When will Alpha 22 release for 7 Days to Die and what changes can we expect to see?
Table of Contents
- Latest News
- Release Date Speculation
- New Features and Content
- New Character and Item Models
- New Gear Items And Outfits
- UI Changes
- New Storylines
7 Days To Die is currently running on the Alpha 21 public experimental build for all players.
This particular update brought with it tons of changes to the already popular zombie survival sandbox video game, but at the time of release, it also gave fans a super exciting glimpse of the future, or more specifically, a glimpse of Alpha 22. So if you're curious to know what we've been told so far by the developers regarding Alpha 22, then look no further.
Latest News
Just below we'll keep you updated on the latest news, leaks, and announcements related to 7 Days To Die Alpha 22:
2 April 2024 - Alpha 22 Release Date Window Announced
The Fun Pimps confirm that Alpha 22 is coming to PC and console "this summer".
For context, the summer period spans the middle of June until the middle of September.
A little Alpha 22 coming to PC and Consoles this summer. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/NUOEeC6OSo
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) April 2, 2024
21 March 2024 - New Dire Wolf artwork shown off for Alpha 22
New Dire Wolf coming to Alpha 22 PC and Console Editions. Come to PAX East March 21st- 24th and find out more! Grab 7 Days to Die for 76% Off now on the Steam Spring Sale!https://t.co/6NKGZ4XlnQpic.twitter.com/xunn2pmjpA
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) March 17, 2024
8 March 2024 - New Character and Clothing System Revealed
Hey Survivors,
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) March 8, 2024
Here is a look at the new Character and clothing system coming to Alpha 22 on PC and Consoles. Great work by Joel B and the Characters Team. Stay Tuned! pic.twitter.com/IOxIZq6XSb
2 March 2024 - New Player Animations Revealed
New player characters, with new animations, clothing, and armor coming to Alpha 22 and Consoles. Great animation work but Brett and Adam. Come see us at PAX East for a hands on play of the new console version. pic.twitter.com/PmxcPWNpD1
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) March 2, 2024
24 February 2024 - New Animal Animations
Alpha 22 is coming to both PC and Consoles and will have the lion's share of new content, like this cute new mountain lion. Great animation work by Brian K. Stop by Pax East next month for a hands-on play of the new console version. pic.twitter.com/QqtjnVlMdy
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) February 24, 2024
19 February 2024 - New Animals Coming To Alpha 22
The fur is flying over at TFP as the team is creating a herd of new animals. Great work by the 7 Days character team and Daniel on the tech. Stay tuned, this content is coming to Alpha 22 and Consoles this year! pic.twitter.com/PW4DQztYS2
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) February 19, 2024
15 February 2024 - New 7 Days Game + Console Edition
Slightly off-topic, but it looks as though The Fun Pumps will have demos of their new game 7 Days Blood Moons to show at PAX East!
— The Fun Pimps (@FunPimps) February 12, 2024Hey Survivors!
The Fun Pimps are happy to announce that we will be at PAX East! We'll have demos of our new game 7 Days Blood Moons and 7 Days to Die Apocalypse Edition on @Playstation and @Xbox ! pic.twitter.com/nhfmxQRea6
4 February 2024 - New Decals are coming to Alpha 22
Another sneaky look at what's to come in Alpha 22!
New decals are coming to Alpha 22 on PC, P55 and Xbox X and S series consoles. Great work by Hung and Brian. And yes, folks the console versions will be out this year. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/jyOj2xjkVT
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) February 4, 2024
30 January 2024 - New Animals and fur shaders
That's some real good-looking animals coming to Alpha 22 and consoles...
New animals and fur shader coming to Alpha 22 and consoles. Nice work by Won. Folks it will be this year. pic.twitter.com/hMiqTKMD38
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) January 30, 2024
27 January 2023 - NEW POI Revealed
The Fun Pimps have released another preview for Alpha 22, including a look at a new Tier 5 School POI coming to the game.
Take a look below:
Here is a new Tier 5 School POI coming to Alpha 22 which is coming to PS5, Xbox X series, and S series Consoles as well. Great work by Eric! pic.twitter.com/sfT3GgsWkS
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) January 27, 2024
13 December 2023 - New Minibike Revealed
The Fun Pimps have released another preview for Alpha 22, including a look at a new Minibike coming to the game. Take a look:
You don't stop riding when you get old; you get old when you stop riding. New Minibike coming to Alpha 22 and consoles. Great work by Yongha! pic.twitter.com/ch0VDCwsd2
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) December 13, 2023
7 December 2023 - It's Game Awards Time
This is speculation of the highest order, but with so many updates of late, and what feels like an acceleration in The Fun Pimps discussing console plans, could we see an official announcement for The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game at The Game Awards? We've got our fingers crossed!
27 November 2023 - New Enemy Creature
Another new preview for Alpha 22, this time showcasing a mutated wild boar.
Meet Grace! The official mutated wild boar coming to Alpha 22 and consoles. Great work by the 7 Days Character Team! pic.twitter.com/2H1V19LTjM
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) November 27, 2023
14 November 2023 - New 3rd Person Reload Animation
Another new preview for Alpha 22, this time showcasing a new reload animation.
Here is an early video showing off several new character outfits playing the 3rd person rocket reload animation coming to A22 and console. Great work by Brett! pic.twitter.com/lx3NYjndCH
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) November 14, 2023
7 November 2023 - New A22 Motorbike Spotted
The Fun Pimps have shared a preview of a new motorbike coming to Alpha 22:
Four wheels move your body, but two wheels move your soul. Here is a new motorbike coming to A22 and consoles. Great work by Yongha! pic.twitter.com/3rGJg79SYY
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) November 7, 2023
19 October 2023 - Get a load of this new visual FX coming in Alpha 22
Many new Visual FX are coming to Alpha 22 and the consoles. Here is a work in progress barrel fire made by Andres. Stop by TwitchCon Vegas for a peak! pic.twitter.com/VkV1a8drrW
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) October 19, 2023
12 October 2023 - A New Location For Alpha 22
2 October 2023 - Nice Assets
New recycled can and cardboard pallets coming to Alpha 22 and Consoles. Great work by Hung! pic.twitter.com/cGyfIbElVa
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) October 1, 2023
15 September 2023 - New Features Shown Off
The developers have given fans another tease on Twitter with a look at some of the new Player Characters variants and Armor Clothing Sets coming to Alpha 22 and Console.
Hey Survivors,
— 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) September 15, 2023
Here is a work in progress shot of just a few of the new Player Characters variants and Armor Clothing Sets coming to Alpha 22 and Console. Stay Tuned! pic.twitter.com/KnHbqZEoOz
30 August 2023 - Here's some new Marauder Armor
29 August 2023 - A few new Undead varients
18 August 2023 - The Marauder has some new armor
2 August 2023 - Another look at some new A22 content
It also sounds an awful lot like the developers are putting a lot of work into A22 having just released A21. We wonder if it might be coming much sooner than most fans might expect. It also sounds as if A22 will launch alongside the 7 Days To Die console port.
31 July 2023 - New 4x4 Vehicle
Take a look at this new 4x4 vehicle that's being worked on for A22
Release Date Speculation
Note - On April 2, The Fun Pimps confirmed a rough release window for Alpha 22, which is coming to PC and Consoles Summer 2024.
As it currently stands, we have almost no clues as to the possible or even speculated release date for the Alpha 22 build of 7 Days to Die. However, we can make some assumptions based on the release cycle moving from Alpha 20 into Alpha 21.
The first announcement we received for Alpha 21 was roughly 18 months ago, and we were slowly drip-fed information from developer Tweets and Developer stream announcements. This kept going until its eventual release on the 12th of June, so if we had to take a stab in the dark, we reckon the Alpha 22 build is a year and a half out at best.
Given that we got our first glimpse at the Alpha 22 build in a recent developer stream on the 7th of June, we reckon the release of Alpha 22 could be around November or December 2024 (18 months later). Of course, this is just speculation, but it makes the most sense given the time frame that these builds were released, but as always, be sure to check back here frequently for more official information on the release date of Alpha 22.
New Features and Content
Now we get to the meat of this article, the content and features coming to the game with Alpha 22. As mentioned previously, during the recent Alpha 21 dev stream, we were given a sneak peek at what we can expect from Alpha 22, though not confirmed, it is a good benchmark for the future of 7 Days to Die.
New Character and Item Models
One of the most exciting and begged-for features in 7 Days to Die is a new character model. For quite some time now, players have been highlighting how out of date and bad the current models look, but luckily, during the live stream, we got a glimpse of a possible new model with more detailed characteristics and human-like features.
This new character model will be available for both male and female characters and of course in a variety of skin tones and physiques. This extends to the look at new items in the game as well, as we were shown some examples of new models for crafting stations, writeable storage crates, and event notes and notepads throughout the world, which will likely see some changes as they are developed, but we're glad these items will be getting refreshed in Alpha 22.
New Gear Items And Outfits
The real highlight of what we know so far are the three new character outfits/set pieces introduced in this live stream, the Wasteland Assassin, the Hoarder, and the Desert Gear models.
According to the developers in the live stream, each of these outfits will not only have set bonuses, but each set piece will provide you with some unique buffs/perks, such as the Wasteland Assassin granting you possible stealth abilities or buffs, or the Hoarder who may provide you with larger carry weight capacity or even allow you to stack more items.
Overall, we'll just have to wait and see for more news surrounding these new gear items and outfits, but it should be interesting to see how the devs balance these with the existing gear selection.
UI Changes
Next, we move on to the UI changes, which any 7 Days to Die player knows is exciting since you'll spend hours in the menus and inventories of the game. Based on some of the concepts we saw in the live stream, it appears we'll be getting an update to the UI in Alpha 22.
From what we've seen it appears to be an almost complete overhaul of the original UI and will feature less grid-like menus and buttons, as well as the addition of the health, hunger, and stamina bars, etc. Now it's worth remembering that these are just concepts, but it's great to know that the devs plan on changing the UI that many players have found lackluster at times.
New Storylines
Last but not least, we were shown two main things that point to a brand new storyline for the game. The first piece of evidence for this is the two new character models called the Bandits and the Overlord which appear to be new enemy types in the game.
And the second is the addition of the new locations, the Dukes Casino and Noahs Compund, of which the former appears to be the base for the new enemies, (The Bandits and the Overlords) while Noahs Compound will serve as the player's base of operations.
Now, again these are simply conceptual, and likely very far off since the implementation of a story-driven mode in 7 Days to Die will likely be a challenging feat, especially if players can choose which side they want to join (which might be the case). We also have no idea what the story could be and what the conflict between these two sides may stem from, but all in all, it's an exciting prospect to look forward to as it could change the landscape for the fan base of 7 Days to Die dramatically.
And there you have it, a full breakdown of everything we know so far regarding the Alpha 22 build of 7 Days to Die, as well as the possible release date that we can expect for this zombie survival sandbox. As always, be sure to check back here soon for more details as soon as they are released.
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