Infections in7 Days to Diehappen after a bite from a zombie or hostile animal. There are four stages of infection whichprogress over the course of seven in-game days. If another Zombie attack happens, though, the infection progress speeds up. During Stage One of the infection, health and stamina aren’t affected. During Stage Two, stamina regeneration is affected by -25%. Stage Three results in -35% stamina regeneration and -1 to all other attributes.If left untreated, Stage Four results in immediate death.
Infections appear on the infection meter at the bottom left of the HUD. Once infected, the meter starts to rise. By Stage Three, the infection meter will read 100%. Unfortunately, infections are easy to get, but they aren’t so easy to cure, especially for new players. As implied by the name,7 Days to Die, aBlood Moonhappens every seven in-game days. The Blood Moon results in ahorde of zombies and hostile animals attacking, increasing the likelihood of getting infected.
7 Days To Die: Getting Started Guide (Tips, Tricks, & Strategies)
Smart progression is essential for survival in 7 Days to Die. Players must ensure they develop an adaptive playstyle to survive the zombie hordes.
Honey Is The Best Early-Game Method To Cure Infections
Loot All Medical Supplies To Find Honey
There are a few ways to treat an infection in7 Days to Die.The easiest method for new players is to use a Jar of Honey. In the early stages of an infection, consuming a Jar of Honey will be enough to cure it. In more advanced stages, it will reduce the infection by 5% or can be stacked to cure more than 5%. Honey also helps improvehealth and stamina.
The Jar of Honey can’t be crafted. Instead, you’ll need to do some looting to find it. Luckily, the Jar of Honey spawns in several locations. You can find this valuable item bysearching through medical supplies, including Ambulances, Medicine Cabinets, and Pop-N-Pills Crates. Harvestingdestroyed tree stumpshas a 20% chance of producing a Jar of Honey, with a greater chance of 40% if the stump is near a Point of Interest or landmark. Traders also occasionally sell a Jar of Honey.
Antibiotics Will Cure All Zombie Infections In 7 Days To Die
Craft Antibiotics To Cure Infections Easily
For more advanced infections, antibiotics will be the go-to cure. There are two types of antibiotics:Herbal Antibiotics and Antibiotics. It’s possible to find antibiotics and herbal antibiotics by looting, but it’s easier to just craft them.
No matter what method you use, the infection will take time to disappear, and it may take multiple doses of honey or antibiotics to cure an infection completely.
Herbal Antibiotics reduce infections by 10% at a time, butyou’ll need the Herbal Antibiotics Recipe to craft it. The recipe can be found byexploring theSnow Biome or Navezgane. Then you just need the right crafting station and ingredients,including purified water. The stations needed to craft Herbal Antibiotics are either the Chemistry Station or a Campfire with a Cooking Pot. As for the ingredients, here’s what you’ll need:
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Medical Journal
The perk, Living Off The Land, lets you harvest more crops at once, providing you with more ingredients to use to make Herbal Antibiotics.
Antibiotics are the most effective medicine and will cure infections by 25% at a time.You can find Antibiotics in Medicine Cabinets, Pop-N-Pills Crates, Supply Crates, or at Traders, or craft them. Like Herbal Antibiotics, you’ll need either a Campfire, this one with a Beaker, or a Chemistry Station to make Antibiotics. The ingredients for Antibiotics are as follows:
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How To Prevent Infections In7 Days To Die
There Is One Way To Prevent Infections
Of course, the best way to prevent an infection is to not get attacked, but in7 Days toDie, the chances of never getting attacked are slim to none. So, the best way to prevent infections is tofind and take Vitamins. Vitamins can be found in Pop-N-Pills crates and will prevent infections for up to 12 minutes.
Other than that, take extra caution and be prepared. Loot as much honey as you can and stock up on the ingredients you’ll need to craft Herbal Antibiotics and Antibiotics; that way, if an infection happens,a cure will be easy to make. verify you havea sturdy base, good armor, andplenty of weapons. Weapons like guns and crossbows will be the best, or spears if you’re new.Increasing your levelwill help you survive longer, too.
If coming face-to-face with a zombie or hostile animal,avoid being hit. Don’t get trapped in small rooms with the infected, it’ll be easier for them to hit you. If you’re struggling to solo fight the hordes in7 Days to Die, bring a few friends along as backup.
