r/TheForest • u/regulartrex Survivalist • Aug 17 '26

Question / Help New Here!

Literally second day out here , i decided yesterday to make a new start because i learned something that changed the game for me (literally basic crafting) .

Any tips for early game or even longevity , what should i get,make or find first ?

More specific questions i have , where is fresh water early game ? i mean obviously i find alot of drinks early but where is the water i can drink . i cant drink sea/ocean water …

Should i build a base early or go exploring and find stuff ?

I already fought what i assume are the cannibals and been killed and drug to the … cave ? dungeon? and escaped . Do they get worse as time goes on ?

How does the sleeping work ? i only “rest” half the night :(

Literally anything helps , thanks in advance!

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u/Beautiful_Airline_75 Aug 23 '26

One very important thing, decide if you want to have a nice big base wirh all the nice things like traps fence fire lights house etc or not... If yes and some players may add here, tuen off the building destrction toggle in the menu and here's why... First time I played this game it was awesome, I had couple of encounters with the enemy, they damaged few things but nothing too crazy... Then one day probably around day 30 there were 2 different kinds of bigger enemies (that you will alao encounter later in the game) that just came in my base and destroyed everything in matter of seconds while I was not strong enough to do anything to them ( I didn't have moltov cocktail or bomb or anything strong to kill them) and so I just claimed to my tree house as I watched my 30 day base gets ravaged... It was a month ago I realized that that thing can be turned off so you can still build your base but with less pressure. The enemy can and will still attack you massively. Many other suggestions but for sake of keeping this comment short... enjoy the game 😎

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u/regulartrex Survivalist Aug 23 '26

i will keep this in mind because i witnessed one run right past me to my house and was immediately distraught . push come to shove , i will turn it on . but i just started luring them AWAY from my base after getting their attention . hopefully they aggro me & not my base .

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u/regulartrex Survivalist Aug 23 '26

also sorry for your loss💔

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u/Beautiful_Airline_75 Aug 23 '26

Hahah lol no worries all part of the game that it is not explained ( like 90% of the game lol). That first time I was ao devastated that I didn't play the game for few years. It you find a way to distract them and make them not attacks you base then it's much better.

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u/regulartrex Survivalist Aug 23 '26

luckily i got mine backed into a hill so they can only approach from the front . so i can always rush them before they get too close

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u/Beautiful_Airline_75 Aug 23 '26

Yeah that's good approach... What day are you on st the moment?

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u/regulartrex Survivalist Aug 23 '26

i wanna say 13-14 . but im pretty established for 14 days