public void startSimStepMode() {
	
		if (turn < 73000  && endSim == false) {
			year = turn / 3650;
			day = turn / 10;
			turnByDay = turn % 10;
			
			// Updates the time on the GUI
			time = "Turn: " + turnByDay + " Day: " + day + " Year: " + year;
			simGUI.setTime(time);
			
			// Colony ants take their turn first
			antTurn();
			// Bala ants take their turn second
			balaTurn();
			
			// Decreases pheromone by half in each node every new day
			if (turnByDay == 0)	{
				for (int x = 0; x < 27; x++) {		
					for (int y = 0; y < 27; y++) {	
						node[x][y].setPheromoneLevel(node[x][y].amtPheromone / 2);
					}
				}
			}
			
			if (endSim == true)
				endSimulation();
			
			turn++;
		}
	}