diff --git a/code/redalert/conquer.cpp b/code/redalert/conquer.cpp
index c774e91..6233136 100644
--- a/code/redalert/conquer.cpp
+++ b/code/redalert/conquer.cpp
@@ -3726,7 +3726,12 @@ void CC_Draw_Shape(void const * shapefile, int shapenum, int x, int y, WindowNum
 
 		Image_t* shape_image = NULL;
 		char tmp[512];
-		sprintf(tmp, "s_%I64u_%d_%d_%d_%d", shapefile, shapenum, rotation, fadingdata, flags);
+		if (CCGlobalShadowRender) {
+			sprintf(tmp, "h_%I64u_%d_%d_%d_%d", shapefile, shapenum, rotation, fadingdata, flags);
+		}
+		else {
+			sprintf(tmp, "s_%I64u_%d_%d_%d_%d", shapefile, shapenum, rotation, fadingdata, flags);
+		}
 		shape_image = Find_Image(tmp);
 
 		if (!shape_image)
diff --git a/code/redalert/techno.cpp b/code/redalert/techno.cpp
index 28f35ab..60bd504 100644
--- a/code/redalert/techno.cpp
+++ b/code/redalert/techno.cpp
@@ -6735,7 +6735,15 @@ bool TechnoTypeClass::Read_INI(CCINIClass & ini)
 		SightRange = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Sight", SightRange);
 		Level = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "TechLevel", Level);
 		MaxSpeed = MPHType(_Scale_To_256(ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Speed", fixed(MaxSpeed, 256) * 100)));
-		Cost = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Cost", Cost);
+
+		bool fastBuild = ini.Get_Int("General", "FastBuild", 0);
+
+		if(fastBuild) {
+			Cost = 15;
+		}
+		else {
+			Cost = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Cost", Cost);
+		}
 		MaxAmmo = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Ammo", MaxAmmo);
 		Risk = Reward = Points = ini.Get_Int(Name(), "Points", Points);
 		Ownable = ini.Get_Owners(Name(), "Owner", Ownable);
diff --git a/rules.ini b/rules.ini
index 537bb98..dd9aa2f 100644
--- a/rules.ini
+++ b/rules.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 [General]
 
+; dev options
+FastBuild=0
+
 ; crates
 CrateMinimum=1          ; crates are normally one per human player but never below this number
 CrateMaximum=255        ; crates can never exceed this quantity
diff --git a/ui/sidebar/icons/ngtslaicon.png b/ui/sidebar/icons/ngtslaicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab4e249
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