Demoth 366 Posted January 18, 2014 I've been trying to find some information about before posting, but either the person is making a guess or there are conflicting answers so I though I'd ask the forums.Are item spawns random, and do they re spawn after a certain time?I ask because every server I go to I can never find anything. All the homes are empty and I'm crazy lucky if I find a can of tuna.I'm worried that if guns are static spawns then everyone will rush those locations and new players will never see a gun unless they read guides (which I find immersion breaking).Like, I get why a military base would have the highest spawn rates for military weapons, but is it rarely possible to find one just laying on a table in a house? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Demoth 366 Posted January 18, 2014 Sorry to bump my own thread, but any information would be greatly appreciated, or if this is posted somewhere that I just somehow missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elm 4 Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) At the current stage of development, loot only spawns after a server restart. Thats why most servers have a 4-hour-restart routine or something similar. However, getting loot, even military, isn't that hard. Just get away from the coast and you will find plenty of loot in the central towns, cities or factory sites - even weapons like mosin, magnum etc. can be found there. Additionally, loot is kind of bound to the location where it can be found. You wont find an M4 in an ordinary house. Edited January 18, 2014 by Elm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingatsu 68 Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) I've been trying to find some information about before posting, but either the person is making a guess or there are conflicting answers so I though I'd ask the forums.Are item spawns random, and do they re spawn after a certain time?I ask because every server I go to I can never find anything. All the homes are empty and I'm crazy lucky if I find a can of tuna.I'm worried that if guns are static spawns then everyone will rush those locations and new players will never see a gun unless they read guides (which I find immersion breaking).Like, I get why a military base would have the highest spawn rates for military weapons, but is it rarely possible to find one just laying on a table in a house?First thing is; the game has no " re spawn " feature yet. The servers get restartet every few hours and then the items are fresh and so on. Second thing is; the problem of your inability to find even food in areas which is " already " searched out many times is like said before... you simply try to find food at some place where people already looked at, like cherno, elektro, kamenka, kamoshovo or like that... you wont find in those areas any food or even low grade guns simply because those places are already looted, so you should not waste your time going and looking those areas, you should immediately plan a route more inland and move out. Third thing is; There is no static spawn point for guns as I see for now (which actually should in my opinion. I think it is totally unlogical and unrealistic to find NATO caliber weapons at police stations or non military areas... hell the area is actually Russian so there should be more russian issue weapons than NATO issue weapons at all.. the game developers didnt gave any explanation why there have been NATO forces at all.. the only thing is, that the day z modder has taken over the Arma 2 map and then just modded and represented the game as apocalyptic horror survival with zombies. Ok nothing against the zombies and the post apocalyptic world but to take over the whole map and not even explaining why there were NATO forces on that map and where all those forces has gone to. ( I mean has the infection spread to the whole world? or is it just a contamination on the island?) well whatever this is another topic for another discussion. Edited January 18, 2014 by gingatsu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mos1ey 6301 Posted January 18, 2014 As above - you'll find a lot more loot if you get away from the coast and into the towns that are less likely to have been looted. You can find the Mosin Nagant in a lot of houses, or sometimes burned out cars, but the M4 will only spawn in military areas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_of_the_beans 92 Posted January 18, 2014 You should only search buildings where the doors have not been opened yet (becareful when opening miltary doors even when closed for people can be camping the door) M4's No longer spawn in Police stations they only spawn in construction sites, broken down miltary cars and barracks. There may be a couple of other places but that is it as far as I Know. Mosins and the coming shotgun are hunting guns therfore they spawn in schools, houses and barns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Demoth 366 Posted January 18, 2014 Gingatsu - it makes sense for weapons to be anywhere because military forces could have been going through and fallen victim to zombies, or a survivor escaped a firefight but bled out later...It just makes it (IMO) way more interesting to explore rather than having everyone always bum rushing one spot all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
