Verified to work with: A20.6B9
Dependencies: SMXcore, ZMXhudCP(part of this repo).
Compatibility: Will probably work with most mods that doesn't modify the same windows in the XUI files.
With the release of A20 SMXhud has now evolved into the world of Harmony. This means that it does now mod deeper than ever before and that opens the door for more and better features. On the flip side this means it is no longer EAC friendly, so turn EAC off.
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.
Welcome to the new and improved SMX series for 7 Days to Die - Alpha 20.
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.
Have fun! :)
- You are allowed to use these modlets as is for your own personal use and/or on a server you run and/or administrate.
- You are under no circumstance allowed to distribute any SMX and/or ZMX branded modlets without written consent from the main developer.
- If you wish to distribute SMX and/or ZMX branded modlets as part of your own project and consent have been given you are required to do so in such a way so that all the files of the SMX and/or ZMX modlet or modlets in question remain unaltered and you cannot under any circumstance claim credit for creating the modlet or modlets or any of the files provided with it/them.
- If consent is given you are required to make any changes as a new modlet that injects into the modlet in question and keeping load order in mind it is to be named so that it loads AFTER the original modlet. The original modlet shall be distributed as is with no change to its files what so ever.
- If consent is given it is only given on a case to case basis and those that receive consent cannot pass that consent on to another party or project. Nor will the consent pass on to other creators that opt to include consented work into their project.
- You are not allowed to use any of the assets bundled with SMX and/or ZMX branded modlets in other projects. This restriction applies to all files that the SMX and/or ZMX modlets consist of. EXCEPTION: The content of the Harmony folder is to be considered open source and can be used freely as long as the original credit comments within the files are not removed or altered other than adding to.
- You are required to seek special consent from the main developer should you wish to make changes to any asset files provided with the SMX and/or ZMX branded modlets.
- You are required to inform the main developer when your project that contains any SMX and/or ZMX modlet or modlets have been made available to the public.
As of A20 I decided to move SMX into the lands of Harmony and with that digging even deeper into what we can do with modding the game. This requires knowledge that I do not possess enough of to be able to continue working on this on my own. As a result the team has grown and we have added some supernerds that know this stuff.
Main Credits:
- Sirillion (main developer/designer/xml/coding)
- sphereii (developer/coding)
- TormentedEmu (developer/coding)
- Laydor(developer/coding)
Contributors:
- Mumpfy(art)
We strive to make SMX in the best possible way and try to make user actions with it as smooth as possible. But we are still here to answer questions if you run into problems with it or it's installation procedure. Please, do not hesitate to contact us for any issue, big or small, we just ask you to run this simple checklist before coming to ask us for help and just maybe you will be able to help yourself first.
- Did you install all the downloaded folders? Do note that SMXhud and SMXui both have an additional folder that needs installing. (ZMXhudCP and ZMXuiCP)
- Did you install SMXcore? This modlet contains all the assets (custom graphics) we use and without this your UI will be mostly transparent.
- Did you check the folder hierarchy and made sure you didn't install the modlets too deep?
- Did you disable ALL other mods or modlets and then try again to see if the problem still exists? (Be careful with this, backup your save!)
- Did you check the support sites to see if anyone else have had the same problem recently?
If you ran this checklist and still need our support please contact us on one of our support channels, be it here, discord, the forums or Nexusmods. But please, only post on one of the support channels. Pick one and stick with it as we do monitor all of them and having to answer the same thing on several sites just leads to confusion.
- 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.
All SMX branded mods and modlets will forever be free of charge and available for everyone to download and enjoy. We do however from time to time get questions from users on how they can donate to support the development. The purpose of this link is nothing more than a way for us to cater to those that want to make a donation. You should under no circumstance feel obligated to do so, but if you do decide to do it we want you to know that is comes greatly appreciated.
Donation or not we would like to extend a thank you to all that download and use the different SMX mods, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do making them.
If you feel like making a donation to support the development of the SMX branded modifications, click the image below or scan the QR code.
