Learn how to survive in the Burnt Forest Biome
Created as a result of wildfires spread from the nuclear bombs dropped on Navezgane in an attempt to contain the outbreak, the Burnt Forest Biome is the smallest region in 7 Days to Die. This strip of charred land separates the northern Snow and Pine Forest biomes from the southern Desert and Wasteland biomes. Though lacking in plant and animal life, this biome carries the highest concentration of the materials necessary for making gunpowder.
This guide will walk you through surviving in the Burnt Forest Biome and present important information about the biome in general.
Burnt Forest Biome Overview for 7 Days to Die
Basic Stats
- Danger Level: 1
- Survival Difficulty: Medium
- Temperature: Balanced
Key Resources
- Coal, Wood
- Ore: Nitrate Powder, Iron, Lead
- Plants: Charred Trees
- Soil: Clay
- Wildlife: Wolf, Chicken
Major Threats
- Crumbling Wreckage
- Dense Fog
- Wolves
- Standard Zombies, Burn Victims, Crawlers, Zombie Dogs
Notable Locations (Navezgane)
- Fort Camo (145 E, 50 N)
- Judie Witch (785 W, 255 N)
- Crypts (8 W, 153 S)
- Ranger Station Echo (1116 E, 148 N)
- Seedy Manor (595 E, 165 N)
Trader
- Trader Jen (310 E, 210 S)
Finding food and water
Though similar to the Pine Forest in many ways, the Burnt Forest severely lacks opportunities to procure food and water. With no edible plants and very few animals, players living here must rely on what food they can either scavenge or grow themselves.
Fortunately, this biome is ideal for building farms and growing crops. Not only is the ground made up of Clay Soil, but the abundance of rotting remains and nitrate deposits make it easy to construct lots of farm plots. Aside from this, most of the food and seeds players will be surviving off of will have to be scavenged from neighboring biomes.
Finding enough water in this biome will be extremely difficult, especially in the early game. For this reason, it’s best for players to build a base or outpost near a Trader settlement to allow for easy purchase of water purifiers for constructing Dew Collectors. Additionally, we suggest constructing at least one outpost in the nearby Pine Forest for collecting flowers and meat to produce higher-quality food and drinks.
Scavenging
The small size of the Burnt Forest biome means that scavenging will be a complicated matter. There are far fewer points of interest to scavenge in this biome, and the ones that are present tend to be smaller. This makes for easy pickings early on, but players must leave the biome if they want to acquire better equipment or scavenge enough to get by.
On the bright side, players with a functional Chemistry Station will likely never be at a loss for ammo. The high quantities of Coal and Nitrate deposits in this biome make crafting Gunpowder a breeze. However, we suggest searching for hidden safes in homes, Ranger Station Echo, or Fort Camo for players looking for weapons.
Electronics and Vehicle parts can be sourced from gas stations, the ham radio building, and the salvage yard. Many exposed appliances in burned shop fronts and homes can also be salvaged with the proper tools.
High concentrations of trash piles and other small loot containers mean that players should have at least a chance to find most of the basic components they need, but more specific parts may be hard to come by without leaving the biome.
Building and defending your base
Materials
There are many charred trees in this biome for players to chop wood. It should be noted that these trees produce less wood than standard varieties but also yield Coal for use in Campfires, Forges, and crafting.
Ore mining and Clay Soil also allows for easy upgrading of wooden structures to cobblestone. The transition to Concrete is likely to be the most troublesome, as players will either need a Cement Mixer to grind stones into sand or will need to dig deep underground to find it.
Location
The low number of points of interest in this biome makes choosing a base location a bit more difficult. This biome’s lack of choice and general eeriness makes it quite unpopular with players, meaning survivors who choose to base here are less likely to come into conflict with players.
Like other biomes, the ranger station is an excellent choice for a larger base, while newer or solo players may choose one of the many scattered houses or stores. However, finding one that hasn’t sustained significant damage from the fires will be challenging. Hog Foot Village and The Simmon’s Shanty also feature pre-built walls and a few defenses.
Payers in groups will be a bit harder-pressed to find a base of suitable size. Fortunately, many flat spaces can be deforested to create a building site for a custom base.
Defenses
Wooden defenses such as Spike Traps and Barbed Wire should make up the bulk of your front-line traps, as the abundance of wood and scrap metal makes them the most obvious choice. The ground’s dark coloration and the rubble frequency make it much easier to hide ground-based traps and triggers such as Land Mines, Loose Boards, and Tripwires.
Finally, the abundance of gunpowder materials makes it easy to mass-produce ammunition. An opportunity like this should be exploited to feed Shotgun Auto Turrets or SMG Auto Turrets.
Tips and tricks for surviving the Burnt Forest Biome
- The temperature of the Burnt Forest is nearly identical to the Pine Forest but slightly warmer, meaning you can get away with wearing slightly cooler clothing when out in the rain
- The charred trees of this biome yield less wood than standard trees but also produce Coal
- There is often a layer of sand deep beneath the surface of the biome, so players searching for ore will likely come across deposits of this material
- Burned rubble found on the ground may be harvested for Wood and Coal
Final thoughts on surviving the Burnt Forest Biome
A dark and forbidding place, The Fun Pimps most likely meant for this biome to warn players heading south to the wastelands. As unsettling and dreary as this biome is, it offers many natural resources to be mined and carried back, even if it lacks scavenging opportunities. In all truth, it isn’t much more dangerous than the Pine Forest in most ways. Far less pleasant to live in, though.
Looking for some other tips to help you get started in 7 Days to Die? Check out our 10 Tips for Getting Started and the 7 Days to Die Beginner’s Guide.
