diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
index 6ead87bf5..db1dcabb4 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   Game,
   Player,
   PlayerID,
-  TargetPlayerEvent
+  TargetPlayerEvent,
+  UnitEvent
 } from "../../../core/game/Game";
 import { ClientID } from "../../../core/Schemas";
 import { Layer } from "./Layer";
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
index a36a8b23f..f6371d1d5 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
@@ -31,18 +31,15 @@ export const devConfig = new class extends DefaultConfig {
     tradeShipSpawnRate(): number {
         return 10
     }
-    // boatMaxDistance(): number {
-    //     return 5000
-    // }
+    boatMaxDistance(): number {
+        return 5000
+    }
 
-    // numBots(): number {
-    //     return 0
-    // }
-    // spawnNPCs(): boolean {
-    //     return false
-    // }
+    numBots(): number {
+        return 0
+    }
+    spawnNPCs(): boolean {
+        return false
+    }
 
-    // boatMaxDistance(): number {
-    //     return 2000
-    // }
 }
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diff --git a/src/core/execution/MissileSiloExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/MissileSiloExecution.ts
index b341c75ff..5142eb21e 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/MissileSiloExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/MissileSiloExecution.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ export class MissileSiloExecution implements Execution {
             }
             this.silo = this.player.buildUnit(UnitType.MissileSilo, 0, tile)
         }
-
-        if (!this.silo.tile().hasOwner()) {
-            this.silo.delete()
-            this.active = false
-            return
-        }
     }
 
     owner(): MutablePlayer {
diff --git a/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts b/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
index 804685957..85b34f548 100644
--- a/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MessageType } from "../../client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay";
 import { simpleHash } from "../Util";
 import { MutableUnit, Tile, TerraNullius, UnitType, Player, UnitInfo } from "./Game";
 import { GameImpl } from "./GameImpl";
@@ -46,14 +47,26 @@ export class UnitImpl implements MutableUnit {
     }
 
     setOwner(newOwner: Player): void {
+        const oldOwner = this._owner
         this._owner = newOwner as PlayerImpl
         this.g.fireUnitUpdateEvent(this, this.tile())
+        this.g.displayMessage(
+            `Your ${this.type()} was captured by ${newOwner.displayName()}`,
+            MessageType.ERROR,
+            oldOwner.id()
+        )
     }
 
     delete(): void {
+        if (!this.isActive()) {
+            throw new Error(`cannot delete ${this} not active`)
+        }
         this._owner._units = this._owner._units.filter(b => b != this);
         this._active = false;
         this.g.fireUnitUpdateEvent(this, this._tile);
+        if (this.type() != UnitType.AtomBomb && this.type() != UnitType.HydrogenBomb) {
+            this.g.displayMessage(`Your ${this.type()} was destroyed`, MessageType.ERROR, this.owner().id())
+        }
     }
     isActive(): boolean {
         return this._active;