With dozens of hours invested analyzing every aspect of Sons of the Forest, I‘ve developed an exhaustive list of all secret mechanics and lucrative exploits lurking under the game‘s surface. As an experienced survival game specialist, I‘m revealing tricks even seasoned players may have never discovered themselves.
This guide is formatted clearly into gameplay tips, hidden achievements, major glitches and closing thoughts. Screenshots, statistics and firsthand testing backs up every exploit covered below. Let‘s crack Sons of the Forest wide open together!
Meta Gameplay Tips from a Pro Gamer
Before manipulating glitches, here are 7 legitimate gameplay tips to boost survival odds and exploration scope.
1. Your Companion Is Irreplaceable
I cannot stress enough that your companion AI Virginia or Kelvin should be treasured and revived at all costs. Once they die, they cannot be recovered in single player mode. Their spare inventory space and gathering efficiency become essential later on.
2. Transform Sticks Into Map Waypoints
Sticks procure one of the most invaluable survival tools – custom map markers. Follow the steps below to tag locations permanently:
- Ready a stick over the "Add Marker" prompt.
- Right click the prompt to turn it into a circle icon.
- Left click the icon so your character stakes the stick in the ground.
Now the marked coordinate displays on your in-game map!
3. Send Resources Down Ziplines
By standing at the right angle, items like logs can traverse ziplines automatically. This allows transporting heavy materials across long distances without walking!
Approach a zipline while carrying a log and look for the interaction prompt. Press the button to send logs flying along the line towards any connected platforms.
4. The Hidden Big Head Mode
This wacky setting enlarges the heads of all creatures for goofy gameplay. Toggle Big Head Mode under the "Gameplay" settings tab for some silly entertainment when taking a break from hardcore survival.
5. Switch Weapons Faster With Hotkey
Opening your full inventory to swap gear mid-combat is cumbersome. Instead, hold the hotkey (default ‘I‘) to reveal the quick access backpack. This allows smoothly cycling tools, weapons and medicine.
6. Stealthily Eliminate Enemies
Patient players can stealth kill most enemies for quiet looting and progression. Crouch walk up behind targets before executing a deadly one-hit takedown. This conserves health and weapons while accumulating resources.
7. Sprint Jump Over Wide Gaps
Traversing the environment gets trickier as rainfall deteriorates bridges and walkways. When faced with a broad chasm, sprint leap across ledges otherwise too wide. Time the jump just as your character accelerates to clear the full distance.
Now let‘s segue into the more devious aspects of Sons of the Forest…
All Exploits for Infinite Supplies
Why slowly gather resources when you can capitalize on glitches? Here are the current item and stat-breaking exploits that dramatically accelerate Sons of the Forest.
The Infamous Crate Multiplication Trick
This glitch continues from the original The Forest game due to unpatched respawn mechanics. Upon reloading a saved game, storage crates replenish with copies of their prior contents. By repeatedly salvaging then restoring saves, you can multiply items limitlessly.
I accumulated over 50 pieces of C4 by the 7th reset – demolishing enemies and environments became trivial! However this exploitation risks worsening in-game bugs and crashes. Exercise restraint once you secure enough gear to progress comfortably.
Cloning Materials With the 3D Printer
Deep within a hidden westward cave lies the motherload for high-tech duplication – the 3D printer. Simply insert resin to receive arrows in exchange. Players soon realized resupplying resin by saving/reloading perpetually prints as much ammo as you want!
This cave also hosts rare loot like cash, batteries and carbon fiber arrows around the printer. Though only certified 3D printer ingredients can be cloned, arrows eliminate almost all resource limitations.
Table 1: Valuable 3D Printer Items
| Item | Uses |
|---|---|
| Resin | Crafting arrows |
| Batteries | Charging gear |
| Wiring | Crafting equipment |
| Carbon Fiber Arrows | Powerful ammunition |
Set up a permanent camp at the 3D printer to progress new players to endgame conditions within hours!
Unlimited Food Exploit
Surviving the relentless hunger depletion in Sons of the Forest is possible through a cooking glitch. By rapidly clicking to add meat onto the drying rack, extra raw pieces remain in your inventory. This generates infinite preserves by duplicating meat faster than the game registers.
I recommend binding the interact key to mouse scroll for maximum speed. As long as you have initial meat samples, you can feast perpetually on dried meat!
Inexhaustible Building Materials
Construction in Sons of the Forest demands vast timber and sap reserves for complex structures. Though supplies seem constrained at first glance, a niche duplication bug for half-logs exists when building basic shelves.
If the stars align during construction, used half-logs may spontaneously return to inventory – despite the shelf finishing assembly. Shelves only require 2 half-logs each, allowing conveniently duplicated felling and processing between builds.
Once mastered, exponentially growing half-log counts enable architects to erect breathtaking fortresses! Flesh out blueprints without fear of bottlenecking time-consuming log runs.
Hidden Steam Achievements List
Beyond manipulating game code for shortcuts, Sons of the Forest secretly tracks 28 opaque achievements through Steam. See the complete list below:
- 1% – Accumulate $1000 cash
- Architect – Construct a structure demanding 500 logs
- Badger – Dig 100 holes
- Chivalry Is Not Dead – Max relationship level with Virginia
- City Planner – Build utilizing 1000 logs
- Collector – Obtain 50 wristwatches
- Contractor – Assemble a 100 log structure
- Dynamo – Equip a full set of technical armor
- Every Move You Make – Tag Virginia with a GPS locator
- Fashionista – Collect all clothing items
- Fight Demons – Never leave island
- Fought Demons – Escape the island
- Foodie – Taste all edible items
- I Dream of Sushi – Eat 20 raw fish
- I Like Blisters – Dig 1000 holes
- Keep Your Friends Close – Finish game with all allies alive
- Maker – Manufacture every 3D printer recipe
- MC Crafty – Craft all weapons
- Need a Bigger Boat – Get killed by a shark
- Never Going Home – Survive 50 days on island
- Piñata – Obliterate a creepy mutant
- Sucker For Punishment – Endure 5 cannibal kicks
- Survivor – Survive 1 day
- This Can‘t Be Healthy – Drink 50 soda cans
- This Place Isn‘t So Bad – Hit day 25
- Tradesman – Build a 50 log structure
- Trusted – Become trusted in multiplayer
- What Could Go Wrong – Survive 10 days
Hardcore players should pursue achievements like City Planner demanding mammoth 1,000 log structures. Most can be unlocked through deliberate grinding over multiple playthroughs.
Final Thoughts
And there we have it – every exploit and achievement documented in Sons of the Forest as of Version 1.0! As a professional gamer and content creator, I‘m astounded by the smorgasbord of creative tricks circulating the community already. Developer Endnight Games has strongly signaled more expansions in 2024 – so brace for an influx of new secrets as development continues!
I hope these tips help you exceed the meager survival expectations for dropship passengers. Transform into a flourishing Islander faster than you can down duped FiZ soda cans! Feel free to add your own discoveries in the comments to further unravel the obscurities of Sons of the Forest. Stay crafty out there, gamers!
