diff --git a/src/ts/application.ts b/src/ts/application.ts
index a5f1c02f..6436762f 100644
--- a/src/ts/application.ts
+++ b/src/ts/application.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ import { WegameSplashState } from "./states/wegame_splash";
 import { MODS } from "./mods/modloader";
 import { MOD_SIGNALS } from "./mods/mod_signals";
 import { ModsState } from "./states/mods";
-export type AchievementProviderInterface = import("./platform/achievement_provider").AchievementProviderInterface;
-export type SoundInterface = import("./platform/sound").SoundInterface;
-export type StorageInterface = import("./platform/storage").StorageInterface;
+
+import type { AchievementProviderInterface } from "./platform/achievement_provider";
+import type { SoundInterface  } from "./platform/sound";
+import type { StorageInterface } from "./platform/storage";
 
 const logger: any = createLogger("application");
+
 // Set the name of the hidden property and the change event for visibility
 let pageHiddenPropName: any, pageVisibilityEventName: any;
 if (typeof document.hidden !== "undefined") {
@@ -50,71 +52,87 @@ if (typeof document.hidden !== "undefined") {
     pageHiddenPropName = "hidden";
     pageVisibilityEventName = "visibilitychange";
     // @ts-ignore
-}
-else if (typeof document.msHidden !== "undefined") {
+} else if (typeof document.msHidden !== "undefined") {
     pageHiddenPropName = "msHidden";
     pageVisibilityEventName = "msvisibilitychange";
     // @ts-ignore
-}
-else if (typeof document.webkitHidden !== "undefined") {
+} else if (typeof document.webkitHidden !== "undefined") {
     pageHiddenPropName = "webkitHidden";
     pageVisibilityEventName = "webkitvisibilitychange";
 }
+
 export class Application {
+    public unloaded = true;
+
+    // Global stuff
+    public settings = new ApplicationSettings(this);
+    public ticker = new AnimationFrame();
+    public stateMgr = new StateManager(this);
+    public savegameMgr = new SavegameManager(this);
+    public inputMgr = new InputDistributor(this);
+    public backgroundResourceLoader = new BackgroundResourcesLoader(this);
+    public clientApi = new ClientAPI(this);
+
+    // Restrictions (Like demo etc)
+    public restrictionMgr = new RestrictionManager(this);
+
+    // Platform dependent stuff
+    public storage: StorageInterface = null;
+    public sound: SoundInterface = new SoundImplBrowser(this);
+    public platformWrapper: PlatformWrapperInterface = G_IS_STANDALONE ? new PlatformWrapperImplElectron(this) : new PlatformWrapperImplBrowser(this);
+    public achievementProvider: AchievementProviderInterface = new NoAchievementProvider(this);
+    public adProvider: AdProviderInterface = new NoAdProvider(this);
+    public analytics: AnalyticsInterface = new GoogleAnalyticsImpl(this);
+    public gameAnalytics = new ShapezGameAnalytics(this);
+
+    // Track if the window is focused (only relevant for browser)
+    public focused = true;
+
+    // Track if the window is visible
+    public pageVisible = true;
+
+    // Track if the app is paused (cordova)
+    public applicationPaused = false;
+            public trackedIsRenderable = new TrackedState(this.onAppRenderableStateChanged, this);
+            public trackedIsPlaying = new TrackedState(this.onAppPlayingStateChanged, this);
+
+    // Dimensions
+    public screenWidth = 0;
+    public screenHeight = 0;
+    // Store the timestamp where we last checked for a screen resize, since orientationchange is unreliable with cordova
+    public lastResizeCheck: number = null;
+    // Store the mouse position, or null if not available
+            public mousePosition: Vector = null;
+
+
+
     /**
      * Boots the application
      */
-    async boot(): any {
+    async boot(): Promise<void> {
         console.log("Booting ...");
+
         assert(!GLOBAL_APP, "Tried to construct application twice");
         logger.log("Creating application, platform =", getPlatformName());
         setGlobalApp(this);
         MODS.app = this;
+
         // MODS
+
         try {
             await MODS.initMods();
         }
         catch (ex: any) {
             alert("Failed to load mods (launch with --dev for more info): \n\n" + ex);
         }
+
         this.unloaded = false;
-        // Global stuff
-        this.settings = new ApplicationSettings(this);
-        this.ticker = new AnimationFrame();
-        this.stateMgr = new StateManager(this);
-        this.savegameMgr = new SavegameManager(this);
-        this.inputMgr = new InputDistributor(this);
-        this.backgroundResourceLoader = new BackgroundResourcesLoader(this);
-        this.clientApi = new ClientAPI(this);
-        // Restrictions (Like demo etc)
-        this.restrictionMgr = new RestrictionManager(this);
-        // Platform dependent stuff
-                this.storage = null;
-                this.sound = null;
-                this.platformWrapper = null;
-                this.achievementProvider = null;
-                this.adProvider = null;
-                this.analytics = null;
-                this.gameAnalytics = null;
-        this.initPlatformDependentInstances();
-        // Track if the window is focused (only relevant for browser)
-        this.focused = true;
-        // Track if the window is visible
-        this.pageVisible = true;
-        // Track if the app is paused (cordova)
-        this.applicationPaused = false;
-                this.trackedIsRenderable = new TrackedState(this.onAppRenderableStateChanged, this);
-                this.trackedIsPlaying = new TrackedState(this.onAppPlayingStateChanged, this);
-        // Dimensions
-        this.screenWidth = 0;
-        this.screenHeight = 0;
-        // Store the timestamp where we last checked for a screen resize, since orientationchange is unreliable with cordova
-        this.lastResizeCheck = null;
-        // Store the mouse position, or null if not available
-                this.mousePosition = null;
+
         this.registerStates();
         this.registerEventListeners();
+
         Loader.linkAppAfterBoot(this);
+
         // Check for mobile
         if (IS_MOBILE) {
             this.stateMgr.moveToState("MobileWarningState");
@@ -122,35 +140,21 @@ export class Application {
         else {
             this.stateMgr.moveToState("PreloadState");
         }
+
         // Starting rendering
         this.ticker.frameEmitted.add(this.onFrameEmitted, this);
         this.ticker.bgFrameEmitted.add(this.onBackgroundFrame, this);
         this.ticker.start();
+
         window.focus();
+
         MOD_SIGNALS.appBooted.dispatch();
     }
-    /**
-     * Initializes all platform instances
-     */
-    initPlatformDependentInstances(): any {
-        logger.log("Creating platform dependent instances (standalone=", G_IS_STANDALONE, ")");
-        if (G_IS_STANDALONE) {
-            this.platformWrapper = new PlatformWrapperImplElectron(this);
-        }
-        else {
-            this.platformWrapper = new PlatformWrapperImplBrowser(this);
-        }
-        // Start with empty ad provider
-        this.adProvider = new NoAdProvider(this);
-        this.sound = new SoundImplBrowser(this);
-        this.analytics = new GoogleAnalyticsImpl(this);
-        this.gameAnalytics = new ShapezGameAnalytics(this);
-        this.achievementProvider = new NoAchievementProvider(this);
-    }
+
     /**
      * Registers all game states
      */
-    registerStates(): any {
+    registerStates(): void {
                 const states: Array<typeof GameState> = [
             WegameSplashState,
             PreloadState,
@@ -165,39 +169,47 @@ export class Application {
             LoginState,
             ModsState,
         ];
-        for (let i: any = 0; i < states.length; ++i) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < states.length; ++i) {
             this.stateMgr.register(states[i]);
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Registers all event listeners
      */
-    registerEventListeners(): any {
+    registerEventListeners(): void {
         window.addEventListener("focus", this.onFocus.bind(this));
         window.addEventListener("blur", this.onBlur.bind(this));
-        window.addEventListener("resize", (): any => this.checkResize(), true);
-        window.addEventListener("orientationchange", (): any => this.checkResize(), true);
+
+        window.addEventListener("resize", () => this.checkResize(), true);
+        window.addEventListener("orientationchange", () => this.checkResize(), true);
+
         window.addEventListener("mousemove", this.handleMousemove.bind(this));
         window.addEventListener("mouseout", this.handleMousemove.bind(this));
         window.addEventListener("mouseover", this.handleMousemove.bind(this));
         window.addEventListener("mouseleave", this.handleMousemove.bind(this));
+
         // Unload events
         window.addEventListener("beforeunload", this.onBeforeUnload.bind(this), true);
+
         document.addEventListener(pageVisibilityEventName, this.handleVisibilityChange.bind(this), false);
+
         // Track touches so we can update the focus appropriately
         document.addEventListener("touchstart", this.updateFocusAfterUserInteraction.bind(this), true);
         document.addEventListener("touchend", this.updateFocusAfterUserInteraction.bind(this), true);
     }
+
     /**
      * Checks the focus after a touch
      */
-    updateFocusAfterUserInteraction(event: TouchEvent): any {
-        const target: any = (event.target as HTMLElement);
+    updateFocusAfterUserInteraction(event: TouchEvent): void {
+        const target = (event.target as HTMLElement);
         if (!target || !target.tagName) {
             // Safety check
             logger.warn("Invalid touchstart/touchend event:", event);
             return;
         }
+
         // When clicking an element which is not the currently focused one, defocus it
         if (target !== document.activeElement) {
             // @ts-ignore
@@ -206,16 +218,18 @@ export class Application {
                 document.activeElement.blur();
             }
         }
+
         // If we click an input field, focus it now
         if (target.tagName.toLowerCase() === "input") {
             // We *really* need the focus
             waitNextFrame().then((): any => target.focus());
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Handles a page visibility change event
      */
-    handleVisibilityChange(event: Event): any {
+    handleVisibilityChange(event: Event): void {
         window.focus();
         const pageVisible: any = !document[pageHiddenPropName];
         if (pageVisible !== this.pageVisible) {
@@ -224,31 +238,36 @@ export class Application {
             this.trackedIsRenderable.set(this.isRenderable());
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Handles a mouse move event
      */
-    handleMousemove(event: MouseEvent): any {
+    handleMousemove(event: MouseEvent): void {
         this.mousePosition = new Vector(event.clientX, event.clientY);
     }
+
     /**
      * Internal on focus handler
      */
-    onFocus(): any {
+    onFocus(): void {
         this.focused = true;
     }
+
     /**
      * Internal blur handler
      */
-    onBlur(): any {
+    onBlur(): void {
         this.focused = false;
     }
+
     /**
      * Returns if the app is currently visible
      */
-    isRenderable(): any {
+    isRenderable(): boolean {
         return !this.applicationPaused && this.pageVisible;
     }
-    onAppRenderableStateChanged(renderable: any): any {
+
+    onAppRenderableStateChanged(renderable: boolean): void {
         logger.log("Application renderable:", renderable);
         window.focus();
         const currentState: any = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
@@ -263,9 +282,11 @@ export class Application {
             }
             this.checkResize();
         }
+
         this.sound.onPageRenderableStateChanged(renderable);
     }
-    onAppPlayingStateChanged(playing: any): any {
+
+    onAppPlayingStateChanged(playing: boolean): void {
         try {
             this.adProvider.setPlayStatus(playing);
         }
@@ -273,12 +294,14 @@ export class Application {
             console.warn("Play status changed");
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Internal before-unload handler
      */
-    onBeforeUnload(event: any): any {
+    onBeforeUnload(event: BeforeUnloadEvent): void {
         logSection("BEFORE UNLOAD HANDLER", "#f77");
-        const currentState: any = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
+        const currentState: GameState = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
+
         if (!G_IS_DEV && currentState && currentState.getHasUnloadConfirmation()) {
             if (!G_IS_STANDALONE) {
                 // Need to show a "Are you sure you want to exit"
@@ -287,71 +310,82 @@ export class Application {
             }
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Deinitializes the application
      */
-    deinitialize(): any {
+    deinitialize(): Promise<void> {
         return this.sound.deinitialize();
     }
+
     /**
      * Background frame update callback
      */
-    onBackgroundFrame(dt: number): any {
+    onBackgroundFrame(dt: number): void {
         if (this.isRenderable()) {
             return;
         }
+
         const currentState: any = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
         if (currentState) {
             currentState.onBackgroundTick(dt);
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Frame update callback
      */
-    onFrameEmitted(dt: number): any {
+    onFrameEmitted(dt: number): void {
         if (!this.isRenderable()) {
             return;
         }
+
         const time: any = performance.now();
+
         // Periodically check for resizes, this is expensive (takes 2-3ms so only do it once in a while!)
         if (!this.lastResizeCheck || time - this.lastResizeCheck > 1000) {
             this.checkResize();
             this.lastResizeCheck = time;
         }
+
         const currentState: any = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
         this.trackedIsPlaying.set(currentState && currentState.getIsIngame());
         if (currentState) {
             currentState.onRender(dt);
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the app resized. Only does this once in a while
      */
-    checkResize(forceUpdate: boolean = false): any {
-        const w: any = window.innerWidth;
-        const h: any = window.innerHeight;
+    checkResize(forceUpdate: boolean = false): void {
+        const w = window.innerWidth;
+        const h = window.innerHeight;
         if (this.screenWidth !== w || this.screenHeight !== h || forceUpdate) {
             this.screenWidth = w;
             this.screenHeight = h;
-            const currentState: any = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
+            const currentState: GameState = this.stateMgr.getCurrentState();
             if (currentState) {
                 currentState.onResized(this.screenWidth, this.screenHeight);
             }
-            const scale: any = this.getEffectiveUiScale();
+
+            const scale: number = this.getEffectiveUiScale();
             waitNextFrame().then((): any => document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--ui-scale", `${scale}`));
             window.focus();
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Returns the effective ui sclae
      */
-    getEffectiveUiScale(): any {
+    getEffectiveUiScale(): number {
         return this.platformWrapper.getUiScale() * this.settings.getInterfaceScaleValue();
     }
+
     /**
      * Callback after ui scale has changed
      */
-    updateAfterUiScaleChanged(): any {
+    updateAfterUiScaleChanged(): void {
         this.checkResize(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ts/changelog.ts b/src/ts/changelog.ts
index ff3194ef..feeaa0bb 100644
--- a/src/ts/changelog.ts
+++ b/src/ts/changelog.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-export const CHANGELOG: any = [
+export const CHANGELOG: {
+    version: string,
+    date: string,
+    entries: string[],
+    skin?: string
+}[] = [
     {
         version: "1.5.6",
         date: "09.12.2022",
diff --git a/src/ts/main.ts b/src/ts/main.ts
index dd7b22ba..fc66b78e 100644
--- a/src/ts/main.ts
+++ b/src/ts/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import "./core/polyfills";
 import "./core/assert";
+
 import "./mods/modloader";
+
 import { createLogger, logSection } from "./core/logging";
 import { Application } from "./application";
 import { IS_DEBUG } from "./core/config";
@@ -10,36 +12,48 @@ import { initItemRegistry } from "./game/item_registry";
 import { initMetaBuildingRegistry } from "./game/meta_building_registry";
 import { initGameModeRegistry } from "./game/game_mode_registry";
 import { initGameSpeedRegistry } from "./game/game_speed_registry";
+
 const logger: any = createLogger("main");
+
 if (window.coreThreadLoadedCb) {
     logger.log("Javascript parsed, calling html thread");
     window.coreThreadLoadedCb();
 }
+
 console.log(`%cshapez.io ️%c\n© 2022 tobspr Games\nCommit %c${G_BUILD_COMMIT_HASH}%c on %c${new Date(G_BUILD_TIME).toLocaleString()}\n`, "font-size: 35px; font-family: Arial;font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 0;", "color: #aaa", "color: #7f7", "color: #aaa", "color: #7f7");
+
 console.log("Environment: %c" + G_APP_ENVIRONMENT, "color: #fff");
+
 if (G_IS_DEV && IS_DEBUG) {
     console.log("\n%c🛑 DEBUG ENVIRONMENT 🛑\n", "color: #f77");
 }
+
 /* typehints:start */
 // @ts-ignore
 throw new Error("typehints built in, this should never be the case!");
 /* typehints:end */
+
 /* dev:start */
 console.log("%cDEVCODE BUILT IN", "color: #f77");
 /* dev:end */
+
 logSection("Boot Process", "#f9a825");
+
 initDrawUtils();
 initComponentRegistry();
 initItemRegistry();
 initMetaBuildingRegistry();
 initGameModeRegistry();
 initGameSpeedRegistry();
-let app: any = null;
+
+let app: Application = null;
+
 function bootApp(): any {
     logger.log("Page Loaded");
     app = new Application();
     app.boot();
 }
+
 if (G_IS_STANDALONE) {
     window.addEventListener("load", bootApp);
 }
diff --git a/src/ts/translations.ts b/src/ts/translations.ts
index 0d033f61..258da923 100644
--- a/src/ts/translations.ts
+++ b/src/ts/translations.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { globalConfig } from "./core/config";
 import { createLogger } from "./core/logging";
 import { LANGUAGES } from "./languages";
+
 const logger: any = createLogger("translations");
 // @ts-ignore
 const baseTranslations: any = require("./built-temp/base-en.json");
 export let T: any = baseTranslations;
+
 if (G_IS_DEV && globalConfig.debug.testTranslations) {
     // Replaces all translations by fake translations to see whats translated and what not
     const mapTranslations: any = (obj: any): any => {
-        for (const key: any in obj) {
+        for (const key in obj) {
             const value: any = obj[key];
+
             if (typeof value === "string") {
                 obj[key] = value.replace(/[a-z]/gi, "x");
             }
@@ -20,14 +23,16 @@ if (G_IS_DEV && globalConfig.debug.testTranslations) {
     };
     mapTranslations(T);
 }
+
 // Language key is something like de-DE or en or en-US
-function mapLanguageCodeToId(languageKey: any): any {
-    const key: any = languageKey.toLowerCase();
-    const shortKey: any = key.split("-")[0];
+function mapLanguageCodeToId(languageKey: string): string {
+    const key = languageKey.toLowerCase();
+    const shortKey = key.split("-")[0];
+
     // Try to match by key or short key
-    for (const id: any in LANGUAGES) {
-        const data: any = LANGUAGES[id];
-        const code: any = data.code.toLowerCase();
+    for (const id in LANGUAGES) {
+        const data = LANGUAGES[id];
+        const code = data.code.toLowerCase();
         if (code === key) {
             console.log("-> Match", languageKey, "->", id);
             return id;
@@ -37,11 +42,13 @@ function mapLanguageCodeToId(languageKey: any): any {
             return id;
         }
     }
+
     // If none found, try to find a better alternative by using the base language at least
-    for (const id: any in LANGUAGES) {
-        const data: any = LANGUAGES[id];
-        const code: any = data.code.toLowerCase();
-        const shortCode: any = code.split("-")[0];
+    for (const id in LANGUAGES) {
+        const data = LANGUAGES[id];
+        const code = data.code.toLowerCase();
+        const shortCode = code.split("-")[0];
+
         if (shortCode === key) {
             console.log("-> Desperate Match", languageKey, "->", id);
             return id;
@@ -53,12 +60,9 @@ function mapLanguageCodeToId(languageKey: any): any {
     }
     return null;
 }
-/**
- * Tries to auto-detect a language
- * {}
- */
+/** Tries to auto-detect a language */
 export function autoDetectLanguageId(): string {
-    let languages: any = [];
+    let languages: string[] = [];
     if (navigator.languages) {
         languages = navigator.languages.slice();
     }
@@ -68,24 +72,28 @@ export function autoDetectLanguageId(): string {
     else {
         logger.warn("Navigator has no languages prop");
     }
-    for (let i: any = 0; i < languages.length; ++i) {
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; ++i) {
         logger.log("Trying to find language target for", languages[i]);
-        const trans: any = mapLanguageCodeToId(languages[i]);
+        const trans = mapLanguageCodeToId(languages[i]);
         if (trans) {
             return trans;
         }
     }
+
     // Fallback
     return "en";
 }
-export function matchDataRecursive(dest: any, src: any, addNewKeys: any = false): any {
+
+export function matchDataRecursive(dest: any, src: any, addNewKeys: boolean = false): void {
     if (typeof dest !== "object" || typeof src !== "object") {
         return;
     }
     if (dest === null || src === null) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const key: any in dest) {
+
+    for (const key in dest) {
         if (src[key]) {
             // console.log("copy", key);
             const data: any = dest[key];
@@ -101,21 +109,26 @@ export function matchDataRecursive(dest: any, src: any, addNewKeys: any = false)
             }
         }
     }
+
     if (addNewKeys) {
-        for (const key: any in src) {
+        for (const key in src) {
             if (!dest[key]) {
                 dest[key] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(src[key]));
             }
         }
     }
 }
-export function updateApplicationLanguage(id: any): any {
+
+export function updateApplicationLanguage(id: string): void {
     logger.log("Setting application language:", id);
+
     const data: any = LANGUAGES[id];
+
     if (!data) {
         logger.error("Unknown language:", id);
         return;
     }
+
     if (data.data) {
         logger.log("Applying translations ...");
         matchDataRecursive(T, data.data);