diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 9c8d26a..71e3c33 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ BACKUP_HEALTHCHECK_START_PERIOD=120s
 # Playerbots runtime flags (used by worldserver env)
 # =====================
 PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=0
+PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS=40
 PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS=40
 
 # =====================
diff --git a/scripts/manage-modules.sh b/scripts/manage-modules.sh
index 1ed9407..c13ea88 100755
--- a/scripts/manage-modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/manage-modules.sh
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ update_playerbots_db_info(){
 import os
 import pathlib
 import sys
+import re
 
 def load_env_file(path):
     data = {}
@@ -253,7 +254,29 @@ def resolve_key(env_map, key, default=""):
         return value
     return env_map.get(key, default)
 
-def update_config(path_in, replacement):
+def parse_bool(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    value = value.strip().lower()
+    if value == "":
+        return None
+    if value in {"1", "true", "yes", "on"}:
+        return True
+    if value in {"0", "false", "no", "off"}:
+        return False
+    return None
+
+def parse_int(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    value = value.strip()
+    if not value:
+        return None
+    if re.fullmatch(r"[+-]?\d+", value):
+        return str(int(value))
+    return None
+
+def update_config(path_in, settings):
     if not (os.path.exists(path_in) or os.path.islink(path_in)):
         return False
     path = os.path.realpath(path_in)
@@ -263,18 +286,33 @@ def update_config(path_in, replacement):
     except FileNotFoundError:
         lines = []
 
-    key = "PlayerbotsDatabaseInfo"
-    replacement_line = f'{key} = "{replacement}"'
     changed = False
+    pending = dict(settings)
 
     for idx, raw in enumerate(lines):
-        if raw.strip().startswith(key):
-            if raw.strip() != replacement_line:
-                lines[idx] = replacement_line
-                changed = True
-            break
-    else:
-        lines.append(replacement_line)
+        stripped = raw.strip()
+        for key, value in list(pending.items()):
+            if re.match(rf"^\s*{re.escape(key)}\s*=", stripped):
+                desired = f"{key} = {value}"
+                if stripped != desired:
+                    leading = raw[: len(raw) - len(raw.lstrip())]
+                    trailing = ""
+                    if "#" in raw:
+                        before, comment = raw.split("#", 1)
+                        if before.strip():
+                            trailing = f"  # {comment.strip()}"
+                    lines[idx] = f"{leading}{desired}{trailing}"
+                    changed = True
+                pending.pop(key, None)
+                break
+
+    if pending:
+        if lines and lines[-1] and not lines[-1].endswith("\n"):
+            lines[-1] = lines[-1] + "\n"
+        if lines and lines[-1].strip():
+            lines.append("\n")
+        for key, value in pending.items():
+            lines.append(f"{key} = {value}\n")
         changed = True
 
     if changed:
@@ -296,7 +334,24 @@ password = resolve_key(env_map, "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD", "")
 database = resolve_key(env_map, "DB_PLAYERBOTS_NAME", "acore_playerbots") or "acore_playerbots"
 
 value = ";".join([host, port, user, password, database])
-update_config(target_path, value)
+settings = {"PlayerbotsDatabaseInfo": f'"{value}"'}
+
+enabled_setting = parse_bool(resolve_key(env_map, "PLAYERBOT_ENABLED"))
+if enabled_setting is not None:
+    settings["AiPlayerbot.Enabled"] = "1" if enabled_setting else "0"
+
+max_bots = parse_int(resolve_key(env_map, "PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS"))
+min_bots = parse_int(resolve_key(env_map, "PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS"))
+
+if max_bots and not min_bots:
+    min_bots = max_bots
+
+if min_bots:
+    settings["AiPlayerbot.MinRandomBots"] = min_bots
+if max_bots:
+    settings["AiPlayerbot.MaxRandomBots"] = max_bots
+
+update_config(target_path, settings)
 
 print(value)
 PY
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 9a325f8..c959c2d 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ declare -A TEMPLATE_VALUE_MAP=(
   [DEFAULT_AUTH_PORT]=AUTH_EXTERNAL_PORT
   [DEFAULT_SOAP_PORT]=SOAP_EXTERNAL_PORT
   [DEFAULT_MYSQL_PORT]=MYSQL_EXTERNAL_PORT
+  [DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MIN]=PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS
   [DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MAX]=PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS
   [DEFAULT_LOCAL_STORAGE]=STORAGE_PATH
   [DEFAULT_BACKUP_PATH]=BACKUP_PATH
@@ -573,6 +574,7 @@ main(){
   local CLI_MODULE_MODE=""
   local CLI_MODULE_PRESET=""
   local CLI_PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=""
+  local CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN=""
   local CLI_PLAYERBOT_MAX=""
   local CLI_AUTO_REBUILD=0
   local CLI_MODULES_SOURCE=""
@@ -615,7 +617,8 @@ Options:
   --module-config NAME            Use preset NAME from profiles/<NAME>.conf
   --enable-modules LIST           Comma-separated module list (MODULE_* or shorthand)
   --playerbot-enabled 0|1         Override PLAYERBOT_ENABLED flag
-  --playerbot-max-bots N          Override PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS value
+    --playerbot-min-bots N          Override PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS value
+    --playerbot-max-bots N          Override PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS value
   --auto-rebuild-on-deploy        Enable automatic rebuild during deploys
   --modules-rebuild-source PATH   Source checkout used for module rebuilds
   --deploy-after                  Run ./deploy.sh automatically after setup completes
@@ -755,6 +758,12 @@ EOF
         ;;
       --playerbot-max-bots)
         [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || { say ERROR "--playerbot-max-bots requires a value"; exit 1; }
+        CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN="$2"; shift 2
+        ;;
+      --playerbot-min-bots=*)
+        CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN="${1#*=}"; shift
+        ;;
+      --playerbot-max-bots)
         CLI_PLAYERBOT_MAX="$2"; shift 2
         ;;
       --playerbot-max-bots=*)
@@ -1112,7 +1121,9 @@ fi
     [MODULE_LEVEL_GRANT]="QuestCountLevel module relies on removed ConfigMgr APIs and fails to build"
   )
 
-  local PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=0 PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS=40
+  local PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=0
+  local PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS="${DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MIN:-40}"
+  local PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS="${DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MAX:-40}"
 
   local AUTO_REBUILD_ON_DEPLOY=$CLI_AUTO_REBUILD
   local MODULES_REBUILD_SOURCE_PATH_VALUE="${CLI_MODULES_SOURCE}"
@@ -1192,6 +1203,13 @@ fi
     fi
     PLAYERBOT_ENABLED="$CLI_PLAYERBOT_ENABLED"
   fi
+  if [ -n "$CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN" ]; then
+    if ! [[ "$CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+      say ERROR "--playerbot-min-bots must be numeric"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS="$CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN"
+  fi
   if [ -n "$CLI_PLAYERBOT_MAX" ]; then
     if ! [[ "$CLI_PLAYERBOT_MAX" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
       say ERROR "--playerbot-max-bots must be numeric"
@@ -1204,9 +1222,17 @@ fi
     if [ -z "$CLI_PLAYERBOT_ENABLED" ]; then
       PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=1
     fi
+    PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS=$(ask "Minimum concurrent playerbots" "${CLI_PLAYERBOT_MIN:-$DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MIN}" validate_number)
     PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS=$(ask "Maximum concurrent playerbots" "${CLI_PLAYERBOT_MAX:-$DEFAULT_PLAYERBOT_MAX}" validate_number)
   fi
 
+  if [ -n "$PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS" ] && [ -n "$PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS" ]; then
+    if [ "$PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS" -lt "$PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS" ]; then
+      say WARNING "Playerbot max bots ($PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS) lower than min ($PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS); adjusting max to match min."
+      PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS="$PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS"
+    fi
+  fi
+
   for mod_var in "${MODULE_KEYS[@]}"; do
     if [ "${MODULE_NEEDS_BUILD_MAP[$mod_var]}" = "1" ]; then
       eval "value=\${$mod_var:-0}"
@@ -1235,6 +1261,7 @@ fi
   printf "  %-18s %s\n" "Modules images:" "$AC_AUTHSERVER_IMAGE_MODULES_VALUE | $AC_WORLDSERVER_IMAGE_MODULES_VALUE"
 
   printf "  %-18s %s\n" "Modules preset:" "$SUMMARY_MODE_TEXT"
+  printf "  %-18s %s\n" "Playerbot Min Bots:" "$PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS"
   printf "  %-18s %s\n" "Playerbot Max Bots:" "$PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS"
   printf "  %-18s" "Enabled Modules:"
   local enabled_modules=()
@@ -1474,6 +1501,7 @@ CLIENT_DATA_VERSION=${CLIENT_DATA_VERSION:-$DEFAULT_CLIENT_DATA_VERSION}
 
 # Playerbot runtime
 PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=$PLAYERBOT_ENABLED
+PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS=$PLAYERBOT_MIN_BOTS
 PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS=$PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS
 
 # Rebuild automation