How long does it take for loot to reset/respawn?

[moewert]

Hi all,
I need ballistic scraps for my stealth armor and was wondering how long it takes for the ammo bags and military duct tape to respawn. I know you can't just server hop.
Thanks

[m142]

500 containers/items or so.
it's better to use hardbargain to buy it for purified water.
scrap 1 bullk for 10*balistic fibbers
grab white knight for reduced cost of repairs
grab fix it good for 200% repair efecienty
if your more convicted to farming then go get some more or less usefull scrap

[moewert]

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 500 containers. Whey you say buy purified water what does that have to do with ballistic scrap? Not sure of the connection. I have plenty or purified water. Do you mean sell it to get the money to buy the scrap? Of somehow bulk the water and then scrap it? Sorry not sure and am kinda new.
The other question was how long does it take to respawn items in the world?
Thanks again!

[Zeoplez]

Most people recommend collecting about 260 dirty water or burnt books from that one house. After collecting about 260 and server hopping the items should have respawned.

[slippingsnake]

Originally posted by moewert:

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 500 containers. ...

The game makes a list wich container you have looted, but this list hs only 255(?) slots.
Loot more then 255 continers, then serverhopanthe 1st container (or spot) should have an item again.

Reset for world Continers/ items is 24 h (while Vendors reset after 20h) after you looted.

Ballistic Fiber (Ammo Bags, military Duct Tape) can be found at miliatry facilities (SAM-Sites in the cranberry Bog).

Robo Vendors at train stations or Whitespring randomly sell Bulk (=10 pieces) ballistic Fiber, best price is 270 bottlecaps.

Use high Charisma (unyielding Armor and low health), "hard bargening" Perk and/ or Orange Mentats to get the best price.

[slippingsnake]

Originally posted by slippingsnake:

Originally posted by moewert:

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 500 containers. ...

The game makes a list wich container you have looted, but this list has only 255(?) slots.
Loot more then 255 continers, then serverhop and the 1st container (or spot) should have an item again.

Reset for world Continers/ items is 24 h (while Vendors reset after 20h) after you looted.

Ballistic Fiber (Ammo Bags, military Duct Tape) can be found at miliatry facilities (SAM-Sites in the cranberry Bog).

Robo Vendors at train stations or Whitespring randomly sell Bulk (=10 pieces) ballistic Fiber, best price is 270 bottlecaps.

Use high Charisma (unyielding Armor and low health), "hard bargening" Perk and/ or Orange Mentats to get the best price.

[Capnbludd]

Whenever you do a scrap run you should stop by any body of water and spam looting it. You then drop the looted water and resume your scrap run.

[ronr42]

I'll attempt a simpler explanation.

You must collect 240+ loose junk items before that area will respawn the junk. If you only collect ammo bags and military duct tape, the area will not respawn what you looted.

I'm not sure about looting containers and how that affects the total count you need to get the junk to respawn.

[BizarreMan]

To add to the confusion with world loot spawns. You have to collect 255 world items before that specific world item can respawn for you. However, world loot spawns are tied to the first person who enters the area and causes a spawn/respawn. If you collect the items, and then come back without the 255 counter being passed. No respawn. However, you collect the items, and someone else who has that zones junk in a different spot in their 255 counter. They can cause it to respawn, and then you can come back and find it there.

A big part of the change is to prevent people from looting a particular location, server hopping, and then doing it again. It also puts prevents someone with FO1st from looting on their private world. Letting it die, and then coming right back and getting it again.

[moewert]

Wow, ok so its the memory register that determines it, waaayyy good info. Thanks all!

[EQOAnostalgia]

Originally posted by slippingsnake:

Originally posted by moewert:

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 500 containers. ...

The game makes a list wich container you have looted, but this list hs only 255(?) slots.
Loot more then 255 continers, then serverhopanthe 1st container (or spot) should have an item again.

Reset for world Continers/ items is 24 h (while Vendors reset after 20h) after you looted.

Ballistic Fiber (Ammo Bags, military Duct Tape) can be found at miliatry facilities (SAM-Sites in the cranberry Bog).

Robo Vendors at train stations or Whitespring randomly sell Bulk (=10 pieces) ballistic Fiber, best price is 270 bottlecaps.

Use high Charisma (unyielding Armor and low health), "hard bargening" Perk and/ or Orange Mentats to get the best price.

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Originally posted by slippingsnake:

Robo Vendors at train stations or Whitespring randomly sell Bulk (=10 pieces) ballistic Fiber, best price is 270 bottlecaps

The bot in Charleston Fire Department also usually have 5 bulks in my experience, though not sure if that's at a higher price than other places (296 with Hard Bargain, but only 3 points in Charisma).