7 Days To Die Alpha 16.2

7 Days To Die Alpha 16.2 has been released on Steam.

Alpha 16.2 servers are available here : https://7daystodie-servers.com/version/alpha_16_2/

Added

• RWG prefab size check optimizations
• RWG changes for hash getting from toString to toCultureInvariantString
• RWG hub cell pregen blocks spawning the player and chunks until finished
• RWG hub cell download blocks spawning the player and chunks until finished
• Recipes for oil and paper
• One level deep backup system for player data files
• Added more stealth/debug introspection under F3 menu.

Changed

• it is not possible to pick up blocks in other player’s land claim area any more
• Molotovs do less damage to players
• Increased the drop chance of quests and treasure maps
• Increased damage on auto turrets
• Increased low end damage of the iron fireaxe
• Lower resource cost for basic wood building blocks
• Animals do not drop gore blocks
• Increased shotgun damage, mostly on lower quality guns

Fixed

• Animal gore blocks are not being cleaned up on servers
• When you focus on the centre of a wood frame and try to place another, you loose the frame
• water under navezgane mine
• Offline players will have a bedroll icon if someone picks up their bed
• Molotovs hit client players when walking/running backward
• Electrical traps can be found in the traps crafting tab
• Wrong open sound on eviscerated remains
• Traders do not carry compound bows and parts
• Wrong upgrade sounds on blocks upgrading to poured concrete
• Dysentery description does not mention that it is lethal
• Crafting/repair costs of sod and other dirt types are inconsistent
• Crafting skills increase the repair amount by up to 20% instead of only 2% (on repair kits)
• Blooddrawkit dupes if suicided by overuse in backpack.
• Player ID text is blurry.
• Waypoint search limited to active page.
• Allow scrolling through waypoint pages.
• Recipes aren’t updating “live”, ie missing last item and then gaining it.
• Disappearing POI’s
• 32 bit client crashes on RWG creation
• Ram usage may be too high (, Alloc)
• Zombies bounce off trader’s outer walls or are being teleported upon approaching them
• Game Unsticks player to the surface when underground
• Minibike location icon will not show if missing the padlock
• Insta health on medkit not applied when healing others
• Not all drinks extinguish all kinds of fire buffs
• Direwolf can still clip into player
• Weathersurvival off does not deactivate on leaving a game
• Players are unable to pick up small stones, plays land claim sound
• Feral Radiated Spider has wrong limb damage and animation rules
• Block ID 613 will suck player up into it
• Fixed not being able to bind mouse scroll wheel
• blade traps not doing damage properly when placed on a wall
• You can not shoot through security gates
• Vultures fall through the world when killed high in the sky

Known Issues

• On-screen keyboard is only available if you start the game from Steam’s Big Picture Mode
• Smell is not working with the new stealth we will revisit it in a17
• Too many Airdrop crates spawning and crates spawning underground
• Throwing rocks does not distract zombies
• GlobalUV support inhibits anisotropic filtering and it has to be calculated in the shader.
• Wet concrete not drying
• Sleeper spawning issues continue
• Farming of crops other than yucca and hops affects performance
• Zombies rotate on the ground before standing up
• Precipitation and cold temp going through windows, glass blocks, doors, and hatches
• Excessive use of trigger plates may cause servers to lag during hordes.
• Bears may not attack properly on slopes
• Running zombies may be airwalking after ladder usage