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The Forest: Top 6 Tips for Beginners in 2022

The Forest: Top 6 Tips for Beginners in 2022

The Forest is one of the most unique survival games available. While it takes place in a fairly typical island location, it also contains survival horror gameplay and a terrifying, twisted story to play through along with the standard hunting and base building gameplay. Since its release in 2018, it has received numerous updates containing gameplay improvements and extra content, so if you haven’t experienced the horror The Forest has to share with its players, there’s no better time than right now! Especially with the sequel, Sons of the Forest, scheduled to release this October.

 

However, the game is very complex, so if you’re looking to get into The Forest today, you could probably use some guidance. In The Forest: Top 6 Tips for Beginners in 2022, you will pick up a few tips & tricks that will help you survive this unforgiving island. When you’re ready to discover The Forest’s secrets, gather up your crafting materials, and let’s get started!

 

 

  1. Build More Benches

A large part of playing The Forest is maintaining your stamina levels. You’ll need it to do manual labor, chop down trees, and, of course, run away from terrifying mutant creatures. The first and most obvious way to replenish your stamina is by eating food. This is very effective, but collecting and cooking food takes a bit of time on its own. If you want to save time and instead craft something that will fill up your stamina in a jiffy, then craft some benches in areas you frequent. They take 2 logs to construct, but they are infinitely usable. This beats trying to maintain a constant food supply, so if you find yourself running low on stamina in the same place quite often, drop a bench in the area and you’ll be ready to get back to work in no time.

 

 

  1. Always Have Spears

The Forest is a game that has danger hiding behind every tree and bush, so you should always have something to defend yourself with. A solid recommendation for this would be to craft and store several spears in your inventory. These weapons are great for both hunting and defending yourself, and are invaluable no matter how far into the game you are. You can make a basic spear with only 2 sticks, and that will serve you well. A few more ingredients will get you an upgraded spear that lasts longer and does more damage. It’s up to you which one you’ll keep stocked, but having at least one is better than none.

 

 

  1. Upgrade Your Weapons

All of your primary weapons and tools in The Forest can be upgraded and modified with different materials to give them unique properties. For instance, if you wanted your axe to swing faster you could combine it with a feather, or if you wanted your pick to do fire damage you could follow that recipe. All weapon upgrading and modifying is available from the crafting menu, you just have to click and drag what you want to upgrade into the work area, and you will be presented with all of the options at your disposal.

 

The Forest: Top 6 Tips for Beginners in 2022

 

 

  1. Check The Plane

At the beginning of your adventure, you will be inside a plane that crashes into the forest. Many players’ first instinct will be to jump out of the plane and begin exploring, and that is a valid way to start playing. However, taking the time to loot the plane is completely worth it, and will give you a number of useful supplies. There are all kinds of food, medicine, and other items scattered around and in the luggage of the plane’s departed passengers that you can freely take. Also, you can return to the plane at any time for these goodies, so don’t worry if you’ve been playing for a while and never looked in there.

 

 

  1. Increase Your Inventory

It is possible to craft upgraded pouches and bags to store all different kinds of items and tools like rocks, spears, and berries among other things. These bags are crafted using animal skins you’ll already be collecting in your hunts around the island, so why not put them to good use? In a game as scary and intense as The Forest, being prepared with extra supplies is always going to be a good thing.

 

 

  1. Avoid Fall Damage

If you find yourself with your back against a cliff while you’re being pursued by nightmare creatures, you’ll either have to fight or choose death. Unless, of course, you have a turtle shell in your inventory. It’s a bit of a tricky maneuver to pull off, but it is possible to slide down steep cliffs and hills using a turtle shell to take reduced damage on a fall that would normally kill you. All you have to do is jump and use the turtle shell before you land again to slide it underneath you, and you’ll surf down the cliff safely.

 

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  • Mike Alexander

    Mike has been playing video games since he was able to hold a controller, having been fascinated by Sonic 2 on his mom’s Sega Genesis. That fascination and passion for the art form has grown exponentially nearly 30 years later, and he doesn’t see that fading away anytime soon.

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