diff --git a/src/client/index.html b/src/client/index.html
index 42742c31c..d335c01f5 100644
--- a/src/client/index.html
+++ b/src/client/index.html
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@
 		<tr>
 			<td><button class="emoji-button">🦉</button></td>
 			<td><button class="emoji-button">🌵</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🥑</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🚀</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🎨</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">➡️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">⬅️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">↙️</button></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🦋</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🍄</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🍉</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🛵</button></td>
-			<td><button class="emoji-button">🏆</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">↖️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">↗️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">⬆️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">↘️</button></td>
+			<td><button class="emoji-button">⬇️</button></td>
 		</tr>
 	</table>
 
diff --git a/src/core/Schemas.ts b/src/core/Schemas.ts
index 7495d0ff6..7133f0d37 100644
--- a/src/core/Schemas.ts
+++ b/src/core/Schemas.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ export interface Lobby {
     numClients: number;
 }
 
-
-
+const EmojiSchema = z.string().refine(
+    (val) => {
+        return /\p{Emoji}/u.test(val);
+    },
+    {
+        message: "Must contain at least one emoji character"
+    }
+);
 // Zod schemas
 const BaseIntentSchema = z.object({
     type: z.enum(['attack', 'spawn', 'boat', 'name', 'targetPlayer', 'emoji']),
@@ -119,12 +125,7 @@ export const EmojiIntentSchema = BaseIntentSchema.extend({
     type: z.literal('emoji'),
     sender: z.string(),
     recipient: z.string(),
-    emoji: z.string().refine(
-        (val) => /^\p{Emoji}$/u.test(val),
-        {
-            message: "Must be a single emoji"
-        }
-    )
+    emoji: EmojiSchema,
 })
 
 const IntentSchema = z.union([
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
index 63033ec31..793d1247a 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ export const devConfig = new class extends DefaultConfig {
     //     return 1
     // }
 
-    startTroops(playerInfo: PlayerInfo): number {
-        // if (playerInfo.isBot) {
-        //     return 5000
-        // }
-        return 50000
-    }
+    // startTroops(playerInfo: PlayerInfo): number {
+    //     // if (playerInfo.isBot) {
+    //     //     return 5000
+    //     // }
+    //     return 50000
+    // }
 
     // troopAdditionRate(player: Player): number {
     //     if (player.isBot()) {
diff --git a/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
index 8805cd91d..ef3c361f1 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
@@ -149,12 +149,14 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
         }
     }
 
-    sendBoat(tries: number = 0) {
-        if (tries > 100) {
+    sendBoat(tries: number = 0, oceanShore: Tile[] = null) {
+        if (tries > 10) {
             return
         }
 
-        const oceanShore = Array.from(this.player.borderTiles()).filter(t => t.isOceanShore())
+        if (oceanShore == null) {
+            oceanShore = Array.from(this.player.borderTiles()).filter(t => t.isOceanShore())
+        }
         if (oceanShore.length == 0) {
             return
         }
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
             return
         }
 
-        for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
             const dst = this.random.randElement(otherShore)
             if (this.isSmallIsland(dst)) {
                 continue
@@ -188,8 +190,7 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
             ))
             return
         }
-        this.sendBoat(tries + 1)
-
+        this.sendBoat(tries + 1, oceanShore)
     }
 
     randomLand(): Tile {
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
     }
 
     isSmallIsland(tile: Tile): boolean {
-        return bfs(tile, and((t) => t.isLand(), dist(tile, 50))).size < 50
+        return bfs(tile, and((t) => t.isLand(), dist(tile, 10))).size < 50
     }
 
     owner(): MutablePlayer {