diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 24ce3fcf..81969e1e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
         "*.inc": "cpp",
         "future": "cpp",
         "any": "cpp",
-        "source_location": "cpp"
+        "source_location": "cpp",
+        "forward_list": "cpp"
     },
     "editor.suggest.insertMode": "replace"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/DamageNumber.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/DamageNumber.cpp
index b294b11f..9d96dd04 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/DamageNumber.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/DamageNumber.cpp	
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DamageNumber::DamageNumber(vf2d pos,int damage,bool friendly,DamageNumberType ty
 }
 
 void DamageNumber::RecalculateSize(){
-	float damageMultRatio=damage/game->GetPlayer()->GetBaseStat("Attack")/2.f;
+	float damageMultRatio=damage/game->GetPlayer()->GetStat("Attack")/2.f;
 	riseSpd=originalRiseSpd;
 	if(!friendly){
 		float newSize=std::clamp(roundf(damageMultRatio),1.0f,4.0f);
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp
index a4cafcff..dcd8b18c 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp	
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ void Monster::Collision(Player*p){
 	p->Knockback(knockbackVecNorm*knockbackStrength);
 	#pragma endregion
 
+
+	B(Attribute::COLLIDED_WITH_PLAYER)=true;
+
 	Collision();
 }
 void Monster::Collision(Monster&m){
@@ -783,4 +786,12 @@ const float Monster::GetCollisionDamage()const{
 void Monster::SetStrategyDeathFunction(std::function<bool(GameEvent&,Monster&,const std::string&)>func){
 	hasStrategyDeathFunction=true;
 	strategyDeathFunc=func;
+}
+
+const bool Monster::IsNPC()const{
+	return MONSTER_DATA[name].IsNPC();
+}
+
+const bool MonsterData::IsNPC()const{
+	return isNPC;
 }
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diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h
index 57df3d5d..3066ac6a 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h	
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct MonsterDropData{
 };
 
 struct MonsterData{
-	private:
+private:
 	std::string name;
 	int hp;
 	int atk;
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ struct MonsterData{
 	EventName deathSound="";
 	EventName walkSound="";
 	std::vector<MonsterDropData> dropData;
-	public:
+	bool isNPC=false;
+public:
 	MonsterData();
 	MonsterData(std::string name,int hp,int atk,const uint32_t xp,std::vector<std::string>animations,std::vector<MonsterDropData>drops,float moveSpd=1.0f,float size=1.0f,std::string strategy="Run Towards",int collisionDmg=0);
 	int GetHealth();
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ struct MonsterData{
 	const EventName&GetHurtSound();
 	const EventName&GetDeathSound();
 	const EventName&GetWalkSound();
+	const bool IsNPC()const;
 	std::vector<std::string>GetAnimations(){
 		return animations;
 	}
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ public:
 	void RotateTowardsPos(const vf2d&targetPos);
 	const float GetDamageReductionFromBuffs()const;
 	const float GetCollisionDamage()const;
+	const bool IsNPC()const;
 private:
 	std::string name;
 	vf2d pos;
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h
index 211a8457..a761146a 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h	
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ enum class Attribute{
     BULLETS_REMOVED,
     BEAR_STOMP_COUNT,
     PREVIOUS_PHASE,
+    COLLIDED_WITH_PLAYER, //A boolean flag that is set to true when an enemy makes contact with the player.
 };
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diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterData.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterData.cpp
index 9944d31e..67b89041 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterData.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterData.cpp	
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void MonsterData::InitializeMonsterData(){
 	}
 }
 void MonsterData::InitializeNPCData(){
-	for(auto&[key,size]:DATA["NPCs"].GetKeys()){
+	for(auto&[key,dataSize]:DATA["NPCs"].GetKeys()){
 		std::string NPCName=key;
 		if(MONSTER_DATA.count(key)){
 			ERR("WARNING! A monster with the name "<<key<<" already exists in the database! Duplicates are not allowed.")
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ void MonsterData::InitializeNPCData(){
 		monster.hurtSound=hurtSound;
 		monster.deathSound=deathSound;
 		monster.walkSound=walkSound;
+		monster.isNPC=true; //If we read any data from this config file, it's definitely considered an NPC.
 
 		MONSTER_DATA[NPCName]=monster;
 	}
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Player.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/Player.cpp
index 02ea3164..c0f7b51e 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Player.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Player.cpp	
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ void Player::Update(float fElapsedTime){
 			}else{
 				m.SetPos(line.rpoint(dist*1.1f));
 			}
-			if(m.IsAlive()){
+			if(m.IsAlive()&&!m.IsNPC()){ //Don't set the knockback if this monster is actually an NPC. Let's just push them around.
 				vel=line.vector().norm()*-128;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/TMXParser.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/TMXParser.h
index 6ccb5314..3f6e442e 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/TMXParser.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/TMXParser.h	
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TMXParser{
     XMLTag monsterTag;
     XMLTag npcTag;
     XMLTag spawnerLinkTag;
-    StagePlate*currentStagePlate;
+    StagePlate*currentStagePlate=nullptr;
     std::vector<XMLTag>accumulatedMonsterTags;
     std::map<int,StagePlate>stagePlates;
     bool infiniteMap=false;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class TMXParser{
         };
 
         XMLTag newTag=ReadNextTag();
-        
+
         if (newTag.tag=="object"&&newTag.data["type"]!="StagePlate"){
             currentStagePlate=nullptr;
         }
@@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ class TMXParser{
                 }
             }
         }else{
-            #if _DEBUG
+            #ifdef _DEBUG
                 if(_DEBUG_MAP_LOAD_INFO)std::cout<<"Unsupported tag format! Ignoring."<<"\n";
             #endif
         }
-        #if _DEBUG
-            if(_DEBUG_MAP_LOAD_INFO)std::cout<<"\n"<<"=============\n";
-        #endif
+            #ifdef _DEBUG
+                if(_DEBUG_MAP_LOAD_INFO)std::cout<<"\n"<<"=============\n";
+            #endif
     }
     TMXParser::TMXParser(std::string file){
         fileName=file;
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Ursule.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/Ursule.cpp
index abf52f38..32d014b9 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Ursule.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Ursule.cpp	
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ void Monster::STRATEGY::URSULE(Monster&m,float fElapsedTime,std::string strategy
                         m.F(A::CASTING_TIMER)=ConfigFloat("Phase 3.Charge Cast Time");
                         m.UpdateFacingDirection(geom2d::line<float>(m.GetPos(),game->GetPlayer()->GetPos()).vector());
                         m.PerformOtherAnimation(4);
+                        m.B(A::COLLIDED_WITH_PLAYER)=false;
                     }
                 }
                 if(m.F(A::CASTING_TIMER)>0.f){
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ void Monster::STRATEGY::URSULE(Monster&m,float fElapsedTime,std::string strategy
             
             float distToTarget=geom2d::line<float>(m.target,m.GetPos()).length();
 
-            if(distToTarget<=4.f||m.F(A::TARGET_TIMER)==0.f){
+            if(distToTarget<=4.f||m.F(A::TARGET_TIMER)==0.f||m.B(A::COLLIDED_WITH_PLAYER)){
                 m.phase=3;
                 m.RemoveBuff(SPEEDBOOST);
                 m.RemoveBuff(FIXED_COLLISION_DMG);
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/configuration.txt b/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/configuration.txt
index 05802dd1..6b10f41e 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/configuration.txt	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/configuration.txt	
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ debug_access_options = 0
 debug_menu_navigation_info = 0
 
 # Shows map loading output
-debug_map_load_info = 0
+debug_map_load_info = 1
 
 # Shows state transition information
 debug_transition_info = 0