What changed in Sons Of The Forest in 2023

Resolved an issue where some GPUs could get stuck on loading a new or saved game.

Fixed weather occlusion system not working for multiplayer clients after completing a ghost construction

Added failsafe to potentially prevent freeze during loading screen

Fixed oysters in the ocean spoiling before being picked up

Fix for Timmy t-pose for client if they loaded into game during boss fight

Fixed radio effect staying on if push to talk was held

Fixed issue where you could get into a broken state pick up a log while entering water with specific timing

Fix for ammo boxes duplicating on shelves

Fixed Artifact UI counts not being shown in inventory

Restores the missing particle visuals for forest fluff.

Weapons will now properly show blood effects and can be cleaned off in rain or water.

Fixed various issues with enemy armor not behaving as expected or cannibals not wearing armor when they should be

Fixed light visuals breaking when too many are placed

Rolled back unity to version in last weeks patch 15 release to fix various issues (should also fix mods not working)

Fixed some tree types not correctly switching to current season

A 1.5 second delay has been added to player trigger for all traps after re-arm, except for spring traps.

Audio added for flying small birds, humming birds, and ambient cracking ice sounds in ice caves.

Added a basic noodle soup recipe and buffs to some lackluster recipes.

Renamed Color Grading setting to Style and added a new style 'Found Footage'.

A new findable outfit and blueprint have been added to the world.

Fixed dead body ragdolls having collision still on dismembered parts.

Fixed missing material on Virginia track outfit shoes.

Tons more ammo added to the end of hell cave to help prepare for the end boss.

Fixed some cannibal types sometimes walking and attacking while missing a limb.

A new low lying fog effect has been introduced.

Kelvin can now repair structures, sharpen defensive walls, and maintain the base.

Added free standing and wall weapon holders, along with a firewood holder.

Added various memory optimizations to improve overall stability.

A new female cannibal type with weapons strapped to her hands has been added.

The full release of Sons Of The Forest is set for February 22, 2024.

Shawn Ashmore will be voicing Timmy as part of an expanded role in the game and story.

Fixed textures on held story item when held by another player in multiplayer

Fixed issue with spear storage where you could add more spears than were visible

Fixed issue with the available recipe UI not properly showing the first time the player opens their inventory

Fixed story notes not being readable on lowest texture quality settings

Fixed issue where recipe for crafting fire arrows would prioritize molotov’s if not enough arrows were on mat

Fixed an issue where yachts wouldn’t unload correctly when player was not near them

A new small cave has been added to the map.

New audio events for stepping on gore and weapons impacting hanging gore have been added.

Five new findable blueprints have been added to the world.

Baby attack damage has been reduced from 15 to 10.

A new type of cannibal named Igor has been introduced.

Players can now craft explosive, fire, shock, and poison arrows.

Dismembered limbs on dead bodies will no longer reappear after loading the game.

Muddy cannibals will now prioritize eating over attacking.

New story note pickups have been added, with the ability to view previously collected notes.

New decorative magazine and book items have been added.

Fixed an issue where yachts wouldn’t unload correctly when player was not near them

Fixed story notes not being readable on lowest texture quality settings

Increased range and brightness of spotlight

Fixed issue with the available recipe UI not properly showing the first time the player opens their inventory

Fixed issue where recipe for crafting fire arrows would prioritize molotov’s if not enough arrows were on mat

Fixed issue with spear storage where you could add more spears than were visible

Fixed textures on held story item when held by another player in multiplayer

Added three new findable blueprints including a new trap.

Added audio to hanging objects when pushed.

Updated the notes tab in the blueprint book to be grey and added Tab Collections for direct access.

Reduced dismemberment on Heavy cannibal kick and club attacks; increased on boat engine.

Players can no longer parry helicopter attacks or body slams by the end boss.

Fixed issue where structure lights and FX wouldn't start deactivated after loading save.

Players can now use tarps to build walls.

Fixed issue causing ragdolls to sometimes have distorted poses, especially neck joint.

Regular Puffies can no longer be skinned for creepy armor; John2 now gives 2 creepy armor.

Complete re-work of Cave D with new additions and surprises.

Added an extension to Cave B.

Introduced a new aggressive skinned face mask enemy type named 'Henry'.

Added an FPS limiter to the pause menu to fix GPUs being overworked.

New visual settings that don’t break cave visuals

Added two new findable book items allowing players to build two new structures.

Addressed multiple issues including missing sounds and visual glitches.

Players can no longer be killed during any cutscenes.

Creepies are now more resistant to bullets and have slightly increased general health.

Removed aipause, aighost and cavelight from release builds

Various improvements to item placement, including easier targeting and adjustments to ramps.

Improved visibility of light leading the way to cave B extension

Placing convex corner tarp on beams directly on the ground not working

Puffies won't get dismembered when at high health and have a 2 second hit react cooldown.

Implemented more emotes for Kelvin and Virginia, enhancing player interaction.

Updated audio events for built fires and standing fires.

Fingers and Twins now exhibit more aggressive behavior.

New cave contains a pick axe that can be used to mine Solafite mineral.

Resolved issues with some storage holders not functioning for clients in multiplayer games.

Resolved an issue where the slingshot would not animate when cancelling a shot.

Resolved the issue where cave sharks would not spawn on low animal settings.

Fixed a visual glitch in the loading screen when loading a saved game.

Babies can now be exploded into gibs.

Extended Cave A to include a new section with a findable object.

Added a new type of cannibal that can build effigies around the player's position.

Added a new battery pickup necessary for powering lights and electric fences at night, with limits on power from a single source.

Introduced a new type of cannibal that can throw spears at the player.

Addressed synchronization issues with the Cave B and Cave C Sluggies in multiplayer.

Fixed the Holosprings video from playing in single player while the game is paused.

Puffy's walk speed increased by 20% and attack speed by 10%.

Added the option to create concave corner ramps in the building system.

Cannibal nomad families led by Frank the fire cannibal will start appearing after 8-12 days.

Music now plays correctly if you have high sentiment with Virginia.

This issue occurred in some cases.

New option for hosts to block cheats in multiplayer games.

Added a placeable decorative deer hide rug.

Resolved an issue with the water shader causing crashes on some AMD GPUs.

Added a season parameter to rain sounds on metal objects for winter.

New introduction video for guests at Holosprings, viewable in the screening room of the entertainment bunker.

Enemy raids have been made more varied.

Added new audio events for dropping rocks and stones.

Placing stairs or ramps between a wall and a beam no longer requires the beam to cover the full height of the wall.

Added a new subtitle system that can be toggled from the gameplay menu.

Introduced a new cannibal type named 'Frank' who sets himself on fire when near the player.

Destroying structures is now less punishing if supported structures remain.

Cannibals will now sometimes carry fire torches at night.

Changed the timed explosive item into a sticky bomb with modified visuals.

Fixed an issue where structures sometimes did not link together after saving and loading.

Resolved an issue where enemies could fall from the sky.

Fixed an issue where the player would get into a bad state after interacting with a standing fire while holding a pot.

Gold room cutscene reworked with new effects, lighting, audio, and animations.

Significantly improved construction processing cost when joining a multiplayer game with many structures.

This issue occurred after save/load.

Added the ability to build corner ramps, stone floors, wooden railings, and a large log holder.

Music now plays correctly if you have high sentiment with Virginia.

Added a new helicopter flyover moment when leaving the bunker residential.

Some villages will now have cannibals chosen as gold mask leaders that others will follow.

Creepies will no longer be focused around cave entrances in late game after loading a save.

Resolved an issue where bush and tree billboards would remain visible after being cut down.

Resolved issues where Virginia would remain in a swimming animation even when not in water.

Addressed the problem where the first stick placed in the stick holder by a multiplayer client was not visible.

Resolved issues where Virginia would remain in a swimming animation even when not in water.

Fixed an issue where the first stick placed in the stick holder by a multiplayer client was not visible.

Resolved issues where Virginia would remain in a swimming animation even when not in water.

Fixed an issue where the first stick placed in the stick holder by a multiplayer client was not visible.

Fixed stick visuals in stick holder not updating when last stick was taken

Fixed issue where trees would sometimes not fall when cut

Enhanced user experience for server browser filtering.

Defensive walls can now take 4 times as much damage.

Fixed memory leak when looking at shelves with grab bag open (could cause crashing)

Addressed syncing issues for endgame boss cutscenes and battles.

Optimized memory usage to help reduce game crashes.

Fixed Kelvin sometimes not collecting sticks

Resolved issues causing too many or too few enemy search parties on loading or restarting.

Fixed window shutters not always toggling correctly

Killing enemies will lower the amount of raids you see.

Fixed water in cave d not rendering correctly

Fixed issue with auto-updater not working on some dedicated servers

Fixed case where floors couldn’t be repaired

Boil water or collect in rain collector for clean water.

Resolved issue while in knocked down state.

Resolved an issue where corpses were sometimes visible in the inventory.

Previously used golf carts in save games are now usable again.

Resolved issues in some save games.

Fixed issues with pots losing their recipe in certain situations.

Some attacks have longer cooldown and increased damage against structures.

Fixed a bug that could prevent wires from powering lights and fences in some cases.

Now reduces incoming non-demonic damage by 30%.

Players can now host dedicated servers for better multiplayer experience.

Players can now drive golf carts in the game.

A new weapon has been introduced in this patch.

A new boss monster has been added to the game.

Expanded options for stone building have been added.

Players can now collect animal head trophies.

Works better with pausing and sleeping.

Looked odd.

Player not getting any effects from drinking the last bit.

In space city view of gold room cutscene.

In some cases.

Adjusted high max instances.

When drinking from a pot on a fire.

Can now hold logs, rocks, stones, sticks, and bones.

More synced impacts and grappling sounds, and Demon Boss jump and vocals.

Can now be dumped out with right mouse button.

Includes stone fireplace, stone walls, stone beams, and stone columns.

Certain soups and clothing can affect comfort rating.

Edited volume curve.

Now show the selected icon and retain it after saving and loading.

After loading a save game inside a bunker or cave.

Not working if blood or cold post processing was active.

Improvements made in caves.

Not always disabling correctly.

When quickly closing the grab bag after opening it.

When boiling.

Easier to make in peaceful games.

From 48 to 60.

Will now be placed on the fire immediately if held while interacting.

Grab bag opening rather than player eating from the pot.

Not playing water splash when stopped.

If they eat something in the inventory immediately after loading a save game.

Contents reset to water if the pot was done cooking when the fire is destroyed.

Staying near the trees by player, sometimes triggering too often.

Reduced food spawns in crates, no item storage crate respawn, lowered fish and animal spawns, decreased target health and stamina regen speeds while cold, increased penalty for raw/rotten meats.

When a multiplayer client removes and fake drops them.

Animal spawn areas have been spread out more.

Will no longer show refill icon until there is enough water for one drink.

Broken neck and head gimbal flipping in hit with Molotov cocktail reaction.

On ground that slopes up.

Changed from 8 hours to 4 hours in game time.

When interrupted by crash or knockdown.

Simpler and matches the idle held pose.

Will only be visible in inventory, not in quick select and grab bag menus.

Added some water movement when not boiling.

Addressed potential crashing issues occurring on some machines.

Fixed various issues related to player movement on certain machines.

Resolved an issue that made it difficult to add the first item to storage holders.

Fixed some armor values that were set incorrectly.

Resolved an issue causing delays when sleeping if regrow trees was turned on and many trees and bushes had been cut down.

Resolved an issue causing delays when sleeping if regrow trees was turned on and many trees and bushes had been cut down.

Fixed some armor values that were set incorrectly.

Two types of buildable log sleds introduced.

Significant additions to the map with new ponds and lakes.

Players can no longer drink lava.

Players can now strum their guitar.

A new advanced way to cook with findable cooking pots.

Two new found footage clips added.

Added voice acting for Timmy in the Gold Room cutscene.

New commands for Kelvin to reset traps, fill log sleds, and fill drying racks with fish.

A new cove area featuring beached sailboats added to the map.

Improved performance of the lobby list in preparation for upcoming features.

A new clothing item added to the game.

Trees have a 10% chance to randomly regrow when you sleep.

Enhanced audio for player interactions in multiplayer.

Resolved an issue causing logs to duplicate in storage.

Cannibal fear now affected by group size.

Limited save slots to 30 to fix issues with Steam cloud sync.

Virginia GPS Tracker now clears correctly when returned to player.

Kelvin no longer has two GPS trackers.

Reverted change to storage saving, they will now function as before.

Linked volume of boss monster intro sting to audio slider settings

Fixed issue where you could die when going down cave slides

From player proximity and in late game.

You can now lock doors with a stick placed on the interior of the door.

Linked the volume of the boss monster intro sting to the audio slider settings.

Gives slightly more fullness.

Fills the space between a leaning beam and its supporting beam.

Made using firewood more important.

Resolved an issue where players could die when going down cave slides.

Reverted the change to storage saving; they will now function as before.

A tutorial for heavy attacks has been added to the loading hints.

Players can now assign hotkeys in inventory by pressing numerical keys 0 through 9 on hovered items.

A hint for hotkeys will now appear on the loading screen.

Pressing 'Back' (default Esc) will now close the Tutorial book, Construction book, and Grab bag interactions.

The cutscene skip prompt will now appear briefly at the start or show when common skip keys are pressed.