diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/make_twin.sh b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/make_twin.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2858cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/make_twin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# make_twin.sh — #54 mirror-twin sparring partner generator.
+#
+# Builds a self-contained `SacTwin` bot dir inside the sample-bots archive so
+# RunTraining.java resolves it like any sample bot ($SAMPLE_BOTS_DIR/<name>).
+# The twin is the SAME binary as SAC_LSTM_Bot but with:
+#   - distinct identity  (SacTwin.json; SACLSTM_BOT_JSON overrides the baked-in
+#     src json — loadBotInfo gives json total precedence over env, #49 lesson)
+#   - its OWN weights dir, seeded from a FROZEN copy of weights/sac_best.zip
+#     (no checkpoint write races with the main bot)
+#   - its OWN round_counter.txt (main liveness guard untouched)
+#
+# Re-running resets the twin to the frozen baseline (reproducible opponent).
+#
+# Usage: ./make_twin.sh [target-archive-dir]
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+TARGET="${1:-${SAMPLE_BOTS_DIR:-/home/davide/Projects/tank-royale/sample-bots/java/build/archive}}/SacTwin"
+BIN="$SCRIPT_DIR/SAC_LSTM_Bot"          # nimble build -d:release output
+SEED="$SCRIPT_DIR/weights/sac_best.zip" # frozen baseline
+
+[ -x "$BIN" ]   || { echo ">>> $BIN missing — run 'nimble build -d:release' first"; exit 1; }
+[ -f "$SEED" ]  || { echo ">>> $SEED missing — need at least one eval'd checkpoint"; exit 1; }
+
+mkdir -p "$TARGET/weights"
+cp "$BIN" "$TARGET/SAC_LSTM_Bot"
+
+cat > "$TARGET/SacTwin.json" <<EOF
+{
+  "name": "SacTwin",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "authors": ["Davide Cappellini"],
+  "description": "Mirror-twin sparring partner of SAC_LSTM_Bot (#54), generated by make_twin.sh — own weights dir, frozen seed",
+  "homepage": "",
+  "countryCodes": ["IT"],
+  "gameTypes": ["classic", "melee", "1v1"],
+  "platform": "Nim",
+  "programmingLang": "Nim"
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > "$TARGET/SacTwin.sh" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+# Twin launcher (#54): identity + weights fully decoupled from the main bot.
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+export SACLSTM_BOT_JSON="$DIR/SacTwin.json"
+export SACLSTM_WEIGHTS_PATH="$DIR/weights/sac_latest.zip"
+exec "$DIR/SAC_LSTM_Bot"
+EOF
+chmod +x "$TARGET/SacTwin.sh" "$TARGET/SAC_LSTM_Bot"
+
+cp "$SEED" "$TARGET/weights/sac_latest.zip"
+cp "$SEED" "$TARGET/weights/sac_best.zip"
+echo 0 > "$TARGET/weights/round_counter.txt"
+echo ">>> twin ready: $TARGET (seeded from $(stat -c %y "$SEED" | cut -d. -f1) snapshot of sac_best.zip)"
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/sac_train.sh b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/sac_train.sh
index 4bcd2e1..cfd52f5 100755
--- a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/sac_train.sh
+++ b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/sac_train.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ eval_checkpoint() {
 
 NUM_CHUNKS=$(( (TOTAL_ROUNDS + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE ))
 fails=0
-for chunk in $(seq 1 "$NUM_CHUNKS"); do
+chunk=1
+# while, not `for chunk in $(seq ...)`: a crash on the FINAL chunk must rerun
+# it (#54 — seq list is exhausted by then, so ((chunk--));continue fell through
+# and the harness exited 0 with the budget incomplete).
+while (( chunk <= NUM_CHUNKS )); do
   ROUNDS=$CHUNK_SIZE
   (( TOTAL_ROUNDS - (chunk - 1) * CHUNK_SIZE < CHUNK_SIZE )) && \
     ROUNDS=$(( TOTAL_ROUNDS - (chunk - 1) * CHUNK_SIZE ))
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ for chunk in $(seq 1 "$NUM_CHUNKS"); do
   fi
   fails=0
   (( chunk % EVAL_INTERVAL == 0 )) && eval_checkpoint
+  ((chunk += 1))
 done
 
 echo ">>> training complete: $NUM_CHUNKS chunks. Logs:"
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim
index ac5fe22..33d0988 100644
--- a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim
+++ b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import SAC_LSTM_Bot/actions
 import SAC_LSTM_Bot/rewards
 import SAC_LSTM_Bot/integration
 
-const botJsonPath = currentSourcePath().parentDir / "SAC_LSTM_Bot.json"
+# Identity json: baked-in src json by default; SACLSTM_BOT_JSON lets a mirror
+# twin (#54) boot the same binary under its own name (loadBotInfo gives the
+# json total precedence over env, so the twin must point at its own file).
+let botJsonPath = getEnv("SACLSTM_BOT_JSON",
+    currentSourcePath().parentDir / "SAC_LSTM_Bot.json")
 
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