New features in the Sons of the Forest patch
The latest patch for Sons of the Forest brings a lot of exciting new features to the game. This includes a new system for finding bunker locations, which no longer appear directly on your GPS tracker. An "action camera" has also been added, allowing players to view found footage. The first of these films is already included in the game, with more to come.
In addition, there are numerous AI improvements and bug fixes, as well as the ability to name your save files. And for all fans of the log sled, there is good news: it will be returning in the next patch!
Overview of the most important improvements and bug fixes
The new Sons of the Forest patch offers a variety of improvements and bug fixes. Here are the most important updates:
Improvements
- Kelvin can now carry 2 logs at the same time!
- Brighter night vision goggles
- Muddy cannibals are more likely to flee when scared
- Female cannibals sometimes drink blood from village troughs or dead animals and occasionally dance to radio music
- Male cannibals sometimes hit the corpses of enemies
- Increased blood loss for deer and increased damage from hits to the front body
- Bird flight speed increased by a small percentage
- Ducks added to the golf course
- North arrow added to the mini-map
Bug fixes
- New laptops for discovering points of interest
- Ability to name save files
- Kick and ban pop-up messages when kicking or banning from a game
- Armor of creepy and leafy cannibals is visibly destroyed and discarded upon being hit
- Skinned small animals now have skinned representations, especially rabbits, squirrels, eagles, ducks, seagulls, and tortoises
- Deer and moose with low health sometimes lie down and rest
- Wetness level added per character, increased when submerged in water or cleaned in water, and reduced over time
- Corpses are washed in water (blood/dirt)
- Ballistic impact effects from other players are now visible in multiplayer mode
- Armor is dropped when the player has no space for it when it is removed
This patch is another example of how developers are continuously working to improve the gaming experience in Sons of the Forest. Want to try the game yourself or add it to your collection? Then head over to Keyfuchs and get your Steam key!
