Extended and Improved Headlights
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #157 of 457 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What it does:
- Lets you tweak the range of vehicles headlights (Finally useful headlights in first person view)
- Lets you increase the headlight's durability / impact resistance
- Lets you tweak the brightness of vehicle headlights
- Comes with a Native Settings UI tab to tweak the values
Installation:
- Download and install CET (Latest version)
- Download and install the latest Native Settings UI version
- Download the mod and extract it into your game folder (The one containing /bin, /r6 etc...)
How to use:
- Use the "Extended Headlights" tab in Native Settings UI to change the values for cars / bikes
- There you can change the range and brightness of the headlights (I recommend lowering the brightness a bit)
- You can also increase the durability of the headlights here, so that they don't break from the smallest impact ;D
Thanks to fourtythousand for the idea and for testing the mod. As always, thanks to psiberx for GameUI.lua and Cron.lua <3 Thanks to scissors for showing me the way of the TweakDB :borpaPrayge:
Extended and Improved Headlights is a gameplay mod for 7 Days to Die that lets players adjust the range, brightness, and durability of vehicle headlights. With over 6,400 endorsements and 623,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life tweak for survivors who want better visibility at night.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (6,465 endorsements) — this is a go-to mod for headlight tweaks
- Simple concept, but it solves a real problem: stock headlights are weak and fragile
- Over 623k downloads means it's been tested by a massive player base
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022 — may not work with the latest game version without patches
- Only affects headlights — if you want other vehicle tweaks, this won't cover them
For 7 Days to Die players who are tired of barely seeing anything at night and want to customize their vehicle lighting. Also for those who want headlights that don't break after a few hits. Skip if you're looking for broader vehicle overhauls or gameplay changes beyond lighting.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod modifies vehicle headlights, make sure you have the latest version of the game or check if a patch is needed for your current build.
- If you're using a mod manager, install it like any other mod; if manual, just drop the files into your Mods folder.
- Test the settings in a single-player world before jumping into a multiplayer server to avoid surprises.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 Mods
- Author
- keanuWheeze
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 623,874
- Endorsements
- 6,465
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 8/17/2022
- Updated
- 8/20/2022
🔗 Required By 2 Mods
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