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This is how many days it took for me before I had the courage to leave my house at night.. and even then not for long.
Genuinely this mod is fantastic. I've over 1000 hours in vanilla 7dtd and this feels like a whole new game again, even better than the release of a new alpha.
The progression is my utmost favourite thing, in Vanilla I feel like there is no point in striving to play for longer than Day 40 or so, because you're already one hitting zombies with a spiked club. I can honestly say that in vanilla I rarely ever use a gun, because what's the point? Always felt like I was conserving the ammo for when something big, scary, and difficult came along, but that never actually happens and guns, for me, go untouched.
I like the feeling of being under powered to the point where I'm changing my play style to adapt to it - after 1000 hours of doing largely the same this is a real game changer for me.
The amount of workstations available is brilliant. I'm a very practical person, so when I see people building huge bases I never understood why, when all it has to hold is a few forges, workbench, chemistry table, and a cement mixer - of which everything takes up around 10 blocks total, so the extra rooms and corridors are just a waste of time (although aesthetically pleasing).
More workstations means that building a bigger base is actually encouraged in order to be organised and structured; again, something that I have not had the joy of doing in the past.
Without going on and on, the final thing that I really love is the balance, variety, even complexity of the food/cooking system.
Never have I been so concerned about where my next meal is coming from, the first 15-20 days were TOUGH. Eating the starting MRE food pack some time in the 2nd week was a very reluctant, and difficult decision to make, and I love that. The actual "survival" aspect of the game feels like it came back for me at that point.
The copious amount of recipes is bewildering, but kinda exciting, knowing if I find another cracker and I can make "crackers n' cheese" now I've found a butchers knife to slice the cheese with! It sounds sad, but that's another meal that I know I'll likely need until I can start growing my own crops.
Also, who's ever idea it was to be able to prepare the scavenged food into something more fulfilling, and nutritious with certain tools and stations i.e. Pouring chicken soup out of a can in to a bowl, and warming in the microwave; is a genius.
Sorry for the long post, I don't post very often so I figured I'd give my two cents all in one go, just as acknowledgement, and appreciation to Jax, and everyone who has worked on Ravenhearst. Thank you.
