diff --git a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_activity.py b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_activity.py
index 4fe4b7b1..f7690ed1 100644
--- a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_activity.py
+++ b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_activity.py
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ class Activity(DependencyComponent, Generic[PlayerType, TeamType]):
 
         session = _ba.getsession()
         if session is None:
-            raise Exception('No current session')
+            raise RuntimeError('No current session')
         self._session = weakref.ref(session)
 
         # Preloaded data for actors, maps, etc; indexed by type.
         self.preloads: Dict[Type, Any] = {}
 
         if not isinstance(settings, dict):
-            raise Exception('expected dict for settings')
+            raise TypeError('expected dict for settings')
         if _ba.getactivity(doraise=False) is not self:
             raise Exception('invalid context state')
 
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ class Activity(DependencyComponent, Generic[PlayerType, TeamType]):
         (internal)
         """
         if self.has_begun():
-            raise Exception('This should only be called for Activities'
-                            'that have not yet begun.')
+            raise RuntimeError('This should only be called for Activities'
+                               'that have not yet begun.')
         if not self._should_end_immediately or force:
             self._should_end_immediately = True
             self._should_end_immediately_results = results
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class Activity(DependencyComponent, Generic[PlayerType, TeamType]):
         """
         from ba import _actor as bsactor
         if not isinstance(actor, bsactor.Actor):
-            raise Exception('non-actor passed to _retain_actor')
+            raise TypeError('non-actor passed to retain_actor')
         if (self.has_transitioned_in()
                 and _ba.time() - self._last_prune_dead_actors_time > 10.0):
             print_error('it looks like nodes/actors are not'
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class Activity(DependencyComponent, Generic[PlayerType, TeamType]):
         """
         from ba import _actor as bsactor
         if not isinstance(actor, bsactor.Actor):
-            raise Exception('non-actor passed to _add_actor_weak_ref')
+            raise TypeError('non-actor passed to add_actor_weak_ref')
         if (self.has_transitioned_in()
                 and _ba.time() - self._last_prune_dead_actors_time > 10.0):
             print_error('it looks like nodes/actors are '
diff --git a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_gameactivity.py b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_gameactivity.py
index c2b6b03d..bda98c84 100644
--- a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_gameactivity.py
+++ b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_gameactivity.py
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ class GameActivity(Activity[PlayerType, TeamType]):
         The default implementation simply calls spawn_player_spaz().
         """
         if not player:
-            raise Exception('spawn_player() called for nonexistent player')
+            raise TypeError('spawn_player() called for nonexistent player')
 
         return self.spawn_player_spaz(player)
 
diff --git a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_map.py b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_map.py
index d5e57e31..0d5fce1c 100644
--- a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_map.py
+++ b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_map.py
@@ -365,11 +365,12 @@ class Map(Actor):
         player_pts = []
         for player in players:
             try:
-                if player.node:
+                if player and player.node:
                     pnt = _ba.Vec3(player.node.position)
                     player_pts.append(pnt)
-            except Exception as exc:
-                print('EXC in get_ffa_start_position:', exc)
+            except Exception:
+                from ba import _error
+                _error.print_exception()
 
         def _getpt() -> Sequence[float]:
             point = self.ffa_spawn_points[self._next_ffa_start_index]