diff --git a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/homework3/Smith/ExampleSimulationProgram.java b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/homework3/Smith/ExampleSimulationProgram.java
index 26419da18ec013dfd0790866944c8d64b44c0020..b6e213c3a55a01fd50f1511447d3c5d98a4480f7 100644
--- a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/homework3/Smith/ExampleSimulationProgram.java
+++ b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/homework3/Smith/ExampleSimulationProgram.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ExampleSimulationProgram {
 
     // Constants for the Battleship game
     private static final int GRID_SIZE = 10; // 10x10 grid for Battleship
-    private static final int MAX_TURNS = 100; // Limit turns to avoid infinite games
+    private static final int MAX_TURNS = 200; // Limit turns to avoid infinite games
 
     // Grids for each player
     private char[][] player1Grid = new char[GRID_SIZE][GRID_SIZE];
diff --git a/examples/nbproject/project.xml b/examples/nbproject/project.xml
index d7c8e3fd3bc7ee7e746750956a36a82fa1034338..bd4589c403c0307b9edb0d25126b2a5fe03ae4bf 100644
--- a/examples/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/examples/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <configuration>
         <data xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/j2se-project/3">
             <name>Networked Graphics MV3500 examples</name>
+            <explicit-platform explicit-source-supported="true"/>
             <source-roots>
                 <root id="src.dir"/>
                 <root id="src.src.dir"/>