7 Days to Die: crossplay, Easy Anti-Cheat, and mods

Allow Crossplay is in the Details tab of the Overview card on your server. While it is on:

The game refuses to start with a value outside those ranges, so each slider tightens instead. One row is our own limit: the game allows air drops switched off, but our slider keeps a 24 hour floor while crossplay is on. A value outside its range turns red with the reason, and Save changes refuses it.

• Platforms: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch players cannot join.

• Server browser only. Consoles cannot connect by address (a game rule): friends search the in-game browser for your exact server name, so keep Server Visibility on Public (the default). Friends Only and Not Listed hide it from them.

• Same version. Everyone must be on the server's game version, and stable and experimental players cannot mix. After a game update your card shows New update available, and the server restarts onto the new build once it has been empty for 15 minutes; restart it yourself if people are waiting.

The community reports crossplay limits we don't enforce: if console friends matter, keep Max Players at 8 or below and World Size at 8192 or below.

Turn off Allow Crossplay for XP above 300%, loot above 200%, air drops off, or EAC off. Save, then restart. Console players cannot join while it is off; your world is untouched. To turn it back on, first bring every red field back inside the ranges above.

To turn EAC off: turn off Allow Crossplay, save, then turn off Easy Anti-Cheat, save, and restart.

There is no mod catalog or Steam Workshop for this game: most mods come from Nexus Mods, and you upload them yourself.

1. Download the mod and unzip it on your PC. A mod is a folder with a ModInfo.xml file at its top level.

2. In the Files card, open /data/, create a Mods folder if needed, and drag the whole mod folder in (or use SFTP), so you get /data/Mods/<ModName>/ModInfo.xml. If the zip had an extra folder level, upload the inner folder. You can upload a .zip and unzip it in the Files card too. The server can be running or stopped.

3. Restart (or start) the server and open the Console: every mod that loaded prints Loaded Mod: and the name from its ModInfo.xml, and a short note at the end says how many of your mods loaded and why any were skipped.

Never use the Mods folder under /install/7-days-to-die/: it is the game's read-only copy. To remove a mod, delete its folder and restart. Mods survive restarts, backups and server moves.

A console line ending did not apply means part of an XML mod doesn't fit the game version; the server still starts and skips that change.

Mods made for older game versions are often skipped: version 3 refuses a ModInfo.xml in the old format (with a <ModInfo> block inside), one without a DisplayName, and a mod Name with spaces or symbols. The console says which one. Get the mod's current version from its page.

• Mods that change game data (a Config folder, as in most XML mods) mark the server as modded, and 7 Days to Die hides modded servers from PS5 and Xbox players. Only menu, loading screen and translation changes are exempt. Mixed PC and console groups: stay vanilla or use DLL-only mods.

• Server-only DLL mods (a .dll, no Config folder) keep console players in and work with EAC on. Players install nothing.

• Mods whose DLL every player must install (the mod's page says so): every player installs the same version and launches without EAC (Steam launch options), and the server needs EAC off, so crossplay off. A mismatch is the usual cause of kicks seconds after joining.

7 Days to Die ships a new version about once a month, and your server moves onto each one by itself, which can break a mod until its author updates it. After an update, check the console for did not apply lines. To update a mod, delete its old folder, then upload the new version. Before uploading any mod, check that its page lists your server's game version; overhauls such as Darkness Falls are built for one version.

Reach us on Discord or at support@haptic.gg. Include your server name, the player's platform, and your mod folder names or a console screenshot.