Set how many helicopter crashes your server has, which wrecks they are and how much loot each one drops, then choose the crash loot itself from the item library. The builder changes the StaticHeliCrash event in events.xml and the deloot items in types.xml, and you download both.
| Wreck | Min | Max | Loot min | Loot max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loot min and max are how many items spawn at each wreck. Where crashes can land is in cfgeventspawns.xml: see the Event Spawn Positions editor.
| Item | Category | Nominal | Min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Every item with deloot="1" spawns only at dynamic events. Heli wrecks take the ones with the Military usage in the tools, containers, clothes or weapons category; the rest is loot for other events, such as Santa's sleigh. Items added here get all of that. Nominal is how many can be out at once.
How helicopter crashes work in DayZ
A heli crash is a dynamic event. In db/events.xml, the StaticHeliCrash event sets how many crashes are on the map (nominal), how long one stays before it moves (lifetime) and which wrecks spawn, each child with its own loot min and max. cfgeventspawns.xml lists the places a crash can land.
The loot comes from db/types.xml: items with deloot="1" in their flags spawn only at dynamic events. A wreck's loot points take the Military usage and the tools, containers, clothes and weapons categories, so a crash item needs those too.
- More crashes: raise nominal, and check there are enough positions.
- More loot per crash: raise loot min and max on the wreck.
- Different loot: add or take off items here; their nominal limits how many are out at once.
Change the crashes on a Nitrado server
- Download
db/events.xmlanddb/types.xmlfrom your mission folder with Nitrado's file browser and keep copies. - Open both here, change the crashes and the loot, and download both files.
- Upload them over the old files and restart the server.
Questions
How do I get more helicopter crashes?
Raise the nominal of StaticHeliCrash here (vanilla is 3) and download events.xml. More crashes also need enough positions in cfgeventspawns.xml: the Event Spawn Positions editor shows them on the map.
What decides the loot at a crash?
Items in types.xml with deloot="1" in their flags. They spawn only at dynamic events, and a heli crash takes the ones with the Military usage in the tools, containers, clothes or weapons category. The number of items per wreck is the child's lootmin to lootmax in events.xml.
How do I add an item to the crash loot?
Load your types.xml and events.xml, click Add crash loot and pick the item. The builder sets deloot="1", adds the Military usage if it is missing and gives it a nominal, then you download both files.
Will crash loot still spawn in towns?
No. An item with deloot="1" only spawns at dynamic events such as heli crashes. Take it off the crash loot here and it goes back to normal loot.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The builder runs in your browser. The vanilla buttons load Bohemia's files from their public GitHub, and Apply to server only sends the finished files to your own Nitrado server.
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