diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/corellia/starport_corellia.tpf b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/corellia/starport_corellia.tpf
index b49d67385..f5c40c375 100755
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/corellia/starport_corellia.tpf
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/corellia/starport_corellia.tpf
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 @class object_template 1
 
+scripts = +["city.ship_spawner"]
 sharedTemplate = "object/building/corellia/shared_starport_corellia.iff"
 
 
diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/naboo/starport_naboo.tpf b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/naboo/starport_naboo.tpf
index c74ca8813..3c158901e 100755
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/naboo/starport_naboo.tpf
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/naboo/starport_naboo.tpf
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 @class object_template 1
 
+scripts = +["city.ship_spawner"]
 sharedTemplate = "object/building/naboo/shared_starport_naboo.iff"
 
 
diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/tatooine/starport_tatooine.tpf b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/tatooine/starport_tatooine.tpf
index 4b48316b8..bbf0fc56d 100755
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/tatooine/starport_tatooine.tpf
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/object/building/tatooine/starport_tatooine.tpf
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 @class object_template 1
 
+scripts = +["city.ship_spawner"]
 sharedTemplate = "object/building/tatooine/shared_starport_tatooine.iff"
 
 
diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/city/ship_spawner.java b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/city/ship_spawner.java
index 6e9534aa0..937cdde22 100755
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/city/ship_spawner.java
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/city/ship_spawner.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package script.city;
 
-import script.location;
+import script.dictionary;
+import script.library.gcw;
 import script.obj_id;
 
 public class ship_spawner extends script.base_script
@@ -8,10 +9,44 @@ public class ship_spawner extends script.base_script
     public ship_spawner()
     {
     }
-    public int OnInitialize(obj_id self) throws InterruptedException
-    {
-        location here = getLocation(self);
-        obj_id npc = createObject("object/static/structure/general/distant_ship_controller2.iff", here);
+
+    public int OnInitialize(obj_id self) throws InterruptedException {
+        messageTo(self, "evaluateSpawn", null, 0.0f, false);
+        return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    public int evaluateSpawn(obj_id self, dictionary params) throws InterruptedException{
+        // get the current imperial GCW score for the location.
+        int impScore = gcw.getGcwImperialScorePercentile(gcw.getGcwRegion(self));
+
+        String template = "object/static/structure/general/distant_ship_controller2.iff";
+        if(impScore < 50) {
+            template = "object/static/structure/general/distant_ship_controller_rebel.iff";
+        } else if(impScore > 50){
+            template = "object/static/structure/general/distant_ship_controller_imperial.iff";
+        }
+
+        if(null != params) {
+            obj_id controller = params.getObjId("currentController");
+            String currentTemplate = getTemplateName(controller);
+            if (currentTemplate != null && currentTemplate.equals(template)) {
+                messageTo(self, "evaluateSpawn", params, 60.0f, false);
+                return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
+            }
+            // our template is different, let's get rid of the old one before we create a new one.
+            destroyObject(params.getObjId("currentController"));
+        } else {
+            params = new dictionary();
+        }
+
+        obj_id controller = createObject(template, getLocation(self));
+
+        params.put("currentController", controller);
+        params.put("lastImperialScore", impScore);
+
+        // check the spawn point again in 60 seconds.
+        messageTo(self, "evaluateSpawn", params, 60.0f, false);
+
         return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
     }
 }