7 Days to Die Guides
Free, up-to-date guides for 7 Days to Die V3 – from your first day to endgame horde bases – written by the players of the NASTY Z PvE server.
7 Days to Die PvE Server – NASTY Z (Europe)
NASTY Z is a 7 Days to Die PvE server in Europe running V3.3: wipe-proof vault, live web map, player market, siege mode, 173 battle honours, clans, events and a fair economy. Free to play – join in one click.
Read more →Siege Mode Guide – Call the Horde to Your Own Base
How siege mode works on the NASTY Z 7 Days to Die server: the four tiers, waves of runners, hounds and bosses, the war chest, shared lives, cooldowns and how to win your first Nightmare siege.
Battle Honours, Profile Frames & Backgrounds – Complete Guide
All about battle honours on NASTY Z: 173 badges for weapons, zombie types, invasions and sieges, the five ranks from bronze to mythic, honour points, and how to unlock 120 animated frames and 120 backgrounds.
Dukes, Market & Vault – The NASTY Z Economy Explained
How to earn and spend dukes on the NASTY Z 7 Days to Die server: kill and playtime pay, the player market, auctions, buy orders, player shops, land, clans, the wipe-proof vault and zCoins.
Gambling Tickets & Ticket Chests – How to Use Them
How gambling tickets work on the NASTY Z 7 Days to Die server: where to find Bronze, Gold and Diamond tickets, how to deposit them, open ticket chests one by one or in bulk, collect your prizes and turn tickets back into items.
7 Days to Die Beginner Guide (V3) – Survive Your First Week
A step-by-step 7 Days to Die beginner guide for V3: what to do on day 1, food and water, your first base, trader quests, which attributes to skill and how to get ready for your first blood moon.
Blood Moon Survival – How to Build a Horde Base in 7 Days to Die
Survive every blood moon in 7 Days to Die: how the horde works, where to build, kill corridors and drop-down bases, turrets and traps, what to bring, and the most common horde base mistakes.
7 Days to Die V3.0 "Dead Hot Summer" – Everything New
Everything new in 7 Days to Die V3.0 Dead Hot Summer and the V3.x updates: 150+ sandbox options and presets, item magnitude, the Combine Station, 60+ new POIs, Sign-Tech, the M60 turret and chickens in V3.1.
Item Magnitude & the Combine Station Explained (7 Days to Die V3)
What item magnitude means in 7 Days to Die V3, how to recognise boosted weapons and tools, how the Combine Station raises magnitude by merging items, and how to use it without wasting good loot.
Biomes & Biome Hazards in 7 Days to Die – Complete Guide
Every biome in 7 Days to Die explained: Pine Forest, Burnt Forest, Desert, Snow and Wasteland – their hazards and storms, the gear and consumables that protect you, and when to move on to harder biomes.
Trader Quests in 7 Days to Die – Tiers, Rewards & Fast Progression
How trader quests work in 7 Days to Die: the five traders, quest types, quest tiers, picking the best rewards, and how to level up your trader tier fast without dying in high-tier POIs.
Land Claims & Base Protection in 7 Days to Die – Explained
How the land claim block works in 7 Days to Die multiplayer: claim size, what it protects against, offline protection, expiry, how many claims you can place and where (not) to build on a server.
How to Join a 7 Days to Die Server (and Fix Connection Errors)
How to join a 7 Days to Die dedicated server through the server browser, Steam or a direct IP, and how to fix the most common connection problems: version mismatch, EAC errors, timeouts and full servers.
7 Days to Die Glossary – Terms & Abbreviations Explained
The 7 Days to Die terms every player hears on servers and Discord: LCB, POI, gamestage, lootstage, blood moon, ferals, radiated, screamers, demolishers, magnitude, sandbox, EAC and more.
About these guides
7 Days to Die changes a lot between versions, and many guides online still describe the game from years ago. These guides are written for the current version (V3.3) and are updated when the game changes. Boxes marked 🧟 On NASTY Z explain how things work on our own 7 Days to Die PvE server – everything else applies to any server or single-player game.