Hi there Soggy! We're sorry to see that you've had a bad run with hordes in the new update, but you'll be pleased to know that we have attended to the exact issue you've mentioned and tweaked the spawn points of the puppets so that they don't spawn near to the player. You'll also be pleased to know that we've provided further balancing of the game by considerably buffing the damage dealt to the puppets with melee weapons, meaning that you will have a much better odds of survival until you get a firearm. That being said, we hope that you'll give the game another chance and see if the situation's improved.