Tips & Tricks for New Players - 7 Days to Die 1.0 (Console + PC)

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Armor Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6TZZGt5aM6jra8

[@mr.liquifier8343]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel BRO I DID THE BIRD NEST THING ALL ON MY OWN BRO IM PROUD MOST OF THIS I FIGURED OUT BY MYSELF

[@Entitusschule]

I'm so addicted to this game I even watch a beginner guide video, even though I already have over 100 hours and around 500 hours on the previous alpha version. 😂

[@joshw6212]

i watched the whole video and have over 3k hours in the game going back to A5......his content is just THAT good

[@scoresdavis3435]

​@joshw6212 yeah I have over a thousand hours and I learn new things from him often

[@oldmankatan7383]

Also in the veteran club that came for the production value! BEGINNERS: watch this video again after your first 2-3 days in game!

[@NTJedi]

I'm at almost 6000 hours according to Steam

[@pvtghost95]

@@Entitusschule always good to keep yourself updated 🔥

[@BradAhrens]

Vet here, watching because I knew this vid would be a marvel in its video production quality and comprehensive script, but I actually learned something! Plates under ladders makes the ladders easier to jump onto! 🤯

[@Ms_Sylveon]

Yeah I also didnt know this and I have almost 300 hours in this game (according to steam probs more if you counted Xbox version)

[@michaellee2255]

I read that comment like an idiot, I was thinking like the type of Vet the works with animals 😂

[@samiam4544]

My favorite mini game is to lure a wandering horde into Rekts shop then lock them in there so they can browse.

[@Jason-sm4oc]

Lol, Now I gotta do this too!

[@SkankHunt8008]

@@samiam4544 You’re just making stuff up. Zombies can’t enter the trader’s POI

[@samiam4544]

@@SkankHunt8008 Just leave the gate open and they definitely will follow you in. You do have to lure them. I prefer to let them in through Rekts backdoor .

[@tistelnilsson]

@@SkankHunt8008 I Guess you never played the game.

[@zedinator]

Or, as I have done introduced Rekt to some new pet, mainly radiated bear and a few wolves. The pets were upset that rekt didn't pet them. So rekt is a bad pet owner

[@conner-leo]

wow, this might literally be the best beginners tips video i've seen for any survival game. quick and to-the-point delivery of information, meticulous use of visual examples highlighting what is being discussed, and it also serves as a great reference for experienced players to come back to for quick and easy information. In particular, i'm thankful for your loadout overviews when discussing optimal setups for trading and mining. Amazing work!!!

[@GraphicJ]

Over 2,300 hrs in the game and still found some of these tips useful :) Thanks

[@TheLugia345]

I'm so addicted to his videos I even watch a beginner guide videos with like 800+ hours played xD

[@Neobreaker]

Scrapping the engine for those 30 mechanical parts was a really good tip, getting those starting pieces for the workbench can be rather frustrating sometimes.

[@WafelixRox]

That's why I'm always going into harvesting/getting crap tons of resources in one click then > combat.

[@maxvought2409]

I love when experienced creators make guide videos like this- I've been playing 7 days for years and still learned a few things (I never would have thought to craft a bunch of minibike handlebars to sell to traders!). Great video!

[@A.Saans304]

I've put over a thousand hours into this game starting at alpha 12 and I'm still learning new things. Thanks!

[@pmonette1]

I appreciate the speed of delivery on this info. I’ve been playing 7 days since the start of Alpha 21 and I was still able to pick up a few tips from this vid.

[@pickls]

i really appreciate this video. i played the alpha version a long time ago when it was first becoming poplar- then heard of this big update - came back and forgot how everything worked lol. im so happy i came back ! this helps a lot a lot

[@lvparm]

Yup. This is it. This is The Guide 👏🏻

[@Jungleer]

7d2d veteran here that needed a refresher course. Thanks for the useful tips!

[@ferg40]

Im a veteran of this game and this guide had several useful tips/info for me. Amazing compilation of all stats that all players would want to know located in 1 video. Thanks!

[@sayachesgaenox3759]

11:07 You can get a lot more radiators by wrenching them inside houses. It's much faster than cars as you can get them while questing and a single house can give you 3 or 4 radiators (go for the Owen's Residence, it's got 8 radiators inside for a T1 POI)

[@masterkevkev]

I knew a good bit, but I learned a few things. That damn plate stuff under the ladder is a beautiful trick I didn't think of 😅... Will add that asap. 'n hatches is such a smarter block to block off places. Thanks for the tips, even if I'm far from bein' a beginner :D

[@rawgage7]

Hey Tem, at minute 18:00 with the endless water drinking hack, you could've added that you can over drink as much as you want to delay getting thirsty; ie. 60 units = 1 minute; 600 units = 10 minutes; 6000 units = 100 minutes of not needing to drink! (I spent an entire night drinking like this to see if it would reach a cap and lost patience after 6000 because it was over 20 mins of clicking "e" to drink.)

[@josheoXD]

@@rawgage7 well did it have a cap? How long did it go? We need to know

[@sydneyhunter2807]

Another helpful tip to make endgame progression take longer to complete is to make block damage and loot abundance 25% along with the XP gained being 25% I only recommend it if you want the progression of the game to actually take hundreds of hours to complete everything. I mention this because in just a couple of in game weeks you can essentially get endgame gear. I'd recommend messing around with the settings to find that sweet spot but having it like this makes it so after 10 or 15 hours of gameplay you're not at endgame instantly and have unlimited resources.

[@gdgd5194]

I have a useful tip too for this finished and polished game: break your arm, that way it will be more challenging to play this finished and obviously very polished game 😂

[@Setixir]

@@sydneyhunter2807 I have no clue how you play on those settings. That seems nightmarish .

[@GamingAfter50]

This is a great introduction for new players. Great job! Well paced, informative, not too advanced for a completely new player, and not too basic for us vets! Explosives go boom, indeed!

[@kwayski]

I've got 3,800 hours of 7D2D under my belt and I haven't learned a thing. But man, I've been sitting at my table and listening word for word to everything you've said. You explain so well that I could listen to you talk for hours about what I already know :)

[@a1109101112]

Wow what an amazing video! Thank you for being so thorough

[@stevedixon921]

Lots of solid advice in this one. I'd consider making the fighting block longer by one pole block so you can queue up two zeds at a time (maybe not for beginners), and injured and slow zeds like Boe or the Tourist simply fall off.

[@Variantee.]

I’ve just started playing 7 Days so I’ve not been watching for too long but I watched all of Vanguard, and am on stream 5 of Last Man. You explained how long you’ve worked on this video and to watch at .25 speed (jokingly ik) but I respect the amount of effort so I plan on watching what I need then replaying it at .25! You deserve the watch time!

[@Archaten]

Ah, so that explains why my first ever horde night was pure hell. Definitely making a new home outside of the desert before day 14 lmao

[@emmylock22]

Top tier content as usual Tem! So much information 🤩

[@MrMagyar5]

I've been doing a few tests for the best way to make dukes passively as you play the game and what I've learned is that scavenging cars with the scavenger set and selling the items you get, namely radiators, engines, and headlights to the trader makes for a LOT of easy dukes. I've got over 100K dukes with no points in Better Barterer and only using the Enforcer glasses and a Sugar Butts candy. I thought dukes would be difficult in 1.0, but the Perception tree, Scavenger set, and a decent tool make dukes beyond easy. I am pleasantly surprised at how great some of these sets are. I thought the bonuses were kinda meh, but I've been testing them in game on Tier Vi POI's and some of those set bonuses are fantastic.

[@Duhastmage]

Not sure if it's the server I am playing on, but I noticed you can actually stack the pocket mods. You can mix and match Quad pocket, triple pocket, double and single pocket mods all on one piece. This should help with saving the extra points to pack mule. Give it a shot and let me know!

[@MrNajsman]

This is default in 1.0. You just can't have more than 1 of the same type on a single piece of armor.

[@Ladypiccolo]

I always learn something new from theses tips and tricks vids! Thanks Tem~

[@TheLadiesRoom117]

Yeah this one is going in the favorites. I've played quite a bit, and I've watched hours of your content, but I still forget the basics some times. 😅 Thanks for putting this out!

[@skylerbenoit1103]

I recently played this game on my PS5 Backbone. Great starting point tips, Tem! 😁👍

[@mggamer5230]

Even though I know all these things from streams and let's plays I'm still here to watch this. Thanks for your hard work!

[@juicetahn]

Well made, GNS, proud of you for this one. gutter gulp and slam sham on!!!

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

Speaking of crafting while you're gone, one tip to reduce clicking while adding fuel to crafting stations is to just put your variable helper shapes into the fuel slots. They're built with 2 wood each so it is half the clicking to stock them with fuel. Also, beyond searching purses and toilets for guns/knives, outdoor grills can supply knives while Mo' Power boxes can drop Stun Batons. E.g. in my last playthrough I found a tier 2 Stun Baton on day 1.

[@gameANDchange]

Watching this makes me get excited about the idea of playing later!

[@mastermautz8075]

These Tips are nice and dandy but i never felt the need to min max traders. Especially in 1.0 the traders inventory is crap, so questing and looting is the better way even on the hardest difficulty

[@tiorast6802]

also change the trader you are on since sticking with rekt is a bit weak compare to other specially if you keep buying food from the machines and you know others offer something way more usefull during quest like Jen sells D r u g s, Bob can help you with bases and probably get a early minibike / bike, hugh and i start blasting, Joel armor goes bling bling but be aware of the wasteland early... quick note, hugh can sell weapons mods you could crucially need for guns and joel mods for armor like attributes one, night vision, purificator etc

[@mastermautz8075]

@@tiorast6802 i think you didnt understand my comment...? The traders are all to weak, so it doesnt make sense to min max the trading - you have enough dukes for everything anyway.

[@davepassafiume7007]

Thanks for the video!

[@futuristicbus61]

Been a fan of this game forever, since it came to console it’s basically all I’ve played. I played it on laptop, but it’s sooo much nicer on console imo

[@DreadnoughtAlphaOne]

How? It was so bad on ps4 for me but I struggled through until I built a PC and it’s night and day difference in quality and accessibility. You only have so many buttons on a controller.

[@jcwhiskers3415]

I love your 7 days content, been playing for a couple of weeks now, but watching your vids for several months. I prefer your series, 10 - 20 hours. I'm not into the stuff with p-in-p, it takes away from immersion (the recent streams). I know others enjoy that, but I normally skip past any gaming streams with p-in-p. I still watch, well, listen. I turn the picture off and just enjoy the commentary. GNS my go to for 7 days. 🏆🍻🏆😎

[@dalastjedi1768]

So many videos cover individual things. I love this overall comprehensive guide. this will help my kids a lot that just started playing on console. I am proud of my 3 Zombie Slaying soldiers. :)

[@kriegerdorf5459]

Played it on console back in the days. Now I see how much has changed

[@ItaAndyOfficial]

about to hit 1900 hrs on this game, and here I am watching a beginner's guide lol never hurts to learn something new/understand something better..you never know

[@wizzardrincewind9458]

For Beginners: Look down, jump and in the air place a block under you (timing). That is very usefull and you can see it in this video. To get money dig down at night and get stone. I think 6000 stone = 1200 dukes. Water is very important. You can find it, buy it, make it with the dew collector. If you drink murky water in a bottle or with your hands from a river or something, you can get ill. Yellow tea can heal that. And there is the very usefull mod for your helmet: Water Purifier Mod. With it you can drink murky water.

[@sbrady1790]

I love this game so much

[@Divide21]

645 Hours of playtime here still watching a beginner's guide =D few things I didn't know tho

[@toby152]

Definitely earned my sub: Concise, easily digested info

[@blipp7127]

Absolutely amazing video! Well put together, detailed and taught me things I didn’t know! Keep up the good work!! Subscribed🙌

[@Chris_Sitko]

This was worth the wait. Well done, sir!

[@FeralPlague]

a lot of smart ideas, should definitely take note! Awesome Vid!

[@ice9ify]

Solid beginner guide really. It covers pretty much everything.

[@normmuelleman2570]

Great video Tem! I like to run around with the full scavenger set on, along with a ranger hat in my ride for bartering. I then will swap out a horde armor mixed bag. But I liked how you broke down the loot amount percentages.

[@justinheister7949]

Thanks for all your hard work man. I’m telling all my friends to check you out.

[@CrabClownJimmy]

1600 hours and I didn't know heat didn't generate when you weren't present! Great tip, bro!

[@MorbidDezir]

Played over a 1К hours of 7DtD and even I didn't know about some things. Thanks!

[@Flateric110]

Awesome job Tem thx a lot and keep on the good work :-)

[@zylechaos906]

Sounds wierd but putting a bowling ball in the middle of the tightrope leading to the fighting possision causes a clutch where they ether jump over or off and its an addition i cant go without now, great Video Tem, very informative. a generator and simple electric fence is also pretty cheap and easy to setup and it changes the whole horde expierence

[@stevdor6146]

6:32 my Tip is about Buried Supplies missions, not sure if it still works in 1.0 but you know how the locked treasure boxes from treasure maps disappear after you open them? well the Buried Supplies cache doesn't disappear, so if you mark the food/supply cache on your map and return after a week, the loot respawn will refill the buried supplies and give you free food.

[@stevdor6146]

TIL: Minibike Handlebars net you fat stacks. thanks for the new tip/strategy

[@johnmyers7347]

Thanks for taking all the time you do in making your videos! Great work and very entertaining and most of all very helpful. Also by the way love the random Wheel! You can do a lot of interesting game play videos with that idea. Maybe Spin each time for each Skill Point you get.

[@SumAnonymousAcapella]

You put this video together great the tips were spot on.

[@randyvowles4170]

im over 2k hours at this point so not a lot here for me but its all good info so have an extra watch plus extra engagement. thanks for your efforts sir

[@randyvowles4170]

honestly only thing I would add to what I see for beginner tips is not to put your stations as close as you did in the example as you wont be able to put a land claim block close enough to be able to pick them back up. im cheap and prefer not trying to rebuild them

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Prior to 1.0 I had never even seen a direwolf, so having one replace a normal wolf when I reset the Animal Hoarder POI during a new run was a really nasty trick while I was still using the base club and pipe guns. Even with a T1 shotgun and machinegun, the wide hitbox really does screw with conventional horde base construction, so I'll be eager to see how you dealt with them in your hoard base vid to come.

[@SpraykwoNTheChef]

I've started over like 3 times and now after watching this, I feel like I need to start over again and use the info in this video to get the best start lol

[@Gary87]

Awesome guide! I just did my first horse (day 7) on a pregen world and had 2 dire wolves! They are super hard when low level

[@Joe-ti7qd]

I stuck playing this. Having a ton of fun. I just discovered mining and whoa, how cool.

[@Raida7]

I always check out beginner's guides because I could easily miss some new thing in different builds of the game

[@RRG269]

great video on teaching the basics of 7 days!! good job

[@dino6080]

Nice tut! Ty

[@jensgylling]

You should make a multiplayer horde base guide

[@maliphuslocksport1290]

Not sure if I missed it but does reading all skill books cause same divergence as spreading skill points? Also does respec elixer can you go one route say 2 stats to find those books then respec to focus on other books to potentially learn all skill books in the game if you go that long etc?

[@thomasuitbreda]

what an amazing amount of info and work you put in this video

[@leenomedal-lafon5994]

A really nice and complete tutorial.. so much important stuff in there.

[@blazeburner303]

my friends and I usually just become a L4D crew during hoard night, just picking a far off location and then start running through the night, makes hoard night a very energetic situation and often times allows us to farm XP without cost to the base and let's be honest... who doesn't like running and gunning?

[@Lenape_Lady]

It took me awhile on console to figure out all the buttons. Took me forever to figure out how to place items on the ground and to use an item like eating food or drinking. It’s the triggers on PS5 console. Figuring out what buttons do what and trying to memorize them was the hardest part. It takes a couple of buttons just to craft, etc. PC is easier that way. Gotta get that muscle memory up.

[@halvarianknight4477]

The open, close, break, then loot works for every single thing that you can loot! And another thing to know, even if you can't fully cure your infection it won't increase while being healed!

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

Well, except when you take hits from enemies. If your infection is, say, 4.8% when you take honey, getting hit a few times before the infection is cleared can result in the honey wearing off while you still have 0.1%-0.3% infection.

[@halvarianknight4477]

@@XoRandomGuyoX yeah. You get hit and it increases your infection. But it doesn't go up from time. So it gives you time to find more honey. Also. If you've eaten honey or an antibiotic I'd imagine you're not in any immediate danger as to not waste the effects of said drug.

[@dynamiteskye9007]

Omg so much information so quickly... gonna have to rewstch this a few times and take notes... 😅

[@fioreiamphe873]

That moment when you proudly get this set up in less than a day and then 30 seconds before blood moon, TWO screamers pop up and laugh at your set up....for my first horde night. Ended with 100+ kills.... Just lucky the pillow cushion of 50 zombies broke my fall and I didn't end up with a broken leg. Fought the rest off on the ground till daylight. This is what nightmares are made of Q_Q Definitely a great beginning set up though! Just don't add any torches.... Lesson learned!

[@theorulez]

*2:11** the penetrating WHAT book? good video :3*

[@StrikerZero6]

I usually farm tons of wood and build an elevated platform which I turn into a base on the first day and hide up on it at night placing a square of blocks at least 1 block tall to enshroud myself (Usually the base is about 5 or 6 blocks off the ground)

[@grez2699]

Jam packed tip and tricks guide thanks Tem!

[@chadpelo7566]

I am brand new, playing the console edition. Thank you for this!

[@WafelixRox]

To this base you showed ul at the end of the video I highly suggest to don't go for ladders at all, they learn to destroy them for no reason at all while climbing it, and the block they'll step at the end of the ladder they start to hit it for no reason at all ;-; just give them 2-4 ways to the top but stairs/ramp blocks

[@boomboxmartian]

Great video. Thanks.

[@toronoc6866]

Great starter guide!

[@lisas4942]

Dude! I just woke up, my ears in chill mode, i started the vid and you sound like a machine gun ufffff. than i thought maybe i accidentally skipped the start, but nope. Even slowed the vid to 0.75 speed, but that did not help either, cause it sounded too funny to pay attention anymore xDD good video thanks for the work, dont take too serious

[@GregScottBailey]

Love the tips man, thanks for this!

[@ShadKats]

Great collection of helpful tips!

[@louisegear7502]

that good, even though I have been playing for years, I am still learning new things :)

[@lonic123]

Great guide, thanks for all you hard work.

[@crooky50]

great info bud. I'm loving the game

[@charline1973]

Gotta love the upset stomach sound effect!! Go Sham Slam & Gutter Gulp!!

[@ghettosmart349]

Thanks for all your hard work in putting together a very informative video, if I could I would recommend you for at least an ARCOM, LOL.

[@selwing666]

20:00 damn i didnt know if ou were guns nerds steel and COWARDS! always mix your two bases everyone!! It saves up travelling time and gives you attachment to your base c:

[@j-p4194]

I love these tutorials I always learn something new!

[@Crazy86J]

Also a good tip that anyone can use is when you get a quest from the trader (not buried treasure) and you go to the location, you can 100% loot the location before starting the quest. This will give you a good idea of the zombie layout plus where the loot is. Then when you Starr the quest, it will reset the POI and then you can loot it again. You can do this for every Fetch, clear, or power cycle quest

[@hungphan5089]

also note that this method should only work effectively with T1 and T2 quests. from T3 quests onwards, most POIs are too long to double loot - keyword being MOST.

[@Crazy86J]

@hungphan5089 just depends on where for sure, it also helps to know where the good loot is located, in most cases I can get 2 quests donr a day if I start right away above T3

[@bobbinsgaming3028]

Over 1000hrs in 7DTD and still learnt some things from this video.

[@martinh786]

noch nicht geschaut aber sicher wie immer ein absolutes Fest 😃

[@wizardgaming758]

Better Former, or Better Farmer, lol. Great base too by the way. Would love to see this taken to mid-late gate stage at some point. Personally, with the mining, I don't bother with the outfit. It's just a hassle. I tend to just mine whatever I need from random construction piles, or bolders. Also, with regard to the due collectors, I think they are a waste of time. I gather up a whole bunch of murky water and boil it in the campfire. It's much quicker, and less expensive.

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

The thing with Dew Collectors is having the mod that doubles the yield. I think it is the 'Tarp'. Then you'll get 6 Murky Water every day on top of whatever you scrounged up. That adds up to a lot of extra Duct Tape.

[@MrBlamed]

This video was well made and put together.

[@Tibor716]

Oh no way! I opened KZbin just in time! Lol

[@f8keuser]

Funny how wearing heavy armer has stamina and mobility penalties but you can have a full stacks of steel in every free open inventory slot (Before being encumbered) and you can move just fine. I wish the devs threw out the current way to carry stuff and add a weight system to every object, this would not only allow you to use every slot in your inventory but also allow for more perks such as specking into strength to carry more weight.