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Dec 29, 2020

7 Days make most played games of 2020

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7 Days to Die has made Steam’s most played games of 2020 for the 5th year in a row. Grab it now for 66% off!

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Dec 23, 2020

66% off now!

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Hey Folks,
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Dec 21, 2020

Alpha 19.3 Stable is out!

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Alpha 19.3 Stable is out!

TFP wishes every single one of you Merry Christmas and a great start into 2021!

Here is the Official forum Release Thread

Added

Network layer encryption
Connection rate limit
More feedback on clients on why they are not allowed to connect
Message on the client when they got disconnected because the server is shutting down
Wandering horde zombies are not alert, so stealth attacks work on them
Wandering horde 1 second delay between spawns

Changed

Replaced static NetPackage list with runtime dynamically assigned IDs for more flexibility
Deleted old player StealthScreenOverlay and goggle eyed effects
Improved supply plane drawing
Optimized MinEvents finding of tranforms
Optimized MinEvent ActionRemoveParticleEffectFromEntity
Enabled Christmas themed loot items

Fixed

Can't target, shoot or repair through Molotov Effects
Set player made door stability support to false to prevent AI exploitable building
Console command "water" hidden by console command "thirsty"
DecoManager large FPS drops when saving to a slow drive
DecoManager written log always having a count of 0 and added duration
ZombieOldTimer has no flame particles
Weighted Head can Still go into Machete/Knife/Bone Knife
Using admin/whitelist/ban on users with special characters in their name breaks the serveradmin.xml
ItemActionQuest now respects the current toolbelt size
Large localization mods breaking client connects

Dec 12, 2020

Alpha 19.3 B6 Experimental is out!

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Alpha 19.3 B6 Experimental is out! Opt in now!

Forum Bug Pool & Release Notes!

Changes

Enabled Christmas themed loot items

Fixes

Large localization mods breaking client connects
Blacklisted clients do not get moved to admin section
Weighted Head no longer goes into Machete/Knife/Bone Knife
Using admin/whitelist/ban on users with special characters in their name breaks the serveradmin.xml

This is how you access the A19 Experimental build:

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

Nov 26, 2020

7 Days is on Sale Now!

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7 Days is on sale now through Dec 1st for 66% Off. Find out why over 11 million have survived. Nominate 7 Days for the 2020 Steam Awards Labor of Love. Navezgane Awaits!

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Nov 23, 2020

Alpha 19.3 B5 Experimental is out!

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Alpha 19.3 B5 Experimental went out over the weekend!

Forum Bug Pool & Release Notes!

This is how you access the A19 Experimental build:

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

Fixed

Challenge notes can now be read from slot 9 & 10
Using admin/whitelist/ban on users with special characters in their name breaks the serveradmin.xml
Weighted Head can no longer go into Machete/Knife/Bone Knife

Nov 13, 2020

Alpha 19.3 B3 Experimental is out!

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Alpha 19.3 B3 Experimental is out!

Forum Bug Pool & Release Notes!

This is how you access the A19 Experimental build:

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

Added

Network layer encryption
Connection rate limit
More feedback for clients on why they are not allowed to connect
Message on the client when they got disconnected because the server is shutting down

Changed

Improved supply plane drawing
Replaced static NetPackage list with runtime dynamically assigned IDs for more flexibility
Wandering horde zombies are not alert, so stealth attacks work on them
Wandering horde 1 second delay between spawns

Fixed

Floating Frames and blocks
Can't target, shoot or repair through Molotov Effects
Set player made door stability support to false to prevent AI exploitable building
Using admin/whitelist/ban on users with special characters in their name breaks the serveradmin.xml
Console command "water" hidden by console command "thirsty"
DecoManager large FPS drops when saving to a slow drive
DecoManager written log always having a count of 0 and added duration
ZombieOldTimer has no flame particles

Oct 30, 2020

7 Days on Sale for 66% Off!

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7 Days is on Sale now for Halloween for 66% Off! Get it now and see why Alpha 19 has gotten the its highest review scores and largest player counts ever.

Navezgane Awaits!

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

Oct 20, 2020

Alpha 19.2 Stable is out!

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Alpha A19.2 Stable is out! Along with some great fixes we enabled Steel Series’s game sense feature, allowing Steel Series Mouse and keyboard users to have some ingame events tied to their hardware LED lights.

Official Forum Post

Game Sense Features include (default settings):

Time Progression: F1-F12
Ammo: 1-0
Health: Q-P
Bloodmoon Warning: A-L
Visibility Meter: CTRL – ~
Tool / Weapon Durability: Num – –
Player Facing Direction: numpad 1-9
Bleeding: Del-Pause
Being Hit: Mouse
Duke Amount: Display

Changelog A19.2 b4

Added

Console command “ai pathgrid”
Console command “gfx dti” to set distant terrain instancing
Console command “gfx dtpix” to set distant terrain pixel error
Trees are set to consistent LOD transition values by code
Support for Steel Series SDK
We also updated to a new version of microsplat, improving performance.

Changed

Renamed console command “ai path” to “ai pathlines”
Optimized path grid move buffer copy
Optimized path grid block checks and misc
Reduced the effect of High and Ultra Object Quality settings
Deleted WaterDepthRecorder that reduced FPS a bit
Updated terrain shaders
Improved terrain shader settings for better performance
Prefab editor to use same tree LOD bias as game
Our custom speed tree shader to Alpha Test queue

Fixed

Trees are not rotated correctly on the diagonal directions
Desert terrain normal textures not set as normals
FirMed01 tree popping in oddly
Two trees not instancing
8 block entities not instance rendering
You could see under the water plane when camera was close to it
Unlit explosives can explode in hand after throwing a lit one
Electric fence wires drop to the bottom of the pole after unloading the chunk or FO point.

Oct 16, 2020

Alpha 19.2 B4 experimental is out!

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Alpha 19.2 B4 Experimental is out with a simple fix.

Forum Bug Pool & Release Notes!

This is how you access the A19 Experimental build:

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

Fixed

Electric fence wires drop to the bottom of the pole after unloading the chunk or FO point

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