diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a7068d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: gitsubmodule
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  assignees:
+  - LoneWolfHT
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_chat/init.lua b/mods/ctf/ctf_chat/init.lua
index bc66d5e..1c1dfd5 100644
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_chat/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_chat/init.lua
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ if minetest.global_exists("irc") then
 
 	me_func = function(...)
 		local message = irc.playerMessage(...)
+		local start_escape = message:sub(1, message:find("<")-1)
 
-		message = "*" .. message:sub(message:find(" "))
+		-- format is: \startescape < \endescape playername \startescape > \endescape
+		message = message:gsub("\15(.-)"..start_escape, "* %1"):gsub("[<>]", "")
 
 		irc.say(message)
 	end
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_classes/melee.lua b/mods/ctf/ctf_classes/melee.lua
index 2b33700..b1d176a 100644
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_classes/melee.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_classes/melee.lua
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ minetest.register_tool("ctf_classes:sword_bronze", {
 
 		local pteam = ctf.player(pname).team
 
+		if not pteam then -- can be nil during map change
+			return
+		end
+
 		if pointed_thing.type == "object" and pointed_thing.ref:is_player() then
 			if ctf_match.is_in_build_time() then return end
 
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_crafting/init.lua b/mods/ctf/ctf_crafting/init.lua
index 5c30f51..86d4273 100644
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_crafting/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_crafting/init.lua
@@ -97,6 +97,24 @@ crafting.register_recipe({
 	level  = 1,
 })
 
+-- Cobble Stairs
+crafting.register_recipe({
+	type   = "inv",
+	output = "stairs:stair_cobble 8",
+	items  = { "default:cobble 6"},
+	always_known = true,
+	level  = 1,
+})
+
+-- Desert Cobble Stairs
+crafting.register_recipe({
+	type   = "inv",
+	output = "stairs:stair_desert_cobble 8",
+	items  = { "default:desert_cobble 6"},
+	always_known = true,
+	level  = 1,
+})
+
 -- Wood x4
 crafting.register_recipe({
 	type   = "inv",
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/maps b/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/maps
index 5fe0d7b..fa7fa3e 160000
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/maps
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/maps
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5fe0d7b1fd8aba95cfe0361a333abfa6b00f20a8
+Subproject commit fa7fa3e8f80dd82d6e98766581269817325e546b
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/schem_map.lua b/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/schem_map.lua
index 4c115d2..2286a0c 100644
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/schem_map.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_map/ctf_map_core/schem_map.lua
@@ -214,28 +214,44 @@ local shuffled_idx
 
 math.randomseed(os.time())
 
--- Fisher-Yates shuffling algorithm, used for shuffling map selection order
+-- Fisher-Yates-Savilli shuffling algorithm, used for shuffling map selection order
 -- Adapted from snippet provided in https://stackoverflow.com/a/35574006
-local function shuffle_maps(idx_to_avoid)
+-- Improved to ensure that the first maps from current shuffled order differ
+-- from the last maps from previous shuffled order
+-- You can set the minimum distance between the same map using map_recurrence_threshold param
+local function shuffle_maps(previous_order, map_recurrence_threshold)
+	local maps_count = #ctf_map.available_maps
+
+	map_recurrence_threshold = math.min(map_recurrence_threshold or 0, maps_count - 1)
+
+	if previous_order == nil then
+		map_recurrence_threshold = 0
+		previous_order = {}
+		for i = 1, maps_count do
+			previous_order[i] = i
+		end
+	end
+
 	-- Reset shuffled_idx
 	shuffled_idx = 1
 
 	-- Create table of ordered indices
 	shuffled_order = {}
-	for i = 1, #ctf_map.available_maps, 1 do
-		shuffled_order[i] = i
+
+	-- At first select maps that don't intersect with the last maps from previous order
+	for i = 1, map_recurrence_threshold do
+		local j = math.random(1, maps_count - map_recurrence_threshold)
+		local k = maps_count - map_recurrence_threshold + i
+		shuffled_order[i] = previous_order[j]
+		previous_order[j] = previous_order[k]
 	end
 
-	-- Shuffle table
-	for i = #ctf_map.available_maps, 1, -1 do
-		local j = math.random(i)
-		shuffled_order[i], shuffled_order[j] = shuffled_order[j], shuffled_order[i]
-	end
-
-	-- Prevent the last map of the previous cycle from becoming the first in the next cycle
-	if shuffled_order[1] == idx_to_avoid then
-		local k = math.random(#ctf_map.available_maps - 1)
-		shuffled_order[1], shuffled_order[k + 1] = shuffled_order[k + 1], shuffled_order[1]
+	-- Select remaining maps
+	for i = map_recurrence_threshold + 1, maps_count do
+		local j = math.random(1, maps_count - i + 1)
+		local k = maps_count - i + 1
+		shuffled_order[i] = previous_order[j]
+		previous_order[j] = previous_order[k]
 	end
 end
 
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ local function select_map()
 
 		-- If shuffled_idx overflows, re-shuffle map selection order
 		if shuffled_idx > #ctf_map.available_maps then
-			shuffle_maps(shuffled_order[#ctf_map.available_maps])
+			shuffle_maps(shuffled_order, tonumber(minetest.settings:get("ctf_map.map_recurrence_threshold")) or 3)
 		end
 	else
 		-- Choose next map index, but don't select the same one again
diff --git a/mods/ctf/ctf_marker/init.lua b/mods/ctf/ctf_marker/init.lua
index 9c9d348..3a162cc 100644
--- a/mods/ctf/ctf_marker/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf/ctf_marker/init.lua
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ end
 
 -- Add waypoint element to all players in the same team as name
 function ctf_marker.add_marker(name, tname, pos, str)
-	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-	if not player then
-		return
-	end
-
 	local team = ctf.team(tname)
 
 	teams[tname] = {
@@ -42,7 +37,7 @@ function ctf_marker.add_marker(name, tname, pos, str)
 		time = 0
 	}
 
-	for pname, _ in pairs(team.players) do
+	for pname in pairs(team.players) do
 		local tplayer = minetest.get_player_by_name(pname)
 		if tplayer then
 			teams[tname].players[pname] = tplayer:hud_add({
@@ -97,6 +92,9 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("m", {
 		end
 
 		local tname = ctf.player(name).team
+		if not tname then -- can be nil during map change
+			return
+		end
 
 		-- Handle waypoint string
 		local str = (param and param:trim() ~= "") and ": " .. param or ""
diff --git a/mods/pvp/grenades/grenades.lua b/mods/pvp/grenades/grenades.lua
index 1e8a811..0895eef 100644
--- a/mods/pvp/grenades/grenades.lua
+++ b/mods/pvp/grenades/grenades.lua
@@ -120,24 +120,24 @@ grenades.register_grenade("grenades:smoke", {
 
 		minetest.after(SMOKE_GRENADE_TIME, minetest.sound_stop, hiss)
 
-		for i = 0, 5, 1 do
+		for i = 0, 4, 1 do
 			minetest.add_particlespawner({
 				amount = 40,
 				time = SMOKE_GRENADE_TIME + 3,
-				minpos = vector.subtract(pos, 2),
-				maxpos = vector.add(pos, 2),
-				minvel = {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0},
-				maxvel = {x = 0, y = 3, z = 0},
-				minacc = {x = 1, y = 0.2, z = 1},
-				maxacc = {x = 1, y = 0.2, z = 1},
+				minpos = vector.new(pos.x-4, pos.y+1, pos.z-4),
+				maxpos = vector.new(pos.x+4, pos.y+2, pos.z+4),
+				minvel = vector.new(-1, 0, -1),
+				maxvel = vector.new(1, 0.3, 1),
+				minacc = vector.new(-1, 0, -1),
+				maxacc = vector.new(1, 1, 1),
 				minexptime = 1,
-				maxexptime = 1,
-				minsize = 125,
-				maxsize = 140,
+				maxexptime = 2,
+				minsize = 50,
+				maxsize = 40,
 				collisiondetection = false,
 				collision_removal = false,
 				vertical = false,
-				texture = "grenades_smoke.png",
+				texture = "grenades_smoke.png^[noalpha^[colorize:#" .. math.random(7, 9)*111 ..":255^grenades_smoke.png",
 			})
 		end
 	end,
diff --git a/mods/pvp/grenades/textures/grenades_smoke.png b/mods/pvp/grenades/textures/grenades_smoke.png
index 254be1d..8a345ff 100644
Binary files a/mods/pvp/grenades/textures/grenades_smoke.png and b/mods/pvp/grenades/textures/grenades_smoke.png differ
diff --git a/mods/pvp/medkits/init.lua b/mods/pvp/medkits/init.lua
index 710ccb9..5848a0b 100644
--- a/mods/pvp/medkits/init.lua
+++ b/mods/pvp/medkits/init.lua
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ local function stop_healing(player, interrupted)
 	player:hud_remove(info.hud)
 end
 
-ctf_flag.register_on_precapture(function()
+ctf_match.register_on_new_match(function()
 	-- Reset all player states at the end of the match
 	for name, info in pairs(players) do
-		players[name]=nil
+		players[name] = nil
 		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
 		if player then
 			player:hud_remove(info.hud)
diff --git a/mods/pvp/medkits/mod.conf b/mods/pvp/medkits/mod.conf
index 67007d1..57151da 100644
--- a/mods/pvp/medkits/mod.conf
+++ b/mods/pvp/medkits/mod.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 name = medkits
-depends = ctf_flag
+depends = ctf_match