Better Vanilla A21.0.1.1 – 7 Days to Die Mods (2024)

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1. Hi, when clicking on the supportlink to join your discord channel I get the following message: Invite Invalid. This invite may be expired , or you might not have permission to join.

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2. If I place the fax machine but want to move it later, when I break it does it show up in your inventory like the workstation? Or do I at least get the wifi cable back to build a new one? Thanks!

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3. For the FAX Quest to kill 8 Demolishers, is it intended that they are not counted if you blow them up by shooting their button?

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   Darkness Falls Mod – 7 Days to Die ModsHalmod's Last Survivors (Alpha 21 Overhaul)Age of Oblivion – 7 Days to Die ModsA21 NPCMod and Addons

4. Mod is not working anymore… starting new game is not working anymore with the the lvl2 stuff… cant craft any lvl 2 weapons, no improves zombie hordes, no Fax Quests…

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5. Also since Update A21.1 b16 from 10th August the number of zombies during Red Nights is very limited (a few ones and first after midnight?). Also no more wandering hordes.

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6. What is the line of code regarding the death xp penalty? is it located in buff config? I deleted the rtadiation buildup but i accidentally removed the buff for death xp loss and now that i die i cant get it to reset.

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7. Since Update A21.1 b16 from 10th August multiplayer is not playable anymore.
   I can join my friend, but after a few minutes (varies from 1 to 10 minutes) I get a disconnect.
   Can you research this? We don´t use another mod.

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8. I love this mod, but unfortunately, there is a major drawback:
   Use of this mod, means that I’m unable to craft anything whether by the Crafting Menu or the Workbenches.

   Please fix this issue, or let me know how I can fix it myself.

   Thank you.

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   1. EDIT: This mod works with all my other mods, except a mod called “TacticalAction Modern Weapon Overhaul by IvanDX”

      If this could be fixed or incorporated into the mod, it would be appreciated.
      Thank you again.

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9. I don’t understand how is I’m suposed to get the ‘Better Vanilla Item’ to upgrade the items and so some better mods.

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   1. You need to craft the fax machine to get the quests, the quests from the fax machine you reward you with better vanilla item

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10. Can’t upload an image on here but when I hit ESC, your “logo” covers a lot of information. Is there a way to shrink that?

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11. Wanna destroy your Vanilla experience? This mod for you. Not only it removes zombies amount on bloodmoons but also makes their hp go like 3x so if you didnt found a quality6 pipe AR and around 6000 ammo before first blood moon – have fun dying knowing they will hunt you down in endless amount. No matter what you use, Headshot multiplier damage mod, Relics mod, Harvest X5 and so on. They still gonna hunt you down. Unless you got 10 forges and steel fortress before the Day 7. I made my XP amount be 10x more and made XP gain 25% to make Harvest X5 exp gain more balanced and fair but still. Even being poor level 3 dude – you still gonna suck. And I didnt mentioned a 70 zombies that will come to destroy your videocard in random hordes at your first day making you unable to pass night at your house unless you ok to suffer from 15 fps.

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12. Hello! I can only get Red’s POIs on the 4K map. Why is that?
    Thanks!

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13. would be nice to have all these mods seperate for those who want certain ones

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14. where i can change chance drop Lootbag from zombies at horde night?

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15. God damn this overhaul slaps.

    Thank you very much for updating to A21 so quickly! This is working perfects on my hosted server, no major bugs or errors.

    For those complaining about difficulty, it is a bit hard but nothing compared to some of the “hardcore mods” like ravenhearst. The wandering hordes and extra city zombies really make the game feel postapocolyptic, where as true vanilla often feels like running from danger zone to danger zone with nothing in between and no punishment for going AFK in the middle of a populated downtown area.

    The fax quests are also amazing. I wont spoil but insane difficukly quests should NOT be opened in your base hahaha

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16. This isn’t the ‘Better Vanilla’ mod, but rather the ‘Hard Vanilla’ mod, isn’t it…

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17. The issue I’m running into is not being able to find any antibiotics. I’ve raided 7 Pills stores/clinics and found zero. I’ve found many other things; beakers, first aid kits, etc. I try to play where if I get infected and die of infection the run is ‘over’ as I become a zombie. A sort of semi-hard mode. Feeling pretty impossible here with L5 looting too.

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18. The A21 update is the hard mode. There are way too many zombies with way too much health to be normally playable. Can you upload the normal/easy version of the mod with more typical health and spawns? Thank you!

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19. Is there any way to disable particular parts of the mod? I love most of it but I’m not a big fan of the food change. Could there be modules that can be enabled and disabled?

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20. Coool! BIG Thanks!
    I feel very honored 🙂

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21. This mod does not download on the mod launcher it cancels the download it is broken.

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22. Where do you download the easy version of the mod?

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23. I am having a problem with the mod Install, It does not tell you where to extract the files to, As I understand it has to be extracted before moving into Mods folder. This step is missing when I google or you tube this they seem leave this part out.

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24. Can we get the name of your Discord channel to join it

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    1. The Discord link is in the post as a support link. Read the descriptions/details on the mod pages.

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25. I am experiencing a bug to where I cannot search anything. I am able to pick stones up and such, however, when it comes to nests, trash, cars, cabinets, etc I cannot search them. So far everything else seems to work.

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    A21 Official Release Notes | 7 Days to Die

26. Ich finde die Mod super gut aber ich finde den großen Rucksack nicht gut.
    Könnte ich das manuell irgendwo setzen ? Ich konnte bis jetzt keine Stelle in den Configs finden, wo ich das ändern hätte können ?

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27. we have installed this mod and everything is great. However, on day 7 we have discovered a bug. The zombies are not moving. Has anyone else this issues and if so, how was it fixed?

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28. Hello!

    This is something really cool.

    Ive been trying to find the POI list so it can be used KingGen, but haven’t been able to find it on the mod folder.

    Could you provide some pointers on how to find it?

    Regards

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    1. Is KingGen even released for A21?

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29. I read that zombies were harder in this mod but I didn’t think much of it. I play Nomad-Warrior on the base game. So I turned my normal base game settings on, nomad with walk on the day and jog on at night, and on day 2 I had that to default with all walk-all the time. The difficulty settings are noticeable; the default solo on this mod is equal to warrior on jog-run on base game. I like the overhaul to cooking. I have not tried farming yet. I like the few additions to crafting. I do enjoy that it adds to the elements of the game I think are lacking in the base without doing a total overhaul to the base game.

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30. On 7 21 ….. 777 no horde comes, max 5-10 mobs!! And what to do??

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31. Not a big fan of the 160 item slots. Seems very unrealistic. Is there a way to remove it and if not I suggest that there be one lone mod for increasing inventory slots instead of forcing it with really good mods 🙂 (or make it a seperate download)

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32. Hi, where do we find the gas bottles for the stoves? Can’t seem to make them. Playing the easy version.

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33. Hey Saxe,

    danke für Deine Antwort. Ich habe alles neu gemacht. Alles komplett runter geschmissen. Es sei denn der Savegame Ordner befindet sich woanders 🙁

    Hm, wenn ich dem Link folge dann komme ich auf Discord. Aber wie finde ich Dich dort? Brauche da irgendeine ID.

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34. Und wie finde ich Dich auf Discord? LG

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35. Moin Saxe,

    erstmal danke für Deinen Mega Mod Pack. Macht richtig Spaß. Habe nur ein Problem mit dem Einloggen, auch stürzt das Spiel recht schnell ab mit der Fehlermeldung. “EXC NullReference Exception: object reference not set to an instance of an object” oder einfach nur “Null Reference Exception”

    Habe schon alles versucht, Deinstallation, Rechner platt gemacht, etc. nix hilft. Woran kann das liegen?

    LG Alex

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    1. Hallo Alex, das klingt als wenn du ein Savegame über Vanilla gestartet hast, und das dann über die Better Vanilla weiter spielen willst. Da Essen im Start-Inventar vorhanden ist, welches es in der Better Vanilla nicht mehr gibt, kommt dann der Fehler.. das ist aber nur eine Möglichkeit des Problemes.
       Oben unter den Downloads findest du: If you need help, you can use this support link.
       Klicken auf support link – dann kommst du aufs Discord. Dann helfe ich sehr gern!

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36. what is the difference between? easy download and normal download?

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    1. I have taken your question to heart and have now included the answer in the description.
       Normal version: Zombies’ HP values are increased
       Easy version: HP values of the zombies are the same as in the vanilla

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       1. Hi Saxe. Ich spiel das Spiel noch nicht so lange und die Zombies sind mir aktuell noch zu schwer. Wie kann ich zwischen Normal und Einfach wählen? Ich find keine Option. Danke

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37. if i were to want to change the health’s back to there original how would i do so? because personally. on nomad difficulty i rely cant deal with the first day. or do you have a file that i could remove to get them back to there original state

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    1. The easy version is then what you are looking for. Since the zombies have the HP values ​​of vanilla.

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38. I keep getting errors about the XUI and backpack every time I click on a machete OR steel hammer or such. I can use it or drop, that’s all, anything else causes an endless flood of errors I can only end by exiting the window then left clicking and clicking close window.

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    1. You probably have an additional modlet on it that causes the error in combination with the Better Vanilla

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39. Hello, any chance the mod will get the 20.4 update soon? I can`t run my server without it.

    Thx in advance.

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    1. hey, HaRdCoR3.
       If there is no update of the Better Vanilla, the current version works even if the FunPimps have updated

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40. I play both the “easy” and “normal” versions of the mod. I play the “easy” version by myself and find it challenging but not too challenging, which makes it fun for me. The “normal” version I play with a friend.

    I like the extra inventory space, the Alpha 19 farming system, being able to craft acid and beakers, and the blessed mods that I’ve seen when playing the Darkness Falls mod with a friend. I really have nothing to complain about with this mod. Thank you so much for creating it, I enjoy playing by myself and it’s not so challenging that I’m discouraged by it.

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    1. I am very pleased that you like the Better Vanilla 🙂

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41. text close all display

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42. Hello, but is it possible that the new names for the zombies in the English language do not work and in German they do?

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    1. Zombie names work in both German and English. I watch a lot of streamers from USA. Everything is as it should be there

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43. Beautiful mod but for my use this inventory is too large… How can I bring back the inventory space vanilla? I modified “CarryCapacity” and “BagSize”, but I can only edit inventory and I can’t decrease fatigue slots

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44. Hi wie kann man denn das 160 (oder so) Slot riesige Inventar deaktivieren? Durch das dadurch resultierende niemals Überlastet sein wird die Immersion zerstört und Taschenmods sind obsolet.
    Ich benutze zudem SMX.
    VG

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    1. Hey Vaultbomb89, könntest du recht einfach machen.. Ich habe in allen XML dateien die Einträge beschrieben, welcher Eintragung zu was gehört. Schaue einfach alle XML durch und überall wo “160er Rucksack” findest, diese Eintragungen löchen. Darfst nur keine vergessen, sonst gibt es fehler.

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45. Hey Saxe, Is there a way to revert the mod back to loot bags instead of lootable zombies? for horde nights, its less appealing as we simply destroy the bodies with the amount of firepower being put out.

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    1. Hello Kestra, you would have to change that in the mod. But I won’t do this. In my eyes, the Horde is not there to line their pockets, but to survive them. But you have more loot from the zombies outside the horde 😉

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46. Hab jetzt alle Ordner auf dem Server ausgetauscht, aber es ist immer noch die Originalversion, nix Better Vanilla. Muss ich die Ordner auch auf dem PC austauschen, im Steam Ordner?

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    1. Hallo Alex.. ja Client- und Serverseitig wird die Mod benötigt. Und alle Ordner ausgetauscht? Einfach nur einen Mods-Ordner erstellen und da (entpackt) die Better Vanilla rein. Selbes in deinem Client und dann viel spaß 🙂

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       1. Hmmm….Was meinst Du denn bitte mit ” Alle Dateien Ausgetauscht ” ? Wenn ich nur den Mod Ordner (mit Inhalt) auf meinen Server kopiere,läuft dieser anschliessend mit log Fehler voll.Weil er viele xpath – und Prefab Fehler ausgibt. Laden möchte er eure BetterVanilla10kFlat Map. Wieso sind in dem Mod Ordner diverse Ordner drin,die gar keine ” ModInfo.xml ” beinhalten? Das kann ja so nicht funktionieren. Oder muss ich die Original Ordner im Stammverzeichnis auf dem Server löschen und durch die aus dem Mod Ordner ersetzen odwer nur überschreiben? zb. Config und Prefab? PS.: Singleplayer funktioniert komischer weise.
          Grüsse DiKo

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47. when is next update

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    1. now 😉

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48. The download link contains malware….

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    1. The lie detector test said “That’s a lie”

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49. Hi! I love your mod a lot for the Better Vanilla changes! I was wondering though, for a new server that already has BV installed, is there anyway to get the regular Vanilla food items to appear alongside the BV items? I tried editing them back into the items.xml file in the Saves folder, but it doesn’t work.

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50. love the mod so far, a very nice challenge and about to do my first horde night (120m days).

    I have the mod downloaded to a server through pingperfect and none of the custom mod icons display in the crafting menu/inventory/toolbelt

    any help would be appreciated, i already downloaded the mod on the client side as well but to no avail.

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51. Rien ne fonctionne…

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52. hey how do i chang zombie hp ???

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    1. under confic entity classes find the zombies names and change the max hp and you should be good

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53. Hi Saxe82,

    got the same issue as Brishgrimm.
    I can´t upload your Mod to my Server cause he did not accept Filename with umlauts.
    Can you fix this please ?

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    1. Hello, I also uploaded the Better Vanilla to a server. You are right, the png files with umlauts are not uploaded. Nevertheless, the images are displayed in the game (on the server), since the images will probably be replaced by the client. So the Better Vanilla can be played on the server without any problems.
       I tested this with a GPortal server and uploaded files with FileZilla.
       You are welcome to test it!
       Server name: Better Vanilla Testserver (no password)
       IP: 176.57.174.233 Port: 26940
       Runtime: limited

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54. Sorry…can´t use your mod. some files with german “umlauts” got skipped from the server 🙁

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55. Not for me..zombie have TOO MUTCH Hp..that insane..i have to shot them with rocket to kill them one shot..and even that lmao

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56. Hello TheDocCroc,
    yes there is .. in folder (BetterVanilla \ Config) entityclasses.xml line 2532 the entry
    “” until “” delete and save.
    And delete the nav_objects.xml completely.
    best regards Saxe82

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    1. “Zombie Navi” until “Zombie Navi ENDE”

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57. Is there a way to disable the markers above zombies/on compass?

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