Completing Survival in the Burnt Forest of 7 Days to Die

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In 7 Days To Die, whether you’re exploring a randomly generated world or the familiar Navezgane map, you’ll encounter a range of perilous biomes. You’re free to roam, but without adequate preparation and the appropriate Biome Badge for the area, you’re at risk of meeting a grim fate at the hands of zombies.

The Burnt Forest is the second biome you’re expected to navigate, featuring a bleak, scorched landscape filled with ruins, more formidable zombies, fearsome ember storms, and even some resilient wildlife trying to thrive. Here’s what you need to know to survive the Burnt Forest and earn its Biome Badge.

What Is The Burnt Forest?

The Burnt Forest presents a marked increase in challenge compared to The Forest, introducing unique zombies and environmental hazards like smoke, ember storms, Burnt Zombies, and Flaming Zombies. If you haven’t consumed a Burnt Smoothie or secured the local Biome Badge, stepping into this space will expose you to a Black Smoke effect that lasts three minutes, both shielding you from danger and alerting you to the smoke.

It’s advisable to have at least a Bicycle ready before entering the Burnt Forest, allowing for a quick escape back to the safer Pine Forest if a storm arises.

Once the Black Smoke effect fades, you’ll face a Smoke debuff, which inflicts damage over time—about 10 health every two seconds—and creates a smoke effect at the screen edges. Healing items like a First Aid Kit can help, but the damage only stops once you get rid of the Smoke debuff by consuming a Burnt Smoothie or obtaining the Biome Badge.

How To Make A Burnt Smoothie

You can learn the recipe for the Burnt Smoothie by venturing into the Burnt Forest at least once. You’ll have three minutes to do so safely, before the Black Smoke status disappears, and environmental damage sets in. To craft a Burnt Smoothie, gather the following ingredients, which can be created from your inventory:

Once consumed, the Burnt Smoothie protects you from smoke for seven minutes, replenishes a small amount of water, and boosts your running speed by ten percent while in the Burnt Forest.

How To Get Mushrooms

Mushrooms can be tricky to find before entering the Burnt Forest, but you can gather them early. They’re typically located in lootable cabinets, refrigerators, trash bags, and Shamway containers. One of the best places to harvest mushrooms is in a cave southwest of Trader Rekt on the Navezgane map.

Once you reach Level 12 in the Seeds skill, you can convert mushrooms into Mushroom Spores by reading Southern Living magazines. Within this cave, you’ll find a network of tunnels leading to a central cavern containing Munitions Boxes, where mushrooms grow on the ground and walls. You can usually find around ten to twelve mushrooms on average through this area.

How To Get The Burnt Forest Biome Badge

To earn the Burnt Forest Biome Badge, you’ll need to finish the seven challenges in the Burnt Survival category found in the Biome Challenges section of your menu. You can check these challenges by accessing the Challenges section in your menu and clicking on the sun with the sad face, which indicates the Biome Challenges.

Here’s a quick look at the challenges:

Once you’ve conquered all seven challenges, visit any Trader to redeem your badge, much like a Quest Reward. This will grant you a significant EXP boost, and using the badge will activate its effects right away.

What You Can Find In The Burnt Forest

The Burnt Forest holds various valuable resources, including Nitrate Crystals, burnt trees that can be harvested for coal, and roaming Boars and Coyotes. Nitrate Crystals are crucial for crafting farm plots, gunpowder, and herbal or regular antibiotics.

The Boars and Coyotes will provide Raw Meat and Leather—key items for cooking and crafting. The Animal Fat they drop is useful for making candles and various recipes.

Investing in the Animal Tracker skill can help you find nearby Boar tracks, and leveling it up further allows you to track Coyotes too.

Moreover, the biome is filled with points of interest (POIs) like the Navezgane Creamery, O’Malley Oats, and Pop-N-Pills, as well as larger cities like Gravestowne, which offer plentiful looting opportunities.

How To Survive In The Burnt Forest

The biggest challenge in the Burnt Forest is the environment. Expect to encounter higher-level POIs and more dangerous zombies like Hazmat Suit zombies, Bikers, and Flaming Zombies. Proper preparation is essential; make sure to wear Light, Medium, or Heavy Armor based on your playstyle and carry these key supplies:

• Food and Water: Prioritize quality items like Bacon and Eggs or Goldenrod Tea.
• Medical Supplies: Bring First Aid Bandages, Honey for infections, Painkillers for concussions, and Vitamins for fatigue.
• Weapons: Equip higher-tier weapons like Iron Spears or Sledgehammers, and have at least one ranged weapon, even a Pipe Pistol if you haven’t unlocked better options.
• Basic Resources: Always carry some Wood or at least a Stone Axe for quick wood gathering if a temporary base is needed.

As long as you are well-prepared and avoid high-danger POIs until you have stronger gear, the Burnt Forest will be manageable, especially if you’ve begun Tier Two missions from Trader Rekt.

How To Survive An Ember Storm

While thunderstorms can strike in the Burnt Forest, the Ember Storm is your primary concern. This storm does significant damage over time unless you’re sheltered or leave the area. They last for several minutes, making it hard to survive without proper shelter or if zombies are around.

Ember Storms may happen randomly based on your game settings, with the default frequency at 100 percent, but it can be decreased for rarity or increased for more frequent storms.

When an Ember Storm nears, you’ll receive a warning message. If you lack the Biome Badge, you’ll be advised to exit the biome. If you have the badge, the advice will be to seek shelter instead. You will have 60 seconds to prepare or evacuate, followed by a final warning and a countdown until you begin taking damage.

If you don’t possess the Biome Badge, your safest bet is to exit the Burnt Forest and wait it out in a nearby biome, like the Pine Forest. Storms typically don’t strike multiple biomes simultaneously.

For those who do have the Biome Badge, you’ll have added protection against the Ember Storm, making survival easier. Equip medical items in your hot bar and find an enclosed location, such as Trader Jen’s, or quickly build a shelter made of materials like wood or stone.

Locations with basements or underground areas—like the Crypts—offer better protection since they require zombies to navigate more complex paths. If your shelter is sufficient, you’ll avoid damage and can wait out the storm, which usually lasts just a few minutes before it clears, freeing you to explore once more.

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