Jebus - Just Editor Based Unit Spawning

[avibird 1 154]

@anfo the problem is when you use custom mechanized or motorized groups. For example a transport truck with 16 infantry units that you group with the transport truck after a while the script starts to double spawn in the truck and units! 

 

The issue may be how the units get into the truck? What I've noticed so far if I place the units into the truck through the editor drag-and-drop the issue occurs at a very high rate but if I use the command moveindriver and movein cargo it occurred very rarely in my testing the mission last night.

 

It also does not appear to be an issue with Jeeps with few units like 3-4 units more testing needed to see if this is 100%.

 

A consideration I have not seen the issue with only infantry units. So the question is does it have something to do with the group leader and the jebus code in it's init and when he spawns into the trunk the double spawn occurs? 

 

The "START=" will help with lag but what is considered a lot of groups using JEBUS in a mission?

 

[anfo 118]

16 hours ago, avibird 1 said:

@anfo the problem is when you use custom mechanized or motorized groups. For example a transport truck with 16 infantry units that you group with the transport truck after a while the script starts to double spawn in the truck and units! 

 

The issue may be how the units get into the truck? What I've noticed so far if I place the units into the truck through the editor drag-and-drop the issue occurs at a very high rate but if I use the command moveindriver and movein cargo it occurred very rarely in my testing the mission last night.

 

It also does not appear to be an issue with Jeeps with few units like 3-4 units more testing needed to see if this is 100%.

 

A consideration I have not seen the issue with only infantry units. So the question is does it have something to do with the group leader and the jebus code in it's init and when he spawns into the trunk the double spawn occurs? 

 

The "START=" will help with lag but what is considered a lot of groups using JEBUS in a mission?

 

 

Can I ask if this occurs in vanilla? Whenever I have an issue like this, I make sure I strip it down to no mods first, before considering if Jebus is responsible.

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

Hi, I'm getting an issue whenever an air group that I'm testing with the script spawns. I'm calling the script in the group leader's init with the following code. I've also tried putting the script in the group init rather than just the leader's.

0 = [this, "FLYING"] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

but for some reason, I get a script error pop up stating

11:19:19 Error in expression <tpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:19   Error position: <select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:19   Error Zero divisor
11:19:19 File jebus\fn_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 287
11:19:20 Error in expression <tpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:20   Error position: <select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:20   Error Zero divisor
11:19:20 File jebus\fn_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 287

It doesn't seem to be malfunctioning in terms of practical application but I just want to be sure I'm implementing this right and not making any stupid syntax errors. Any ideas?

[dreadpirate 173]

On 10/20/2019 at 10:08 PM, sgtfuzzle17 said:

Hi, I'm getting an issue whenever an air group that I'm testing with the script spawns. I'm calling the script in the group leader's init with the following code. I've also tried putting the script in the group init rather than just the leader's.

0 = [this, "FLYING"] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

but for some reason, I get a script error pop up stating

11:19:19 Error in expression <tpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:19   Error position: <select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:19   Error Zero divisor
11:19:19 File jebus\fn_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 287
11:19:20 Error in expression <tpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:20   Error position: <select 2;
{
_newVehicle setHitPointDamag>
11:19:20   Error Zero divisor
11:19:20 File jebus\fn_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 287

It doesn't seem to be malfunctioning in terms of practical application but I just want to be sure I'm implementing this right and not making any stupid syntax errors. Any ideas?

I can't recreate this error. Are you using vanilla aircraft or modded?

 

On 10/8/2019 at 11:38 PM, avibird 1 said:

@anfo the problem is when you use custom mechanized or motorized groups. For example a transport truck with 16 infantry units that you group with the transport truck after a while the script starts to double spawn in the truck and units! 

 

The issue may be how the units get into the truck? What I've noticed so far if I place the units into the truck through the editor drag-and-drop the issue occurs at a very high rate but if I use the command moveindriver and movein cargo it occurred very rarely in my testing the mission last night.

 

It also does not appear to be an issue with Jeeps with few units like 3-4 units more testing needed to see if this is 100%.

 

A consideration I have not seen the issue with only infantry units. So the question is does it have something to do with the group leader and the jebus code in it's init and when he spawns into the trunk the double spawn occurs? 

 

The "START=" will help with lag but what is considered a lot of groups using JEBUS in a mission?

 

@avibird 1 Try putting the JEBUS init code in the *group* init rather than the leader. I think this is what is causing the problem.....

 

If you're spawning 3 JEBUS groups at once using "START=", use:

0 = [this] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

0 = [this, "START=", 10] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

0 = [this, "START=", 20] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

This will space out the spawns, reducing lag.....

 

It's hard to say how many groups is too many for JEBUS. A lot depends on your PC's performance.

 

One of the problems with JEBUS is having multiple groups respawning at once causing lag. One solution may be to have a central JEBUS respawning queue, which will make sure groups respawn one at a time. But that requires a *major* rewrite that I'm not really up to doing at the moment.....

[pognivet 151]

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On 10/26/2019 at 4:32 PM, dreadpirate said:

I can't recreate this error. Are you using vanilla aircraft or modded?

 

@avibird 1 Try putting the JEBUS init code in the *group* init rather than the leader. I think this is what is causing the problem.....

 

If you're spawning 3 JEBUS groups at once using "START=", use:

0 = [this] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

0 = [this, "START=", 10] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

0 = [this, "START=", 20] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

This will space out the spawns, reducing lag.....

 

It's hard to say how many groups is too many for JEBUS. A lot depends on your PC's performance.

 

One of the problems with JEBUS is having multiple groups respawning at once causing lag. One solution may be to have a central JEBUS respawning queue, which will make sure groups respawn one at a time. But that requires a *major* rewrite that I'm not really up to doing at the moment.....

Yeah, spacing out the spawns helps immensely. I highly recommend this and also if you put the spawning groups close to each other and they're using vehicles I'd give it about 30 seconds in between spawns so nothing glitches out in a weird way and kills people or blows up.

 

Does anyone know how to get transport vehicles working such as a helicopter while using this?

 

I've already been able to write a couple scripts where units will use trucks to drive around and get out of them to fight and get back in and drive off once the battle is over, but the squad leader of the infantry squad has to be the one driving it.

 

I've achieved some success in two WW2 scenarios, one set on D-Day and another in the Pacific. They're both large-scale invasions using landing craft. I was able to write a script that spawns a landing craft and puts a squad inside of it, along with giving the landing craft the waypoint necessary to unload the squad so they can do whatever they're supposed to. All you have to do is run this script in the init of a squad leader of a group and place him in the middle of the water and the script takes care of the rest:

 

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_unit = _this select 0;

//Summons a boat using black magic
_boatarray = [getPos _unit, 200, "LIB_LCVP", INDEPENDENT] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
_boat = _boatarray select 0;

//This is just to give them the D-Day style gear with the gas-mask bag and shit
removeBackpack driver _boat;
driver _boat addBackpack "B_LIB_US_Backpack_dday";

//Moves the squad leader into the landing craft cargo positions
{_x moveInCargo _boat} forEach units group _unit;

//This just finds a random safe place along the beach for the landing craft to do its duty
_pos1 = [getPos gl1, 0, 1500, 1, 1, 0, 1] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;

//Disable a bunch of the AI of the landing craft driver so he doesn't freak out and do something stupid once bullets start flying
driver _boat disableAI "FSM";
driver _boat disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
driver _boat disableAI "TARGET";
driver _boat disableAI "SUPPRESSION";
driver _boat disableAI "COVER";
driver _boat disableAI "LIGHTS";
driver _boat disableAI "AUTOCOMBAT";

//Create a waypoint at the safe position found earlier and send this bastard there full speed ahead. Also once he gets there enable all the AI for the squad right before the ramp drops(which I disabled in their init in the editor so they don't freak out and jump out of the boat 2 miles at sea).
_wp0 = (group driver _boat) addWaypoint [_pos1, 0, 0];
_wp0 setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_wp0 setWaypointStatements ["true", "{_x enableAI 'ALL'} forEach units group _unit"];
_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_wp0 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_wp0 setWaypointCompletionRadius 25;

//Makes another waypoint on top of the other one whose only purpose is to drop the ramp and kick the squad out of the boat
_wp1 = (group driver _boat) addWaypoint [_pos1, 0, 1];
_wp1 setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_wp1 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_wp1 setWaypointType "SCRIPTED";
_wp1 setWaypointScript "WW2\Core_f\WW2_System_Curator_F\waypoints\fn_wpSeaAssault.sqf";

//Just sets the landing craft driver on his first waypoint
(group driver _boat) setCurrentWaypoint _wp0;

_grp = group _unit;

//This just takes a MOVE waypoint that the group already has and sticks it in a random position 5 meters from the boat give or take so the squad gets the hell away from it once they disembark
[_grp, 0] setWaypointPosition [_pos1, 5];

_grp setCurrentWaypoint [_grp, 0];

//Just an insurance policy on re-enabling the AI for the squad
waitUntil {({_x in _boat} count (units _grp) == 0) or (count (units _grp) == 0)};
{_x enableAI "ALL"} foreach units _grp;

//Re-enable the landing craft driver's AI so he can do whatever he wants now that his job is complete
driver _boat enableAI "FSM";
driver _boat enableAI "AUTOTARGET";
driver _boat enableAI "TARGET";
driver _boat enableAI "SUPPRESSION";
driver _boat enableAI "COVER";
driver _boat enableAI "LIGHTS";
driver _boat enableAI "AUTOCOMBAT";

 

 

The only problem is that if I try to use this script or something similar to spawn a helicopter or an APC or a truck or whatever it just flat out doesn't work. I tried using:

 

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_unit = _this select 0;
_gl = _this select 1;

{_x allowDamage false} forEach units group _unit;

_boat = "uns_UH1D_m60" createVehicle position _unit;
sleep 1;
_group = createGroup [west, true];

createVehicleCrew _boat;

{_x moveInCargo _boat} forEach units group _unit;

_pos1 = [getPos _gl, 0, 1500, 20, 0, 0.3, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;
_pos1pad = "Land_HelipadEmpty_F" createVehicle _pos1;

driver _boat disableAI "LIGHTS";
_boat setCollisionLight false;

_wp0 = (group driver _boat) addWaypoint [_pos1, 0, 0];
_wp0 setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";
_wp0 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
_wp0 setWaypointCompletionRadius 25;
_wp0 setWaypointStatements ["true", "{unassignVehicle _x} forEach units group _unit;group _unit leaveVehicle _boat;_bs = (group _unit) addWaypoint [_pos1, 0, 0];_bs setWaypointType 'GETOUT';(group _unit) setCurrentWaypoint _bs;"];

_wp1 = (group driver _boat) addWaypoint [exitGl, 0, 1];
_wp1 setWaypointType "MOVE";

_wp2 = (group driver _boat) addWaypoint [exitGl, 0, 2];
_wp2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_wp2 setWaypointStatements ["true", "{deleteVehicle _x} forEach units group driver _boat;deleteVehicle _boat"];

(group driver _boat) setCurrentWaypoint _wp0;

{_x allowDamage true} forEach units group _unit;

 

 

Obviously I left the variables the same and just changed the classnames so "_boat" refers to the helicopter, but you get the idea. When I do it like this the heli spawns and seems to work somewhat. I'll fly off to where it's supposed to drop the troops, but it refuses to ever land or drop anyone off and instead skips to its next waypoint. I've tried other variations using other methods of spawning vehicles and putting crew in them, but the results I got were less successful and varied from the vehicle refusing to spawn whatsoever, to it spawning fine but never moving no matter what, to it spawning with no simulation and being stuck that way, to a bunch of other problems. Just can't figure it out, wondering if someone else had yet. Also wanted to share what info I've collected on how to do it, at least with boats. I think I'm on the cusp of solving the helicopter dilemma but I need like-minded thinkers to build upon what I've started.

 

Also, some Global Mobilization vehicles, most specifically the West German trucks, spawn half-way inside of the ground when you try to use JEBUS with them. They shoot out of the ground like a cannon when they spawn and blow up and kill everyone. Why this happens is unknown. Doesn't seem to happen to the East German trucks.

[dreadpirate 173]

On 11/6/2019 at 12:13 PM, pognivet said:

Also, some Global Mobilization vehicles, most specifically the West German trucks, spawn half-way inside of the ground when you try to use JEBUS with them. They shoot out of the ground like a cannon when they spawn and blow up and kill everyone. Why this happens is unknown. Doesn't seem to happen to the East German trucks.

 

I just had a look at this. Seems like the vehicles aren't configured correctly.

 

As a workaround, look for the following line in fn_main.sqf:

_newVehicle = createVehicle [_newVehicleType, _newVehiclePosition, [], 0, _special];

(it's line number 278 if your editor shows line numbers.....)

 

Add a line *above* that one that reads:

_newVehiclePosition = [_newVehiclePosition select 0, _newVehiclePosition select 1, (_newVehiclePosition select 2)+ 1.5];

This will spawn vehicles 1.5 metres above their default position and then they will drop to the ground.....

 

Unfortunately, this may cause problems for other vehicles, particularly planes that may tip over and get damaged when dropped.....

 

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

On 10/27/2019 at 10:32 AM, dreadpirate said:

I can't recreate this error. Are you using vanilla aircraft or modded?

 

I am using modded aircraft, however they're not producing this issue anywhere else; it just seems to be the script. Like I said, its not actually causing any gameplay issues so far but I'd like to avoid the error pop-ups if possible. Any ideas? I can't figure out what the hell it means by a zero divisor in there, all the variables are the same as when I first downloaded the script. Would spacing the planes out help at all? I've got them in formation but they've got plenty of breathing room.

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

On 10/27/2019 at 10:32 AM, dreadpirate said:

I can't recreate this error. Are you using vanilla aircraft or modded?

3 hours ago, sgtfuzzle17 said:

 

I am using modded aircraft, however they're not producing this issue anywhere else; it just seems to be the script. Like I said, its not actually causing any gameplay issues so far but I'd like to avoid the error pop-ups if possible. Any ideas? I can't figure out what the hell it means by a zero divisor in there, all the variables are the same as when I first downloaded the script. Would spacing the planes out help at all? I've got them in formation but they've got plenty of breathing room.

 

 

Got a hand from someone on the /r/armadev subreddit, who was able to walk me through some debugging. Issue was two-fold it seems, but he's got a fix for it - you may want to implement it in your release of the script so the issue doesn't pop up anymore.

 

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Undo the previous changes. They were for debugging.

To fix the error, change line 286 and 287 such that:

_hitpoint = (_vehicleHitpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 0;

_hitpointDamage = (_vehicleHitpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) select 2;

becomes:

_hitpoint = (_vehicleHitpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) param [0, []];

_hitpointDamage = (_vehicleHitpointsDamageList select _vehicleIndex) param [2, []];

Error should be gone.

The issue was caused by two things. First the class Mig29AWS_SMT_rus has no hitpoints (which is weird, but ok). Secondly, the getAllHitPointsDamage command reports empty array [] instead of a 3 empty array tuple [[],[],[]] for objects without hitpoints, because BI sucks at this. This was not accounted for the by author of the script.

Feel free to forward the fix to the author.

 

[Rayjer 0]

Hello all,

I'm using the script to spawn in ai aircraft to shoot down, the problem I come across is when the pilot ejects alive the script won't respawn another unit/aircraft until the pilot dies.

Is there a trigger that can be set to delete/kill pilot when vehicle is destroyed?

Any help would be appreciated thanks!

[anfo 118]

I'm no expert in these matters, but it seems you need to find a code that checks if pilot X is not in vehicle Y, then set pilot X damage 1. Means as soon as he ejects he dies, then a new spawn occurs?

[dreadpirate 173]

18 hours ago, sgtfuzzle17 said:

 

Got a hand from someone on the /r/armadev subreddit, who was able to walk me through some debugging. Issue was two-fold it seems, but he's got a fix for it - you may want to implement it in your release of the script so the issue doesn't pop up anymore.

 

 

Thank you @sgtfuzzle17 I will include this fix in the next update.....

 

 

8 hours ago, Rayjer said:

Hello all,

I'm using the script to spawn in ai aircraft to shoot down, the problem I come across is when the pilot ejects alive the script won't respawn another unit/aircraft until the pilot dies.

Is there a trigger that can be set to delete/kill pilot when vehicle is destroyed?

Any help would be appreciated thanks!

 

@Rayjer If you look at the planes in the demo mission, you'll find that JEBUS already has a function called pilotKill that does what you want. Here's an example of how to call it:

0 = [this, "FLYING", "INIT=", "[_proxyThis] call jebus_fnc_pilotKill"]  spawn jebus_fnc_main;

 

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

Just want to check I'm setting this up right so I don't waste a bunch of time - to spawn patrol units off a trigger with the script I editor place them with the inits, then just sync the trigger to the group? Or the group leader? Or is it just wherever the init is for those units?

[Rayjer 0]

Nice thank you!

2 hours ago, dreadpirate said:

 

@Rayjer If you look at the planes in the demo mission, you'll find that JEBUS already has a function called pilotKill that does what you want. Here's an example of how to call it:

0 = [this, "FLYING", "INIT=", "[_proxyThis] call jebus_fnc_pilotKill"]  spawn jebus_fnc_main;

 

 

[dreadpirate 173]

6 hours ago, sgtfuzzle17 said:

Just want to check I'm setting this up right so I don't waste a bunch of time - to spawn patrol units off a trigger with the script I editor place them with the inits, then just sync the trigger to the group? Or the group leader? Or is it just wherever the init is for those units?

The group leader...

[Rayjer 0]

Hello,

I added JEBUS to a Domination mission(to give the main base more of a real feel & protection) and it seems to start off fine,  tank moves along on UPS or Gaia random patrol.

like clockwork,  by the third papa bear notification crew gets deleted.

Have any thoughts?

 

*update...problem solved! I was using a player modified version, not the original.

something in their version was goofing it up and it works fine now✌️

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

If I'm using a trigger to spawn a given group and setting it up as repeatable so that if players leave and re-enter the trigger, the group respawns, will the group double up if they re-enter before the group is destroyed? Or will the script see the units are still alive and ignore the trigger?

 

Edit: To clarify, I can't actually get the triggers working anyway. Standard spawns at scenario start work as intended but I'd like triggers to be in play here to keep the scenario a bit easier to manage and keep the amount of unnecessary units spawned at a minimum.

Edited December 2, 2019 by sgtfuzzle17
Adding information

[dreadpirate 173]

On 12/2/2019 at 11:29 PM, sgtfuzzle17 said:

If I'm using a trigger to spawn a given group and setting it up as repeatable so that if players leave and re-enter the trigger, the group respawns, will the group double up if they re-enter before the group is destroyed? Or will the script see the units are still alive and ignore the trigger?

 

Edit: To clarify, I can't actually get the triggers working anyway. Standard spawns at scenario start work as intended but I'd like triggers to be in play here to keep the scenario a bit easier to manage and keep the amount of unnecessary units spawned at a minimum.

The group won't respawn until the whole group is killed AND the trigger is activated...

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

On 12/4/2019 at 12:26 PM, dreadpirate said:

The group won't respawn until the whole group is killed AND the trigger is activated...

Alright, thanks. Have you got any tips for how to get the triggers working initially? I can't seem to get the units to spawn off them. Just so we're clear on how its currently set up, I'm using a trigger set to conditions of BLUFOR present, and repeatable. I then have the trigger synced to the leader of a group of two planes, which has the following in its init:

 

0 = [this, "FLYING","RESPAWNMARKERS=", ["G11", "G12"]] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

It all works fine unlinked from the trigger, but once I've got it linked nothing works. Do I need to add something to the init?

[dreadpirate 173]

On 12/5/2019 at 9:18 PM, sgtfuzzle17 said:

Alright, thanks. Have you got any tips for how to get the triggers working initially? I can't seem to get the units to spawn off them. Just so we're clear on how its currently set up, I'm using a trigger set to conditions of BLUFOR present, and repeatable. I then have the trigger synced to the leader of a group of two planes, which has the following in its init:

 

0 = [this, "FLYING","RESPAWNMARKERS=", ["G11", "G12"]] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

It all works fine unlinked from the trigger, but once I've got it linked nothing works. Do I need to add something to the init?

 

JEBUS doesn't work well with multi-vehicle groups, especially planes. Other than that, your init should work fine. Add "DEBUG" to the init, maybe your trigger isn't firing for some reason.....

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

11 hours ago, dreadpirate said:

 

JEBUS doesn't work well with multi-vehicle groups, especially planes. Other than that, your init should work fine. Add "DEBUG" to the init, maybe your trigger isn't firing for some reason.....

Ladies and gentlemen, I've figured it out. I'm a fucking idiot. 

 

I had set 3D trigger, but hadn't customized their height parameter. I was trying to trigger a 5 meter tall trigger in a jet at roughly 2000 feet.

 

It's working now. I'll show myself out.

[dreadpirate 173]

8 hours ago, sgtfuzzle17 said:

Ladies and gentlemen, I've figured it out. I'm a fucking idiot. 

 

I had set 3D trigger, but hadn't customized their height parameter. I was trying to trigger a 5 meter tall trigger in a jet at roughly 2000 feet.

 

It's working now. I'll show myself out.

 

We've all been there.....

[slatosniper 11]

@dreadpirate Hey mate. Decided to update the version of Jebus I was using in my missions. I've downloaded the latest one from your github but when I launch into the mission I get the error:

 

'...) then {systemChat "Exiting script."}r; |#|parameters>] spawn
jebus_fnc_main;

if ...'
Error Missing ;
File jebus\fnc_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 477

This is the entire line for 477: 

if (_debug) then {systemChat "Exiting script."};r parameters>] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

Any ideas mate? Hopefully its an error I can just ignore.

[dreadpirate 173]

18 hours ago, slatosniper said:

@dreadpirate Hey mate. Decided to update the version of Jebus I was using in my missions. I've downloaded the latest one from your github but when I launch into the mission I get the error:

 

'...) then {systemChat "Exiting script."}r; |#|parameters>] spawn
jebus_fnc_main;

if ...'
Error Missing ;
File jebus\fnc_main.sqf [jebus_fnc_main]..., line 477

This is the entire line for 477: 

if (_debug) then {systemChat "Exiting script."};r parameters>] spawn jebus_fnc_main;

Any ideas mate? Hopefully its an error I can just ignore.

Shows how many people use the github, the entire main script was pasted in there twice.....

 

Fixed now, thanks for the heads up @slatosniper

[slatosniper 11]

1 hour ago, dreadpirate said:

Shows how many people use the github, the entire main script was pasted in there twice.....

 

Fixed now, thanks for the heads up @slatosniper

Love your work mate.

[sgtfuzzle17 8]

How does setting the "Probability of Presence" attribute in the editor affect spawning within this script? Will the probability be calculated on each respawn leading to potentially different amounts of units in subsequent patrols, or is it just decided on mission start and from there on out respawns will always see the amount set at the start of the mission?