diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index b631f32d3..6ca634389 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/${{ matrix.distro }}${{ matrix.version }}    # directory for caching docker image and ccache
       CCACHE_EVICTION_AGE: 7d
-      CCACHE_SIZE: 550M    # space of all repo is 10Gi: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
+      CCACHE_SIZE: 600M    # space of all repo is 10Gi: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
       NAME: ${{ matrix.distro }}${{ matrix.version }}
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 100
     env:
       CCACHE_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/
-      CCACHE_SIZE: 550M    # space of all repo is 10Gi: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
+      CCACHE_SIZE: 600M    # space of all repo is 10Gi: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f22df461f..5935bb540 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ You can then
 <br>
 
 The following flags (with their non-default values) can be passed to `cmake`:
-| Flag | Description |
-| --- | --- |
-| `-DWITH_SERVER=1` | Build <kbd>Servatrice</kbd> server |
-| `-DWITH_CLIENT=0` | Don't build <kbd>Cockatrice</kbd> client |
-| `-DWITH_ORACLE=0` | Don't build <kbd>Oracle</kbd> card database tool |
-| `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` | Compile in debug mode<br> Enables extra logging output, debug symbols, and much more verbose compiler warnings |
-| `-DWARNING_AS_ERROR=0` | Don't treat compilation warnings as errors in debug mode |
-| `-DUPDATE_TRANSLATIONS=1` |  Configure `make` to update the translation .ts files for new strings in the source code<br> **Note:** `make clean` will remove the .ts files |
-| `-DTEST=1` | Enable regression tests<br> **Note:** `make test` to run tests, *googletest* will be downloaded if not available |
+| Flag                       | Description                                                                                                                                   |
+| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `-DWITH_SERVER=1`          | Build <kbd>Servatrice</kbd> server                                                                                                            |
+| `-DWITH_CLIENT=0`          | Don't build <kbd>Cockatrice</kbd> client                                                                                                      |
+| `-DWITH_ORACLE=0`          | Don't build <kbd>Oracle</kbd> card database tool                                                                                              |
+| `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` | Compile in debug mode<br> Enables extra logging output, debug symbols, and much more verbose compiler warnings                                |
+| `-DWARNING_AS_ERROR=0`     | Don't treat compilation warnings as errors in debug mode                                                                                      |
+| `-DUPDATE_TRANSLATIONS=1`  |  Configure `make` to update the translation .ts files for new strings in the source code<br> **Note:** `make clean` will remove the .ts files |
+| `-DTEST=1`                 | Enable regression tests<br> **Note:** `make test` to run tests, *googletest* will be downloaded if not available                              |
 
 
 # Run
diff --git a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index b6050a1bd..9e0331d69 100644
--- a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ set(cockatrice_SOURCES
     src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/mana_cost_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/mana_symbol_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/cards/art_crop_attribution.cpp
+    src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/cards/card_group_display_widgets/card_group_display_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/cards/card_group_display_widgets/flat_card_group_display_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/cards/card_group_display_widgets/overlapped_card_group_display_widget.cpp
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/game_event_handler.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/game_event_handler.cpp
index bc68d4d7c..f146cdbb4 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/game_event_handler.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/game_event_handler.cpp
@@ -430,12 +430,13 @@ void GameEventHandler::eventJoin(const Event_Join &event, int /*eventPlayerId*/,
     QString playerName = QString::fromStdString(playerInfo.user_info().name());
     emit addPlayerToAutoCompleteList(playerName);
 
-    if (game->getPlayerManager()->getPlayers().contains(playerId)) {
+    PlayerManager *playerManager = game->getPlayerManager();
+    if (playerManager->getPlayers().contains(playerId) || playerManager->getSpectators().contains(playerId)) {
         return;
     }
 
     if (playerInfo.spectator()) {
-        game->getPlayerManager()->addSpectator(playerId, playerInfo);
+        playerManager->addSpectator(playerId, playerInfo);
         emit logJoinSpectator(playerName);
         emit spectatorJoined(playerInfo);
     } else {
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.cpp
index 6772d3ff1..8486efbeb 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ PlayerLogic *PlayerManager::getPlayer(int playerId) const
     return player;
 }
 
+void PlayerManager::clearSpectators()
+{
+    const QList<int> spectatorIds = spectators.keys();
+    for (int spectatorId : spectatorIds) {
+        removeSpectator(spectatorId);
+    }
+}
+
 void PlayerManager::onPlayerConceded(int playerId, bool conceded)
 {
     // Everything else cares about this
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.h b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.h
index 2f8b87af8..504e65396 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player_manager.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ public:
         emit spectatorRemoved(spectatorId, spectatorInfo);
     }
 
+    /** @brief Remove all spectators, emitting the removal signal for each. */
+    void clearSpectators();
+
     [[nodiscard]] AbstractGame *getGame() const
     {
         return game;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
index 8bf2703e1..b3c25ffc1 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "../../game/player/player_actions.h"
 #include "../../interface/card_picture_loader/card_picture_loader.h"
 #include "../../interface/widgets/cards/art_crop_attribution.h"
+#include "../../interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.h"
 #include "../../interface/widgets/playmat/playmat_utils.h"
 #include "../../interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.h"
 #include "../board/abstract_card_item.h"
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ void PlayerGraphicsItem::updatePlaymat()
         hasPlaymat = true;
         emit playmatChanged(true);
     }
-    playmatPixmap = fullRes;
+    playmatPixmap = CardArtUtils::rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(fullRes, card);
     update();
 }
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.cpp
index 4268e1019..13a077af8 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ void PlayerListWidget::retranslateUi()
 
 void PlayerListWidget::addPlayer(const ServerInfo_PlayerProperties &player)
 {
+    if (players.contains(player.player_id())) {
+        updatePlayerProperties(player);
+        return;
+    }
+
     QTreeWidgetItem *newPlayer = new PlayerListTWI;
     players.insert(player.player_id(), newPlayer);
     updatePlayerProperties(player);
@@ -176,6 +181,17 @@ void PlayerListWidget::removePlayer(int playerId)
     delete takeTopLevelItem(indexOfTopLevelItem(player));
 }
 
+void PlayerListWidget::clearSpectators()
+{
+    const QList<int> playerIds = players.keys();
+    for (int playerId : playerIds) {
+        QTreeWidgetItem *player = players.value(playerId, 0);
+        if (player && !player->data(1, Qt::UserRole).toBool()) {
+            removePlayer(playerId);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void PlayerListWidget::setActivePlayer(int playerId)
 {
     QMapIterator<int, QTreeWidgetItem *> i(players);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.h
index a53cfa989..f2f0be5fd 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_list_widget.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public slots:
     void addPlayer(const ServerInfo_PlayerProperties &player);
     void removePlayer(int playerId);
     void updatePlayerProperties(const ServerInfo_PlayerProperties &prop, int playerId = -1);
+    void clearSpectators();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b26b73593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "card_art_utils.h"
+
+#include <QTransform>
+#include <libcockatrice/card/printing/exact_card.h>
+
+namespace CardArtUtils
+{
+QPixmap rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(const QPixmap &art, const ExactCard &card)
+{
+    if (!card.getInfo().getUiAttributes().landscapeOrientation) {
+        return art;
+    }
+
+    QTransform transform;
+    transform.rotate(90);
+    return art.transformed(transform, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+}
+} // namespace CardArtUtils
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c331a12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_art_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef CARD_ART_UTILS_H
+#define CARD_ART_UTILS_H
+
+#include <QPixmap>
+
+class ExactCard;
+
+namespace CardArtUtils
+{
+/**
+ * @brief Rotates a card's art upright when its layout shows sideways.
+ *
+ * Sideways-layout cards (planes, sieges/battles, split cards) store their
+ * landscape artwork rotated 90° inside a portrait frame. Art-crop displays,
+ * playmat art, and the card-info picture must show such art upright before
+ * sampling or painting. Portrait cards are returned unchanged.
+ *
+ * @param art The card pixmap to orient.
+ * @param card The card describing the art orientation.
+ * @return @p art rotated 90° clockwise for sideways-layout cards, else @p art.
+ */
+QPixmap rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(const QPixmap &art, const ExactCard &card);
+} // namespace CardArtUtils
+
+#endif // CARD_ART_UTILS_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_picture_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_picture_widget.cpp
index 79ae087d7..de622bdc8 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_picture_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_picture_widget.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../../../interface/card_picture_loader/card_picture_loader.h"
 #include "../../../interface/widgets/tabs/tab_supervisor.h"
 #include "../../window_main.h"
+#include "card_art_utils.h"
 
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
@@ -193,12 +194,7 @@ void CardInfoPictureWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 
     QPixmap transformedPixmap = resizedPixmap; // Default pixmap
     if (SettingsCache::instance().cardsDisplay().getAutoRotateSidewaysLayoutCards()) {
-        if (exactCard.getInfo().getUiAttributes().landscapeOrientation) {
-            // Rotate pixmap 90 degrees to the left
-            QTransform transform;
-            transform.rotate(90);
-            transformedPixmap = resizedPixmap.transformed(transform, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
-        }
+        transformedPixmap = CardArtUtils::rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(resizedPixmap, exactCard);
     }
 
     // Handle DPI scaling
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/playmat/playmat_settings_dialog.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/playmat/playmat_settings_dialog.cpp
index 57706cf93..9459c5ea9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/playmat/playmat_settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/playmat/playmat_settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "../../card_picture_loader/card_picture_loader.h"
 #include "../cards/art_crop_attribution.h"
+#include "../cards/card_art_utils.h"
 #include "../utility/completer_utils.h"
 #include "card_database_display_model.h"
 #include "card_database_model.h"
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ void PlaymatSettingsDialog::reloadPreview()
         return;
     }
 
-    currentPixmap = fullRes;
+    currentPixmap = CardArtUtils::rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(fullRes, card);
     preview->setPixmap(currentPixmap);
     preview->setParams(currentParams);
     preview->setAttribution(buildArtAttribution(card));
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.cpp
index 3a1876fa1..2ba745715 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "user_card_art_provider.h"
 
 #include "../../../card_picture_loader/card_picture_loader.h"
+#include "../../cards/card_art_utils.h"
 
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_manager.h>
@@ -52,16 +53,25 @@ void UserCardArtProvider::requestCardArt(const QString &userName, const QString
     processQueue();
 }
 
-QPixmap UserCardArtProvider::cropCardArt(const QPixmap &fullRes)
+QPixmap UserCardArtProvider::cropCardArt(const QPixmap &fullRes, const ExactCard &card)
 {
-    const QSize sz = fullRes.size();
+    QPixmap source = fullRes;
+
+    // Sideways-layout cards (plane, siege/battle, split) store their landscape
+    // artwork rotated 90° inside a portrait frame. Rotate it upright first so
+    // the crop below lands on the horizontal art, mirroring the way
+    // CardInfoPictureWidget displays these cards.
+    const bool landscape = card.getInfo().getUiAttributes().landscapeOrientation;
+    source = CardArtUtils::rotateSidewaysLayoutArt(source, card);
+
+    const QSize sz = source.size();
     const int marginX = sz.width() * 0.07;
-    const int topMargin = sz.height() * 0.11;
-    const int bottomMargin = sz.height() * 0.45;
+    const int topMargin = landscape ? sz.height() * 0.05 : sz.height() * 0.11;
+    const int bottomMargin = landscape ? sz.height() * 0.42 : sz.height() * 0.45;
 
-    const QRect foilRect(marginX, topMargin, sz.width() - 2 * marginX, sz.height() - topMargin - bottomMargin);
+    const QRect artRect(marginX, topMargin, sz.width() - 2 * marginX, sz.height() - topMargin - bottomMargin);
 
-    return fullRes.copy(foilRect.intersected(fullRes.rect()));
+    return source.copy(artRect.intersected(source.rect()));
 }
 
 void UserCardArtProvider::insertIntoCache(const QString &key, const QPixmap &pixmap)
@@ -111,7 +121,7 @@ void UserCardArtProvider::processQueue()
 
         // Synchronous hit (already loaded/on disk)
         if (!fullRes.isNull()) {
-            insertIntoCache(key, cropCardArt(fullRes));
+            insertIntoCache(key, cropCardArt(fullRes, card));
             pending.remove(key);
 
             emit cardArtUpdated(userName);
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ void UserCardArtProvider::processQueue()
                             CardPictureLoader::getPixmap(fullRes, card, QSize(745, 1040));
 
                             if (!fullRes.isNull()) {
-                                self->insertIntoCache(key, self->cropCardArt(fullRes));
+                                self->insertIntoCache(key, self->cropCardArt(fullRes, card));
                             }
 
                             self->pending.remove(key);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.h
index 2592237c4..e8283a891 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_art_provider.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QQueue>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <libcockatrice/card/printing/exact_card.h>
 
 class UserCardArtProvider : public QObject
 {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 
     void requestCardArt(const QString &userName, const QString &cardName, const QString &providerId);
     const QMap<QString, QPixmap> &cache() const;
-    static QPixmap cropCardArt(const QPixmap &fullRes);
+    static QPixmap cropCardArt(const QPixmap &fullRes, const ExactCard &card);
 
 signals:
     void cardArtUpdated(const QString &userName);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_settings_dialog.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_settings_dialog.cpp
index 532112964..d49e3d540 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/server/user/user_card_settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void UserCardArtSettingsDialog::reloadPreview()
         return;
     }
 
-    currentPixmap = UserCardArtProvider::cropCardArt(fullRes);
+    currentPixmap = UserCardArtProvider::cropCardArt(fullRes, card);
     preview->setPixmap(currentPixmap);
     preview->setParams(currentParams);
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
index 196ea4526..035ab1004 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ void TabGame::resetChatAndPhase()
 
     // reset phase markers
     game->getGameState()->setCurrentPhase(-1);
+
+    // reset spectator state so the replay can rebuild it from the start
+    game->getPlayerManager()->clearSpectators();
+    playerListWidget->clearSpectators();
 }
 
 void TabGame::emitUserEvent()
diff --git a/oracle/src/pages.cpp b/oracle/src/pages.cpp
index 94e662ffe..1868e670e 100644
--- a/oracle/src/pages.cpp
+++ b/oracle/src/pages.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool LoadSetsPage::validatePage()
             return false;
         }
 
-        progressLabel->setText(tr("Downloading (0MB)"));
+        progressLabel->setText(tr("Downloading (0 MB)"));
         // show an infinite progressbar
         progressBar->setMaximum(0);
         progressBar->setMinimum(0);
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void LoadSetsPage::actDownloadProgressSetsFile(qint64 received, qint64 total)
         progressBar->setMaximum(static_cast<int>(total));
         progressBar->setValue(static_cast<int>(received));
     }
-    progressLabel->setText(tr("Downloading (%1MB)").arg((int)received / (1024 * 1024)));
+    progressLabel->setText(tr("Downloading (%1 MB)").arg((int)received / (1024 * 1024)));
 }
 
 void LoadSetsPage::actDownloadFinishedSetsFile()
@@ -743,4 +743,4 @@ void LoadSpoilersPage::retranslateUi()
     pathLabel->setText(tr("The spoiler database will be saved at the following location:") + "<br>" +
                        SettingsCache::instance().getSpoilerCardDatabasePath());
     defaultPathCheckBox->setText(tr("Save to a custom path (not recommended)"));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}