In the world of 7 Days to Die, there are plenty of objects—paintings, neon signs, flags, commercial fixtures, and more—that you’d love to place but simply can’t obtain. This GNS Beautiful Bases Mod (author: Temreki) appears to let you salvage and craft those items, greatly expanding your freedom when it comes to base building.
What kind of mod is this?
In a nutshell, it’s a “decoration and fixture unlock mod.” Objects that are placed in the world but were previously untouchable can now be salvaged with a wrench or crafted, so you can set them up at your own base. Wooden platforms and corrugated sheet metal panels, which you often see at trader compounds, also become placeable, so this seems well suited for anyone who wants to recreate that atmosphere.
It’s a mod in the Crafting category, and its content is said to be centered on expansions built on top of existing elements.
Key features
According to the author’s description, you can roughly do the following.
- Salvaging decorations: Pick up paintings, posters, signs, bear rugs, and the like from the world
- Crafting defenses and fixtures: Use a cement mixer to make military barricades, barbed wire (various types), winches, flags and flagpoles, and more
- Using neon signs: Salvage “OPEN” or “COLD BEER” neon signs with a wrench and light them up by connecting them to power
- Relocating fixtures: Pick up hydroponic growing stations (which light up when powered), bells (unrepairable—the intended use is to salvage and reinstall them), lanterns, and more
- Unlocking building materials: Unlock the bulletproof glass building shapes and the “surface-mounted” rotation for spotlights, among others
- Salvaging storage: Wooden/iron/steel storage boxes, gun safes, and steel wall cabinets can be salvaged (though you first need to degrade them to the “insecure” state before a wrench works)
- Other: The GNS logo lamp, craftable jail doors and walls, and more
Note that the jail doors and walls are “highly exploitable,” so using them at your own risk is recommended. If you use them in a multiplayer environment, it might be reassuring to set some usage rules in advance.
Installation tips
As with typical mods, it’s presumably installed by placing the mod folder in the Mods folder. Since it’s the type that adds decorations and block definitions, if you use it on a server, installing it on the host side will be the basic approach. Before installing, we recommend backing up your world and save, and checking for conflicts with any existing building or decoration mods. For detailed questions and support, it seems you can get help on the GNS Discord server that the author points to (discord.gg/gunsnerdsandsteel).
Who is this for?
- Those who want to recreate atmospheric builds like trader compounds
- Those who want to craft their base with a focus on decoration and interior design
- Those who want to brighten up their base with fixtures that “look good and work,” such as neon signs and hydroponics
This doesn’t seem to be a mod that drastically changes combat balance—rather, it’s a mod aimed at increasing your building and decoration options. You could say it’s well suited to players who want to carefully grow their base over time.
※This article is an introduction based on the description posted on Nexus. Specifications may change with updates, so please check the distribution page for the latest information.