diff --git a/etc/game-install-ENLIVEN b/etc/game-install-ENLIVEN
index 52042ae..7ee6a66 100755
--- a/etc/game-install-ENLIVEN
+++ b/etc/game-install-ENLIVEN
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ fi
 # * ERROR[Main]: Singleplayer mode says following mods could not be found: 3d_armor areas mobs mobs_animal mobs_monster protector technic treasurer unified_inventory xban2
 sudo echo "starting ENLIVEN installer script..."
 
-
 ## this space was intentionally left blank
 
 
 
 #region paste this part into terminal to get some great environment variables
+update_enable="true"
 shell_name="bash"
 err_txt=$HOME/err-enliven.txt
 # doesn't work if equal: [ $0 = *"$shell_name"* ]
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ add_git_mod()
   URL=$3
   BRANCH=$4
   MTMOD_DEST_PATH=$MT_MYGAME_MODS_PATH/$MTMOD_DEST_NAME
+if [ ! -d "$MTMOD_DEST_PATH" ] || [ "$update_enable" = "true" ]; then
   if [ ! -z "`ls | grep $MTMOD_UNZ_NAME`" ]; then  # works with wildcard in variable
     rm -Rf $MTMOD_UNZ_NAME
   fi
@@ -266,6 +267,9 @@ add_git_mod()
   if [ -d GitHub/EnlivenMinetest ]; then
     cd GitHub/EnlivenMinetest
   fi
+else
+  echo " [ ~ ] skipped existing $MTMOD_DEST_PATH"
+fi
 }
 
 remove_mod()
@@ -446,7 +450,6 @@ echo "hudbars_bar_type = statbar_modern" >> "$WRITEABLE_MINETEST_CONF"  #TODO: r
 echo "sprint_speed = 2.25" >> "$WRITEABLE_MINETEST_CONF"  # default is 1.3
 echo "sprint_jump = 1.25" >> "$WRITEABLE_MINETEST_CONF"  # default is 1.1
 echo "sprint_stamina_drain = 1" >> "$WRITEABLE_MINETEST_CONF"  # default is 2
-
 sudo mv -f $HOME/minetest.conf "$USR_SHARE_MINETEST/games/$MT_MYGAME_NAME/minetest.conf"
 
 if [ -f "$MT_MYGAME_DIR/game.conf.1st" ]; then
@@ -490,6 +493,8 @@ add_git_mod protector protector https://github.com/tenplus1/protector.git
 add_git_mod xban2 xban2 https://github.com/minetest-mods/xban2.git
 echo "Installing ShadowNinja's <https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=7239>"
 echo "Installing ShadowNinja's <https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=7239>" >> $MTMOD_SRC_ZIP.txt
+# areas: ShadowNinja rewrite of node ownership
+# forum_url="https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=7239"
 add_git_mod areas areas https://github.com/ShadowNinja/areas.git
 # author="ShadowNinja"
 # forum_url="https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=8434"
@@ -509,7 +514,7 @@ add_git_mod mobs_animal mobs_animal https://github.com/tenplus1/mobs_animal.git
 # mobs_sky: (requires mobs redo) [mod-pack] sky critters (for mobs_redo) [mobs_sky] <https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12688>
 add_git_mod mobs_sky mobs_sky https://github.com/blert2112/mobs_sky.git
 
-spawners_enable="false"
+spawners_enable="true"
 if [ "$spawners_enable" = "true" ]; then
   # forum_url: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13857
     # description:
@@ -564,7 +569,7 @@ if [ "$spawners_enable" = "true" ]; then
     echo "SPAWNERS_GENERATE = true" >> settings.txt
     echo "CHESTS_GENERATE = false" >> settings.txt
     sudo mv settings.txt "$MTMOD_DEST_PATH/"  # formerly $MT_MYGAME_MODS_PATH/spawners/
-    echo "NOTE: in spawners, only SPAWNERS_GENERATE or CHESTS_GENERATE, not both (SPAWNERS_GENERATE overrides) spawn in world for now. See thread for updated info: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13857&start=25"
+    echo "NOTE: in spawners, only SPAWNERS_GENERATE or CHESTS_GENERATE, not both (chests seem to override) spawn in world for now. See thread for updated info: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13857&start=25"
     echo "see also expertmm's game-install-enliven-testing-SPAWNERS_BOTH_DEBUG.txt"
 
     # NOTE: tsm_chests_dungeon supercedes dungeon_loot:
@@ -874,7 +879,7 @@ add_git_mod hudbars minetest_hudbars http://repo.or.cz/minetest_hudbars.git
 remove_mod sprint
 #remove_mod hudbars
 #remove_mod hbsprint
-# NOTE: hbsprint bar is on auto-hide by default
+# NOTE: hbsprint bar is on auto-hide by default (world.mt can set hudbars_autohide_stamina to true or false)
 add_git_mod hbsprint hbsprint https://github.com/minetest-mods/hbsprint.git
 add_git_mod armor_monoid armor_monoid https://github.com/minetest-mods/armor_monoid.git
 
@@ -1097,6 +1102,7 @@ echo "max_users = 50"
 echo "motd = \"Actions and chat messages are logged. Visit fcacloud.com/minetest for recipes and live map.\""
 echo "disallow_empty_passwords = true"
 echo ""
+echo "#more minetest.conf settings for hbsprint can be found at https://github.com/minetest-mods/hbsprint/blob/master/settingtypes.txt"
 echo "#not all settings can be changed in this minetest.conf (see minetest.conf.example in THIS folder)"
 echo "#some settings can only be changed in client's local copy of minetest.conf (see or login scripts in network)"
 if [ "$version_0_5_enable" = "true" ]; then
@@ -1105,3 +1111,4 @@ else
   echo "The non-0.5 version of mods was installed (if you have installed a development version of minetest to /usr/share such as via an AUR package, you must instead run:"
   echo "./game-install-ENLIVEN version_0_5_enable"
 fi
+echo "(used $MT_GAMES_DIR as base)"