diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/config/MobConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/config/MobConfig.java
index 1d57e39c8..e777a25bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/config/MobConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/config/MobConfig.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class MobConfig {
 
 	public static boolean rampantMode = false;
 	public static boolean rampantNaturalScoutSpawn = false;
-	public static double rampantScoutSpawnThresh = 20;
+	public static double rampantScoutSpawnThresh = 14;
 	public static int rampantScoutSpawnChance = 600;
 	public static boolean scoutInitialSpawn = false;
 	public static boolean rampantExtendedTargetting = false;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class MobConfig {
 		spawnMax = CommonConfig.createConfigDouble(config, CATEGORY, "12.G07_spawnMax", "Maximum amount of glyphids being able to exist at once through natural spawning", 50);
 		targetingThreshold = CommonConfig.createConfigDouble(config, CATEGORY, "12.G08_targetingThreshold", "Minimum amount of soot required for glyphids' extended targeting range to activate", 1D);
 
-		scoutSwarmSpawnChance = CommonConfig.createConfigInt(config, CATEGORY,"12.G10_scoutSwarmSpawn", "How likely are scouts to spawn in swarms, 1 in x chance format", 2);
+		scoutSwarmSpawnChance = CommonConfig.createConfigInt(config, CATEGORY,"12.G10_scoutSwarmSpawn", "How likely are scouts to spawn in swarms, 1 in x chance format", 3);
 
 		largeHiveChance = CommonConfig.createConfigInt(config, CATEGORY,"12.G11_largeHiveChance", "The chance for a large hive to spawn, formula: 1/x", 5);
 		largeHiveThreshold = CommonConfig.createConfigInt(config, CATEGORY,"12.G12_largeHiveThreshold", "The soot threshold for a large hive to spawn", 20);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/entity/mob/EntityGlyphidScout.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/entity/mob/EntityGlyphidScout.java
index 2d7b5c887..4d1e08a89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/entity/mob/EntityGlyphidScout.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/entity/mob/EntityGlyphidScout.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public class EntityGlyphidScout extends EntityGlyphid {
 					hasTarget = true;
 				}
 			}
+			//fixes edge case where glyphids have no task and yet hasTarget is true
+			if(taskWaypoint == null && hasTarget){
+				hasTarget = false;
+			}
 
 			if (getCurrentTask() == TASK_TERRAFORM && super.isAtDestination() && canBuildHiveHere()) {
 				communicate(TASK_TERRAFORM, taskWaypoint);
@@ -295,9 +299,11 @@ public class EntityGlyphidScout extends EntityGlyphid {
 	@Override
 	protected Entity findPlayerToAttack() {
 		if(this.isPotionActive(Potion.blindness)) return null;
-
-		return this.worldObj.getClosestVulnerablePlayerToEntity(this, useExtendedTargeting() ? 128D : 8D);
+		//no extended targeting, and a low attack distance, ensures the scouts are focused in expanding, and not in chasing the player
+		return this.worldObj.getClosestVulnerablePlayerToEntity(this, 10);
 	}
+
+
 	///RAMPANT MODE STUFFS
 
 	/** Finds the direction from the bug's location to the target and adds it to their current coord
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/handler/pollution/PollutionHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/handler/pollution/PollutionHandler.java
index cdb218fb3..e946caeef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/handler/pollution/PollutionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/handler/pollution/PollutionHandler.java
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ public class PollutionHandler {
 
 						if (soot >= MobConfig.rampantScoutSpawnThresh) {
 							EntityGlyphidScout scout = new EntityGlyphidScout(event.world);
+							//escort for the scout, which can also deal with obstacles
 							EntityGlyphidDigger digger = new EntityGlyphidDigger(event.world);
 							scout.setLocationAndAngles(event.x, event.y, event.z, event.world.rand.nextFloat() * 360.0F, 0.0F);
 							digger.setLocationAndAngles(event.x, event.y, event.z, event.world.rand.nextFloat() * 360.0F, 0.0F);