QoL Tracked Materials (Recipes)

# Nexus Mods upload sheet — Tracked Materials Finder
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- **Mod name:** Tracked Materials Finder
- **Game:** 7 Days to Die
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Author:** tehAon
- **File:** `TrackedMats_v0.2.0.zip` (extracts to a single `TrackedMats/` folder)
- **Category:** Miscellaneous / Gameplay
- **Tags:** quality of life, crafting, storage, UI, DLL mod
- **Requirements:** 7 Days to Die 3.0 · EasyAntiCheat **OFF** (DLL mod)
- **Permissions:** MIT — reuse/modify freely with credit.
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## Summary (short, one-liner field)
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Track a recipe and the storage boxes holding the materials you still need get compass/map markers — and those items light up when you open the box.
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## Description (BBCode — paste into the Description tab)
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[size=4][b]Track a recipe. The mod finds the mats.[/b][/size]
Track a recipe the normal way and let the mod do the fetching legwork:
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[*][b]Box markers[/b] — every storage box within range holding a material you [i]still need[/i] gets a green marker on the compass and map. The marker label lists which needed materials are inside.
[*][b]In-box highlight[/b] — open a marked box and the slots holding needed materials are tinted, so they jump out at a glance.
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It reads the game's own [b]tracked recipe[/b] (the one you set in the crafting window), so there is no new UI to learn. Materials you already have enough of are ignored, and markers and highlights clear themselves as you gather what you need.
[size=4][b]Install[/b][/size]
This is a DLL mod, so you must [b]launch with EasyAntiCheat OFF[/b] (run 7DaysToDie directly, or pick the EAC-off option in the launcher).
Extract the [b]TrackedMats[/b] folder into your [b]Mods[/b] folder:
[code]7 Days To Die/Mods/TrackedMats/[/code]
[size=4][b]How to use[/b][/size]
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[*]Open the crafting window and [b]track[/b] a recipe (the vanilla track button).
[*]Green markers appear on nearby storage boxes th…