diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 99aa617f5..a282f31f5 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$HOME/.npm-global/bin:$HOME/.nvm/versions/node/$(node -v)/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Then run lint-staged if tests pass
-cmd lint-staged
+npx lint-staged
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 89b41aa45..147fd2865 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         "howler": "^2.2.4",
         "intl-messageformat": "^10.7.16",
         "ip-anonymize": "^0.1.0",
-        "jose": "^6.0.10",
+        "jose": "^6.1.0",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "nanoid": "^3.3.6",
         "obscenity": "^0.4.3",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "uuid": "^11.1.0",
         "winston": "^3.17.0",
         "ws": "^8.18.0",
-        "zod": "^4.0.5"
+        "zod": "^4.1.12"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
@@ -14935,9 +14935,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/jose": {
-      "version": "6.0.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jose/-/jose-6.0.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QxG7EaliDARm1O1S8BGakqncGT9s25bKL1WSf6/oa17Tkqwi8D2ZNglqCF+DsYF88/rV66Q/Q2mFAy697E1DUg==",
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jose/-/jose-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TTQJyoEoKcC1lscpVDCSsVgYzUDg/0Bt3WE//WiTPK6uOCQC2KZS4MpugbMWt/zyjkopgZoXhZuCi00gLudfUA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/panva"
@@ -20854,9 +20854,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zod": {
-      "version": "4.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/5UuuRPStvHXu7RS+gmvRf4NXrNxpSllGwDnCBcJZtQsKrviYXm54yDGV2KYNLT5kq0lHGcl7lqWJLgSaG+tgA==",
+      "version": "4.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JInaHOamG8pt5+Ey8kGmdcAcg3OL9reK8ltczgHTAwNhMys/6ThXHityHxVV2p3fkw/c+MAvBHFVYHFZDmjMCQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88f3e860f..07acb8945 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     "howler": "^2.2.4",
     "intl-messageformat": "^10.7.16",
     "ip-anonymize": "^0.1.0",
-    "jose": "^6.0.10",
+    "jose": "^6.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "nanoid": "^3.3.6",
     "obscenity": "^0.4.3",
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "uuid": "^11.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.17.0",
     "ws": "^8.18.0",
-    "zod": "^4.0.5"
+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
   },
   "type": "module"
 }
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 80814f48c..a0df484de 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -843,6 +843,8 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
         return maxTroops * 1.5;
       case Difficulty.Impossible:
         return maxTroops * 2;
+      default:
+        return maxTroops * 1; // Default to Medium difficulty behavior
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
index 409eeea86..fbd77cafa 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { Execution, Game, Player, PlayerInfo, PlayerType } from "../game/Game";
+import {
+  Execution,
+  Game,
+  GameMapType,
+  GameMode,
+  Player,
+  PlayerInfo,
+  PlayerType,
+} from "../game/Game";
 import { TileRef } from "../game/GameMap";
 import { BotExecution } from "./BotExecution";
 import { PlayerExecution } from "./PlayerExecution";
@@ -37,15 +45,12 @@ export class SpawnExecution implements Execution {
       player = this.mg.addPlayer(this.playerInfo);
     }
 
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-=======
     const spawnTile = this.isNukeWarsAndBaikal(player)
       ? this.findBestNukeWarsSpawn(player)
       : this.tile;
 
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
     player.tiles().forEach((t) => player.relinquish(t));
-    getSpawnTiles(this.mg, this.tile).forEach((t) => {
+    getSpawnTiles(this.mg, spawnTile).forEach((t) => {
       player.conquer(t);
     });
 
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ export class SpawnExecution implements Execution {
     return true;
   }
 
-    private isNukeWarsAndBaikal(player: Player): boolean {
+  private isNukeWarsAndBaikal(player: Player): boolean {
     const gc = this.mg.config().gameConfig();
     return (
       gc.gameMode === GameMode.NukeWars && gc.gameMap === GameMapType.Baikal
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
index e9243b1f2..3758e9e61 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
@@ -112,12 +112,9 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
 
   private populateTeams() {
     let numPlayerTeams = this._config.playerTeams();
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-=======
     if (this._config.gameConfig().gameMode === GameMode.NukeWars) {
       numPlayerTeams = 2;
     }
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
     if (typeof numPlayerTeams !== "number") {
       const players = this._humans.length + this._nations.length;
       switch (numPlayerTeams) {
@@ -359,7 +356,10 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
     const inited: Execution[] = [];
     const unInited: Execution[] = [];
     this.unInitExecs.forEach((e) => {
-      if (!this.inSpawnPhase() || (e.activeDuringSpawnPhase && e.activeDuringSpawnPhase())) {
+      if (
+        !this.inSpawnPhase() ||
+        (e.activeDuringSpawnPhase && e.activeDuringSpawnPhase())
+      ) {
         e.init(this, this._ticks);
         inited.push(e);
       } else {
@@ -881,8 +881,8 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
   ): Set<TileRef> {
     return this._map.bfs(tile, filter);
   }
-  toTileUpdate(tile: TileRef): bigint {
-    return this._map.toTileUpdate(tile);
+  toTileUpdate(tu: TileUpdate): bigint {
+    return this._map.toTileUpdate(tu);
   }
   updateTile(tu: TileUpdate): TileRef {
     return this._map.updateTile(tu);