diff --git a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
index 3918354878..a85c617d6a 100644
--- a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
+++ b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
@@ -1279,6 +1279,8 @@ hint.payloadDrop.mobile = [accent]Tap and hold[] an empty location to drop a pay
 hint.waveFire = [accent]Wave[] turrets with water as ammunition will automatically put out nearby fires.
 hint.generator = \uf879 [accent]Combustion Generators[] burn coal and transmit power to adjacent blocks.\n\nPower transmission range can be extended with \uf87f [accent]Power Nodes[].
 hint.guardian = [accent]Guardian[] units are armored. Weak ammo such as [accent]Copper[] and [accent]Lead[] is [scarlet]not effective[].\n\nUse higher tier turrets or \uf835 [accent]Graphite[] \uf861Duo/\uf859Salvo ammunition to take Guardians down.
+hint.coreUpgrade = Cores can be upgraded by [accent]placing higher-tier cores over them[].\n\nPlace a  [accent]Foundation[] core over the  [accent]Shard[] core. Make sure it is free from nearby obstructions.
+hint.presetLaunch = Gray [accent]landing zone sectors[], such as [accent]Frozen Forest[], can be launched to from anywhere. They do not require capture of nearby territory.\n\n[accent]Numbered sectors[], such as this one, are [accent]optional[].
 
 item.copper.description = Used in all types of construction and ammunition.
 item.copper.details = Copper. Abnormally abundant metal on Serpulo. Structurally weak unless reinforced.
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/HintsFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/HintsFragment.java
index 14329c89ce..da0d6a05d2 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/HintsFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/HintsFragment.java
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ public class HintsFragment extends Fragment{
         waveFire(() -> Groups.fire.size() > 0 && Blocks.wave.unlockedNow(), () -> indexer.getAllied(state.rules.defaultTeam, BlockFlag.extinguisher).size() > 0),
         generator(() -> control.input.block == Blocks.combustionGenerator, () -> ui.hints.placedBlocks.contains(Blocks.combustionGenerator)),
         guardian(() -> state.boss() != null && state.boss().armor >= 4, () -> state.boss() == null),
+        coreUpgrade(() -> state.isCampaign() && Blocks.coreFoundation.unlocked()
+            && state.rules.defaultTeam.core() != null
+            && state.rules.defaultTeam.core().block == Blocks.coreShard
+            && state.rules.defaultTeam.core().items.has(Blocks.coreFoundation.requirements),
+            () -> ui.hints.placedBlocks.contains(Blocks.coreFoundation)),
+        presetLaunch(() -> state.isCampaign()
+            && state.getSector().preset == null
+            && SectorPresets.frozenForest.unlocked()
+            && SectorPresets.frozenForest.sector.save == null,
+            () -> state.isCampaign() && state.getSector().preset == SectorPresets.frozenForest),
         ;
 
         @Nullable
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/LoadingFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/LoadingFragment.java
index 17d07f502f..348783fe05 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/LoadingFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/LoadingFragment.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package mindustry.ui.fragments;
 import arc.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
+import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.scene.*;
 import arc.scene.actions.*;
 import arc.scene.event.*;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class LoadingFragment extends Fragment{
         parent.fill(t -> {
             //rect must fill screen completely.
             t.rect((x, y, w, h) -> {
+                Draw.alpha(t.color.a);
                 Styles.black8.draw(0, 0, Core.graphics.getWidth(), Core.graphics.getHeight());
             });
             t.visible = false;
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a0137eb65e..72f9fedde0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms256m -Xmx1024m
-archash=585978a8258bc1db3d844670dabb305ed7881b14
+archash=a381f3a1704ed28b79e1224b51081cb1b790d504
diff --git a/ios/Info.plist.xml b/ios/Info.plist.xml
index 7fbb619038..cb3c6c3604 100644
--- a/ios/Info.plist.xml
+++ b/ios/Info.plist.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
         <string>${app.id}</string>
         <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
-        <string>6.0</string>
+        <string>6.0.120.3</string>
         <key>MinimumOSVersion</key>
         <string>9.0.0</string>
         <key>CFBundleName</key>