this.container.addChild(this.halfwayCenterSprite);

    // this.container.addChild(this.halfwayCenterSprite); // disable this for now - causes a fairly significant fps hit, until we get around to holding less nodes on the page at once

    if (props.selfPointNodeRef.pointNodeCoord.equals(Vector2.Zero)) {
      this.container.scale = PixiPointFrom(new Vector2(1.25, 1.25));
    }