diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 8a1c40083..8f3a296f2 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -98,15 +98,14 @@
 * BUG: attacks speed up DONE 9/6/2024
 * rebalance income DONE 9/7/2024
 * Make fake humans DONE 9/8/2024
-* Have fake humans join lobby
-* Make more colors
+* Make more colors DONE 9/8/2024
+* Have fake humans join lobby DONE 9/9/2024
 * BUG: fix tile per turn pacing issues 
 
 --- v3 Release
 
 * BUG: when clicking on enemy sometimes boat goes all the way around
 * names dissappear too much (maybe screen size)
-* directed expansion
 * UI: win condition & popup
 * UI: boats
 * UI: current attacks
diff --git a/src/client/Client.ts b/src/client/Client.ts
index dc6adc39d..186f3bb91 100644
--- a/src/client/Client.ts
+++ b/src/client/Client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {getConfig} from "../core/configuration/Config";
+import {Config, getConfig} from "../core/configuration/Config";
 import {GameID, Lobby, ServerMessage, ServerMessageSchema} from "../core/Schemas";
 import {loadTerrainMap, TerrainMap} from "../core/TerrainMapLoader";
 import {ClientGame, createClientGame} from "./ClientGame";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {v4 as uuidv4} from 'uuid';
 
 
 import './styles.css';
+import {simpleHash} from "../core/Util";
+import {PseudoRandom} from "../core/PseudoRandom";
 
 
 class Client {
@@ -18,10 +20,13 @@ class Client {
 
     private ip: Promise<string | null> = null
 
+    private config: Config
+
     constructor() {
     }
 
     initialize(): void {
+        this.config = getConfig()
         setFavicon()
         this.terrainMap = loadTerrainMap()
         this.startLobbyPolling()
@@ -73,7 +78,8 @@ class Client {
             const timeRemaining = Math.max(0, Math.floor((lobby.msUntilStart) / 1000));
             timerElement.textContent = `Starts in: ${timeRemaining}s`;
         }
-        if (playerCountElement) playerCountElement.textContent = `Players: ${lobby.numClients}`;
+
+        if (playerCountElement) playerCountElement.textContent = `Players: ${lobby.numClients + this.numFakeHumans(lobby)}`;
 
         if (lobbies.length > 1) {
             const nextLobby = lobbies[1]
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ class Client {
             uuidv4(),
             clientIP,
             lobby.id,
-            getConfig(),
+            this.config,
             terrainMap
         );
         this.game.join();
@@ -134,6 +140,28 @@ class Client {
             g.stop();
         });
     }
+
+    numFakeHumans(lobby: Lobby): number {
+        const gameHash = simpleHash(lobby.id)
+        const totalNumFakeHumans = this.config.numFakeHumans(lobby.id)
+        const timeLeft = lobby.msUntilStart
+        const rand = new PseudoRandom(gameHash)
+        const startTimes: number[] = []
+        const lobbyTime = this.config.lobbyLifetime() / this.config.gameCreationRate()
+        for (let i = 0; i < totalNumFakeHumans; i++) {
+            startTimes.push(rand.nextInt(0, lobbyTime))
+        }
+
+        startTimes.sort()
+
+        let currNumFakeHumans = 0
+        for (const joinTime of startTimes) {
+            if (timeLeft < joinTime) {
+                currNumFakeHumans++
+            }
+        }
+        return currNumFakeHumans
+    }
 }
 
 function getUsername(): string {
diff --git a/src/client/ClientGame.ts b/src/client/ClientGame.ts
index a0800bfc5..ce81f1523 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGame.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGame.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class ClientGame {
         this.input.initialize()
         this.gs.addExecution(...this.executor.spawnBots(this.gs.config().numBots()))
         console.log('!!! number fake humans 15')
-        this.gs.addExecution(...this.executor.fakeHumanExecutions(15))
+        this.gs.addExecution(...this.executor.fakeHumanExecutions(this.gs.config().numFakeHumans(this.gameID)))
 
         this.intervalID = setInterval(() => this.tick(), 10);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/graphics/TerritoryRenderer.ts b/src/client/graphics/TerritoryRenderer.ts
index c543adad2..f9aa3c289 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/TerritoryRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/TerritoryRenderer.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class TerritoryRenderer {
             this.paintCell(
                 tile.cell(),
                 this.theme.territoryColor(tile.owner().id()),
-                60
+                70
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
index f853aa769..542e2634e 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Player, PlayerID, PlayerInfo, TerraNullius, Tile} from "../Game";
 import {Colord, colord} from "colord";
 import {devConfig} from "./DevConfig";
 import {defaultConfig} from "./DefaultConfig";
+import {GameID} from "../Schemas";
 
 export enum GameEnv {
 	Dev,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export interface Config {
 	gameCreationRate(): number
 	lobbyLifetime(): number
 	numBots(): number
+	numFakeHumans(gameID: GameID): number
 	numSpawnPhaseTurns(): number
 
 	startTroops(playerInfo: PlayerInfo): number
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 594ac7e30..62ddbff6f 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Player, PlayerInfo, PlayerType, TerrainType, TerraNullius, Tile} from "../Game";
-import {within} from "../Util";
+import {GameID} from "../Schemas";
+import {simpleHash, within} from "../Util";
 import {Config, Theme} from "./Config";
 import {pastelTheme} from "./PastelTheme";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
     numBots(): number {
         return 400
     }
+    numFakeHumans(gameID: GameID): number {
+        return simpleHash(gameID) % 3
+    }
     turnIntervalMs(): number {
         return 100
     }