While creating a gametype in HPC/CE, when you set Weapon Type to "Generic," players will start with 2 frag nades, regardless of player count.

While creating a gametype in the original xbox version with the same setting, the following is true:

If player count ≤ 4 : players start with 4 frag grenades.
If player count ≥ 5 : players start with 2 frag grenades.

Can anything be done about this?

It can be done with SAPP, but I'm looking for an alternative to SAPP's event system (want to use scrim mode, which blocks events).