After 12 years of Early Entry, The Enjoyable Pimps are able to launch their sandbox zombie survival sport, 7 Days to Die. The present model, Alpha 21, will quickly transition into what the builders are calling the, “Alpha Exodus.” Whether or not you’re a PC or console participant, right here’s every part you’ll be able to count on from the 7 Days to Die 1.0 launch.

7 Days to Die 1.0 launch date, post-launch roadmap

“The workforce, sport, and group are prepared for the following steps,” The Enjoyable Pimps’ co-founder Richard Huenink stated in a YouTube video discussing the workforce’s plans for 1.0 and past.

At present, 7 Days to Die 1.0 is about to launch for PC in June 2024 with the console model following in July 2024 with an elevated value of $44.99. A 2024-2025 roadmap was launched that make clear what options gamers can count on with the 1.0 replace together with three extra phases that introduce new programs into the world of 7 Days to Die reminiscent of dynamic climate and biomes, bandits, and the long-awaited story mode. 

7 Days to Die 1.0, what to anticipate

At launch, 1.0 will deliver overhauls and modernization to many present programs. Whereas official patch notes have but to be launched, TFP have stated that the options beforehand teased for Alpha 22 can be included in model 1.0. That being stated, right here’s what we will count on in 7 Days to Die 1.0:

Character customization and animation replace

• New fashions and character creation choices that deliver selection to the generic choices which have been current for practically a decade
• New animations and optimizations for present ones

New armor system

• Clothes gadgets fully eliminated in trade for clothes mods that may be utilized to armor items
• Armor slots decreased from 5 to 4
  • Hat, outfit, gloves, and boots
• 16 totally different armor units with totally different tiers (primitive, gentle, medium, heavy)
• Every armor piece has its personal bonuses together with a accomplished set bonus, might be combined and matched
  • Ex. Scavenger Gloves (acquire 10% extra assets harvesting) + Lumberjack Hat (retains head heat and will increase wooden harvest by 20%)
• At launch, clothes mods received’t be visually mirrored within the sport however in response to participant issues on the boards, The Enjoyable Pimps’ employees member schwanz9000 reassured that, “we’ve a plan and can reveal that plan as soon as it’s prepared.”

Many NPC overhauls and updates

• New zombie variants which have totally different clothes and colours
• An animal overhaul that features new fur shaders, fashions, and animations
• Gore and dismemberment programs for zombies

New Factors of Pursuits (POIs)

• Two Tier 5 POIs
  • Grover Excessive Faculty
  • Soccer Stadium
• A Tier 4 Military Camp which can have an underground part
• Haven Resort
  • one of many largest POIs up to now, no tier was offered within the dev diaries however gamers suspect it’s probably the primary Tier 6
• Many extra Tier 2 POIs that add extra selection to the world
• Wilderness POIs that aren’t linked to roads

Random world era

• Model new UI that can grant gamers extra management over world era
• Decreased reminiscence utilization
• Sooner world era time

7 Days to Die 1.0 console model variations

In 2018, Telltale video games, the corporate accountable for publishing the 7 Days to Die console model, went bankrupt. The Enjoyable Pimps introduced that they did not regain management over the console variations which led to an more and more giant hole between the state of the console and PC variations as time went on. 

Fortuitously, the builders search to start out anew and develop a console model parallel with the PC model. A month after 1.0 launches for PC, the brand new console model of 7 Days to Die can be launched. As a result of points up to now, this can be a model new model of the sport, that means house owners of the earlier console model (dubbed the Legacy model) of 7 Days to Die should buy the newest model from The Enjoyable Pimps with a purpose to obtain future updates. 

In keeping with an official Q&A, TFP have stated that they’re, “working intently with Sony and Microsoft to offer a reduction to digital Legacy house owners on their buy of the brand new console version.” 

Whereas this may occasionally come as a disappointment to Legacy model house owners, it’s relieving to know that TFP are unifying the console and PC variations underneath their very own banner to stop a repeat of the previous.

Together with the brand new console model of 7 Days to Die 1.0, gamers can count on to finally get all the similar updates because the PC model in a well timed method. A number of of the notable variations between the console and PC model at launch are:

• Console model is not going to have random world era at launch, can count on it to come back in a patch quickly after launch
• Solely Navezgane and some pre-generated maps can be accessible
• Is not going to launch with the extent/prefab editor or world editor, no phrase on when these could also be launched
• Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X|S is about to be carried out in Replace 1, till then, console gamers can be restricted to peer-to-peer video games on the identical platform

7 Days to Die has had an extended journey and plenty of gamers contemplate it a primary instance of, “Early Entry executed proper.” The precise launch date and official patch notes are to be introduced inside the coming weeks. Based mostly on the thrill of the builders and unified route of the sport, the way forward for 7 Days to Die is trying shiny.