diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb57078..4521e8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.12.3](https://github.com/MichaelMakesGames/stellarmaps/compare/stellarmaps-v0.12.2...stellarmaps-v0.12.3) (2024-11-30)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- gracefully handle megastructures missing `type` ([2ef039c](https://github.com/MichaelMakesGames/stellarmaps/commit/2ef039cfd0223358f0ec8506c17c0a1415dd37cd))
+- handle color and icon codes in player names ([289ffc8](https://github.com/MichaelMakesGames/stellarmaps/commit/289ffc8f9c5a5dba2070001979bfe560743118be))
+
 ## [0.12.2](https://github.com/MichaelMakesGames/stellarmaps/compare/stellarmaps-v0.12.1...stellarmaps-v0.12.2) (2024-09-18)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/GameState.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/GameState.ts
index 5b2ea95..9670fe5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/GameState.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/GameState.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const bypassSchema = z.object({
 export type Bypass = WithId<z.infer<typeof bypassSchema>>;
 
 const megastructureSchema = z.object({
-	type: z.string(),
+	type: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/locUtils.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/locUtils.ts
index 8cbf9a7..32c327e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/locUtils.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/locUtils.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function localizeTextSync(
 		}
 	}
 	let value = loc[text.key];
-	if (value == null) return removeColorCodes(text.key);
+	if (value == null) return removeColorAndIconCodes(text.key);
 	if (text.variables) {
 		text.variables.forEach((variable) => {
 			const localizedVariable = localizeTextSync(variable.value, loc);
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ export function localizeTextSync(
 				.replace(`<${variable.key}>`, localizedVariable);
 		});
 	}
-	return removeColorCodes(value);
+	return removeColorAndIconCodes(value);
 }
 
-function removeColorCodes(text: string): string {
-	return text.replace(/[\u0011§]./g, ''); // eslint-disable-line no-control-regex
+export function removeColorAndIconCodes(text: string): string {
+	return text.replace(/[\u0011§].?/g, '').replace(/\u0013\w*/g, ''); // eslint-disable-line no-control-regex
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/processLabels.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/processLabels.ts
index c1d2da0..97bce86 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/processLabels.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/map/data/processLabels.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import polylabel from 'polylabel';
 
 import type { GameState } from '../../GameState';
 import type { MapSettings } from '../../settings';
+import { removeColorAndIconCodes } from './locUtils';
 import type processBorders from './processBorders';
 import type processSystemOwnership from './processSystemOwnership';
 import type processTerraIncognita from './processTerraIncognita';
@@ -61,7 +62,9 @@ export default function processLabels(
 			);
 	const labels = idGeojsonPairs.map(([countryId, geojson]) => {
 		const countryName = countryNames[countryId] ?? '';
-		const playerName = gameState.player.find((player) => player.country === countryId)?.name ?? '';
+		const playerName = removeColorAndIconCodes(
+			gameState.player.find((player) => player.country === countryId)?.name ?? '',
+		);
 		let primaryName = '';
 		let secondaryName = '';
 		switch (settings.countryNamesType) {