diff --git a/TD.sln.DotSettings b/TD.sln.DotSettings
index 861c3e947..912e13430 100644
--- a/TD.sln.DotSettings
+++ b/TD.sln.DotSettings
@@ -379,4 +379,5 @@ namespace $NAMESPACE$
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Targetable/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=targeter/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Teleport/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Tilemap/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=veterancy/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean></wpf:ResourceDictionary>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapFitness.cs b/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapFitness.cs
index 5c503a063..32a1d0548 100644
--- a/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapFitness.cs
+++ b/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapFitness.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using Bearded.TD.Game.Generation.Semantic.Features;
 using Bearded.TD.Game.Generation.Semantic.Fitness;
@@ -10,15 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace Bearded.TD.Game.Generation.Semantic.Logical;
 
-using Tilemap = LogicalTilemap;
 using FF = SimpleFitnessFunction<LogicalTilemap>;
 
 static class LogicalTilemapFitness
 {
-    public static FF AcuteAnglesCount { get; } = new AcuteAngles();
     public static FF ConnectedComponentsCount { get; } = new ConnectedComponents();
     public static FF DisconnectedCrevices { get; } = new ConnectedCrevices();
     public static FF ConnectedTrianglesCount { get; } = new ConnectedTriangles();
+    public static FF CriticalConnectionCount { get; } = new CriticalConnections();
     public static FF BiomeComponentCount { get; } = new DisconnectedBiomes();
 
     public static FF NodeBehaviorFitness { get; } = new NodeBehavior();
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ private sealed class NodeBehavior : SimpleFitnessFunction<LogicalTilemap>
     {
         public override string Name => "Node Behaviour";
 
-        protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
+        protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
             return (
-                from tile in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
+                from tile in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
                 let node = tilemap[tile]
                 where node.Blueprint != null
                 select node.Blueprint!.Behaviors.Sum(b => b.GetFitnessPenalty(tilemap, tile))
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public ConnectionDegreeHistogram(IEnumerable<double> idealHistogram)
             targetHistogram = builder.MoveToImmutable();
         }
 
-        protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
+        protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
             var actualHistogram = new int[7];
             var tileCount = 0;
 
-            foreach (var tile in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
+            foreach (var tile in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
                          .Select(t => tilemap[t]).Where(n => n.Blueprint != null))
             {
                 var connections = tile.ConnectedTo.Enumerate().Count();
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ private sealed class ConnectedTriangles : FF
     {
         public override string Name => "Connected Triangles";
 
-        protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
+        protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
             var count = 0;
 
-            foreach (var (tile, node) in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
+            foreach (var (tile, node) in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
                          .Select(t => (t, tilemap[t])))
             {
                 var connected = node.ConnectedTo;
@@ -106,18 +106,84 @@ protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
         }
     }
 
-    private sealed class AcuteAngles : FF
+    private sealed class CriticalConnections : FF
     {
-        public override string Name => "Acute Angles";
+        private static readonly ImmutableHashSet<Direction> rightFacingDirections =
+            ImmutableHashSet.Create(Direction.Right, Direction.UpRight, Direction.DownRight);
+
+        public override string Name => "Critical Connections";
 
-        protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
+        protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
-            return Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
-                .Select(t => tilemap[t])
-                .Select(node => node.ConnectedTo)
-                .Sum(connected => Extensions.Directions.Count(direction
-                    => connected.Includes(direction)
-                    && connected.Includes(direction.Next())));
+            var edges = Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius)
+                .SelectMany(
+                    t => tilemap[t].ConnectedTo.Enumerate()
+                        .Where(rightFacingDirections.Contains)
+                        .Select(dir => t.Edge(dir)));
+
+            var penalty = 0;
+
+            foreach (var (from, to) in edges.Select(e => e.AdjacentTiles))
+            {
+                if (isConnectedIndirectly(from, to, out var tilesConnectedToFrom))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                penalty += 3;
+
+                if (!anyTagsPresent(tilesConnectedToFrom) ||
+                    (!isConnectedIndirectly(to, from, out var tilesConnectedToTo)! &&
+                        anyTagsPresent(tilesConnectedToTo)))
+                {
+                    penalty += 15;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return penalty;
+
+            bool isConnectedIndirectly(
+                Tile start, Tile target, [NotNullWhen(false)] out ImmutableHashSet<Tile>? connectedTiles)
+            {
+                var q = new Queue<Tile>();
+                var seen = new HashSet<Tile>();
+
+                q.Enqueue(start);
+                seen.Add(start);
+
+                while (q.TryDequeue(out var currTile))
+                {
+                    var neighborTiles = tilemap[currTile].ConnectedTo.Enumerate().Select(currTile.Neighbor);
+                    foreach (var neighborTile in neighborTiles)
+                    {
+                        if (neighborTile == target)
+                        {
+                            // Don't explore tiles across from our direct connection.
+                            if (currTile == start)
+                            {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
+                            connectedTiles = default;
+                            return true;
+                        }
+
+                        if (seen.Contains(neighborTile))
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        q.Enqueue(neighborTile);
+                        seen.Add(neighborTile);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                connectedTiles = ImmutableHashSet.CreateRange(seen);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool anyTagsPresent(IEnumerable<Tile> tiles) =>
+                tiles.SelectMany(t => tilemap[t].Blueprint?.AllTags ?? Enumerable.Empty<NodeTag>()).Any();
         }
     }
 
@@ -125,11 +191,11 @@ private sealed class ConnectedComponents : FF
     {
         public override string Name => "Connected Components";
 
-        protected override double CalculateFitness(Tilemap tilemap)
+        protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
             var componentCount = 0;
             var seen = new HashSet<Tile>();
-            foreach (var tile in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius))
+            foreach (var tile in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius))
             {
                 if (seen.Contains(tile) || tilemap[tile].Blueprint == null)
                     continue;
@@ -184,7 +250,7 @@ private IEnumerable<TileCorner> enumerateCorners(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
         {
             var virtualRadius = tilemap.Radius + 1;
 
-            foreach (var tile in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(virtualRadius))
+            foreach (var tile in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(virtualRadius))
             {
                 if (tile.Neighbor(Direction.UpRight).Radius > virtualRadius)
                     continue;
@@ -211,7 +277,7 @@ protected override double CalculateFitness(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
             var componentCounts = componentCountsByBiome(tilemap);
             var totalExcessComponents = componentCounts.Sum(kvp => kvp.Value - 1);
 
-            return totalExcessComponents * 200;
+            return totalExcessComponents * 50;
         }
 
         private static ImmutableDictionary<IBiome, int> componentCountsByBiome(LogicalTilemap tilemap)
@@ -219,7 +285,7 @@ private static ImmutableDictionary<IBiome, int> componentCountsByBiome(LogicalTi
             var result = ImmutableDictionary.CreateBuilder<IBiome, int>();
             var seen = new HashSet<Tile>();
 
-            foreach (var tile in Tiles.Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius))
+            foreach (var tile in Tilemap.EnumerateTilemapWith(tilemap.Radius))
             {
                 if (seen.Contains(tile) || tilemap[tile].Biome == null)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapGenerator.cs b/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapGenerator.cs
index f70796d23..07ac92218 100644
--- a/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Bearded.TD/Game/Generation/Semantic/Logical/LogicalTilemapGenerator.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ private sealed record Settings(
         LogicalTilemapFitness.ConnectedComponentsCount,
         LogicalTilemapFitness.DisconnectedCrevices,
         LogicalTilemapFitness.ConnectedTrianglesCount,
+        LogicalTilemapFitness.CriticalConnectionCount,
         LogicalTilemapFitness.NodeBehaviorFitness,
         LogicalTilemapFitness.ConnectionDegreeHistogramDifference(
             new[] {0, /*1*/ 0.15, /*2*/ 0.2, /*3*/ 0.45, /*4*/ 0.2, 0, 0}),
diff --git a/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/core.json5 b/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/core.json5
index 455855959..6bc03483c 100644
--- a/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/core.json5
+++ b/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/core.json5
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     behaviors: [
         { id: "core" },
         { id: "forceToCenter" },
-        { id: "avoidTagProximity", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", steps: 2 } },
+        { id: "avoidTagProximity", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", steps: 2, penaltyFactor: 300 } },
+        { id: "avoidTagProximity", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", steps: 3, penaltyFactor: 100 } },
 
         { id: "setTiles", parameters: { type: "floor" } },
 
diff --git a/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/spawner.json5 b/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/spawner.json5
index c04c05d9a..a62e636cf 100644
--- a/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/spawner.json5
+++ b/src/Bearded.TD/assets/mods/default/defs/levelnodes/spawner.json5
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
     radius: 2,
     explorable: false,
     behaviors: [
-        { id: "forceDeadEnd", parameters: { penaltyFactor: 200 } },
-        { id: "avoidTagAdjacency", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", penaltyFactor: 50 } },
+        { id: "forceDeadEnd", parameters: { penaltyFactor: 400 } },
+        { id: "avoidTagAdjacency", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", penaltyFactor: 40 } },
+        { id: "avoidTagProximity", parameters: { tagToAvoid: "spawner", steps: 2, penaltyFactor: 20 } },
 
         { id: "spawner" },
         { id: "setTiles", parameters: { type: "floor" } },