After today I’ll be without a PC until the move on Tuesday. I’ll still be around on Discord from my phone, just a bit slower to respond. Thanks for being such an amazing community. See you on the other side. Eko

Yesterday I spent the entire day recording the studio for the last time. It’ll be a short video, but it was tough knowing it was the final one ever filmed in that space. Today we’re tearing it all down. Definitely a bittersweet day.

Hey folks! Thank you for making our final studio stream unforgettable. We raised $1,000 for Extra Life, an amazing start after the Children’s Miracle Network Elevate Conference. I’m incredibly grateful for this community’s generosity.

WaywardEko - Final Pie in the Studio for ExtraLife Watch WaywardEko's clip titled "Final Pie in the Studio for ExtraLife"

Just got back this week from Children's Miracle Network's Elevate event ... felt inspired and my community rose to the occasion donating $1000 so my kid could smash a pie in my face - www.twitch.tv/waywardeko/c...

I'm Tearing Down the Studio AND the Bar After This — Final Night, Final Horde, No Regrets This is it — the final stream in this studio.After this, we’re tearing down the bar and packing everything up to move.We’re running Twitch integration, Horde...

Final stream before we break down the Studio. Horde Night, Twitch integration chaos, and @extralife4kids.bsky.social fundraising! Giveaways throughout the night, hot sauce every $100. Let’s send this place off right.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/XhN_iZS...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Did 2.6 make the Wasteland Impossible? | Fortitude + Intellect Hey folks — last stream turned into a full scramble to get the new horde base online. What started as a clean build session quickly became survival mode with...

THURSDAY STREAM! Horde base survived… barely. Tonight we finish it—second half, steel upgrades, and real defenses. Fortitude + Intellect respec, gyrocopter build, and first push into the wasteland.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/hwfZFbL...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

We Built Something New. Now We Find Out If It Holds. — Agility Only Last stream was supposed to be a clean Fortitude build session. It was not that.Wandering hordes, multiple chucks, and a bear showed up before we could get a...

New horde base build testing tonight. After last stream’s chaos, we finally know what it needs—now we build it fast with Agility Only. Traps, defenses, and a race against horde night.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/IPKuYsg...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

The Last Base Fell. This One Has to Hold. Last stream was the most chaotic horde night of the run. We used the Joe Bros construction site as a temporary horde base, tried to path the zombies up the t...

Fortitude Only. After the Joe Bros disaster, we reset, survived by inches, and learned the hard way. Tonight we rebuild — real horde base, Tier 5 runs, and prep for wasteland.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/tfiJkhx...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

The Eko Mini Just Got a Plug & Play Upgrade | Full Build Tutorial Hey folks — in this video I’m walking you through the Eko Mini Compound, a modular crafting base design in 7 Days to Die built for efficiency, expansion, and long-term survival. This base is…

The Eko Mini Compound is live! Modular crafting base built for efficiency, expansion, and long-term survival. Full step-by-step build, wiring, garage system, and more. Grab the free blueprints and build along.
youtu.be/kVwGKikJO5o

Can I Build a Sniper Nest Before They Come? — Perception Only Last stream was a full-on build stream. We respecced into Intellect, hauled everything into the snow, and started building a real crafting base from scratch....

Intellect got us stable. New snow crafting base is up - but nothing build for horde.
Flipped to 2.6 and it's Perception only. Trying to form Joe Bros into a sniper perch - traps and fun disposable horde base!

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/5N_8nc4...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Big Brains & a Brand New Base — Intellect Only LAST TIME: We locked in Strength as our primary — respec'd, geared up with a steel club, and ran a full trader circuit to sell off loot and grab key upgrades...

Snow move is done. Strength run wrapped. Now we reset the brain.
Intellect Only starts in the snow — new crafting base, Eko Mini-compatible layout, questing, and vehicle progress. Fresh biome. Fresh build.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/FJEUi1a...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Girthwood's Last Stand — Strength Only LAST TIME: We made the move to snow — cleared POIs, scored a Level 5 AK and steel knuckles, and set up a forward base. The community voted. The result? Stren...

Back to the desert for one last stand. Final resource sweep, Girthwood Hold patched, and Day 35 horde incoming. Then we move to the snow for good. Strength Only begins NOW.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/jNVDxQX...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Blades, Bikes & a Big Decision — Agility Only LAST STREAM — INTELLECT ONLYWe did it. Girthwood Hold got built — from scratch — in just 2 days. Double walls, electric fences, a fighting pit, and just enou...

INTELLECT built Girthwood Hold… and it HELD.
Now we flip to AGILITY

Machete + SMG. Motorcycle ready.
But YOU decide… snow biome or stay?

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/9P2Gks-...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Can we Build Girthwood Hold in ONLY 2 Days? Last stream was Perception Only and we skewered our way to Tier 4 quests — but the death count hit 13. Ranchers and gigantic wandering hordes were absolutely...

INTELLECT ONLY tonight! Perception stream ended with 13 deaths, Bob’s Boars chaos, and a failed horde base. Time to rebuild with turrets, trader profits, and a brand-new fortress: Girthwood Hold.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/SCDevPf...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

We Had to Sell Our House | The Future of This Channel 2025 was easily one of the hardest year my family has ever faced, which is exactly why this "yearly recap" is coming to you so late in 2026. When life hits hard, you have to prioritize, and dealing…

I posted my 2025 channel recap earlier this week and just realized I never shared it here. It was one of the toughest years my family has faced, but this community showed up in a massive way and kept us going. Thank you all!
youtu.be/xCQ4omTuFoI

Last night honestly left me a little speechless. The kindness from this community was overwhelming — 50+ gifted YouTube memberships and over 250 Twitch subs. It nearly broke me in the best way. Truly grateful for all of you and your kindness.

Massive Base Failure Forced Us Into Treasure Hunting Last stream, we went all-in on Strength. We mined for our lives, gathered a mountain of materials, and tried to reinforce our fragile desert outpost. But whe...

Strength mining couldn’t save us… the Blood Moon destroyed our desert base. Tonight we respec into PERCEPTION and go full Treasure Hunter—shovel in hand, chaining buried treasure quests to rebuild.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/F3w6y0u...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Risking It All: The Desperate Dig to Save Our Desert Base Last stream was pure chaos. After barely escaping a brutal snowstorm, we packed up, drove nearly 5 km across the map, and started completely over in the Dese...

Fortitude OUT. STRENGTH IN on Day 19. We escaped the snow and moved 5km to the Desert. Now our fragile base holds everything we own. Tonight: massive mining, base upgrades, and clubs vs the apocalypse.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/epclgj1...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Fists & Sand: Building a Desert Fortress from Scratch We barely survived the Day 14 Horde with a quality 1 hunting knife, a homemade pistol, and a half-finished minimal base. Thinking we were ready, we pushed so...

Agility is gone and now it's Fortitude-only! After barely surviving Day 14 and freezing in the Snow, we’re abandoning it and migrating to the Desert. New base, knuckles only, and punching zombies to survive.

Live Tonight @ 8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/Sbl4_N9...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Day 14 Horde vs. A Half-Finished Base: Agility Only Survival The Intellect run was a massive success—we secured the Stun Baton, raided Crack-A-Book, and even unlocked and built the Minibike! But the Burnt Biome wasn't ...

Intellect crushed it—Minibike secured. Now it’s Day 13 and we wipe again. No guns, weak blades, half-built base, no concrete. 24 hours to finish it and survive on speed + bleed.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/2bJ7-NN...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Day 14 Horde vs. A Half-Finished Base: Agility Only Survival The Intellect run was a massive success—we secured the Stun Baton, raided Crack-A-Book, and even unlocked and built the Minibike! But the Burnt Biome wasn't ...

AGILITY ONLY for Day 14.
Intellect crushed it—Minibike secured. Now it’s Day 13 and we wipe again. No guns, weak blades, half-built base, no concrete. 24 hours to finish it and survive on speed + bleed.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/2bJ7-NN...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Smart but Squishy: Surviving Feral Hordes with INTELLECT Only The Fortitude run ended with a panic-fueled morning, but we survived Day 7! Now, the community has voted, and for the next leg of this 7 Days to Die journey,...

INTELLECT ONLY begins.

Fortitude survived Day 7. Now we respec everything into Intellect and head into the Burnt Biome with ZERO combat skills. Turrets, Robotics, vehicles… or death.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/id4kkCj...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Day 7 Morning with NO WEAPONS... Can Fortitude Save Me? The 7 Days to Die community is trying to kill me. You voted for me to fight the Day 7 Horde using a FORTITUDE build... but there is a massive problem.The Sit...

It’s 7AM. Blood Moon tonight.
No weapons. Half a base.
15 in-game hours to loot knuckles, finish the build, and somehow survive.

If this goes badly… it’s YOUR fault.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/HhOfABn...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

ADAMANTITE UPGRADE! + Hytale Community Server Base Building Today is a huge day because I am finally giving you the First Look at my main base. I've been grinding away behind the scenes, and it's time to show you the ...

Excited to check out all the new changes in Hytale Patch 3 and to show off the work I've done on my community server base! Come chill with me as we hopefully unlock Adamantite gear!

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/tBL-zXL...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

I Have 3 Days to Build a Horde Base! (Strength Only) The community has spoken! You voted to delete my Perception build and force me into STRENGTH for Episode 2.The Situation:It is the morning of Day 4. I have a...

PERCEPTION is gone. STRENGTH takes over.
Day 4. Crucible secured. Zero defenses. I have 3 days to mine, build, and survive the Day 7 Blood Moon.
Clubs. Mining. Panic build.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/vjBcdj6...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

I Let Viewers Pick My Survival Strategy (Perception Only) I am letting YOU decide my fate in 7 Days to Die!In this new series, I am taking on a massive challenge: One Episode. One Skill Tree. Total Reset.Here is how...

Kicking off a new 7 Days to Die series - Each Episode is a full skills RESET - then respec into a single skill tree! Vote on the next skill tree in the YouTube comments! We are starting Day 1 - Perception

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/oYQ5hnb...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

There Has To Be A Better Way: Anti-Meta Base Design I’ll be the first to admit it: I am guilty of leaning on the "ramp meta" way too often. It’s safe, it’s efficient... and it is absolutely putting me to sleep...

Breaking my ramp-meta addiction tonight. We’re live-prototyping new horde base designs in the Prefab Editor with instant zombie testing — no grind, pure design, full chat collaboration. Help me break the meta.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/Pt-FoEo...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

Is The Foundry Obsolete? Testing vs 2.5 AI Changes Live The 2.5 update introduced major changes to zombie AI, rage behavior, and pathing, and in this stream, we’re putting The Foundry through the gauntlet to find ...

Hey Folks! We’re stress-testing The Foundry against the new 7 Days to Die 2.5 zombie AI. Rage changes, pathing updates, and gamestage scaling — we’ll see what breaks and fix it live.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/VyISp4r...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko

No stream tonight — still sick, but antibiotics are finally in and recovery’s underway. We’ll be back Friday to test The Foundry & The Spark in 2.5. Might sneak in a short Hytale stream Wednesday if I’m up for it.

The Switchback Broken? Testing 2.5 AI Changes Live The 2.5 update introduced major changes to zombie AI, rage behavior, and pathing, and in this stream we’re putting two of my most well-known builds through t...

Hey Folks — short stream tonight as I’m still recovering, but I miss you all. Testing 7DTD 2.5 zombie AI and rage by putting The Switchback through the gauntlet, with live prefab/world editor testing and fixes.

8pm CST
YT: youtube.com/live/8rErOZY...
Twitch: twitch.tv/waywardeko