7 Days to Die News

1. Right-clicking on the game in Steam
   
2. Selecting "Properties"
   
3. Going to the “Installed Files” tab
   
4. Clicking “Browse…”
   
5. Opening the “Data” folder
   
6. Opening the “World” folder
   

• RWG traders can be closer to each other on 2k, 3k and 4k worlds
  
• AI waits to play alert sounds if far from players
  
• store_book_04 POI
  

• Enabled graphics jobs on Windows
  
• Improved screamer spawning rules to account for a wider range of player activity (ActivityLevelToSpawn 100>25, SpawnChance .7>.2, CooldownDelay 15>4, CooldownLongDelay 22, CooldownNeighborDelay 4>3)
  
• RWG trader minimum distance to others only applies to same trader type
  
• Updated voice device audio options localization to make it clear that it is only for voice.
  
• Improved when AI alert sounds can play again on same target
  
• Improved AI random and alert sound delays
  
• Updated material for POI switches to reduce the damage done by cop explosions
  

• ADS with Reflex Sight on New AK47 Skin Issues
  
• Pregen04KA and Pregen04kD are missing traders.
  
• Windows 7 players that cannot load ControllerExt.dll no longer crashes during bootup of game
  
• All shotguns have an ADS reload animation glitch
  
• The Steam achievement "Dig Deep" can be completed by teleporting
  
• AI played alert sounds randomly after first alert
  
• zfighting on the curtain rods
  
• stoveElectricModern_01 and stoveElectricRetro_01 seethru glass
  
• Host is the only one that hears Trader Greetings.
  
• store_book_01, did a pass on reducing how many books were in the store section of the POI, removed about 40%
  
• trader_bob, moved Bob back one meter, so when interacting with him, the camera isn't so close to his face, other small lighting and prop optimizations
  
• Fixed fur shader scaling issue that was causing small bear to flicker
  
• Launcher adding debug info to boot.config
  
• macOS issue with EAC due to graphics jobs switching in boot.config
  
• RWG did not reset usage data for the next generation
  
• RWG was not clearing generation data when done
  
• Zombie mutated feral & radiated hand item still referencing cop puke sounds.
  

• rwg_tile_countryresidential_straight_03.
  
• part_countryresidential_back_lot5 thru lot8.
  
• Zombie Mutated SFX.
  
• Ray sample count throttling for contact shadows based on shadow quality setting.
  
• Inventory UI Audio Throwables
  
• Inventory UI Audio Wire Tool
  
• Inventory UI Audio Duct Tape
  
• Inventory UI Audio Food Items
  
• Allow switching on Unity Graphics Jobs from the game launcher
  
• New bear and zombie bear
  

• Increased graphics High/Ultra presets sharpening setting to 50% and 60% for FSR with Temporal AA scaling it down so they have similar sharpening .
  
• Removed depth of field graphics setting which was not used
  
• Messages that don't come from players will not escape BBcodes (Mods, Server Messages etc.)
  
• Load EntityClasses.xml on world load again, not program start
  
• Increased HP on bear and zombie bear
  
• Zombie dogs, dire wolves, Grace, and bears now drop loot bags
  
• Grace now harvests for rotting flesh
  
• Adjusted loot in dropped loot bags
  
• Improved graphics reflection probe settings for Ultra
  
• allow respawn on/near backpack/bedroll even if it was removed after the spawn window was shown
  
• Updated harvest/destroy events on several props to only allow salvage tool disassemble
  
• Removed liquor boxes from truck bed in survivor_camp_01 to prevent the truck from spawning sideways
  
• Updated Little Bear to use its own hand item with a shorter range
  
• Removed unneeded and misspelled tag from armorCommandoOutfit
  
• Localization updated
  
• Updated calculation values for mobility penalties on medium and heavy armor
  
• Removed smallTopAttachments such as reflex sight and 2x scope from rocket launcher
  
• Quests now allow shared progression but only the first three quests each day count towards tier complete
  

• RemoveHooks causing null ref on dedicated servers.
  
• More challenge fixes for permadeath.
  
• Fixed the ability to get incomplete quest on base_military_01 from bypassing switches
  
• Fallback shader added in SpeedTreeStandard.shader.
  
• QA issues with house_old_victorian_03
  
• QA issues with house_old_pyramid_03.
  
• QA issues apartments_06
  
• ParticleSystemSpawnRateLimiter added to forge workstation, chemistry station, camp fire, fire barrel, and torches. The emission scaling is now governed by the particles video setting percentage.
  
• Adjusted AlphaStart of SemiTransGlow material used by SMG and Shotgun turret cones. I also added logic to better balance the transparency between day and night time.
  
• QA issues addressed in gas_station_03
  
• cabin_04 texture issue
  
• pants clipping on store_clothing_02
  
• Fixed Neck sliding off body for Zombie Yo
  
• modern_01 SI & texture issues.
  
• missing paint in house_modern_08
  
• SI issues in docks_03
  
• Inventory slot encumbrance not updating until you navigate away the UI and back.
  
• Pink trees on macOS with Metal renderer
  
• Turned off 'custom vertex streams' of root particle system renderer of p_blockdestroy_earth.
  
• Performance drop and inventory corruption for impossibly high quality items.
  
• Death on respawn from damage on ragdoll.
  
• Sinkhole should not break the hordestone.
  
• RWG/Navezgane is generating maps with gaps in water. Also fixes decorations not being placed in underwater biome
  
• Graphics reflections from probe being dull or flickering on rougher surfaces
  
• Dead zombies still play their pain sounds when hit.
  
• Vehicle Action Set not being removed when detaching from vehicle (e.g. from death) if the console window is open.
  
• Display error with Tier Add showing 0
  
• Purple mountains and trees on M2 Metal renderer
  
• Fallback shader added to SpeedTree8.shader as some MacOS Metal based systems can't compile the existing one
  
• Graphics AA FSR having increased flicker and blurriness from additional AA
  
• Exploit: Gas Cans in Generator Bank dupe on pick up
  
• Updated medical healing items to work properly when healing others with Physician perk
  
• FSR quality changes could take a while for texture sharpening to update
  
• Quick Swap being updated when switching to the dummy slot (i.e. empty hand)
  
• Dragndrop equipping doesn't refresh modded to nonmodded items properly
  

1. Right click on the game in steam
   
2. Click on properties
   
3. Click the “betas” tab
   
4. The drop down menu will now have latest_experimental available
5. Select that and wait for the game to download
   

• Hazmat zombie SFX
  
• Inventory UI Audio Grandpa's Special Elixirs
  
• Inventory UI Audio Knuckles
  
• Inventory UI Audio Wraps
  
• Inventory UI Audio Medical Items
  
• Set of small POI terrain parts
  
• rwg_tile_gateway_straight3a / rwg_tile_gateway_straight3b
  
• Scout zombies can now spawn one or two and will be feral or radiated at higher game stages
  
• Allow manual line breaks with "\n" in ServerDescription
  
• Added a sidewalk part for store_hardware_01 in navezgane
  
• The Fun Pimps song while showing credits
  
• All languages for new entries and updates
  
• New hair colors and fixes
  
• Info about allowed characters in serverconfig.xml comment for GameName
  
• Inventory UI Audio Drinks
  

• Updated the description of Magnum Enforcer Vol 2 to call out the Enforcer Outfit
  
• Updated bicycle slide and bounce sounds
  
• Changed ShowQuestClearCount to 3 on base_military_01
  
• Increased the HP of player coolers
  
• Updated flags, tags, harvest, xp, and max health of Dire Wolves
  
• Increased damage, infection, and abrasion settings for meleeHandAnimalDireWolf
  
• Updated several entity groups to include Dire Wolves
  
• Hordestone now adds more zombies per party member
  
• Dire Wolf behaves like a zombie
  
• QA issues addressed
  
• All loot room chests now use new groupArmorPartsChests with no cloth/leather and chances for 1 to 3 of the other armor crafting parts
  
• Removed required held item from harvest challenges
  
• Tagged more harvestable props for some harvest challenges
  
• Reduced the tracking distance for some harvest challenges
  
• Updated tag for lock pick loot boost from Lock Picking perk
  
• Forge Ahead magazine loot boost from Lock Picking perk is now capped at level 15 of workstation crafting
  
• Updated explosion radius stat displays for grenades and other throwables
  
• Harvest Challenge short descriptions to match updated parameters
  
• Harvest Rotted Meat Challenge description to match updated parameters
  
• Updated descriptions for Hordestone Twitch Game Events
  
• Updated salvaging XP stat on Scavenger Hat to prevent any confusion of the XP type
  
• Updated localization for dew collector description
  
• Iron storage crate texture balance for low light levels
  
• Ingame texture balance
  
• Updated archetypes.xml with the new hair color swatches
  
• Lock Pick perk level 1 no longer has a lockpick loot bonus
  
• Lock Pick perk level 2 now gives 1 extra lockpick when found in loot
  
• Lock Pick perk level 3 now gives 2 extra lockpicks when found in loot
  
• Updated localization for modArmorTreasureHunterDesc to reflect values in xml
  
• Armor Plating Mods and Banded Armor Plating Mods can no longer be installed into heavy armor to prevent immunity to damage due to stacking issues
  
• Very small reduction to max Physical and Elemental Damage Resist on heavy armor to prevent immunity to damage due to stacking issues
  
• Reduced Q6 Preacher outfit Undead Damage Resist from 20 to 15% to prevent immunity to damage due to stacking issues
  
• Updated localization for plating mods to reflect installation changes
  
• Updated Boomstick perk long descriptions with missing loot bonus verbiage
  
• Adjusted weighting of resource cloth to allow proper scraping of items like bandages and duct tape
  
• Splints now scrap for cloth instead of wood
  
• Moved store_hardware_01 to countrytown, with necessary driveway parts
  
• rwg_tile_gateway_straight3 removed broken bridge parts to work with straight3a and straight3b until the imposter issue is solved
  

• Inventory window is accessible for dropped loot bags that have disappeared
  
• Failing Steam Group validation can lock up the login process
  
• Navezgane blem in road
  
• Soft lock when joining multiplayer game from launch intent and then declining EULA
  
• Changing display settings messes with UI sizing
  
• Added workarounds and fixes for several POI reset issues
  
• Bicycle could play slide sound from forward motion when not sliding
  
• Vehicles would often not play slide sound from braking
  
• Game crash related to EOS_Achievements_UnlockedAchievement_Release
  
• Rolling NRE spam if upgrading block as zombie breaks it
  
• base_military_01 infestation chest & missing texture
  
• downtown_filler_07 QA issues addressed
  
• Fixed the ability to get incomplete quest on base_military_01 from bypassing switches
  
• Errant challenge hint for Place Door Challenge
  
• Wrong challenge hint for Place Land Claim Challenge
  
• Effects Textures do not refresh after quality settings change
  
• Hordestones do not respawn correctly
  
• Fixed Minifills should now use cylinders and spheres
  
• Pressing W to remove an armor piece doesn't update the character
  
• Damage from clients does not trigger the hordestone spawning
  
• Vehicle, drone and turret placement could duplicate them
  
• Light Array exception in chunk generation
  
• Equipment Stack calling slot change twice when handling move to preferred location
  
• Trader protection was removed for clients without data
  
• #rename_signs no longer worked with the new player containers
  
• Twitch GameEvent block buffs now give credit for kills correctly
  
• Electrical items that contain inventory lose all inventory on breakdown
  
• BlockVendingMachine and BlockSleeper were not properly clearing their TileEntity counterparts
  
• Consumables exploit using a charged bow
  
• the grenade pin reappears in grenade after it has been tossed
  
• Chunk Persistence tooltip localization inconsistency
  
• Fixed terrain blending with flat ground in rwg_tile_rural_corner_02
  
• Fixed terrain density issue on rwg_tile_rural_corner_02
  
• Fixed nonclimbable rope in abandoned_house_07
  
• store_gun_01 missed trigger volume
  
• Formatting on campfire placement challenge
  
• Picking up forge leaves behind unit_ resources
  
• Conditional evaluation in XUi XMLs
  
• ServerDescriptions were escaping BB codes
  
• Stuck toolbelt tooltip
  
• Unable to filter for XP only death penalty in server browser
  

A week is a long time in politics but 11 years is an even longer time in gaming. 7 Days to Die has spent over a decade in early access, but that's all about to end. Version 1.0 is knocking on the door and is ready to enter the room. Before the game launches into its final, full form, you can test it out for a few days.

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If you're looking forward to 7 Days to Die finally hitting the big 1.0 release, now you can try it a little early with an experimental Beta release.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/7-days-to-die-gets-an-experimental-beta-for-the-1-0-release

1. Right click on the game in steam
   
2. Click on properties
   
3. Click the “betas” tab
   
4. The drop down menu will now have latest_experimental available
5. Select that and wait for the game to download
   

• AddBuff Gameevent Action now allows overriding duration.
  
• xml, loc, and icon for player version of cash register that doesn't pop open when empty
  

• Traders now sell player version of cash register
  
• Comment in serverconfig to include names for worlds that ship
  
• Updated trader inventories to include sewing kits
  
• Slight increase to economic value of sewing kits
  
• Replaced quality of food found in intro to buried supplies chest to discourage exploits
  

• BlockWorkstation UpdateVisible NRE when BlockEntityData null
  
• Hordestone now refunds if you let time run out
  
• Hordestone now has longer timer
  
• Sinkhole cannot be done on a vehicle
  
• Sinkhole stops all movement
  
• BlockReplace gameevent actions could remove bedrock
  
• Exploit where shared quests give you multiple tier complete
  
• Dismemberment ERR log coming from checking mat.mainTexture
  
• Fixed cases where downward motion at the start of a fall could cause excessive fall damage to apply.