diff --git a/Module_system 1.171/compile.py b/Module_system 1.171/compile.py
index 2b67d8b..34d7a66 100644
--- a/Module_system 1.171/compile.py	
+++ b/Module_system 1.171/compile.py	
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
 if WRECK.successful:
 	print '{2}COMPILATION SUCCESSFUL.{0}\n'.format(*COLORAMA)
 else:
-	print '{1}COMPILATION FAILED.{0}\n'.format(*COLORAMA)
+  sys.exit('{1}COMPILATION FAILED.{0}\n'.format(*COLORAMA))
 
 error_reporting_level = 3
 if 'silent' in sys.argv: error_reporting_level = 0
diff --git a/Module_system 1.171/module_scripts.py b/Module_system 1.171/module_scripts.py
index f5b9ebb..33e8a35 100755
--- a/Module_system 1.171/module_scripts.py	
+++ b/Module_system 1.171/module_scripts.py	
@@ -15769,16 +15769,22 @@ def keys_array():
   ]),
 #NPC companion changes end
 
-  #script_update_party_creation_random_limits
+  # script_update_party_creation_random_limits
+  # Distribution biases towards smaller party sizes
   # INPUT: none
   ("update_party_creation_random_limits",
     [
-      (store_character_level, ":player_level", "trp_player"),
-      (store_mul, ":upper_limit", ":player_level", 3),
-      (val_add, ":upper_limit", 25),
-      (val_min, ":upper_limit", 100),
-      (set_party_creation_random_limits, 0, ":upper_limit"),
-      (assign, reg0, ":upper_limit"),
+      (store_random_in_range, ":max_party_size", 0, 35),
+
+      # Maybe reroll if max_party_size > 25
+      (try_begin),
+        (ge, ":max_party_size", 25),
+        (store_random_in_range, ":should_reroll", 0, 2),
+        (eq, ":should_reroll", 1),
+        (store_random_in_range, ":max_party_size", 0, 35),
+      (try_end),
+
+      (set_party_creation_random_limits, 0, 35),
   ]),
 
   #script_set_trade_route_between_centers