Bug #1087

Scrabs Spawn Limit Bypass Causes Game Lag

Status:	Open
Priority:	Critical
Added by:	hxyl on February 1, '26
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	S06.01

Steps to Reproduce

1. Host/Entering an Ossrian Depth mission or one with the Scrab Nesting Grounds warning.
2. Waiting for Scrab to spawn
3. Scrabs will keep spawning continuously, and the game will start dropping frames
4. Can also use Sandbox Utilities to see that Scrabs ignore the spawn limit

Explanation

Critical BUG: Scrabs are not affected by the enemy spawn limit and will continue spawning indefinitely until the game lags.
In-game, there's a spawn cap for each enemy type. For example, on Hazard 5 (with 4 players), grunts max out at 60. But Scrabs ignore the spawn limit—if any Scrabs are left uncleared on the map, they'll keep piling up until the game starts lagging or freezing.
This gets way more obvious on Hazard 5 or "More Enemies".

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