SMX - By Sirillion (A21.1)  

Enhanced user interface for 7 Days to Die - A21.1+

Replaces the user interface for the menu, in-game HUD and UI with a more horror like experience that according to my opinion is better fitting for the game.

Welcome to the new and improved SMX series for 7 Days to Die - Alpha 21.

The goal with this mod is to give the entire 7 Days to Die user interface an extreme makeover an refashion it into how I believe the user interface for the game should be experienced. SMX consist of several modlets which can be broken down into three separate mods: SMXhud, SMXmenu and SMXui. These are all stand alone and can be used separately or, as is the intention, together with the other two and all three mods combined is what makes the SMX experience complete!

In addition we have the core, the main modlet if you will, SMXcore. This is a library modlet and even though it makes very little changes on its own it holds all the assets that the other mods need to function. Because of this it is a mandatory modlet that will need to be downloaded and installed no matter which of the other ones you choose to use.

SMX tries to create an experience as close up towards the vanilla user interface as possible. With little to no changes that can disrupt the balance of the game. The only exception being the extra slot on the crafting queue which is there to make the design fit and hardly disrupts game balance!

Then we have the optional modlets. We are aware that some people want the extra bling bling, and as such we offer these as optional downloads that can be installed alongside the main modlets from each series to expand upon the features from vanilla. We offer official optional downloads such as: Target Health Bar, Bigger Bags and a Third Forge Slot.

Other optional modlets and compatibility patches might become available from other mod authors.

We hope you will enjoy playing 7 Days to Die with the new experience that SMX brings to the table.

// INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL PROCEDURES //

• First and foremost, the most important thing you need to do with SMX in A20: >> !!TURN OFF EAC!! <<
• Backup your save game before installing ANY mods to the game. We don't expect SMX to cause any issues, it is just good practice!
• Download the mod or mods you want to install from the list below.
• Decompress the downloaded files with WinRAR or a compatible compression software like 7zip.
• Copy or move the Mods folder you just decompressed into your 7 Days to Die installation folder. Overwrite if prompted.
• Verify your install by checking that the ModInfo.xml file is located in this Hierarchy: "\Mods\modletname\ModInfo.xml"
• Remove by deleting the modlet folder in question from within the Mods folder.

// SMXhud - THE HUD REPLACEMENT MODLET //

SMXhud changes the game HUD. Everything you see on the interface while running around in the game world is part of the HUD experience. The purpose of SMXhud is to change that part of the user interface and change it into a more horror like and gritty art style all while trying to be as informative as possible but not intrusive.

// SMXmenu - THE MENU REPLACEMENT MODLET //

SMXmenu changes the game menus. Everything you see when you start the game or when navigating the different options and settings is part of the menu experience. The purpose of SMXmenu is to extend the art style and feeling from the HUD into the menus and to supplement SMXhud to create the SMX experience.

// SMXui - THE UI REPLACEMENT MODLET //

SMXui is an extension of SMXhud and SMXmenu and will bring the art style over to the rest of the user interface. We've tried to maintain as close a relation to the vanilla interface as possible but we have also granted ourselves some artistic freedom when it comes to some areas. It deviates from vanilla with the fifth crafting queue slot which I added to make it fit the overall design better. The other changes we made are all optional like the third forge slot, the target health bar and the big bag conversion modlets for those that want a bit bigger bags.

DOWNLOAD:

SMXcore - The CORE modlet for ALL SMX mods.

SMXhud - The HUD Conversion Modlet.

SMXmenu - The MENU Conversion Modlet.

SMXui - The UI Conversion Modlet.