How does the generator for hire-able Kerbals function?

[Themohawkninja]

I'm just curious, how does the random generator for hire-able Kerbals work? When does the game run the random calculation? How often does it perform the random generation? How many Kerbals can be generated at one time?

[Necandi Brasil]

Can you be more specific ? Are you talking about names, stupidity or courage?

[Themohawkninja]

Can you be more specific ? Are you talking about names, stupidity or courage?

Yes, no, and both in a manner of speaking.

What I am wanting to know is when/how the game decides to add Kerbals to the hire-able roster (I am assuming it's a random number that dictates when it chooses, and then another random number(s) to decide the name and stats, but I have no idea for sure).

Does that make any more sense?

[JupiterII]

Probably the same way it did it before. Only now instead of coming up with 3 random kerbals every time you start a mission, it comes up with more when you run out of kerbals to hire.

[Themohawkninja]

Probably the same way it did it before. Only now instead of coming up with 3 random kerbals every time you start a mission, it comes up with more when you run out of kerbals to hire.

It doesn't wait until you run out of Kerbals to hire though, which is why I am even more puzzled on how it works.

[WhiteWeasel]

Maybe it keeps the pool at a certain size all the time.

[Firenexus13]

yea, that is what happens. i am sure.

[Themohawkninja]

Maybe it keeps the pool at a certain size all the time.

Also doubtful, as when I first went into the Astronaut complex there were 6-8 candidates, and now there are enough to require a scroll bar.