Vehicle respawn rate?

[despair (DayZ) 9]

for certain vehicles that spawn at a fixed location, do they respawn after a certain period when someone has taken the vehicle? if so, how long is the respawn time?

[guidez 180]

Vehicles respawn at server restart.

[Tegla (DayZ) 112]

I think they don't respawn

[BoZo_135 2]

They definitely do respawn, the original vehicle needs to be despawned or destroyed before a new one spawns. Don't know about how long it takes to respawn, though.

[frankhertz 2]

The spots dont "respawn" traditionally like in battlefield. There is a set amount of vehicles on the map, placed by devs and then activated on all servers, after the predetermined vehicle spawns like a few weeks ago with the db vehicle reset, no other vehicles will spawn. That vehicle will only respawn after a restart if it is destroyed. and it will usually respawn where it was destroyed or saved or fixed. So chances are if you check a spot and its empty, you wont see one there ever again unless you are the first person there after a database vehicle reset.

At least i think thats how it works. Go steal a car.

[Disgraced 1123]

The vehicles will respawn at those locations if they are unused for some undisclosed number of days, I believe put forward by rocket as less than 7.

Unfortunately, in most cases, clans have taken them off map and you will not find them to steal.

They make sure to keep them in use, so they will basically only respawn if they are destroyed, and then they just restart the server to get them back at the last save point or go and get them again.

Some servers, you can apparently find vehicles. I have never found a land vehicle in many hours of searching, except a bicycle RIGHT after the big 'vehicle fix' went in.

Most of the time, I forget they exist and busy myself with .... other pursuits...