Hacker exploded Heli, Heli hasn't respawned.

[SwaggyPete 0]

I administrate on a server where I had my first run in with a hacker today. He'd teleported and grabbed a helicopter and soon after flew it into the ground. We banned him from the server. Our server restarts every 6 hours and this has been the second restart and the helicopter hasn't respawned. I personally checked it's last location with no luck. Is there anyway where spawns can be reset or is there a way where I can locate it via a tool/logs?

Thanks.

Oh and some proof that the helicopter was destroyed:

"HelicopterExploSmall" 21:38 0:0 [13452,2776,9] [0,0,0]

"HelicopterExploBig" 21:39 0:0 [13452,2776,10] [0,0,0]

[icomrade 201]

the heli should re-spawn soon. I.e. withing the next week or 2.

Edited September 10, 2012 by icomrade

[SwaggyPete 0]

Is it a time based spawn? I believe there is only 1 spawn on that one island near Elektro.

[shadow_moses 50]

Seven Days after its destroyed it will respawn at one of the many locations.

[SwaggyPete 0]

Seriously, 7 days?

[Toastedzen 80]

Seven days!

[tolagarf 15]

I'm quite sure it's 0 to 7 days, not just plainly 7. I've seen the Huey spawn on my server few hours again after being destroyed. And no it doesn't spawn in a random spot, it always spawns on Skalisty Island. Somestimes though an ATV will spawn in its place, so just kill it and wait.

[maddyn99 (DayZ) 25]

once again hackers win. They will be back, hack it and another 7 days. Been 3 weeks on my server. No heli for more than a few hours.

[shadow_moses 50]

I'm quite sure it's 0 to 7 days, not just plainly 7. I've seen the Huey spawn on my server few hours again after being destroyed. And no it doesn't spawn in a random spot, it always spawns on Skalisty Island. Somestimes though an ATV will spawn in its place, so just kill it and wait.

Always the island? Then why all the other markers on the DayDB.com Map?

[venthos 605]

I'm quite sure it's 0 to 7 days, not just plainly 7. I've seen the Huey spawn on my server few hours again after being destroyed. And no it doesn't spawn in a random spot, it always spawns on Skalisty Island. Somestimes though an ATV will spawn in its place, so just kill it and wait.

It does spawn in random spots. It just SEEMED like it only spawned in Skalisty during 1.7.2.5 because vehicles weren't saving, therefore new servers during that time (like mine) never moved onward from the initial spawn locations for vehicles. Check dayzdb.com's map for the list of potential spawn points. There's many other car spawns that don't spawn anything on "first vehicle set" either. You'll see more randomized vehicle spawn locations later as you lose/regain vehicles.

Vehicles will respawn at their last known good location as long as no one has SAVED the vehicle in its exploded state. This also could explain why you saw a previously exploded Huey a few hours later (next server restart). If someone SAVES the exploded chopper, The Hive registers it as dead and you have to wait 7 days. For instance I've seen an exploded V3S, ATV, Motorcycle, all respawn in their last saved repair state and location (separate days/times/restarts) because no one had saved the exploded vehicle before next restart.

My server's chopper was repaired on Saturday by someone and promptly shot down/crashed in Cherno about 15 minutes later. Ah well, 7 days wait it is! Choppers aren't that great anyway. I had one with my squad for 4 days straight. It is annoying having to try to hide it, and even worse thinking how fucked you are if it gets stolen and you have no quick transportation back to your camp/etc. The mounted M240s are a wildcard because desync issues and general heli movement make them so hard to be accurate with. With the helicopter insta-repair bug fixed even a pea shooter can blow out a windscreen and make it leak fuel like mad. Anyone with a decent rifle can take out your rotor and send you into the earth. It shouldn't be any other way, either. Choppers are very fragile. The repair bug also needed fixing, but it just further cements why I didn't even try and repair it and won't even be looking for it next week. They're just not worth the trouble. A UAZ is the optimal vehicle in my opinion. I would love to see some non-combatant choppers introduced. Like let's say two "news" choppers. Nothing but a spotlight. Helicopters rule for transportation, so making 2 or 3 news helicopters per server spawn that's only use was transportation would be quite awesome.

One request, though. A built-in loud speaker so I can fly it through cherno/elektro and yell to the new spawns "Hey there. Safen up down there." while shining the spot light directly at them. :D

Edited September 11, 2012 by Venthos

[SwaggyPete 0]

Thanks for the info fellas.