Can you run the game with the potentially offending loops/functions with a very small nexus? Smaller than the original nexus

Part of me thinks increasing the nexus will just be like making the barn bigger while still having the needle, (needle in the haystack analogy). So yes the potential to get poked is lower, but its still a possibility.

So because the nexus seems like a good direction, see if you can make it really low and find out what is causing the offense.