Ok for the static map it was pretty easy. I loot a chest and in 3 days (if settings are on that) items re-spawned.
So what if I pop into a chunk loot a chest and leave that chunk with no one else in it... does the loot re-spawn in the number of days as dictated by the server settings or does someone have to be in there to keep that chunk alive?
I was always under the impression nothing happens in a chunk unless there is a player active in it. I know Minecraft had chunk loaders. Does 7 Days incorporate something like this in the background?