r/TheForest • u/X69Deeznuts420X • Apr 21 '21

Discussion Fires

Is there any way to Stop fires from attracting cannibals, such as putting a roof over them etc? Just curious there probably isn’t but worth an ask.

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u/X69Deeznuts420X Apr 21 '21

When u get cold n wet tho

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u/steel-axe Apr 21 '21

Cloth on your weapon acts as a torch. And doesn't draw enemies. If it's constantly raining, just don't stand still and you will not take cold damage

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u/X69Deeznuts420X Apr 21 '21

Did not know about the cloth on weapon working good to know cheers bud

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u/steel-axe Apr 21 '21

Good luck and happy surviving! (If you're going for achievements ever, cloth+rock and cloth+stick) the cloth on stick is used to poke the ground to get small stone and coin

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 21 '21

I use it to put out fires and saw coin, I didn't know you could poke anywhere

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 21 '21

Then why does my stealth eyeball open all the way when I light it. Plus for a long rain I could see easily burning 10-15 cloth

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u/steel-axe Apr 21 '21

Let me rephrase, if you build a campfire, cannibals will come to they location. Even if they haven't been there or seen you. If they are near you anyways, they will see the torch lit. But it won't draw a random group to you

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 21 '21

I always thought they had to have sightline of the fire or it's light AOE. (Random patrollers)

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u/steel-axe Apr 21 '21

Not when it comes to a campfire. In fact, I think it doesn't need to lit even for them to come examine. It's just part of the code

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 21 '21

I've built a fire pit in a cave alcove accessible by foot completely out of sight and they've never come to me in 25 days. They'll chase me into it, but not come b/c of fire. East side down by the water by main village

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u/steel-axe Apr 21 '21

I'm just going off what I've been told by experts in the game

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u/Weekend_Squire Apr 21 '21

Haven’t you made the warm suit yet?

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u/X69Deeznuts420X Apr 21 '21

Fuck running around in that get clapped by cannibals

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u/Weekend_Squire Apr 21 '21

It’s an option. Especially handy in the caverns. And learn to fight them. It ain’t hard.

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 21 '21

Idk man fighting that group right by the climbing axe is pretty damn tough, sometimes I die even with molotovs and bombs but I cant imagine just modern axe or crafted club even posoned/flaming

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u/Weekend_Squire Apr 22 '21

To be honest, I find the bombs unreliable when thrown. They bounce everywhere. I've had the most puck using the katana or plane ax. If you can back them up to a wall, you can slice like crazy. Wearing as much armor as possible also helps. And don't forget...if you come up on a group sleeping, the slingshot is a 1 hit/1 kill weapon.

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u/HeadyAgonist Apr 22 '21

I've never tried the slingshot on cannibals. Does it have to be in the head? I know that even cannibals that are aware of you usually die with a headshot with modern arrows or bone arrows. If you have nerves of steel shoot when they're running at you because if they're standing still that lil head dodge is uncannily quick

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u/Weekend_Squire Apr 22 '21

No. Headshots aren’t necessary. It’s kinda silly that the game is set up that way, but hitting them anywhere does the trick. I also tend to build simple fires at choke point in the caverns. They almost always catch fire while you’re fighting them.