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About this mod
AutoRead is the time saving, quality of life mod by RyanFaeScotland.
AutoRead overrides the Take All option so that the container you are 'taking all' from is scanned for books before moving the contents to your inventory.
Any books found that meet the configured options are automatically read.
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AutoRead
AutoRead is the time saving, quality of life mod by RyanFaeScotland.
You’ve got a hard enough day ahead of you as it is: crafting your base, looting the neighbourhood, surviving the zombie horde, not to mention making sure you have enough food and water to not starve to death! The last thing you want to be worrying about is categorising and reading books!
That is where AutoRead can help!
Features
AutoRead streamlines the task of looting books to your inventory and selecting the ones you want to read.
AutoRead overrides the default Take All option so that the container you are taking all from is scanned for books before moving the contents to your inventory. Any books found are checked against the configured options, and if they meet the required criteria, they are automatically read. The mod works with stacks and is clever enough to only read the amount of books required to complete a given series (unless you enable Read All of course!). Any remaining books, or ones that don't meet the reading criteria, are moved to your inventory as normal.
AutoRead has 12 customisable reading options to help fine tune it to your personal reading preferences:
All adjustable pre-game via xml configs and in-game via the console, as well as having Gears: Mod Settings Manager support out of the box!
So if you have Gears: Mod Settings Manager by Laydor installed, you can manage all these settings using the in-built UI!
Finally, to make sure you don't miss a thing while auto reading, AutoRead adds unlock messages in the same style as Crafting books, to all Perk, Schematic and Recipe books.
User Guide
To use, download the AutoRead zip file and extract the AutoRead folder and put it in your Mods folder.
Ensure EAC is turned off.
Settings.xml can then be configured to set the AutoRead options to your liking before you begin, or if you have Gears: Mod Settings Manager by Laydor installed, you can wait and manage all of them using the in-built UI.
The following options are available:
When in game, the options can be toggled from the command line using the command
For example:
For more information, use:
V1 compatible, options are saved between games, EAC must be off.
SMX compatible. (Core v21.2.30.1, UI v21.0.317.1)
Currently untested on hosted servers
Q & A
“What if I don’t want to read all the books!? What if I just want to read the Perk books and take the Crafting books back to base for our chef / farmer / engineer to read?” Well, with AutoRead, you can do that! The customisable reading options allow you to fine tune the mod to your preferred reading style.
Feedback and Support
Feedback, bug reports and suggestions are always welcome.
I’ve not had a chance to try it out on a hosted server yet, so would love to know how you and your group get on if you do.
If you like it and want to give me a little support and encouragement, Endorsements on Nexus are a great way. However, I'd also love to get a few more followers on my Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/ryanfaescotland. Don't worry, I actually hardly ever stream so you won't even need to watch! When I do though it is either 7D2D playthroughs using my own mods, or mod making streams where I attempt to show and guide people in the art of mod making.
You can find more of my 7 Days to Die mods, content and guides on my personal website here: https://www.mybrillgamesite.com/projects/7-days-to-die/ and on NexusMods here: https://www.nexusmods.com/users/160269878?tab=user+files
Credits and Contributors
CrypticGirl - Testing (v0.1+)
AeonLuxe - Testing (v0.1)
DanBrooks3K - First recommender of the mod spotted in the wild.
AutoRead is the time saving, quality of life mod by RyanFaeScotland.
You’ve got a hard enough day ahead of you as it is: crafting your base, looting the neighbourhood, surviving the zombie horde, not to mention making sure you have enough food and water to not starve to death! The last thing you want to be worrying about is categorising and reading books!
That is where AutoRead can help!
Features
AutoRead streamlines the task of looting books to your inventory and selecting the ones you want to read.
AutoRead overrides the default Take All option so that the container you are taking all from is scanned for books before moving the contents to your inventory. Any books found are checked against the configured options, and if they meet the required criteria, they are automatically read. The mod works with stacks and is clever enough to only read the amount of books required to complete a given series (unless you enable Read All of course!). Any remaining books, or ones that don't meet the reading criteria, are moved to your inventory as normal.
AutoRead has 12 customisable reading options to help fine tune it to your personal reading preferences:
- Don’t want to start a crafting series you haven’t begun yet? Turn ReadUnstartedCraftingSeries off,
- Prefer to keep perk books you’ve already read for someone else? Turn ReadKnownPerkBooks off,
- Not worried about keeping schematics you already know? Turn ReadKnownSchematicBooks on,
- Want to keep recipes you find to take back to base for the cook? Turn ReadRecipeBooks off,
All adjustable pre-game via xml configs and in-game via the console, as well as having Gears: Mod Settings Manager support out of the box!
So if you have Gears: Mod Settings Manager by Laydor installed, you can manage all these settings using the in-built UI!
Finally, to make sure you don't miss a thing while auto reading, AutoRead adds unlock messages in the same style as Crafting books, to all Perk, Schematic and Recipe books.
User Guide
To use, download the AutoRead zip file and extract the AutoRead folder and put it in your Mods folder.
Ensure EAC is turned off.
Settings.xml can then be configured to set the AutoRead options to your liking before you begin, or if you have Gears: Mod Settings Manager by Laydor installed, you can wait and manage all of them using the in-built UI.
The following options are available:
- ModEnabled - Enable AutoReading (default true)
- ReadCraftingBooks - Read crafting books (default true)
- ReadKnownCraftingBooks - Continue to read crafting books, even after the series is complete (default false)
- ReadUnstartedCraftingSeries - Read crafting books, even if no other books in the series have been read (default true)
- CraftingSeriesStartsAt - The number of books in a crafting series that must be read for it to no longer considered 'unstarted' (default 2 (note you start a new game at 1))
- ReadPerkBooks - Read perk books (default true)
- ReadKnownPerkBooks - Continue to read perk books, even if they have already been read (default false)
- ReadUnstartedPerkSeries - Read perk books, even if no other books in the series have been read (default true)
- PerkSeriesStartsAt - The number of books in a perk series that must be read for it to no longer considered 'unstarted' (default 1 (note you start a new game at 0))
- ReadRecipeBooks - Read recipe books (default true)
- ReadKnownRecipeBooks - Continue to read recipe books, even if they have already been read (default false)
- ReadSchematicBooks - Read schematic books (default true)
- ReadKnownSchematicBooks - Continue to read schematic books, even if they have already been read (default false)
When in game, the options can be toggled from the command line using the command
autoread <option> [setting]
For example:
autoread ReadUnstartedCraftingSeries false
autoread CraftingSeriesStartsAt 3
For more information, use:
autoread helpV1 compatible, options are saved between games, EAC must be off.
SMX compatible. (Core v21.2.30.1, UI v21.0.317.1)
Currently untested on hosted servers
Q & A
“What if I don’t want to read all the books!? What if I just want to read the Perk books and take the Crafting books back to base for our chef / farmer / engineer to read?” Well, with AutoRead, you can do that! The customisable reading options allow you to fine tune the mod to your preferred reading style.
Feedback and Support
Feedback, bug reports and suggestions are always welcome.
I’ve not had a chance to try it out on a hosted server yet, so would love to know how you and your group get on if you do.
If you like it and want to give me a little support and encouragement, Endorsements on Nexus are a great way. However, I'd also love to get a few more followers on my Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/ryanfaescotland. Don't worry, I actually hardly ever stream so you won't even need to watch! When I do though it is either 7D2D playthroughs using my own mods, or mod making streams where I attempt to show and guide people in the art of mod making.
You can find more of my 7 Days to Die mods, content and guides on my personal website here: https://www.mybrillgamesite.com/projects/7-days-to-die/ and on NexusMods here: https://www.nexusmods.com/users/160269878?tab=user+files
Credits and Contributors
CrypticGirl - Testing (v0.1+)
AeonLuxe - Testing (v0.1)
DanBrooks3K - First recommender of the mod spotted in the wild.