The Non-Confusing Guide to Starting 7 DAYS TO DIE

[@BoomstickGaming]

*7 Days To Die is one of my all time favorite zombie games, and I created this purely because… I FELT LIKE IT!* *The level design of each interior location does such a great job at creating memorable “zombie dungeons” that* *are full of lethal surprises, worthwhile scavenging, and environmental storytelling. Boomstick recommended!*

[@Zuun74]

How do you change the shape of you blocks the shape tab does not exist I’m pretty sure

[@Zuun74]

Never mind lol

[@Zuun74]

Hold square

[@johncook9392]

Can anyone tell me how multiplayer works on the PS5? Is it matchmaking, or can you only play with friends?

[@davebonner5335]

😂3n🎉g😂 3:07 😂😢,

[@Chris_Sizemore]

Very simple starting tip for 7D2D. You'll see a lot of brown, dead bushes as you walk around. Make a habit of punching them as you are walking. The bushes give you wood, and you need as much wood as you can get in the early game. Also keep an eye out for bird's nests. Feathers and eggs are very valuable in the early game. Horde the eggs till you can make Bacon and Eggs.

[@EMES365]

I agree. Good tip!

[@Direct_Dutchy]

A nice looking bush always gives me solid wood yea

[@realaza]

@@Direct_Dutchylol

[@shinysonny7733]

@@Direct_Dutchy😂😂😂

[@chriselliott7244]

Damn. Seewatchadid

[@davidroymartin]

When you have a platform to defend such as @8:42, put ladders all around the top row. That way, you won’t fall off if you get too close. The ladders will catch you.

[@GadgetMaNameJeff]

Thats a nice tip actually gunna add that to my horde base

[@RainWalker24c]

I will be pulling a all nighter on this tomorrow. Been wanting to play this awhile! I know it will be awhile but man I hope the weather system update by end of this year is good. I want to fight zombies in a heavy thunderstorm lol

[@jamesransom8099]

Me too!!! Like most people here we have played this a lot but it feel great to see it get out of Alpha!

[@daniel106]

Is it different from the original version?

[@KyungSuMoon]

I appreciate you for not making a "tips" video where they're an hour+ long....essentially making it a playthrough.

[@midnightwa4261]

Idk I tryed to use this as a tutorial because I've never played any games like this, watched 5 seconds paused and then did the thing and pressed play. 4h in I made it to 3mins 19 seconds into the video and think this game is not for me

[@jayjaymerritt2785]

As a returning former PS4 player that stopped when the fun pimps couldn't update it anymore, and now playing the PS5 version, Thanks dude. I loved this game a bunch. As a practical, find an existing structure first, scavenge, and then build /craft player, this helps that initially tough difficulty spike. I progressed a decent amount in vanilla PS4 playing this way..but stuff like finding a tap/die set to craft ammo, even making a forge consumed many stressful early game moments spent searching to no avail. Eventually I got there, took forever to find a grate to boil lake water..but I survived on yuca and made it through. This guide showed me how improved the game looks and takes the edge off early game a lot. Well deserved sub sir. Thank you😊

[@TrondersTrondby]

Use the building block not the wood block because you can upgrade the building block to get a lot of XP when building your base.

[@everfreesnarrations35]

This is true, you can also pick them up for easy use 😊

[@josephmother4039]

One thing i feel like is worth mentioning is to keep an eye out for rotten animal corpses. you can chop or knife them for bones, fat, nitrate, and rotten meat. great fast way to get materials for farm plots.

[@slave2tyranny]

Nitrate? I don't think so.

[@alliedanchor8864]

​@@slave2tyrannyyeah they can drop nitrate

[@RageyRage82]

Honestly, I would recommend eating raw eggs when starting out, instead of charred meat. Raw eggs are plentiful, and easy to find in nests. They will not dehydrate you, and they have 0 negative effects. It's less food per egg, but you will have so many more eggs. Dehydration isn't good starting out, since clean water can be difficult to find. By the time you have clean water, you might already be able to make bacon and eggs. You will not run out of eggs by that time too quickly, and you will likely be finding plenty of food in loot to sustain you.

[@ChimichangaGuy]

Been playing on PS4 for 10 years and I'm so excited for the full release. FINALLY!

[@andreyef88]

This is beta. Not even the full version of the game. Relax. This game is a rip off they can eat my ass

[@strangegaming188]

Finally is damn right

[@contentbuffet4306]

I'm so sorry person

[@Selam_Zii]

How tf you've been playing it on ps4? Are you insane

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

Duuuuude wow lol

[@SGTKILL995]

This guide helped a lot. Especially the cheeky hide behind the door and spear em. Lol. On Day 6 now.

[@dmitrytelegin19]

Great guide, thank you!

[@CrYo66]

The APC - bike bit got me. McGyver 'd yourself a tank. Solid info for a good start.

[@patrickmurphy3826]

Something that can help early game is the wood blocks that can be crafted and picked up. Upgrading a handful for a small base will give experience that can level you up a little faster.

[@tyghe_bright]

The starting challenges are great for knowing what to do at the start.

[@Lyn-uh2mb]

my suggestion is for people to take the snow map challenge.. in the snow biome it has higher threat level including stronger zombies... bears.. wolfs.. a big stronger wolf that spawns at night.. and a tiger.. its a hard place to start with since everything is soo tanky... but you have 2 advantages there... 1 being the part of easy to spot everything since snow is white and everything on the ground can be spot from big distances without any tall grass to blocking the view.. and the second advantage is that the big wolfs that come at night drop not yellow.. not blue... but red loot bags... means you will be receiving loot equal to killing a boss type zombie also known as demolisher.. yea.. im talking about the zombie that has the explosive bomb stuck on him.. the wastelands are harder for sure since you cant drive through there with landmines everywhere and lots of things blocking your path... and it has bears and red eye wolfs there as well and dogs and snakes but the biggest problem is that its very dark and you wont see things very clearly... i will leave another tip for helping new players with a money income.. super corn is one of the best things you can sell at any trader.. its 40 coins per piece meaning if you have sell 10 its 400 coins.. 100 for 4000 coin.. so making a big farm while you are out there exploring is a huge money income but it takes some days for them to grow but still a passive money income without having to salvage or be in any danger.... Super corn is found in a house called Bob's Boars & Carl's Corn.. its 2 houses connected to each other actually and inside there will be both the super corn recipe and 5 seeds for super corn in a chest next to a single super corn growing inside the house... plant the super corn once you invested 3 points into farming otherwise you will end up spending more super corn for crafting seeds any having not enough income from super corn to make any profit.. having the farmer chest piece and the farmer boots also helps since chest piece offers chance for extra crop and boots offer chance for extra seed.. 1 last tip.. making more dew collectors is probably better than upgrading them... but sure if you have enough money to use them as your toilet paper you might as well..

[@pvlschnabl]

probably mentioned already but 05:24 Block Types. its incorrect to use wood blocks directly, you can use building blocks and upgrade them using hammer or stone axe, it is much more exp that way

[@penchanter6194]

Thank you for this informative video! :)

[@puntonone]

It's been a long while since I got bored with, then stopped playing, 7DTD. Then I got hooked on DavZ but now it feels a bit stale. The new 7DTD looks very interesting and I was on the fence about getting it until I watched your video. Thank you for the clear intro. Keep up the good work.

[@smokegasplaynintendo5767]

new player only started on pc 1.0 stable and i'm loving this game !

[@Chris_Sizemore]

Building Blocks can be upgraded to wood blocks, just like wood blocks can be upgraded to cobblestone. It is recommended to plan out your construction by using Building Blocks and upgrading them to wood.

[@joshuawhite4113]

Doesnt it cost more ?

[@timmcgee8380]

​@@joshuawhite4113 nah 2 wood for a building block then 8 to upgrade. Or 10 to build a wooden block.

[@Chris_Sizemore]

@@joshuawhite4113 The cost is the same material wise. The big benefit of Building Blocks is that you can pick them up if you make a mistake. Wood and other blocks can't be picked up, if you make a mistake you have to destroy it. And the larger your construction the more likely you are to misclick while placing blocks. Or it isn't the right shape. The wrong rotation. You change your mind and want to try a different shape. Or the spacing is wrong. That is just how construction in 7D2D is.

[@joshuawhite4113]

@@Chris_Sizemore you do also get xp for leveling them up

[@Itellyouonlythetruth]

Best guide i find! ❤thanks

[@Faithchooseyou]

Nice video thanks for the heads UP 👍🏽

[@pavloskypraios]

SImple accurate and easy guide . Great job man

[@ernestcote3398]

First time viewer, 6K hr player. You have good cadence and add good visuals to what you are saying. Bon chance.

[@JacobOlli]

Hope it controls better this time on console

[@Anishinaabe17]

I have heard the controls will be much better. Gone are the days we have to aim by pointing in the general direction and then moving with the left stick until they're in the crosshairs. At least thats the hope lol

[@realaza]

it does, i used a controller on pc, we're chilling

[@Anishinaabe17]

@@realaza I have an Xbox Series Poor. With the price hike of gamepass, I think I'll be joining you PC master race peeps soon.

[@realaza]

@@Anishinaabe17 well tbh i mainly play ps5 but i also play pc

[@anthonyscafidi2222]

Playing it on console for a few hours now and let me say, this isn’t some triple A game with a huge budget so don’t expect that. But compared to where it was some years ago, this is a night and day level of difference. The game actually has weight to it now, if that makes sense. And everything just feels smoother in general

[@miimaas]

That was really useful, thank you

[@tyron3200]

You literally killed it ! Very helpful info for a noob such as myself, thank you sir 🙏

[@Unknown-jy7ku]

Bro I have i 3 4 th gen 8 gb ram and Intel hd graphics card can I run this game

[@randyroo2]

How does everybody else go about farming books? My method is to drive from trader to trader taking apart vehicles on the way, selling the loot and buying all their books, whilst also keeping an eye open for letter boxes, crack'a'book shops and the coloured newspaper things

[@Guardian_Arias]

Newspaper stands and mailboxes are the easiest to get books, as you are going to, and from trader quests, just stop at every closed mailbox. Mailboxes with the door open denotes there is nothing in them.

[@SignumSomnia]

Thanks! It’s downloading on my ps5 right now

[@Okta808]

if it works like before, drinking from a natural water source requires you to stand still for a brief moment before the prompt to drink appears

[@footthumb]

And you will get dysentery… constantly.

[@Cyko..]

I haven't played this game in years and this video makes me want to try it again.

[@Tialian]

I like the tip about the honey and carrying spikes.

[@shatterdice1]

Step 1 . Finish quests in starting area as is a safe zone to get you started ( see top right corner on your HUD ) then follow these steps 😊

[@-mattking]

Small tip for new players, anything that can be lockpicked can also just be mined open with a pickaxe. I tend to save lockpicks for police cars, because breaking into them will trigger an alarm that spawns a small but difficult group of zombies. Taking points into Miner 69er in the Strength skill tree is typically a better idea than wasting points on lockpicking, since lockpicking is still a random chance (even with maxxed lockpicking). It's generally faster to just mine into containers near the end of the game rather than waste time lockpicking.

[@_JoJo1995Cool]

Yeah i had cop car didn’t have lock picks, busted it open with a iron pick axe was around day 10 and it spawned 2 cops, ferals and 1 feral wight💀 (idk how to spell it) so glad had parkour to jump up onto a wall otherwise I would of just died, never touching them again without lockpicks also didn’t give me anything good just ammo😂

[@your-mom-died]

auto tools:what is"locked"?

[@cheesesteakphilly]

Is this online where others can just kill me and take my stuff? I’ve seen gameplay vids of people doing that but I’m not sure if that’s a mod.

[@_JoJo1995Cool]

@@cheesesteakphilly you can play 7dtd solo or multiplayer (I haven’t played multiplayer so idk) but on solo nothing can steal your loot you can have settings on that will drop your loot and backpack when you die or exit the game but nothing can steal it. For multiplayer yeah people can kill you and steal your loot cause it’s people

[@stuartanderws5705]

When you get a quest from the traid you can loot the location, then start the quest at the big yellow ! ,when all will comes back again so you can loot it all again. or just go for the prize at the end.This might have been patched.

[@goeddy]

i think they completely messed this game up when they removed the crafting recipes from leveling up skills. now your crafting progression is 100% reliant on RNG which is very unfun. you might spent a hundred hours finding recipes for stuff without ever getting the one for the smelter so you actually can't craft 90% of the stuff.

[@IizKrewD]

Literally happened to me now. Been playing for about 20-25 hours and still hadn’t found enough magazines to be able to build a forge or workbench completely sucking fun out of it for me and making it tedious

[@TheOfficialButthead]

i wouldnt say 100% reliant on rng, the change just makes it so you can get the crafting recipe for something even if you dont have the skills for it, but leveling up the skills makes it so you get the magazines way more commonly.

[@lavaandaa]

@@IizKrewD just buy em

[@b0nerlord]

It's not 100% RNG when the number isn't random. Every time you buy a perk rank, the chance of finding its related loot and crafting magazine goes up 2%. I always go clubs and end up selling steel club parts because I have way more than I'll ever need, and that's only if I don't already have a maxed out club. The only difference in 1.0 is that armour magazines are now linked to all base attributes instead of just the armour perks, which is why you get spammed with armour magazines as you progress. Also, the loot pool in specialised containers is restricted, so you won't find any old random junk in them. Progression isn't a struggle if you look in the right places. And while I don't want to say "skill issue", it does not take 100 hours to find the five magazines you need to unlock the forge. Most experienced players have the forge unlocked day one. Day two at the latest. If you don't get all five from the first trader visit, you'll find what you need in houses with garages, or those construction site houses. And failing that, you'll probably get two magazines in the first airdrop bundle. The game basically throws them at you. For all the neverending complaints about it, you'd think the forge magazines were hard to find.

[@goeddy]

​@@b0nerlord yeah the progression is not a struggle if you already know how to play the game. I played the game before this change for 50 hours, had a ton of fun. Pulled it out for a Lan with 4 people and we where there running around with stone spears for 3 hours until they all begged me to play something else. You can say skill issue sure, but if the actual experience of new players is going to be that frustrating I find it hard to blame them for not already knowing how to play the game they never played before. Also even if the chance to get X is 2% higher then something else, the number is still random. And how does it make sense to expect players to skill for something they can't use cause the don't have recipies yet? obviously people invest their precious skillpoints in things that will give them a benefit right then.

[@Londrino]

Oops, I didn't realize the quest to dig up the supplies would fail if I left the circle. Don't be like me, make sure you've got everything you need before activating the rally point!

[@JayTheGuy01]

Would love to see a super cut of like a 100 days type video from this guy

[@BoomstickGaming]

like a time lapse, or highlights, or a whole let's play?

[@vewyscawymonsta]

​@@BoomstickGaming Maybe a bit of all 3. Time lapse some of the more boring stuff (such as base building/upgrading), regular for horde nights, and highlights for loot and quests and other day to day stuff.

[@ricebar6773]

0:27 the office?

[@devinnewman2397]

Break picture frames as well, they often cover loot and locked safes.

[@cortex364]

great guide thank you

[@ThatGuitarChick01]

Thanks Alex.

[@bennutt5050]

You can dig out the traders place but dont want to go to far back cauae you cant places blocks on traders blocks but you could sit outside the traders and the zombies cant dig up tho depends how much work you put in

[@milletzebari]

Its was useful. Thanks

[@johnmyers7347]

Great video thanks

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Never heard of this game it looks awsome getting it now but like a more survival dead island

[@beelite9612]

And here I was absolutely pissed to the brim that they removed getting glass jars after drinking water to refill them. Didn't know until this video that you can get a water collecting station 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@nicktheegg]

I've also noticed that honey comes from random trees too aswell as tree stumps 👌

[@billymears9890]

Breaking down sinks and toilets are a great early source of short iron pipes

[@aggelosk.3442]

if its your first time seeing a green zompie well RUN

[@Nightweaver1]

By the time you see a radiated zed, you should have the tools to deal with it, thanks to game stage.

[@sdrxke]

I use to play the old console version religiously even tho it was so bad especially since they couldn’t update it due to the legal trouble with telltale- I hope they actually update this console edition

[@bright4406]

I don't know how to deal with the gun safes in this new update. When I break them they don't get unsecured they just break and there's no interact option in them.

[@Moistrazmataz]

Can you play in 3rd person??

[@rangerhawk]

You advised people to build with wood blocks and not building blocks. Not a bad suggestion, but you neglected to mention that building blocks can be upgraded to wood blocks then cobblestone ect...

[@tyler6054]

w video man thank you

[@chaseinyourface87]

Man i got excited with that M26 tank. Then it turned into a bike. Ive been bamboozled!

[@DonaldJPump24]

I remember getting this game used from a gamestop like 10 years ago for the ps4, playing it for about 30 minutes, and never touching it again lol

[@futuristicbus61]

2:43 this was so funny

[@lilboiUK]

Best 7D2D guide I've seen! Thanks👍

[@Haddley333]

This video is great and is the reason why it's so hard for me to get into this game. The learning curve of the survival rules are too much. How was I supposed to know chopping tree stumps = honey? That a freakin' bike can fit in my backpack, but ONLY if there is no inventory within it? etc etc etc

[@puntonone]

Well, it is a post apocalyptic world, so it's going to be tough going at first.

[@lindseycooper7004]

I use my bow mostly, make lits and lots of arrows. Horde feathers

[@BASHERSKINZ]

is the player hit box still terrible in this game? I feel like the zombies hit me from 3 metres away

[@robbailie5878]

Really good guide for new players mate.

[@hasanhussein5913]

is the game worthy to put the time ?

[@your-mom-died]

definitely

[@andreyef88]

No it’s horrible

[@Nickallsopp92]

I only just started looking into this game, and I'm getting serious minecraft vibes from it.

[@elgus3802]

I really like this 7d2d but i feel there's a lot of stuff missing from the alpha versions, as well as the crafting progress be too "weird" but nonetheless, i like it

[@J_PIK]

Another name for item items is Consumables.

[@odinallfather8164]

I made the same mistake remembering the stumps have honey BUT you need to find the magazine that let's you find honey. I was finding nothing then I found the book that let's you find honey in stumps.

[@Entity_y]

I was wondering why after harvesting 20+ stumps I wasn't getting anything. I ended up having a zombie dog cure my infection.

[@midisong]

Is there a big difference between the PC version and console ?

[@SewerOverlord]

Remember that Mailboxes also contain skill books when your main level reaches 10+

[@alexanderocampo7740]

What do you mean by skill books? The ones that you buy with experience points?

[@ernestcote3398]

I've only found loot behind pictures that were in alpha19. I don't believe I've ever found loot behind a newer picture. Do you concur?

[@Slick-vo9hp]

This game released its full version on console and I feel like I wasted 45$,I just paid to make my game more tedious with more grind, yeah the new content and graphics are cool but at the price of enjoyment and 45$ I’m disappointed so far.

[@EconohmyGaming]

Me likes video me learns goods 😅

[@HopeSaze]

how do you get your X crosshair so small and your upgrading arrow so small? My is so big its getting in the way and looks gross and annoying me a lot any fixes for it?

[@andreyef88]

You got to get on your knees and do the hawk tuah

[@HopeSaze]

@andreyef88 omg that worked thanks so much

[@MultiRoyds]

How is it for solo play or is it essential to play in a team?

[@your-mom-died]

both.solo play is more thrill

[@titouancarre1527]

If possible to play solo without problem :)

[@XeAthy31]

Go to wasteland early it’s amazing 😉

[@ZSI_GamingBros]

Comes out Friday right?

[@dabestaround1245]

Thursday the 25th

[@franky.378]

Gosh, I've missed this game

[@jaysonbird3975]

Just hours to go for console! One more sleep

[@crinzzim4159]

Your character looks like Daniel Larson

[@jestonivizcarra3995]

Where can I play it ? I only have Ryzen 5600g no GPU ..can I play it smoothly? Is it offline?

[@cyrlangaming]

7 Days ago, you uploaded this video for 7 Days to Die

[@reynoire9681]

I starve way too easily. It's like I'm having to get food every 5 seconds

[@footthumb]

Same here. Dehydrated and starving constantly, so I drink filthy lake water and… dysentery. So now I’m starving and dehydrated even faster. Literally never have enough food or water which always leads to reduced stamina and reduced stamina regen, which makes fighting more than 1 zombie at a time a death wish.

[@tsigahn6509]

That’s because the earlygame food sucks and you need a lot of it. Take a look at your hunger and thirst bars (under your toolbar). You should however find a good amount of canned food while exploring and that should be enough till you can cook something better.

[@thorp001]

It gets better, I promise. Once you cook actual food you can start enjoying the game 😂

[@anthonyandrade5071]

Running and getting hurt also decreases your hunger. Also always look at what you eat, there are foods that have a negative impact on your health like charred meat giving you -5 water or murky water damaging your health.

[@footthumb]

@@thorp001 - Absolutely. Once that Dew Collector goes up, but especially once you get pretty much any of the attachments that dehydration risk drops to damn near zero. On the food side I think it was Bacon & Eggs that marked the beginning of the end of my hunger concerns as well. It’s really just those first 2 or 3 weeks that are a day in day out scramble for the basics.

[@seanomight5401]

Okay 8 saw in somebodies video I thought about something changing the book system again no longer being based off of perks. So are all the books in what you get completely random now in the stable 1.0?

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

12:45 heheheh nice if we had tanks and armored vehicles

[@derekwilhelm1555]

With police cars u can break into em like other safes but will spawn enemies

[@johncook9392]

Can anyone tell me how multiplayer works on the PS5? Is it matchmaking, or can you only play with friends?

[@Shads62]

Assuming a lot of knowledge here. I dont know how to make most of the stuff you say I need to be carrying and havent found any while savaging. Bandages for instance.

[@bleszekd9068]

Hi, can someone help me. How can i replace my workshop without losing materials that I used to do it???

[@OzarkZero]

Craft and place a Land Claim Block. With this placed, it will allow you an option to pick up work stations, forge, etc by holding the interaction button while looking at it

[@bleszekd9068]

@@OzarkZero omg thank you sooo much, we had a problem with it. Have a great day :)

[@christopherhelveston7756]

Is the leveling up tools glitches or nah?

[@gzzuss]

Well, the Last time I played this I didn't had a kid 😅😅 Edit: I see that they did a good job with the new player tutorial😅

[@BoomstickGaming]

training begins.... NOW

[@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL]

@@BoomstickGaminghonestly i hate the thought of ads bloom its gonna break me

[@nagabalrox3256]

Hey! My friends and I started to play on the game with the early access and I don't know why but we can't craft the primitive armor set? Like we have a set made from grass but it's not the same and there is no bonus with it... Does anyone have an idea about why we can't craft it pls ? Same goes with challenges that we don't have and the first quest at the NPC giving a gun :/

[@EMES365]

Just like the real world always check for a toilet pistol. They do exist. (In my santa voice)

[@phazebeast7373]

Toilet pistols lol

[@winchester212]

Otherwise known as potty pistol. Don't forget the poop knifes.

[@Aantihero]

You did a beginners tutorial and didn't start with the actual in game starting tutorial? You showed distributing the 4 points that come from finishing said tutorial, without explaining why you have 4 free skill points.... brutal

[@sabrinas52]

How can I actually sell my stuff to the trade guy ? I have no clue, or is it even possible??

[@andreyef88]

You have to hit the brick thingy before you do that

[@chillspice]

Click (select) what you want to sell and press W

[@brittanyf1221]

I have one question that's driving me crazy 🤣 the cabinets...what's the X3 shapes on the upper left side of it 🤣 I've googled so much lmao

[@andreyef88]

It’s my ball sack

[@killaking3285]

anyone knows where to find battery acid i could really use some help plz

[@phazebeast7373]

I thought we could build that tank bro 😂

[@BoomstickGaming]

good ole PNG

[@1andonlytoonkid]

🤔Did they remove the ability to craft windows? Cause I can not find it anywhere in the game?🤷‍♂️