Air Drop


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The Air Drop was added in the v0.5.0 "" update on July 26, 2018 as a game mechanic in surviv.io that allows random drops of Meteor Crates from the air. It is dropped by the Airplane. You can summon an Air drop with a Flare Gun.

Info
The Air drop is a mechanic that was added in the 0.5.0 "" update in July 26, 2018. Every once in a while, you will find an Airplane flying overhead which will make the air drop along it's flight path. When in the air, you can only see the parachute and when it lands to the ground, the parachute disappears, smoke comes out for a short while before revealing the meteor crate. Once on the ground, an orange parachute icon appears on the screen pointing in the direction where the air drop landed, visible to all players, hence making players attack each other over it. When the air drop is broken, the icon disappears. Shooting a Flare Gun will summon an air drop and will land on the spot where you shot the gun from. It usually contains rare and exclusive loot, and to compensate for that it is one of the toughest crates in the game due to the armor surrounding it. Be careful when going to loot an airdrop as it transforms into a war zone quickly.

Air Drop Ping
When there is an airdrop on the map, this ping will briefly show where the airdrop will land. It cannot be seen on the ground but it is visible on the minimap and as an off-screen ping arrow. It is visible on everyone's map and every survivr gets a signal.

Military Air Drop
The Military Air Drop is a special type of Air Drop, found in the 50v50, which is basically an extra large Air Drop to accommodate the large number of players on each team. Each leader gets a Flare Gun with one Flare Ammo, shoots it, and then the plane drops an oversized air drop onto the ground. Once it drops, it can be indicated of its value by whether the spikes are silver of gold. It takes many hits to destroy it since it is huge, but the large number of players crowded around it means it shouldn’t take that long. It can contain all sorts of guns, throwables, melee weapons, and equipment, and sometimes if a player find another Flare ammo, they can spawn another air drop.

Tips

 * Unless you have good Equipment or are good at fighting or both, it's best to stay away from air drops as usually many people go for them, turning the area into a war zone quickly, unless there is a small number of players left on the battlefield.
 * Follow the Airplane. Running towards it's direction will get you to the air drop faster.
 * Do not stand under an air drop, because once it lands on you, you die instantly, or get knocked out depending whether you are playing solo or an event or Squad/duo modes.
 * If you really want the air drop but don't have good loot, hide in a Bush or under a Tree and wait for people to fight over it and weaken each other. Then, you will have a better chance of getting it as many people are dead or injured.
 * Once you break the air drop and collected the loot, quickly move out of the area to avoid getting killed.
 * Since the outer casing of the air drop can block oncoming bullets, you can hide behind an unopened air drop as a way to take cover from enemy fire. However, keep in mind that Frag Grenades can still affect you since they do splash damage and can be thrown over the air drop.
 * Although the difference between a Golden Air Drop and a normal Air Drop isn’t noticeable at first, the difference after destroying the metal covering over the crate will make it noticeable. There are four triangular spikes at the four corners of the crate. If they are gray, it is a normal Air Drop. If the spikes are golden, then it is the rare and valuable golden Air Drop,

Planes
The Air Drop is dropped by a plane. The plane is re-textured to be a sleigh pulled by reindeer on the Snow Map as a reference to Santa Claus.

Trivia

 * If someone stands beneath the air drop when it lands, it will always kill them. If it is during an event, Squad, or duo mode, it will knock a player out, or kill a Knocked Out player.
 * If you shoot 2 flares at in the same place, one of the air drops will go to the side.
 * If you shoot a flare too close to a structure that can't be destroyed, the air drop will also go to the side. The same thing applies to if it is fired inside a structure, such as on the border between the Bank and it's vault (which was a glitch).
 * Air Drops are indestructible, but when destroyed turn into their specific inner crate. However, they also have an attribute that they are destroyed when they are used, allowing them to be opened.
 * According to the Christmas Air Drop skin Tallow's Little Helper, it indicates that Dr. Chandler Tallow from the game's lore controls the airdrops.
 * You will have a very rare chance to get an M9.
 * Sometimes,in Woods Mode,Air Drops will not contain a weapon.