diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/NameLayer.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/NameLayer.ts
index 0d56c76e4..c2a1fea45 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/NameLayer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/NameLayer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ import targetIcon from "../../../../resources/images/TargetIcon.svg";
 import traitorIcon from "../../../../resources/images/TraitorIcon.svg";
 import { PseudoRandom } from "../../../core/PseudoRandom";
 import { Theme } from "../../../core/configuration/Config";
-import { AllPlayers, Cell, nukeTypes, UnitType } from "../../../core/game/Game";
+import {
+  AllPlayers,
+  Cell,
+  nukeTypes,
+  PlayerType,
+  UnitType,
+} from "../../../core/game/Game";
 import { GameView, PlayerView } from "../../../core/game/GameView";
 import { createCanvas, renderNumber, renderTroops } from "../../Utils";
 import { TransformHandler } from "../TransformHandler";
@@ -211,27 +217,29 @@ export class NameLayer implements Layer {
     troopsDiv.style.marginTop = "-5%";
     element.appendChild(troopsDiv);
 
-    const shieldDiv = document.createElement("div");
-    shieldDiv.classList.add("player-shield");
-    shieldDiv.style.zIndex = "3";
-    shieldDiv.style.marginTop = "-5%";
-    shieldDiv.style.display = "flex";
-    shieldDiv.style.alignItems = "center";
-    shieldDiv.style.gap = "0px";
-    const shieldImg = document.createElement("img");
-    shieldImg.src = this.shieldIconImage.src;
-    shieldImg.style.width = "16px";
-    shieldImg.style.height = "16px";
+    if (player.type() !== PlayerType.Bot) {
+      const shieldDiv = document.createElement("div");
+      shieldDiv.classList.add("player-shield");
+      shieldDiv.style.zIndex = "3";
+      shieldDiv.style.marginTop = "-5%";
+      shieldDiv.style.display = "flex";
+      shieldDiv.style.alignItems = "center";
+      shieldDiv.style.gap = "0px";
+      const shieldImg = document.createElement("img");
+      shieldImg.src = this.shieldIconImage.src;
+      shieldImg.style.width = "16px";
+      shieldImg.style.height = "16px";
 
-    const shieldSpan = document.createElement("span");
-    shieldSpan.textContent = "0";
-    shieldSpan.style.color = "black";
-    shieldSpan.style.fontSize = "10px";
-    shieldSpan.style.marginTop = "-2px";
+      const shieldSpan = document.createElement("span");
+      shieldSpan.textContent = "0";
+      shieldSpan.style.color = "black";
+      shieldSpan.style.fontSize = "10px";
+      shieldSpan.style.marginTop = "-2px";
 
-    shieldDiv.appendChild(shieldImg);
-    shieldDiv.appendChild(shieldSpan);
-    element.appendChild(shieldDiv);
+      shieldDiv.appendChild(shieldImg);
+      shieldDiv.appendChild(shieldSpan);
+      element.appendChild(shieldDiv);
+    }
 
     // Start off invisible so it doesn't flash at 0,0
     element.style.display = "none";
@@ -300,11 +308,10 @@ export class NameLayer implements Layer {
     const density = renderNumber(
       render.player.troops() / render.player.numTilesOwned(),
     );
-    const shieldDiv = render.element.querySelector(
-      ".player-shield",
-    ) as HTMLDivElement;
-    const shieldImg = shieldDiv.querySelector("img");
-    const shieldNumber = shieldDiv.querySelector("span");
+    const shieldDiv: HTMLDivElement | null =
+      render.element.querySelector(".player-shield");
+    const shieldImg = shieldDiv?.querySelector("img");
+    const shieldNumber = shieldDiv?.querySelector("span");
     if (shieldImg) {
       shieldImg.style.width = `${render.fontSize * 0.8}px`;
       shieldImg.style.height = `${render.fontSize * 0.8}px`;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 8c2cfd898..9fb503cfe 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ const numPlayersConfig = {
 } as const satisfies Record<GameMapType, [number, number, number]>;
 
 const TERRAIN_EFFECTS = {
-  [TerrainType.Plains]: { mag: 1, speed: 0.8 }, // higher speed, lower damage
-  [TerrainType.Highland]: { mag: 1.15, speed: 1 },
+  [TerrainType.Plains]: { mag: 1.1, speed: 0.8 }, // higher speed, lower damage
+  [TerrainType.Highland]: { mag: 1.2, speed: 1 },
   [TerrainType.Mountain]: { mag: 1.3, speed: 1.25 },
 } as const;
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
   falloutDefenseModifier(falloutRatio: number): number {
     // falloutRatio is between 0 and 1
     // So defense modifier is between [3, 1]
-    return 3 - falloutRatio * 2;
+    return 2 - falloutRatio;
   }
   SAMCooldown(): number {
     return 75;
@@ -512,16 +512,12 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
 
     if (attacker.isPlayer() && defenderIsPlayer) {
       if (
-        attackerType === PlayerType.Human &&
+        (attackerType === PlayerType.Human ||
+          attackerType === PlayerType.FakeHuman) &&
         defenderType === PlayerType.Bot
       ) {
-        mag *= 0.8;
-      }
-      if (
-        attackerType === PlayerType.FakeHuman &&
-        defenderType === PlayerType.Bot
-      ) {
-        mag *= 0.8;
+        mag *= 0.6;
+        speed *= 0.6;
       }
     }
     if (attackerType === PlayerType.Bot) {
@@ -536,7 +532,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
         ? this.traitorDefenseDebuff()
         : 1;
       const baseTroopLoss = 16;
-      const baseTileCost = 23;
+      const baseTileCost = 30;
       const attackStandardSize = 10_000;
       return {
         attackerTroopLoss:
@@ -545,15 +541,15 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
         tilesPerTickUsed:
           baseTileCost *
           within(defenderDensity, 3, 100) ** 0.2 *
-          (attackStandardSize / attackTroops) ** 0.075 *
+          (attackStandardSize / attackTroops) ** 0.1 *
           speed *
-          within(attackRatio, 0.1, 20) ** 0.4,
+          within(attackRatio, 0.1, 20) ** 0.35,
       };
     } else {
       return {
         attackerTroopLoss: 16 * mag,
         defenderTroopLoss: 0,
-        tilesPerTickUsed: 31 * speed,
+        tilesPerTickUsed: 492 * speed * within(attackTroops, 1, 10000) ** -0.3,
       };
     }
   }
@@ -646,7 +642,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
     //population grows proportional to current population with growth decreasing as it approaches max
     // smaller countries recieve a boost to pop growth to speed up early game
     const baseAdditionRate = 10;
-    const basePopGrowthRate = 1200 / max + 1 / 150;
+    const basePopGrowthRate = 1100 / max + 1 / 160;
     const reproductionPop = 0.9 * player.troops() + 1.1 * player.workers();
     let toAdd = baseAdditionRate + basePopGrowthRate * reproductionPop;
     const totalPop = player.totalPopulation();