In epic battles, spawned in entities (such as swarmers) don't count towards the epicLimit.

src/battle/entities.c

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void doEntities(void)
 {
 	int numAllies, numEnemies;
 	int numActiveAllies, numActiveEnemies;
+	int numSpawnedEnemies;
 	Entity *e, *prev;
 
 	prev = &battle.entityHead;
@@ -217,6 +218,11 @@ void doEntities(void)
 				if (e->health > 0 && e->active)
 				{
 					numActiveEnemies++;
+					
+					if (e->spawned)
+					{
+						numSpawnedEnemies++;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -229,6 +235,8 @@ void doEntities(void)
 
 	if (battle.isEpic && battle.stats[STAT_TIME] % FPS == 0)
 	{
+		numActiveEnemies -= numSpawnedEnemies;
+		
 		if (numAllies > battle.epicFighterLimit)
 		{
 			activateEpicFighters(battle.epicFighterLimit - numActiveAllies, SIDE_ALLIES);

src/battle/spawners.c

@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ void doSpawners(void)
 				s->total -= num;
 			}
 			
-			battle.numInitialEnemies += num;
+			if (s->side != SIDE_ALLIES)
+			{
+				battle.numInitialEnemies += num;
+			}
 			
 			for (i = 0 ; i < num ; i++)
 			{
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ void doSpawners(void)
 				
 				e = spawnFighter(type, 0, 0, s->side);
 				
+				e->spawned = 1;
+				
 				if (s->offscreen)
 				{
 					e->x = player->x;

src/structs.h

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct Entity {
 	char defName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
 	char groupName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
 	int active;
+	int spawned;
 	int id;
 	int side;
 	float x;