miknein

On our servers the forests on the Western and Northern edges of the map are common areas to store vehicles. Of course every now and then we find vehicles hidden in small forests in the middle of the map, but at least bigger vehicles (Ural, V3S, buses) tend to find their way to the thick forests in the edges. Running with a helicopter and looking down is kinda fun since most of the vehicles show up like sore thumbs. Finding helicopters on foot would be easy, since they have to be on a clearing with flat ground so they don't ski down the hill :-)

It's not just the devs laughing at people like you :-D

With the latest patch Rocket added a 'Flip ATV' button on the admin menu. It's magical though, so it uses Mana, but that's easy to hack in so we pretty much just flip what ever we want. Even birds.

Tents and vehicles only ever disappear if you have been a naughty boy and did not thank your mother after supper. We'll talk after your chores, if you behave.

Thanks for the heads up, Zomboy! People disconnecting during PvP and/or ghosting will get a temporary ban on US 38, but there's nothing we can do about your situation without proof. I wouldn't expect anyone to run around with Fraps on all the time though so I guess any proper evidence is hard to come by. There are around 15 regulars on that server from www.neogaf.com and a couple of us are active admins so keep letting us know if you come up with more information.