The Forest news & patch notes

Hey everyone, This patch updates The Forest VR to include support for the new index controllers as well as fixing and improving a ton of VR specific issues. For the full list of fixes and changes, check: https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/2941667589180665 As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, This patch fixes some small issues that have come up since the last patch release. We also added a new option for increased player versus player damage in multiplayer games. This option is off by default, but if turned on will allow players to more easily kill each other. v1.11

• Fixed a performance issue when transitioning from day to night when using high or very high shadow option
• (Balance) Tweaked amount of damage one of the late game creatures can do to structures
• (Balance) Lowered amount of protection from creepy armor
• Fixed snow stumps popping in too soon
• Fixed missing pickup icon on rabbit in a cage
• Fixed hang glider unusable after completing alternate ending
• Fixed hang glider disappearing after saving and loading while holding the glider
• Fixed chance plants grown in gardens could be removed randomly
• (Multiplayer) Fixed a performance issue with rock paths in big saves
• (Multiplayer) Added option for increased player to player damage in multiplayer games
• (Multiplayer) Players can now set each other on fire with fire weapons

Edit: v.1.11b

• Added a fix for some players experiencing freezing on loading new or saved games after downloading latest patch
• Fixed small menu translation issue
• Fixed issue where player could take extra bomb damage in single player if mp increased damage was enabled

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey everyone, Here’s a small fix for the update released yesterday, fixing an issue where the end boss could become invisible, and adding another fix for radeon series cards. Added some additional fixes:

• Fixed end boss vanishing if all players leave area
• Additional possible fix for radeon series 5 and 6 cards

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, This Update adds new buildables, some new caves to find those buildables in, a new weapon type, two new late game creatures, and a ton more. If you’ve completed the alternate ending you’ll also find some new decorative buildables available in your survival book. We’ve also improved some of the games visuals, including the large lake in the middle of the world, tweaked the look of our ambient occlusion to detail shade things further back, improved shadow distance rendering and also improved the look of tree textures and the distant billboards. Along with this there are new volumetric clouds (can be toggled off if you prefer the old looking clouds) Improved underwater rendering including new caustic effects and lots more. To help stop cheating in multiplayer, we removed exploits that would allow players to simulate damage on other players or instant kill them using cheats. We also fixed exploits with our building system that could allow players to damage buildings with cheats even if building destruction was set to off. We also fixed an issue where players could pretend to be other players in chat. In addition to this, you can now kick and ban any player in your server, even if they have made themselves invisible. Along with this there are a bunch more tweaks and fixes, for the full list check: http://survivetheforest.com and https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/2467503683263727 edit: Here’s a small hotfix to today’s patch release.

• Fixed issue with save games with gardens having chance to kick players
• Set volumetric clouds off by default in the presets
• Fixed an issue with unused gpu test grass that could crash some games
• Fixed area in cave that was flooded with water when it shouldn't have been

edit: updated 32bit and VR build to latest Edit: Here are some more fixes for last night's update:

• Fixed area where you could fall through ocean at edge of world
• Fixed left over underwater cave entrance that lead to nowhere
• Fixed an issue where microstutter would occur if game was started from a new game (issue didn’t affect saves)
• Added possible fix for radeon 5 and 6 series cards that were having issues launching game

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Our new update for The Forest will release December 10, on both PC and PS4. We’ve put together a trailer showcasing some of the new features. Check it out below. https://youtu.be/j-MSFEqWPOw The team at Endnight

Hey Everyone, Our next PC patch will release early December. This patch will feature a new late game creature, some new buildables, a new weapon type, new clothing, and lots more. We’ve also been working on our multiplayer Anti-Cheat and have some big improvements in store. For console players, we’re also really excited for our PlayStation version of the game. It will be coming to PlayStation store November 6. The team at Endnight

Hey Everyone, This patch focuses on performance and bug fixing. We’ve also been working on a much larger content focused update and should have news we can reveal about that soon. Save game loading has been drastically improved this patch. This will be most noticeable on bigger saves. In our testing here a save that previously took 1 minute and 40 seconds to load, now loads in 25 seconds. Ambient occlusion has been updated to a version that both looks better and runs almost twice as fast. We’ve also added a new very high shadow option to improve the look if you have a faster graphics card. We bumped the number of stealth and lizard armor you can carry to 10 each. Put the todo list text in book back to handwritten using a font that should work in most languages, and fixed a bunch of bugs and issues that have come up since the last release. (check full list below) For the VR version of the game you can now switch hands for the melee weapons, in addition to the bows. Fixed and improved some ui elements. Made fishing with a spear possible. Made player names visible in multiplayer, along with stick marker flags. Fixed missing plane crash audio. Added in the 2d crafting cog with information about what to combine. Improved some animations and more. For the full list check below. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Version 1.09 Changelog:

• Fixed lizard and stealth armor limited to 9 pieces each (instead of 10)
• Fixed issue where loading text animation could sometimes reverse briefly before filling
• Fixed standing fires in caves being lit when approached, and turning off when actually lit
• Fixed chopped body parts flying away from body when first cut
• Fixed not being able to place stealth armor type on upper left thigh of armor rack
• Fixed specific tree type not dealing damage when falling
• Fixed spelling mistake in ‘Polluted’ Water text in inventory
• Fixed sheen for recently picked up items frozen in single player in inventory
• Fixed some small gaps between cliffs and terrain
• Fixed player sometimes being dragged underground in drag away cutscene
• Performance - Optimized skinning on player_net
• Performance - Optimized animator and cpu usage on placed artifact
• Updated buttons for PS4 controller icons
• Improved Small tree billboard lod distance
• Fixed arrows sometimes not registering hits on enemies
• Performance - Optimized trees around players in multiplayer
• Audio - Improved wind panning
• Audio - Fixed an issue where multiple fmod studio listener’s could be active at the same time
• Audio - Fix yacht door missing sound fx
• Audio - Fixed missing dying audio when dying fast or instantly
• Fixed small glitch where pond edging was visible outside of terrain
• Fixed small tree billboard popping off too soon compared to other plants
• Disabled dark backing of mp loading screen to make it more seamless
• Improved readability of needed items in book
• Fixed some amounts needed in book being incorrect
• Caves - Fixed some wrong props in some caves depending on order player loaded caves in
• Caves- fixed area you can get stuck in Cave 1
• Fixed small sapling normals looking incorrect with some ambient occlusion settings
• Performance - Improved ambient occlusion, newest version of ambient occlusion should run 2x faster
• Performance - Lowered z padding of volumetric lighting
• Improved some rock lods to be less noticable
• Fixed ghost leaf renderers tanking framerate when lots were placed
• (multiplayer) Optimized shadows for multiple players
• (multiplayer) Fixed issue with flame thrower not always setting enemies on fire for clients
• Handwritten text added back to To Do list in Survival Book
• Improved skull lamp texture resolution
• Fixed opening survival book while being revived sometimes breaking player movement
• Can no longer open options menu during dead screen (fixes bug where this could break controls)
• Fixed pause menu sometimes able to get stuck on screen at start of plane crash scene
• VR - Fixed glow under MP player visible when inventory is opened in caves
• VR - Added skull icon on respawn in multiplayer, clearer text and made controllers visible
• VR - Ik tracked arms now smoothly blend on and off when transitioning into cutscenes/full body animation
• VR - Fixed player sometimes getting stuck in collision or falling through floor when entering caves
• VR - Fixed some bone armour pieces visible on player when equipped
• VR - Ik arms now blend off when controllers are not being held
• VR - It's possible to catch fish now with the spear
• VR - Holding trigger now reverses the direction of the spear, to make it easier when throwing over the shoulder
• VR - Fixed other players visible in overlook area during end game cutscene
• VR - Fixed unable to place rabbits in rabbit cage
• VR - Fixed missing vhs tape visuals
• VR - Performance - Optimized which ui cameras are active
• VR - Fixed missing plane crash audio
• VR - Fixed wrong head mesh visible in ghost mode and dead screen
• VR - Controllers are now visible in MP injured state and hanging in cave sequence
• VR - UI outlines for delayed actions now have full rectangle instead of just 2 lines
• VR - player names are now visible in MP
• VR - Stick marker flag icons are now visible
• VR - Fixed hands sometimes appearing to stutter when moving
• VR - Added option to hold melee weapons in left hand
• VR - watch face now turns on/off when looking at it
• VR - Increased distance yacht lod switches in
• VR- Fixed seam visible on players neck
• VR - Fixed issue where vr could sometimes get ultra low settings when starting after playing the regular version of the game

Hey Everyone, This patch adds multiplayer support to the VR version of The Forest and also adds some fixes and improvements to the regular 2d version of the game. For the 2d game we fixed a bug where food and waterskin could vanish from certain save games, added a new progress circle as DS games are loading, made sticky bombs clearer visually and fixed a few cave and crafting issues. For the VR version of the game, you can now play in multiplayer, either with other VR players or with regular 2d players. For animation, we’ve added an IK system so you can see the other players arm movements in VR. This means with motion controls you can now wave to your friends, or show off your best dance moves around the campfire. We also added an option to choose which hand holds the bow, added an option in the menu to choose which audio driver to use (which should fix all issues of players reporting no sound) and fixed some other small issues. For the full list check below:

• Sticky bombs made clearer visually in inventory
• Caves - fixed air hole in waterzone under geese lake
• Caves- fixed hole in cave 9
• Walkie talkie now shows a click to equip in inventory and can now be equipped from inventory
• Fixed quiver getting completed instead of rabbit boots if there are enough ingredients for the later
• Fixed a case of some item views being broken in inventory after loading a save
• Fixed screen layout when switching some resolutions
• (Multiplayer) Added same version check as with DS to the game browser
• DS - Added progress circle when loading server list
• VR:Fixed a case of action icons not hiding completely
• VR:Added new Audio Driver option allowing to pick which output should be used by the game
• VR:Added capped hand models to menu selection hands
• VR:Fixed assigning hotkey items to backpack breaking inventory
• VR:Vive triggers buttons deadzone increased, less sensitive to minor touches
• VR:Player body is now aligned with vr camera angle when rotating more than 90 degrees
• VR:Fixed camera sometimes not positioned correctly during ghost mode cutscenes
• VR:Right handed bow option added
• VR:Fixed issues with VR camera updating incorrectly while attached to structures and objects
• VR:Fixed hands not getting clean when washed in water
• VR:Fixed camera becoming offset/stuttery when using catapults built on steep terrain
• VR: Added multiplayer support
• VR: Added controller button icons for context actions
• VR: Enabled support for color grading settings in options
• VR: Added warning when player real-world movement is blocked
• VR: Fixed camera breaking when dying on rafts and in water

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, This patch fixes an issue where some PC’s could hang for a long time on starting a new game. We also fixed an issue where some dedicated servers wouldn’t be visible to all players, as well as a bug with hard survival in multiplayer save games that would set clients to normal instead of hard, and a fix for an issue with stashing burning weapons. For the full list check below. If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. NOTE: Our dedicated servers are not compatible with Oxide. If you have this installed on your server, or your hosting company does the game may not function correctly. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub V1.08

• Fixed issue where some PC’s could get stuck on R to load in Forest due to shader warm-up taking an extremely long time
• DS - In game browser, fixed server request timing out before fetching all available servers (decoupled server data fetching from UI element creation, improved time to create UI elements, lowered refresh rate of the UI grid when adding new rows)
• Fixed stashing a weapon while lighting it on fire possibly breaking the burning upgrade and also possibly leaving lighter in a state it cannot light any weapon on fire anymore
• DS - Fixed issues with config file parameter
• (Multiplayer) Fixed difficulty not properly synced with clients after loading a saved game
• (Multiplayer) Discovered passengers are now preserved after dying

Hey Everyone, This patch implements some of the suggestions and ideas we’ve received since releasing the VR beta version last week. We also fixed an issue where the resolution was being applied incorrectly in VR making the game look like it was rendering lower res than it was.

• Fixed game outputting at lower resolution than it was rendering at
• Added VR laser pointer to interact with menus
• New movement option added, controller based direction (direction is controlled by position of left hand) - off by default, can be set in vr option menu
• Added physical crouching option - off by default, can be set in VR option menu
• Added visuals for controllers in options menu and title scene
• Hold to take items such as eating food now have a visual to give clearer idea how long you need to press (same as the 2d version)
• Can now drop animal heads the same way as dropping bodies and logs, with trigger
• Blocked opening inventory while holding log sled
• Improved feel of nocking arrows
• You can now light fires by moving your held lighter to them
• Fire arrows can now be lit from fire stands
• Replaced keybindings window in VR with a VR options menu
• Fixed entire napkin not selecting the item when there’s only one on it making it easier to take items off mat (same as 2d version)
• Added new option for auto run
• Right hand trigger press now clicks the currently targeted UI element in menus
• Tweaked axe swinging, you now need to swing further to damage structures
• Now using left trigger to press buttons in book
• Fixed adding resources to structures input sometimes not responding
• Improved readability of options menu in game

As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here is a patch for some of the issues that have come up in today’s VR beta release. We also saw people asking for smooth rotation and so added that option in, and changed how to drop logs/bodies.

• Fixed VR gameplay option darkening not working correctly and setting reversed values
• Fixed in game options screen breaking on lower quality settings due to a layer distance issue
• Fixed issue with being unable to save game on lower quality settings
• Fixed repair hammer not repairing structures
• Switched drop from press downwards to trigger button when holding a body or log
• VR - setting VR snap option to 0% now enabled free rotation using X sensitivity instead of snap

Note: Some users have been experiencing issues with their controls not working when running the SteamVR Beta. Rolling back to the public version of SteamVR should correct this issue. We are looking into a fix. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

The Forest VR Beta Hey everyone, This release adds a first pass of VR Support to The Forest. This release supports both Vive and Oculus Rift. Some of the highlights of the VR version include: Full bow aiming. Throwing flares by breaking the tops off them. Lighting molotovs with your lighter, full 3d inventory, and 3d book, and of course chopping down trees with touch controls, but our favourite part of this release are the caves. The caves feel claustrophobic and terrifying and the creatures at scale take on a new life. We’re releasing this as beta as we see VR as something really exciting but also very new. We’re trying a ton of ideas with how selection works, with how cutscenes work, with our inventory and want everyone’s ideas and feedback so we can make this the best VR experience possible. As it is beta, expect some bugs and technical issues. We’ll be updating this branch regularly. Note: First release does not have multiplayer support but that’s coming soon. Note: Some users have been experiencing issues with their controls not working when running the SteamVR Beta. Rolling back to the public version of SteamVR should correct this issue. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, This patch fixes an issue with crashing that could occur when building tree based structures. Based on discussions with some hosting companies, we’ve also made some improvements to the dedicated server. V1.07 changelog

• Fixed intermittent bug where birds looking for spots on high areas such as tree platforms or tree houses could get stuck in a loop and crash the game
• Player survival stats (ie fullness) no longer update until loading in a game is completely over
• ds - Added possibility to define a custom folder for saves, either add -savefolderpath as command line parameter or use the "saveFolderPath" entry of the config file
• ds - Added fps limiting options, set “targetFpsActive” and “targetFpsIdle” in the config file to define desired values when server has players or not

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Today’s patch fixes some more issues that have come up since release. We also added an option in the gameplay tab for hosts of multiplayer games. This option gives hosts the ability to allow or block developer cheats on their servers. This doesn’t yet work with Modapi and other methods of cheating but we are planning on implementing that as a next step. This patch should also improve stability overall, and also updates the dedicated server fixing an issue where time calculation could get broken over time. V1.06 changelog

• Fixed mouse losing focus on some multi-monitor setups
• Fixed held map looking partially transparent when outside if using unity ssao
• Fixed area in Cave 9 where you could climb out of cave
• Item tooltip now accounts for item properties such as decay state to force a refresh when hovering between different inventory views of a specific item (ie: hovering from a fresh rabbit to a spoilt rabbit will properly refresh the UI)
• Fixed bug where you could fall out of cave entrance near end of game if crouching when entering
• Fixed bug where players couldn’t pick up new outfits if they had already previously filled up all their clothing spots
• Fixed saving when holding the sharing tray causing issues with deleting items
• Fixed cancelling some ghost structures with a single log added dropping 2 pickups to the ground
• Fixed missing number amount in rabbit skin item tooltip
• (Multiplayer) Host can now choose whether clients are allowed or not to use the built in debug console
• DS - Fixed interval timer counting time while no player is connected
• DS - Fixed time calculation precision issue causing time to no longer getting properly accounted for at some point
• DS - It is now possible to choose whether clients are allowed or not to use the built in debug console, either with the "allowcheats " entry in the config file or "-allowcheats" command line parameter
• Fixed typo on one of the story pickups
• Fixed issue with stealth armor value sometimes incorrect when loading a save
• Fixed ponds and lakes appearing totally black if material quality was set to lowest
• Fixed camcorder videos not playing correctly on 32bit machines

Edit: Added a small additional fix V1.06b

• Fixed bug with creative mode in single player not working correctly

If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s an update, addressing some of the bugs that have come up recently and also adding in new brightness and contrast sliders.

• Increased draw distance of target and some other small structures
• Added new brightness/contrast sliders
• Added in option to use legacy eye adaptation instead of dx11 eye adaptation
• Fixed bug where disassembled upgraded stick would no longer work with cloth
• Fixed issue with disassembling upgraded enemy club
• Fixed upgrades on modern axe disappearing on load
• Fixed dx9 tone mapping too dark in inventory
• Fixed lake in snow glowing blue at night
• Fixed drying rack showing log icon instead of stick icon in book
• Fixed items in world placed in holders such as bones or chocolate bars visible over inventory in some rare cases depending on where player saved

As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Today The Forest moves from early access into a full release. It’s been a crazy ride, made possible only by the players who have supported us for the last four years. To the team here it feels like a game we all made together, us and the community. Your input suggestions and feedback has been invaluable to us. This version of the game adds a bunch of new stuff, from a craftable warmsuit, significant re-work of the endgame and a new alternate ending. Along with this there is a ton of cave re-work and polish and many many improvements and fixes. There is a lot we still want to do, and plan on heavily supporting the game moving forward. Some other big items we hope to implement soon are proper cheat controls in multiplayer and fixes to the issues that will likely come up in this release. Today we are also announcing our first major update to the game. The VR version of The Forest will release for free to all players of the game, on May 22. It’s the full game, with your hud on a smart watch, a full 3d inventory, and tree cutting using motion controls. We think it’s the most fun vr game we’ve ever played and can’t wait to share it with everyone. We know there are a couple reports of crashing and keyboard related issues that came up in the last 2 days and will aim to get fixes for those as soon as we can. Edit: Added a possible fix for keyboard issue & Fixed missing 32 bit build Edit - We just uploaded a small hotfix, fixing an issue with some players keyboards. Edit: Here are a few small fixes for some issues that came up since yesterday's release:

• Effigies now unlock when sanity drops below 90 instead of below 50
• Fixed some issues with enemies not reacting to players
• Fixed drawn compass rose oriented wrong on map
• Slightly altered speed from max athleticism
• Fixed some additional keybinding issues and re-added ability to bind walkie talkie and survival book

Edit: Added a small hotfix, improving some visual issues.

• Fixed cases of icons in center of screen possibly overlapping in some conditions
• Fixed draw distance setting resetting to high when previously set to very high
• Increased sky contrast slightly, to look less washed out
• Unity ambient occlusion type now works in backpack view
• Fixed fire on boss monster using old fire effect
• Fixed unity AO not darkening grass/terrain in light
• Fixed background mountains looking blurry and low resolution at high FOV setting
• Fallback tone mapping on cards below dx11 should now look exactly like old tonemapping from patches pre-73

For the full list of today’s v1.0 patch notes, please visit: https://endnightgames.com/updates/v10 If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s a fix for some issues that came up last night. Put back in launcher to make switching resolutions easier and switching which monitor launches Fixed tree houses turning invisible when repaired Added back in a loading optimization that should speed up loading save games (should fix players getting stuck on R when loading - if issue persists let us know and send us the save games if possible) Options are now slightly pushed back and repositioned to properly fit in ratios other than 16/9 Fixed issue with screen being overly bright on some machines as multiple tone mapping was applied Should fix some log sled issues in old saves Fixed range of skull light hanging Added back the visuals for active cheats in title screen Fixed missing waterskin and old pot water content status and % If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s another pre-release patch fixing some issues that have come up since this mornings patch release along with some key binding and other fixes and improvements If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s another pre-release update fixing some issues that came up in yesterday's patch.

• Fixed some issues with repairing some structures
• Fixed some translation issues
• Fixed some medium presets that were incorrect and were setting the wrong quality values
• Increased draw distance of skull light lamps
• Fixed not being able to craft flashlight on bow

Also, we are looking into some performance issues that were reported by some players yesterday, it would be really helpful if you could let us know your specs, graphic card and which play settings you use in the comments below so we can help fix the issue. If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, This is our first pre-release patch, expect a few more in lead up to release as we try and fix up the last remaining issues. This patch contains a ton of fixes, changes, optimizations, new items, new story elements, some new buildables, and a ton of surprises we don’t want to spoil via changelog. We’ll release the full list of changes on Monday along with release. Oh and there’s now a locked door on the yacht. If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Today we are officially announcing April 30 as the release date of the PC version of ‘The Forest’ It’s been a long journey and we’re really excited to show everyone what we have in store. The team at Endnight

Hey Everyone, Today we are officially announcing April 30 as the release date of the PC version of ‘The Forest’ It’s been a long journey and we’re really excited to show everyone what we have in store. The team at Endnight

Hey Everyone, We wanted to share our plans for moving The Forest out of early access and into a full v1.0 release. We’re aiming for a release date towards the end of April. We’ll have an exact date when we are a bit closer. On release of v1.0 the price will increase from $14.99 USD to $19.99 USD There are a bunch of new features we’ve been working on for v1.0, and want to give everyone an idea as to what we’re planning on shipping with. Languages and controller support will be improved and officially supported. We’re going to be adding new reasons and resources for killing the creepies. There will be a rethinking of the cold and warmth system, including a new warm suit. New buildables will be added. There will be some big performance optimizations especially for late game saves. Changes and improvements to how multiplayer save games work and along with this a bunch of dedicated server improvements. The multiplayer clothing system is being improved and expanded, with a new system to allow you to switch outfits. We’ll also give some details about a VR game mode when we are closer to release. Along with a bunch more we don’t have room to include here, we have some really crazy and fun surprises in store, especially regarding the ending and are really excited to see what people think. To focus on pushing this out we’re going to stop doing the smaller timed patches. To keep everyone involved in the process leading up to launch and to help ensure the release is as good as it can be, we will be putting out release candidates as we get closer to our first final. V0.73 patch Todays v0.73 patch includes a new icon grouping system. This will group icons together based on distance. Large games with lots of structures and in progress buildings will benefit the most. In addition there are a ton of UI fixes and improvements, and a bunch more bug fixes and tweaks, for the full list visit: http://survivetheforest.com and https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/2010519405628826 Edit: A small hotfix v0.73b has been just been released that fixes some issues with arrows and the log sled since this patch. Edit: A small fix has also just been released for the Dedicated Server. This fixing an issue with autosave not functioning. If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, We wanted to share our plans for moving The Forest out of early access and into a full v1.0 release. We’re aiming for a release date towards the end of April. We’ll have an exact date when we are a bit closer. On release of v1.0 the price will increase from $14.99 USD to $19.99 USD There are a bunch of new features we’ve been working on for v1.0, and want to give everyone an idea as to what we’re planning on shipping with. Languages and controller support will be improved and officially supported. We’re going to be adding new reasons and resources for killing the creepies. There will be a rethinking of the cold and warmth system, including a new warm suit. New buildables will be added. There will be some big performance optimizations especially for late game saves. Changes and improvements to how multiplayer save games work and along with this a bunch of dedicated server improvements. The multiplayer clothing system is being improved and expanded, with a new system to allow you to switch outfits. We’ll also give some details about a VR game mode when we are closer to release. Along with a bunch more we don’t have room to include here, we have some really crazy and fun surprises in store, especially regarding the ending and are really excited to see what people think. To focus on pushing this out we’re going to stop doing the smaller timed patches. To keep everyone involved in the process leading up to launch and to help ensure the release is as good as it can be, we will be putting out release candidates as we get closer to our first final. V0.73 patch Todays v0.73 patch includes a new icon grouping system. This will group icons together based on distance. Large games with lots of structures and in progress buildings will benefit the most. In addition there are a ton of UI fixes and improvements, and a bunch more bug fixes and tweaks, for the full list visit: http://survivetheforest.com and https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/2010519405628826 Edit: A small hotfix v0.73b has been just been released that fixes some issues with arrows and the log sled since this patch. Edit: A small fix has also just been released for the Dedicated Server. This fixing an issue with autosave not functioning. If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s a hotfix to address to some issues that came up in last nights v0.72 release. For the full list of yesterday’s v0.72 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/1645371339827259064

• Fixed missing plane axe speed upgrade
• Fixed water collector's water not visible
• Fixed an issue with robot toy crafting
• Fixed save system not always initializing correctly, possibly causing some player made structures to go missing such as log holders
• Fixed players sometimes being removed from the game if rafts are destroyed while being used
• Fixed an issue with having multiple ghost basic walls in game causing parts of the game to not work correctly If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, Here’s a hotfix to address to some issues that came up in last nights v0.72 release. For the full list of yesterday’s v0.72 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/1645371339827259064

• Fixed missing plane axe speed upgrade
• Fixed water collector's water not visible
• Fixed an issue with robot toy crafting
• Fixed save system not always initializing correctly, possibly causing some player made structures to go missing such as log holders
• Fixed players sometimes being removed from the game if rafts are destroyed while being used
• Fixed an issue with having multiple ghost basic walls in game causing parts of the game to not work correctly If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, For this patch we focused on bug fixing and polish, as well as adding in a couple long requested tweaks (the log sled can now carry a full 12 logs!) In addition to over 100 bug fixes, we added an audio slider in options to tweak the volume of the walky talky, improved accuracy of building placement by using camera position to allow fine tuning of positions, improved the look of a bunch of buildings that were still using old logs, and added new cargo pant player variations in multiplayer. It’s been a long journey since our first v0.01 release on Steam. In the next few weeks we will be announcing our plan for moving the game out of early access into a v1.0 release including some hints as to some of the new features you can expect! Stay tuned. For the full list of changes and tweaks visit: http://survivetheforest.com and https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/1992065824140851 If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey Everyone, For this patch we focused on bug fixing and polish, as well as adding in a couple long requested tweaks (the log sled can now carry a full 12 logs!) In addition to over 100 bug fixes, we added an audio slider in options to tweak the volume of the walky talky, improved accuracy of building placement by using camera position to allow fine tuning of positions, improved the look of a bunch of buildings that were still using old logs, and added new cargo pant player variations in multiplayer. It’s been a long journey since our first v0.01 release on Steam. In the next few weeks we will be announcing our plan for moving the game out of early access into a v1.0 release including some hints as to some of the new features you can expect! Stay tuned. For the full list of changes and tweaks visit: http://survivetheforest.com and https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/1992065824140851 If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub

Hey everyone, Here are some fixes and improvements to last weeks v0.71 release. Including some balance of the new calorie system.

• Fixed dying with toggle crouch on causing issues in hanging cutscene
• Fixed old saves resetting the strength stat value (if not saved over)
• Calories system balance pass, should make weight and strength more manageable
• Fixed dried meat eaten from inventory having the calories applied twice
• Added calories display in stats page
• Fixed blue berries, soda, fish, generic meat and oysters yielding wrong calories amount or having wrong displayed amount
• Fixed crafting recipes with overlapping ingredients and different costs not completable before having done the recipes will fewer ingredients. It will now check all valid recipes and pick the completed one with highest amount of ingredients, completing ones with fewer ingredients can be achieved by having less ingredients on the crafting mat than other recipes require (ie: it is now possible to make rabbit fur boots before the small rock bag)
• Fixed shoes vanishing when on turtle shell sled
• Fixed colliders on tennis players being too large

As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub