after updating and changing setting from (now) defaulted ones to my original config choices i reloaded the plugin after checking it was valid with json validator
{
"Airdrop": {
"Default radius for location based massdrop": 20.0,
"Delay between Massdrop plane spawns": 0.23,
"Deploy Smoke on drop as it falls": true,
"Deploy with Audio Alarm on drop": true,
"Deploy with Audio Alarms on drop only during the nightp": true,
"Deploy with Spinning Siren Light on drop": false,
"Deploy with Spinning Siren Light on drop only during the night": true,
"Disable SupplySignal randomization": true,
"Massdrop default plane amount": 5,
"Multiplier for (plane height * highest point on Map); Default 1.0": 2.0,
"Multiplier for overall flight distance; lower means faster at map": 1.25,
"Prefab effect to use": "assets/bundled/prefabs/fx/survey_explosion.prefab",
"Signal rocket explosion timer": 15.0,
"Signal rocket speed": 15.0,
"Use special effect at reaching ground position": true
},
"Allow Damage Airdrop Settings": {
"Players can shoot down the drop": false,
"Players can shoot down the drop - needed hits": 5,
"Set Angular Drag for drop": 0.1,
"Set Drag for drop (drop resistance)": 0.3,
"Set drop allow to explode on impact": true,
"Set drop chance exploding on impact (x out of 100)": 25,
"Set Mass weight for drop": 0.75
},
"Drop Settings": {
"DropDefault": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 2.0,
"cratesGap": 50,
"despawnMinutes": 15,
"includeStaticItemList": false,
"includeStaticItemListName": "regular",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 1,
"maxItems": 8,
"minCrates": 1,
"minItems": 8,
"planeSpeed": 35,
"useCustomLootTable": false
},
"DropTypes": {
"custom_event": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 1.0,
"cratesGap": 15,
"despawnMinutes": 35,
"fireSignalRocket": true,
"includeStaticItemList": true,
"includeStaticItemListName": "custom_event",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 4,
"maxItems": 18,
"minCrates": 2,
"minItems": 12,
"notificationInfo": "Custom Stuff",
"planeSpeed": 75,
"useCustomLootTable": false
},
"dropdirect": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 1.0,
"cratesGap": 15,
"despawnMinutes": 35,
"fireSignalRocket": true,
"includeStaticItemList": false,
"includeStaticItemListName": "dropdirect",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 4,
"maxItems": 18,
"minCrates": 2,
"minItems": 12,
"planeSpeed": 75,
"useCustomLootTable": false
},
"massdrop": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 1.0,
"cratesGap": 15,
"despawnMinutes": 35,
"fireSignalRocket": true,
"includeStaticItemList": false,
"includeStaticItemListName": "massdrop",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 4,
"maxItems": 18,
"minCrates": 2,
"minItems": 12,
"planeSpeed": 75,
"useCustomLootTable": false
},
"regular": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 1.0,
"cratesGap": 15,
"despawnMinutes": 35,
"fireSignalRocket": true,
"includeStaticItemList": false,
"includeStaticItemListName": "regular",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 4,
"maxItems": 18,
"minCrates": 2,
"minItems": 12,
"planeSpeed": 75,
"useCustomLootTable": false
},
"supplysignal": {
"additionalheight": 0,
"crateAirResistance": 1.0,
"cratesGap": 15,
"despawnMinutes": 30,
"fireSignalRocket": false,
"includeStaticItemList": false,
"includeStaticItemListName": "supplysignal",
"includeStaticItemListOnly": false,
"itemDivider": 2,
"maxCrates": 4,
"maxItems": 18,
"minCrates": 3,
"minItems": 16,
"planeSpeed": 75,
"useCustomLootTable": false
}
}
},
"General Settings": {
"Admin messages color": "#c0c0c0ff",
"AuthLevel needed for console commands": 2,
"Broadcast messages color": "#ffff00ff",
"Chat/Message prefix": "[Air Drop]",
"GUI Announce command": "announce",
"Lock DirectDrop to be looted only by target player": false,
"Lock SignalDrop to be looted only by target player": false,
"Prefix color": "##00ffffff",
"Prefix format": "<color={0}>{1}</color>: ",
"Show message to admin after command usage": false,
"Time for active smoke of SupplySignal": 210.0,
"Unlock crates only after player stopped looting": false
},
"Notifications": {
"Maximum distance in meters to get notified about landed Drop": 1000.0,
"Maximum distance in meters to get notified about looted Drop": 1000.0,
"Notify a player about incoming Drop to his location": true,
"Notify a player about spawned Drop at his location": true,
"Notify admins per chat about player who has thrown SupplySignal": false,
"Notify console at Drop by SupplySignal": true,
"Notify console at timed-regular Drop": true,
"Notify console when a Drop is being looted": true,
"Notify console when Drop is landed": true,
"Notify console when Drop is spawned": true,
"Notify console when Drop landed/spawned only at the first": true,
"Notify players at custom/event Drop": true,
"Notify players at custom/event Drop including Coords": true,
"Notify players at custom/event Drop including Grid Area": false,
"Notify players at Drop by SupplySignal": false,
"Notify players at Drop by SupplySignal including Coords": false,
"Notify players at Drop by SupplySignal including Grid Area": false,
"Notify players at Massdrop": true,
"Notify players at Random/Timed Drop": true,
"Notify players at Random/Timed Drop including Coords": false,
"Notify players at Random/Timed Drop including Grid Area": false,
"Notify players when a Drop is being looted": false,
"Notify players when a Drop is being looted including coords": false,
"Notify players when a Drop is being looted including Grid Area": false,
"Notify players when Drop is landed about distance": false,
"Notify Players who has thrown a SupplySignal": false,
"Notify Players who has thrown a SupplySignal including coords": false,
"Notify Players who has thrown a SupplySignal including Grid Area": false,
"Use GUI Announcements for any Drop notification": false
},
"SimpleUI": {
"SimpleUI_Enable": false,
"SimpleUI_FontSize": 25,
"SimpleUI_HideTimer": 10.0,
"SimpleUI_Left": 0.1,
"SimpleUI_MaxHeight": 0.1,
"SimpleUI_MaxWidth": 0.8,
"SimpleUI_NoticeColor": "1 1 1 0.9",
"SimpleUI_ShadowColor": "0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5",
"SimpleUI_Top": 0.05
},
"StaticItems": {
"DropTypes": {
"custom_event": {
"itemDivider": 2,
"itemList": {
"explosive.timed": 1,
"grenade.f1": 1,
"hq.metal.ore": 100
}
},
"dropdirect": {
"itemDivider": 2,
"itemList": {
"cctv.camera": 2,
"grenade.f1": 1,
"hq.metal.ore": 100,
"lmg.m249": 1,
"supply.signal": 3,
"targeting.computer": 2
}
},
"massdrop": {
"itemDivider": 2,
"itemList": {
"cctv.camera": 2,
"hq.metal.ore": 100,
"lmg.m249": 1,
"targeting.computer": 2
}
},
"regular": {
"itemDivider": 2,
"itemList": {
"cctv.camera": 2,
"diving.tank": 1,
"diving.wetsuit": 1,
"hq.metal.ore": 100,
"l96 Rifle": 1,
"lmg.m249": 1,
"rifle.m39": 1,
"shotgun.spas12": 1,
"supply.signal": 1,
"targeting.computer": 2
}
},
"supplysignal": {
"itemDivider": 2,
"itemList": {
"cctv.camera": 2,
"diving.fins": 1,
"diving.mask": 1,
"diving.tank": 1,
"diving.wetsuit": 1,
"explosive.timed": 4,
"hq.metal.ore": 100,
"lmg.m249": 1,
"rifle.m39": 1,
"samsite": 1,
"scarecrow.suit": 1,
"scarecrowhead": 1,
"shotgun.spas12": 1,
"supply.signal": 1,
"tactical.gloves": 2,
"targeting.computer": 2
}
}
}
},
"Timer": {
"Cleanup old Drops at serverstart": false,
"Maximum minutes for random timer delay": 0,
"Minimum minutes for random timer delay": 0,
"Minimum players for timed Drop": 0,
"Remove builtIn Airdrop": true,
"Reset Timer after manual random drop": false,
"Use Airdrop timer": true,
"Used Airdrop timer command": "random"
},
"Timers": {
"Log to console": true,
"Minimum players for running Timers": 0,
"RealTime": {
"16:00": "ad.massdrop 3",
"18:00": "ad.toplayer *"
},
"ServerTime": {
"18": "ad.massdropto 0 0 5 100",
"6": "ad.massdrop 3"
},
"Use RealTime": false,
"Use ServerTime": false
},
"Version": {
"Major": 3,
"Minor": 0,
"Patch": 5
}
}But it went crazy with hundreds of chat notifications of drops 
and this in console
(00:44:18) | Calling 'Unload' on 'FancyDrop v3.0.5' took 759ms
(00:44:18) | Unloaded plugin FancyDrop v3.0.5 by FastBurst
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Map Highest Point: (500m) | Plane flying height: (~1000m)
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop activated with '0' players between '0' and '0' minutes
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] ...killing 1 SupplyDrops
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:18) | Calling 'OnServerInitialized' on 'FancyDrop v3.0.5' took 837ms
(00:44:18) | Loaded plugin FancyDrop v3.0.5 by FastBurst
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] '4' custom loot tables loaded with overall '112' items
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1393, 20, 1207) grid area: Y7
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:18) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1448, 10, -1260) grid area: Z23
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-79, 71, 971) grid area: O8
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-802, 33, -261) grid area: J17
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-453, 27, 445) grid area: M12
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (988, 9, 1065) grid area: W8
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (889, 0, -1308) grid area: V24
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (199, 39, 822) grid area: Q9
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (588, 8, -979) grid area: T22
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1216, 13, -903) grid area: X21
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (352, 17, 73) grid area: R14
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-144, 21, -1181) grid area: O23
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-815, 13, -848) grid area: J21
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-873, 36, 531) grid area: J11
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1054, 39, -552) grid area: W19
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1061, 15, -1251) grid area: I23
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-297, 31, 212) grid area: N13
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (8, 55, 208) grid area: P13
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (107, 55, -292) grid area: Q17
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (702, 44, -617) grid area: U19
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (521, 63, 579) grid area: S11
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1057, 23, -1040) grid area: W22
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (655, 26, 1051) grid area: T8
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1105, 11, 432) grid area: W12
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (84, 48, -207) grid area: P16
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1490, 3, 178) grid area: F14
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:19) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (580, 30, -821) grid area: T20
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-322, 29, 134) grid area: N14
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1102, 25, 1046) grid area: H8
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1284, 11, 439) grid area: Y12
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-500, 41, 709) grid area: L10
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1399, 6, 75) grid area: F14
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-83, 68, 501) grid area: O11
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-218, 39, -1247) grid area: N23
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-737, 30, 1009) grid area: K8
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1340, 0, 956) grid area: G8
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-256, 36, 135) grid area: N14
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (1467, 19, 1271) grid area: Z6
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (928, 10, -1349) grid area: V24
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (146, 11, -1071) grid area: Q22
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Next timed Airdrop in 0 minutes
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Random Airdrop of type 'regular' incoming at: (-1137, 13, -621) grid area: H19
(00:44:20) | [FancyDrop] Timed Airdrop initiated with command 'ad.random'
Clearly i have done something wrong but not sure what ?