I was in the middle of a chain and got a 504 error. Then when I tried logging back on the main torn website came up with a 503 and 504. (I tried from my computer and my phone using multiple web browsers. All of which failed. This caused my chain to end before I could continue hits.... This happened just over an hour and a half ago.
Items seem to spawn randomly across the whole map except for in the water. *This has not been verified 100% yet. I will continue scanning water, and unless chedburn or staff says otherwise, they might still spawn in water!
Confirmed they do spawn in COLORED AREAS! Thanks Manarutos for this confirmation! I've also noticed that the items will load slightly slower than the map does when you are scanning. Almost as if the item is lagging spawn. It helped me spot the five seven, especially since the gun was dark and small mixed with bushes.
Items can "Stack" in the city! So far the most is 3 items visible at one time on the map! Thanks toBeerstein for the confirmation!
As far as Zoom levels for finding items, I have found items with Max zoom in and 1 step out from Max zoom in. Have yet to find anything or hear of anyone zoomed out farther with an item found.
