diff --git a/game/reconstructed/btplayer.cpp b/game/reconstructed/btplayer.cpp
index 20adfcb..4e43a80 100644
--- a/game/reconstructed/btplayer.cpp
+++ b/game/reconstructed/btplayer.cpp
@@ -740,6 +740,14 @@ void
 				enemy_origin.linearPosition.x -= spawnZ.x * 120.0f;	// forward = -Z
 				enemy_origin.linearPosition.y -= spawnZ.y * 120.0f;
 				enemy_origin.linearPosition.z -= spawnZ.z * 120.0f;
+				// FACE THE PLAYER: copying the spawn pose left BOTH mechs facing
+				// the same way (the player stared at the enemy's back).  Flip the
+				// enemy's yaw 180 deg about Y so the two face each other.  Engine
+				// yaw convention (MATRIX.cpp:196-209): the Z basis = (sin y, 0,
+				// cos y) -> yaw = atan2(z.x, z.z); enemy yaw = that + pi.
+				Scalar spawnYaw = (Scalar)atan2((double)spawnZ.x, (double)spawnZ.z);
+				enemy_origin.angularPosition =
+					EulerAngles(0.0f, spawnYaw + 3.14159265f, 0.0f);
 			}
 
 			Mech::MakeMessage