diff --git a/pack-dist.ps1 b/pack-dist.ps1
index da17500..702e49e 100644
--- a/pack-dist.ps1
+++ b/pack-dist.ps1
@@ -275,5 +275,14 @@ Write-Host ("dist ready: {0:N1} MB" -f ($size / 1MB))
 if ($Zip) {
     $zipPath = Join-Path $root 'RedPlanet-4.12.2.zip'
     Write-Host "zipping to $zipPath..."
-    Compress-Archive -Path "$dist\*" -DestinationPath $zipPath -Force
+
+    # Everything lives under a single RP412\ folder inside the zip, so
+    # unpacking anywhere gives one self-contained game directory instead
+    # of scattering files into the extraction folder.
+    $stage = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) 'rp412-zipstage'
+    if (Test-Path $stage) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $stage }
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$stage\RP412" | Out-Null
+    Copy-Item "$dist\*" "$stage\RP412" -Recurse -Force
+    Compress-Archive -Path "$stage\RP412" -DestinationPath $zipPath -Force
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $stage
 }