7 Days to Die - Useful Tips for Scavenging

Scavenging Tips

This guide will help you start out and do well in the game. It’s not a general guide on how to play, but a specific one about scavenging and why it’s important.

Part 1: Starting Out

When you first start, you’ll search many buildings and containers for items. These items are very valuable. As you find untouched things, you’ll improve your most important skill. It’s not Misc Crafting.

You’re doing this for one reason: Loot.

You’re just a beginner in a world of experts, but don’t worry! This guide will help you improve.

Filling your bag with items, scrapping them, and storing them is just the first part. Always take everything. If it’s useless, remove it from any container. The game will refill them.

You may find places that other players have already looted, but search thoroughly anyway. Take things they missed. The location will likely reset soon. Don’t destroy zombie bodies unless you have to, as they may get new loot after a while.

Part 2: Improving Your Skills

Now I’ll teach you some more advanced techniques.

Houses: Look for metal plates on the ground. If you see a hole, open it up to find a bag.
Cars: Not worth it until you’re more skilled, but we’ll come back to that.
Crates: In stores, some crates need to be destroyed to open. If you can’t open it normally, break it.
Gas Pumps: Always get gas, even if you don’t have a vehicle yet. Stock up on it.
Treasure Maps: Wait until you’re more advanced to go for these.
Leveling Up: Put many points into the Scavenging skill. Once it’s around 60, you’ll be finding much better items.

Part 3: Becoming an Expert

Before this part, make sure you’re skilled enough. No beginners here.

Now focus on the Quality Joe skill. Level it up as much as you can. This skill makes all containers have a chance of much better items.

It’s time to take your game to the next level. You’ve been getting decent items, but now you can become a true master.

Scavenging also earns you lots of money. The traders in the game really like money. Scavenging will let you buy the best items and get the best deals from trading.

It will give you great rewards early on and set you up well for the rest of the game. While others are struggling, you’ll have the best gear and so much ammo that you won’t even need to loot anymore. That’s when you know you’ve mastered scavenging.