Hackers instant repairing now?

[jatobi (DayZ) 12]

I know there is a bug regarding the Bicycle and Dirt bikes that when you jump off and get back on it repairs whatever damage. However, I have NEVER seen this happen to any other vehicles.

So my question to you all is this....are they now hacking to repair vehicles instantly?

Have had several helos repaired instantly right in front of me from 100% damage to all parts after we shot them down. However, any attempts to replicate this "instant repairing" by entering and exiting has failed to produce anything.

So I'm suspecting people are hacking and repairing it some how.

Thoughts? Have you seen this? Can you reproduce it?

[AssClown 16]

Its a bug. Working with most of the cars for me.

[unSeen 1 16]

im pretty sure if you're a hacker you wouldn't waste time for repairing your vehicle. you'd just spawn another one. thats my take though

[Nick8478 166]

It happened to my group after we stole a heli once. Our guy flew it away once he got in it while we covered him from a hill, but when he got it to another village he landed too hard to destroyed the rotor. He got out to bandage, hopped back in and it was fine.

We did later find out that the clan we stole it from was hacking in heli's on a large scale, (we counted at least 5 within an hour) so that could have something to do with it.

Edited August 10, 2012 by Nick8478

[Allyourbase51 38]

Well, the bug is happening with every ground vehicle i've seen, and the glitch seems to occur when you attempt to repair the helicopter. If you have an engine part, and you look at the engine and use the context menu, "Repair Engine" will appear in green, regardless of what its damage state was, and the heli will repair itself.

[jatobi (DayZ) 12]

We have tried to replicate it numerous times and it doesn't work.

As to why they would repair it instead of spawning a new one....

Have you ever thought they don't want those around them knowing they were hacking? Isn't it a lot easier to hide that "Oh it just repaired itself...hmm bug?" than "Look I just spawned us a new helo!!!!"

[jatobi (DayZ) 12]

Well, the bug is happening with every ground vehicle i've seen, and the glitch seems to occur when you attempt to repair the helicopter. If you have an engine part, and you look at the engine and use the context menu, "Repair Engine" will appear in green, regardless of what its damage state was, and the heli will repair itself.

Except I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about a single person getting into the helo and it's fine. No repair options, no parts, nothing. They just get in and it's repaired.

However, prior to this, we tried numerous times to replicate it (because this person says it repairs itself). Only repairs itself when he gets into it.

[Kar98 27]

We had our car repair itself several times last night. It seems if someone hops out it will repair itself. Was great fun when I crashed the car everyone started yellign at me being an idiot and then I say, 'look i magically fixed it :D'. And then we proceeded to drive out of the town xD