Does server restarting every x hours mean I shouldn't go vehicle hunting?

[HHRoblox 1]

I'm a bit new to Dayz, so I'm unsure what server restart means exactly. Lots of servers seem to do it, and I heard restarting clears all tents/vehicles. When a server says it restarts often, does that mean it clears everything, or just goes down for a bit, then goes back up? Should I bother saving stuff in a car in those types of servers?

[Angel Knight 427]

Servers usually warn you before restarting.

Exit vehicle and use the save vehicle option. The vehicle will reappear in that same location after the restart, with the same inventory.

Same with tents, use the save option before the restart or before logging off. If you don't save, the tent will look like it did when you last saved it after every restart.

[WargameKlok 166]

Vehicles and the gear stored within seem to be saving properly in 1.7.2.6 servers. Just make sure you save the vehicle before you log off.

[HarunDanyal 49]

A vehicle's position and condition will save when you get out of it, when you hit 'Save (vehiclename)' that only saves the inventory. Therefore, if your home server restarts often, just make sure you are near a vehicle spawn before and after a restart, that way if you see a vehicle, you can get in and out of it real quick to save it's position.

[HHRoblox 1]

Ah I see. Thanks. I save often, I just wasn't sure if restarting deleted everything in the world.

[HHRoblox 1]

Ah I see. Thanks. I save often, I just wasn't sure if restarting deleted everything in the world.

[Entaro (DayZ) 33]

The biggest problem with vehicles is that even if they are destroyed, on a restart they usually pop right back up where they were destroyed, in good condition - they rarely repopulate their original spawn points.

[Kerbo 198]

No, but all the hackers running around with ESP that will find and steal your vehicle mean you shouldn't go vehicle hunting unless you expect to lose it. *sigh*

[SystemiK 366]

You probably heard some info from the 1.7.2.5 version when vehicles were reset to their original spawn location / broken state EVERY time the server was restarted. If you are playing on 1.7.2.6 then that info is no longer correct. With the exception of tents / vehicles occasionally failing to spawn after server reboot (happens with all build #'s) vehicles are saving properly now .

It's a big problem on the forums that people post all kinds of information but rarely bother to mention which version of the game they are talking about, which leads to confusion such as yours.

This could be easily avoided if people would take an extra 3 seconds to mention which version they are currently bitching about...