WORKING BOATS FOR 7 DAYS TO DIE
Note: Assets in this mod
You are not allowed to extract and alter them in any way without express permission from the author of the Mod.
This Mod can be used in any of the current modded overhauls that are purely ‘non profit’ if compatiblility allows it.
***This Mod and its assets must not be used in any venture that attempts to make money out of modding.***
Work in progress of the experimental version of the boating mod now at Version 8 for V1.0.
Launch
Place the boat on/in water in a ‘shallow water’ area, if you have no shallow water in your map then build a small launch dock, then add fuel to boat.
Controls
Steering is A and D as per vanilla settings ….the mouse is for looking around only and has no affect at all on steering of a boat.
W is forwards and S is slow down/reverse and speed is hard set in xml for physics reasons.
If you let go of W then the boat slowly comes to a stop, pressing S will slow the boat down more quickly and acts as the brake key.
Note: Turbo has no effect on boat speed but if pressed will silence the engine noises if you like peace and quiet.
IMPORTANT INFO for This Version
Space bar and C no longer control the tilt angle …pressing them will make boat bob up and down a little in this version, XML has changed to self levelling method.
If you hit a water bank or object in the water the boat will tilt but can now be corrected by simply turning left or right and circle round a bit to level.
To anchor boat and stop it drifting away just slow down come to a halt and the self levelling xml should bring you to a fixed position, useful if you have a fishing mod installed.
The older style of using the spacebar and C to control tilt angles is in the xml and commented out and can be used if you prefer that method.
Other Info
Boats can be picked up into inventory, if you sink it at any point be careful as it could be a long swim back to shore if you cant find it.
Crafting
The Boats are craftable in a standard workbench with no extra progression needed.
The boats are intended as an early game version at the cost of resources and actually
making a workbench early in the game. The recipes are simple and use in game resources.
**If anyone wants to change the recipes and build methods then please do and if you want to share it with the community here feel free to do so.**
Changelog
Version 8
- Redone seating xml for new player poses (mod not backwards compatible with A21)
- Changed boats to new use self levelling code
Version 7
- Particles (water effects) now start when boat is moving.
- Set up xml for A21 requirments (mod not backwards compatible with A20)
- Slight adjustments to physics in A21 and boat height in water.
- Adjusted seating positions a bit more from A20 offering.
Version 6
- Re-scaled /resized both boats for A20
- Added vehicle mods options – Cosmetic, Fuel Saver, Tank Size (vehicle speed is fixed so that mod does not affect boats and there is no Light mod option as boats have no lights)
- Flatboat has 3 seats (Two fixed and 1 extra via the seat mod option)
- Dinghy now has two seats (1 fixed and 1 via seat mod Option)
- Added support to be able to fish from both boats with Telrics A20 Fishing Mod
- Slight adjustments to physics in A20 and boat height in water
- Boats now have compressed textures for further optimization
- Particle system is now fixed when entering the boat vehicle
Version 5
- Texture settings adjusted.
- Re-scaled /resized both boats.
- Added decorative cooler box to flat bottomed boat.
- Depth masks applied to boats to stop water seeping effect and allow boats to ride lower in water for more realism effect.
- Particle system added …this can be toggled via the ‘F‘ key (headlight function).
- Added ‘drag’ colliders to bottom of boats to counter land use. Boats will stick in ground and steering is compromised.
- Added Localisation file.
- Added working propellers.
Version 4
- Fixed momentum and now boats will slowly come to a halt and stop … they stop quicker with pressing the S key
- Both boats can anchor in water just make sure boats are level in the water using C or spacebar and they wont drift away …useful for fishing mods and the like.
- Fixed placing in water .. boats were slow to come to surface.
- Boat stabilty improved and stopped the random sinking when tilted too much.
- Added a second seat to the flat bottomed boat.
- Adjusted turn rates and speeds to more suitable levels (subjective).
Version 3
- Fully updated to A18 compatible xml physics and boats now placeable in water.
Version 2
- Fixed exit position thanks to DUST2DEATH for the info on his APC exit co-ordinates …
Additional credits: ActiniumTiger for new texture for dingy.
Models are purchased and you are not allowed to extract or alter in anyway.
Reminder: This mod does not change water blocks at all, so its going to be just add the xml mod and off you go/float.
MOD MUST BE ON BOTH THE CLIENT AND THE SERVER TO USE THIS MOD IN MULTIPLAYER AND EAC MUST BE OFF!
Installing the Mod
Note: Gitlab ‘zip’ downloads will double nest the folders so you will have to go down a folder level to find the actual mod folder.
Example of what happens on Gitlab Downloads
When you have unzipped the downloaded file you would see this:
Double click and you will then see this:
Above is the actual name of the Boating Mod folder (Boating_Modlet_For_V1.0) you can then drag this folder into your Mods folder.
If you are using the old Mods location it is located here: YourDrive :\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods
If using the new Mods folder (recommended) it is located here: YourDrive :\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie\Mods
You can type %AppData%\7DaysToDie\Mods in the address bar in Windows Explorer or in the Search Box on your desktop and it will take you to the correct location.
Happy Boating in V1.0
Ragsy !!
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The forum topic of the mod is here.
Credits: Ragsy 2145, ActiniumTiger
If you have any questions or have any problems/bugs, please use the support link (Discord, Forum Topic, GitHub Issues, etc.) in the post. If there is no support link in the post, please use the comments section.
This is one modlet i wish FunPimps would make part of the game. I didn’t think this was even possible with the game being voxel. Works well in multiplayer game.
I’m not getting any image graphic for the boat.
I can craft it but there is literally no image.
I’ve installed the mod both locally and server side and am running without eac on testing it out.
I’d love to have this mod in 1.0. I certainly miss it from my game. Any chance of that happening out of curiosity?
could you make the storage space a little more realistic, having gone white water rafting I can tell you the rubber ones have zero storage anywhere… might make it like 4 at max
I’d make the flatbottom boat have exactly the same storage as a cooler – even preserving
Is there any way of using existing assets to make this a serverside mod? – thank you
This is incredible! Kudos to everyone involved in making this mod.
just wow
It floats well, and I can steer it like an outboard. The trim of boat is same as changing the trim of the Gyrocopter, nice. I use my Gyrocopter Down Pitch controller layout, in Community Template from Steam. I have over 3500 hours in 7D2D waiting for this mod to show up, thanks.
Can this be added to an existing world or would it have to be a new save/new world?
I just placed this boat into my existing world.
can it hold more ppl
Does this work on A18? I only see a zip file as A19
does this work in multiplayer? the wife and I would love it if it did!
If you can play on a private server yes, or you okay on a client side Aka you and here will be the only ones with it, as with most mods, you will need to have it installed on both machines.