ProxiStack – Proximity Crafting & Stashing

In-game proximity crafting and stashing mod for 7 Days to Die v3.x (PC / Linux).

Craft, reload, repair and upgrade using items from nearby containers — without moving materials into your backpack first. Plus two backpack buttons for stashing and restocking.

An independent development by Eltern vs Zombies, released under the MIT License.

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Features

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Status
📦 Stash	Alt+X	Stash matching items from your inventory into nearby containers	✅
🔄 Restock	Alt+Z	Restock ammo/food from nearby containers into your inventory	✅
🔒 Slot Lock	Alt + Left Click	Lock inventory slots so they are never stashed (red border)	✅
🔨 Proximity Crafting	automatic	Craft using ingredients from nearby containers	✅
🛠️ Proximity Repair / Upgrade	automatic	Repair or upgrade blocks from nearby storage	✅
🎨 Proximity Painting	automatic	Use paint from nearby storage	✅
🔫 Proximity Reload	automatic	Reload weapons/tools from nearby storage	✅
🎯 Adjustable Radius	config	Separate 3D radii for crafting and stashing	✅
⚙️ XML Configuration	config	Range, hotkeys, colors, storage sources, priority	✅
👥 Multiplayer	automatic	Built-in network package sync (client/server)	✅

Stash behaviour: press once → FillOnly (fills existing stacks). Press twice within 2 seconds → FillAndCreate (also uses empty slots to start new stacks). Locked slots are always respected.

Workstations: only the output slot of a forge, campfire, workbench or chemistry station is used as a crafting source. The input/smelting slot is never scanned or consumed, so clay, coal and ore stay where you put them.

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Installation

1. Download the latest release ZIP from the Releases page (or build from source, below).
2. Extract the ProxiStack folder into your mods directory:

   .../7 Days To Die/Mods/ProxiStack/
   

   After extracting you should see ProxiStack.dll, ModInfo.xml, ProxiStackConfig.xml, Config/ and UIAtlases/ in that folder. Do not add 0Harmony.dll here: the game ships Harmony itself in <Mods>/0_TFP_Harmony/ (Harmony 2.13) and an extra copy inside a mod folder can produce errors at startup. Only an older release ZIP (≤ 1.1.6) contained that file — delete it if you extracted one of those.
3. Disable EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) for the game — required for any Harmony mod.
4. Start the game. [ProxiStack] Initializing ProxiStack vX.Y.Z appears in the client log.

For a clean install, only copy build outputs — never the source files, build scripts or project configuration into the game's mods folder.

Multiplayer: client and server must run the same mod version.

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Building from Source

The source is plain C# compiled against the game's own assemblies. Nothing is bundled from the game — you compile against your own local installation.

Requirements

• 7 Days to Die v3.x installed locally (used only as a compile-time reference)
• Mono (mcs) on Linux, or .NET Framework / MSBuild on Windows
• 0Harmony.dll as a compile-time reference only (or Harmony.cs/the Harmony sources). The game brings its own copy in <Mods>/0_TFP_Harmony/0Harmony.dll (Harmony 2.13, MIT-licensed) — reference that file instead of downloading your own, and never copy a Harmony DLL into a mod folder.

Linux (Mono)

# auto-detect the game directory
bash build.sh

# or point it explicitly
bash build.sh "/path/to/7 Days To Die"
GAME_DIR="/path/to/7 Days To Die" bash build.sh

The script checks its prerequisites (compiler, game assemblies, netstandard.dll) and fails with a clear message if something is missing. Output: ProxiStack.dll in the project root.

Windows (MSBuild)

msbuild ProxiStack.csproj /p:GameDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die"

GameDir defaults to the usual Linux Steam path, so set it explicitly on Windows.

After building

Copy ProxiStack.dll (plus ModInfo.xml, Config/, UIAtlases/) into .../7 Days To Die/Mods/ProxiStack/.

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Configuration

ProxiStackConfig.xml is generated on first run in the mod folder. Key options:

Parameter	Default	Description
CraftingDistance	25 25 25	3D radius (X Y Z) for crafting resources, max 127 per axis
StashDistance	15 15 15	3D radius (X Y Z) for stashing/restocking
EnableForCrafting	true	Proximity crafting
EnableForRepair / EnableForUpgrade	true / true	Proximity repair / upgrade
EnableForPainting	true	Proximity painting
EnableForReload	true	Proximity reloading
EnableForStash / EnableForRestock	true	Stash / Restock buttons and hotkeys
EnableForLock	true	Inventory slot locking
PullFromVehicles / PullFromDrones	true	Include vehicles / drones as sources
PullFromDewCollectors	true	Include dew collectors as sources
PullFromWorkstationOutputs	true	Include workstation output slots (output only)
AllowLockedContainers	true	Use locked containers you have access to
StoragePriority	Drone, DewCollector, Workstation, Container, Vehicle	Consumption order
StashHotkeys	308 120	LeftAlt + X (Unity KeyCodes)
RestockHotkeys	308 122	LeftAlt + Z
LockHotkeys	308	LeftAlt (+ left click)

KeyCode reference: 308=LeftAlt, 120=X, 122=Z, 304=LeftShift, 306=LeftCtrl.

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Project Layout

ProxiStack/
├── ProxiStack.cs              Mod entry point + Harmony bootstrap
├── ProxiStackConfig.cs        XML configuration loader/writer
├── ContainerHelper.cs         Container discovery within radius (chunk-based)
├── ProxiStackManager.cs       Stash, restock and slot-lock logic
├── Patches.cs                 Harmony patches (UI, hotkeys, crafting)
├── NetPackageProxiStack.cs    Multiplayer network package
├── Config/                    Localization + XUi modlet (windows.xml)
├── UIAtlases/                 Custom button sprites
├── build.sh                   Linux/Mono build script
├── ProxiStack.csproj          MSBuild project (Windows / IDE)
└── api-research.sh            Helper for looking up v3.x game APIs

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License & Credits

MIT License — see LICENSE. Copyright (c) 2026 Eltern vs Zombies.

You may modify this mod and include it in other projects, including overhauls, as long as Eltern vs Zombies is credited as the original author.

• Author: Eltern vs Zombies — YouTube
• Third-party: the mod is compiled against the Harmony library by Andreas Pardeike (MIT). No Harmony binary is included in this repository or in the release ZIP — 7 Days to Die ships its own copy in <Mods>/0_TFP_Harmony/. 7 Days to Die game assemblies are not included and are referenced only at compile time.

Not affiliated with The Fun Pimps. 7 Days to Die is a trademark of The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC.