What Is This MOD?
Extra Game Options (Custom Game Options+) is a UI-category MOD by author w00kie n00kie. It appears to add dozens of new adjustment options (sliders and toggles) to the game’s vanilla settings screen.
7 Days to Die already lets you configure the difficulty to some extent when starting a game, but with this MOD installed you can dial in even more in-depth elements yourself, such as “maximum number of zombies,” “city zombie density,” and “wandering horde frequency.” Every feature can reportedly be turned on/off individually, so you can also run it using only the options you need.
It is said to work in single-player, multiplayer, and on Dedicated Servers alike.
Key Features
According to the description, Page 1 (Zombie & World Settings) alone appears to offer options like the following.
- Max Zombies — the maximum number of zombies that can spawn at once
- City Zombie Multipliers (Day/Night) — adjust the zombie density in cities and towns separately for day and night
- Zombie Respawn Rate — how quickly zombies respawn in a biome after it has been cleared
- Headshot-Only Mode — a toggle that makes zombies killable only by headshots
- Zombie Rage — enable/disable rage mode
- Wandering Horde Frequency / Multiplier — the appearance frequency and size of wandering hordes
- Heat Map Level — adjust the threshold at which screamers spawn
- Trader Sell Price Multiplier — the sell-price multiplier for traders (including vending machines)
- Item Degradation on Repair — whether quality drops when repairing
- Action Skills XP Multiplier — the skill XP multiplier (seemingly aimed at Winchester Overhaul)
As you can see, its strength seems to be that it can swing either toward “adding more chaos” or toward “making survival harsher.”
Installation Tips
As with typical MODs, it is presumably installed by extracting it into your Mods folder. Since it is a UI extension, if you use it in multiplayer or on a dedicated server it is best to check in advance how both the server and client should handle it. The version is listed as V2.5 b23, and we recommend checking the Nexus page for the compatible game build.
Don’t forget to back up your save data before installing. For details, be sure to check the official page.
Who Is It For?
- People who find vanilla difficulty settings lacking and want to fine-tune the balance in more detail
- People who want to increase zombie counts and hordes to create a brutal survival experience
- Conversely, people who want to reduce the burden and tune it for relaxed play
- Dedicated server administrators who want to craft the environment for their participants
Since it centers on expanding settings options rather than adding DLLs, it seems well suited to those who want to combine it with other MODs to build their own personal apocalypse.