Summary
Like many open-world games,7 Days To Dieis heavily focused on looting everything in sight. Players can empty the contents of almost every container in the game. From trash bags and office trash cans to locked safes and more, there are plenty of containers just waiting to be looted.
Whileloot stage and overall game stageplay a big part in deciding what type of items the player can find in any given container, some containers have better chances of holding quality loot than others. This list will go overthe loot containers in7 Days to Diethat have the best chances of containing top-quality loot.
8Police Car Trunks
Beware Of The Noise, It Attracts Lots Of Enemies
Cracking open thetrunk of a police carcan be very lucrative. However, doing so means that the player will also generate a lot of noise. Once the player has broken into a police car, a loud alarm will go off. This alarm causesa handful of tough zombiesto spawn. Once the player has dispatched them, they canloot the car for some weapons, armor, and bullets.
It is possible to open the car quietly. Players can use lockpicks to open it stealthily. Consuming some Jailbreakers prior to unlocking the vehicle guarantees that it will open the first time around. This can sometimes open up the car without setting off the alarm.
7Safes
Typically Hold Decent Loot, And Can Also Be Broken Down For Forged Metals
Safeshave more than one use: they can be broken up and looted, and they can be salvaged for forged materials by using an item like a wrench or impact driver.
While the contents of a safe aren’t usually as good as most of the other containers on this list, the fact that the player can net some additional materials after breaking it down is a nice bonus.This is especially true during the early stages of the game. Before the player unlocks the ability to craft things like forged iron and steel,breaking safes is a great way to stock up on rare crafting materials.
6Mailboxes And Newspaper Dispensers
Strange But Very Profitable Containers
Books, magazines, and schematics are what players need to craft most of the items in the game. To unlock everything, players will need to collect more than 1000 books, magazines, and schematic plans. Finding these can be tricky. However,mailboxes and newspaper dispensers have a very high chance of containing at least one readable item.
Not only that, but since they are found outside buildings and houses, the player doesn’t need to take on many zombies to search them. Heading to a random town on a bike and simply searching all of the available mailboxes and newspaper dispenserswill typically net the player a couple dozen books, magazines, and schematics.
5Shipping Crates
Ideal For Magazines, Books, And More
There are several different types ofshipping cratesin7 Days To Die.Each one has a label on the front showing what type of items can be found inside.For example, a Shamway crate is going to contain food, while a Pass-N-Gas crate is going to containthings that are related to vehicles.
These crates are useful during the early, mid, and late stages of the game. Out of all the various shipping crates in the game, Crack-A-Book crates are usually the most useful ones to open. This is because they contain books, magazines, and schematics, some of which can be hard to come by.
4Air Drop Crates
Select The Drop Frequency, And Pick Them Up
Airdropsare a great survival tool that players should take advantage of.Players can tweak the frequency of airdrops, but by default, they drop every few days. They will be highlighted on the player’s map, making them incredibly easy to find.
The contents of these containers vary. However, they usually contain at least one or two items that players will be looking for.Things like beakers, crucibles, and rare schematics have a pretty high chance of appearing inside these crates.
3Locked Treasure Boxes
Follow The Map To The Treasure
Treasure maps are great for grabbing some top-tier loot. When the player finds a treasure map, they can read it to unlock some coordinates. This will give the player a roughlocation of some buried treasure. Once the player arrives at the location, they’ll need to dig until they find thetreasure chest.
Once found, it will need to be opened using either lockpicks or an axe.Inside a treasure chest, players can expect to find lots of useful loot.This includes things like magazines, Dukes, rare gems, and more.
2Loot Bags
Three Different Bag Types, Each With Its Own Loot Pool
There are three different types of loot bags in7 Days To Die:yellow, blue, and orange.The orange ones have the best items inside, but all loot bags contain some nice items.
These bags are dropped occasionally by enemies, and there are a few enemies that are guaranteed to drop an orange loot bag. Those enemies are Dire Wolves, Zombie Bears, and Grace. On top of containing pricey items likeweapons and ammo, these bags have a good chance of containing some of the rarest schematics in the game.
1Hardened Chests
Top-Notch End Of POI Loot
Hardened chestsare among the best loot crates in the game. While they do involve the player making it to the end of a difficult POI, the fight is more than worth it, because these containers are filled to the brim with rare items. Not only that, butonce it has been unlocked, a hardened chest can be broken down with a wrench for some forged iron.
It’s also possible to trick the game and collect the contents of two hardened chests whencompleting a trader mission. Instead of activating the mission marker during a clear mission, players can head inside the building, and loot the container’s contents along with all of the other obtainable loot within. Then, simply head outside and activate the mission marker to respawn all the loot.
