7 Days to Die has a heatmap. This is a system where heat attracts and attracts zombies towards you. Here are some tips about heat maps.

Introduction – Heat Maps

Introduction – Heat Maps

Heat Maps in 7 Days to Die are a system that controls spawning zombies and determines how they will behave. Here are some tips and other information to help you deal with zombies. Also, here are some tools and weapons that you should use the most.

Heat Map – Effects of Weapons & Tools

Heat Map – Effects of Weapons & Tools

The use of your tools and weapons can cause Heat to rise. Because you use these weapons and tools every day, it makes it more important to know what you do with certain weapons and tools, which in turn leads to more Heat. Below is the definition of each word as well as the tables with the information about the item’s lifetime and heat consumption.

• Heat: It determines the number of activities being conducted and includes each chunk (16×16).
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  Lifetime: Total number of ticks remaining after a current event.
  
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  Non-Silenced: The weapon doesn’t have silencer if it didn’t.
  
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  Silenced- The weapon does come with a silencer. If it isn’t on the graph under any weapon, it means that the weapon isn’t compatible with it.
  
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  Inactive – The Auger is not actively destroying dirt or other materials at the moment.
  

Here are all the weapons and items that generate a statistical amount of heat.

Pistol

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.65	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Pipe Pistol

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.65	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

.44 Magnum

 

Non-Silenced
Heat – 0.75
Lifetime – 180

.44 Desert Vulture

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.65	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Pump Shotgun

 

Non-Silenced	Silence	Saw-Off Mod
Heat – 1.00	Heat – 0.80	Heat – 0.30
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 120

Auto Shotgun

 

Non-Silenced	Modified Sawed-Off
Heat – 1.00	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 120

Double Barreled Shotgun

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 1.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Pipe Shotgun

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 1.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

AK-47

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Tactical Assault Rifle

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

M60 Machine Gun

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.65
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

SMG-5

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.65	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Pipe Machine Gun

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Hunting Rifle

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Lever-Action Rifle

 

Non-Silenced
Heat – 0.
Lifetime – 180

Sniper Rifle

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.65
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

Pipe Rifle

 

Non-Silenced	Silence
Heat – 0.	Heat – 0.65
Lifetime – 180	Lifetime – 180

 

Tools

Auger

 

Idle Mode
Heat – 1.
Lifetime – Maximum 90

 

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  The Chainsaw has identical stats for Heat & Lifetime to the Auger.
  

 

Heat Map – Noise Effects & Minors

Heat Map – Etc Noises Effects

These are all effects of noises that affect heat map.

Drawbridge

 

Closing / Opening
Heat – 0.22
Lifetime – Maximum 90

Traders

 

Announcement
Heat – 0.22
Lifetime – Maximum 90

Large Creature Morts

 

Upon Death
Heat – 0.22
Lifetime – Maximum 90

 

Minor Sounds

 

Looting
Heat – 0.05
Lifetime – 60

 

Minor Sounds

 

Blade Traps Hit Something
Heat – 0.05
Lifetime – 60

 

Minor Sounds

 

Dart traps are firing at something
Heat – 0.05
Lifetime – 60

 

Heat Map – Effects of Heat and Events

Heat Map – Effects of Heat and Events

 

All Events

Heat attracts Wandering or Screamer Hordes. Wandering Hordes will be attracted if you fire a weapon or do anything that generates heat. Screamers will also be encountered. Screamers attract other zombies and create a Wandering Horde. Forges and Workbenches can attract Screamers (which I didn’t mention in my guide and does attract heat) and is the only connection of them together if it was operational. The more zombies that come after your base, the faster you will be killed by the Screamer. Be aware that harder zombies may be encountered if your gamestage level is higher.

Screamers could also arrive if the Forges and Workbenches have been operational. If you fire a lot, it could attract more Screamers. I recommend taking your ammunition to be saved in an emergency. But you must still save your ammunition so that you can use them during hordes.

Conclusion

Conclusion

That was it for this guide. I had a few more researches to ensure that I didn’t get lost in the Heat system. I did this to help players entering 7 Days to understand the effects of Heat. Though I originally planned to release before 7 Days to Die Alpha 21, I don’t know when it will officially be out so I’m just going to release this guide sooner than expected.

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