diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 200e5ad..7ccc2f2 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <Version>1.0.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.0.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Outnumbered/Config/DomainConfig.cs b/Outnumbered/Config/DomainConfig.cs
index ba37622..1257718 100644
--- a/Outnumbered/Config/DomainConfig.cs
+++ b/Outnumbered/Config/DomainConfig.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ public sealed class SurvivalConfig
     [JsonPropertyName("BudgetBase")] public int BudgetBase { get; set; } = 6;
     [JsonPropertyName("BudgetPerWave")] public int BudgetPerWave { get; set; } = 4;
     [JsonPropertyName("BudgetPerPlayer")] public int BudgetPerPlayer { get; set; } = 3;
+    // Directed spawn placement: each streamed-in bot is teleported to a map spawn point at least this many units (horizontal)
+    // from every live survivor — replaces mp_randomspawn (which ignores distance-to-player and dropped clusters on your head
+    // at 20 alive). On a map too small for any point to satisfy it, the farthest available point is used. 0 disables placement.
+    [JsonPropertyName("MinSpawnDistance")] public double MinSpawnDistance { get; set; } = 700.0;
 
     // ---- wave structure ----
     [JsonPropertyName("WaveCount")] public int WaveCount { get; set; } = 20;          // finite campaign; clearing this = WIN. Tune by feel + XP-vs-TDM/GG.
diff --git a/Outnumbered/Outnumbered.cs b/Outnumbered/Outnumbered.cs
index 1753b78..ccdd6c4 100644
--- a/Outnumbered/Outnumbered.cs
+++ b/Outnumbered/Outnumbered.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Outnumbered;
 public sealed partial class OutnumberedPlugin : BasePlugin, IPluginConfig<OutnumberedConfig>
 {
     public override string ModuleName => "Outnumbered";
-    public override string ModuleVersion => "1.0.1-modes";
+    public override string ModuleVersion => "1.0.2-modes";
     public override string ModuleAuthor => "snake";
     public override string ModuleDescription => "Players-vs-bots RPG / perk mod.";
 
diff --git a/Outnumbered/Survival.cs b/Outnumbered/Survival.cs
index ac1f27c..c44d965 100644
--- a/Outnumbered/Survival.cs
+++ b/Outnumbered/Survival.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ public sealed class SurvivalDriver : IMatchDriver, IDraftDriver
     private double _teamDealMult = 1.0;
     private double _teamTakeMult = 1.0;
 
+    // Directed bot spawn placement (replaces mp_randomspawn): map spawn-point origins gathered once per map, so each streamed
+    // -in bot lands away from the squad instead of on their heads. Entity names span the DM/arms-race/classic spawn types;
+    // whichever the map actually has is used. Empty (no such entities) => placement is skipped (bots keep their team spawn).
+    private static readonly string[] SpawnEntityNames =
+        ["info_deathmatch_spawn", "info_player_terrorist", "info_player_counterterrorist", "info_armsrace_counter", "info_armsrace_terrorist"];
+    private readonly List<Vector> _spawnPoints = [];
+
     // ---- Field Medic teammate-revive (card-only: no FieldMedic card => none of this runs) ----
     private CounterStrikeSharp.API.Modules.Timers.Timer? _reviveTick;  // 0.1s heartbeat: proximity detect + channel progress (finer than the 0.5s WaveTick for a smooth bar/locator)
     private readonly Dictionary<ulong, DownedInfo> _downed = [];       // downed player's SteamId -> death spot + world beacon (created only while the squad has a medic)
@@ -86,7 +93,9 @@ public sealed class SurvivalDriver : IMatchDriver, IDraftDriver
     // Nobody auto-respawns: humans are revived at wave-clear (ReviveSurvivor); bots are spawned/streamed entirely by the
     // wave machine (force-Respawn in UpdateBotQuota). Engine auto-respawn for bots is OFF so it can't fight the wave drain
     // AND so we don't depend on it spawning bots (which it refuses after repeated T-side wipes — the wave-3 stall).
-    public string ExtraCvars => "mp_randomspawn 1;mp_respawn_on_death_ct 0;mp_respawn_on_death_t 0;";
+    // mp_randomspawn OFF: bot spawn placement is done ourselves (DirectedBotSpawn -> a map spawn point away from the squad),
+    // because mp_randomspawn ignores distance-to-player and drops clusters on your head once ~20 bots are alive at once.
+    public string ExtraCvars => "mp_randomspawn 0;mp_respawn_on_death_ct 0;mp_respawn_on_death_t 0;";
     public double HandicapProgress(PlayerData pd) => 0.0;          // survival escalates via the wave FLOOR, not the progress axis
     public bool OwnsBotPopulation => true;                          // the wave machine drives bot_quota, not the core's SyncBots
     public bool RunInProgress => _runActive;                        // EnforceHumanTeam fail-closed: no mid-run joins
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@ public sealed class SurvivalDriver : IMatchDriver, IDraftDriver
     {
         _ready = true;
         _mapReadyAt = Server.CurrentTime + _p.Config.Survival.StartGraceSeconds;
+        GatherSpawnPoints(); // map entities are up by now (SetupMap runs ~3s after map start) -> cache bot spawn origins
     }
 
     public void OnMatchReset()
@@ -595,7 +605,7 @@ public sealed class SurvivalDriver : IMatchDriver, IDraftDriver
             foreach (var b in bots)
             {
                 if (alive >= want) break;
-                if (!b.PawnIsAlive) { b.Respawn(); alive++; }
+                if (!b.PawnIsAlive) { DirectedBotSpawn(b); alive++; } // respawn + teleport away from the squad (anti-on-head)
             }
         else if (alive > want)             // cull: kill excess down to `want` (break clear / over-count). Suicide => no kill credit
             foreach (var b in bots)
@@ -627,6 +637,64 @@ public sealed class SurvivalDriver : IMatchDriver, IDraftDriver
         if (moved > 0) _p.LogSurvival($"wave {_wave} stalled (no kill {_p.Config.Survival.StallNudgeSeconds:0}s) — pulled {moved} bot(s) to the squad");
     }
 
+    // ---- directed spawn placement (anti-clump / anti-on-head, replaces mp_randomspawn) ----
+    // Cache every map spawn-point origin once per map. Whichever entity type this map uses is found; if NONE match, the list
+    // stays empty and DirectedBotSpawn falls back to the plain respawn (team spawn) — with a warning so the map's spawn entity
+    // name can be added. Spawn geometry is static, so gathering once at map setup is enough.
+    private void GatherSpawnPoints()
+    {
+        _spawnPoints.Clear();
+        foreach (var name in SpawnEntityNames)
+            foreach (var e in Utilities.FindAllEntitiesByDesignerName<CBaseEntity>(name))
+                if (e is { IsValid: true } && e.AbsOrigin is { } o)
+                    _spawnPoints.Add(new Vector(o.X, o.Y, o.Z));
+        if (_spawnPoints.Count == 0)
+            _p.LogSurvival($"WARN: no bot spawn points found ({string.Join("/", SpawnEntityNames)}) — directed placement disabled, bots use team spawn");
+        else
+            _p.LogSurvival($"gathered {_spawnPoints.Count} bot spawn points for directed placement");
+    }
+
+    // Respawn a pool bot, then (deferred a frame so the spawn settles) teleport it to a spawn point away from the squad.
+    private void DirectedBotSpawn(CCSPlayerController bot)
+    {
+        bot.Respawn();
+        if (_spawnPoints.Count == 0 || _p.Config.Survival.MinSpawnDistance <= 0) return; // no candidates / disabled -> plain respawn
+        int slot = bot.Slot;
+        OutnumberedPlugin.NextFrameForSlot(slot, b =>
+        {
+            if (PickSpawnPoint() is { } pos && b.PlayerPawn.Value is { } pawn)
+                pawn.Teleport(pos, null, new Vector(0, 0, 0));
+        }, requireAlive: true);
+    }
+
+    // A spawn point at least MinSpawnDistance (HORIZONTAL) from every live survivor, picked at random among the valid ones so
+    // consecutive spawns scatter (bots approach from varied bearings, not one corner). If the map is too tight for any point
+    // to qualify, use the one that maximises the distance to the nearest survivor. null only if there are no spawn points.
+    private Vector? PickSpawnPoint()
+    {
+        if (_spawnPoints.Count == 0) return null;
+        var humans = CtHumans().Where(h => h.PawnIsAlive && h.PlayerPawn.Value?.AbsOrigin is not null)
+            .Select(h => h.PlayerPawn.Value!.AbsOrigin!).ToList();
+        if (humans.Count == 0) return _spawnPoints[Random.Shared.Next(_spawnPoints.Count)]; // nobody to avoid -> any point
+        double min2 = _p.Config.Survival.MinSpawnDistance * _p.Config.Survival.MinSpawnDistance;
+        var valid = new List<Vector>();
+        Vector? farthest = null;
+        double farthestNear2 = -1;
+        foreach (var sp in _spawnPoints)
+        {
+            double near2 = double.MaxValue;                                   // squared distance to the CLOSEST survivor
+            foreach (var h in humans)
+            {
+                double dx = sp.X - h.X, dy = sp.Y - h.Y;                      // horizontal only (a point above/below is still "near")
+                double d2 = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+                if (d2 < near2) near2 = d2;
+            }
+            if (near2 >= min2) valid.Add(sp);
+            if (near2 > farthestNear2) { farthestNear2 = near2; farthest = sp; }
+        }
+        return valid.Count > 0 ? valid[Random.Shared.Next(valid.Count)] : farthest;
+    }
+
     // HUD line for the active run: wave number + bots remaining to clear it (or the break state). "" when no run.
     // Surfaced to the core via IMatchDriver.HudStatusLine so the HUD never type-checks the concrete driver.
     public string HudStatusLine(PlayerData pd) => WaveHud();