7 Days to Die (7DTD) Update 1.030.002 Patch Notes (v3.0)

7 Days to Die update 1.030.002 (v3.0) is now available to download on PS5, PC (Steam) and Xbox. According to the official 7 Days to Die patch notes, the latest Dead Hot Summer update adds 150 sandbox options with custom presets, introduces the Magnitude loot system and Combine Station, expands the world with 60+ new POIs and Sign-Tech. Additionally, 7 Days to Die version 1.030.002 also adds customizable crosshairs and an M60 turret, and delivers extensive modding, server, UI, and world generation improvements.

7DTD Console update 3.0 Patch Notes – June 29, 2026

7 Days to Die V3.0 “Dead Hot Summer” Update Summary

Added 150 sandbox customization options with custom and official presets.
Introduced the Magnitude item system, Combine Station, and new repair settings.
Expanded the world with 60+ new POIs and a complete Sign-Tech signage overhaul.
Added customizable crosshairs, redesigned main menu, and a new M60 turret.
Included major modding improvements, server changes, and quality-of-life updates.

7 Days to Die V3.0 “Dead Hot Summer” Patch Notes

Sandbox and Gameplay

Added 150 sandbox customization options.
Introduced custom sandbox preset creation and sharing.
Added official preset modes including Undead Matinee, Madmole’s Mayhem, Almost Creative Mode, Bite Club, Legacy Survival, 7 Days Later, Caveman’s Life, Dumpster Diver, Dying World, Disaster Film, and Chibi Mode.
Converted the previous Game Difficulty setting into Sandbox Presets.
Added additional difficulty and skill gain options.

Items and Progression

Added the new Magnitude system for weapons, tools, workstation mods, and gear.
Boosted items now display an orange star and enhanced stats.
Added quality levels for many armor, weapon, vehicle, tool, and workstation mods.
Introduced the Combine Station to merge item stats, durability, and quality.
Combine Station can also be used as an alternative repair method.
Traders can now sell Magnitude-enhanced equipment.
Added configurable repair methods and durability degradation settings.
Added death durability degradation options.

Combat

Added the M60 turret that uses all 7.62 ammunition types.
Added customizable crosshair settings including size, color, opacity, and visibility.
Zombies can now take proper fall damage after hard landings.

World

Overhauled POI signage using the new Sign-Tech system.
Added thousands of new environmental signs.
Added Sign-Tech creation tools for level designers.
Added 60+ new Points of Interest.
Added new Tier 5 and multiple Tier 4 locations.
Added new RWG tile variants for commercial and industrial areas.
Improved RWG biome generation, town planning, previews, and terrain generation.
Added the Circle 2 biome layout option.

User Interface

Redesigned the main menu with updated visuals.
Added trader opening and closing times to the map.
Trader doors now display opening times when closed.
Added calendars and working clocks that display in-game time.
Players can craft calendars and working clocks.
Added a cosmetic removal button in the player customization screen.
Item comparison now highlights better combined stats.

Modding

Integrated WebDashboard into the core game.
Reduced assembly requirements for mods.
Renamed Localization.txt to Localization.csv.
Restored entitygroups.xml to standard XML formatting.
Extensively updated the XUi framework.
Added new video, scrollbar, and scrollview elements.
Added XML-controlled tweens.
Improved XML templates and window support.
Removed unused XUi elements and attributes.
Added numerous framework fixes and compatibility improvements.

Added

Game Difficulty setting converted to Sandbox Presets
SandBoxCode property to serverconfig.xml
Add Continue Game option to opt into a full reset of all unprotected chunks
Add server command to trigger a full reset of all unprotected chunks
Added warning when trying to load save game from older major version
XML declarations to all xml files
Button in the Player Cosmetic screen to remove all cosmetics
Item compare shows stat boost improvement if that stat would be better when combined
Trader doors now tell you when it will open if its currently closed
Trader Open/Close time to the Map screen
Some calendars and clocks will show Day and Time
Player can craft calendars and working clocks
Working clocks rotate their hands to match world time
Extract method to take all smelted materials if you switch from Smelter to Recipes for forge
RWG biome layout “Circle 2” which doubles each biome
RWG biome generation growth has some random search variation
RWG town planner will try to make a small town with tighter space rules when a normal town does not fit
RWG previewer Generate World button changes to Cancel during generation
RWG preview step for terrain
RWG shows biome preview as soon as it is generated
Creative menu search filter supports starting the name with #1 to #6 to generate items with only that quality
Moon light brightness is reduced by cloud thickness when the graphics brightness setting is below 50%
Add audio notification on consoles when create save data prompt appears
Player versions of Mini Beverage Cooler and added them to the Appliance variant helper
Wedge60 Tip Steep Wedge60 Incline 1/2 Left and Right to the shape menu
Apiary SFX
New drone voice for existing VO lines
Drone VO for attacks
Drone stun charged SFX
Grace and Zombie Boar SFX
Snake slithering SFX for different surfaces
Zombie Boar sleeper blocks
Armor Impact Sounds
Items with boosted stats show an orange star on their icon or if modded show the gear as orange
Combine Station to create a merged item of the best quality, durability and stats
Additional values to allow original insane difficulty and more skill gain rate options
industrial_strip_01 – Palo Verde Brickworks
industrial_strip_03 – BONG Auto Parts Manufacturing
A setting that allows a limit on in-game FPS
Zombies have a chance to land hard and take regular and unclamped damage from a fall
XUi system_time binding returning the current local DateTime to allow showing real world time on the UI

Changed

Updated signs in most POI’s with new “Sign Tech” signs
Splints and Casts will now treat sprained limbs
Updated the descriptions for sprained arms and legs to instruct the use of splints and casts
Updated the descriptions for Splints and Casts to include the treatment sprained limbs
Updated the description for Craft Splints challenge to include the treatment sprained limbs
Updated Gunslinger perk to boost the loot chance of .44 magnum ammo
Insulated Armor mods are now labeled like clothing: Tattered, Patchwork, and ThermaCore
Insulated Armor mods have quality tiers
Updated icons and loc for Insulated Armor mods
Cigar Mod has quality tiers and a stat page
Updated tags for The Hunter mod to allow it to be installed with Rad Remover mods
Removed extra bookworm rolls in several loot lists that already have one in the junk lists
Set the Weight property on toolAnvil to allow them to be scrapped or smelted
Bellows and Anvil tool mods have quality with progressive stats. Both will automatically change to Q1 when loading a save game. Can only craft Q1 to promote loot exploration and trader interactions
Increased Economic value of Bellows and Anvil tool mods x2
Updated qualBaseTemplate to include Q6 items and removed/replaced q6Template
Set loot spawn parameter random_durability to false for Bellows and Anvil tool mods
Increased chance of all forge tool mods in Working Stiffs crates and Destroyed Forges
All forge tool mods can now be found in Hidden Stash and Construction crates
Lowered the MaxVoices and MaxRepeatRate for the forge_item_complete sound due to anvil craft speed increases
Tempered Blade mod is now installable into Augers and Chainsaws
Master Chef Dumpster Diver now has a chance to find more seeds in dumpsters
Max lockpick breaks capped at 14, the 15th lockpick always unlocks
Lockpicks break at a more uniform rate
Exploding arrows, bolts, and land mines no longer use duct tape
Added a lens to the motion sensor recipe
Updated tags on Silencer and Muzzle Brake from barrelAttachment to barrelTipAttachment to allow them to work with the Barrel Extender Mod
Removed wall clock from Appliances variant helper to be a standalone item
Apiary can no longer be scrapped or smelted to match other workstations
Improved AI jumping checks for overhead obstacles
Reworked the loot lists for toilets
Adjusted loot probability templates to allow items to show earlier in loot
Removed ignore_loot_abundance=”true” to allow the various Sandbox Options to control loot abundance for vanilla loot. Was not removed from Twitch related loot
Restored Q6 item probability chances in various loot quality templates
Reworked loot probability and quality templates to allow quality loot to match crafting progression a bit closer
Updated several loot lists to include abundance_type for Sandbox Options
Removed power attack stat from the player torch
Updated Metal Furniture block variant helper with new Locker Colors
Forge open and close volume balancing
Bunker Woman Voice
Bunker Man Voice
SysAdmin Voice
Lowered Auger and Chainsaw impact SFX volumes for metal, concrete, wood, and organic
Updated trader stage templates with Q6 entries
Updated trader inventories with Bellows and Anvil tool mods based on new qualityItems trader stage template
Item Loss on Death changed to allow choosing Toolbelt and/or Backpack
Reduced the MaxDamage of Burnt and Abandoned “stripped” vehicles from 1000 to 500HP
SupplyCrateEntityPrefab.prefab uses new VFX art
Trees destroyed by explosions fall in random directions instead of north east
Improved small deco spawning near Oversized Blocks e.g. car blocks often had noticeable bald patches around them
Removed server settings from serverconfig.xml that are now part of the Sandbox system and are set by defining a SandboxCode in the config instead
Updated serverconfig xml MaxSpawnedZombies and BloodMoonEnemyCount comments
Renamed Localization.txt to .csv
EntityGroups.xml converted to structured XML
Updated probability formatting on a few entries in entitygroups.xml
Moved WebDashboard system from external mod to internal code
Enable cloud saving for PC XBL. Players can optionally store their game saves and generated worlds in the cloud or on the local device
Sleeper Volume properties window: Added scroll bar to script input
Improved cloud lighting from the moon
Moved Vehicle options to Misc
Optimized chunk mesh generator
Replace XML properties that use pipe | with nested XML classes
Banned dot characters ‘.’ from existing in XML property names when parsed into DynamicProperties
XML StaticSpawner prefab properties obsolete and removed
XML output file from RWG, Generation properties changed to class structure
XML ToolCategory sub-properties changed to class structure
XML PlantGrowing sub-properties changed to class structure
XML Map.Color property renamed to MapColor
XML CropsGrown.BonusHarvestDivisor property renamed to CropsGrownBonusHarvestDivisor
XML ItemsOnEnterGame sub-properties changed to class structure
Refactor TileEntityLootContainer and children into composite TileEntities. Refactored BlockLoot, BlockCarExplode, and BlockCarExplodeLoot into composites
Composite features in block definitions can be changed without compromising existing save data
Refactor LandClaim to use TEFeatureStorage
Migrated TE Player Signs into Composite features, TEFeatureSignable & TEFeatureLockable
BlockPlaceholder.xml to allow weights greater than 1
Large POIs sometimes take too long to reset for quests
New RWG district creation algorithm
RWG previewer to show the generate status in the title bar
RWG previewer generation runs as a task allowing the UI to remain active
Optimized RWG stamp loading
Optimized RWG and world radiation memory use
Optimized RWG water data handling
Optimized RWG stamping speed
Optimized RWG height copying
Optimized RWG preview mesh creation
Untagged lot_industrials from countrytown and countryresidential
Reduced RWG rural tile percents
Replaced short guardrails for tall ones in many RWG tiles
Increased AI distance they will attack a target above them
Bucket collects water from further away
Removed ‘HitInfo’ from ItemInventoryData with the goal of phasing it out entirely, simplifying the transition of player inventories to use TransactionalInventories
Storm prefab changes, render alignment to Local, initial speed to align with new direction and come at camera
Removed old non-timesliced POI reset path and console command
Metal is now default graphics API on Mac
DirectX12 is now a supported graphics API on Windows, but is not set as default
Updated Russian localization for statUndeadDamage to clarify the direction of damage in relation to undead entities
Updated stun baton to not ragdoll zombies when Nerd Tats buff is active and not using a repulsor mod
Fixed close SFX when looting an air supply
Sleeper volumes to never respawn instead of at 30 days if loot respawn is set to never
Increased animal and zombie falling damage when in ragdoll

Fixed

Lab zombie excessive arm ragdoll after death
Zombies being crippled would not change their walk type until they jumped
Zombies would lose their crippled walk when crouching ended
Celebrate and Headshot modes now do not affect passive animals
Animals could climb ladders or float on ladders
AI would try to jump when at their move destination and it was off the ground but within their reach
Updated Zombie Boar and Grace with missing zombie tag
ExperienceGain property in the wrong location for zombieSteveCrawler
3rd person Shovels are slightly offset
Pickaxe 3rd person pose was clipping by default
Ally status gets automatically removed
Hot and Cold weather screen effects do not persist on relog
Disconnecting players would not drop their tool belt items if attached to a vehicle with drop on quit
Auto-complete harvest challenges when harvesting is disabled
Data Management Client Player names are EOS strings
Players moving up stairs can get stuck or slowed going through a doorway
Shotgun Messiah Vol 7 perk not working
Smell does not fully clear in water on clients
Player smell values were not being saved properly
Smells remain after smells are turned off
Physician perk not working client to client on dedicated server
First aid kit and sewing kit not working on client to client heals
Striking a tree as a client causes an ArgumentNullException
Players can use the copy shape command to by-pass and use bulletproof glass shapes
Guns don’t reload fully if ammo is split between tool belt and backpack
Character creator doesn’t catch same names with different casings, throwing an NRE
Honey Tea, Honey Brisket, and Honey Glazed Sham count towards the Infection challenge
Honey Tea counts toward the Dysentery challenge
Smells from multiple players was using the farther player for AI notification
Tagging issue to allow Breaching Slugs to work on Treasure Map Chests
Updated logic on biome hazard reducers to allow speed boost when biome progression is off
Jumping above a zombie will frequently cause them to enter destroy area mode
Repair tools no longer contributes to the scrapping challenge
Ragdoll of players is not respecting set duration and now uses half the duration an AI would receive instead of always 1 second
Changing the RWG Preview Quality has a high chance of crashing Steam Deck
Chunk biome decoration did not mark the south neighbor chunk’s area as occupied
Grass heavily bleeding into asphalt when placed outside of roads
Rarely chunk decorating could throw a biome data error, blocking chunk updates and then the world may not reload
Moon cloud glow was not centered on moon
Fixed water meshes using legacy generation logic in builds. Activated NEW_WATER_MESH define by default. This improves water mesh generation behavior and performance
Frequent memory cleanup hitches while chunks generated
Sleepers had too short of a kill off timeout
RWG residential tiles were often in town centers instead of commercial
Terrain missing near water
Chunks regenerating after delayed updates may not update all layers in the same chunk
Error during RWG gen when POI prefab XML doesn’t have the PrefabSize property
Height map processing doesn’t allow for lowering terrain height and copies heights incorrectly for prefabs with blocks below the ground level
RWG preview error with street tile stamp if missing road shape
Flipped localization for Left/Right tall guardrails
Electric Fence Post rotation goes out of alignment
Multiblock helper rotation would sometimes not visually match placement rotation
Trees sometimes don’t fall over or make a sound when harvested
Misaligned verts with pipe_corner
Issue that would hide faces on arch_curve_top_double_bottom
Ensure non-support blocks fall properly during building collapse
Volume balancing on some Trader Hugh lines
Vending machines are missing interaction SFX for other players
Pipebomb and dynamite ignite sounds play once when using the item, and a second time when the item is thrown
SFX for landing fired more than once when playing in Multiplayer
Pump Shotgun sound effects didn’t play in 3rd person
Grenade pullpin SFX was triggered more than once when pressing the RMB
Stun baton didn’t play the right SFX (according to its charge level)
Removing Land Claim didn’t play the corresponding SFX
Loud volume of trees falling
Recog grab and place SFX liquid when should be pills
Lower volume when firing an AK-47 or M60
Item_stack controller rounds fractional pixels to floor int
Editor save not triggering when only door lock state has changed
Added guards to chunks during copy that may have been unloaded from chunk sync
Wrong casing in gameevents.xml for twitch_blastResist
Replaced second onSelfBuffStart trigger for Drone Buckethead gameevent with onSelfBuffUpdate
Gravity actually resets between different worlds
Set PumpShotgun and LeverActionRifle to use fixed speed instead of ReloadSpeed parameter
Playstation DualSense Edge controllers are now recognized and supported on Windows and Mac via USB, and Linux support via SDL is unconfirmed but may work
Connecting a Dualsense controller on windows after the game starts now still gets trigger effects
Trader quest tier reset when all quests are done could happen early or not at all
Debug screenshots no longer include Tile information
Player armor visually unequipped on death
Prefab Editor: Highlight Blocks auto re-enables when loading a POI
Fixed issue with KeepOpen packets and TwoWayDictionary can now manage mutable hashes (e.g. TileEntities)
Multiblocks that cross multiple chunks could cause stability issues
Forward holding positions cause pauldrons to clip badly into the arms on the Samurai Outfit
F11 debug block info very small when running high resolution
Vehicle lights are out of sync and sometimes turn back on
Buried Supplies generate in POI bounds causing fail on activation
XP Modifier was using the wrong value set
Water in RWG maps can initially be missing
Changing ammo type mid-reload plays broken reload animation
PS5: Server Browser List can cause “Rate limit exceeded” TRC check warning
Unable to undo “replace paint” action in prefab editor
Cannot zoom in close on borders of Navezgane map
An issue that could duplicate items in vehicle inventories
Rally markers may not show for other players

Known Issues

Some outfits may display incorrect arm models for male and female characters.

Recently, a big update was released which added quality of life improvements and fixes. Unfortunately, players are experiencing a number of issues. Today’s 7DTD patch 1.030.002 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free 7 Days to Die console patch 1.030.002 on PlayStation 5.

7 Days to Die (7DTD) Update 1.030.002 Patch Notes (v3.0) | Dead Hot Summer Update