Off World Fix

Summary

7 Days to Die mod: Fix 'entities have fallen off the world' warning by moving those entities to the surface.

Support

🗪 If you would like support for this mod, please feel free to reach out via Discord.

Features

When 'entities have fallen off the world' triggers and those entities are marked for removal, this mod will instead move those entities to the surface for player retrieval.

Here are some real examples of those warning messages:

2024-08-03T09:22:30 26471.969 WRN Entity [type=EntityZombie, name=zombieSteve, id=34172] fell off the world, id=34172 pos=(-1683.7, -0.6, 490.3)
...
2024-10-10T19:21:28 19270.540 WRN Entity [type=EntityLootContainer, name=?] fell off the world, id=1164 pos=(-198.7, -20321.9, -2266.2)
...
2024-12-26T19:29:15 19732.984 WRN Entity [type=EntityLootContainer, name=?] fell off the world, id=110720 pos=(400.2, -950.3, 1138.6)
...
2024-12-26T22:21:11 30048.522 WRN Entity [type=EntityLootContainer, name=?] fell off the world, id=109489 pos=(352.4, -8179.0, 779.8)
...
2024-12-27T03:37:59 5801.977 WRN Entity [type=EntityLootContainer, name=?] fell off the world, id=104416 pos=(1036.5, -312.4, 1807.5)

Admin Commands

ℹ️ You can always search for this command or any command by running:

• help * <partial or complete command name>
• or get details about this (or any) command and its options by running help <command>

primary	alternate	params	description
offworldfix	owf	debug / dm	enable/disable debug logging for this mod (disabled by default)

Note that leaving debug mode on can have a negative impact on performance. It is therefore recommended to only turn it on while troubleshooting and then disable it afterwards.

Setup

Without proper installation, this mod will not work as expected. Using this guide should help to complete the installation properly.

If you have trouble getting things working, you can reach out to me for support via Support.

Environment / EAC / Hosting Requirements

Environment	Compatible	Does EAC Need to be Disabled?	Who needs to install?
Dedicated Server	Yes	no	only server
Peer-to-Peer Hosting	Yes	only on the host	only the host
Single Player Game	Yes	Yes	self (of course)

🤔 If you aren't sure what some of this means, details steps are provided below to walk you through the setup process.

Map Considerations for Installation or UnInstallation

• Does adding this mod require a fresh map?
  • No, you can drop this mod into an ongoing map without any trouble.
• Does removing this mod require a fresh map?
  • No, you can remove this mod without causing any trouble in an ongoing map.

Windows PC (Single Player or Hosting P2P)

ℹ️ If you plan to host a multiplayer game, only the host PC will need to install this mod. Other players connecting to your session do not need to install anything for this mod to work 😉

1. 📦 Download the latest release by navigating to this link and clicking the link for off-world-fix.zip
2. 📂 Unzip this file to a folder named off-world-fix by right-clicking it and choosing the Extract All... option (you will find Windows suggests extracting to a new folder named off-world-fix - this is the option you want to use)
3. 🕵️ Locate and create your mods folder (if missing): in another window, paste this address into to the address bar: %APPDATA%\7DaysToDie, then enter your Mods folder by double-clicking it. If no Mods folder is present, you will first need to create it, then enter your Mods folder after that
4. 🚚 Move this new off-world-fix folder into your Mods folder by dragging & dropping or cutting/copying & pasting, whichever you prefer
5. ♻️ Stop the game if it's currently running, then start the game again without EAC by navigating to your install folder and running 7DaysToDie.exe
   • running from Steam or other launchers usually starts 7 Days up with the 7DaysToDie_EAC.exe program instead, but running 7 Days directly will skip EAC startup

Critical Reminders

• ⚠️ it is NECESSARY for the host to run with EAC disabled or the DLL file in this mod will not be able to run
• 😉 other players DO NOT need to disable EAC in order to connect to your game session, so you don't need to walk them through these steps
• 🔑 it is also HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to add a password to your game session
  • while disabling EAC is 100% necessary (for P2P or single player) to run this mod properly, it also allows other players to run any mods they want on their end (which could be used to gain access to admin commands and/or grief you or your other players)
  • please note that dedicated servers do not have this limitation and can have EAC fully enabled; we have setup guides for dedicated servers as well, listed in the next 2 sections: Windows/Linux Installation (Server via FTP from Windows PC) and Linux Server Installation (Server via SSH)

Windows/Linux Installation (Server via FTP from Windows PC)

1. 📦 Download the latest release by navigating to this link and clicking the link for off-world-fix.zip
2. 📂 Unzip this file to a folder named off-world-fix by right-clicking it and choosing the Extract All... option (you will find Windows suggests extracting to a new folder named off-world-fix - this is the option you want to use)
3. 🕵️ Locate and create your mods folder (if missing):
   • Windows PC or Server: in another window, paste this address into to the address bar: %APPDATA%\7DaysToDie, then enter your Mods folder by double-clicking it. If no Mods folder is present, you will first need to create it, then enter your Mods folder after that
   • FTP: in another window, connect to your server via FTP and navigate to the game folder that should contain your Mods folder (if no Mods folder is present, you will need to create it in the appropriate location), then enter your Mods folder. If you are confused about where your mods folder should go, reach out to your host.
4. 🚚 Move this new off-world-fix folder into your Mods folder by dragging & dropping or cutting/copying & pasting, whichever you prefer
5. ♻️ Restart your server to allow this mod to take effect and monitor your logs to ensure it starts successfully:
   • you can search the logs for the word OffWorldFix; the name of this mod will appear with that phrase and all log lines it produces will be presented with this prefix for quick reference

Linux Server Installation (Server via SSH)

1. 🔍 SSH into your server and navigate to the Mods folder on your server
   • if you installed 7 Days to Die with LinuxGSM (which I'd highly recommend), the default mods folder will be under ~/serverfiles/Mods (which you may have to create)
2. 📦 Download the latest off-world-fix.zip release from this link with whatever tool you prefer
   • example: wget https://github.com/jonathan-robertson/off-world-fix/releases/latest/download/off-world-fix.zip
3. 📂 Unzip this file to a folder by the same name: unzip off-world-fix.zip -d off-world-fix
   • you may need to install unzip if it isn't already installed: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install unzip
   • once unzipped, you can remove the off-world-fix download with rm off-world-fix.zip
4. ♻️ Restart your server to allow this mod to take effect and monitor your logs to ensure it starts successfully:
   • you can search the logs for the word OffWorldFix; the name of this mod will appear with that phrase and all log lines it produces will be presented with this prefix for quick reference
   • rather than monitoring telnet, I'd recommend viewing the console logs directly because mod and DLL registration happens very early in the startup process and you may miss it if you connect via telnet after this happens
   • you can reference your server config file to identify your logs folder
   • if you installed 7 Days to Die with LinuxGSM, your console log will be under log/console/sdtdserver-console.log
   • I'd highly recommend using less to open this file for a variety of reasons: it's safe to view active files with, easy to search, and can be automatically tailed/followed by pressing a keyboard shortcut so you can monitor logs in realtime
     • follow: SHIFT+F (use CTRL+C to exit follow mode)
     • exit: q to exit less when not in follow mode
     • search: /OffWorldFix [enter] to enter search mode for the lines that will be produced by this mod; while in search mode, use n to navigate to the next match or SHIFT+n to navigate to the previous match

Troubleshooting / Common Issues

⚠️ Because OffWorldFix contains a DLL file, you may have trouble uploading to a 7 Days to Die dedicated host. Some hosts will silently remove DLL files from mods or prevent them from being overwritten (i.e. updated) when they are uploaded via FTP or various other methods. Please be sure to double-check that the OffWorldFix.DLL file is found within the off-world-fix folder within your server if you don't see a reference to this DLL file in the logs on startup. In those cases, you can reach out to your host and explain the problem; most hosts will allow you to upload DLL mods and may have a special set of steps for you to follow or they may need to simply enable this functionality on your account.