Originally posted by Valmar:

If you want to keep track of the latest news and happenings regarding 7 Days to Die or get your voice heard by the devs here are the relevant links you should know about.

7 Days to Die Dev Tracker[7d2d.rocks]

This perhaps the best and easiest way to keep yourself informed. This Dev Tracker follows and shows all the posts made by the Devs. Primarily Madmole is the one you want to follow as he is the most vocal dev that interacts with the community. If you follow no other outlet this is the best as it has everything you need to keep track of. I highly recommend it.


7 Days to Die Official Forum[7daystodie.com]

This is the official forum used by 7 Days to Die. If you want the devs to read your thoughts/comments this is the best place to go to share them. At the time of writing this there is even a pinned topic in the General Discussion[7daystodie.com] board where fans can leave questions and requests specifically for Madmole where he will read and respond to them in the next preview video uploaded to his youtube channel.


7 Days to Die Blog[joelhuenink.tumblr.com]

This is Joel Huenink's (aka Madmole) tumblr blug where he will occasionally share sneak peeks up the upcoming updates including screenshots, concept art or videos.


Joel's Youtube Channel

This is the youtube channel of “Madmole” where he uploads preview footage of future builds or Q&As.


News & Announcements[7daystodie.com]

This forum is where you can find (sticky at the top) the latest news and alpha news regarding 7DTD.

Wasn't 17 supposed to feature the AI survivors, raiders, traveling merchs, etc. too?

So, no more SP for A17 ?
Whats that all about ?


A17 Changes and Fixes List: Updated as we learn them from the developers!

Maple Forest given an autumn colors palette
Every biome remastered for Unity 2017
Game Engine update to Unity 2017
Removed player collision from yucca and aloe to improve travel
Replace houses in Diersville with dungeon style POI houses
XP indicator bar added to HUD directly above the tool belt
Directx11 and Vulkan support added
Zombies ragdoll upon impact by vehicles and no longer impede vehicle movement
New art and animations for Deer
Deer split into Stag and Doe versions
Additional paint textures added
Wainscotting Block added
Current Wellness system removed
Enemy HP bar added to HUD
Small decorative pipe set added
Window trimming added
Reworked the main menu navigation and appearance
Increased the block id limit to....[higher than it was] 1/26/18
SP mode removed for one unified MP mode. You can play MP solo. 2/5/18


https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?74084-Developer-Diary-Alpha-17!!!

This might not be the intended place to ask this, but yeah, the removal of SP mode in order to have a unified MP mode, does that mean that you will need an online connection in order to play Solo? Is that really a good idea?

Better hope not, i know alot people that play offline in their laptops ..

What the crap is this?

Originally posted by DeadMan - PT:

So, no more SP for A17 ?
Whats that all about ?

Stealing my own reply on this issue from another thread:
SP is not removed!
It is just a part of the MP Options set now.
It is essentially a MENU change.

Behind the scenes SP and MP were the same. Look in your logs right now to see the game starts a server and you join that server when playing SP.
The 2 options were redundant and caused an issue for migrating between SP and MP if one wanted. Now it will be easy to decide "Hey, I don't want to play alone, but I want to continue this save. Change number of players." OR "I'm tired of playing with others but my base is cool and want to continue this game alone. Change number of players back to 1"

The only difference now is that you Choose 1 player rather than the SurvivalSP and you can change your mind anytime you want.

Yes, pause will work when you are playing alone.

I hope this alleviates any concerns.

BTW - here is my own not real code interpretation of the change as described:
Old: If GameType = SurvivalSP then do stuff (ex allow pause)
New: If GamePlayerCount = 1 then do stuff (ex allow pause)

Can I have it now please?

Originally posted by Red Eagle LXIX:

Originally posted by DeadMan - PT:

So, no more SP for A17 ?
Whats that all about ?

Stealing my own reply on this issue from another thread:
SP is not removed!
It is just a part of the MP Options set now.
It is essentially a MENU change.

Behind the scenes SP and MP were the same. Look in your logs right now to see the game starts a server and you join that server when playing SP.
The 2 options were redundant and caused an issue for migrating between SP and MP if one wanted. Now it will be easy to decide "Hey, I don't want to play alone, but I want to continue this save. Change number of players." OR "I'm tired of playing with others but my base is cool and want to continue this game alone. Change number of players back to 1"

The only difference now is that you Choose 1 player rather than the SurvivalSP and you can change your mind anytime you want.

Yes, pause will work when you are playing alone.

I hope this alleviates any concerns.

BTW - here is my own not real code interpretation of the change as described:
Old: If GameType = SurvivalSP then do stuff (ex allow pause)
New: If GamePlayerCount = 1 then do stuff (ex allow pause)

Very thorough explanation :) thankyou!

What happened to AI Survivors/Bandits?

Originally posted by Red Eagle LXIX:

Originally posted by DeadMan - PT:

So, no more SP for A17 ?
Whats that all about ?

Stealing my own reply on this issue from another thread:
SP is not removed!
It is just a part of the MP Options set now.
It is essentially a MENU change.

I don't believe I ever selected the SP option to play and yet rarely have I played with others.

Do you know when is the release date of beta 17?

Originally posted by Zassh:

Do you know when is the release date of beta 17?

Do you see a release date in Post 1 of the linked thread?
If not, then the answer is no. :)

Thank you for the Answer on SP, for a moment i feared you guys were going to go with the dreaded Always Online modes that so many others have :-)

Originally posted by ♖Felix♖:

What happened to AI Survivors/Bandits?

they will be probably in A18 or even never :D
or they are working really hard on something awesome and don't want to tell us until it's finished but i heavily doubt.