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7 Days to Die Beginner's Guide — Surviving Your First Week

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7 Days to Die Beginner's Guide — Surviving Your First Week

What is 7 Days to Die?

7 Days to Die is a survival-crafting zombie game. You're in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Your goal: survive, build, craft, and defend against the weekly Blood Moon Horde — a massive zombie assault every 7 in-game days.

Day 1 Priorities

First 30 Minutes

  1. Collect rocks (pick up from ground) — make a stone axe immediately
  2. Cut down trees for wood
  3. Harvest grass for plant fibers (make rope, craft items)
  4. Find or build shelter before night

Stone Axe Recipe

  • 1 Small Stone + 2 Plant Fibers + 1 Short Stick
  • Craft with no workstation required (use inventory crafting)
  • Your first tool — cuts wood and stone, kills zombies

Shelter

Options for Day 1:

  • Find a house — clear zombies inside, board up windows
  • Dig underground — simple hole with a hatch door keeps you safe

Never be outside at night on Day 1 — zombies are faster in the dark.

Basic Survival Needs

Hunger and Thirst

Both drain over time. If they hit zero: health damage.

Day 1 food:

  • Kill animals (deer, chickens, rabbits) for raw meat
  • Cook over a campfire for better food value
  • Canned food from buildings (no cooking required)

Water:

  • Boil murky water in a cooking pot
  • Drink from rivers/lakes only if boiled (sickness risk otherwise)
  • Find canned drinks in buildings

Health

  • Use bandages for small wounds
  • Craft Antibiotics if infected (glowing bite)
  • Honey restores small HP; First Aid Kit for large heals

The 7-Day Horde

Every in-game 7 days (real time: several hours depending on day length settings), a blood moon rises. Zombies attack relentlessly all night — hundreds of them, all targeting YOU.

Preparation checklist (by Day 6):

  • Solid base with reinforced walls
  • Stockpile food and water
  • 500+ bullets or equivalent ammo
  • Multiple traps around base
  • Escape route if base is breached

This mechanic is the core of the game. Everything you do is preparation for the next horde.

First Week Goals

  • Day 1–2: Establish shelter, craft basic tools
  • Day 3–4: Find or build better weapons, start farming
  • Day 5–6: Reinforce base, stock ammo and supplies
  • Day 7: Survive the Blood Moon Horde!

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