The Forest Basics – Steam Solo

Overview

Hi there, Are you sick of the Complicated Stuff and Cannibals? Well Today I will help you by Teaching you the Basics of The Forest

Where To Build

The Plane

Now it may sound Crazy,
But you can build on top of the plane,
makes you practically invincible from Mutants and other weird stuff.

Now its pretty easy getting started with it With building on the Plane Here are the steps to doing so:

Step 1: Make Simple Stairs on the Back wings.

Step 2: Test With Different Flooring And Platforms on top of the Plane.

Step 3: Make Walls and A Roof once a Floor or Platform is Made

Step 4: Make Bed So you can sleep for the night and Don’t have to Climb the Stairs every time

Step 5: Once you have established a Base on the Airplane Make weapons to Fend off the
Cannibals/Mutants Coming to investigate the Crash

Step 6: Now that you Have made a Base on top of The Plane you’re now invincible.

Stupid Mutants cant get us Now!

The Yacht

Your Tired of the same o’l routine of gathering resources and building a base which will eventually get Destroyed, So Why not go on a Tropical adventure (not really) on the Yacht

The Yacht is pretty easy to get to its swimming distance (watch out for the sharks)
And is a pretty safe place till the Cannibals start coming, Since the Yacht is near a patrol route
making it harder for gathering resources (this will only get harder once the mutants are here)

Now it is unofficial that you can build a Base on top of the Yacht directly but you can build to the side of the Yacht making you basically having free food

Here is A link to Farket’s video where he made a base next to the Yacht:

Positives:
Safe From Mutants/Cannibals
Good view of the area
Unlimited Food and Water (if you keep reloading)
Shelter from rain
Free Bed

Negatives:
Can’t Build on it directly
No source of heat (unless you make a platform which holds a fire)
Hard to transport resources (unless you have rafts)
Scary place to be when hearing the roars of the Mutants

The Island South From the yacht

Well Your Tired of the Cannibals Destroying your Base on Land

So why not go to an island?

Island Coordinates: [link]

How To Get to the island: Well First you need to setup a houseboat on either day 1-2 doing this task is easy due to there being 3 rope on the yacht and also luggage with cloth inside of them to make 4 rope and also there’s alot of sticks and resources to help you build the houseboat

I would recommend using Farket’s Design on the Houseboat Here is a link to it:

Positives:
Safe From Mutants/Cannibals
Good Fishing Area
Near the yacht making you able to farm items such as Snack Bars, Booze and Rope
Great View
Good Amount of Space

Negatives:
No resources on the island
Limited Space
Hard to transport resources fast (If solo)

Fertile Lands

Now The Fertile Lands is Great Due to the many resources laying around.
It also is very easy to get to its on the east of the island and its a connected with the river making travelling from the other side of the island really easy. Its also near the snowy area to get the Flare gun and Near the main cannibal village to get the Modern Axe, Dynamite, Modern Arrows, And Circuit Boards.

But Do Keep in Mind that the Area is Near Patrol Routes meaning Cannibals will show up More
Often

Things In The Area:

Trees
Sticks
Rocks
Almost All Types of Animals
River to escape from Incoming Cannibals
High Cliffs That Serve as a Natural Wall

Positives:

A Really High Amount of Resources
Natural Walls And Defenses

Negatives:

Near Patrol Routes

Crafting Recipes

Crafted Axe – 1 Stick ,1 Rock ,1 Rope

Possibly The Worst Weapon in The Game
Cause of Its Slow Attack Speed Its not Worth it To Use.

Slingshot – 1 Stick 1 Cloth 1 Duct Tape

An Amazing Tool For Hunting small Animals Like Rabbits, Lizards, Birds, Raccoons
It Will Take 2 Shots To Kill A Boar And Wont be much Effective Against Deer.

Crafted Bow – 1 Stick 1 Cloth 1 Rope

A Worth it Starter Weapon Good For Sniping Down Cannibals And Deer.

Crafted Club – 1 Stick 1 Skull

The Best Weapon to Craft in the First Days of your Survival Provides High Damage, And High Block Downside is A Slow Attack Speed.

Upgraded Stick – 1 Stick 1 Cloth

Good For Lighting in The Dark Provides the Same Block Amount As A Modern Axe.

Upgraded Rock – 1 Rock 1 Cloth

Provides Low Usage Lighting it will set yourself on fire and not good for defending against cannibals.

Weak Spear – 2 Sticks

Good Weapon For Hunting Deer And For Attacking Cannibals At Long Range
Will Be Difficult To Aim For Starters.

Upgraded Spear – 1 Weak Spear 2 Cloth 3 Bones

Has Slightly Longer Range than the Weak Spear
Fair Damage
Wouldn’t Recommend Throwing due to the Price of Crafting it.

Flintlock – 8 Gun Parts

Location of Gun Parts –

Has Slow Reload High Damage Against Cannibals.

Location of All Weapons

All Vids were made by the Outer Middle Show

Katana –

Climbing Axe –

Modern Axe –

Flare Gun –

Modern Bow –

Chainsaw –

Rusty Axe –

Rebreather –

Machete –

Keycard –

Flintlock –

Crossbow –

Schematics –

Upgrades

Feather Upgrades Adds – + 0.1 Speed – 0.5 Damage

Better To Use On High Damage Weapons
Rather Than Weak or Fast Weapons

Teeth Upgrades Add – + 0.1 Damage – 0.5 Speed

Better To Use on Weak Weapons
Combine it With Feather For A Good Combo

Glass Upgrades – + 0.1 Damage – 0.2 Speed

Good To Use on Weak Weapons And Add Feathers For Another Good Combo

Feathers Can be Acquired by Doing –

Building A Birdhouse
Killing Birds (Preferably Seagulls)

Teeth Can Be Acquired by Doing –

By Hitting Cannibals Teeth Has a Small Chance to drop when hitting them

Glass Can Be Acquired by Doing –

Visiting the Yacht or Plane For Booze

Note: Glass Upgrades Are Made by Placing a Weapon, Sap, And Booze

Enemies

Skinny Mutants –

One of The First Mutants you will probably encounter
They do a Low Amount of Damage 13/26

Pale Skinny Mutants –

These Mutants can be encountered when exploring a cave
They Do a Low Amount of Damage 10/20

Regular Mutants –

You Will likely encounter these Mutants When Raiding Their Village
They Do Fairly Low Damage 20/40

Pale Mutants –

You Will Encounter This Mutant on The Surface or In Caves
They Do Fairly Medium Damage 24/36

Painted Mutants –

You Will Encounter These Mutants Overtime in Patrols
They Do Medium Damage 49/56

Masked Cannibals –

You Will Encounter These Mutants Late Game
They Do Medium Damage 45/56

Fire Cannibals –

These Mutants Will be Encountered In Patrols Late Game
They Do Low Damage 12/24

Creepy Mutants

Armsy –

The Creepy Mutant That is Known For Destroying Structures Quickly
Damage is Fairly Medium – 23/45
Will Be Encountered Sometime After Day 7

Virginia

The Creepy Mutant That is Known For its High Amount of Legs
Damage Fairly Medium – 21/42
Will Be Encountered Sometime After Day 7

Cowman

The Creepy Mutant That is Known For Being a Fat Ass
Damage Fairly Low 13/25
Will Be Encountered After Day 7

The Worm

The Creepy Mutant Known For Walking on Water, Flying, Destroys the Trees Around it
Damage Fairly Low 13/25
Will Be Encountered Sometime After Day 40

The Girl Mutant

The Endgame Boss After Defeating And Choosing the Shutdown Ending
Damage Fairly Low To Medium 25/42

Endgame Boss

The Final Boss
Will Have Higher HP Rather than the one that Spawns on the Surface After the Shutdown Ending
Damage Fairly Low To Medium 25/42

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