The Forest: Crafting, Luggage, and Setting Up Camp

Q: How to open luggage in The Forest?

Combine materials in your inventory to craft new items. Smash luggage near the plane wreckage for initial supplies. Build a Temporary Shelter near the plane for a save point and respawning resources.

Q: How to build a temporary shelter in The Forest?

Combine materials in your inventory to craft new items. Smash luggage near the plane wreckage for initial supplies. Build a Temporary Shelter near the plane for a save point and respawning resources.

Q: How to save your game in The Forest?

Combine materials in your inventory to craft new items. Smash luggage near the plane wreckage for initial supplies. Build a Temporary Shelter near the plane for a save point and respawning resources.

Q: Where to find resources for a temporary shelter in The Forest?

Combine materials in your inventory to craft new items. Smash luggage near the plane wreckage for initial supplies. Build a Temporary Shelter near the plane for a save point and respawning resources.

Q: How to use the inventory crafting mat in The Forest?

Combine materials in your inventory to craft new items. Smash luggage near the plane wreckage for initial supplies. Build a Temporary Shelter near the plane for a save point and respawning resources.

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Walkthrough

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Crafting: Right-click any item in your inventory. If it can be used for crafting, it will appear on the central mat. Hover over the cog icon to see recipes. Combine required items on the mat; the cog will turn grey when ready to craft. Consumed items are removed from your inventory (with exceptions).
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Opening Luggage: The plane wreckage is surrounded by luggage. Use the Plane Axe to smash them open for minor supplies. The axe requires a specific angle for an overhead smash to break the cases. Alternatively, craft a Weak Spear (2 sticks) to open luggage more easily.
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Collecting Supplies: Smash all colored cases found around the map. These cases contain healing items and fabrication materials. Once opened and looted, cases remain open and useless. If contents are not taken, they may respawn. Cases must be hit with a weapon using the correct animation, which can be difficult if they are in water.
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Setting Up Camp: Build your first camp near the plane wreckage. The plane serves as an indestructible shelter, rally point, and navigation aid. The crash site offers natural resources and luggage.
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Building a Temporary Shelter: Open the Survival Guide, go to the Shelters tab. Select the Temporary Shelter (requires 17 leaves, 14 sticks). Place the blueprint using 'R' to rotate. Press 'E' on the template to automatically add carried resources.
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Using the Temporary Shelter: Once built, the shelter has two icons: 'Z' to rest and advance time (heal afflictions, turn night to day), and 'C' to save the game (does not advance time).
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Shelter Icons and Markers: Shelters have a visible yellow house icon on the HUD for orientation. Use 'R' to cycle through colors or remove it by cycling to grey. This applies to other structures. Icons do not show on the HUD when underground. Unneeded buildings can be removed by turning their icon grey or smashing them. A temporary blueprint can be used for a HUD icon (yellow hammer) without building, costing nothing.
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HUD Icon Bug: If HUD icons disappear after resting ('Z'), press ESC twice to restore them.
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Shelters in Caves: Temporary Shelters are crucial in Caves for resting and saving, as logs are unavailable. You can carry enough sticks (with a Stick Bag) to build a Temporary Shelter inside a Cave.
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Alternative Shelter: A Hunting Shelter (7 sticks, 6 rocks, 7 logs) can be built, but requires cutting down trees for lumber.

Tips

Leaves can be obtained infinitely by attacking bushes.
Sticks can be found on the forest floor or by smashing saplings with any weapon.
The Weak Spear is an effective tool for opening luggage and can be crafted early.
The plane wreckage and surrounding luggage provide essential early-game supplies.
The Temporary Shelter is vital for saving progress and healing, especially in caves.
Manage HUD icons by cycling through colors or removing them to avoid clutter.
Be aware that some items used in recipes are consumed.

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