As if the hungry hordes of zombie-like monsters weren’t bad enough, The Forestplayers must also face the problems of food, water, and shelter. All of these are required to survive long enough to get Timmy back, but where is the best spot to try and put down a base that’ll last and has resources nearby?
6 The Islands
When first trying the game, it will be incredibly tempting to just run off to one of the nearby small islands off from the main one. Is this actually a good idea? Well, it certainly does escape the cannibals, which will be the first thought of many coming into The Forest. No cannibals will spawn on the smaller islands, and they can’t get across the stretch of ocean required to attack the base.
However, while water collectors can be placed to catch rain and gardens planted to provide some food, it won’t be enough long-term, and players will be required to go far afield for most of the materials needed to progress in the game. While the islands are safe, they are barren and the trek back and forth to even reach the base will be painful, not to mention unnecessary since there are other options that provide some measure of safety as well as supplies.
5 Goose Lake
How about a calming base down by a lovely lake, where players can eat the many local geese and drink from the water of the lake? Goose Lake is a hugely popular spot for players because of the access to a cave within the lake and also to others nearby. There are lookout posts on the lake, and it is a beautiful location.
But more than that, there is a cliff near the lake which is impassable for cannibals and other enemies. If a base is built up against this side, there are fewer directions that one can be attacked from. Safety and resources, all of which are found in a centralized location near many of the significant cave systems that players must explore to complete the game. This is a great place to start in a multiplayer server with people that haven’t played the game before.
4 The Snow Biome
An almost entirely impractical place to build a base, which is part of what makes it ingenious. The northern part of the island, near the mountain, is covered in eternal snow which makes it uninhabitable for any player not wearing a warm suit unless there is a lot of fire around all the time.
Nevertheless, the Snow Biome can be a smart place to try and put a base down. Normally it’ll be easier to accomplish this later in the game, but that is precisely when players will need a place away from as many cannibal attacks. The attacks intensify as the game goes on, and it will be difficult at times, but if players build in the western part of the snowy biome they will avoid a lot of cannibal presence, and find an abundance of mushrooms as food to forage in the area.
3 In The Trees
It might initially seem like an unusual idea, but a tree house is completely possible for a build in-game and is an interesting and potentially beautiful build for a base. It should be noted that updates to The Forest made it possible for certain types of mutants to attack the tree if they see the player enter the base.
However, while this means a tree house isn’t a full-proof escape plan, it is a useful base to have. It can make dangerous but resourceful areas much safer, as long as players remember not to put a fire inside at night. This would make the base visible for an extremely large area.
2 The South Beach
Another space with natural defenses on multiple fronts is the south beach, up against the ocean where players can run if they are surrounded. It is also nearby an early-game cave with resources, the yacht is close at hand and a camp is left behind. This, combined with plenty of nearby trees but the space between to see attackers coming, makes for a strong defensive position that’s easy to hold later in the game with stronger weapons.
While dead sharks on the beach don’t make for the best company, the site is extremely useful and easy to mark and remember on the map to boot. Seagulls are the only useable animals around for food, but there are blueberries nearby and plenty of other materials between the camp and caves.
1 The Valley
This area doesn’t have as firm a name as some other well-known base spots on the map in The Forest. However, it is distinct and easily found because there is a cliff on either side of this beach area. This not only makes it incredibly easy to defend but gives it an appealing look to boot.
Players can gather materials, build a single wall on one side to keep away the local patrols of cannibals, and get it all in a lovely location. The Valley is also a central, excellent location on the map and locally provides a lot of resources, so players building here will never have any difficulty gathering or defending, a difficult thing to find for such a brutal game. While all of these choices make for interesting gameplay, The Valley may be the best choice of them all for your next run-through of the game.
The Forest is available on PC and PS4.
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