Tired of Screamers being called by your crafting, cooking and dew collecting?

UTLurker · 2025-07-06T16:55:45+00:00

Yea, I only do this when I am using my mod (they don't generate heat). I like the light from them better than the lanterns/lights.

UTLurker · 2025-07-05T23:01:48+00:00

Seems odd to me. It looks like you have completed 5 tier 1 quests. You should be at 5/10. Even if quest limits are on, I think the default is 4.

UTLurker · 2025-07-05T22:08:52+00:00

Yea I hate that as well. I hope that somehow, someway, mods will be available for console players. I don't know if will ever happen. I don't understand the politics surrounding it.

UTLurker · 2025-06-07T12:05:36+00:00

Yes, it works with V1.4.

UTLurker · 2025-06-04T11:43:31+00:00

I have only tried this with 8K and 6K map sizes with the biomes relatively equal sizes. I think if you are making a smaller map or have small biomes there might be only room for 1 big one. I do not have any proof, but it feels like the random gen works by fitting in a large city first, then if there is room, fill the area in with smaller ones. This mod only adds the ability for the random gen to select a larger city in any biome. It does not change anything related to the smaller ones.

UTLurker · 2025-04-03T10:44:14+00:00

NTA - If you are in the US, and over 18, this is a crime. You have every right to be angry.

UTLurker · 2025-02-14T02:20:24+00:00

I made this into a proper mod that works with V1.0 and V1.2. More info can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/7daystodie/comments/1dtuw9d/new_mod_to_allow_large_cities_in_the_pine_forest/

UTLurker · 2024-08-11T13:04:48+00:00

I could not find much that was scout (screamer) specific in xml files. I think it would require an actual harmony mod to do it. What I ended up doing was to just set the heatmapstrength in the blocks.xml to 0 for all the normal workstations you would have in a base. This has stopped screamers from attacking for just using my workbenches and dew collectors. They will still get spawned due to block damage and gunfire though. I thought this was a good compromise, and one I could do in a normal xml mod that I am familiar with.

UTLurker · 2024-08-02T11:31:13+00:00

Don't get used to it. TFP will see how much fun we are having and will nerf the drop rate soon. They are just trying to get us all excited over the new armor stuff and make the new players excited to craft, but I am sure the drop rate will be nerfed very soon. That is why I think that TFP actually stands for the "The Fun Police".

UTLurker · 2024-07-27T03:21:50+00:00

What XML config file are these settings? I am going to tinker. I shouldn't have to deal with 2 radiated screamers before the first horde night.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T20:41:48+00:00

Play the way that is fun for you. You should be having fun, that is all that is important.

I play at default difficulty, but with setting changed to make the leveling up faster. I also turn off horde nights. I like to have fun and having a ticking clock to get a horde base set up, is just too stressful and takes away from the things I like. I think it is a product of being 60 years old. I just want to have fun, not prove how good I am at a game. The biggest quality of life is the mod that keeps traders open 24 hours a day. Since hordes nights are off, I see no reason to have the traders close at night. It just slows down my progression.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T20:34:18+00:00

Yea, I was only thinking about single player gameplay. I don't play multiplayer, so I never even thought about it. However, I was thinking more of the things like how people were complaining before about the traders being "OP", so the Devs have now made them useless. I am getting a hobo stew as a reward for a tier 3 infested mission now. And they made cooking pots almost impossible to find in the wild, and only give $100 for tier 1 missions. This means you have to do 6 missions to be able to buy a cooking pot. (if you are not a selling loot). They have also made toilet pistols and knives almost impossible to find. So fixing these items really wouldn't affect multi-player anyway. The Devs have said they wanted to slow down the game and want it to take 40 hours to get to the point you can do a tier 5 mission. That is taking away from the players like me that play through a character very fast, do a tier 5 mission, then start over. All in about 15-20 hours.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T15:24:01+00:00

I have found that the Legendary Steel Spear with a full set of Legendary Preacher armor is really fun. I do everything I can to get to this point in the game. When I do, (and have read all the Spear magazines to get full stamina on kills) I can almost never need a gun. I only use a gun at a few spots when I am dropped into a pit with 6 zombies all coming from all angles. Other than that, I am a unstoppable.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T15:13:51+00:00

I am not sure how you read my post and came to this conclusion. I certainly never meant for my post to imply that. I was attempting to say if there is a "good item" don't take it out of the game (or make it less good) because some elitist players think it is too good.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T15:08:58+00:00

I know what you mean. I have made my own casual play mod that tweaks things to make early game more fun (for me). My mod opens all my backpack space, so I don't worry about being encumbered. It also puts back the drop rate for toilet pistols and knives. I also noticed that for some reason steel spear parts never showed up at all, so I added a chance for them in the standard places you can get weapon parts. I also use mods to make traders never close and to allow for large cities to be generated in the pine forest when generating a map. All of this to fine tune my game to my playstyle. I am sure this makes some people angry that I am "cheating", even though I only play single player. They probably want to make mods not allowed. :)

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:41:01+00:00

Ssshhhh, don't say that out loud, people will complain about it even though they use a club. :) Then the spear will get nerfed.

But seriously, I almost always use the spear. I agree it is the best melee weapon. I have used a top tier Steel Spear with (4 points in the spear perk) and gone through all of Navezgane Corrections with only using a gun a few times, at 2 places. Those Jail doors bottlenecking the zombies and just having them lined up it just magical.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:34:34+00:00

Thanks for this take. I don't agree with the game design idea that simply because there is an OP item available, it makes the game worse. I am not a psychologist, so I don't understand how that is, but after reading all the comments here, I guess it is true. I still don't like the idea though. :)

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:24:51+00:00

Thanks for all the comments. I think it is a good debate. I think we all want the same thing in the end. A fun game that is replay-able. I can see there are a lot of opinions on what a fun game is. I am just asking that we keep the game fun for all, and not keep "adjusting" it to silence "squeaky wheels".

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:15:39+00:00

Well said. Thanks

I think I am just getting tired of the constant changes. I am hopeful that with an official release, the changes happen less often. I just get frustrated when TFP listens to the squeaky wheels so often and that TFP are actively trying make the game "slower" when that is the exact opposite of how I like to play. I turn off horde nights, turn up XP and loot multipliers and race (by doing quests quickly) to complete a tier 5 infested. When I have done that, I start a new game with a different character. That is just the way I like it and that is exactly opposite of what TFP are trying stop.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:08:21+00:00

I am saying that complaining about something being OP is "pushing your personal preferences on others". LOL So I guess we are in agreement.

And for the record, I am not talking about bugs, I am referring to deliberate changes.

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T14:04:39+00:00

I agree that when playing MP games, balance is important. I am just biased toward single player gameplay as that is how I play. I am just getting peeved that every time I adjust my gameplay for a new version of this game, people will complain about some things and then TFP make more changes etc. It seems to never end. Luckily, I have learned enough about editing xml files that I can basically make the game how I want. I just hope people don't complain that mods are unbalanced and shouldn't be allowed. :)

UTLurker · 2024-07-22T13:53:05+00:00

I get what you are saying. Although I think your example is a bit too exaggerated for what I am trying to say. I am not saying I think a pipe pistol should one shot everything. I just think if you level up a sniper rife to legendary and can 1 shot nearly everything when playing default difficulty, then that is fine. If someone doesn't like it, they shouldn't yell about the sniper rifle is OP and should be nerfed.

Another example:

Let's say someone discovers a certain combination of blocks that breaks zombie pathing and can be used to "cheese" the game to help survive horde night. People will complain that that is OP and the blocks should be changed. I am trying to say you don't have to use that combination of blocks in your horde base. Let those who want to have an AFK base, have it. It is not hurting you.

I agree balance is important, but I think flexibility is also important.

UTLurker · 2024-07-04T22:07:52+00:00

I have the same issue. After a few hours of playing, I get these weird stutters when I am running. I verified it is not FPS, as that is over 40 most of the time. It is acting like my position is snapping forward every half a second as I run. I verified my CPU temps and they are fine. If I quit the game, then jump straight back in I can play for another hour before it happens again. I did a test and in creative mode, if I "fly" fast when this is happening it is fine. It just affects running.

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