Andrey Smolianiy contributed to the EaW-Team/equestria_dev repository by enhancing both user experience and game logic over a two-month period. He expanded the country selection UI to display more major countries, improving setup ergonomics for players, and added Russian localization strings to clarify river crossing penalties, supporting broader accessibility. His work utilized GUI scripting and YAML for interface and localization updates. In the following month, Andrey focused on game stability, addressing a bug that caused puppet status loss during faction joins by refining AI strategy logic. His contributions demonstrated attention to usability, code clarity, and robust game state management.