7 Days to Die Loot & Drop Settings

Configure loot abundance, respawn rates, airdrops, and death drop penalties on your 7DTD server.

Control how much loot spawns, how fast it respawns, and what happens to a player's inventory on death.

Loot Settings

In serverconfig.xml:

<property name="LootAbundance" value="100" />
<property name="LootRespawnDays" value="7" />
<property name="AirDropFrequency" value="72" />
<property name="AirDropMarker" value="false" />

Setting	Default	Description
`LootAbundance`	`100`	Percentage of loot in containers. 200 = double loot, 50 = half.
`LootRespawnDays`	`7`	In-game days before fully looted containers refill
`AirDropFrequency`	`72`	In-game hours between airdrops. `0` = disabled.
`AirDropMarker`	`false`	Show airdrop location on the map and compass

Loot Abundance Guide

Value	Experience
25	Very scarce — hardcore scavenging
50	Half loot — challenging
100	Standard (default)
150	Generous — faster progression
200	Double loot — casual/relaxed

📝 Note: LootAbundance affects how much loot spawns in containers, not the quality of items. Quality scales with Game Stage.

Drop on Death

<property name="DropOnDeath" value="1" />
<property name="DropOnQuit" value="0" />

Value	Behavior
0	Nothing dropped — keep everything
1	Drop everything (inventory + toolbelt)
2	Toolbelt only
3	Backpack only
4	Delete all — items are destroyed, not dropped

DropOnQuit uses the same values but triggers when a player disconnects.

Common Configurations

Casual PvE — keep items on death:

<property name="DropOnDeath" value="0" />
<property name="DropOnQuit" value="0" />

Standard survival — drop everything:

<property name="DropOnDeath" value="1" />
<property name="DropOnQuit" value="0" />

Hardcore PvP — destroy items on death (no recovery):

<property name="DropOnDeath" value="4" />
<property name="DropOnQuit" value="3" />

Airdrop Tips

Airdrops are supply crates that parachute from a plane at set intervals
The default 72 game-hours equals roughly every 3 in-game days (with default day length)
Set AirDropMarker to true if you want players to easily find drops
Supply crates contain high-quality loot and weapons
Admins can force an airdrop with the spawnairdrop console command

⚠️ Modded flag: Changing LootAbundance, LootRespawnDays, AirDropFrequency, or DropOnDeath from defaults marks the server as "Modded" in the browser.