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7 Days to Die Modpack: Deus Ex Zombina!

Deus Ex Zombina

A 7 Days to Die ModPack

Game Installation

Install game on steam and pin the version to [alpha20.6] like so:

Steam -> 7 Days to Die -> Gear Button -> Properties -> BETAS -> Select the beta you would like to opt into: -> Alpha 20.6 Stable

Running

IMPORTANT Do not run the game with Steam!!! Use the launcher at \steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\7dLauncher.exe and make sure to uncheck Use EasyAntiCheat (EAC) before running!

Mod Installation

  1. Download all the mods into a temp directory.
  2. Make a Mods folder in your game directory e.g. steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods
  3. Copy/Paste the contents of the compressed mod files into the new Mods\ subdirectory.
  4. Edit Config Files
  5. Create a new random map to get new POIs -8k size seems good.
  6. Start the game!

Curated Mods

Download all of these 50+ excellent and choice quality mods (just under ~1GiB uncompressed)

Config

Disable EAC

  1. Stop your server.
  2. Navigate to the 7daystodie.properties or \steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\serverconfig.xml file.
  3. Change the EACEnabled property to false like so: <property name="EACEnabled" value="false"></property>

Framerate Improvements

Try some combination of these settings to improve framerate if you are running on a potato.

From the Main Menu -> Options -> Video settings:

  • Dynamic Mesh Options -> No
  • V-Sync -> Off
  • Reflection Quality -> Off
  • Motion Blur -> Off
  • Reflected Shadows -> Off
  • SSAO -> Off
  • DOF -> Off
  • Sun Shafts -> Off
  • Texture Quality -> Full Size
  • Water Quality -> High
  • UMA Texture Quality -> Medium
  • Tree Quality -> Medium
  • View Distance -> 10
  • LOD Distance -> 50%
  • Water Particles -> 25%

Testing

Cheat Mode:

  1. F1 - open console
  2. type debugmenu (or shortcut dm) then q for godmode
  3. type creativemenu (or shortcut cm) then u for creative menu
  4. ESC and teleport to POIs for testing

ModPack Authors

  • ubergarm
  • GregoryZamuza
  • malkthius

References

v0.7

v0.6

  • Fix War3zuk HD Forge to have 3 input slots and vanilla forge to have default 2 input slots
  • Added notes and missing mod to README

v0.5

  • Add FilUnderscore's Improved Hordes Mod for mo' better wandering hordes and scouts should be save safe Console Commands: help ih, ih wandering reset, ih status... Change <serverconfig.xml> MaxSpawnedZombies from default of 60 up to 80 to 100 or so!
  • Slightly reduced frequency and max size of wandering hordes to test the waters on ^
  • Remove gup's Kill Streak Mod (glitchy with vehicles and distracting on horde nights)
  • Swap out War3zuk's 20% Zombie Loot for the more balanced Rolyatja - Increased Zombie Loot Bags
  • Add War3zuk's Movie Posters PBH for 10 more posters; fixed config to use all available posters now.
  • Make sewing kits cheaper on leather.
  • Make the worruns better wooden/metal spike traps less durable. (still slightly more overall than blocks of similar materials).
  • Increase max loot roll chance by 1 on book cases, book shelves, and book piles. (not mailboxes ;p)

v0.4

  • Fixup/nerf Enzyte books to reduce max power attack stam reduction from 84% to 56% as intended.
  • Re-balance candy in safes to not give so much random candy.
  • Add recipe to craft sewing kits.

v0.3

  • Double new taco recipe nutrition to match the 2x fish tacos.
  • Add recipes for canned pasta and canned beef.
  • Reduce loot drop rate for books a bit.
  • Rebalance Juggernaut perk to be more vanilla+ friendly.
  • Rebalance Enzyte books to have all give the same buffs plus final completion bonus.

v0.2

  • Move mods out of nested subfolders such that ModInfo.xml can be found.

v0.1

  • Initial Release
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