7 Days to Die 1.0 Developer Stream
| Author: | Brian Powell Jr |
| Date: | June 1, 2024 11:00:03 am EDT |
| Last Updated: | June 2, 2024 1:00:19 am EDT |
| Read Time: | 3 min read |
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Developer Stream Overview
On March 31, 2024, Richard Huenink, Joel “Madmole” Huenink, and Lathan from The Fun Pimps held the first developer stream for the upcoming version 1.0 release of 7 Days to Die on Lathan’s Twitch channel Fubar_Prime. The Twitch VOD can be found here. Currently, the game is planned to release in July 2024 barring no technical issues. A test version of the Alpha 22/Version 1.0 game is planned to come out in June 2024.
Character & Character Creation Changes
The character creation process has been overhauled. Players will now be able to customize the character with various styling options. The character models themselves have also been updated so characters look visually distinct now instead of the same model with various skin color and hair changes. They also added new hair technology to where when a helmet/hat is equipped longer hair is pushed down instead of being hidden. Added some head and eye tracking on character models when players are not in combat/aggro
Armor Changes
In the upcoming release, they’ve added 1 primitive outfit, 5 light armors, 6 medium armors, and 4 heavy armors for a total of 16 sets. Each non-primitive armor set gives character bonuses. Adding more RPG elements to the game. A full set of an armor type gives you a set bonus. New physics was added to clothing and character objects. When your character has a cape/coat equipped it behaves like normal fabrics.
Optimizations
Smoothed out hitching/stuttering when entering dense areas and cities. Made optimizations to get the game to run on consoles. Alpha 21 didn’t work on consoles without the Alpha 22 optimizations.
Model Improvements
AI models, notably zombies, now have variant textures/skins adding variety to the game world. The vegetation is also getting an overhaul where now certain assets like the cotton plant have been converted into 3D models. Objects now fade in as the player moves around the screen.
Horde Night Improvements
Starting blood moons are going to be longer and harder versus the current style where the first blood moon may be over in an hour.
Trader Changes
Trader upgrades are going to be slower instead of pushing the player through the upgrade tree faster. The changes are intending to make the game more crafting focused and make the game’s economy tougher.
Challenge System
The tutorial system is being overhauled to a system that rewards the player for doing various challenges to help the player learn more about the game. The new Challenges system will also replace the existing Journal system. Completing challenges rewards the player with XP. The challenges system provides a deeper explanation of how to do various things in the game in a more organized layout. After completing the Basics/Tutorial, all other challenges are unlocked for the player. For players/streamers, there are also some new challenges releated to Twitch Integration.
Player Storage
A craftable player chest is being added instead of a lockbox. The storage can be upgraded to increase the storage capacity (and probably duarability). This used to the be storage crate. Moving items in inventory now play a sound specific to the item/type when moved
Item Changes
Vehicles are being updated:
- The 4x4 vehicle can seat 4 players and can be upgraded to 6 with mods,
- The Motorcycle can be modded to seat 2 people, and
- The gyrocopter now seats 2 people by default.
The dew collector can be modified to increase water quality, generation rate and storage quantity. The dew collector will now start with generating murky water.
Console & Crossplay
Crossplay is currently in the works. It is possible, but the Fun Pimps indicated that there is a lengthy certification process needed by the console manufacturers. Console is not going to support splitscreen.