2.5|Jan 16, 2026
View on Steam↗V2.5 Apiary Hotfix
3/5 Moderate
Apiary overhaul fixes chunk corruption and changes bee spawn mechanics, while Quality 6 clothing is now available in loot with increased drop rates.
Key Changes
- 1Fixed Apiary NRE causing chunk corruption and resets on dedicated servers
- 2Bee swarms now trigger when closing the Apiary instead of opening it
- 3Quality 6 (Purple) clothing can now be found in loot
- 4Increased the drop rate for all clothing items in loot containers
- 5Fixed camera stuttering while driving vehicles
- 6Fixed honey producing in the background when Apiary slots were full
- 7Resolved Lumberjack Gloves invisibility bug for female characters
- 8Fixed Hellreaver cosmetic console spam and shin guard display
All Changes
🔨Building & Crafting(5)
- changeApiary: Bee swarms now have a chance to spawn when the Apiary is closed instead of when opened, allowing players to safely add mods or flowers.
- fixApiary: Fixed an issue where the honey progress indicator was not updating properly.
- fixApiary: Fixed Apiary mod visuals not appearing when returning to a chunk.
- fixApiary: Fixed a bug where honey continued to produce in the background even when slots were full.
- changeApiary: Updated English localization text to reflect the new bee spawn timing mechanics.
💰Loot & Items(2)
- newClothing: Reworked loot lists and quality templates to allow Quality 6 (Purple) clothing to spawn in the world.
- buffClothing: Increased the overall chance to find clothing items within loot containers.
⚙️Technical & Performance(6)
- fixApiary: Fixed a Null Reference Exception (NRE) in Apiaries that caused chunk write errors and resets on dedicated servers.
- fixZombies: Resolved errors occurring when zombies entered 'destroy area' mode near the bedrock layer.
- fixTwitch Integration: Fixed Twitch Integration errors specifically occurring on Dedicated Servers.
- fixTwitch Integration: Fixed an issue where multiple gift subscriptions only counted as a single sub for integration purposes.
- newXML: Added the CloseEvent XML property to blocks.xml for Apiary functionality.
- fixVehicle: Fixed camera stuttering issues for players driving vehicles.
👕Visuals & Cosmetics(6)
- fixHellreaver Outfit: Fixed console spam caused by Hellreaver cosmetic items.
- fixHellreaver Outfit: Fixed shin guards not displaying properly on the female version of Hellreaver boots.
- fixWasteland Assassin's Cloak: Fixed cloth shader issues affecting the Wasteland Assassin's Cloak.
- fixTree Hat: Fixed Tree Hat DLC clipping through the head, chin, and ears on Native 03 characters.
- fixPirate Outfit: Fixed clipping issues with the Pirate outfit eyepatch on various characters.
- fixLumberjack Gloves: Fixed Lumberjack Gloves being invisible in first-person view for female characters.
Summary
The V2.5 hotfix for 7 Days to Die focuses on critical stability and gameplay refinements for the Apiary system. Most notably, it resolves a chunk corruption issue on dedicated servers and changes bee swarm triggers to occur when closing the Apiary, allowing for safer maintenance. The update also introduces Quality 6 (Purple) clothing to loot tables and addresses several long-standing visual bugs with outfits and vehicle camera stuttering.