It has been about two years since I last played 7 Days To Die. It is no shock to me it is still in “alpha.” They have however done a lot since and I thought I would do a bit of a playthrough to see all the changes. Along with what else they have been up to.

Since I am just easing my way back into this game I’m going with the Navezgane map. I don’t recall much about the map and I’m sure they have added a lot in since I’ve played. Hopefully, it won’t take me too long to find a decent place to set up a camp at.

I am also going for a decently long 24-hour cycle. I want to be able to get out and explore, loot and shoot. This game has quite a lot more than you usually expect from a game still in “alpha.”

Seems I ended up somewhere in the national forest starting out. As far as starting places I’ve had in the past this one seems not that bad. Right behind me ended up being the snow area which I’m thankful I did not end up in. That would create a bit of an extra challenge to start in.

Since the in-game tutorial has you mostly doing things I would have done right away anyway I started working on it. Doing things such as gathering plant fibers, and crafting a bed roll and axe. Along with further crafting of a bow, clothing, and some other stuff as well.

I did not find much in terms of loot there. It was not long before I moved on and continued to make my way down the road I was following. Along the way, I was looking for rocks, sticks, and anything that I could loot.

I did find a couple of broken-down cars. They did not have much in terms of useful loot to me for now. I am however a bit of a pack rat when it comes to 7 Days To Die so I just looted everything for now. You never know what could be important later on.

I decided since nightfall would be occurring in just a few hours in-game it would be best to keep an eye out for a place to set up for the night. I might even make a temporary shelter in it with some storage boxes and other useful things.

I decided for these harder places they were just not worth my time for now using a stone axe to break into. I was hoping I would find something else in another home that would make these doors a cakewalk so that I could come back and clear out what I skipped over.

Sometimes when I come into these large but not massive towns I like to scout around them first and see what they have. I need to know the kind of danger that is lurking around. Along with any easy opportunities, I can take advantage of right away.

I did find a couple of homes that were missing walls. That made them quite easy to gain access to them. Their loot was not amazing or anything I wanted for now.

Thankfully after a little bit of backtracking, I found a way back up and out of the hole I was in. This place would be great if I needed to do some mining since it already took care of the hard part of going underground a bit. Perhaps in the future, I’ll return here if I don’t end up making my tunnel where ever I set up.

The night was closely approaching and I needed to find a place to rest for the evening. I ended up finding another house I could get into and had an easy-to-break down door. It looked like it had an attic. It ended up just having a ladder that led you to a single plank of wood.

The area was far too small for what I wanted to do with it. Not to mention I was not that trusting of the foundation for that plank of wood. I’ve had far too many structures collapse on me in 7 Days To Die in the past.

I was hopeful this place was going to be the treasure trove I was looking for. While it might be I underestimated how reinforced all the inner doors, windows, and other areas would be. Not to mention the main stairway collapsed so I could not even get as far as I wanted.

With night approaching I ended up setting up a small little camp for the night on the second floor. I was overburdened with loot as it was. It was time to hunker down for the night and be silent.

I also took this time to check through a bunch of the game menus and organized my inventory. Inventory and storage management can play a critical role in games like these. It is never too early to start working out your system.

Final Thoughts

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