How do I clean everything up for v2

[ElCabong]

First of all, do we still need to do that? In my case, I want to because I really don't have any attachments to prior releases. Although I miss stuff from way back.

That sort of implies if you've reached the end of the road in your character development, version 2 will add more road.

I forgot the steps you need to have a completely new release short of uninstalling it.

 

[SylenThunder]

Looks like you are asking about how to clean data before starting a new game client version.


How to Fully Refresh the Client

1. Start Task manager and End task on either of these if running:,
   7DaysToDie.exe
   7DaysToDie_EAC.exe

1. Open a Windows Explorer Window.,
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyAntiCheat,
3. Right-Click EasyAntiCheat.exe and select Run As Administrator from the menu.,
4. From the Drop-Down select "7 Days To Die".,
5. Click the "Uninstall" button in the lower left corner.,
6. After the process is completed, restart your computer.,
7. Open the Steam Client,
8. Navigate to your Games Library,
9. Right-Click on 7 Days To Die in the left navigation bar.,
10. Click Properties,
11. Click on the Local Files Tab,
12. Click the "Browse Local Files" Button,
    -This will open a Windows Explorer Window. The next Steps Take Place in Windows Explorer

1. In Windows Explorer, go up 1 Level so that you should now see the '7 Days Top Die' folder which is likely '\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common',
2. For now leave this Windows Explorer open but switch back to the Steam Client,
3. You should still have the properties screen for 7 Days To Die open, and be on the Local Files tab, if not, please follow the steps above to get there again.,
4. Click the Delete Local Content Button - This will uninstall the game, follow the prompts.,
5. Back to the Windows Explorer that we left running at probably '\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common',
6. Right-Click the 7 Days To Die folder,
7. Click Delete,
8. Type the following into the address bar without the quotes then press enter:,
   '%appdata%\7DaysToDie'

1. Select all files and folders in this location and delete them.,
2. NOTE: This will remove all save games and generated maps. If you wish to retain any data, back it up prior to deletion.,

WARNING: The Next Steps involve the Registry. You can really mess your system up if you make a mistake or have a problem. Neither I, nor The Fun Pimps, nor any other person on the planet but yourself can take responsibility for following the remaining steps. The following steps are listed for completeness in potential troubleshooting techniques. If you choose not to delete the registry entries, skip to the after the Close Regedit step and re-install the game.

1. Click Start,
2. In the app finder, or the run dialog, type 'regedit.exe' without quotes and hit enter,
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Fun Pimps\,
4. Right-Click the 7 Days To Die key folder,
5. Click Delete,
6. Close Regedit,
7. Close Explorer,
8. Restart your computer.,
9. Temporarily disable your security software.,
10. Open Steam,
11. Click Install on 7 Days To Die in Steam Client,
12. Right-Click 7 Days To Die in the Steam Client,
13. Click Properties,
14. Click Set Launch Options Button,
15. Delete anything in that field,
16. Click OK a few times,
17. Exlude the client from your security software.,
18. Clear the game data.

Clearing Out Game Data Before Installing a Different Alpha Version

1. Start the game from your library
2. Select "show game launcher"
3. Click in the "tools" tab
4. Click on "clean game files" and check all circles
5. Click "Clean"
6. Right-click on the game listing in Steam.
7. Expand "Manage", and choose "Browse local files".
8. If it exists, delete the folder called "Mods" (Make a backup if you want to save them for replaying on the older version later).

And a reminder that the Unstable Experimental is for testing new features and reporting bugs. It is not for extended gameplay. Expect restarts. Expect extra bugs if you didn't reset like you should have. And don't expect to play the game Stable once it reaches Stable unless you start a new save on the Stable version with a newly created map.