diff --git a/Exec/science/massive_star/inputs_2d.nse b/Exec/science/massive_star/inputs_2d.nse
index ed703795a0..38d15ec74a 100644
--- a/Exec/science/massive_star/inputs_2d.nse
+++ b/Exec/science/massive_star/inputs_2d.nse
@@ -58,11 +58,23 @@ amr.regrid_int      = 10000   # how often to regrid
 amr.n_error_buf     = 2 2 2 2 # number of buffer cells in error est
 amr.grid_eff        = 0.7     # what constitutes an efficient grid
 
-amr.check_file      = chk     # root name of checkpoint file
-amr.check_int       = 25     # number of timesteps between checkpoints
-amr.plot_file       = plt     # root name of plot file
+amr.check_file      = massive_star_chk     # root name of checkpoint file
+amr.check_int       = 50     # number of timesteps between checkpoints
+
+amr.plot_file       = massive_star_plt     # root name of plot file
+amr.plot_per = 5.0
+amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
+castro.store_burn_weights = 1
+
+amr.small_plot_file       = massive_star_smallplt     # root name of plot file
+amr.small_plot_per = 0.5
+amr.small_plot_vars = density Temp
+amr.derive_small_plot_vars = abar Ye enuc MachNumber magvel magvort in_nse
+
+fab.format = NATIVE_32
+
 castro.plot_per_is_exact = 0
-amr.plot_per = 0.25
+
 
 amr.max_grid_size   = 512       # maximum grid size allowed -- used to control parallelism
 amr.blocking_factor = 32       # block factor in grid generation
@@ -70,9 +82,6 @@ amr.blocking_factor = 32       # block factor in grid generation
 amr.v               = 1       # control verbosity in Amr.cpp
 castro.v            = 1       # control verbosity in Castro.cpp
 
-amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
-
-castro.store_burn_weights = 1
 
 castro.small_dens   = 1.0
 castro.small_temp   = 1.e6
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ problem.interpolate_pres = 1
 
 castro.drive_initial_convection = 1
 castro.drive_initial_convection_reinit_period = 2
-castro.drive_initial_convection_tmax = 250
+castro.drive_initial_convection_tmax = 100
 
 # refinement