How To Get Started Part 1 - 7 Days to Die 1.0 [Survival Guide]

[@ninjaexperto7217]

Prebuilt: finds a beaker on day 1 Me: * Cries on day 5 no cooking pot*

[@bannankev]

Buy the thing already 😂 look for those pop up camper things outside POIs about 90%of the time I find cooking pots in them.

[@Doudou27930]

And stuck to 4 forge ahead magazines, so you can't craft it in the forge... 😂

[@jeppppppppp]

buy one, you'll find 5 more after buying one xD

[@ninjaexperto7217]

@@jeppppppppp in the end i crafted one, i got the forge before a damm pot, and what do you know i found one that same day, love this game

[@UndeadGeneral27]

@@Doudou27930just be smart about manipulating books via your perks you spend in the beginning. Not like you gotta focus hard on combat perks right off the bat

[@jaym9678]

The adhd duck made me laugh

[@kingtnaughty189]

@jaym9678 me too

[@patriceouimet5285]

I hope lots of newbie will watch this, 4k hours on 7d2d here and I think you cover lot's of good things. They could even watch it 2 or 3 times and still learn something new. Great one Iz

[@altnerdpodcast]

Makes a guide for newbies, gets a beaker on day one hahhahaa as a player with 1300 hours in the game I can confirm that is insanely rare, appreciate the integrity move of dropping it, hell I rarely find a cooking pot on day one haha

[@TripleXclown]

I haven’t found a beaker yet and I’m on day 34.. I bought two.. but found in loot.. none..

[@jimmysuros6302]

@@TripleXclown Beakers are rare... and I play on 200% loot abundance. (TBF I think something is weird, because I modded in an item that should have a 100% drop rate in tier 5 chests, but its not a guarentee there....) :P

[@bannankev]

@@jimmysuros6302 closest I get to modding anything is dropping mods into the mod folder 😂 but sounds like you JaWoodled something behind the scenes 😆 if it’s supposed to be 💯 and you don’t see it 🧐 🤣

[@jimmysuros6302]

@@bannankev Its a Destiny 2 mod I made, I plan on publishing it soon, if I can cure my own laziness

[@shioeil3694]

I’m on console and and I found some beakers on day 1

[@dgthunderer]

Watching Iz restrain himself to the point where new players can follow along is honestly kind of funny.

[@bannankev]

@@dgthunderer it is because we that watch him regularly know how very easily he can turn on insane everything and just dismantle the game. Butttt for newbie that’s not very relatable 😂 very funny for us though that know the true IZ

[@heavydremer8716]

This is definitely a great display of skill. he slowed his pacing for us noobs! Still his time management was impeccable. I'm impressed how much can be done in 1 day.

[@buffalox8492]

This is 100% the best beginners guide I've seen. For instance your explanation of pipe weapons are so spot on. I just experienced that before viewing. LOL

[@AllTimeLow419]

Wouldn't have figured you'd make a beginner's series, and I don't really need one, but I'm going to watch every episode for your commentary and for support. I'm glad you did for those who do benefit though.

[@thegreatyeetus4893]

Hold O(for playstation)/B(for xbox) for a radial menu to get around the menus (armor, map, skills) quickly Also, it's a good idea to carry wood spikes in your inventory even on insane difficulty it does enough damage and slows zombies enough for an easy win

[@Aerostorm56]

This guide got me to subscribe. I learned so much from day 1 I wasn't aware of. I'm looking forward to more good tidbits in the future. Great work!

[@Re3Ns]

Hahah I loved the first trader Rekt interaction :D. He said "wipe that smurk off your face" cause he knew that you're about to see 2 crucibles that you will never be able to afford :D

[@leenomedal-lafon5994]

Always welcome to see updated 'How to start out' videos. Extremely boring for experienced players, but often new stuff pops up with each update. Thanks Prebuilt!

[@shikamaze1489]

A good tip for new players is to stock on old sham sandwiches. They give 15 food, which is a lot. They give a disentery chance, but using vitamins (which are really comkon) negate that, which gives just a -5 health penalty.

[@Firebuck]

Especially the first few days. Taking a vitamin will prevent the dysentery completely, so sometimes if I'm really hungry I'll pop a vitamin before doing a harder quest and eat as many sandwiches as I can hold. And I'll have vitamin to ward off the infection while clearing the POI.

[@bannankev]

Where I’m from we call this the Sham Slam, vitamin and slam as many sandwiches as you can 😂 nah, I think eko made that up. Someone around his streams I’m sure.

[@Myqqi]

@@bannankev I believe it was actually Genosis who came up with "Sham Slam"

[@johncook9392]

Can anyone tell me how multiplayer works w/ PS5? Is there matchmaking, or can you only play with friends?

[@bannankev]

@@johncook9392 got no clue man. Hopefully this last month you got it. If not check KZbin’s. Always a video for something on KZbin.

[@RichardRitenour0522]

I absolutely watch because of your wit and humor! Always entertaining brother, appreciate what your doing for the newbies!

[@ladybug591]

Thanks for this Izzy. I found a Beaker fairly early too, so it seems the luck has improved. Acid seemed more abundant. A cooking pot alluded me, just as I finally was ready to make a forge, I found a pot of course. Knowing which houses usually them have would help time wise. I am enjoying playing solo because now I have to understand everything - my hours in the game were usually spent cooking and farming in a general sense, so I have a lot to learn

[@blatantpanda9271]

For the console newbies, if you hold down the menu button it will bring up a menu wheel, just move the joystick over to the menu item you want then let go of the button to open the relevant page, also you can hold down one of the shoulder buttons to bring up a different wheel that has your equipped items, this makes UI navigation much quicker.

[@perky42069]

ADHD duck is my hero

[@deletekeys]

I absolutely love this! Been so long since I saw you build a fort for the blood moon. Cannot wait to see this series fully fleshed out

[@lostgunman8684]

Good job. Gonna watch the whole series. I learn at least 1 thing every video.

[@Yogi_Bear69]

I'll have to give this a watch. I know your guide will have some great info and some based takes. I'm excited for this. I mean bouncing knees excited.

[@farty90]

❤ sweet, love a survival guide

[@sircdrom]

Really great guide! I played the game 5 hours for the first time (sort of) yesterday and I got a lot of good tips and info out of this one. I hadn't even realized I could spend skill points into the actual charactarestic (strength, agility, etc). Glad I found out...

[@apeir0n3]

I’ve played this game on and off since 2018, but I still love watching videos like this. I even pick up some tips that I had no prior knowledge of, like how heavy melee attacks put a slight pause on stamina regeneration.

[@derekmoran9617]

Those damn horde wolves are something else. As a console player that was definitely a surprising encounter when I'm on my roof and suddenly joined by a cuddly wolf just wanting some pets, so much so that he made a new hole in my house to come say hello lol

[@jadeobsession9088]

that duck is just wonderful!

[@bannankev]

Yup. Love when he pops around

[@alexandriagrimm888]

Iirc cheesing thr nests for more feathers was 'actual insane person' activities when Laney did it..... I'm glad Iz is finally embracing his truth....

[@SnowmanSir]

I go to the wasteland on insane to embrace my insane arrow/bow addiction. I put myself on fire for damage (jumping breaks legs, sometimes) and feathers(vultures) come to me!

[@fiction9829]

Very well thought out video. Saved me so much time getting started, lol. Keep up the good work, bro!

[@THINKMACHINE]

+1 to the general screeching about the busted RNG. Everyone will have moments like that sooner or later, where the loot just turns bonkers for no reason at all. I suspect there's some kind of probability underflow in there, where the game tried to modify the chance of something spawning below 0% and it wraps around to near 100%.

[@f0rml3ss]

Everytime they update the game or add anything significant, I always come check your channel. I learned a lot by watching your videos.

[@jg14645]

Brooo please mass post this for us i just got the game and its such a helpful guide

[@grevedanko]

I am over 1600 hours into thia game and still watch you guide. 😂 Must be you dry sense of humor that draws me in.

[@RiddimRed]

2mins in this vid and learned more than any other vid

[@masteroink8944]

I like to use the first few nights to look at the challenges and try to knock them out. The XP is decent and some of the rewards are pretty good as well.

[@thunderfoot240]

I’ve started over quite a few times because it’s fun, but honestly, I have rarely made it past the second hoard night. I need to practice base building.

[@sisbonetta]

I am a console player, never cared for legacy, but I have loved ur series. Thank u for making a video for us newbies.😊

[@ryeencoke]

Love this series, really enjoying it. I think a big part of it is the accent, hehehehe.

[@bannankev]

I love the zoom in on water and food. Like those things are microscopic down at the bottom. 12 yrs of alpha and at least 12 different UI layouts exist but TFP still refuse to move off this tiny ass bar.

[@bethepepper]

Excellent video…wish I had this before I first started….would have been very helpful.

[@mochi9059]

Just starting this game. My friend recommended to buy one. Really love it after 4hrs. Thank you for this video. Greetings.

[@kukri1877]

Let's see a day 2 crucible! :D

[@altnerdpodcast]

Hahahaha, right?!

[@Re3Ns]

I actually tried to buy a crucible by day 3 once. I spent the first 3 days collecting flowers and put all skill points into better barter. By the end of day 3 I've gathered 3 stacks of each flower type except the goldrush flower but the max dukes I got was 9k even with the candy. Still 2k short cause the crucible was 11k with discounts. Not sure if it's actually possible to get 11k dukes by the end of day 3...

[@Mostly_Positive_Reviews]

Hvaing about 1000 hours in 7D2D, and recently jumped into version 1.0. Got a Grill, Beaker and Cooking Pot in one room. I am on day 7 now and have 2 Beakers and Cooking Pots, and 3 Grills. Not sure if loot drops improved with 1.0, but this never used to be the case, so I count myself lucky!

[@chrisgrunwell7434]

I would say double looting the kitchen to be very useful early game. At least until you get a cooking pot.

[@bloodmeat333]

ive played this game for 10 years. never even clued into the lock slots. cant say how may times ive depo'd my ammo then gone to a quest and been fucked and meleed the whole damn thing. thank you for pointing that out. also that RNG was fucking nuts.

[@Mightymousievan]

thank you, i really needed this

[@ElMofo9]

If you're on console you can hold O to bring up a radial menu to open the map quicker and if youre in the inventory or crafting menu you can hold triangle to bring up the shortcuts to craft scrap drop and track recipes

[@UhWatchMe]

Started yesterday with friends, crafted Primitive outfit thinking it was a whole outfit and not actually just a body. Thanks! We have a hard time finding food and water, going to watch further.

[@BlitzIn4]

tip: 8:52 as mentioned in the vid select the honey quest reward. what's not mentioned is it'll highligh the tree stumps for you similar to how it highlighted the wood & stones earlier.

[@petllama8414]

"my recommendation is just focus on being good" So that's what I've been doing wrong! It all makes sense now

[@le_pie_guy8043]

That rabbit kill was diabolical 😅

[@sphaeras.visions]

Once you get your containers, what you can do for your first night in a house is to start gather ressources by breaking household items. Since I'm a builder kind of player, I like to stockpile wood and stuff for later.

[@ladybug591]

Yep - you get a lot of good stuff cleaning out a house completely during the night. Perhaps it's wise to set up a little melee area with a hatch at a door because making a bit of noise breaking down things - even when crouched - can attract the occasional nighttime zombie or two. That way they will come to you rather than bashing on any other place.

[@aragonraphael8133]

Prebuilt giving advices i love that , but again RNG is against you :D

[@Bluerim_]

For console players when trying to interact with items in your inventory hold down the traingle/y button and then use your left dpads (the arrows) to either quick craft, equip, etc

[@Chaosand0rder]

I like to double loot for polymers early. That’s about the only time.

[@dirgesheverish]

It never hurts to stab the zombies with a knife, even without agility builds. Build bleed stacks!

[@Md936S]

It's always fun when the game defaults to easy with an option for very easy. Personally as soon as I switched to nomad everything just felt...right.

[@darlax97]

You can also loot the metal shelf behind Rekt. You need to looks straight forward and walk, focus on Reckt and move slowy to the left. Immediately after you could click on Rekt, you can open the shelf and loot it.

[@IzPrebuilt]

and get nothing

[@BeforeFriday]

Love the intro for newbies. It's all good advice, but the only thing I would add is to put at least two points on Parkour.

[@robertfredericks3139]

So nice to watch you play and at least pretend to enjoy it and not taking shots at the game every 2 minutes.

[@mistymtngirl]

Console player here, I don't know if this is helpful, but on controller, if you press the select button I believe it opens your map, and B opens your inventory. You can use either LB, or RB to navigate the menus more quickly. For quick crafting you can hold LT and press the corresponding controls on your dpad. And for quickly moving things from your inventory to containers press on the right joystick. Hope this helps someone.

[@GamingAfter50]

Good introduction to 7 Days. Should warn new players about wilderness traders, had two such on the same random gen map, and spawned next to them in 2 new games (same map). Triple pocket mod & beaker! We'll never see that again on Day 1, ever.

[@kidinclass]

That beaker find reminded me of finding two of em on day 1 when i first came back after years for 1.0 Here I am multiple playthroughs into 1.0 and have not found another beaker i havent bought.

[@SweetLeavesXbox1]

Like a genius, fell from a decent hight and broke a limb. While I was walking, I felt like I was walking faster holding W & D key. Tested it myself. It's faster by about .5 a second per 10 seconds.

[@Harry_Phantom]

To navigate the inventory menu on Xbox press and hold B then use the analog to highlight your map or skill tree or challenge then release B

[@sociallyferal4237]

Tip: The quick slots do not count towards carrying limit. So early on, keep stuff here to not count towards encumbrance.

[@Melivilth]

What did you give the rng God to get all that on day one?! That was crazy luck. I usually can't find stuff like that till I buy or craft it.

[@cvombaur1835]

You usually find it right after you buy or craft it 😂

[@Melivilth]

@@cvombaur1835 my new play through since 1.0 dropped, I looked for 2 days for a cooking pot. Didn't find one so I bought one. One day later, I now have 5.....

[@vexingcat9813]

Here for the humor. Beaker day one? I call shenanigans, lol. not really. I would probably have done the same thing with the beaker, a day one beaker is just too easy.

[@coreyperez8817]

I was torn between screaming in agony at throwing it away, and applauding. lol.

[@Rdlprmpf12]

With that kind of luck, on day 30 he'll find his second acid.

[@evilonfirestorm]

I came here for this comment and was not disappointed. 800 hours in the game and never found a beaker on day 1!! I think RNG is being nice to you since you are playing against your usual sarcastic savage self 😂or it hates you cos your making tutorial videos 😂

[@jimmysuros6302]

cute cat pfp 7 Days to die is wak.

[@vexingcat9813]

@@jimmysuros6302 It might very well be wak, but it has it's charms. I also love a good B movie. The cat avatar is part of a set of 6 I had done for me by a very talented artist. I had them commissioned a few years back. Thank you for the feedback.

[@NastyPasty1123]

My doctrine is that the best armour is not being seen. Is that Napoleon or maybe Sun Tzu ? No it’s The Mighty Jingles :)

[@someguyusa]

I like spears for the long reach. Zs can't touch you.

[@cerberuzprime]

10/10 would read vitamins again

[@jimhodge7257]

Good tips for starting out

[@justincapalbo6938]

The 1.0 loot seesaw is kinda wild. First game I found 2 beakers and rad removers within the first 7 days. Next world haven't found a single one but found four triple pocket mods in the first 6 days. Not kidding.

[@indoorjetpacks]

lmao day 1 beaker is absolutely wild. that streamer luck damn

[@Dibz105]

Love ADHD duck

[@alpayalpcan5643]

9:20 my fave tip

[@timrinks1409]

I found both the beaker and pocket mod on my current playthru just not in the same poi but still gave me a wtf moment

[@DarwinArbiter]

I got the filter mod for headgear on my second day XD sometimes the rng gods bless you.

[@ShaggyRodgers101]

Thanks very useful

[@clubvillain]

In my new stable build playthrough, I made the forge by day 2.

[@lukeyTHElion]

Hey guys newbie here my first time playing . I've started again a few times now don't really know what I'm doing . Do the magazines stack keep finding the same ones I have been selling once I've used it for the first time is that right ? Bit blagged with it all really lol I've changed the setting to a real casual experience I'm on day 5 with no base over encumbered by 14 and now I'm in burnt forest . Help lol

[@ronaldfutcher7239]

If this is a teaching series does that mean you will bg building dreaded horde bases? For new players information @24:37 when Prebuilt is finding the location of his cache from outside the house. He finds it by using the quest marker in the top right corner of the screen giving a distance to the container and walking around the outside of the house to find teh shortest distance.

[@nickmcdade4074]

Watching this video and I’m at the part with the beaker, I just walked into my first home on day one and found a pot next to fireplace and a grill in the cupboard, I didn’t find those until day 4 or 5 last playthrough😂

[@DragonUltraMaster]

Reading the vitamins and eating the forge ahead. It's a full circle. You usually say eat to everything anyway. :P

[@shadowstorm657]

Good starting tutorial

[@musicfan07058]

I kept my starting note in hopes 1 day Fun Pimps will have a use for it... but not in my inventory, I'm not a savage! no, I just nicely tucked it into a miscellaneous crate 😁

[@Jerry8xd]

Love you content

[@misscatsalot]

The duck really does its job tho 😂🥰

[@mikehunt-zx8tr]

I found the double pocket mod in one of the trucks at the trader on my first day. Just watching this while I'm hiding out on my first night 😂

[@kainsteakfries7820]

What world gen are you using? All the prebuilt don consol have most of the poi’s spaced ridiculously apart

[@yaboinav]

Hundreds of hours in this game and I never knew about locking inventory slots.

[@hkillerpr]

I literally connected my Mouse and Keybord go play 7 days with all the hot keys on the ps5 xD

[@hejhej4241]

Does anyone know why i cant see the marker for the traderv

[@Mohawk_Productions]

Bought on ps5. Once I’m done present farming on 76. I’ll be pausing it to get into 7DTD Played a bit. Still learning

[@DarkDavy82]

i got a t-shirt with: I dont give a Duck.... xD This made me laugch hahaha

[@TripleXclown]

I’ll watch it because I’m in it for your humor..

[@N.i.g.h.t.m.a.r.e.z_]

Stupid question: What settings do i need to set for it to start being 7am i hate the 4am time

[@JohnnyEnigma]

OMG the RNG is going to mess up the new players! Bless them. That was a difficult but noble (?) decision to throw away the beaker. . .

[@johncook9392]

Can anyone tell me how multiplayer works w/ PS5? Is there matchmaking, or can you only play with friends?

[@mrhyde2121]

Rng gods have smiled on you today sir 😂

[@jordanthomas167]

Witch map did you pick

[@greenknight4249]

Loot it, leave it, break it, loot it, move on. 18:16 Did you just call us out on gaming alone. 😂

[@GamerTMTDK]

I would like to know, what to do when I'm completly new to the game, and I just got hit by a Zombie, I'm infected so what can I do to heal myself of that? Otherwise a great video.