7 Days to Die news & patch notes

Hello Survivors!

Today we have a small update to the current experimental build.

Have a fun weekend!

Cheers!

Here is what changed since b11:

V3.1.0 b13 Changelog

Added

• Discord: Added button to unlink account when login fails in case user lost access to their Discord account

Changed

• Updated trader inventories to include a chance to stock chicken feed with a higher chance at Trader Rekt's

• Set the economic value on chicken feed

• Zombies can now target and chase rabbits and chickens

• Implemented V3.1.0 localization support

• Added a rare chance to find Solar Cells in loot to allow players a way to find them when Trader options are turned off

Fixed

• Chicken Coop sounds

• Jumping while holding a chicken doesn't stress it out

• Chicken stress doesn't transfer from player to player

• Discord: Can not link to account on second system if already linked on another

• Celebration sandbox setting no longer blocks shared xp

• Dragging a chicken into the coop would not clear stress buff

The version 3.1.0 Henpocalypse Update is available now in experimental form on Steam only. The Stable version will come soon barring any critical bug fixes during the experimental phase. Read on for more details.

Here is how you participate:

Hello Survivors!

• Sign Tech error handling improvements

• Several issues related to the Beachwear Cosmetic

• Several male and female outfits missing arms

• An issue in the Sign Tech system that could cause ArgumentNullException errors when joining a game

• Item max degradation can be reset by restarting game and rejoining a server

• Zombie loot bag name and missing inventory action buttons

• Dedi client Biome zombie kills with Celebrate do not count towards Kill Challenge

• Error in console when a client kills with celebrate turned on

• Players can take PVP damage with no killing settings under some conditions

• Cannot pick up user-placed items at claimed trader

• Airdrops not dropping at night when sandbox setting is set to “night”

• Splash screen message can be seen behind main menu load

• Localized text overlapping on player screen

• Typing s while searching in shape menu can unintendedly favorite a shape

• Unsaved Custom Preset Summary does not always update last changed item

• Door frame in downtown_filler_30 cannot be damaged

• Changing RWG preview quality after returning to the screen causes an error

• Prefab Editor part name in POI marker editor is overlapping

• World Editor was visible on consoles

• NRE when receiving NetPackageLockRequest

Hello Survivors!

Today we have our first batch of fixes and changes for our V3 release.

Here is how you participate:

Hello Survivors!

The Dead Hot Summer 3.0 Stable Build is out now! Big thanks to everyone who participated in the Experimental phase and took the time to share feedback and help us on the road to release.

Read the full Patch Notes

Hello Survivors!

Today we have another EXP update for all of you!

Here is how you participate:

Right click on the game in steam

Click on properties

Click the “Game Versions & Betas” tab

The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT

Select that and wait for the game to download

We also made a new branch called: latest_experimental_fallback for anyone who is still pulling b252 on latest_experimental

Here is what changed since b257:

Added

• Print Sandbox settings to log on game start and provide a console command to list options (getsandboxoptions / gso)

• WebAPI "sandboxsettings" allowing looking up the current settings and custom codes, including all the sandbox settings details the UI provides

• Sandbox Option for Crouch Run Speed

• XUi system_time binding returning the current local DateTime to allow showing real world time on the UI

• XUi methods to register XML attribute/binding handlers for existing controllers and views

Changed

• Reworked Tempered Blade mod to have the same values as other block damage mods. 10-60% reduced to 5-30%.

• Reworked Ergonomic Grip mod to prevent stacking issues with other perks and items. 10-60% reduced to 5-30%.

• Reworked Fortifying Grip with logic to prevent it from working without food or water

• Siphoning Strikes and Bar Brawling Vol 5 will no longer work without food or water

• Updated tags on ammo to support Lucky Looter Vol 2 and Sandbox Options

• House_construction_02 replaced bear sleeper placement with animal boar for difficulty balancing

• Updated loot in industrial_strip_03 to have more automotive loot

Fixed

• Cannot use items from inventory after previous game session was interrupted

• Sandbox option Global Loot Stage does not affect loot stage

• Sandbox option Crouch Speed 300% is faster than Walk Speed 300%

• Sandbox setting Drop on Death Delete all does not work

• Sandbox setting Global Game Stage to Low will set starting game stage to zero

• Forge allows free recipe when Sandbox smelter type is selected

• Cannot pick up user-placed items at claimed trader

• Minimum speed was not using the speed modifier sandbox options correctly

• Crafting materials limit production of items when crafting cost is set to none

• Crafting Input not working for None

• Wrong tag on Cooking Grill allowing it to influence cook times when holding an additional grill

• XUi Color values outside of the allowed 0-255 range were not properly clamped but rather truncated

• Turret corrupts block space for other devices

• Replaced missing box collider on bat_Prefab

Hey Survivors!

Today we have an update to the EXP version which addresses some of your feedback and plenty of other fixes!

Hey Survivors! The V3.0 Experimental Release is live now!

Here is how you participate:

Hey Survivors, We are pleased to announce that 7 Days to Die V3.0 Dead Hot Summer Streamer Weekend Event will begin: THIS FRIDAY, June 12th at 12 PM CST. Fans will have a ton of great options to see all the new features & content of 3.0:

Participating Streamers

Note: The V3.0 EXP build will be available to opt in on Monday June 15th.

Dead Hot Summer V3.0 Update Release Notes

• A New Era of Control arrives. The V3.0 “Dead Hot Summer” update transforms the game into the ultimate survival simulator with 150 sandbox customization options. Whether reliving the tension of classic play styles with no magazines, turning off zombie digging, diving into a brand-new official preset like Undead Matinee, or forging entirely custom worlds through player-made presets, the power to define survival is now fully in your hands!

• Your Rules. Your World. Your Survival Story. V3.0 introduces full sandbox preset creation and sharing, allowing players to build personalized survival experiences unlike anything before. Name your creations, fine-tune every setting, and unleash limitless gameplay permutations designed entirely around your vision of the apocalypse. 

• Along with the Classic Difficulty Presets, V3.0 comes with these brand-new Official Presets, including:

  • Undead Matinee – A melee-focused vintage movie-inspired mode with slower zombies, swarming numbers & scarce ammo. Includes the new headshot finisher setting.

  • Madmole’s Mayhem – Fewer supplies, harsher penalties, including the new item loss and item durability loss on death, along with constant pressure. Madmole… It smells good!

  • Almost Creative Mode – The apocalypse, minus the actual apocalypse. Because Dying Is Inconvenient.

  • Bite Club – Respawning is for cowards in this hardcore, perma-death mode. One life left; use it wisely.

  • Legacy Survival – Old-school survival with modern consequences. Play like it’s 2014.

  • 7 Days Later – Modern movie-inspired with chaotic hordes of fast-moving zombies. 

  • Caveman’s Life – Survive an apocalypse where tools peaked at sticks.  

  • Dumpster Diver – Turning Garbage Into Greatness. It’s not hoarding if you use it. 

  • Dying World – Resources are fading, and you’re not far behind. 

  • Disaster Film – Catastrophes stack faster than you can fix them. 

  • Chibi Mode – Not only are they cute… They’re fast, too! Good thing you have some speed of your own.

• For notes about Sandbox server configurations, V2.6 server save game compatibility, and a complete list of all Sandbox Options, see those sections below.

• Powerful new Magnitude variants are changing the face of survival in V3.0, bringing boosted stats to looted weapons, tools, workstation mods, and more. An orange star will highlight the special stats along with a % in teal. You might find a Pickaxe with boosted block damage, a Shotgun with boosted range, a Machete with increased damage, or a Cooking pot with faster cooking time. The permutations are endless!

  • All tools and weapons will have a chance to roll boosted stats when found in loot.

    • Tools and weapons still have a chance for random stats and may show a teal percentage, but they are not considered boosted stats unless the stat is marked orange. This could allow combined items to cross over into a boosted range.

  • A wide variety of mods for armor, tools, vehicles, weapons, and workstations will now have progressive quality levels.

    • Higher-quality mods provide stronger bonuses. A Quality 1 Grave Digger mod adds 5% dirt damage, while a Quality 6 version adds 30%.

    • Not every mod benefits from higher qualities. Mods with simple on/off effects, such as the Helmet Light, are still limited to a single version.

• Survivors can now use the new Combine Station to merge attributes of similar items to incrementally increase their power until they reach their full potential!  It also provides an alternative method for repairs! Traders will now carry Magnitude-enhanced equipment such as weapons with special boosted stats, creating a new high-end economy for serious survivors.

  • The highest percentage stats will be moved to the combined item regardless of quality.

  • When a boosted stat from a Quality 1 item shows 20%, combined with a Quality 6 item, it will have more impact on the Quality 6 item’s higher base stat.

• With the various degradation and repair options available, players can now choose how punishing the apocalypse can be on items. Repair Method options include no repair, repair kits only, combine repair, or use both kits and combine. Permanent Repair Degradation can be set to 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25% of the item’s max durability per repair (the first repair is free). Death Degradation allows players to choose how much durability items will lose on death or even permanent max durability loss.

• A new M60 turret has been added to help with those late game hordes. Uses all 7.62 ammo types.

• A complete POI signage overhaul arrives in V3.0 thanks to the new Sign-Tech system delivering thousands of signs to the POIS in the game. This brings a richer atmosphere and deeper immersion to every corner of the world. Streets, shops, compounds, and ruins now feature dramatically improved environmental signage designed to make the wasteland feel authentic, coherent, and alive. POI creators will gain access to the Sign-Tech tools through the level design editor at launch. 

• Canvas & Decal signs of various dimensions (e.g. 1×1, 2×2, 3×3, etc.)

  • Add Text, Shapes and Noise

  • RGBA color picker

  • Layer Masking (Color Only, Color And Mask, Mask Only, Punch Out)

  • Layer Warping (Skew, Pinch/Bulge, Twirl, Kaleido, Perspective, Arc, Stretch, Grid)

• 60+ new POIs, adding expanded depth and variety to the world.

• Tier 5 – “Champions Coliseum” (soccer_stadium_01)

• Tier 4 – “Granddaddy’s Cable Regional Service Center” (industrial_60_01)

• Tier 4 – “Ironwood Paper Mill” (industrial_60_02)

• Tier 4 – “Beanthere Coffee Company” (industrial_60_03)

• Tier 4 – “ChemTech Distribution Center” (industrial_60_04)

• Tier 4 – “Water Treatment Plant” (industrial_strip_06)

• Tier 4 – “Camp Hollow Point (army_camp_09)

• Tier 4 – “Green Hill” (army_camp_10)

• Tier 4 – “McOivey Farms” (farm_18)

• Tier 4 – “Sprout & Sons Nursery (farm_20)

• 2 new RWG tile variants adding more spawning opportunities for 100×100 commercial and industrial themed POIs.

• Survivors will be greeted by a newly redesigned Main Menu UI featuring upgraded visuals, improved presentation, and a darker post-apocalyptic aesthetic. While the front end has entered a new era in V3.0, the full in-game interface overhaul is still to come in a future release.

• Survivors now have complete control over their combat visibility with the new customizable crosshair system. Adjust crosshair scale, opacity, and color to match your personal playstyle, while expanded display settings let you decide exactly when and how your reticle appears. All new customization options can be found in the dedicated Crosshair tab within the General Options menu. 

• The new Beachwear Pack cosmetic DLC brings tropical chaos to the apocalypse with stylish new outfits built for survivors who refuse to let civilization’s collapse ruin their summer plans. From sandy shores to blood-soaked boardwalks, the wasteland has never looked this relaxed. And remember, when the world ends, the tan begins!

• The WebDashboard code was integrated with the core game code, meaning it will always be up to date. For mods there is only two changes:

  • You no longer need to reference additional assemblies, but only the game’s core Assembly-CSharp.dll

  • Due to the code being run through the code publicizer process you might have to adapt some of your code that overrides vanilla methods to also be public

• “Localization.txt” was renamed to “Localization.csv” to properly indicate its contents and make it easier to open it with spreadsheet tools

• Changed entitygroups.xml format back to proper XML elements

  • Previous text based format is currently still supported for backwards compatibility

• The XUi framework has received a massive internal overhaul and code cleanup

  • New binding system moving more control from code to XML. Documentation can be found on the official Wiki (https://7daystodie.wiki.gg/wiki/XUi)

• Heavily reworked XUi views to reduce code duplication, provide more common features (attributes) across different view types and increase compatibility

  • E.g. tables and grids have more similar attribute names, window anchor names and view pivot names use the same values

  • Removed unnecessary view attributes, rects now always have an underlying UI widget and panels always a UI panel. Rects should be used over panels wherever possible

  • Added new views video, scrollbar and scrollview

  • Removed “force_hide” attribute, visibility is now properly handled on each view element through the regular “visible” attribute

• Tweens can be controlled from XML

• Renamed folder “XUi” to “XUi_InGame” to make it clearer what each folder is for

• Renamed “controls.xml” to “templates.xml” to get rid of confusion between XML templates and XUi controller classes

• Removed unused “ruleset” XML element level from xui.xml

• Support for using templates as windows

• Lots of small bugfixes to different parts of views, controllers and the overall framework

• Player Settings

  • Ranged Damage

  • Melee Damage

  • Block Damage

  • Terrain Damage

  • Headshot Multiplier

  • Player Damage In

  • Walk Speed

  • Run Speed

  • Crouch Speed

  • Jump Strength

  • Stamina Regen

  • Stamina Usage

  • XP Multiplier

  • Show XP

  • Level Stat Bonus

  • Skill Gain Rate

  • Skill Gain Amount

  • Death Penalty

  • Lose On Death

  • Death Loss Count

  • Death Degradation

  • Death Degradation Amount

  • Drop On Death

  • Drop On Quit

  • Infection Rate

  • New Player Buff

  • Encumbrance Slots

  • Jar Refund

• Entity Settings

  • Enemy Spawning

  • Max Enemy Tier

  • Enemy Density

  • Enemy Respawn

  • Biome Animal Respawn

  • Enemy Damage Dealt

  • Entity Damage In

  • Enemy Block Damage

  • BM Block Damage

  • Headshot Mode

  • Entity Health Bars

  • Show Entity Damage

  • Zombie Day Speed

  • Zombie Night Speed

  • Zombie Feral Speed

  • Zombie BM Speed

  • Zombie Feral Sense

  • AI Smell Mode

  • Zombie Rage

  • Zombie Digging

  • Zombies Eat Animals

• World Settings

  • Global Game Stage

  • Biome Game Stage

  • Biome Progression

  • Temperature Survival

  • Max Tech Type

  • Workstations in the Wild

  • Blood Moon Frequency

  • Blood Moon Range

  • Blood Moon Count

  • Blood Moon Warning

  • Air Drops

  • Air Drop Variance

  • Storm Frequency

  • Storm Warning

  • Heat Map Sensitivity

  • 24 Day Cycle

  • Daylight Length

  • Mark Air Drops

  • Allow Map

  • Allow Compass

  • Allow Screen Markers

  • Show Location Info

  • Show Day/Time

• Resource Settings

  • Max Loot Tier

  • Global Loot Stage

  • Biome Loot Stage

  • POI Loot Stage

  • Loot Respawn Days

  • Loot Timer

  • Loot Bag Drop

  • Loot Abundance

  • Food Abundance

  • Drink Abundance

  • Medical Abundance

  • Ammo Abundance

  • Resource Abundance

  • Armor Abundance

  • Melee Abundance

  • Ranged Abundance

  • Currency Abundance

  • Magazine Abundance

  • Treasure Map Chance

  • Mining Yield

  • Crop Yield

  • Seed Drop

  • Resource Yield 

  • Crop Growth

• Crafting Settings

  • Crafting Progression

  • Crafting Max Tier

  • Magazine Progress

  • Backpack Crafting

  • Workstation Crafting

  • Smelter Type

  • Crafting Timer

  • Crafting Cost

  • Crafting Yield

  • Scrapping Yield

  • Dew Collector Time

  • Dew Collector Yield

  • Dew Collector Input

  • Apiary Time

  • Apiary Yield

  • Apiary Input

  • Item Degradation

  • Repair Method

  • Repair Degradation

• Traders

  • Trading Enabled

  • Vending Enabled

  • Trader Hours

  • Trader Protection

  • Trading Dialog

  • Global Trader Stage

  • Trader Max Tier

  • Trader Item Count

  • Vending Item Count

  • Trader Reset

  • Vending Reset

  • Sell Price

  • Buy Price

  • Trader Buy Limit

• Task Settings

  • Challenges

  • Quests

  • Intro Challenges

  • Intro Quest

  • Trade Routes

  • Buried Quests

  • POI Quests

  • Quests per Tier

  • Quests per Day

  • Base Skill Points

• Miscellaneous Settings

  • Vehicle Fuel Usage

  • Vehicle Entity Damage

  • Vehicle Block Damage

  • Vehicle Self Damage

  • Electrical Output

  • Celebrate Kills

  • Big Heads

  • Tiny Zombies

  • Gravity

  • Silly Sounds

  • Black and White

• With the addition of over 150 Sandbox Options, some of the legacy options previously set in serverconfig.xml have been moved to a new SandboxCode XML property.

• For server admins that wish to continue their V2.6 save game, you will need to recreate your legacy serverconfig.xml settings using the in-game Sandbox Options menu.

• Copy the code, and then paste it as the SandboxCode property value in the updated V3.0 serverconfig.xml file.

• Although we have done our best to communicate with server providers, you may need to work with your specific provider to help setup these options.

• The name and default value for the new property is:

• The SandboxCode above is an equivalent setup of the legacy default GameDifficulty setting of “Adventurer” or 1.

• The following is a list of the legacy properties that have been removed/converted:

  • GameDifficulty

  • BlockDamagePlayer

  • BlockDamageAI

  • BlockDamageAIBM

  • XPMultiplier

  • DayNightLength

  • DayLightLength

  • BiomeProgression

  • StormFreq

  • DeathPenalty

  • DropOnDeath

  • DropOnQuit

  • JarRefund

  • EnemySpawnMode

  • EnemyDifficulty

  • ZombieFeralSense

  • ZombieMove

  • ZombieMoveNight

  • ZombieFeralMove

  • ZombieBMMove

  • AISmellMode

  • BloodMoonFrequency

  • BloodMoonRange

  • BloodMoonWarning

  • BloodMoonEnemyCount

  • LootAbundance

  • LootRespawnDays

  • AirDropFrequency

  • AirDropMarker

  • QuestProgressionDailyLimit

Hello Survivors!

V2.6 Stable is here with a group of fixes, tweaks, and gameplay changes.

Here are some of the highlights:

We identified the reason for the severe hitches in cities and were able to address the issue.

Dew Collectors now require jars as "fuel" to produce water.

Jars no longer require the crucible to be crafted.

The default jar refund chance is now set to 60%.

Zombie XP has been re-balanced based on type, HP, and Damage.

Added tougher biome spawn zombies to the snow and wasteland biomes.

Changelog:

Added

• Discord friends' sessions now appear in server browser's friends tab

• Replaced properties list for zombie xp values at the top of entityclasses.xml

• Added Roaming sounds for animalChicken and animalChickenHostile

• RWG town planner removes some connections between pairs of districts to increase the amount of T, L and Cap tiles

• Radiated, charged and infernal mutated zombie's ranged attacks now have increased distance, speed and different patterns

• Enemy AI now play an alert sound when they run away from either an entity or being hurt

• RWG conversion of one L tile to a Cap per district group unless the group would split

• Stag and Doe now have roam and alert SFX

• Removed the Bone Knife requirement from the Harvest Animals Challenge

• Updated loot list parameters to include ignore_loot_abundance="true" for construction crate, hidden stash, and buried treasure

• Adjusted spawn groups for the snow biome to include Radiated, Charged, and Infernal Chuck zombie variants

• Adjusted spawn groups for the wasteland biome to include Radiated, Charged, and Infernal Mutated zombie variants

• Increased the snow biome gamestage_modifier from 2 to 3 and gamestage_bonus from 20 to 30

• Increased the wasteland biome gamestage_modifier from 3 to 5 and gamestage_modifier from 30 to 50

• Adjusted the wasteland weather with new hot and cold events

• Refactored zombie xp progression based on zombie HP and Damage

• Reduced block damage on zombieSteveCrawler and zombieMaleHazmat hands to align better with other zombies in their group

• Adjusted various zombie HP values to align better with other zombies in their group

• Increased player kill XP

• Removed legacy "Boss" EntityDamage passives from Radiated Utility Worker and Radiated Businessman

• Updated chuck hand variants with new boulder projectiles that have progressive entity and block damage

• Updated loadingTipApiary to warn about closing the Apiary instead of when opening it

• Dew Collector requires jars as a "fuel type" to produce water

• Crafting jars no longer requires the crucible

• Updated the hit mask override on chuck zombie hands from arrow to rocket to prevent boulders from passing through bars

• Gyrocopter can now have 5 mod slots (requires a new gyro to be crafted)

• PC/Mac/Linux now use an uncompressed texture for the road splat map for higher quality blending

• Increased dire wolf and zombie bear hearing and sight ranges

• Increased mutated zombie ranged attack damage

• Bears can now fit through 1x2m openings

• Snakes now play footstep sounds

• Improved terrain blending where topsoil is removed

• Disabled allharvest HarvestCount penalty on several melee weapons to allow basic resource harvesting such as plant fibers, wood, and stone

• Updated harvest tags on several blocks for perkJunkMiner

• Updated oreWoodHarvest tag to only be applied to wood, stone, ore, clay, and sand

• Updated localization for armor perks to describe their loot boosted items

• Separated the dew collector and apiary fuel windows in code and XUI

• Dew Collector output now has 3 rows for a total of 9 slots

• Replaced old buff names used in logic for Stage 2 storm buffs

• Reduced completion requirements of several medical challenges to 5 - If the challenge cannot be redeemed, one additional cure will trigger the completion

• Updated comment for BiomeProgression property in serverconfig.xml

• Reasons for severe hitches in cities were identified and fixed

• Paint rotation on baseboard in hospital_01

• Switching Challenge tabs should no longer cause them to flicker

• Large Quest Generators now display their smoke particles correctly

• Localization keys for shapewedge60TipTrimQuarterLeft2Sided and shapewedge60TrimQuarterRight2Sided were flipped

• Localization typo in some quest reward bundle descriptions

• Removed debug logging of friend IDs

• Vultures on a dedicated server would only attack once

• ChangeBlocks could set the wrong neighbor block’s topsoil to broken

• AI targeting range for nearest player was too short and inconsistent

• Bear attack was hitting before animation hit

• The spawner source was set after the entity was spawned in four cases

• RWG mixer was using mountains instead of burntForest_mountains

• Tagging issue that would prevent Legendary Parts from spawning when any armor perk was active

• Apiary fuel is no longer lost when the apiary is picked up

• Progression bar no longer resets if fuel is removed from collector class workstations

• Shift-Click for "fuel" items in the collector class workstations is now working

• Set the default jar refund rate to 60%

• Floating platforms on growing trees are no longer possible

• Issues with adding/removing vehicle storage mods and item loss

• Large ragdoll forces no longer launches small animal corpses long distances

• Sleepers had too short of a kill off timeout

• Rogue Armor Set cowl would not show correctly

• Road texture blending on low settings when a new world is first loaded

• Third person character speed was affected by god mode speed modifier when it shouldn't be

• Improved quick swap slot assignment when scrolling through toolbelt on controller

• Issue resolved with hitches in big cities

Survivors, 

We’re excited to share some big news. The Fun Pimps have officially joined Behaviour Interactive. 

7 Days to Die started back in Thanksgiving 2012, when two brothers cooked up a game idea at the dinner table. Thirteen years later, that idea has grown into something far bigger than we ever imagined, with over 20 million copies sold and a community that’s been with us every step of the way.  

There is still so much we want to do, and we’ve always believed the future of our game could be even greater than what we’ve shipped so far. This partnership means more support for 7 Days to Die moving forward. We’ll continue to lead development, just as we always have, but now, with Behaviour’s help, we’ll be able to grow the team and deliver even more for the game and our community.  

Nothing about the heart of the game is changing. Our vision stays the same, our team stays the same, and our focus remains on the community that has carried 7 Days to Die for over a decade. This is simply the next step in a long journey, and we’re excited to take it with you. 

More details are coming soon, including a Reddit AMA on 3/25/26. Feel free to submit your questions ahead of time at r/7daystodie and we’ll answer them live during the session. 

In the meantime, check out this message from Richard about the new partnership:

– The Fun Pimps 

Hello Survivors!

Today we have an update to our currently running Experimental version for you.

We identified the reason for the severe hitches in cities and were able to address the issue.

Here is what else made it into this build.

Changes

• Updated comment for BiomeProgression property in serverconfig.xml

• Set the default for JarRefund to 60 in serverconfig.xml

Fixes

• Road texture blending on low settings when a new world is first loaded

• Third person character speed was affected by god mode speed modifier when it shouldn't be

• Improved quick swap slot assignment when scrolling through toolbelt on controller

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Hello Survivors!

V2.6 Experimental is here with a group of fixes, tweaks, and gameplay changes.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Dew Collectors now require jars as "fuel" to produce water.

• Jars no longer require the crucible to be crafted.

• The default jar refund chance is now set to 60%.

• Zombie XP has been rebalanced based on type, HP, and Damage.

• Added tougher biome spawn zombies to the snow and wasteland biomes.

Here is how you participate:

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Howdy survivors!

We're pushing another hotfix to Stable today with V2.5 b32. This update focuses on vehicle improvements, improved gear, and several outfit fixes.

The big news is a simplified vehicle camera method that should eliminate the stuttering many of you experienced with variable frame rates. While passengers may still notice some reduced jitter, this is a significant improvement for drivers. We're continuing to work on further refinements.

We've also improved the male and female rogue hood with variants for those of you who prefer a more tactical approach to the apocalypse. Several cosmetic fixes round out this update, including fixes for the pirate outfit, raider outfit warnings, and lumberjack gloves.

Here's what made it into V2.5 b32:

Changed

• Updated pirate male gearset

• Updated eyepatch skinning with adjusted mesh

Fixed

• Hinge Joint warnings in first person view gear

• Male and female rogue gear

• Warning thrown when wearing raider outfit (Added missing connected body for CrotchArmor's HingeJoint)

• Vehicle camera stuttering caused by variable frame rates and hitching (Note: Passengers may still experience some jitter - we are actively working on further improvements)

• Twitch Hypetrain v1 deprecation

• Dismemberment shader not displaying correctly when entity is being shocked

• Lumberjack Gloves were invisible in first person view for female characters

Howdy survivors!

We are pushing a hotfix to Stable today that will address a few issues before a much larger V2.6 update coming in a few weeks.

The hotfix includes many improvements to the Apiary, but most importantly a fix for some chunk corruption issues. Also note that the bee swarms have a chance to spawn when the Apiary is closed instead of when opened. This will allow players to add flowers or tool mods without having to worry about being in the window.

We have also have a fix for the Hellreaver cosmetic console spam and the shin guards not showing on the female version. Several other outfit fixes as well.

Here is what else made it into V2.5 b27: Added

• CloseEvent XML property in blocks.xml for use with the Apiary

Changed

• Reworked loot lists and quality templates to allow Quality 6 (Purple) clothing to spawn in loot

• Increased the chance to find clothing items in loot

• Updated English Apiary to inform the player that the bees will now spawn when closing the Apiary instead of when opening it

Fixed

• Apiaries could cause NRE resulting in chunk write errors and reset on dedicated servers

• Errors when zombies went into destroy area mode near bedrock

• Twitch Integration Error on Dedicated Servers

• Gift subs with multiple subs only counted as one gift sub

• Apiary honey progress indicator was not updating properly

• Apiary mod visuals were not showing when returning to the chunk

• Honey was producing in the background while Apiary slots were full

• Cloth Shader for wasteland assassin's cloak was causing issues

• Female Hellreaver boots were not displaying the shin guards properly

• Tree Hat DLC was clipping through ears, chin and/or back of the head for Native 03

• Pirate outfit eyepatch was clipping on some characters

• Lumberjack Gloves were invisible in first person view for female characters

• Camera no longer stutters when driving a vehicle (Note: This issue still applies to passengers - we are actively working on a fix)

Hello Survivors! The V2.5 Survival Revival Stable Update is out on all platforms!

Although the build is compatible with 2.X save games we highly recommend starting a new game for the best experience. If you continue an old save game we recommend turning on storms as they are much improved.

We did have issues where some people experienced cleansed crafting queues in workstations, so we do heavily encourage players to clear their crafting queues before updating.

New entries to the serverconfig.xml that should be added:

This feature-rich update focuses on community feedback and the return of some long awaited features. The update includes:

• Improved Water Survival with Empty Jars

• Vehicle storage improvements and mods

• The new Lore Friendly Rancher Zombie (Replaces the Plague Spitter)

• The new Lore Friendly Chuck Zombie (Replaces the Frost Claw)

• A brand a new Smell System with some great surprises

• Distant storm rendering

• Updated Biome Hazards, Storms, Temperature & Protective Clothing

• A new Apiary Station to produce Honey

• New Honey inspired recipes

• Third Person Camera support (Toggleable In-Game)

• Turret Ammo Improvements

• Quest Improvements

• A new character window rendering

• New Free Cosmetic Skins & DLC

• New Trader Jen Model

• New Food and Water Bars with Stats

• New Server Config Settings

• In the early game, you scavenge for jars and fill them with murky water from natural lakes, rivers and ditches, or from other man-made bodies of water. Murky water is boiled for use as normal. Toilets, sinks, and other water fixtures are all dried up.

• Early to mid-game, you can choose to craft dew collectors or continue only to use the jars that you find.

• To balance gameplay, jars are one-time use, not refunded by default (See Jar Refund Options Below). The dew collector unlocks at Workstation Crafting level 16, is now crafted on the workbench, and additional resources are required for crafting. Murky water and other drinks still have a chance to be found in loot.

• Jars can be crafted once you have a forge and a crucible.

  • With no perks, the recipe will be 31 sand and 6 clay

  • With Advanced Engineering 5/5, the recipe gets reduced to 25 sand and 5 clay

• A Jar Refund menu option has been added which can change the chance to get a Jar Refunded after use. The available settings are: 0% Default, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%

• Bicycle: 1 extra storage slot

• Minibike: 3 extra storage slots

• Motorcycle: 4 extra storage slots

• Gyrocopter: 5 extra storage slots

• 4X4 Truck : 9 extra storage slots

• Having 5 or more Raw Meat in your inventory will create a smell.

• There is a 10 second grace period before the smell begins to smell, giving the player an opportunity to store or package the raw meat.

• Raw Meat smells have a distance in meters they travel which will be displayed on a left HUD buff popout with a Nose Icon on it. The distance number on the buff HUD will grow over time until it reaches a maximum distance. The more Raw Meat you’re carrying the longer the smell distance. 

• Once a smell has reached its maximum distance it will linger in the air for a short time period represented by a slowly decreasing HUD number until the smell dissipates and the number decreases at a faster rate.

• There are several ways you can prevent Raw Meat from smelling including:

  • Packaging the Raw Meat in bundles of 5 using paper and plant fibers.

  • Storing the Raw Meat in a vehicle or storage container

• Consuming food now causes smell so you need to be careful when and what you eat. Many consumables now have a Smell Distance stat.

• Consuming multiple items in a row will cause a combined smell distance.

• The flatulence the player makes from Dysentery will cause a smell.

• Smells combined have a maximum cumulative distance of 100 meters.

• Smells do not travel as far when indoors or sheltered and are reduced to 20% of their full distance and will dynamically shrink or grow when you go inside or outside.

• Your current smell can be cleared by submerging yourself in water.

• When smells reach zombies they will randomly detect the smell, move in that direction and at the desired smell run speed setting in the game options under smell mode which defaults to run.

• Smells will also add to the Stealth Meter value.

• Animal carcasses can now be smelled from farther away so you may have to defend the carcass from more zombies.

• There is a new game option AI Smell Mode which can be set to Off, Walk, Jog, Run, Sprint and Nightmare, but defaults to Run. You can disable player smells by setting it to Off.

• The Biome Hazards

  • The biome hazards and progression have been reworked with new belt messages, icons and item descriptions to reflect the more immersive face covering gear and the protection provide against airborne hazards including:

    • Burnt Biome – Smoke and Ash

    • Desert Biome – Sand and Dust

    • Snow Biome – Brutal cold air

    • Wasteland Biome – Toxic Fallout

• Storms

  • Storms have been reworked to allow a longer grace period based on clothing worn

  • Without clothing, the player gets 30 seconds to leave the biome or take shelter

  • Gathering and wearing the protective clothing described below increases the players time to leave the biome or find shelter 

  • Taking shelter starts a recovery timer that ramps up at 3x the rate of the grace timer

  • Reworked the storm buff icons to clearly show a difference between biome themes

  • Zombies become aggressive and will be more active during storms

  • Zombies have a higher chance of dropping loot during storms

• Temperature

  • Added back a more intuitive implementation of the older temperature system

  • Time of day, shelter, shade, weather conditions, wetness, and other factors play a role in the player’s core temperature

  • Holding a torch, standing by a campfire, or consuming items will boost a player’s cold resistance

  • Gathering and wearing the protective clothing (described below) increases the player’s hot and cold resistance which absorbs the various conditions to offset the player’s core temperature

  • Hot debuffs have 2 levels of severity:

    • Hot

      • Increased water consumption to recover stamina by 300%

      • All movement types reduced by 10%

    • Sweltering

      • Increased water consumption to recover stamina by 600%

      • All movement types reduced by 20%

  • Cold debuffs have 2 levels of severity:

    • Cold

      • Increased food consumption over time by 100%

      • Increased food consumption to recover stamina by 30%

      • All movement types reduced by 10%

    • Freezing

      • Increased food consumption over time by 200%

      • Increased food consumption to recover stamina by 60%

      • All movement types reduced by 20%

• Protective Clothing

  • There are four clothing insulation item groups that can be found and worn to increase the player’s hot and cold resistance and protection time against storms including: Socks, Cap liners, Long Underwear and Glove Liners

  • The clothing insulation items come in three tiers: Tattered (Tier 1), Patchwork (Tier 2) and ThermalCore (Tier 3).

  • Wearing all four of the highest tier insulated clothing items provides the longest protection time against storms and best hot and cold resistance against extreme temperatures

  • Clothing has quality, but no degradation so you can keep looting to get better gear. 

  • We’ve added three levels of progressive armor insulation mods as well to augment your hot and cold resistance even further

• Apiary Workstation crafting is unlocked at Tier 3 workstations crafting level 30

• Once unlocked, the player can craft the Apiary Workstation recipe by gathering the following ingredients

  • 5 Beeswax (Harvested in tree stumps or found in loot drops from the new ‘Rancher Zombie’ formally the Plague Spitter.

  • 100 Wood

  • 50 nails

  • 10 Forged Iron

  • 8 Duct Tape

• Once the player crafts the Apiary Workstation it needs to be fueled by 10 Chrysanthemum, 10 Goldenrod, or 10 Cotton.

• The Apiary Workstation will output one honey every 2 game days

• Opening the Apiary has a small chance of spawning an angry bee swarm.

• The Apiary Workstation can be upgraded with three tool slot mod upgrades including:

  • Apiary Smoker: Removes the chance to spawn an angry bee swarm.

  • Apiary Brood Box: Doubles how much honey can be stored.

  • Apiary Extractor: Doubles how fast honey is produced.

• Honey Tea. Not only does it hydrate, it cures infection!

• Honey Glazed Sham. Your new favorite meat substitute just got better!

• Honey Brisket. The ultimate survivor food offers a whopping 150 food points and heals your infections!

• Default Camera Mode: Choose if you prefer to start games in 1st or 3rd person. You can also toggle this in game at any time, unless the server you’re playing is restricted to a specific camera mode.

• 3rd Person Field of View: Separated from the 1st person FOV slider.

• 3rd Person Camera Distance: Can be adjusted here or can be adjusted in game by holding the camera change or quick action menu buttons and using the mouse wheel or controller triggers.

• 3rd Person Camera Mode: Choose whether you want a freely orbiting camera or one that’s locked behind the character. A third option will only lock the camera when holding a ranged weapon.

• Quick Actions Menu: Hold this button to bring up a radial menu of various actions, including changing the camera perspective, dropping your weapon, as well as a place to access all of your toggleable items and equipment attachments. You can also choose the default behaviour of tapping this button; changing camera mode or toggling your first attachment. Additionally, holding this button allows you to adjust the 3rd person camera distance, or zoom it right in to switch back to 1st person.

• Swap Camera Side / Scope Zoom Level: Use this button in third person to swap which side of your character the camera is positioned over. Handy when peeking out of cover or over the side of a building. This button also provides an alternative method of adjusting a scope’s zoom level by cycling through the scope levels in steps.

• Additional bindings for individual toolbelt slots and menu shortcuts have been added. These are left unbound by default but are there should you want to use them in your custom controller layouts.You can find them in the “Toolbelt” and “Menus” tabs of the Controller Settings window.

• The scope zoom in/ zoom out bindings have been removed in favor of the Swap Camera Side / Scope Zoom Level action. This cuts down on the number of inputs scope zooming takes up on a controller.

• Universal Ammo Compatibility: Turrets now accept all ammunition tiers, giving you more flexibility in managing your defensive resources. Use standard ammo for regular threats and save premium ammunition for horde nights.

• Entity Piercing: Advanced entity piercing mechanics for high-tier ammunition are currently work-in-progress and will be refined in upcoming updates.

• Ammo Type Benefits: Different ammunition types now provide distinct advantages, armor-piercing rounds for tough enemies, hollow points for standard zombies, and more.

• The starter quest and the opening trader routes quests will only direct players to traders that have the highest number of nearby quest locations by them or near cites.

• The traders will now show up to 7 Quests in each Tiers list and will offer them in a new algorithm that picks 3 near distance, 3 medium distance and 1 far distance giving more variety to the quest offerings and improving the odds for higher tier quest offerings.

• Free Original Survivors Pack: A free cosmetic content pack featuring the original male and female 7 Days Survivors. Note: You will be able to browse the in-game DLC menu to redeem it once 2.5 is stable this could happen later on some formats

• Free Holiday Santa Hat: A free cosmetic Santa hat you can find in loot during the holidays

• Jolly Raider Pack: Male and female pirate-themed character cosmetic sets

• The Butcher Pack: Male and female serial killer cosmetic sets

• Hellreaver Pack : Premium content pack featuring demon-themed cosmetic set

• Holiday Hat Pack: Four holiday-themed character hat cosmetics

V2.5 b23 Changelog

Added

• XUi combobox: New binding "show_buttons" to hide back/forward buttons, Enum variant allows specifying listed enum values explicitly with the "values" attribute, List variant allows directly listing elements of arbitrary type as long as that type has a constructor that only takes a single string that can parse the listed values

• XUi: Provide parent view outer size to controls

• XUi textfield support for select_on_tab attribute

• Create New Prefab window

• XUi load time variables parentinnerwidth, parentinnerheight, parentouterwidth, parentouterheight

• Distant storm clouds shown in nearby biomes with an active storm. Storm cloud materials fade by design

• Third Person FOV slider and Third Person Camera Mode combo box in video settings

• New crosshair state (Orange "X") when in third person and weapon line of sight is obstructed

• New bindable controller actions for quick action menu, swap third person shoulder side, individual toolbelt slots, and in-game menu shortcuts

• New muzzle flashes / Materials, Textures, and prefabs for unique muzzle flash per weapon

• ActivationTime for CustomCommands for Blocks / Entities.

• BlockTriggerMines gameevent action.

• PhaseOnDenied for game event sequences.

• BlockPickup Gameevent action.

• Add GunJammed passive effect

• RWG highways keep a bit of space between them

• Allow all ammo variations in gun turrets

• Updated art for the empty jar icon

• Zombies or animals can smell raw meat carried by players

• Xml, icon, and localization for Raw Meat Bundle

• BuffSmellGrace to give the player a 20 second grace period before raw meat begins to smell

• BuffSmell that shows the smell distance that will attract zombies and hostile animals

• Stairs Railing Split Incline Left and Right added to the shape menu

• Player smell is greatly reduced when sheltered

• Player smell is removed when underwater

• Some food emits smell when consumed

• Entity LootDropEntityClass can have "name, chance" pairs to randomly pick one based on the normalized chance

• F3 Debug window can now copy the shape name (highlighted in green) or the prefab name (highlighted in blue) to the clipboard by holding the SHIFT key to focus on the shape/prop and then pressing RIGHT CTRL key

• Player stamina regen from being thirsty will not go below 2 per second

• Zombies move faster when affected by smell

• Temperature is reduced by wind and shelter blocks wind

• Honey Glazed Sham item, recipe, and progression

• Cough effects for desert and wasteland

• Honey Tea which cures infection, and Honey Brisket provides a satisfying meal and also cures infection.

• Storms dim sunlight

• Distant storms dim sunlight and add a little fog as you near their biome

• Third Person animations for placing/repairing/upgrading blocks

• Temperature decreases at higher altitudes

• AI destroy area will often reuse positions from self or nearby AIs

• AI destroy area search prefers taller columns and looks farther for best match

• Destroy area does an initial short scan at the target's position

• Radiated barrels emit radiation

• Add "hide" option to all cosmetic slots.

• Dysentery flatulence causes a smell

• XUi sprite attribute "keeporiginalspriteaspectratio" to always keep the displayed sprite's aspect ratio

• "givequest tieradd" console command and added help for quest testing

• Serverconfig.xml change to include JarRefund options

• Use_jar_refund property to all items that refund an empty jar

• Loading screen tool tips for weather survival, seeds, dew collector, apiary, and additional info about collectors

• Loading tool tips for weather survival, seeds, Dew Collector, Apiary, and additional info about collectors

• Player smell from raw meat will be suppressed with a moderate amount of rain or snow fall

Changed

• Load mod DLLs on Windows dedicated servers without locking the files

• Extended NetPackage identifiers to allow for more custom package types

• XUi controller SimpleButton can be used more freely on views

• Character screen tab layout for new clothing and gears tabs

• Food and Water statcurrentwithmax use current and max values instead of percentage

• Food and Water HUD bars relocated to left side of the screen with icons and text values

• Lowered position of the tool belt and toolbelt messages

• Lowered position of the XP bar and slightly increased the size

• Improved RWG district tile count accuracy from spawn weights and improved weights

• Improved RWG downtown district checking of rural neighbors

• Improved RWG town and city rural variety

• RWG gateway preview to purple

• Apply Platform-Specific Filtering depending on User (Don't censor friends in XBL).

• Change all XML systems that use requirements, to also use RequirementGroup.

• Localization of Scope Lens to Lens for use in various recipes

• Removed crosshair from Lens icon

• Increased zombie loot drop rate when the player has any negative biome storm buff active (~1 bag for every 3-5 zombies killed. Risk it for the biscuit!

• Optimized RWG FindDetailedPath functions

• Decreased PC, Mac and Linux world load times from resource cleanup

• Improved RWG world border size and variations

• Wearing Armor/Clothes sound effects

• Recovery time for storms is now 3 times faster

• Improved RWG wilderness path accuracy connecting to highways

• Improved RWG highway path costs for slopes and near start or end

• Improved RWG rounding of path corners with none near highway start or end

• Increased RWG wilderness tile path costs around edge

• Replaced all murky water found in loot with empty jars

• Toilets are all dried up and no longer have murky water or empty jars

• Adjusted groupFoodTrashCommon, groupFoodTrashUncommon, and the groupCupboard loot lists

• Empty Jars and Murky Water stack size is now 10

• Lowered the lead cost of ammoJunkTurretRegular from 3 to 2 and adjusted the bundle from 2400 to 1600

• Lowered the lead and iron cost of ammoJunkTurretAP from 3 to 2 and adjusted the bundle from 2400 to 1600

• Removed the workbench requirement for ammoJunkTurretShell and ammoJunkTurretAP

• Tree Stump game event now has a chance to give the player a Queen Bee IF bees spawn with the honey

• Dew Collector recipe now has increased crafting requirements

• Moved Cement Mixer to workstation crafting level 35

• Work Bench moved to unlock at 9 Forge Ahead magazines

• Lock Picks moved to unlock at 10 Forge Ahead magazines

• Dew Collector moved to unlock at 15 Forge Ahead magazines

• Updated localization to reflect changes to workstation progression

• Increased starving and dehydration damage, reducing time to death to ~14:30 at 100HP

• Tooltips for starving and dehydration are pinned to the tool belt while the buffs are active

• New Rancher zombies has a chance to drop a special bag containing the beeswax crafting item

• Updated colliders and xml settings on round and square clothing racks to make them easier to loot while allowing projectiles to pass through them

• Adjusted StaminaMaxBlockage thirst and hunger buffs to reflect changes that will now allow stamina to regen without food and water. This addresses the issue of not being able to use any melee to harvest crops or open food crates. Max Stamina is clamped to 25% if the total of StaminaMaxBlockage is >75%.

• Updated storm buff icons to use biome thematic icons such as burning tree, sun, snowflake, and radiation

• Restored Wetness, Hot, and Cold buffs and adjusted logic

• Hot and Cold buffs show the temperature in the buff pop out

• Hot and Cold buffs slow movement and reload speeds

• Adjusted temperatures for storms in all biomes

• Campfires, Forges, and Chem Stations now warm the player when cold

• Torches, Candles, Flaming projectiles, Molotov Cocktails, and the Burning Shaft Mod now warm the player when cold

• Clothing now provides heat and cold resistance

• Yucca Juice Smoothies provide heat resistance

• Coffee and Black Strap Coffee provides cold resistance

• Admin Tough Guy Shirt and mod provides 100% heat and cold resistance

• Restored heat and cold resist stats on character stats screen

• Restored heat and cold resist values for various burning buffs

• Biome Hazards no longer show vignette screen effects

• Adjusted rate at which temperature changes the core temp

• Improved temperature adjustments from precipitation, day/night, shade and indoors

• Ambient Lighting shaders

• Most recipes use grilled meat instead of raw meat.

• Increased AI corpse target distance

• DepthBlend values to have the particles show up more near ground

• UI temperature formats to one decimal place for Celsius and they show F or C

• Increased prop ground align delay to catch possible delays in chunk generation

• Single Books and Book Piles are now set to destroy when empty

• Biome hazard and storm timers reset on player death to help prevent taking damage right away on respawn

• Vehicle inventory square size reduced to accomodate vehicle mod

• Optimized AI destroy area block scanning. AI destroy area has a shorter start delay and now checks 4 quadrants

• Improved AI destroy area handling of end of path, what it targets and how it attacks

• Increased Q6 Primitive armor to 2 mod slots

• Non-Primitive armors now have 2,2,3,3,4,5 mod slots for Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4,Q5,Q6

• Storm frequency default is set to 100%

• Optimized player block radius effects ticking

• All ammo types will now explode all metal barrels, gas pumps, and propane tanks in one shot

• Reintroduced the Empty Water Jar recipe to the forge which requires a crucible to craft

• Uncommented Create_item property for all items that refund an empty jar

• Slightly increased the opacity on HUD stat bars

• Added shift+click items into workstations to be consistent across workstations and collectors.

• Adjusted Chuck's movement speeds a little

• Increased Chuck's boulder pickup animation speed, throw attack start range and AOE damage range

• Player smell to clear from wetness increasing past a threshold so you don't have to be submerged and rain or snow will also clear it

• HP of all Chuck zombie variants increased by 100

• HP of all Mutated zombie variants increased by 200

• Increased the gamestage_modifier of the desert, snow, and wasteland biomes from .5,1,1.5 to 1,2,3

• Adjusted windowEntering to prevent large POI names from overlapping the tier indicator

• Trader Jen model updated

Fixed

• Block health not shown for child blocks of non-staged multi blocks

• Icons on the toolbelt not growing on hover

• Allow larger mod localizations to be transferred to clients

• XUi: Properly handle style values in template defaults

• Discord errors when trying to set biome icon for modded biome

• Removed log output of EOS TickTracker delays

• Allow selecting offline mode when EOS login fails due to service outage with invalid response

• Hopefully stops breaking save games on equipment

• Drone can't heal player while on vehicle

• Controller - prevent right stick input from paging the waypoint list and scrolling the map at the same time. The virtual cursor is now required to be hovering over the map to scroll.

• Quest sharing sometimes fail when players log in at the same time

• POI's close to the edge of the map border on Navezgane are not being given as quests by Traders

• RWG street tiles could disconnect from too many neighbors

• RWG roadways often being deleted and leaving dead end town exits due to highway connections being too restrictive

• Bow crosshair does not refocus when underwater

• Switch cannot or doesn't need to be activated by other switch/switches.

• Player containers or doors below ground level are still visually present when resetting POI

• RWG town tiles could be near the world edge blocking roads from fitting around the town

• RWG paths would occasionally fail to find a destination

• RWG path travelled cost was wrong and rebalanced the height and distance costs

• RWG very short paths would fail

• Wearing Armor/Clothes SFX.

• Updated face assignment on plate_destroyed to prevent invisible faces

• Missing model offset for player version of the short file cabinets

• Updated Pack Mule buff logic to prevent perk sound on death screen

• Consumables have a timing issue between animation and use sound

• Updated all AP ammo with missing level 5 Penetrator perk logic

• Zombie storm speed was not used if alerted which is slower

• Player held torch light could become brighter and/or cast odd player shadows

• Timid animals don't run away when injured

• Clicking buttons on the spawn window cycles loading screen tips

• Block_tree_stump_bees game event does not work properly as client

• Player food stat server sync was sending the health value instead

• AI destroy area could fail to find a position if player is too high

• AI not reliably jumping onto blocks with open centers when following a path over them

• Cosmetics has a selectable empty slot that resets head regardless of tab selection.

• Lights were not fading in and out smoothly

• Nerd Outfit skill point chance was being applied while held on the toolbelt

• Navezgane valid teleport area was too small for the map size

• Steam friend invites can only be accepted once per game instance

• The TP to POI menu does not allow you to teleport the same location twice in a row

• Brief red X icons when modifying an item

• Next trader quest can still send you to a wilderness trader.

• Send player to nearest CITY trader

• Trader quests not picking POIs near Navezgane world border

• Player shelter upward checks from side checks could go through walls

• Broken morph on Athletic hat

• Trader Names on Pregen go through text filter.

• WebDashboard Steam OpenID sign-in

• No backpack drop for armor if inventory is empty.

• Vehicle burning sound persists during pause

• Using item from backpack or repairing item in toolbelt overwrites quick swap.

• House_old_bungalow_02 texture issues

• House_old_mansard_02 garage door replacement

• House_old_bungalow_05 texture issues

• House_old_mansard_02 light bleed

• House_old_pyramid_01 loot collapse

• Lot_industrial_01 gate opens wrong way

• House_old_bungalow_02 missing textures

• Abandoned_house_10 missing paint

• Business_burnt_01 texture issues

• House_burnt_05 texture issues

• Lot_country_01 missing paint

• House_old_bungalow_02 pathing issues

• Cemetery_02 jail door placement

• Water simulation is not working in Prefab Editor.

• Water physics not working when a quest is started in Editor's playtest.

• Sprint icon not updating on gas powered vehicles

• SI issue harvesting corpse, rwg_tile_rural_straight

• House_old_mansard_07 curtain SI issue

• Cosmetic window flickering. Hide cloth renderers during first frame init

• Biome Badge to Biome Gear conversion from old save games no longer causes an instant debuff after update

• Short animals were not just walking through 1m openings

• Dogs and wolves were too tall to walk through 1m openings

• Spawn menu would spawn entities on the player's head if looking downward

Hello Survivors!

We have V2.5 b20 EXP for you right now.

This update fixes the dreaded bedroll respawn bug where you could be placed off the playable map area and has many other things in it.

We are also testing a fix for an issue where when clients install vehicle storage mods after the vehicle had loot in it, this occasionally results in a deletion of the modded vehicle's storage.

b23 hotfix:

Vehicle storage item deletion was successfully fixed.

here's what changed since b20:

Changed

• Trader Jen model updated

Fixed

• Adding a vehicle storage mod removes existing inventory

• Short animals were not just walking through 1m openings

• Dogs and wolves were too tall to walk through 1m openings

• Spawn menu would spawn entities on the player's head if looking downward

• Honey Glazed Sham and Master Chef causing an empty recipe ingredient

Here's what changed since b18:

Added

• Inventory UI Audio - Empty Jars, Beeswax, Clothes

• Loading tool tips for weather survival, seeds, Dew Collector, Apiary, and additional info about collectors

• Player smell from raw meat will be suppressed with a moderate amount of rain or snow fall

Changed

• HP of all Chuck zombie variants increased by 100

• HP of all Mutated zombie variants increased by 200

• Adjusted Chuck's movement speeds a little

• Increased Chuck's boulder pickup animation speed, throw attack start range and AOE damage range

• Increased the gamestage_modifier of the desert, snow, and wasteland biomes from .5,1,1.5 to 1,2,3

• Adjusted windowEntering to prevent large POI names from overlapping the tier indicator

• Player smell to clear from wetness increasing past a threshold so you don't have to be submerged and rain or snow will also clear it

Fixed

• WebDashboard Steam OpenID sign-in

• Spawning on or near your bed when not near the bed could spawn you far from it or up in the air

• Grilled Corn no longer gives free jars when consumed

• Shell ejection not properly working on several guns

• Distant Storm effect not showing for clients

• No backpack drop for armor if inventory is empty.

• Vehicle burning sound persists during pause

• Using item from backpack or repairing item in toolbelt overwrites quick swap.

• House_old_bungalow_02 texture issues

• House_old_mansard_02 garage door replacement

• House_old_bungalow_05 texture issues

• House_old_mansard_02 light bleed

• House_old_pyramid_01 loot collapse

• Lot_industrial_01 gate opens wrong way

• House_old_bungalow_02 missing textures

• Abandoned_house_10 missing paint

• Business_burnt_01 texture issues

• House_burnt_05 texture issues

• Lot_country_01 missing paint

• House_old_bungalow_02 pathing issues

• Cemetery_02 jail door placement

• Water simulation is not working in Prefab Editor.

• Water physics not working when a quest is started in Editor's playtest.

• Sprint icon not updating on gas powered vehicles

• SI issue harvesting corpse, rwg_tile_rural_straight

• House_old_mansard_07 curtain SI issue

• Updated several erroneous issues in biome hazard buffs related to hazard reducer timers counting at twice the speed

• Biome Badge to Biome Gear conversion from old save games no longer causes an instant debuff after update

• Cosmetic window flickering.

Hello Survivors! V2.5 Experimental is now available on Steam.

Although the build is compatible with 2.X save games we highly recommend starting a new game for the best experience. If you continue an old save game we recommend turning on storms as they are much improved.

We did have issues where some people experienced cleansed crafting queues in workstations, so we do heavily encourage players to clear their crafting queues before updating.

Here is how you participate: 

The V2.5 Survival Revival Experimental Update will be out soon! This feature-rich update focuses on community feedback and the return of some long awaited features. The Stable update for all platforms will be out before the holidays. The update includes:

• Improved Water Survival with Empty Jars

• Vehicle storage improvements and mods

• The new Lore Friendly Rancher Zombie (Replaces the Plague Spitter)

• The new Lore Friendly Chuck Zombie (Replaces the Frost Claw)

• A brand a new Smell System with some great surprises

• Distant storm rendering

• Updated Biome Hazards, Storms, Temperature & Protective Clothing

• A new Apiary Station to produce Honey

• New Honey inspired recipes

• Third Person Camera support (Toggleable In-Game)

• Turret Ammo Improvements

• Quest Improvements

• A new character window rendering

• New Free Cosmetic Skins

• New Trader Jen Model

• New Food and Water Bars with Stats

Warning to players before upgrading to V2.5 With changes made to the workstation progression, if a player is in the middle of crafting a workbench, the update may remove that recipe unlock and clear the crafting queue. This will NOT refund the crafting ingredients back to the player. Be sure to clear all crafting queues before updating to V2.5.

Please note that we have adjusted the default controller layout to accommodate some new and reworked controller inputs. The first time starting the game after updating all input bindings will be reset to their new defaults.

2.5 Survival Revival Update Official Release Notes

Improved Water Survival (Empty Jars)

We know this is a topic of great interest to the community, and we have taken extra care to listen and read hundreds of posts and polls. What stood out the most is that people liked the old empty jar system for the immersive feeling of rummaging through loot to find an empty jar, locating a water source, filling the jar, and boiling it to drink it safely. 

With that in mind, we combined the best of the old and new systems and made it balanced. Here's how it works:

• In the early game, you scavenge for jars and fill them with murky water from natural lakes, rivers and ditches, or from other man-made bodies of water. Murky water is boiled for use as normal. Toilets, sinks, and other water fixtures are all dried up.

• Early to mid-game, you can choose to craft dew collectors or continue only to use the jars that you find.

• To balance gameplay, jars are one-time use, not refunded by default. (See Jar Refund Options Below). The dew collector unlocks at Workstation Crafting level 16, is now crafted on the workbench, and additional resources are required for crafting. Murky water and other drinks still have a chance to be found in loot.

• Jars can be crafted once you have a forge and a crucible.

  • With no perks, the recipe will be 31 sand and 6 clay

  • With Advanced Engineering 5/5, the recipe gets reduced to 25 sand and 5 clay

• A Jar Refund menu option has been added which can change the chance to get a Jar Refunded after use. The available settings are: 0% Default, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%

Vehicle Storage Improvements & Mods

Each vehicle by default will now support one additional storage column for more storage slots:

• Bicycle: 1 extra storage slot

• Minibike: 3 extra storage slots

• Motorcycle: 4 extra storage slots

• Gyrocopter: 5 extra storage slots

• 4X4 Truck : 9 extra storage slots

We are adding vehicle storage mods that will increase any vehicle's storage capacity by 1 row which will increase a vehicle's storage capacity by 10 slots. Each vehicle can hold up to two vehicle storage mods for a total increased storage capacity of 20 storage slots. When you install a vehicle storage mod you will see your vehicle visibly change. For example: you would see new saddlebags on a bicycle when a vehicle storage mod is installed.

The New Rancher Zombie

The 2.0 Plague Spitter model has been replaced with ‘The Rancher’ who looks more grounded to the Navezgane Arizona desert game lore. The Rancher still has the swarm spitting attack.

The New Chuck Zombie

The 2.0 Frost Claw model has been replaced with the new ‘Chuck’ zombie which looks more grounded to the Navezgane Arizona snowy mountains game lore. Chuck still has the boulder throwing attack.

Smell System

We have added a new smell system to the game with some great improvements from the classic smell system.

• Having 5 or more Raw Meat in your inventory will create a smell.

• There is a 10 second grace period before the smell begins to smell, giving the player an opportunity to store or package the raw meat.

• Raw Meat smells have a distance in meters they travel which will be displayed on a left HUD buff pop out with a Nose Icon on it. The distance number on the buff HUD will grow over time until it reaches a maximum distance. The more Raw Meat you're carrying the longer the smell distance. 

• Once a smell has reached its maximum distance it will linger in the air for a short time period represented by a slowly decreasing HUD number until the smell dissipates and the number decreases at a faster rate.

• There are several ways you can prevent Raw Meat from smelling including:

  • Packaging the Raw Meat in bundles of 5 using paper and plant fibers.

  • Storing the Raw Meat in a vehicle or storage container

• Consuming food now causes smell so you need to be careful when and what you eat. Many consumables now have a Smell Distance stat.

• Consuming multiple items in a row will cause a combined smell distance.

• The flatulence the player makes from Dysentery will cause a smell.

• Smells combined have a maximum cumulative distance of 100 meters.

• Smells do not travel as far when indoors or sheltered and are reduced to 20% of their full distance and will dynamically shrink or grow when you go inside or outside.

• Your current smell can be cleared by submerging yourself in water.

• When smells reach zombies they will randomly detect the smell, move in that direction and at the desired smell run speed setting in the game options under smell mode which defaults to run.

• Smells will also add to the Stealth Meter value.

• Animal carcasses can now be smelled from farther away so you may have to defend the carcass from more zombies.

• There is a new game option AI Smell Mode which can be set to Off, Walk, Jog, Run, Sprint and Nightmare, but defaults to Run. You can disable player smells by setting it to Off.

Distant Storm Rendering

A new system has been added that will render storm clouds in neighboring biomes.

This early warning indicator will help players prepare before they enter the area.

Each biome has its own unique VFX particle system.

Biome Hazards, Storms, Temperature & Protective Clothing

These now act independently, creating a more dynamic and unpredictable struggle against the elements.

• The Biome Hazards

  • The biome hazards and progression have been reworked with new belt messages, icons and item descriptions to reflect the more immersive face covering gear and the protection provide against airborne hazards including:

    • Burnt Biome - Smoke and Ash

    • Desert Biome - Sand and Dust

    • Snow Biome - Brutal cold air

    • Wasteland Biome - Toxic Fallout

• Storms

  • Storms have been reworked to allow a longer grace period based on clothing worn

  • Without clothing, the player gets 30 seconds to leave the biome or take shelter

  • Gathering and wearing the protective clothing described below increases the players time to leave the biome or find shelter 

  • Taking shelter starts a recovery timer that ramps up at 3x the rate of the grace timer

  • Reworked the storm buff icons to clearly show a difference between biome themes

  • Zombies become aggressive and will be more active during storms

  • Zombies have a higher chance of dropping loot during storms

• Temperature

  • Added back a more intuitive implementation of the older temperature system

  • Time of day, shelter, shade, weather conditions, wetness, and other factors play a role in the player’s core temperature

  • Holding a torch, standing by a campfire, or consuming items will boost a player’s cold resistance

  • Gathering and wearing the protective clothing (described below) increases the player’s hot and cold resistance which absorbs the various conditions to offset the player’s core temperature

  • Hot debuffs have 2 levels of severity:

    • Hot

      • Increased water consumption to recover stamina by 300%

      • All movement types reduced by 10%

    • Sweltering

      • Increased water consumption to recover stamina by 600%

      • All movement types reduced by 20%

  • Cold debuffs have 2 levels of severity:

    • Cold

      • Increased food consumption over time by 100%

      • Increased food consumption to recover stamina by 30%

      • All movement types reduced by 10%

    • Freezing

      • Increased food consumption over time by 200%

      • Increased food consumption to recover stamina by 60%

      • All movement types reduced by 20%

• Protective Clothing

  • There are four clothing insulation item groups that can be found and worn to increase the player’s hot and cold resistance and protection time against storms including: Socks, Cap liners, Long Underwear and Glove Liners

  • The clothing insulation items come in three tiers: Tattered (Tier 1), Patchwork (Tier 2) and ThermalCore (Tier 3).

  • Wearing all four of the highest tier insulated clothing items provides the longest protection time against storms and best hot and cold resistance against extreme temperatures

  • Clothing has quality, but no degradation so you can keep looting to get better gear. 

  • We’ve added three levels of progressive armor insulation mods as well to augment your hot and cold resistance even further

New Apiary Workstation

We have added a new Apiary workstation to the game that will allow the player to produce honey and here’s how it works.

• Apiary Workstation crafting is unlocked at Tier 3 workstations crafting level 30

• Once unlocked, the player can craft the Apiary Workstation recipe by gathering the following ingredients

  • 5 Beeswax (Harvested in tree stumps or found in loot drops from the new ‘Rancher Zombie’ formally the Plague Spitter.

  • 100 Wood

  • 50 nails

  • 10 Forged Iron

  • 8 Duct Tape

• Once the player crafts the Apiary Workstation it needs to be fueled by 10 Chrysanthemum, 10 Goldenrod, or 10 Cotton.

• The Apiary Workstation will output one honey every 2 game days

• Opening the Apiary has a small chance of spawning an angry bee swarm.

• The Apiary Workstation can be upgraded with three tool slot mod upgrades including:

  • Apiary Smoker: Removes the chance to spawn an angry bee swarm.

  • Apiary Brood Box: Doubles how much honey can be stored.

  • Apiary Extractor: Doubles how fast honey is produced.

New Recipes

Along with the Apiary Workstation that produces honey we have have added some new honey-centric recipes to the game that offer some honey healing benefits including:

• Honey Tea. Not only does it hydrate, it cures infection!

• Honey Glazed Sham. Your new favorite meat substitute just got better!

• Honey Brisket. The ultimate survivor food offers a whopping 150 food points and heals your infections!

3rd Person Camera

Full third-person camera support has been added to the game! You can now seamlessly toggle between first-person and third-person views during gameplay using a quick-toggle key-bind. This highly requested feature provides a new perspective on your character and surroundings, especially useful for appreciating your gear customization, navigating complex terrain, and experiencing combat from a different viewpoint.

A number of settings have been added to customize the 3rd person camera. These can be found in the Video > Display settings menu:

• Default Camera Mode: Choose if you prefer to start games in 1st or 3rd person. You can also toggle this in game at any time, unless the server you’re playing is restricted to a specific camera mode.

• 3rd Person Field of View: Separated from the 1st person FOV slider.

• 3rd Person Camera Distance: Can be adjusted here or can be adjusted in game by holding the camera change or quick action menu buttons and using the mouse wheel or controller triggers.

• 3rd Person Camera Mode: Choose whether you want a freely orbiting camera or one that’s locked behind the character. A third option will only lock the camera when holding a ranged weapon.

A game setting and server config has been added allowing hosts to restrict the camera mode for all players in the game. This can be found in the Advanced tab of the game setting. By default all players are allowed to change their camera mode freely but this setting can be used to force all players to use either 1st or 3rd person camera modes.

Key Binding Changes & Improvements

• Quick Actions Menu: Hold this button to bring up a radial menu of various actions, including changing the camera perspective, dropping your weapon, as well as a place to access all of your toggleable items and equipment attachments. You can also choose the default behavior of tapping this button; changing camera mode or toggling your first attachment. Additionally, holding this button allows you to adjust the 3rd person camera distance, or zoom it right in to switch back to 1st person.

• Swap Camera Side / Scope Zoom Level: Use this button in third person to swap which side of your character the camera is positioned over. Handy when peeking out of cover or over the side of a building. This button also provides an alternative method of adjusting a scope’s zoom level by cycling through the scope levels in steps.

Gamepad & Console Changes & Improvements

• Additional bindings for individual toolbelt slots and menu shortcuts have been added. These are left unbound by default but are there should you want to use them in your custom controller layouts. You can find them in the “Toolbelt” and “Menus” tabs of the Controller Settings window.

• The scope zoom in/ zoom out bindings have been removed in favor of the Swap Camera Side / Scope Zoom Level action. This cuts down on the number of inputs scope zooming takes up on a controller.

Please note that we have adjusted the default controller layout to accommodate these new and reworked inputs. The first time starting the game after updating all input bindings will be reset to their new defaults.

Turret Ammo Improvements

Turret systems have been significantly enhanced for more flexible base defense:

• Universal Ammo Compatibility: Turrets now accept all ammunition tiers, giving you more flexibility in managing your defensive resources. Use standard ammo for regular threats and save premium ammunition for horde nights.

• Entity Piercing: Advanced entity piercing mechanics for high-tier ammunition are currently work-in-progress and will be refined in upcoming updates.

• Ammo Type Benefits: Different ammunition types now provide distinct advantages, armor-piercing rounds for tough enemies, hollow points for standard zombies, and more.

Quest Improvements

We have updated the quest system, improving which traders are selected in the world and the criteria for how their quest lists are selected.

• The starter quest and the opening trader routes quests will only direct players to traders that have the highest number of nearby quest locations by them or near cites.

• The traders will now show up to 7 Quests in each Tiers list and will offer them in a new algorithm that picks 3 near distance, 3 medium distance and 1 far distance giving more variety to the quest offerings and improving the odds for higher tier quest offerings.

New Character Window Rendering

We have added a new rendering system to the in-game character windows. The characters are now rendered in a perspective camera view with 4 point lighting and a rotatable character

New Free Cosmetic Skins 

• Free Original Survivors Pack: A free cosmetic content pack featuring the original male and female 7 Days Survivors. Note: You will be able to browse the in-game DLC menu to redeem it once 2.5 is stable

• Free Holiday Santa Hat: A free cosmetic santa hat you can find in loot during the holidays

New Trader Jen Model 

We added a brand new Trader Jen model coming to your Apocalypse. Note: This may come in a bug fix patch after 2.5 stable.

New Food and Water Bars with Stats

We added new food and water bars under the health and stamina that display stat numbers so they are easier to gauge how much food or water you need.

7 Days is on sale now through November 3rd in Steam’s Scream Fest for 40% Off. DLC’s are also on sale.

Hello Survivors!

To fix Unity's security concern, we have V2.4 b7 built on the Unity version

2022.3.62f2.

It’s now available on the latest_experimental branch for both client and dedicated server. This should not affect your crossplay experience in any way. Everyone should be able to update their servers to latest_experimental and continue playing just like in V2.4 b6.

Have a fun weekend!

Hey Survivors!

TFP is happy to announce our new Twitch Drop campaign for 7 Days to Die starts today at 12pm CT! Watch your favorite 7 Days streamer to get the Mo Power Outfit.

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/7-days-to-die

We're currently cooking a new build addressing the outfit not showing up after the unlock. V2.4 b6 should be available later today.

Hello Survivors! Earlier this week we released a Stable patch that was required for connectivity. The compatibility for EOS versions <1.17.1.3 did expire on October 1st. We also have some small fixes in this, but the planned content release will come with V2.5 instead of V2.4 now. For Steam Windows users playing older versions of the game: To reduce any connectivity issues, make sure Windows is up-to-date to maintain certificate compliance. Have a great week! Here's the V2.4 b5 changelog: Fixed

• Factory_02 "Shotgun Messiah Factory" quest can again be completed

• Typo in progression.xml to correctly boost the loot probability of armor magazines with the medium and heavy armor skills

• Launcher giving "1980-0-0 is not a valid date specification." error when there's SavesLocal folders without any files

• Connecting to EAC enabled dedi sometimes fails with message size error on server

• Breaking open a locked police car by driving a vehicle into it doesn't trigger the car alarm event. Also fixes other block game events in cases where a driven vehicle is the damaging entity

• NRE with airdrop nav object icon.

• NREs for clients who have connected to a server but not spawned and receive quest related net packages

• PS5 fails to exit to the main menu due to process restart failure.

• Steam build reflections are having a strobing effect which can worsen greatly under certain lighting conditions

• Toggle sprint not turning off when entering or exiting a vehicle.

• Allow 0 as well as 1 as valid LootRespawnDays value for crossplay servers

• PS5: Water missing blue hue.

What’s cooking in the TFP point release oven?

·       Empty Jars are back, now balanced with less clutter.

·       A new Smell System, watch what you carry or eat!

·       A Bee-autiful honey of an Apiary workstation.

·       Better storms with unique debuffs, mitigation & temp.

7 Days and all DLC are on sale now through October 6th.

Hello Survivors! Today we have an Experimental patch that is required for connectivity. The compatibility for EOS versions <1.17.1.3 will expire on October 1st. We also have some small fixes in this, but the planned content release will come with V2.5 instead of V2.4 now. As with any Experimental release, please make a backup of your save game before jumping in it with V2.4. Have a fun weekend everyone! Here is how you participate: