7 Days to Die – Weapon & Armor Mods (Alpha 17)

Quick guide to all the mods currently in A17 B197 and what they currenty do & items they go on.

Other 7DTD Guides:

• 100% Achievement Guide.
• Navezgane Map (All Places of Interest).
• How to Survive Your First Horde.
• Armor for Dummies.
• Electricity for Dummies.
• Armor Explained and Ranked (Alpha 17).

Introduction

All credit goes to Latex Assassin!

This is a list of all mods that I can find within the game right now and what items I could find them compatible with. Everything here is subject to change within the coming weeks when patches go out.

Weapon Mods

• Bipod – Increases Aimed Accuracy.
• Barrel Extender – Increases damage, range & aimed accuracy but makes the weapon more unwieldy when fired from the hip.
• Flash Suppressor – A flash suppressor reduces the muzzle flash making it easier for you to see and harder to be seen.
• Foregrip – Improves handling and aiming accuracy.
• Magazine Extender – Increases magazine capacity.
• Feel the heat – Blank description. I believe its basically incendiary rounds for your gun.
• Liquid Nitrogen – Blank description. I believe this one freezes enemies from time to time.
• NI-CD battery – Blank description. I havent got a clue maybe toxic damage over time? 
• Blessed Metal – Blank description. Possibly does more damaged to certain zombies? 
• Rad Remover – Blank description. Possibly removes radiation looking at the name.
• The Hunter – Blank description. Possibly does more damage to animals with it on your gun.
• Sawed off barrel – Sawn off barrel for the shotgun. Its not a one way trip for the time being.
• Muzzle Brake – Diverts the propellant gases to reduce recoil.
• Polymer String – Arrows and bolts fly quicker and further with this modification.
• Reflex Sight – Minor visual magnification but designed for fast target acquisition. Improves weapon handling.
• Retracting Stock – Improves weapon handling while moving or firing from the hip because the weapon becomes more manageable in close quarters.
• Rod and spring replacement – Increases the rate of fire on self-loading weapons and increases recoil.
• 2,4,8X Scope – Increases visual magnification when aiming.
• Shotgun Choke – Modifies the spread to a horizontal pattern instead of the normal round one.
• Silencer – A sound suppresser greatly reduces the firing sound but reduces maximum range and damage.
• Shotgun Duckbill – Tightens the shotguns spread.
• Cripple em – Blank description. Sounds like it’ll do more limb damage.
• Laser Sight – Helps with aiming quickly and increases accuracy when firing from the hip. Press F to activate.
• Trigger Group: Burst – Modified the trigger group to fire 3 round bursts.
• Trigger Group: Full Auto – Modified the trigger group to fire full auto only.
• Trigger Group: Semi – Modified the trigger group to fire semi auto only.
• Weapon Flashlight – Installs into any firearm. Press F to activate.
• Flammable Oil – Blank description. Probably works with “feel the heat” at setting zeds on fire.

Melee Mods

• Tempered Blade – This tempered blade increases damage and durability for blades.
• Serrated Blade – This serrated blade adds a greater chance to inflict bleeding damage.
• Weighted Head – Hammer Modification. Adds a chance to sun and slow victims.
• Structural Brace – This brace increases damage and durability for hammers.
• Ergonomic Grip – Decreases stamina usage by 20%.
• Fortifying Grip – When health is below 50% gain 1 hit point every 5 seconds.
• Barbed Wire Mod – 20% chance to cause bleeding damage, 40% with power attacks.
• Metal Spikes Mod – Each successive hit lowers enemies armor rating by 20%.
• Club Burning Shaft – Melee item can double as a light source and set enemies on fire.

Armor Mods

• Bandolier – Reload 30% faster. Installs into any chest or leg armor.
• You’re Fired – Blank description. Either it causes fire resistance or anyone who attacks you to possibly catch fire.
• Radiation Ready – Blank description. Seems to relate to resisting radiation zones.
• Insulated Liner – Install this into your armor to give you insulation from the cold by 5 points.
• Cooling Mesh – Adds resistence against the hot weather by 5 points.
• Improved Fittings – Decreases movement and stamina penalties from armor.
• Customized Fittings – Greatly decreases movement and stamina penalties from armor.
• Reinforced Padding – Improve your armor rating by 1 point. Can only be installed in light armor.
• Plastic plating – Improve your armor rating by 2 points. Can only be installed in light armor.
• Military Plating – Improve your armor rating by 3 points. Can only be installed in light armor. 
• Scrap Plating – Improve your armor rating by 2 points. Can only be installed in light armor.
• Iron Plating – Improve your armor rating by 3 points. Can only be installed in heavy armor. 
• Steel Plating – Improve your armor rating by 4 points. Can only be installed in heavy armor. 
• Storage Pocket – Decrease encumberance penalty by 1. Offers 19 carrying capacity.
• Double Storage Pocket – Decrease encumberance penalty by 2. Offers 20 carrying capacity.
• Triple Storage Pocket – Decrease encumberance penalty by 3. Offers 21 carrying capacity.
• Spiked Knuckles – Increase Unarmed Damage. Can only be installed into armored gloves.
• Advanced Muffled Connectors – Greatly reduced sound from armor.
• Impact Bracing – Reduces fall damage.
• Water Purifier – Purifies any water consumed. Can be installed onto any helmet.
• Jump Jets – These look safe…ish but cumbersone to run with while they are activated. Enable a large jump boost whilst installed on chest armor.
• Helmet Light – Installs onto a helmet. Press F to activate.

Misc Items

• Red Dye – Adding a dye applied a tint to the entire held or worn item. Will take up a mod slot but does offer the normal damage bonus. 
• Green Dye – Adding a dye applied a tint to the entire held or worn item. Will take up a mod slot but does offer the normal damage bonus. 
• Black Dye – Adding a dye applied a tint to the entire held or worn item. Will take up a mod slot but does offer the normal damage bonus. 
• Blue Dye – Adding a dye applied a tint to the entire held or worn item. Will take up a mod slot but does offer the normal damage bonus. 
• Brown Dye – Adding a dye applied a tint to the entire held or worn item. Will take up a mod slot but does offer the normal damage bonus.