The most basic vehicle question that nobody knows the answer to!

[ForcefulCJS 16]

I've asked far and wide and nobody seems to know:

What is the current respawn behavior for vehicles?

e.g. If a vehicle is destroyed, how long can we expect to wait before it respawns somewhere on the map?

[ODoyleRulez 195]

Normally at server restart or shortly after. within a couple hours.

[UndeadAssassin 23]

200,000,000,000 years and one day and three minutes and 36 seconds to be presice. :D

[JamesButlin 108]

I'd like to know this too!

[NakaNaide 28]

it will respawn in it's last saved condition upon a server reset. If the vehicle is not saved for 7 days it will respawn in one of the spawn points on the map.

The real question is does every server have a set number or is it completely random what and how many vehicles a server will get.

[dallas 5195]

Some say 7 days, some says I don't know.

Some say I have style, some say I have flow.

Some say yippie, some say yo.

Some say hippie, some say ho.

Some say friendly, some say die!

Some are bandits, I don't know why.

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Edited July 30, 2012 by Dallas

[Fooz (DayZ) 46]

Some say 7 days, some says I don't know.

Some say I have style, some say I have flow.

Some say yippie, some say yo.

Some say hippie, some say ho.

Some say friendly, some say die!

Some are bandits, I don't know why.

[_] This post has been very helpful.

[X] This post has been incredible helpful.

Edited July 30, 2012 by Fooz

[NakaNaide 28]

Some say 7 days, some says I don't know.

Some say I have style, some say I have flow.

Some say yippie, some say yo.

Some say hippie, some say ho.

Some say friendly, some say die!

Some are bandits, I don't know why.

[_] This post has been very helpful.

[_] This post has been incredible helpful.

it could have at least pertained to the actual thread for more then 1 stanza

for that i award you no points, and may god have pity on your soul.

seriously, 0/10

[ForcefulCJS 16]

it will respawn in it's last saved condition upon a server reset. If the vehicle is not saved for 7 days it will respawn in one of the spawn points on the map.

The real question is does every server have a set number or is it completely random what and how many vehicles a server will get.

I used to think this too, definitely not true anymore. Ive camped vehicles that we saved before they were destroyed and they were definitely not there upon reset. I camped a crashed UH-1H today and the wreckage AND vehicle were gone on reset (you can save wreckage). The chopper was also not at its original spawn either (the chopper went straight from its spawn into the group, never try to fly without a working tail rotor lol).

[NakaNaide 28]

I used to think this too, definitely not true anymore. Ive camped vehicles that we saved before they were destroyed and they were definitely not there upon reset. I camped a crashed UH-1H today and the wreckage AND vehicle were gone on reset (you can save wreckage). The chopper was also not at its original spawn either (the chopper went straight from its spawn into the group, never try to fly without a working tail rotor lol).

it has always been true for me, i have never saved a vehicle after i destroyed it though and i always manage to find it where i left it on restart in whatever condition i last saved it in unless ofc someone else took it before me. i never save crashed vehicles though unless i can repair them.