Is dropped loot persistent?

[MattC (DayZ) 0]

Hi All,

 

First post! :-)

 

Quick question,

 

Can i drop loot at a specific location? for example make a base, stockpile food and water, so if i die i can run back to that location and restock, i believe this was possible in the ARMAII DAYZ just wondering if its still in standalone?

 

Thanks.

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

After the server restarts this gear will be lost. We will have to wait until craftable storage containers.

[MattC (DayZ) 0]

Okay Thanks,

 

So if a server was on say a 2 day restart, the loot will persist on that server (only this server? or does it follow the player) until the restart?

[(TMW) Merino 507]

That's right. However, since loot and zombies currently only respawn upon server restart, I think it's mostly far lower than 2 days at the moment. I think 4 hours is a pretty common restart interval, but don't quote me on that. And it's only on this very server, it won't follow a player.