diff --git a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua
index ddcd9d937..5537955da 100644
--- a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua	
+++ b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua	
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ end
 function DATABASE:AddUnit( DCSUnitName )
 
   if not  self.UNITS[DCSUnitName] then
-    self:T( { "Add UNIT:", DCSUnitName } )
+    self:I( { "Add UNIT:", DCSUnitName } )
     local UnitRegister = UNIT:Register( DCSUnitName )
     self.UNITS[DCSUnitName] = UNIT:Register( DCSUnitName )
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ end
 function DATABASE:AddGroup( GroupName )
 
   if not self.GROUPS[GroupName] then
-    self:T( { "Add GROUP:", GroupName } )
+    self:I( { "Add GROUP:", GroupName } )
     self.GROUPS[GroupName] = GROUP:Register( GroupName )
   end
 
diff --git a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Spawn.lua b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Spawn.lua
index a2f03ca50..ed6720066 100644
--- a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Spawn.lua	
+++ b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Spawn.lua	
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ function SPAWN:New( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
     self.SpawnInitRadio = nil                       -- No radio comms setting.
     self.SpawnInitModex = nil
     self.SpawnInitAirbase = nil
+    self.TweakedTemplate = false                      -- Check if the user is using self made template.
 
 		self.SpawnGroups = {}														-- Array containing the descriptions of each Group to be Spawned.
 	else
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ function SPAWN:NewWithAlias( SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnAliasPrefix )
     self.SpawnInitRadio = nil                       -- No radio comms setting.
     self.SpawnInitModex = nil
     self.SpawnInitAirbase = nil
-    
+    self.TweakedTemplate = false                      -- Check if the user is using self made template.
+
 		self.SpawnGroups = {}														-- Array containing the descriptions of each Group to be Spawned.
 	else
 		error( "SPAWN:New: There is no group declared in the mission editor with SpawnTemplatePrefix = '" .. SpawnTemplatePrefix .. "'" )
@@ -407,7 +409,11 @@ end
 function SPAWN:NewFromTemplate( SpawnTemplate, SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnAliasPrefix )
   local self = BASE:Inherit( self, BASE:New() )
   self:F( { SpawnTemplate, SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnAliasPrefix } )
-  
+  if SpawnAliasPrefix == nil or SpawnAliasPrefix == "" then
+    BASE:I("ERROR: in function NewFromTemplate, required paramter SpawnAliasPrefix is not set")
+    return nil
+  end
+
   if SpawnTemplate then
     self.SpawnTemplate = SpawnTemplate              -- Contains the template structure for a Group Spawn from the Mission Editor. Note that this group must have lateActivation always on!!!
     self.SpawnTemplatePrefix = SpawnTemplatePrefix
@@ -435,6 +441,7 @@ function SPAWN:NewFromTemplate( SpawnTemplate, SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnAliasPr
     self.SpawnInitRadio = nil                       -- No radio comms setting.
     self.SpawnInitModex = nil
     self.SpawnInitAirbase = nil
+    self.TweakedTemplate = true                      -- Check if the user is using self made template.
     
     self.SpawnGroups = {}                           -- Array containing the descriptions of each Group to be Spawned.
   else
@@ -1239,13 +1246,18 @@ function SPAWN:SpawnWithIndex( SpawnIndex, NoBirth )
 	if self:_GetSpawnIndex( SpawnIndex ) then
 		
 		if self.SpawnGroups[self.SpawnIndex].Visible then
+		  env.info("FF visible ==> activate")
 			self.SpawnGroups[self.SpawnIndex].Group:Activate()
 		else
+		
+		  env.info("FF get template")
 
 		  local SpawnTemplate = self.SpawnGroups[self.SpawnIndex].SpawnTemplate
 		  self:T( SpawnTemplate.name )
 
       if SpawnTemplate then
+      
+        env.info("FF found template")
 
         local PointVec3 = POINT_VEC3:New( SpawnTemplate.route.points[1].x, SpawnTemplate.route.points[1].alt, SpawnTemplate.route.points[1].y )
         self:T( { "Current point of ", self.SpawnTemplatePrefix, PointVec3 } )
@@ -1416,6 +1428,14 @@ function SPAWN:SpawnWithIndex( SpawnIndex, NoBirth )
       
 			  SpawnGroup:SetAIOnOff( self.AIOnOff )
 			end
+			
+      env.info("FF Returning spawn group")
+      if SpawnGroup then
+      
+      else
+      
+      end
+			
 
       self:T3( SpawnTemplate.name )
 			
@@ -1428,12 +1448,16 @@ function SPAWN:SpawnWithIndex( SpawnIndex, NoBirth )
 			--if self.Repeat then
 			--	_DATABASE:SetStatusGroup( SpawnTemplate.name, "ReSpawn" )
 			--end
+			
+		--else
+		 -- self:E("ERROR: No spawn template.")
 		end
 		
+		
 		self.SpawnGroups[self.SpawnIndex].Spawned = true
 		return self.SpawnGroups[self.SpawnIndex].Group
 	else
-		--self:E( { self.SpawnTemplatePrefix, "No more Groups to Spawn:", SpawnIndex, self.SpawnMaxGroups } )
+		self:E( { self.SpawnTemplatePrefix, "No more Groups to Spawn:", SpawnIndex, self.SpawnMaxGroups } )
 	end
 
 	return nil
@@ -1934,8 +1958,19 @@ function SPAWN:SpawnAtAirbase( SpawnAirbase, Takeoff, TakeoffAltitude, TerminalT
       
       SpawnTemplate.uncontrolled = self.SpawnUnControlled
       
+      env.info("FF spawning group with index "..self.SpawnIndex)
+      
       -- Spawn group.
       local GroupSpawned = self:SpawnWithIndex( self.SpawnIndex )
+      
+      if GroupSpawned then
+        env.info("ERROR: spawn group is there!")
+        GroupSpawned:SmokeRed()
+        local n=#GroupSpawned:GetUnits()
+        env.info("FF n="..tostring(n))
+      else
+        env.info("ERROR: spawn group not there!")
+      end
             
       -- When spawned in the air, we need to generate a Takeoff Event.
       if Takeoff == GROUP.Takeoff.Air then
@@ -2977,9 +3012,14 @@ function SPAWN:_Prepare( SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnIndex ) --R2.2
 --	  self.SpawnTemplate = self:_GetTemplate( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
 --	end
 	
-  local SpawnTemplate = self:_GetTemplate( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
-	--local SpawnTemplate = self.SpawnTemplate
-	SpawnTemplate.name = self:SpawnGroupName( SpawnIndex )
+local SpawnTemplate
+if self.TweakedTemplate ~= nil and self.TweakedTemplate == true then
+  BASE:I("WARNING: You are using a tweaked template.")
+  SpawnTemplate = self.SpawnTemplate
+else
+  SpawnTemplate = self:_GetTemplate( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+end
+
 	
 	SpawnTemplate.groupId = nil
 	--SpawnTemplate.lateActivation = false