Get to da Choppa event details

Alright it’s taken forever to work this out but at last we’ve got the server up and running, so lets hope it’s been worth the effort. We had hoped to run this tonight but it took 3 hosting companies to get a server the way we wanted and most of yesterday and today to figure that and the admin controls out (and even then we’ve not exactly got an ideal solution)….

Anyway, to recap, the idea is to repair a Chopper, refuel it, and then fly it into the ground, so here is the who what and where….

The chopper is located at Devils castle. It is a Mi17 Hind and requires everything other than hull repairs. By everything I believe it needs 6-8 windscreen glass for the windows, 1 rotor, 1 scrap metal for the avionics, and possibly a fuel tank, however note that you may need to check it yourself in game as I’m not 100% sure myself.

The crash site is anywhere on Skalisky island, which should be a big enough target for even XDC to hit 🙂

The following vehicles are on the map and in full working order (if I’ve read the admin panel correct):

3 x Motorbikes
2 x Volka Cars (your guess is as good as mine)
3 x UAZ
2 x Bus
2 x Skoda
1 x old bike
1 x Truck
1 x BAF Offroad car
1 x Biplane

Note that the game also spawned in 2 little birds and a Huey, when I originally set it up, but I’ve removed these and attempted to change both little birds to hatchbacks, and the huey to an SUV. There is considerable doubt over whether this actually worked, as I found one little bird at devils castle and while it disappeared when I made the changes, it wasn’t replaced with anything. There is a chance it has worked for the other choppers, so I’m providing the info anyway….I don’t want to spend too much time checking vehicle spawns to see where things are, as that’ll ruin the event for me.

And on that point, I don’t know where anything else is located. The map locations on the database are about 15 digits long and bear no relation to any in game GPS coordinates that I can determine without delving deeper into it, and actually going out of my way to ruin any challenge.

Anyway, back to the event, if the chopper is crashed anywhere else on the map, or destroyed on take off, a new chopper will be spawned in at full health – however this will require 1 or 2 restarts. People will be given 20 minutes to move into position on the new chopper spawn which will be predetermined, and I’ll update this thread with that location in the morning. I was going to use the hospital landing pad at cherno, but the latest mod patch has reintroduced a graphical glitch which is affecting some parts of cherno, so I need to find a better spot – which requires hiking over to check it first.

Finally, spawn locations for players are not predetermined, however note that the current version of the mod allows you to select your spawn point, for example near Electro, Cherno, Berizinho, Kamenka, Solnichy, and I think Balota. Use these if you wish, or select the central panel for a random spawn.

I think that’s everything for now, other than to say we start at approx 2pm tomorrow and will continue as long as it takes. If at any point we are left with only one player, we’ll take a break from the event. Remember also to say to everyone on TS or joining TS whether or not you’re starting or are flying the chopper, so they can make a move and hedge their bets on you crashing, or guessing where you’ll refuel.

The server password won’t be posted here, it’ll be provided on TS since we don’t want any hackers on, but the IP is below:

178.32.172.39 Port: 2402

Oh and right now the best server browser is “dayz launcher”: http://dayzlauncher.com/ but dayz commander is still the best option for updating the dayz mod itself – and you want version 1.8.3: http://www.dayzcommander.com/