7 Days to Die News

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Hey Survivors,
Alpha 19.5 Experimental is out and it comes with our first version of Twitch integration, performance improvements, bug fixes and more!

Here is how to opt in:

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

[h3]Forum Release Thread[/h3]

[h3]Twitch Integration Guide[/h3]

Official Alpha 19.5 B48 Release Notes

Added

• First version of Twitch Integration.
  
• Voxel mesh pooling
  
• Chunk decal and model dither fading
  
• Distant terrain decreases mesh detail when farther
  
• gfx dtmaxlod console command
  
• Allow selection of steering mode on controllers by pressing DPad down
  

Changed

• FindTagInChilds does not make garbage
  
• Improved Show Stability colors
  
• Distant POIs to use a shared material
  
• Improved chunk LOD update
  
• Optimized chunk object handling and frame timings
  
• Optimized terrain mesh generation
  
• Optimized terrain control textures to not update with every mesh update
  
• Optimized distant terrain tile size
  
• Optimized VoxelMesh AddMesh
  
• Optimized distant terrain render order
  

Fixed

• Zfighting at barn_02 (window/loot container)
  
• Dedi servers fail to update bedroll locations after pickup
  
• Block previews have differences in shading at night
  
• Block preview for normal blocks leaking a mesh on each update
  
• ItemClassBlock CreateMesh having to destroy unneeded colliders
  
• Empty voxel meshes were being created
  
• Distant POI mesh and material leaks
  
• Distant POIs could load and leak extra invisible objects
  
• Chunk LOD update not using XZ center for distance
  

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A19.4 Highlights are:

• Fat Hawaiian HD makes his debut in A19
  
• A new ambient sound system with new content
  
• The fix for the bed shared by everyone, at least nobody had to freeze!
  
• The long awaited fix for AP rounds
  
• A command to disable cursor snapping when using the gamepad, see if you like it!
  

[h2]How to disable cursor snapping in big picture mode without using the launcher.[/h2]



Bug reports here, please!

[h2]A19.4 b1-b7 Changelog[/h2]

Added

• New ambient sound system and content
  
• Add focused block to DebugShot
  
• Command line argument "-disablecursorsnapping" to disable cursor snapping when using gamepad
  

Changed

• Disabled Christmas themed loot items
  
• Enabled new skin for fat zombie
  
• Store electronics_01 chest is now unlocked
  

Fixed

• Falling Debris Entities Cause Rapid Damage during Fall-Duration
  
• AP rounds not working as expected
  
• Explosions on a bed changes everyones spawnpoint to that bed
  
• Many of the ground textures are flickering
  
• Removed remnant blocks in business_old_06
  
• Writable Storage Box does not have label on bottom side
  
• Block palletBrownBoxesTile has an intact bottom cap
  
• Imposter for business_old_06 is now properly updated
  
• NRE when interacting with junk sledge or turret spawned from debugmenu no longer occurs
  
• Previous Tab / Next Tab keys does now work while in vehicle
  
• Gamepad now steers exclusively with the left thumb stick
  
• Achievement for broken leg now triggers
  
• Updated item names to support achievements
  

Alpha 19.4 B7 Experimental is out.

This is how you access the A19.4 exp build:

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

Forum Release Thread

Added

• New ambient sound system and content
  
• Add focused block to DebugShot
  
• Command line argument "-disablecursorsnapping" to disable cursor snapping when using gamepad
  

Changed

• Disabled Christmas themed loot items
  
• Enabled new skin for fat zombie
  
• Store electronics_01 chest is now unlocked
  

Fixed

• Falling Debris Entities Cause Rapid Damage during Fall-Duration
  
• AP rounds not working as expected
  
• Explosions on a bed changes everyones spawnpoint to that bed
  
• Many of the ground textures are flickering
  
• Removed remnant blocks in business_old_06
  
• Writable Storage Box does not have label on bottom side
  
• Block palletBrownBoxesTile has an intact bottom cap
  
• Imposter for business_old_06 is now properly updated
  
• NRE when interacting with junk sledge or turret spawned from debugmenu no longer occurs
  
• Previous Tab / Next Tab keys does now work while in vehicle
  
• Gamepad now steers exclusively with the left thumb stick
  
• Achievement for broken leg now triggers
  
• Updated item names to support achievements