zombie spawning in v1.7.2.5

[Dayzo 182]

1)

When you get about 300m away from a loot point, zombies spawn.

Does the loot spawn at the exact same time as the zombies, or a few minutes later?

2)

If you get a gun at a deerstand, and use it to shoot the initial zombies that spawned around it,

do they just keep respawning, or can you clear the area for a while? If they do respawn, is it

immediate, or is it slow enough that you could temporarily clear a farm/village?

3)

I found my first heli crash tonight and got an FN FAL. Afterwards I went up into the woods

about 300m, and logged off because it was time to sleep. If I got onto the same server

tomorrow evening, will the heli site still be there? Will different loot spawn as I approach?

Also, is there a small chance that the heli crash be in the same place if I join a different server,

or are they randomly placed on each server restart?

Thanks.

[CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151]

1)

Not sure if the weapons/gear spawn when the zombies do...

2)

If it's a loud gun they should keep spawning as if there are other zombies in the are that hear the gun. (Not sure about deer stands though?)

3)

It might not be there, I don't think it will be. (Not to sure...)

Oh, if you go into a different server the heli crash shouldn't be there at all. The chances of that are pretty much 0.01%

Edited August 12, 2012 by CerebralZombie

[Taggert1313 37]

1) The loot SHOULD spawn at the exact same time. There are several factors that can prevent this, such as server congestion and other player's proximity.

2) All zombie spawns can respawn eventually. The less spawn nodes the longer it will take for them to return. Go into downtown electro and you can just keep killing them seemingly forever. The more players around, the more zombies.

3) It is my understanding, that the heli crash will be there until the server restarts. But I am not 100% on that. Heli crashes are super rare, and can be all over the map.

[dobrowney 55]

3: The Heli Crash site should stay there until heli is repaired. Even on server restarts. The server is only setup to spawn more cars or Helis when they are wrecked from players on server restarts. As we all know cars and tents are hit and miss. There are alot of bugs still within this part of the game. The goal is once the Heli is repaired and in your control it should stay with you no matter how many times the server restarts. The cars and Helis are per server only. If you move from one server to another a new set of spawns is setup to that server.

[bogulez 11]

3: The Heli Crash site should stay there until heli is repaired. Even on server restarts. The server is only setup to spawn more cars or Helis when they are wrecked from players on server restarts. As we all know cars and tents are hit and miss. There are alot of bugs still within this part of the game. The goal is once the Heli is repaired and in your control it should stay with you no matter how many times the server restarts. The cars and Helis are per server only. If you move from one server to another a new set of spawns is setup to that server.

I dont think heli crash sites have fixable helis. I think you might be confusing crashed heli spawns with actual heli spawns but i could be wrong.

[hassman 11]

I dont think heli crash sites have fixable helis. I think you might be confusing crashed heli spawns with actual heli spawns but i could be wrong.

Your right.

[Markedgun 15]

1) Yes, zombies and loot CAN spawn at the same time if you are the first person to enter the area since a server restart I believe.

2)Zombies will respawn after a certain amount of town, the time is varied to location.

3)A helicopter will stay in its location till a server restart, you will not find loot to respawn there. Joining another server will most likely not let you find the heli in that location.

[Judemoukari 9]

Me and my friend were somewhat able to clear one small village. But it took almost all of our ammo and lives. Even if there seems to be 5 to 6 zombies, once you shoot, there will be a lot more. But if you just keep shooting them, they will run out at some point. But it won't take long for them to respawn. Don't know about deerstands though.