diff --git a/modules/burgs-and-states.js b/modules/burgs-and-states.js
index 7ac6955d..25bce200 100644
--- a/modules/burgs-and-states.js
+++ b/modules/burgs-and-states.js
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         const expansionism = rn(Math.random() * powerInput.value + 1, 1);
         const basename = b.name.length < 9 && b.cell%5 === 0 ? b.name : Names.getCultureShort(b.culture);
         const name = Names.getState(basename, b.culture);
-        const nomadic = [1, 2, 3, 4].includes(cells.biome[b.cell]);
-        const type = nomadic ? "Nomadic" : cultures[b.culture].type === "Nomadic" ? "Generic" : cultures[b.culture].type;
+        const type = cultures[b.culture].type;
+
         const coa = COA.generate(null, null, null, type);
         coa.shield = COA.getShield(b.culture, null);
         states.push({i, color: colors[i-1], name, expansionism, capital: i, type, center: b.cell, culture: b.culture, coa});
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@
       if (b.capital) kinship += .1;
       else if (b.port) kinship -= .1;
       if (b.culture !== state.culture) kinship -= .25;
-      b.type = getBurgType(b, i);
+      b.type = getType(i, b.port);
       const type = b.capital && P(.2) ? "Capital" : b.type === "Generic" ? "City" : b.type;
-      b.coa = COA.generate(stateCOA, kinship, null, type === "Generic" ? null : type);
+      b.coa = COA.generate(stateCOA, kinship, null, type);
       b.coa.shield = COA.getShield(b.culture, b.state);
     }
 
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@
     TIME && console.timeEnd("specifyBurgs");
   }
 
-  const getBurgType = function(b, i) {
+  const getType = function(i, port) {
     const cells = pack.cells;
-    if (b.port) return "Naval";
-    if (cells.haven[i] && pack.features[cells.f[cells.haven[i]]].type === "lake") return "River";
+    if (port) return "Naval";
+    if (cells.haven[i] && pack.features[cells.f[cells.haven[i]]].type === "lake") return "Lake";
     if (cells.h[i] > 60) return "Highland";
     if (cells.r[i] && cells.r[i].length > 100 && cells.r[i].length >= pack.rivers[0].length) return "River";
     if ([1, 2, 3, 4].includes(cells.biome[i])) return "Nomadic";
@@ -952,7 +952,8 @@
         const fullName = name + " " + formName;
         const color = getMixedColor(s.color);
         const kinship = nameByBurg ? .8 : .4;
-        const coa = COA.generate(stateBurgs[i].coa, kinship, null, burg.port ? "Naval" : null);
+        const type = getType(center, burg.port);
+        const coa = COA.generate(stateBurgs[i].coa, kinship, null, type);
         coa.shield = COA.getShield(c, s.i);
         provinces.push({i:province, state:s.i, center, burg, name, formName, fullName, color, coa});
       }
@@ -1049,8 +1050,8 @@
         const color = getMixedColor(s.color);
         const dominion = colony ? P(.95) : singleIsle || isleGroup ? P(.7) : P(.3);
         const kinship = dominion ? 0 : .4;
-        const naval = singleIsle || !isleGroup || burgs[burg]?.port;
-        const coa = COA.generate(s.coa, kinship, dominion, naval ? "Naval" : null);
+        const type = getType(center, burgs[burg]?.port);
+        const coa = COA.generate(s.coa, kinship, dominion, type);
         coa.shield = COA.getShield(c, s.i);
         provinces.push({i:province, state:s.i, center, burg, name, formName, fullName, color, coa});
         s.provinces.push(province);
@@ -1080,7 +1081,7 @@
   }
 
   return {generate, expandStates, normalizeStates, assignColors,
-    drawBurgs, specifyBurgs, defineBurgFeatures, drawStateLabels, collectStatistics,
+    drawBurgs, specifyBurgs, defineBurgFeatures, getType, drawStateLabels, collectStatistics,
     generateCampaigns, generateDiplomacy, defineStateForms, getFullName, generateProvinces, updateCultures};
 
 })));
diff --git a/modules/coa-generator.js b/modules/coa-generator.js
index 8a0562ca..e2cf6493 100644
--- a/modules/coa-generator.js
+++ b/modules/coa-generator.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     const division = divisioned ? parent?.division && P(kinship - .1) ? parent.division.division : rw(divisions.variants) : null;
     if (charge) charge = 
       parent?.charges && P(kinship - .1) ? parent.charges[0].charge : 
-      type && type !== "Generic" && P(.3) ? rw(charges[type]) : 
+      type && type !== "Generic" && P(.2) ? rw(charges[type]) : 
       selectCharge();
 
     if (division) {
diff --git a/modules/coa-renderer.js b/modules/coa-renderer.js
index 8fcbd524..1cb305c7 100644
--- a/modules/coa-renderer.js
+++ b/modules/coa-renderer.js
@@ -967,8 +967,9 @@
     return fetchedCharges.join("");
   }
 
+  const url = PRODUCTION ? "https://azgaar.github.io/Armoria/charges/" : "http://armoria.herokuapp.com/charges/";
   async function fetchCharge(charge, id) {
-    const fetched = fetch("https://azgaar.github.io/Armoria/charges/" + charge + ".svg").then(res => {
+    const fetched = fetch(url + charge + ".svg").then(res => {
         if (res.ok) return res.text();
         else throw new Error("Cannot fetch charge");
       }).then(text => {
diff --git a/modules/save-and-load.js b/modules/save-and-load.js
index 4e785d7c..3a42be49 100644
--- a/modules/save-and-load.js
+++ b/modules/save-and-load.js
@@ -1073,6 +1073,14 @@ function parseLoadedData(data) {
         localStorage.removeItem("styleGloom");
         localStorage.removeItem("styleAncient");
         localStorage.removeItem("styleMonochrome");
+
+        // v 1.5 added burg type value
+        pack.burgs.forEach(burg => {
+          if (!burg.i || burg.removed) return;
+          burg.type = BurgsAndStates.getType(burg.cell, burg.port);
+        });
+
+        BurgsAndStates.getType(cell, false);
       }
 
     }()
diff --git a/modules/ui/editors.js b/modules/ui/editors.js
index 74168294..5e1b6c1f 100644
--- a/modules/ui/editors.js
+++ b/modules/ui/editors.js
@@ -124,13 +124,14 @@ function addBurg(point) {
 
   const temple = pack.states[state].form === "Theocracy";
   const population = Math.max((cells.s[cell] + cells.road[cell]) / 3 + i / 1000 + cell % 100 / 1000, .1);
+  const type = BurgsAndStates.getType(cell, false);
 
   // generate emblem
-  const coa = COA.generate(pack.states[state].coa, .25);
+  const coa = COA.generate(pack.states[state].coa, .25, null, type);
   coa.shield = COA.getShield(culture, state);
   COArenderer.add("burg", i, coa, x, y);
 
-  pack.burgs.push({name, cell, x, y, state, i, culture, feature, capital: 0, port: 0, temple, population, coa});
+  pack.burgs.push({name, cell, x, y, state, i, culture, feature, capital: 0, port: 0, temple, population, coa, type});
   cells.burg[cell] = i;
 
   const townSize = burgIcons.select("#towns").attr("size") || 0.5;
diff --git a/modules/ui/emblems-editor.js b/modules/ui/emblems-editor.js
index 8bab6d8a..6a8a945b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/emblems-editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/emblems-editor.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function editEmblem(type, id, el) {
     }
 
     const shield = el.coa.shield || COA.getShield(el.culture || parent?.culture || 0, el.state);
-    el.coa = COA.generate(parent ? parent.coa : null);
+    el.coa = COA.generate(parent ? parent.coa : null, .3, .1, null);
     el.coa.shield = shield;
     emblemShapeSelector.disabled = false;
     emblemShapeSelector.value = el.coa.shield;
diff --git a/modules/ui/provinces-editor.js b/modules/ui/provinces-editor.js
index e8fab8dd..adda7d3e 100644
--- a/modules/ui/provinces-editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/provinces-editor.js
@@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ function editProvinces() {
     openPicker(currentFill, callback);
   }
 
-  function editCOA(p) {
-    const coa = COA.toString(pack.provinces[p].coa);
-    openURL("http://azgaar.github.io/Armoria/?coa=" + coa);
-  }
-
   function capitalZoomIn(p) {
     const capital = pack.provinces[p].burg;
     const l = burgLabels.select("[data-id='" + capital + "']");
@@ -780,7 +775,8 @@ function editProvinces() {
     // generate emblem
     const kinship = burg ? .8 : .4;
     const parent = burg ? pack.burgs[burg].coa : pack.states[state].coa;
-    const coa = COA.generate(parent, kinship);
+    const type = BurgsAndStates.getType(center, parent.port);
+    const coa = COA.generate(parent, kinship, P(.1), type);
     coa.shield = COA.getShield(c, state);
     COArenderer.add("province", province, coa, point[0], point[1]);
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/states-editor.js b/modules/ui/states-editor.js
index 42e228aa..bcaea20e 100644
--- a/modules/ui/states-editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/states-editor.js
@@ -844,7 +844,8 @@ function editStates() {
     const color = getRandomColor();
 
     // generate emblem
-    const coa = COA.generate(burgs[burg].coa, .4);
+    const cultureType = pack.cultures[culture].type;
+    const coa = COA.generate(burgs[burg].coa, .4, null, cultureType);
     coa.shield = COA.getShield(culture, null);
 
     // update diplomacy and reverse relations
diff --git a/modules/ui/tools.js b/modules/ui/tools.js
index 10e3b5df..6c648024 100644
--- a/modules/ui/tools.js
+++ b/modules/ui/tools.js
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ function regenerateStates() {
     const type = nomadic ? "Nomadic" : pack.cultures[culture].type === "Nomadic" ? "Generic" : pack.cultures[culture].type;
     const expansionism = rn(Math.random() * powerInput.value + 1, 1);
 
-    const coa = COA.generate(capital.coa, .3);
+    const cultureType = pack.cultures[culture].type;
+    const coa = COA.generate(capital.coa, .3, null, cultureType);
     coa.shield = capital.coa.shield;
 
     return {i, name, type, capital:capital.i, center:capital.cell, culture, expansionism, coa};
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@ function regenerateEmblems() {
   // generate new emblems
   pack.states.forEach(state => {
     if (!state.i || state.removed) return;
-    state.coa = COA.generate(null);
+    const cultureType = pack.cultures[state.culture].type;
+    state.coa = COA.generate(null, null, null, cultureType);
     state.coa.shield = COA.getShield(state.culture, null);
   });
 
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ function regenerateEmblems() {
     if (burg.capital) kinship += .1;
     else if (burg.port) kinship -= .1;
     if (burg.culture !== state.culture) kinship -= .25;
-    burg.coa = COA.generate(state.coa, kinship);
+    burg.coa = COA.generate(state.coa, kinship, null, burg.type);
     burg.coa.shield = COA.getShield(burg.culture, burg.state);
   });
 
@@ -305,8 +307,8 @@ function regenerateEmblems() {
     const nameByBurg = province.burg && province.name.slice(0, 3) === parent.name.slice(0, 3);
     const kinship = dominion ? 0 : nameByBurg ? .8 : .4;
     const culture = pack.cells.culture[province.center];
-
-    province.coa = COA.generate(parent.coa, kinship, dominion);
+    const type = BurgsAndStates.getType(province.center, parent.port);
+    province.coa = COA.generate(parent.coa, kinship, dominion, type);
     province.coa.shield = COA.getShield(culture, province.state);
   });