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A21.2 EXP brings Perma Death setting!

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:57 CEST

Hello Survivors!

Today we bring to you A21.2 with an all new "Death Penalty" setting, allowing you to choose between different penalties for someone's demise, including a total wipe of your character.
For dedicated servers you will need to have this line added in the serverconfig to start fresh or continue an old save:

To opt in and give feedback follow these steps:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

We wish everyone a lot of fun with this experimental version!

Here is what changed since A21.1:

A21.2 b14

Added

Death Penalty settings
#cacti and #ember_piles as new bit actions for Twitch.
#spoil_boxes bit command for Twitch.
#mixup bit Twitch action to mixup the backpack and toolbelt items.
Three bit teleports for Twitch as Extras.
#blind bit action to blind the target and their party for 10 seconds.
#destroy_toolbelt bit action that destroys all the items in a target's toolbelt.
Dismantle Vehicle bit action to break down a vehicle into parts.
Rename_signs bit action to rename all the signs / containers in your land claim area.
Unload Ammo bit action that unloads all weapons in your toolbelt / backpack.
Lost Twitch bit action that removes all map data and waypoints and teleports you a short random distance away.
Player Inventory Preference System.
Tall Cacti have a bottom cap
Player will be teleported from the full trader protected area during a blood moon

Changed

Increased max particles of a type per entity to 3
Lock AdminTools queries while reloading so no invalid state can be received
Descriptions for teleports now show the distances.
Set AllowedRotations property to No45 on Land Claim Blocks to prevent clipping
Enabled mesh collider convex on various doors to prevent players from getting stuck in them
Updated collider on modularFireWoodStackC to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Bird nest material and max damage to match particles and sound when harvested
Updated collider for brick_half_destroyed04
Updated colliders for couchModernCorner to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Removed Damage Mitigation from Grandpa's Moonshine and Pain Killers to prevent 100% or higher buff stack up
Reworked values for WaterChangeOT for Pain Killers, Steroids, Recog, and Fort Bites to match the new durations
Reduced Damage Mitigation of Fort Bites from 50 to 40
Reduced water loss of Fort Bites from 30 to 20
Updated localization of Physician ranks 2 and 4 to reflect the 20 and 40% crafting time reduction to items in the chem station
Updated localization for critical hits journal tip
Updated tags on zombieBurntFeral to include "walker"
Updated some logging for mod loading for better readability

Fixed

Double Barrel Shotgun zooms while in hipfire position. Additional change made which increases the range for the AoE knockback of Repulsor mod to be in line with the shock radius (both are now 1.3).
Non visible downgrade, destroy and death particles due to origin
Particles were tracking for none entity id and for forced creation
Reloading toolbelt window group causes exceptions on picking up/dropping items
Player names in persistent data now get updated when logging in again
Server permissions file no longer reloaded on own changes, only actual external changes
Error message on failing to load an AssetBundle now includes the requested filename again
Buried Supplies quests keep the Twitch Quest Cooldown active after quest complete.
Reading a treasure map or using glass while in the modification menu messes up the UI
When loading into the prefab editor for the first time, it lets you build without clicking Create New Prefab, leading to inability to save work
#setbitpot does not show correct localization.
Issue that could cause food to not fill up all the way if moving on respawn
World creation had the default size set to 8 (now 4096)
World Creation window combobox for world size now shows all valid values from 1024 to 10240
Random Teleports would not teleport you within a POI bounds.
Opening a container directly above the treasure cache will complete treasure quests
Mixup did not work on vehicles.
Players stuck in closed commercial doors v1v3
Rain particles do not collide with glass
Issues with curing sprained leg and arm at the same time
Issue with buffs that caused Goldenrod Tea and Pure Mineral Water to play the "player sick" sounds after consumption
Issue with harvesting camping chairs
Switching from ADS to hands with num keys will result in stretched arms
Roadside_checkpoint_05 rollup door open/close state alternates on chunk load
For clients on dedi swicthes powered by generators may not always function in non power restore quests when they should always have power
Triggers sometime stops working after a POIReset
Switch triggers can load in a broken state which is directly tied to a player save, some switches alternate between states with game reloads
For clients on dedi swicthes powered by generators may not always function in non power restore quests when they should always have power

A21.1 b16 Stable

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:41 CEST

Hello Survivors!

Today, we are excited to announce the official launch of A21.1 Stable. During our extensive testing period, we have not identified any reasons that would require anyone to restart their savegame. In order for the newly added POIs to appear, new worlds will need to be created. Kindly refer to the detailed list of bug fixes, changes, and improvements provided below.

The Fun Pimps wish everyone an enjoyable experience with A21.1!

A21.1 b16 Changelog

Added

Tier 5 hotel_ostrich
Missing localization for buffBatterupStealingBasesName and buffBatterupStealingBasesDesc
Moderator OzHawkeye to credits
Nest Audio open/close/destroy
Ability to change prices for twitch actions through Twitch Info Screen.
Ability to reset prices for all twitch actions through Twitch Options Screen.
Loot entries have tags and if set then will ignore if looter has no matching tags
ApproachDistraction AITasks added to cop, demo, and mutated zombies
Opening loot container adds masterChef2 loot tag if player has Master Chef level 2+
Loot container console command to log the results of opening a container
Large_park_02
Extend ClientInfo logging
Prefab ins file read error log
Trader placement protected area of 3 on each side
Attack action skips firing onSelfAttackedOther or adding buffs when damage was ignored
GameEvent Requirements for Biome, POI and Progression.
FailQuest Action for GameEvents.
OnQuest Requirement for GameEvents.
BuffInjuryBleedingCooldown that adds BuffResistance after bleeding buffs to help reduce consecutive bleeds
Shape blocks support attribute hide_helper_in_creative
Exploding vehicles spawn a loot bag of contents
Dew collector audio.
F8 heat info shows active count and up to 10 events in current area

Changed

Missing collider property and tags on chainlinkGateDouble and chainlinkGateDoubleWide to be consistent with other chain link doors
Extended the cooldown times for all supply crates.
Extended the cooldown times for all vision effects.
Adjusted colliders on various bed prefabs
Adjusted colliders on chairCampingPrefab
Updated crossbow/compound crossbow mod slots to mirror .44 magnum/vulture
Added DuplicateRepeatDistance property to majority of all wilderness POIs to prevent duplicates from spawning too close to each other (2k buffer).
Takeall no longer has metal junk sounds and 3 more variants added.
Adjusted colliders on boxesCardboardPalletPrefab and boxesCardboardTilePrefab
Adjusted point costs for twitch actions to be multiples of 25.
Updated several loot lists to prevent 100% Q6 T1 tools in containers after loot stage 55 as it was only intended to be a boost for Working Stiffs crates
Sleeper volume improvements in prison_02.
Increased bias on downtown remnant POIs to ensure better performance, especially when there are multiple cities with downtown districts on a RWG generated map.
House_modern_29 Changes made based on feedback.
Wilderness_filler_14 changes made based on feedback.
Reduced gas production to 2 gas per shale and sped up crafting time
Updated trader stage baseTier1 template to allow an overlap between iron and steel tools/weapons
Swapped two wanderingHordeStageGS groups that were outoforder
House_modern_29 Changes made based on feedback
Updated Master Chef progression to use new hard coded masterChef2 tag instead of LootProb
Updated dumpster loot to work with new hard coded masterChef2 tag
Removed unneeded tags from items.xml used in old progression setup
Remove event spawned zombies when Homerun Derby ends.
No longer require overlay if not using Twitch Actions.
Show the current crafting level when showing the unlock level required in the crafting info.
Updated progression for Effective Range and Max Durability stats for tools and weapons
Updated Melee Damage on Steel Club that got missed on the first progression pass
Bows now show Effective Range
Removed hideui tag from roadside_truckstop_01 to allow the localization name to show on the location HUD
Dew Collectors now harvest for components instead of itself with a 50/50 roll for the filter. They still have the land claim block radial menu option to pick up.
Trader area calculations are done dynamically
Increased trader protected area by 1 on each side
Updated valid trees with path solid property
Stopped camera shake running at zero strength when no damage
Updated stats on all armor for linear progression
Adjusted vehicle revert collision motion
Broken vehicles take 10% collision damage
Reduced the amount of explosives in Twitch crates by half
Removed explosives from mystery supplies channel point redeem.
Updated colliders on control panel block set to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Updated the collider for officeChair to allow projectiles to pass under them easier
Updated the collider for hospitalBedPrefab to allow projectiles to pass under/over them easier
Updated the collider for palletsWoodStackPrefab to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Updated the colliders for drink vending machines to prevent floating items placed on top
Updated collider for industrial_fence_bottom_02
Updated localization for Salvage Operations to say you can gain UP TO the percentage of each perk level. This is due to how harvest events need to be tagged and the amounts of resources that are randomized for general harvest.
Updated food bundles with a couple of mineral waters
Updated the description for food bundles
Updated all forge recipes with is_trackable="false" parameter
Updated collision property settings on rampFrame shapes to allow projectiles to pass through them
Removed the chance to receive buffInjuryBleedingTwo inside buffAbrasionCatch
Reduced the chances of random rolls hitting other crits inside buffOnAnyCrit
Moved corpse removal passive effect to buffStatusCheck02 to prevent item stats from being inflated when near a corpse
Removed corpse removal passive effect from all items and added tag "corpseRemoval" instead
Updated bulletproofShapes with hide_helper_in_creative attribute to hide bulletproofShapes:VariantHelper as it is blank and not needed
Set LODCullScale for the duct block set to cull at approximately the same distance
Reworked critical buff pop out icon colors for consistency. White = Treated, Orange = Untreated, and Red = Severe
Set LODCullScale for several corner pipes to cull at approximately the same distance
Restored the ability to sell pumpkins, yucca, and hops
Adjusted loot lists for T2 Buried Supplies
Updated dysentery localization for water/food cap being removed over time
Updated zombieBusinessManRadiated xp to be in line with other radiated zombies
Minor adjustments to sleepers/triggers in weigh_station_01.
Updates to prison_02 based on player feedback.
Updates to police_station_03 based on player feedback.
Removed unused sound noise range, playerOnly, hordemeter and hordeMeterPlayerOnly parsing and storing
Removed misc xml noise parsing
Removed unneeded entity TintMaterial code and xml (caused excess material creation)
Removed unneeded entity ReplaceMaterialx code and xml (caused excess material creation)
AI player inventory tracking only stores specific items so less data handling
Removed sound noise range
Zombies, Zombie Animals, Traders, and Junk Drones now have BuffResistance to buffRadiationPool
Improved AI activity (heat) tracking to use a realtime duration, merge events and remove empty areas
Block activity to 12 min duration and sound to 4
Updated DestroyFX settings for dew collectors
Removed already disabled jiggle script from neck of Demolisher to prevent the head collider from being disabled at a distance
Increased the amount of cloth needed for various recipes
Adjusted the weights on various items that scrap to cloth to adjust for the increased crafting costs
Updated loot lists for generic vehicle loot to not have T2 or T3 weaponstools
Generic vehicle loot now has a low chance for vehicle skill magazines with another low chance for others
GroupCarWeaponsTools now has a chance for meleeToolSalvageT1Wrench
AmmoGasCan moved from groupRareAutomotive to groupAutomotive
Increased the economic value for ammoGasCan
All Traders now have ammoGasCan for sell
Updated the loc for timed charges to insure players know what they are effective against

Fixed

If a player is moved away from a loot container they are in, it breaks that player's ability to open loot containers
Repulsor Mod effect applies to teammates, ignoring no friendlyfire setting.
AirDropFrequency setting for dedicated servers needs to be limited to same choices valid for SP
Stuns do not reset the stun counter when stacked.
Can't place a bedroll to the right of a bedroll you just put down while facing North.
Planted seeds can be lost when picked up too quickly.
Zombie attack can break after receiving fall damage (Hit tag)
Entity vertical movement could cause incorrect results for finding entities in chunks
House_modern_27 fixed mispainted texture.
Warehouse_06 fixed mispainted texture.
Apartments_02 fixed mispainted texture.
Floating terrain deco issue in countrytown_business_03.
Localization : Japanese water journal tip still mentions empty jars.
BlockSpawn check for missing trader would not happen all the time.
Missing textures in fire_station_04
AI pathing issues with cube_corner_beveled not having the path solid property
Radio_station_01 fixed floating calendar.
Nursing_home_01 fixed sleeper spawning on sight issue
House_modern_27 fixed mispainted textures.
House_modern_24 misplaced block
A few missing textures in prison_02.
House_old_modular_03 stuck dog.
Lot_industrial_15 stray block on top of worktruck.
#mindwipe does not work correctly on servers.
House_modern_29 fixed mispainted textures.
Fixed Localization : Spanish translation for reqAgilityLevel06
NRE with hazard damage controller when the collider is null.
Updated all 3 control panel corner duct prefabs with missing Ref Parent script on the colliders
Missing texture in house_burnt_03.
Key rack connected door was not locked in trailer_01.
Typo with woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredOak in the woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredBlockVariantHelper causing errors
Typo with woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredOak key in localization
In a player vending machine clicking remove all while clicking w to remove item can cause rolling XUi Error and AOOR Exceptions.
Fixed Localization : Mistake in Japanese translation for trapsT1
Motel_01 sleeper spawn in view of player
Survivor_site_11 sleeper spawn in view of player
House_old_ranch_06 in need of a quick exit
House_old_mansard_03 stability issue.
Twitch Prime Subs were not registering their events correctly.
Always do authorization cleanup on main thread
House_old_ranch_07 fixed mispainted texture.
House_old_ranch_06 fixed mispainted texture.
Large_park_01 fixed mispositioned block.
Fixed Localization : Japanese translation for armorT1 is wrong.
Fixed Gas Can crafting needs localization description updating from "Crafting in lots of 5" to "2" to reflect updates
Steam game servers list reports incorrect port to connect to game
Robo sledging a player on a vehicle is problematic
Vehicles could take increased collision damage from blocks due to player block damage setting
Player third person pose (ragdoll/vehicle) would stay in last positions when switching to first person leading to inconsistent hits and possibly ugly anim blends
Sleeper volumes trying to spawn an entity that just died
Vehicles being excessively damaged from separate collision events
Particles did not try to play on a dedi so the player noise creation was skipped
Starve command not starving player
GameEvent Requirement for CVar was not working correctly.
Interrupted RWG generation on dedicated servers causes exception when starting the server again with the same settings
Createwebuser command throws exception when used on the Terminal Window
EntityGroups XML parser skipping last line of a group if not terminated with a newline
XML CSV operation now ignoring leading/trailing whitespace when checking for existing values (can be disabled per patch by setting keep_whitespace="true")
Pipe bombs and dynamite can no longer be lit underwater, and are extinguished when entering water. Also adjusted the dynamite and pipe bomb prefabs to correctly show or hide the fuse sparks when they are thrown.
Fixed NRE that can occur when reentering a game not using persistent profiles while your character was last holding a thrown explosive item.
Using auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation.
Armor recipe unlock option level display is missing.
Third person light on the claw hammer with burning shaft mod being much brighter than the light when the mod is applied to other tools
Consistent behaviour across all explosives when underwater cannot be armed but can be thrown. Held armed items that should be extinguished when entering will (grenades, timed charges will not). Also fixed tag on molotov cocktails preventing them from exploding when hit with an explosion like other thrown explosives.
Ranch_01 not using the correct driveway part.
Bookcase in loot room of house_old_victorian_12 was upside down
Newly acquired Stun Batons don't charge on power attacks.
Tech Junkie Volume 6 currently has no effect.
Toolbelt slot memory after death.
Tier0 weapons/tools can be sold in rented vending machines, but have no price anywhere else.
Modded items are not included in the total quantity pop up.
Items craftable in the forge can be tracked, but only show the name of the item, nothing else.
Bacon and Eggs recipe was not properly being reduced with Master Chef Level 3
"Persistent Profiles" setting when creating new game does not initialize to its default settings
None of the shape variant helpers can be found in recipes by their localized names
World Editor Create World size arrows and back button stop responding when size is scrolled down to the custom input value
Nursing_home_01 removed extra microwave.
Downtown_building_04 removed misplaced block.
Fixed rounds per minute firing rate for the doubled barrelled shotgun and implemented new "RapidTrigger" property for ItemActionRanged that allows separate trigger pulls to fire the weapon faster than the roundsperminute rate.
SI issue in house_old_pyramid_01.
Zombies accidentally damaging dogs, zbears and vultures and vice versa
Drone icon sometimes disappear from compass and map
Electrocutioner perk doesn't fully work on Dedi.
AI activity did not restart when going back in time
Twitch Cooldown is disabled when shared quest is removed while on an active quest.
Restarting game with EAC enabled results in an EAC launcher error
Server can no longer be started with an invalid port
Multiple trigger/switch bugs, pushing to allow additional tests
NRE: Exiting game before camera stops shaking.
Downtown_building_02 updates made based on feedback.
Downtown_strip_12 small update to path to show the path clearer.
House_modern_26 replaced regular window by bulletproof windows.
House_modern_27 fixed a couple minor details.
House_modern_27 small update to make the path clearer.
House_modern_28 minor updates.
Lot_industrial_03 small block update in side wall
House_modern_24 changes in path to make it more clear in backyard.
House_modern_12 Added quick exit.
Gas_station_12 small block update.
Remnant_downtown_filler_06 minor block update
Wrong tag used to scale the steel when crafting higher quality levels of junk turrets
Junk drone path smoothing, better door and teleport decision reaction
Warehouse_06 small block update.

A21.1 b16 EXP

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:12 CEST

Hello Survivors!

While testing we were able to unearth and fix a few more issues.

Here is what changed since b15:

Changes

Trader POIs are now excluded from the chunk reset system. This avoids issues with resetting player-rented vending machines
Increased the block range of spears

Fixes:

Error while saving player file in some disconnect scenarios
Argument Exception from hitting object with vehicle
NRE with GameManager+ freezes zombies and other entities on dedicated servers

A21.1 b15 EXP

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:41 CEST

Hello Survivors!

As we approach the stable release of A21.1, we are pleased to present a small hotfix patch for you. This patch primarily addresses a harmless, yet noticeable error popup affecting server browser searches. This was occurring with servers erroneously setup with the port set to 0. Servers setup in that matter will no longer start.

Changes since b12:

Fixes

Twitch Cooldown is disabled when shared quest is removed while on an active quest.
Server Browser error on search
Server can no longer be started with an invalid port
Resolved problem where certain extension actions were not functioning as intended.
Restarting game with EAC enabled results in an EAC launcher error

A21.1 b12 EXP Update

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:50 CEST

Hello Survivors!
Today we have the A21.1 b12 EXP update for you all!
It addresses an issue with airdrops in the current EXP build and has numerous other fixes and changes.

To opt in please follow these steps:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

We recommend you start a new game when participating in EXP.
We are not aware of anything affecting existing savegames negatively.
If you plan on using your regular savegame, we advise of at least making a backup.

Here is what changed since A21.1 b6 EXP:

Added

GameEvent Requirements for Biome, POI and Progression.
FailQuest Action for GameEvents.
OnQuest Requirement for GameEvents.
BuffInjuryBleedingCooldown that adds BuffResistance after bleeding buffs to help reduce consecutive bleeds
Shape blocks support attribute hide_helper_in_creative
Exploding vehicles spawn a loot bag of contents
Dew collector audio.
F8 heat info shows active count and up to 10 events in current area
Count and Count Type to Item Actions for GameEvents.

Changed

Updated colliders on control panel block set to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Updated the collider for officeChair to allow projectiles to pass under them easier
Updated the collider for hospitalBedPrefab to allow projectiles to pass under/over them easier
Updated the collider for palletsWoodStackPrefab to allow projectiles to pass around them easier
Updated the colliders for drink vending machines to prevent floating items placed on top
Updated collider for industrial_fence_bottom_02
Updated localization for Salvage Operations to say you can gain UP TO the percentage of each perk level. This is due to how harvest events need to be tagged and the amounts of resources that are randomized for general harvest.
Updated food bundles with a couple of mineral waters
Updated the description for food bundles
Updated all forge recipes with is_trackable="false" parameter
Updated collision property settings on rampFrame shapes to allow projectiles to pass through them
Removed the chance to receive buffInjuryBleedingTwo inside buffAbrasionCatch
Reduced the chances of random rolls hitting other crits inside buffOnAnyCrit
Moved corpse removal passive effect to buffStatusCheck02 to prevent item stats from being inflated when near a corpse
Removed corpse removal passive effect from all items and added tag "corpseRemoval" instead
Updated bulletproofShapes with hide_helper_in_creative attribute to hide bulletproofShapes:VariantHelper as it is blank and not needed
Set LODCullScale for the duct block set to cull at approximately the same distance
Reworked critical buff pop out icon colors for consistency. White = Treated, Orange = Untreated, and Red = Severe
Set LODCullScale for several corner pipes to cull at approximately the same distance
Restored the ability to sell pumpkins, yucca, and hops
Adjusted loot lists for T2 Buried Supplies
Updated dysentery localization for water/food cap being removed over time
Updated zombieBusinessManRadiated xp to be in line with other radiated zombies
Removed unused sound noise range, playerOnly, hordemeter and hordeMeterPlayerOnly parsing and storing
Removed misc xml noise parsing
Removed unneeded entity TintMaterial code and xml (caused excess material creation)
Removed unneeded entity ReplaceMaterialx code and xml (caused excess material creation)
AI player inventory tracking only stores specific items so less data handling
Removed sound noise range
Zombies, Zombie Animals, Traders, and Junk Drones now have BuffResistance to buffRadiationPool
Improved AI activity (heat) tracking to use a realtime duration, merge events and remove empty areas
Block activity to 12 min duration and sound to 4
Updated DestroyFX settings for dew collectors

Fixed

No airdrops in A21.1 b6
Switch issue for POIs
Starve command not starving player
GameEvent Requirement for CVar was not working correctly.
Interrupted RWG generation on dedicated servers causes exception when starting the server again with the same settings
Createwebuser command throws exception when used on the Terminal Window
EntityGroups XML parser skipping last line of a group if not terminated with a newline
XML CSV operation now ignoring leading/trailing whitespace when checking for existing values (can be disabled per patch by setting keep_whitespace="true")
Pipe bombs and dynamite can no longer be lit underwater, and are extinguished when entering water. Also adjusted the dynamite and pipe bomb prefabs to correctly show or hide the fuse sparks when they are thrown.
Fixed NRE that can occur when reentering a game not using persistent profiles while your character was last holding a thrown explosive item.
Using auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation. (Fixed a secondary issue when playing multiplayer).
Third person light on the claw hammer with burning shaft mod being much brighter than the light when the mod is applied to other tools
Ranch_01 not using the correct driveway part.
Bookcase in loot room of house_old_victorian_12 was upside down
Newly acquired Stun Batons don't charge on power attacks.
Tech Junkie Volume 6 currently has no effect.
Toolbelt slot memory after death.
Tier0 weapons/tools can be sold in rented vending machines, but have no price anywhere else.
Forum Report : Modded items are not included in the total quantity pop up.
Items craftable in the forge can be tracked, but only show the name of the item, nothing else.
Bacon and Eggs recipe was not properly being reduced with Master Chef Level 3
"Persistent Profiles" setting when creating new game does not initialize to its default settings
None of the shape variant helpers can be found in recipes by their localized names
World Editor Create World size arrows and back button stop responding when size is scrolled down to the custom input value
Nursing_home_01 removed extra microwave.
Fixed rounds per minute firing rate for the doubled barrelled shotgun and implemented new "RapidTrigger" property for ItemActionRanged that allows separate trigger pulls to fire the weapon faster than the roundsperminute rate.
Zombies accidentally damaging dogs, zbears and vultures and vice versa
Electrocutioner perk doesn't fully work on Dedi.
AI activity did not restart when going back in time
Junk drone path smoothing, better door and teleport decision reaction
Armor recipe unlock option level display is missing.
Consistent behaviour across all explosives when underwater cannot be armed but can be thrown. Held armed items that should be extinguished when entering will (grenades, timed charges will not). Also fixed tag on molotov cocktails preventing them from exploding when hit with an explosion like other thrown explosives.
Updated abandoned_house_09 based on feedback
Large_park_02 updates made based on feedback.
Warehouse_06 small block update.
Downtown_building_04 removed misplaced block.
Minor adjustments to sleepers/triggers in weigh_station_01.
Updates to prison_02 based on player feedback.
SI issue in house_old_pyramid_01.
Updates to parking_lot_02 based on player feedback.
Updates to police_station_03 based on player feedback.
Armor recipe unlock option level display is missing.
House_modern_29 - fixed mispainted textures
Wilderness_filler_14 - changes made based on feedback.
Spanish translation for reqAgilityLevel06
If a player is moved away from a loot container they are in, it breaks that player's ability to open loot containers
Repulsor Mod effect applies to teammates, ignoring no friendly-fire setting.
Can't place a bedroll to the right of a bedroll you just put down while facing North
Planted seeds can be lost when picked up too quickly
Japanese water journal tip still mentions empty jars.
Downtown_strip_12 - small update to path to show the path clearer.
BlockSpawn check for missing trader would not happen all the time.
House_modern_27 - fixed a couple minor details.
Radio_station_01 - fixed floating calendar.
Nursing_home_01 - fixed sleeper spawning on sight issue
House_old_modular_03 stuck dog
Key rack connected door was not locked in trailer_01.
Mistake in Japanese translation for trapsT1
Motel_01 sleeper spawn in view of player
Survivor_site_11 sleeper spawn in view of player
House_old_ranch_06 in need of a quick exit
House_modern_12 - Added quick exit.
Japanese translation for armorT1 is wrong.
House_modern_29 - fixed mispainted textures

A21.1 b6 EXP

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:35 CEST

Hello Survivors!

Today we bring you our first point release for A21 to Experimental.

To opt in please follow these steps:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

Tier 5 hotel_ostrich
Moderator OzHawkeye to credits
Ability to change prices for twitch actions through Twitch Info Screen.
Ability to reset prices for all twitch actions through Twitch Options Screen.
Loot entries have tags and if set then will ignore if looter has no matching tags
Opening loot container adds masterChef2 loot tag if player has Master Chef level 2
Loot container console command to log the results of opening a container
Extend ClientInfo logging
Prefab ins file read error log
Trader placement protected area of 3 meters on each side
Missing localization for buffBatterupStealingBasesName and buffBatterupStealingBasesDesc
Nest Audio open/close/destroy
ApproachDistraction AITasks added to cop, demo, and mutated zombies

Changed

Twitch: Extended the cooldown times for all supply crates.
Twitch: Extended the cooldown times for all vision effects.
Adjusted point costs for twitch actions to be multiples of 25.
Updated Master Chef progression to use new hard coded masterChef2 tag instead of LootProb
Updated dumpster loot to work with new hard coded masterChef2 tag
Removed unneeded tags from items.xml used in old progression setup
Remove event spawned zombies when Homerun Derby ends.
No longer require overlay if not using Twitch Actions.
Show the current crafting level when showing the unlock level required in the crafting info.
Trader area calculations are done dynamically
Increased trader protected area by 1 meter on each side
Stopped camera shake running at zero strength when no damage
Updated stats on all armor for linear progression
Adjusted vehicle revert collision motion
Broken vehicles take 10% collision damage
Reduced the amount of explosives in Twitch crates by half
Removed explosives from mystery supplies channel point redeem.
Missing collider property and tags on chainlinkGateDouble and chainlinkGateDoubleWide to be consistent with other chain link doors
Adjusted colliders on various bed prefabs
Adjusted colliders on chairCampingPrefab
Updated crossbow/compound crossbow mod slots to mirror .44 magnum/vulture
House_modern_26 replaced regular window by bulletproof windows.
Updated progression for Effective Range and Max Durability stats for tools and weapons
Updated Melee Damage on Steel Club that got missed on the first progression pass
Bows now show Effective Range
Removed hideui tag from roadside_truckstop_01 to allow the localization name to show on the location HUD
Dew Collectors now harvest for components instead of itself with a 50/50 roll for the filter. They still have the land claim block radial menu option to pick up.
Updated valid trees with path solid property
Adjusted colliders on boxesCardboardPalletPrefab and boxesCardboardTilePrefab
Updated several loot lists to prevent 100% Q6 T1 tools in containers after loot stage 55 as it was only intended to be a boost for Working Stiffs crates
Reduced gas production to 2 gas per shale and sped up crafting time
Removed already disabled jiggle script from neck of Demolisher to prevent the head collider from being disabled at a distance
Increased the amount of cloth needed for various recipes
Adjusted the weights on various items that scrap to cloth to adjust for the increased crafting costs
Updated loot lists for generic vehicle loot to not have T2 or T3 weaponstools
Generic vehicle loot now has a low chance for vehicle skill magazines with another low chance for others
GroupCarWeaponsTools now has a chance for meleeToolSalvageT1Wrench
AmmoGasCan moved from groupRareAutomotive to groupAutomotive
Increased the economic value for ammoGasCan
All Traders now have ammoGasCan for sell
Updated the localization for timed charges to insure players know what they are effective against

Fixed

AirDropFrequency setting for dedicated servers needs to be limited to same choices valid for SP
Stuns do not reset the stun counter when stacked.
Zombie attack can break after receiving fall damage (Hit tag)
Entity vertical movement could cause incorrect results for finding entities in chunks
Floating terrain deco issue in countrytown_business_03.
AI pathing issues with cube_corner_beveled not having the path solid property
#mindwipe does not work correctly on servers.
House_old_mansard_03 stability issue.
Twitch Prime Subs were not registering their events correctly.
Always do authorization cleanup on main thread
Steam game servers list reports incorrect port to connect to game
Robo sledging a player on a vehicle breaks camera
Vehicles could take increased collision damage from blocks due to player block damage setting
Player third person pose (ragdoll/vehicle) would stay in last positions when switching to first person leading to inconsistent hits and possibly ugly anim blends
Sleeper volumes trying to spawn an entity that just died
Vehicles being excessively damaged from separate collision events
Particles did not try to play on a dedi so the player noise creation was skipped, this resulted in different stealth and zombie behavior on servers compared to single player
Wrong tag used to scale the steel when crafting higher quality levels of junk turrets
NRE: Exiting game before camera stops shaking.
Typo with woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredOak in the woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredBlockVariantHelper causing errors
Typo with woodenGarageDoor5x3_PoweredOak key in localization
Updated trader stage baseTier1 template to allow an overlap between iron and steel tools/weapons
Swapped two wanderingHordeStageGS groups that were out of order
Updated all 3 control panel corner duct prefabs with missing Ref Parent script on the colliders

Summer Sale 2023 76% off!

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:35 CEST

Hey Survivors,
7 Days to Die is now on sale for 76% off from June 29th- July 13th for Steam’s Summer Sale.
Play the Survival Game that came first. Navezgane awaits!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/

Alpha 21 Stable is out now!

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:33 CEST

Hello Survivors,
today we are releasing A21 b324 to stable.
We wanted to make it available in time for Summer Sale and 4th of July weekend to everybody out there!
A21 b317 savegames are compatible with A21 b324.

Official Release Notes

Please find the full Release Notes here.[7daystodie.com]
If you missed the last Experimental build, you can see the changes here.[community.7daystodie.com]

If you want to report a bug, please follow this link[community.7daystodie.com] to do so.

TFP wants to extend a big thank you to all our fans for supporting the game and wish you a happy 4th of July!

A21 b323 Experimental

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:35 CEST

Hey Survivors!
We have Experimental Build b323 for you.
B323 has some new POIs, other additions, changes, and fixes!

Here is how you can access the A21 b323 Experimental build:

Right click on the game in Steam
Click on Properties
Click the “Betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

Please look here to report bugs.[community.7daystodie.com]

We recommend starting a new savegame with b323 for the best experience. We don't expect to break existing Experimental savegames with this build.
The mod slot change will not change existing items, it only applies to newly found items.
As always, thanks for participating in Experimental!

Here is what changed since b317:

A21 b323 Changelog

Added

Dew collector creates activity heat when filling
Workbench and cement mixer makes activity heat when crafting
Workstations reset activity heat delay when moving back in time
House_modern_27 TIER3
Wilderness_filler_08
Wilderness_filler_11
Wilderness_filler_07
Wilderness_filler_09
Wilderness_filler_10
Diner_07 for roadside
Cave_07 wilderness cave
House_modern_28 TIER3
Wilderness_filler_04
House_construction_05
Added block triggers being destroyed activates it (if by AI then target nearest player. Explosions do not, as they do their own block changes)
Trader gate custom locked door audio
FPS cap so we don't hit extreme rates

Changed

Ask user for confirmation before opening URLs in the browser
Armor crafting Tier 3 now uses the military fiber icon since Tiers 1 and 2 use cloth and leather
Increased vehicle transition time between max speeds
Increased bicycle, minibike, motorcycle and 4x4 coasting
Adjusted bicycle, minibike, motorcycle and 4x4 max speeds and torque and turbo now increases torque
Lowered bicycle, minibike, motorcycle and 4x4 reverse speed and torque
Disabled bicycle and minibike reverse turbo
Increased minibike and motorcycle coasting and lowered reverse speeds
Batteries now scale the crafting resources per tier to prevent exploits
Updated localization for Machine Gunner perks to correctly call out 7.62mm ammo
Adjusted mod slot counts on all tools and weapons to allow a standard linear progression between tech tiers
Updated Journal Tips for Traders and Vending Machines due to recent changes
Updated localization for Repair Kits
Updated loadingTipKnownSchematics to reflect recent changes to recipe unlocks
Updated party game stage documentation in gamestages.xml due to recent changes
Updated Journal Tips for On Fire due to recent changes
Localization.txt updated for missed Twitch commands
Adjusted all tool and weapon entity and block damage values to allow a standard linear progression between quality levels and tech tiers
Reworked various issues with quest reward probabilities that resulted in poor reward offerings
Removed "AllowSpawnNearBackpack" from serverconfig.xml as the option not used

Fixed

Excessive SS reflections on blue selection zblock
Black block destroy particle effects
Block trigger issue in downtown_filler_13
POI : utility_substation_02 final loot room sleeper can be seen spawning in and POI :doors in final loot room triggers twice
Downtown_filler_13 Beverage Cooler can be accessed from the bathroom behind it
Downtown_filler_13 floating sleeper Vulture
Heavy lag for the host when a P2P client starts downloading the world
Pressing ESC in console closes the currently opened window in addition to the console
Hotkeys typed in console commands bleed to game
Downtown_filler_13 sleeper can be seen spawning in
Excessive Player spawn distance from trader
UI freeze when generating highways
Default Difficulty settings are different for SP/P2P and Dedicated servers
For clients on dedi switches powered by generators may not always function in non power restore quests when they should always have power
Workstations can be picked up while smelting or crafting items losing all materials involved when doing so
All left knuckle turns white when modded
Zombie attack can break after receiving fall damage
POIs overlapping in Navezgane
Dumping water buckets no longer allowed inside trader POIs or in a non-allied players land claim area.
Changing prefab properties in Prefab Editor does not add save indication asterisk
Arrows stick in water when atttempting to shoot submerged sleepers
Advanced rotation on garage doors while placing causes errors
Unable to dump bucket of water if any item is removed from toolbelt
Triggered sleeper volumes would not respawn zombies on player return
Prison_02 sleeper pop-in inside lobby bathroom within player's view
Tier 7 difficulty custom POIs will throw IOOR exceptions when a sleeper volume is triggered
Zombies would not eat dead snakes

A21 b317 EXP Update

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:06 CEST

Hey Survivors!
We have b317 for you with plenty of adjustments and fixes.

Here is how you can access the A21 b317 Experimental build:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

Please look here to report bugs.[community.7daystodie.com]

We recommend starting a new savegame with b317 for the best experience.

Here is what changed since b313:

Added

Item and block EconomicSellScale to adjust individual sell price
Cooking pots and grills to trader inventories
Crawler zombie move speeds for walk, run and feral

Changed

Improvements to sleeper encounters in prison_02.
Increased economic value of cooking pots and grills to 200, but set the EconomicSellScale to .1
Lowered the stack size of cooking pots and grills to 3
Increased the price of water filters
Crafting magazine bundle is no longer fixed as a guaranteed quest reward
Reduced the quantity of crafting magazines in quest reward bundle from 3/3 to 3/2
Reduced the quantity of crafting magazines found in mailboxes, file cabinets, book piles, and crackabook shelves
Removed hazmat clothing from blue zombie bags
Updated Tier 6 Complete rewards
Localization of Cheat Mode to Creative Mode
Updated descriptions and journal entries for land claim blocks to reflect being able to place 3 now
Workbenches in roadside_truckstop_01
Twitch Extension required to use Twitch Integration.

Fixed

Reduced AI attack position estimation
Reduced attack range and damage of short zombies
Reduced attack range of crawler and spider zombies
Low resolution flame particles
Navezgane changes based on feedback
Floating street light in Navezgane.
Ranger_station_03 t2 loot in t1 POI.
Ability to copy / paste lights within the prefab editor and retain their light properties
Wrong values for xp and duke rewards for infestation quests
Removed frame damage state for jail doors as they do not have a frame
Active drones can duplicate
"Respawn Near X" has added checks to avoid spawning in a POI and only on terrain blocks
Respawn menu now appears every time the player dies with different options based on if a backpack and/or bedroll is available to spawn at. If neither is available a single "Respawn Now" button will display to respawn at a nearby default spawn point.
SI issue when destroying oven in ranger_station_02.
Twitch vehicle silly sounds not decaying with distance
Ranger_station_06 has accessible valve, but no fire hazard
Custom Bit Events were not parsing correctly.
First time a drone heals it heals for 0HP

Alpha 21 b313 Experimental Is Out!

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:22 CEST

Hey Survivors,
We are proud to announce that the ‘Alpha 21' Public Experimental Build will be out today! We would like to thank all of the participating Streamers who streamed over the weekend.

Official Alpha 21 Forum Bug Reporting Thread [community.7daystodie.com]

Here is how you can access the A21 Experimental build:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

Here you can find the Release Notes.[7daystodie.com]

For any bugs found, please go see our Known Issues List[docs.google.com] and report new bugs here.[community.7daystodie.com]
The Fun Pimps wish you all the fun with this Alpha 21 Experimental Release!

Here is what changed since b309 from the Streamer Weekend:

Changelog b313

Additions:

Show Extras button added to Twitch Options

Changes:

Lowered Action stage unlocked for the following twitch commands
- #spoil unlock from 30 to 15.
- #shuffle_boxes unlock from 50 to 15.
- #empty_boxes unlock from 50 to 20.
- #drop_held unlock from 12 to 5.
- #mind_wipe unlock from 60 to 40.
- #destroy_base unlock from 50 to 30.
- #fill_base unlock from 50 to 30.
Adjusted the infestation game stage mod and bonus values to be a bit more challenging based on feedback and code review
Updated pricing for turret ammo to prevent exploits
Player crafted doors, hatches, shutters, garage doors, and cellar doors are no longer sellable to the trader
Daring Adventurer 3 and 4 are now unlocked at INT 7 and 10
Adjusted trader stage templates for T2 and T3 tools and weapons
Adjusted quality ranges of tools and weapons in trader inventories for more variety
Prison_01 steel railings in guard towers replaced with corrugated

Fixes:

Ability to copy / paste lights within the prefab editor and retain their light properties
Putting a charged stun baton into vehicle storage causes a crash to desktop
Updating player backpack Nav icons could hide previous icons that may now be in use elsewhere
Drone throws NRE when trying to heal the player

Alpha 21 Streamer Weekend Start Now!

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:00 CEST

Alpha 21 Streamer Weekend Starts Now!

We are proud to announce that the ‘Alpha 21 Streamer Weekend’ is finally here. We have partnered with over 200 streamers from 29 countries.

We will be running the Streamer Weekend event from Friday, June 9th through Sunday, June 11th.

Expect a public experimental to follow sometime Monday afternoon June 12th.

Many will be streaming all weekend and giving away Free Game Keys. Check their channels for their upcoming weekend schedules. These are being broadcast in many languages so scroll down to find yours.

https://7daystodie.com/a21-streamer-weekend/

A21 Streamer Weekend

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:44 CEST

Hey Survivors,
We are proud to announce that the ‘Alpha 21 Streamer Weekend’ is finally here. We have partnered with 185 streamers from 34 countries.
We will be running the Streamer Weekend event from Friday, June 9th starting at 12 pm CST through Sunday, June 11th. Expect a public experimental to follow sometime Monday afternoon June 12th.

Many will be streaming all weekend and giving away Free Game Keys. Check their channels for their upcoming weekend schedules. These are being broadcast in many languages so scroll down to find yours.

List of Streamers[7daystodie.com]

It has been a while since our last major release, December 2021 to be exact. For a year and a half, our growing team has been working hard to bring you Alpha 21. This Alpha delivers more polish, optimizations, updates, quality-of-life improvements, new content, new features, and new gameplay systems than ever before. We say it every Alpha, and we will say it again, this is the biggest and baddest version of the game to date.

If you have never played 7 Days to Die or you have not played it for a while, you’re going to want to check out Alpha 21. Pushing hard towards the Gold Version, this impressive mountain of work could only be achieved by the lengthy, iterative, development style we have gone through. The Fun Pimps dream big and know that nothing of this magnitude comes overnight. Building on an already solid foundation, this update sets the bar even higher for the sandbox, survival, simulation, RPG game genre.

We are very proud of the work, passion, and dedication our team has poured into 7 Days to Die and we hope you enjoy Alpha 21 as much as we have.

The Fun Pimps Team

Environment Art

The environment team has been heavily focused on the design, production, and implementation of hundreds of new high definition and physically based assets to help the world feel more believable and immersive. Additionally, new and updated shaders add a finishing touch to the environments. Below are a few categories of props that have been updated.

Ramp Kits
Platform Kits
Wall Kits
Trader Location Props
Military Props
Biohazard Props
Nature Props
Doors
Signs
Industrial Props
Commercial Props
Church Props
Medical Props
Construction Props
Furniture
Lighting Props
Static Vehicle Props
Wall art
Player Vending Machine
Workbench Workstation
Forge Workstation
Chemistry Workstation
Campfire Workstation
Hero Loot Containers
Graphic Design Art

The graphic design team has been crafting a large amount of high quality graphical elements that breathe life and storytelling into the world. Keep and eye out for these graphic elements listed below.

Food Labels and Posters
Calendars
Wall Art
Schematics
Tractor Logo
Trader Flag
White River Flag
Liquor Packaging
Magazines
Workstation Elements

New Doors

Introducing an exciting range of new doors, including the much-anticipated double doors! These numerous additions bring a level of detail to in-game locations that were previously unimaginable. Moreover, players can now enjoy updated craftable door options, expanding their repertoire of door types to choose from. As an innovative feature, doors gradually deteriorate as they sustain damage, resulting in visible holes that can be utilized for shooting or melee attacks. Be cautious, though, as certain doors may develop holes large enough to pass through without being completely destroyed. Exercise caution and strategize accordingly!

Loot Container Changes

When emptied, smaller containers such as trash bags, backpacks, and bird nests will now be destroyed. On the other hand, larger containers like clothing racks, desks, filing cabinets, and gun safes will transition to an open state once they have been emptied. This update brings a more realistic and immersive experience, as players can observe the visual representation of empty containers while navigating the game world.

World Water

We’ve made visual improvements to prevent water from clipping through semi-solid block shapes, such as thin or rounded wall segments. Under the hood we’ve overhauled water simulation to improve performance, reduce networking traffic, and provide more consistent and natural flow behavior, particularly with respect to large bodies of water such as lakes and rivers.

Hazards

The game has received an exciting update with the addition of a hazard system. This latest release introduces flame hazards that must be deactivated within specific locations in order to advance on your path. While active, these hazards will unleash intense fire damage upon anyone or anything that dares to approach too closely.

Gore

More zombies now utilize the new gore system.

New & Overhauled Locations

Every Point of Interest (POI) in the game has been improved with the massive amount of new art props and 692 new shapes added to Alpha 21. It is a complete overhaul of the art and gameplay experienced in each location.

All Trader locations have been entirely reworked with custom art
There are over 75+ pure new questable POIs
Most POIs (Nearly 400) now support the new Infestation Quest type
New parts & RWG features – Roadside POI spawns
Navezgane has gotten a quite a bit of updates
- Terrain updates
- New POIs added
- perishton_city_blk_01 through 05 (Overhauled Tiles)
- perishton_city_blk_06 (New Tile)
- perishton_tunnel_01 & 02 (New Remnant)
- departure_city_blk_plaza (Overhauled Remnant)

More than 200 POIs have been added or completely overhauled. And every POI in the game has been updated with new Art and Shapes: Some notable POIs include:

Tier 5 POI’s

apartments_02 – “Vanity Tower” (New)
factory_01 – “Shamway Factory” (Overhauled)
house_modern_23 “Dr. Karen Higashi Residence” (Overhauled to Tier 5)
hospital_01 (Overhauled)
installation_red_mesa (Overhauled to Tier 5)
nursing_home_01 – “The Last Sunset Nursing Home” (New)
prison_01 – “Navezgane Corrections” (New)
prison_02 – “Navezgane County Jail” (New)

Tier 4 POI’s

bowling_alley_01 “Pineballs Bowling” (New)
downtown_strip_04 – “Joe’s Junction” (Overhauled to Tier 4)
house_modern_24 “Jeffelon Zuckergates Estate” (New)
junkyard_01 “Ecotrash Recycling Center” (New)
roadside_checkpoint_01 “NDC Checkpoint One” (New)
roadside_checkpoint_03 “NDC Checkpoint Three” (New)
roadside_checkpoint_04 “NDC Checkpoint Four” (New)
roadside_checkpoint_05 “NDC Checkpoint Five” (New)
utility_electrical_co_02 – “Hybrid Energy” (New)

Tier 3 POI’s

apartments_03 – “The Bend Apartments” (New)
army_camp_04 – “Fort Razor” (New)
bowling_alley_02 “Ballzstrike Bowling” (New)
commercial_strip_03 – “Vick Garrison’s Pedipawn” (New)
countrytown_business_11 – “Midway Clinic” (New)
countrytown_business_12 – “Jim & Tim’s Bullets and Booze” (New)
country_junkyard_02 – “Atlas Metal Co.” (New)
commercial_strip_05 – “Elzner’s Emporium” (New)
downtown_strip_12 – “NFD Downtown HQ” (New)
fastfood_06 – “The Burgcaneer” (New)
gas_station_12 “Pass N Gass Plaza” (New)
house_modern_26 (New)
motel_04 “Greg’s Motel” (New)
office_05 – “Tri-Med Group” (New)
office_06 – “Abandoned Office Building” (New)
police_station_03 “NPD 3rd Div.” (New)
post_office_02 “Post Office #2” (New)
radio_station_01 “KZL Radio Station” (New)
ranger_station_01 – “Ranger Station Alpha” (Overhauled)
ranger_station_07 “Ranger Station Golf” (Overhauled)
rest_area_05 “The Road Gentleman Truck Stop” (New)
roadside_checkpoint_02 “NDC Checkpoint Two” (New)
school_daycare_02 “Poopy Pants City Daycare” (New)
store_discount_01 “Three Dollar Store” (New)
utility_substation_01 “Hybrid Energy Substation #1 (New)
warehouse_08 “Johnson’s Warehouses” (New)
weigh_station_01 (New)

Tier 2 POI’s

apartments_04 – “The Budget Borrows” (New)
bank_01 – “Piggy Bank” (Overhauled)
cabin_13 “The Gladue Residence” (Overhauled)
cabin_17 “The Engall’s Residence” (New)
cabin_18 “Our Best Moments” (New)
commercial_strip_04 – “Smorgasbord Square” (New)
downtown_building_04 – “Blaze & Burns Offices” (New)
downtown_building_05 – “Bombshell News” (New)
downtown_parking_lot_01 – “Downtown Evacuation Point” (New)
farm_14 – “Hersh Farm” (New Tier 2)
fastfood_07 – “NEW Mamma Pizza” (New)
house_burnt_02 (Overhauled)
house_modular_04 – “The Wagner Residence” (Overhauled)
house_old_tudor_04 – “R. Thornbury Residence” (Overhauled)
industrial_business_08 – “P&B Machining Co.” (Overhauled)
parking_lot_02 – “Mobile Field Hospital” (New)
radio_station_02 “ZMB Radio Station” (New)
ranger_station_06 – “Ranger Station Echo” (Overhauled)
rural_outdoor_wedding_01 “Bell Lake” (New)
roadside_restaurant_01 “The Wagon Diner” (New)
school_daycare_03 “Fun-Gi Daycare” (New)
store_bakery_01 “Ma Baker & Sons” (New)
utility_substation_02 “Hybrid Energy Substation #2 (New)

Tier 1 and Remnant POI’s

church_02 “Old Creepy Church” (New Tier 1)
countrytown_business_10 – “Bobcat Bar” (New Tier 1)
fastfood_05 – “Beavers” (New Tier 1)
fastfood_01 – “Prowlin Petes” (Overhauled Tier 1)
fastfood_02 – “Hurry Harrys” (Overhauled Tier 1)
fastfood_03 – “Blue Birdie” (Overhauled Tier 1)
house_construction_04 “Deracinated Domicile” (New Tier 1)
house_modern_25 “Rosilyn Residence” (New Tier 1)
house_modular_05 – “The Gilbert Residence” (Overhauled Tier 1)
house_modular_07 – “Spark’s Place” (Overhauled Tier 1)
motel_05 “Motel Eight” (New Tier 1)
park_02 – (Overhauled Remnant)
park_03 – (New Remnant)
parking_lot_03 – “ParKing Lot” (New filler)
park_basketball (Overhauled Remnant)
radio_station_03 “KZZ Radio Station” (New Tier 1)
ranger_station_02 – “Ranger Station Beta” (Overhauled Tier 1)
ranger_station_03 – “Ranger Station Charlie” (Overhauled Tier 1)
ranger_station_04 – “Ranger Station Delta” (Overhauled Tier 1)
ranger_station_05 – “Ranger Station Foxtrot” (Overhauled Tier 1)
remnant_burnt_09 (Overhauled Remnant)
remnant_burnt_10 (New Remnant)
remnant_downtown_filler_03 (New Remnant)
remnant_waste_18 “Pristine Health” (New Remnant)
remnant_waste_19 “Wasted Office Suites” (New Remnant)
rest_area_01 (New Remnant)
rest_area_02 (New Remnant)
rest_area_03 (New Tier 1)
rest_area_04 “Buy N’ Go Rest Stop” (New Tier 1)
store_grocery_04 – “Moe’s Grocery (New Tier 1)
store_grocery_05 – “Boe’s Market” (New Tier 1)
store_grocery_06 – “Joe’s USA (New Tier 1)
survivor_site_05 – “Mercy Point Camp” (Overhauled Tier 1)
survivor_site_06 – “Hog Foot Village” (Overhauled Tier 1)
survivor_site_07 – “Camp Carhwal” (Overhauled Tier 1)
survivor_site_08 – “The Simmons Shanty” (Overhauled Tier 1)
survivor_site_11 – “Cabin Retreat (New Tier 1)
utility_substation_03 “Hybrid Energy Substation #3 (New Tier 1)
wilderness_filler_01 “Shady Slaughter RV” (New Filler)
wilderness_filler_02 “Eerie Echoes Campsite” (New Filler)
wilderness_filler_03 “Hermit Hollow” (New Filler)

POI and Biome Difficulty Improvements

When you enter a POI, a HUD pop up will display its name and difficulty tier which is represented by the number of red skulls. These POI names will also appear on the quest text at the trader.

When you enter a Biome, you will see the biome difficulty represented by the number of orange skulls.

Forest – 0
Burnt (Navezgane Only) – 0.5
Desert – 1
Snow – 1.5
Wasteland – 2

The overall difficulty of the POI and Biome is represented by the number of Red and Orange skulls combined.

With this in mind, the same POI in the wasteland will be more difficult and have higher game staged enemies and loot than the same POI in the forest.

We also have fixed a bug with party game staging. Parties now work as designed and have balanced game staging to provide a better scaled challenge.

POI Localization

Points of interest (POIs) have undergone localization, receiving easily understandable and relatable names. These new names are not only incorporated into the quest system, but are also displayed on the upper right corner of the screen, above the Quest and Recipe Tracker.

Furthermore, if you backed the Kickstarter campaign and pledged for location naming, you will now have the privilege of having a POI named after you.

Infestation Quests

We have added a new quest type we call Infestation which starts at Tier 2. The system takes a supported POI and adds a +1 to its Tier. In an Infestation Quest, the zombie counts are multiplied to create a greater challenge. At the end, it will reward you with a special loot box, almost always found in the loot room. This left Tier 5 POIs with infestation in a bit of a pickle. Tier 5 POIs as an Infestation Quest, can now be found as Tier 6 difficulty POIs.

Random World Generation Update

Random World Generation (RWG) has gone through the biggest iterative updates to date. We have learned something from every previous version we have done so far. It’s not easy to create something nobody has done before, but we are committed to creating Random Generated Worlds better than anyone on the planet and we think you will agree when you play the latest Alpha 21 Random Gen.

The latest release focuses on improving RWG speed, visuals, POI placement, and adding new features to enhance the player experience and addressing several bugs.

Many notable improvements include:

RWG creation speed has been greatly improved. Generation speeds up to 4 to 5 times faster than before have been seen in some cases.
Merging highways between gateway tiles and township rural tiles has been added
A new scoring system for prefab pick ordering, xml entries to help control overall placement, spawn weights, and min max counts ensure POI’s don’t repeat too often.
Country Tiles have been added which give the rural areas more believable surrounds for POIS to spawn
Road smoothing has been greatly improved.
A new street tile system that uses an overworld grid to allow for more concise placement of wilderness, towns, and highways.
A “New Game” button has been added to the Advanced Generation screen to allow players to immediately play the map they have generated without having to remember the map name.

Chunk Reset System

We’ve added a new advanced game option called “Chunk Reset Time”. Enabling this setting will cause chunks to be reset to their original states when left unvisited for a specified in-game duration. Land claims, bedrolls, and other important player-owned objects such as backpacks and vehicles will prevent nearby chunks from being reset; so you don’t have to worry about your home base disappearing, or logging in to find your 4×4 exchanged for a tree which regrew in its place. However, loot containers and workstations which are not within a protected area can be reset, so players who use this feature must be mindful of where they store their valuables.

In effect, this feature allows previously-visited locations to respawn their loot and recover from destruction whilst the player is away. It also helps to reduce save sizes by clearing out stored data for the reset chunks until they’re revisited.

The setting is disabled by default, but can be configured at will in the Advanced tab of the New Game and Continue Game menus.

Survival Rebalance

To enhance the survival experience, water collection has been rebalanced by removing empty jars and cans.
Boiled water now requires a cooking pot to craft in the campfire.
Most “clean” water and drinks have been extremely lowered in loot.
A new Dew Collector workstation has been added to provide clean drinking water.
- Crafted in the player backpack, players will need to visit a trader to obtain a key component: a water filter.
- Water is slowly accumulated over time at a rate of approximately 3 jars every 24 game hours.
- Players can place multiple Dew Collectors
- DewCollectors must have a clear view of the sky.
  - Bars and other “see-through” shapes are acceptable to be placed above.
Drink Vending machines have had quantities increased including specialized drinks.
Due to water used in crafting, glue has been increased in loot, quest rewards, and trader inventories.

Crafting Skills System

Crafting unlocks have been moved out of the Perks System and into a new Crafting Skills System. Players will need to read various quantities of Crafting Skill Magazines in order to progress through the crafting tiers. These magazines are found in loot containers, zombie loot bags, air drops, given as quest rewards, or sold by the traders.

The Crafting Skills System solves two issues:
1. Players won’t be able to skip the progression of tool and weapon tiers.

Previously, players could max out a perk’s crafting quality unlock with primitive tools and weapons and then instantly craft higher tiers once the materials were found or unlocked. A good example of this would be a stone ax that could be crafted at quality 5, but then iron and steel pickaxes could be crafted at that same quality level.

2. Removes the crafting unlocks from perk classes

Players are no longer required to perk into various classes to obtain the unlocks. All crafting skills can be unlocked by all players.
The unlocks are removed from perks, however, each level of a perk will give a probability boost to certain magazines. An example would be the perk Boomstick giving a boost to finding more of the Shotgun Weekly magazines. Boomstick will also boost shotguns, shotgun parts, and the various types of shotgun ammo found in loot.

Perk Overhaul

With crafting unlocks moving to the new Crafting Skills System, perks have been overhauled to be more streamlined for each class.

Sexual Tyrannosaurus has been moved to each weapon perk. Players no longer have to perk into Strength to get the stamina benefits of ole Sexy T. Want better stamina with clubs? Put perk points into Pummel Pete and keep from getting winded too soon.

Flurry of Blows has been moved into each Attribute as a new perk.
- Perception: Quick and Perceptive – Increases the attack speed of spears
- Strength: Big and Fast – Increases the attack speed of clubs and sledges
- Fortitude: Lightning Hands – Increases the attack speed of fists and fist weapons
- Agility: Whirlwind – Increases the attack speed of knives
- Intellect: Calculated Attack – Increases the attack speed of batons

Physician perk has gained the ability to treat sprains and give more XP when using healing items. Dismemberment gets a boost with batons on level 4 while level 5 has a chance to instantly kill the target with a stun baton.

Master Chef allows players to cook faster with each level.
Lock Picking moved to Intellect

Grease Monkey grants the ability to use fewer repair kits when repairing vehicles
- Zombies and animals are now killed nearly instantly when hit by a vehicle, but the vehicle takes more damage than previous versions.
- Vehicles also take more damage when hitting objects or taking hard landings.

Perk Book Reworks

Spear Hunter Vol 3 changed from Steel Spear Unlock to Bleeding Damage
- Spears have a 25% chance to cause bleeding damage.
Spear Hunter Vol 4 changed from Strong Arm to Kill Move
- Power attacks do 50% more damage to downed targets.
Spear Hunter Vol 6 changed from Punctured Lung to Penetrating Shaft
- Power attacks now penetrate and damage multiple enemies.
Spear Hunter Complete
- Primal Kill: Kills with spears refill your stamina.
Automatic Weapons Vol 7 changed from M60 Unlock to Hip Fire
- Aiming from the hip with greater accuracy can save your ass in close quarters situations.
Batter Up Vol 2 changed from Gear to Stealing Bases
- Sprinting with a club drawn in combat uses 20% less stamina.
Batter Up Vol 6 changed from Bat Unlock to Foul Balls
- Power attacks with clubs have a 20% chance to ragdoll enemies.
The Great Heist Vol 3 changed from Timed Charges Unlock to Gold Rush
- Find 10% more dukes and old cash
The Great Heist Complete
- Find 20% more lockpicks in loot
Art of Mining Vol 7 changed from Mining Helmet Unlock to Damage
- Mining tools do 10% more block damage.

Perception and Spear Overhaul

It is mind blowing how powerful Rifles are now…literally. Pop zombie heads with ease with a boost to head shots when using the pipe, hunting, lever action, and sniper rifles.

The spear has gotten a rework. After much consideration, we decided to make it work like other weapons and exchanged the throw for a power attack. This makes the spear a much better sneak attack weapon and players do not have to worry about losing their fully modded spear when thrown. With the new door damage,

Recipe Tracker

Having trouble remembering that recipe? Well, in Alpha 21, players can track recipes while out collecting resources. Items are tracked in a list shown in the upper right hand side of the screen. When the correct quantities are collected, the items will be highlighted in green. When all items are collected, a tool belt message will appear letting you know the item can be crafted.

Crafting Quality Selection

It’s likely that you’ve encountered a common problem: after gathering the necessary materials and components to craft your tool or weapon, you’ve invested additional points into the relevant skill, only to discover that the newly unlocked quality requires more materials than you currently possess. However, this predicament is no longer a concern, as you now have the ability to choose the desired quality of the crafted item, granting you control over the amount of materials invested.

Loot Balancing

Considerable attention has been devoted to achieving balance in various aspects of the game. This includes fine-tuning the availability of food and water, ensuring quest rewards are appropriately balanced, refining trader inventories to offer a fair selection of items, and the distribution of crafting skill magazines.

Starter Quest

The introductory quest has undergone simplification to provide a step-by-step breakdown of the initial stages of the game. Through user-friendly instructions and onscreen assistance, both novice players and seasoned veterans will be effortlessly guided to swiftly accomplish the initial milestones of their gaming experience.

HUD-less Mode

For those looking for a more immersive gameplay, players can now hide the HUD by pressing F7 one time. This mode will now allow players to remove the HUD, but still be able to interact with doors, loot containers, vehicles, and more. Pressing F7 again will change to “picture” mode that hides ALL HUD elements. Pressing F7 a third time will go back to default.

Spawn Near Backpack

In this latest update, an exciting new feature has been introduced for respawning after death. With an active bedroll, players now have the choice to respawn in close proximity to the location where their backpack is found. This convenient option enables players to swiftly retrieve their lost loot without the need to place a new bedroll, as the primary purpose of bedrolls was not originally intended for this particular function.

Vehicle Damage

Vehicle collisions take more damage, but also cause more damage, so repair kits are more relevant to game play.
Repair kits repair a fixed amount of damage instead of all vehicle damage
New blood splatter when hitting entities
Improved ragdoll hits and can cause dismemberment on hit entities
Additional spark effects when hitting blocks
Improved block collision damage calculations

Wandering Hordes

To promote engagement and encourage players to confront wandering hordes, we have implemented an increase in the chances of loot bags dropping from these encounters. This adjustment aims to incentivize players to actively engage with wandering hordes instead of allowing them to pass by without engagement. Furthermore, an additional improvement ensures that wandering hordes will no longer occur just before the commencement of your blood moon event, providing a more balanced and predictable gameplay experience.

Twitch Extension

We’ve added a new Twitch extension to allow viewers to interact with the streamer without cluttering up the chat. This allowed for the addition of more advanced actions that cost Bits. We’ve also added Presets to customize your integration experience. Custom Events have also been added for Twitch events such as Subs, Gifting Subs, Raids, Hype Trains, and Channel Point Redeems.

Performance & Optimizations

Unity version update
Window block optimizations
- All Windows have been converted to shapes which are more performant.
- Full windows downgrade to broken.
- Broken and Empty windows upgrade to Full.
- Only Full windows can upgrade material.
Improved prop LOD transition values by adding LOD categories so similar props cross fade at the same distances. They also cull at more relevant distances which improves performance.
Trees (adjustments to meshes and settings for better performance)
AI can handle more zombies by throttling their activity based on distance to player
AI pathing can handle many more paths per second
Less memory use
A variety of other small performance optimizations

Networking Improvements

Greatly reduced network traffic
Entities have variable update rate based on distance

There have been a number of improvements and optimizations made for a smoother multiplayer experience. Character animations and ragdolls now sync smoothly while behind the scenes many optimizations have been made to create a more in-sync experience while also greatly reducing the overall network traffic while playing. This includes a new prioritization system that can increase the rate of server updates for specific entities based on their proximity to players.

Server Administration and Multiplayer

WebDashboard

The old Web control panel for the server has been removed in favor of a new Web Dashboard. This is the first step of bringing over what has previously been known as Allocs Server Fixes, providing Web based APIs for interacting with the server as well as a browser interface to those features. Compared to the old mod this interface currently lacks all of the APIs that provide information on players.

This new Web Dashboard is currently provided as a mod shipped with the dedicated server version in order to be able to speed up iteration times independently of the actual game releases when improvements are made or fixes integrated.

If you were previously using the control panel to automate server tasks you will need to switch over to the new API system:

Normally you define API tokens in the serveradmin.xml or via the ‘webtokens’ command, but you can also define one API token on the command line with the ‘-webapitokenname=x’ and ‘-webapitokensecret=y’ arguments which will define a single token with permission level 0
The API endpoint to issue commands is ‘/api/command’. The token name and secret need to be passed as HTTP headers ‘X-SDTD-API-TOKENNAME’ and ‘X-SDTD-API-SECRET’. The request needs to use the POST method and contain a JSON body consisting of ‘{“command”: “command to execute”}’

There are new config options related to the dashboard:

‘WebDashboardEnabled’ toggles the whole system on or off
‘WebDashboardPort’ specifies the TCP port to run the interface on
‘WebDashboardUrl’ should contain the full URL that points to the dashboard, e.g. to a reverse proxy forwarding to the internal dashboard, like ‘https://proxydomain:8000/’. If the server can be reached with its public IP directly this value can be left empty
‘EnableMapRendering’ decides whether the game renders the map tiles to corresponding images that can be seen on the Web Dashboard or used with other tools to get a full view of the discovered game map.

Mumble Positional Audio

Alpha 21 brings support for Mumble’s Positional Audio feature. This means once it is enabled in the game audio settings and in your Mumble client you can play with your friends and hear in which direction they are from your view and get to hear them louder or quieter depending on their distance. Detailed setup instructions can be found on this Wiki page[7daystodie.fandom.com].

The Release Notes are too long for Steam, please continue reading here.[7daystodie.com]

A20.7 b1 Stable

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:26 CEST

Hello Survivors!

With the Experimental phase of A21 coming soon, we want to patch an issue we found during testing.
This patch only addresses a benign save game compatibility error users would encounter when returning to A20 after a session in A21 Exp.

This patch does not contain any content you may have seen in an A20.7 Twitch build, those features will roll out with A21.

Please remember A20 savegames will not work with the A21 version, you will have to start anew.

Stay alert for developer stream announcements to catch the latest news about A21!
You can find out more about streams in our forum[community.7daystodie.com].

Alpha 21 Developer Streams

Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:31 CEST

TFP is proud to announce the Alpha 21 Developer Streams begin Wednesday night April 12th at 9 PM CST. Join Co-Founders Richard Huenink, Joel ‘Madmole’ Huenink & Senior Developer Lathan (@fubar_prime) for the first look at Alpha 21!

Tune in for Free Keys!

fubar_prime[twitch.tv]

7 Days is now on sale for 76% Off

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:00 CET

Hey Survivors,
7 Days to Die is now on sale for an all-time low discount of 76% off from December 22nd to January 5th for Steam’s Winter Sale.

There’s no better time to jump in and play the Survival Game that came first. Navezgane awaits!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/

7 Days is now on Sale for 70%

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 23:04 CET

Hey Survivors,
7 Days to Die is now on sale for 70% off from November 22nd- 29th for Steam’s Autumn Sale.
Play the Survival Game that came first. Navezgane awaits!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/

Steam Scream Fest Sale

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:18 CEST

7 Days is on sale now through November 1st for 70% Off on the Steam Scream Fest Sale. Buy it now!

TwitchCon 2022

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:43 CEST

The Fun Pimps are happy to announce that we'll be participating as an exhibitor at TwitchCon 2022 - San Diego!

We will be promoting a brand new twitch extension with exciting new features, coming in Alpha 21. Some of you may have already seen in Prime's Twitch.tv streams! Our new Twitch Extension for 7 Days to Die aims to make it easier than ever before to help or harass your favorite streamers. Viewers can spend free points (or even bits) to interact with their favorite streamer. There's a new voting system that allows your viewers to participate in large scale events. They can help or hurt you with zombie spawns, debuffs (or buffs), and unique game events that you cannot experience outside of Twitch viewership -- homerun derby, bucket heads, and more!

Stop by the booth and say hello to our wonderful development team, get an early look at the Twitch extension in action, find out how to get some new 7 Days to Die swag, or win big with the cosplay contest!

Sign up for the Extension Demo Experience

We're hosting signups for Twitch streamers to try out the extension at our booth! If selected, we'll assist you in setting up your Twitch account to stream with the new extension. Each demo experience is projected to last anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour.

7 Days to Die Cosplay Contest

We're hosting a large competition for all of the talented cosplayers out there in our community! Come show off your expertise in crafting the finest of costumes, and have a chance to win fantastic prizes! All participants will at least win a runner-up prize!

Official Contest Rules[7daystodie.com]

Rules:

Cosplay must be related to a character or enemy in 7 Days to Die.
Cosplay must match TwitchCon’s established guidelines on appropriate behavior.
You must be present to take a photo at the TwitchCon 2022 booth, and provide information so that we can reach out after judging. No entries from outside of TwitchCon San Diego will be accepted.

Prizes:

1st Place: MSI RTX 3090 TI (Approx. $1,339.99 Value)
2nd Place: Dream Stream Setup (1 x Elgato Stream Deck, 1 x Elgato FaceCam (Premium 1080p60 Webcam,1 x Elgato Wave:3 Microphone, 1 x Elgato Key Light; Approx. $729.93 Value)
3rd Place: Elgato Stream Deck (Approx. $209.99 Value)
All Runner Ups: 7 Days to Die Steam Key, and 7 Days to Die Key Art T-Shirt (Approx. $54.98 Value)

New Merchandise!

We're debuting two new items that will soon be listed on our Amazon Store – a newly designed T-Shirt and branded lanyard! And as a special surprise, if you visit our booth, you might be able to win these items for free!*

*Visitors will be required to provide information and, if interested, engage in the “TFP Dance”. An example of the dance will be provided. Any and all free merchandise is only available while supplies last at our booth. One per visitor.

A20.6 b9 Stable

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:40 CEST

Hello Everyone!

We have another stable patch for Alpha 20.
With the overwhelming majority of the team working full steam on A21, we took some time to merge fixes and changes to A20 for your enjoyment.

Due to Microsoft requirements, custom prefabs can no longer be saved directly to the game folder.
They will be saved to the User Defined Folder (UDF).
This default location is:

AppDataRoaming7DaysToDieLocalPrefabs

To avoid having to re-save each POI one at a time in the prefab editor, all POI's currently located in...

Steamsteamappscommon7 Days To DieDataPrefabs

...should be manually moved to the UDF.

The UDF can be declared in the game launcher as a command line parameter.
Add the following to the command line:

Format:

-UserDataFolder=

Example:

-UserDataFolder=C:MyUserData

The UDF can also be set in the serverconfig.xml file.

Format:

Example:

A20.6 b9 Changelog

Added

JunkDrone NPC menu entry for toggle ally healing.
News window in main menu
DBS/F11 screenshots are now showing the world gen seed
GiveXp command
Auto ping all found servers once

Changed

Storage and Service sounds to be consistent between vehicles and the drone.
Friends, History and LAN tabs in server browser now ignore filters and show all entries
Vultures don't auto aggro on players in vehicles
Updated repair and harvest items on gas pumps and vending machines to discourage exploits

Fixed

Localization needed for drone ally healing
ModRoboticDroneModCooldown and Desc needs localization
Drone sounds don't affect stealth.
Vehicles storage access not playing sounds or adding to player stealth.
Drone receives buff from charismatic nature, nets +1 hp gain per hit at level 3
Drone will trigger when motion sensor is set to strangers and zombies
Drone pathing NRE when falling in Prefab Editor
Drone can't heal abrasion when using a first aid bandage or kit
Localization needed for drone ally healing
ModRoboticDroneModCooldown and Desc needs localization
Error with the drone with multiple cargo mods on a dedi, after a long play session.
EAC crashing the game on macOS Monterey
Key rack in diner_03 triggers a shutter in the poi next to it.
Seeds cannot spawn in trader loot.
Imposter blocks for poi abandoned_house_03.
Workbench crafting tool mod dupe
Can't pickup nonsquare frames if inventory is full
Store_grocery_03: On/off button on a forge becomes unresponsive
Clients in playtest games receive an NRE after selecting the given LCB
Harvested farm plots vanish when player inventory full
Molotovs are always lit once you light the first one in the stack
Workstations visually disappear when placing motion detecting equipment in the same chunk
Accessing an aimable electrical component after doing a melee attack will make you repeat the attack
BuffPerkGunSlingerBonus cvar doesn't clear during automatic fire if triggered with single shots
Urban Combat Vol. 7 no longer works due to unlinked IsIndoors cvar
Iron and steel spears disappear when thrown too far
Underground crouching and sprinting can result in teleportation to surface
Harvesting animals with full inventory results in lost items
Damage mitigation buffs only give a HP refund to players, not actual damage mitigation
Double XP killing a zombie while it is on fire using torch or any explosives.
Using auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation
Vehicles collide with Sticky Projectiles
Can not save prefabs on MS Store build Saved prefabs now always go to the LocalPrefabs folder in the UDF
Can not create new worlds on MS Store build New worlds now always go to the GeneratedWorlds folder in the UDF
"Show light performance" setting in the editor carries over to normal game
Mod code being initialized twice if both legacy and new mod location exist and code mod being in the latter
Saving during imposter creation kills POIs
Creative menu stack size number decreases by right clicking single quantities of a grabbed stack into inventory
Not trying to load mods twice if UserDataFolder is set to the game folder
Players with nonlatin characters in their Windows user profile are unable to start game through the game launcher
Typo on special infected group GS1 and GS50 zombieWightRadiated probability
As client on a dedi, buried supplies are always in the South West Quadrant of the circle.
Buried supplies/treasure chests can spawn below bedrock.
Breaking weapon sound is not happening anymore.
"NO TRADER" appears on starter quest if no forest biomes exist or no trader in nearby forest.
ZombieSoldier backpack collision issue
Fixed industrial light 2 lens flare being blocked at moderately low angles
Fixed crawler and spider ragdolls shift back when blending out.
Fixed street lamp LOD group thresholds being too low.
Going from vehicle mod slot to clothing mod slot causes NRE
Switching from drone's mod window to another mod window will transform the drone to the other item
On/off button on a forge becomes unresponsive
Knife harvest can easily hurt other players if they are standing near you
Accepting invites / joining through friends list is not blocked while game is still initializing
XBL invite creates new launcher and game instance if already running
Unable to join servers with some player names
Non-XBL players were not shown being blocked when communication was globally blocked by XBL privacy settings
News screen scroll makes a sound even if you are on the first or last page
Voice chat not always properly disabled

A20.6 b9 EXP Update

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:22 CEST

Hello everyone!
Today we have a small update patch for Alpha 20.6.

We wish all of you a great weekend!

A20.6 b9

Added

Auto ping all found servers once

Fixed

Non-XBL players were not shown being blocked when communication was globally blocked by XBL privacy settings
News screen scroll makes a sound even if you are on the first or last page
Voice chat not always properly disabled

7 Days 70% Off Survival Fest

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:04 CEST

Hey Survivors,
7 Days to Die is now on sale for 70% off from August 1st to August 8th for Steam’s Survival Fest Sale.
Play the Survival Game that came first. Navezgane awaits!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/

A20.6 b8 EXP

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:02 CEST

Hello Everyone!

While Alpha 21's production goes full steam ahead, there are a list of fixes compatible with A20 we did not want you all to wait on any longer!

To participate:

1. right click on the game in steam
2. click on properties
3. click the "betas" tab
4. the drop down menu will have latest_experimental available ← you want THAT
5. select that and wait for the game to download.

Due to Microsoft requirements, custom prefabs can no longer be saved directly to the game folder.
They will be saved to the User Defined Folder (UDF).
This default location is:

AppDataRoaming7DaysToDieLocalPrefabs

To avoid having to re-save each POI one at a time in the prefab editor, all POI's currently located in...

Steamsteamappscommon7 Days To DieDataPrefabs

...should be manually moved to the UDF.

The UDF can be declared in the game launcher as a command line parameter.
Add the following to the command line:

Format:

-UserDataFolder=

Example:

-UserDataFolder=C:MyUserData

The UDF can also be set in the serverconfig.xml file.

Format:

Example:

A20.6 b8 Changelog

Added

JunkDrone NPC menu entry for toggle ally healing.
News window in main menu
DBS/F11 screenshots are now showing the world gen seed
GiveXp command

Changed

Storage and Service sounds to be consistent between vehicles and the drone.
Friends, History and LAN tabs in server browser now ignore filters and show all entries
Vultures don't auto aggro on players in vehicles
Updated repair and harvest items on gas pumps and vending machines to discourage exploits

Fixed

Localization needed for drone ally healing
ModRoboticDroneModCooldown and Desc needs localization
Drone sounds and attacks don't affect stealth.
Vehicles storage access not playing sounds or adding to player stealth.
Drone receives buff from charismatic nature, nets +1 hp gain per hit at level 3
Drone will trigger when motion sensor is set to strangers and zombies
Drone pathing NRE when falling in Prefab Editor
Drone can't heal abrasion when using a first aid bandage or kit
Localization needed for drone ally healing
ModRoboticDroneModCooldown and Desc needs localization
Error with the drone with multiple cargo mods on a dedi, after a long play session.
EAC crashing the game on macOS Monterey
Key rack in diner_03 triggers a shutter in the poi next to it.
Seeds cannot spawn in trader loot.
Imposter blocks for poi abandoned_house_03.
Workbench crafting tool mod dupe
Can't pickup nonsquare frames if inventory is full
Store_grocery_03: On/off button on a forge becomes unresponsive
Clients in playtest games receive an NRE after selecting the given LCB
Harvested farm plots vanish when player inventory full
Molotovs are always lit once you light the first one in the stack
Workstations visually disappear when placing motion detecting equipment in the same chunk
Accessing an aimable electrical component after doing a melee attack will make you repeat the attack
BuffPerkGunSlingerBonus cvar doesn't clear during automatic fire if triggered with single shots
Urban Combat Vol. 7 no longer works due to unlinked IsIndoors cvar
Iron and steel spears disappear when thrown too far
Underground crouching and sprinting can result in teleportation to surface
Harvesting animals with full inventory results in lost items
Damage mitigation buffs only give a HP refund to players, not actual damage mitigation
Double XP killing a zombie while it is on fire using torch or any explosives.
Using auger or chainsaw right before they're done repairing breaks item/hand placement and hand animation
Vehicles collide with Sticky Projectiles
Can not save prefabs on MS Store build Saved prefabs now always go to the LocalPrefabs folder in the UDF
Can not create new worlds on MS Store build New worlds now always go to the GeneratedWorlds folder in the UDF
"Show light performance" setting in the editor carries over to normal game
Mod code being initialized twice if both legacy and new mod location exist and code mod being in the latter
Saving during imposter creation kills POIs
Creative menu stack size number decreases by right clicking single quantities of a grabbed stack into inventory
Not trying to load mods twice if UserDataFolder is set to the game folder
Players with nonlatin characters in their Windows user profile are unable to start game through the game launcher
Typo on special infected group GS1 and GS50 zombieWightRadiated probability
As client on a dedi, buried supplies are always in the South West Quadrant of the circle.
Buried supplies/treasure chests can spawn below bedrock.
Breaking weapon sound is not happening anymore.
"NO TRADER" appears on starter quest if no forest biomes exist or no trader in nearby forest.
ZombieSoldier backpack collision issue
Fixed industrial light 2 lens flare being blocked at moderately low angles
Fixed crawler and spider ragdolls shift back when blending out.
Fixed street lamp LOD group thresholds being too low.
Going from vehicle mod slot to clothing mod slot causes NRE
Switching from drone's mod window to another mod window will transform the drone to the other item
Iron and steel spears disappear when thrown too far.
On/off button on a forge becomes unresponsive
Knife harvest can easily hurt other players if they are standing near you
Accepting invites / joining through friends list is not blocked while game is still initializing
XBL invite creates new launcher and game instance if already running
Unable to join servers with some player names

Easy Anti Cheat Support Changes for Legacy Builds

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:24 CEST

TFP will be deprecating Easy Anti Cheat support for all builds prior to Alpha 20.4 on July 1st. Users can still play older builds but may need to turn off EAC in the launcher.

Alpha 20.4 and newer builds will continue to have EAC running through the Epic Online Services. We have chosen to use this service as it will make future game browser and network cross play support possible.

Cheers The Fun Pimps

7 Days to Die 70% Off for the Summer Sale

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:04 CEST

Hey Survivors,
7 Days to Die is now on sale for 70% off from June 23rd to July 7th for Steam’s annual Summer Sale.
Buy it now!

A20.5 b2 Stable

Mon, 16 May 2022 22:27 CEST

Hello everyone!

Today we give you 20.5 stable with fixes for crashes and also a fix for the drone that caused issues in MP.

We are aware of the following regarding this build:

We are seeing reports of the Discord overlay potentially crashing the game, please read here[support.discord.com]. Please scroll to "Overlay Issues".
EOS issue with macOS Monterey, you can still play without EAC until this is fixed by EOS.
Party voice for macOS does not currently work and needs to be fixed by EOS in a future update.
Party voice currently not supported on Linux, waiting for a fix by EOS.

If you are not on macOS Monterey and you crash, you can try starting the game without EAC or run the game's 7dLauncher.exe directly from the game folder. If you can play then, great, but please help us by reporting the crash following the link below.

If you are still crashing, please take your time to report a bug, after reading this:
https://community.7daystodie.com/a20-bug-database/bug-pool/before-you-post-a-report-r1/

If you still crash before the game starts, we would need your launcher.log and the anticheatlauncher.log.
Please provide them in a bug report following the link above.

Mods folder

Due to restrictions from Microsoft, FUTURE updates may change the location of the Mods folder.

These restrictions make it so that the Mods folder can longer be in the same installation folder as 7 Days to Die.

You can specify the location of the UserDataFolder in the game launcher. The Mods folder can then be placed in that folder.

Add the following to the command line:

Format:

-UserDataFolder=

Example:

-UserDataFolder=C:MyUserData

The UserDataFolder can also be set in the serverconfig.xml file.

Format:

Example:

Changelog:

A20.5 b2

Added

Server browser now shows warning when results hit the search limit
Localization files are tested for a valid header line and show appropriate errors

Changed

Removed EAC compatibility warning on Windows 11

Fixed

Voice comms fail for player who was voiced in multi player party who then leaves game to main menu then rejoins game and party
Voice chat fails to initiate for latest joiner to the party
EAC error after entering server password
Reenabled player reporting
UserDataFolder and SaveGameFolder did not allow gamedir relative paths
PartSpawn in POI Marker doesn't pull parts from mod folders
XUi FilledSprite view not properly updating on position changes
Drone causing excess data in player data .ttp file on dedi

A20.5 b2 EXP

Mon, 09 May 2022 22:42 CEST

Hello everyone!
Please take your time and have a look at the new EXP build.
This build tackles several reasons that did cause crashes for some users.
We are seeing reports of the Discord overlay potentially crashing the game, please read here.[support.discord.com]
We hope in this EXP build, everyone can play again.

If you are still crashing, please take your time to report a bug, after reading this:
https://community.7daystodie.com/a20-bug-database/bug-pool/before-you-post-a-report-r1/

If you still crash before the game starts, we would need your launcher.log and the anticheatlauncher.log.
Please provide them in a bug report following the link above.

Please do not look for help in the discussion thread here, but go to the bug reports instead. The QA team is in there helping as soon as they can.

To participate:

1. right click on the game in steam
2. click on properties
3. click the "betas" tab
4. the drop down menu will have latest_experimental available ← you want THAT
5. select that and wait for the game to download.

Changelog:

A20.5 b2

Added

Server browser now shows warning when results hit the search limit
Localization files are tested for a valid header line and show appropriate errors

Changed

Removed EAC compatibility warning on Windows 11

Fixed

Voice comms fail for player who was voiced in multi player party who then leaves game to main menu then rejoins game and party
Voice chat fails to initiate for latest joiner to the party
EAC error after entering server password
Reenabled player reporting
UserDataFolder and SaveGameFolder did not allow gamedir relative paths
PartSpawn in POI Marker doesn't pull parts from mod folders
XUi FilledSprite view not properly updating on position changes
Drone causing excess data in player data .ttp file on dedi

Alpha 20.4 b42 stable

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 23:08 CEST

Hello everyone!
While the majority of the team is heavy at work on Alpha 21, we are excited to give you A20.4 b42 stable today!

Server owners will need to add/modify these 2 new properties in the serverconfig.xml. These filters will help players find your server.

Values must be one of the following:
NorthAmericaEast, NorthAmericaWest, CentralAmerica, SouthAmerica, Europe, Russia, Asia, MiddleEast, Africa, Oceania

Values: Use any language name that your players would expect to search for. Should be the English name of the language, e.g. not "Deutsch" but "German". This is a filter name only and DOES NOT SET the language for players.

If no region is entered on the server end, you will not be able to find the server.

For everyone who played EXP:
There is no change between b41 and b42, we just had to adjust the buildnumber.

A20.4 b42 changelog:

Added

Language selection under Video > UI. Defaults to the platform's language (on Steam the language that is selected in Steam for the game, otherwise the host system's language)
EOS P2P networking for cross platform P2P games
Destroy area attacks partial blocks it moves into
AI ApproachAndAttackTarget decreases path update rate at farther distances
Path generation canceling on a new path request
Cr console command u, utimed and ue parameters

Changed

Launcher on Windows now stores log files in %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/logs folder
Screenshots are stored in /Screenshots (i.e. the folder that also stores saves, e.g. on Windows %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/Screenshots)
Mods are now loaded from /Mods (i.e. the folder that also stores saves, e.g. on Windows %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/Mods) in addition to /Mods. In a future build this will change to only load from that new location so no data is written/changed in the program folder at any time.
Reduced sleeper volume attack target time
Changed SkyManager to explicitly set shadowCustomResolution for the moon and sun lights based on the ingame "Shadow Distance" setting: 1k for Low/Medium, 2k for High, and 4k for Ultra/Ultra+. This gives more consistent results in terms of performance and fidelity when changing the setting, regardless of the user's output screen resolution.
MacOS builds target x86_64 only for now until third party code supports M1 you can still run the game on M1 Macs with Rosetta, but you no longer manually have to enable it
Reduced achievement goals for: Dying, PvP kills, game stage, and staying alive
Favorite and history servers are now stored independently of Steam
Removed display name from non-lootable produce baskets
Improved path generation state switching and aborting
Optimised SpeedTree shaders by multicompiling a version without FadeOut behaviour and automatically swapping to it whenever the FadeOut value is set to 1 (fully opaque).

Fixed

Giving the same command line argument to the dedi multiple times causes exception but no startup abort
Errors in dedi config does not cause the server to immediately shut down after the errors are logged
Client side NRE spam after kicking a player with ESC menu open
Opening the map on a controller attempts to open On Screen Keyboard
Vulture sleepers flapping when spawned
Cases of falling into ground if chunk colliders reallocated during baking
Rare invisible chunk colliders if changed and cleared during baking
Drone's light doesn't affect player stealth
Junk drone dye not applying to all tint parts
Drone dye displays differently between clients and hosts Dedi and P2P issues
Only the first Drone Cargo Mod can be added by drag and drop
Ranged actions doing tool belt notifies more than once per execute
Sporadically vehicles can reload underground and get moved (IsChunkAreaCollidersLoaded check)
Silly votes and actions conflict with each other.
Activating quest marker at POI can reset adjacent POI
Robotic turrets stop working when placed higher than where the player is standing
Removed Unity Screen Selector option from game launcher as Unity does no longer support this
2 wheeled vehicles are very good at climbing vertical walls
Zombie pathing/digging can fail/struggle when the player is too far underground
Fixed shadow clipping bug in the SpeedTree8 shader by implementing Unity's SHADOW_CASTER macros to correctly handle shadow pancaking.
Server list not updating the table when new data for an existing entry comes in
Changing server list sorting did not apply until filters are changed or a new server shown
Resetting filters in the server browser causes any filter fields that are min/max input only (like game days) to fail
Playing doctor achievement triggers without proper requirements
Billboard shapes had inconsistent harvest events
Players can be damaged and rag dolled by vehicles on log in
Treasure chest appears in the same spot as previously looted treasure chest.
Occasional NullRef's when decapitating wolves, mountain lions and deer as client on dedicated server
Typo with some repair lists using forged iron could not be repaired

A20.4 b41 EXP

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 03:15 CEST

Hello everybody!

Sending a small update out to fix some smaller issues and also update localization.
This also addresses the Linux issue that prevents players from using the audio options.
The same issue also rarely occured for windows users.

We wish you a good weekend!

Here's what changed since b39:

A20.4 b41

Fixed:

Error when opening audio settings when EOS could not find any microphone and/or speaker device
Servers do not announce themselves on Steam's backend
Updated Localization.txt

A20.4 b38 EXP

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:37 CEST

Hello everyone!
Today we have the first experimental build for A20.4 for you!

Server owners will need to add/modify these 2 new properties in the serverconfig.xml. These filters will help players find your server.

Values must be one of the following:
NorthAmericaEast, NorthAmericaWest, CentralAmerica, SouthAmerica, Europe, Russia, Asia, MiddleEast, Africa, Oceania

Values: Use any language name that your players would expect to search for. Should be the English name of the language, e.g. not "Deutsch" but "German". This is a filter name only and DOES NOT SET the language for players.

To participate:

right click on the game in steam
click on properties
click the "betas" tab
the drop down menu will have latest_experimental available ← you want THAT
select that and wait for the game to download.

We hope you will have fun with it!

A20.4 b38 changelog:

Added

Language selection under Video > UI. Defaults to the platform's language (on Steam the language that is selected in Steam for the game, otherwise the host system's language)
EOS P2P networking for cross platform P2P games
Destroy area attacks partial blocks it moves into
AI ApproachAndAttackTarget decreases path update rate at farther distances
Path generation canceling on a new path request
Cr console command u, utimed and ue parameters

Changed

Launcher on Windows now stores log files in %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/logs folder
Screenshots are stored in /Screenshots (i.e. the folder that also stores saves, e.g. on Windows %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/Screenshots)
Mods are now loaded from /Mods (i.e. the folder that also stores saves, e.g. on Windows %APPDATA%/7DaysToDie/Mods) in addition to /Mods. In a future build this will change to only load from that new location so no data is written/changed in the program folder at any time.
Reduced sleeper volume attack target time
Changed SkyManager to explicitly set shadowCustomResolution for the moon and sun lights based on the ingame "Shadow Distance" setting: 1k for Low/Medium, 2k for High, and 4k for Ultra/Ultra+. This gives more consistent results in terms of performance and fidelity when changing the setting, regardless of the user's output screen resolution.
MacOS builds target x86_64 only for now until third party code supports M1 you can still run the game on M1 Macs with Rosetta, but you no longer manually have to enable it
Reduced achievement goals for: Dying, PvP kills, game stage, and staying alive
Favorite and history servers are now stored independently of Steam
Removed display name from non-lootable produce baskets
Improved path generation state switching and aborting
Optimised SpeedTree shaders by multicompiling a version without FadeOut behaviour and automatically swapping to it whenever the FadeOut value is set to 1 (fully opaque).

Fixed

Giving the same command line argument to the dedi multiple times causes exception but no startup abort
Errors in dedi config does not cause the server to immediately shut down after the errors are logged
Client side NRE spam after kicking a player with ESC menu open
Opening the map on a controller attempts to open On Screen Keyboard
Vulture sleepers flapping when spawned
Cases of falling into ground if chunk colliders reallocated during baking
Rare invisible chunk colliders if changed and cleared during baking
Drone's light doesn't affect player stealth
Junk drone dye not applying to all tint parts
Drone dye displays differently between clients and hosts Dedi and P2P issues
Only the first Drone Cargo Mod can be added by drag and drop
Ranged actions doing tool belt notifies more than once per execute
Sporadically vehicles can reload underground and get moved (IsChunkAreaCollidersLoaded check)
Silly votes and actions conflict with each other.
Activating quest marker at POI can reset adjacent POI
Robotic turrets stop working when placed higher than where the player is standing
Removed Unity Screen Selector option from game launcher as Unity does no longer support this
2 wheeled vehicles are very good at climbing vertical walls
Zombie pathing/digging can fail/struggle when the player is too far underground
Fixed shadow clipping bug in the SpeedTree8 shader by implementing Unity's SHADOW_CASTER macros to correctly handle shadow pancaking.
Server list not updating the table when new data for an existing entry comes in
Changing server list sorting did not apply until filters are changed or a new server shown
Resetting filters in the server browser causes any filter fields that are min/max input only (like game days) to fail
Playing doctor achievement triggers without proper requirements
Billboard shapes had inconsistent harvest events
Players can be damaged and rag dolled by vehicles on log in
Treasure chest appears in the same spot as previously looted treasure chest.
Occasional NullRef's when decapitating wolves, mountain lions and deer as client on dedicated server
Typo with some repair lists using forged iron could not be repaired