tba"]
+		print("[OK] loaded keys")
 
-	previous_time = get_previous_time(apikey)
-	print("[OK] analysis backtimed to: " + str(previous_time))
+		previous_time = get_previous_time(apikey)
+		print("[OK] analysis backtimed to: " + str(previous_time))
 
-	print("[OK] loading data")
-	start = time.time()
-	match_data = load_match(apikey, competition)
-	pit_data = load_pit(apikey, competition)
-	print("[OK] loaded data in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
+		print("[OK] loading data")
+		start = time.time()
+		match_data = load_match(apikey, competition)
+		pit_data = load_pit(apikey, competition)
+		print("[OK] loaded data in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
 
-	print("[OK] running match stats")
-	start = time.time()
-	matchloop(apikey, competition, match_data, match_tests)
-	print("[OK] finished match stats in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
+		print("[OK] running match stats")
+		start = time.time()
+		matchloop(apikey, competition, match_data, match_tests)
+		print("[OK] finished match stats in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
 
-	print("[OK] running team metrics")
-	start = time.time()
-	metricloop(tbakey, apikey, competition, previous_time, metrics_tests)
-	print("[OK] finished team metrics in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
+		print("[OK] running team metrics")
+		start = time.time()
+		metricloop(tbakey, apikey, competition, previous_time, metrics_tests)
+		print("[OK] finished team metrics in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
 
-	print("[OK] running pit analysis")
-	start = time.time()
-	pitloop(apikey, competition, pit_data, pit_tests)
-	print("[OK] finished pit analysis in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
-	
-	set_current_time(apikey, current_time)
-	print("[OK] finished all tests, looping")
+		print("[OK] running pit analysis")
+		start = time.time()
+		pitloop(apikey, competition, pit_data, pit_tests)
+		print("[OK] finished pit analysis in " + str(time.time() - start) + " seconds")
+		
+		set_current_time(apikey, current_time)
+		print("[OK] finished all tests, looping")
 
-	#clear()
+		clear()
 
 def clear():