diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 2dbcbe3..95d6d53 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 - always check with `cargo clippy` and fix the issues
 - always do a final `cargo +nightly fmt` after you're done with all changes
+- use `cargo tauri build --debug --no-bundle` if you need to build the frontend (a.k.a. `lanspread-tauri-deno-ts` crate)
diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.css b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.css
index b76b6ee..002f7e8 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.css
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.css
@@ -184,3 +184,16 @@ h1.align-center {
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   max-width: 300px;
 }
+
+.no-games-message {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #8892b0;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  padding: 40px 20px;
+  margin: 20px 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 9, 56, 0.3), rgba(0, 9, 56, 0.1));
+  border: 1px solid #444;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+}
diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.tsx b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.tsx
index c7af9a4..e71fc45 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.tsx
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/App.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const GAME_DIR_KEY = 'game-directory';
 // enum with install status
 enum InstallStatus {
     NotInstalled = 'NotInstalled',
-    CheckingServer = 'CheckingServer',
+    CheckingPeers = 'CheckingPeers',
     Downloading = 'Downloading',
     Unpacking = 'Unpacking',
     Installed = 'Installed',
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const App = () => {
                 console.log(`✅ Game install for id=${id} started...`);
                 // update install status in gameItems for this game
                 setGameItems(prev => prev.map(item => item.id === id
-                    ? { ...item, install_status: InstallStatus.CheckingServer }
+                    ? { ...item, install_status: InstallStatus.CheckingPeers }
                     : item));
             } else {
                 // game is already being installed
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ const App = () => {
                 console.log(`✅ Game update for id=${id} started...`);
                 // update install status in gameItems for this game
                 setGameItems(prev => prev.map(item => item.id === id
-                    ? { ...item, install_status: InstallStatus.CheckingServer }
+                    ? { ...item, install_status: InstallStatus.CheckingPeers }
                     : item));
             } else {
                 // game is already being installed/updated
@@ -228,20 +228,20 @@ const App = () => {
     const needsUpdate = (game: Game): boolean => {
         if (!game.installed) return false;
 
-        // Check if server has a version and we have a local version
-        const serverVersion = game.eti_game_version;
+        // Check if peers have a version and we have a local version
+        const peerVersion = game.eti_game_version;
         const localVersion = game.local_version;
 
-        // If we don't have local version but server has one, we need update
-        if (!localVersion && serverVersion) {
+        // If we don't have local version but peers have one, we need update
+        if (!localVersion && peerVersion) {
             return true;
         }
 
         // If we have both versions, compare them numerically
-        if (localVersion && serverVersion) {
+        if (localVersion && peerVersion) {
             const localNum = parseInt(localVersion, 10);
-            const serverNum = parseInt(serverVersion, 10);
-            return serverNum > localNum;
+            const peerNum = parseInt(peerVersion, 10);
+            return peerNum > localNum;
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ const App = () => {
             <div className="fixed-header">
                 <h1 className="align-center">SoftLAN Launcher</h1>
                 <div className="main-header">
-                    {gameItems.length > 0 ? (
+                    {gameDir ? (
                     <div className="search-settings-wrapper">
                         <div></div>
                         <div className="search-container">
@@ -283,12 +283,21 @@ const App = () => {
                     </div>
                     ) : (
                         <div className="search-container">
-                        Waiting for connection to server...
+                        Please set a game directory to start scanning for games...
                         </div>
                     )}
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div className="grid-container">
+                {gameDir && filteredGames.length === 0 && gameItems.length === 0 ? (
+                    <div className="no-games-message">
+                        Scanning for games in your directory...
+                    </div>
+                ) : gameDir && filteredGames.length === 0 && gameItems.length > 0 ? (
+                    <div className="no-games-message">
+                        No games found matching your search.
+                    </div>
+                ) : null}
                 {filteredGames.map((item) => {
                     const uint8Array = new Uint8Array(item.thumbnail);
                     const binaryString = uint8Array.reduce((acc, byte) => acc + String.fromCharCode(byte), '');
@@ -312,12 +321,12 @@ const App = () => {
                                     }
                                 }}>
                                 {!item.installed
-                                    ? item.install_status === InstallStatus.CheckingServer ? 'Checking server...'
+                                    ? item.install_status === InstallStatus.CheckingPeers ? 'Checking peers...'
                                         : item.install_status === InstallStatus.Downloading ? 'Downloading...'
                                             : item.install_status === InstallStatus.Unpacking ? 'Unpacking...'
                                                 : 'Install'
                                     : needsUpdate(item)
-                                        ? item.install_status === InstallStatus.CheckingServer ? 'Checking server...'
+                                        ? item.install_status === InstallStatus.CheckingPeers ? 'Checking peers...'
                                             : item.install_status === InstallStatus.Downloading ? 'Downloading...'
                                                 : item.install_status === InstallStatus.Unpacking ? 'Unpacking...'
                                                     : 'Update'