Loot spawns

[J.R 1]

So ive played for about a month now and seems like occaionally loot spawns such as deer stands and common houses are not spawning loot. Is there a percentage to spawn say "nothing" or is this just a bug? anyway just thought id ask.

[BrettHarrenton 29]

http://dayzdb.com/ look it up.

[Afgoo 114]

They may have just been looted.

[Thing 4]

So ive played for about a month now and seems like occaionally loot spawns such as deer stands and common houses are not spawning loot. Is there a percentage to spawn say "nothing" or is this just a bug? anyway just thought id ask.

I think it's a bug. I've been on a quiet server and went to 3 deer stands (all empty), a barn (had some flares and empty tin cans) and the supermarket at Polana (also empty). Didn't see a single player but everything was empty. Either there was a bunch of invisible people looting everything in front of me or it's a bug. Glad I starved to death as I was dying of boredom anyway.

[Inista 5]

If you approach a Deer stand or another building to fast there was no time for the loot to spawn.

Go away at minimum 30m better 40m and let some Z spawn, 1 or 2 waves then check again (5-10 minutes).

[Thing 4]

If you approach a Deer stand or another building to fast there was no time for the loot to spawn.

Go away at minimum 30m better 40m and let some Z spawn, 1 or 2 waves then check again (5-10 minutes).

yup... that would be a 'bug' :-)

[Womb Raider 92]

Deer stands I can understand being empty as people look through them quite frequently. Common houses on the other-hand I'm not too sure.

[The_Weapon1 33]

Sometimes the server can't load the loot fast enough so if for instance you go to hanger in balota 1 hanger might have 3 loot piles spawned while the other might only have 1. If so just leave the area and wait a couple minutes and go back.

[Baka Survivor 20]

It is not a bug, loot spawning does not have 100% probability. Depending of the type of building etc. probability for any loot at all at one loot spot is usually somewhere between 30-60% IIRC. For example, deer stands have only two loot spawning spots and sometimes one or both are completely empty. Some houses have only one loot spot, which has a chance to be empty. Places like supermarkets with 20+ loot spots are not completely empty though, unless someone looted them just recently.

Edit: for reference, see: http://picacid.com/arma2/loot_en.html

Edited August 5, 2012 by Baka Survivor

[Thing 4]

It is not a bug, loot spawning does not have 100% probability. Depending of the type of building etc. probability for any loot at all at one loot spot is usually somewhere between 30-60% IIRC. For example, deer stands have only two loot spawning spots and sometimes one or both are completely empty. Some houses have only one loot spot, which has a chance to be empty. Places like supermarkets with 20+ loot spots are not completely empty though, unless someone looted them just recently.

Edit: for reference, see: http://picacid.com/arma2/loot_en.html

I agree sometimes they can be empty but if I am seeing 3 empty in a row followed by a completely empty supermarket then something has gone wrong. It is just not possible to play the game without any loot at all. Someone on another thread suggested that servers stop spawning over time and need to be restarted more often.

[Baka Survivor 20]

I agree sometimes they can be empty but if I am seeing 3 empty in a row followed by a completely empty supermarket then something has gone wrong. It is just not possible to play the game without any loot at all. Someone on another thread suggested that servers stop spawning over time and need to be restarted more often.

Yes, I have heard something similar about servers. Its true you should find at least trash loot in a supermarkets or towns, as it is very common and only loot farmers would pick it up. And those farmers are found only in high-tier military loot spots like NWAF if at all.

[ApriL 28]

http://dayzdb.com/ look it up.

That map is the best out there right now.