diff --git a/SerpentRace_Frontend/package-lock.json b/SerpentRace_Frontend/package-lock.json
index a63465ef..4470baf7 100644
--- a/SerpentRace_Frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/SerpentRace_Frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.2.0",
         "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.19",
         "globals": "^16.0.0",
+        "terser": "^5.36.0",
         "vite": "^6.3.5"
       }
     },
@@ -1040,6 +1041,17 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/source-map": {
+      "version": "0.3.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/source-map/-/source-map-0.3.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZMp1V8ZFcPG5dIWnQLr3NSI1MiCU7UETdS/A0G8V/XWHvJv3ZsFqutJn1Y5RPmAPX6F3BiE397OqveU/9NCuIA==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/gen-mapping": "^0.3.5",
+        "@jridgewell/trace-mapping": "^0.3.25"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.5.0.tgz",
@@ -1684,7 +1696,7 @@
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-      "dev": true,
+      "devOptional": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -1809,6 +1821,13 @@
         "node": "^6 || ^7 || ^8 || ^9 || ^10 || ^11 || ^12 || >=13.7"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/buffer-from": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-from/-/buffer-from-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E+XQCRwSbaaiChtv6k6Dwgc+bx+Bs6vuKJHHl5kox/BaKbhiXzqQOwK4cO22yElGp2OCmjwVhT3HmxgyPGnJfQ==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/call-bind-apply-helpers": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind-apply-helpers/-/call-bind-apply-helpers-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1920,6 +1939,13 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/commander": {
+      "version": "2.20.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -3633,6 +3659,16 @@
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       }
     },
+    "node_modules/source-map": {
+      "version": "0.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/source-map-js": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -3642,6 +3678,17 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/source-map-support": {
+      "version": "0.5.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.5.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBHU3L3czsIyYXKX88fdrGovxdSCoTGDRZ6SYXtSRxLZUzHg5P/66Ht6uoUlHu9EZod+inXhKo3qQgwXUT/y1w==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "buffer-from": "^1.0.0",
+        "source-map": "^0.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/strip-json-comments": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -3709,6 +3756,25 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/terser": {
+      "version": "5.44.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.44.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-t/R3R/n0MSwnnazuPpPNVO60LX0SKL45pyl9YlvxIdkH0Of7D5qM2EVe+yASRIlY5pZ73nclYJfNANGWPwFDZw==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/source-map": "^0.3.3",
+        "acorn": "^8.15.0",
+        "commander": "^2.20.0",
+        "source-map-support": "~0.5.20"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "terser": "bin/terser"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tinyglobby": {
       "version": "0.2.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tinyglobby/-/tinyglobby-0.2.13.tgz",
diff --git a/SerpentRace_Frontend/package.json b/SerpentRace_Frontend/package.json
index dd79f7e3..3a4763d8 100644
--- a/SerpentRace_Frontend/package.json
+++ b/SerpentRace_Frontend/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.19",
     "globals": "^16.0.0",
+    "terser": "^5.36.0",
     "vite": "^6.3.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/create-deployment.bat b/create-deployment.bat
index 736d1e39..713563de 100644
--- a/create-deployment.bat
+++ b/create-deployment.bat
@@ -139,14 +139,21 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
 )
 
 echo.
-echo [INFO] Step 3/7: Building Docker images from main branch...
+echo [INFO] Step 3/7: Building Docker images from %CURRENT_BRANCH% branch...
 
-REM Temporarily checkout docker-compose files from main to build
-echo [INFO] Checking out docker-compose files from main...
-git show main:SerpentRace_Docker/docker-compose.prod.yml > SerpentRace_Docker\docker-compose.prod.yml.temp
+REM Switch back to current branch to build with latest code
+echo [INFO] Switching back to %CURRENT_BRANCH% to build images...
+git checkout %CURRENT_BRANCH%
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
-    echo [ERROR] docker-compose.prod.yml not found in main branch
-    git checkout %CURRENT_BRANCH%
+    echo [ERROR] Failed to switch back to %CURRENT_BRANCH%
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Copy docker-compose file for building
+echo [INFO] Checking out docker-compose files...
+git show %CURRENT_BRANCH%:SerpentRace_Docker/docker-compose.prod.yml > SerpentRace_Docker\docker-compose.prod.yml.temp
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo [ERROR] docker-compose.prod.yml not found in %CURRENT_BRANCH% branch
     exit /b 1
 )
 
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
     echo [ERROR] Failed to build Docker images
     cd ..
     del SerpentRace_Docker\docker-compose.prod.yml.temp
-    git checkout %CURRENT_BRANCH%
+    git checkout deployment
     exit /b 1
 )
 cd ..
@@ -166,6 +173,14 @@ cd ..
 REM Clean up temp file
 del SerpentRace_Docker\docker-compose.prod.yml.temp
 
+REM Switch to deployment branch for packaging
+echo [INFO] Switching to deployment branch for packaging...
+git checkout deployment
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo [ERROR] Failed to switch to deployment branch
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
 echo.
 echo [INFO] Step 4/7: Identifying built images...