The initial question was due to my not knowing that Mod users do not share servers with SA servers. I know this now. New question is, how is it that some users have gear that is not normally available in SA, or at least that I am aware of? Is there a source/listing where I can see what loot should be available on the version I am playing? It is also understood that some gear is hard to find. I tend to stick with common gear because the ammo and accessories also tend to be more common and this makes the game more enjoyable. I have run into individuals who have specialist weapons which I was not aware of or had not found yet, but they also had body armor? I am not a troll, just someone who wants to enjoy the game more, and my google searches have yielded a metric butt-load of results that would take way to long to sift through just to separate the Mod from the SA applicable stuff.