diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 790bce23c..2a6d53e6f 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
         return (player.manpowerReserve() * 1.2 - player.troops()) / 1000
     }
     troopAdjustmentRate(player: Player): number {
-        const maxDiff = player.totalManpower() / 300
-        const target = player.totalManpower() * player.targetTroopRatio()
+        const maxDiff = player.maxTroops() / 300
+        const target = player.maxTroops() * player.targetTroopRatio()
         const diff = target - player.troops()
         if (Math.abs(diff) < maxDiff) {
             return diff
diff --git a/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
index 8e6a3475b..641cd2b75 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export class PlayerExecution implements Execution {
         if (ticks < this.config.numSpawnPhaseTurns()) {
             return
         }
+
         this.player.addManpowerReserve(this.config.manpowerAdditionRate(this.player))
+        this.player.setMaxTroops(Math.max(this.player.numTilesOwned() * 100, 50000))
         this.player.addGold(this.config.goldAdditionRate(this.player))
         const adjustRate = this.config.troopAdjustmentRate(this.player)
         this.player.addTroops(adjustRate)
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index 0c06da885..6e2f1c783 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export interface Player {
     manpowerReserve(): number
     // Number between 0, 1
     targetTroopRatio(): number
+    maxTroops(): number
 }
 
 export interface MutablePlayer extends Player {
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ export interface MutablePlayer extends Player {
     addManpowerReserve(toAdd: number): void
     removeManpowerReserve(toRemove: number): void
     setTargetTroopRatio(target: number): void
+    setMaxTroops(maxTroops: number): void
 }
 
 export interface Game {
diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index 8c6243999..c7f02e56e 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements MutablePlayer {
     private _troops: number
     private _reserves: number
     private _targetTroopRatio: number
+    private _maxTroops: number
 
     isTraitor_ = false
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements MutablePlayer {
         this._troops = manpower * this._targetTroopRatio;
         this._reserves = manpower * (1 - this._targetTroopRatio)
         this._gold = 0
+        this._maxTroops = 0
     }
 
     name(): string {
@@ -319,6 +321,13 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements MutablePlayer {
         this._targetTroopRatio = target
     }
 
+    maxTroops(): number {
+        return this._maxTroops
+    }
+    setMaxTroops(maxTroops: number): void {
+        this._maxTroops = maxTroops
+    }
+
     hash(): number {
         return simpleHash(this.id()) * (this.totalManpower() + this.numTilesOwned());
     }