Sons of the Forest
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 21 Mar — 28 March 2023Mar 28, 2023 - SteamDB * Resident Evil 4; * Steam Deck; * Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II; * EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23; * Sons Of The Forest; * Forza Horizon 5; * Hogwarts Legacy; * The Last of Us™ Part I; * STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™; * Cities: Skylines; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBHotfixMar 24, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, Here are some small fixes that came up in our patch yesterday. Fixed issue where you could die when going down cave slides Linked volume of boss monster intro sting to audio slider settings Reverted change to storage saving, they will now functions as before. We will reimplement this fix once we have a better solution for replenishing items As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub.Sons of the Forest gets a new boss, new cave, and a big story reworkMar 24, 2023 - PCGamesNEndnight just introduced a sweeping update for Sons of the Forest, bringing a swathe of fixes and new material to the Steam survival game including a new cave, new boss, changes to enemy and weapon spawns, and some much more resilient rabbits and squirrels. Though we're still awaiting the full Sons of the Forest release date, with the game currently in alpha, there's plenty to get your starved, jagged teeth into the new SOTF patch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sons of the Forest building guide - how to build your base Sons of the Forest map, GPS tracker, and item locations Sons of the Forest binoculars location and how to get them Patch 02 - New cave system, Boss battle, Balance tweaks, Bug fixes and lots moreMar 23, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, This patch adds a new cave to explore, and a new boss monster to the ending along with more lore and tons of fixes and improvements 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. Features Added new demon boss to end of hell caves Added dead cultists to map New double story cannibal hut type added Added turtle shell rain collector Added new tougher puffy variation New surveillance room added to bunker residential New cave system added Added admin panel for admin clients Additional story elements added Added auto backup system when overwriting saves Improvements Moved gold armor to new cave system Removed keypad entrance to bunker luxury, will now need to open it an alternate way Container items will now save their state in single player, so if they are opened or broken, they stay that way Improved lit fire torch brightness when viewed in first person Removed instant season switch logic from sleeping Adjusted the min/max turbulence of wind to prevent extreme mesh distortion at highest intensity Firewood now crumbles when it’s fuel is used up on fires, and can then be replaced with new firewood Furniture or ziplines can no longer be attached to doors and gates Repositioned dead sluggy in bunker residential making it possible to come back inside bunker Player is now able to use most left hand items while gliding Closing save menu will go back to game rather than pause menu Changed face on maintenance keycard to not be player character Improvements to Finnish and Traditional Chinese text Improved look of old paper pickups Added books to bookshelves in bunker luxury Removed shotgun pickup from bunker luxury Gold armor pickup visual is now the full armor and is positioned to fit on skeleton burnt model Improved held location of flashlight and lighter when sliding Added additional wakeup locations in hell cave Balance Increased fullness from eating MRE’s and decreased fullness from eating cat food Rabbits and Squirrels will now try harder to evade player and run faster Added unique hit reacts to dining hall bosses and replaced their knockdowns from shotgun with smaller staggers Player no longer takes survival stat damage while strung up on effigies Gold Armor now absorbs 70% demonic damage instead of 90% Increased burn time on camp fires Increased fire fuel amount provided by leaves & cash by x10 Reduced chainsaw full charge duration The flashlight will now auto replace the battery sooner so that it happens before the light begins to fade Fixes Fixed Item Duping using storage holders Custom day length settings will now work correctly Fixed multiple cases of enemies able to spawn inside player built bases Fixed pops on machete block animations Fixed bloom on tech armor blowing out visually General navmesh improvements Fixed issue where leaving save menu would bring back HUD and leave menu state in pause menu Fixed locking player movement when start...Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 14 Mar — 21 March 2023Mar 21, 2023 - SteamDB * Steam Deck; * Resident Evil 4; * Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II; * Sons Of The Forest; * Stellaris; * NARAKA: BLADEPOINT; * Total War: WARHAMMER III; * Hogwarts Legacy; * Red Dead Redemption 2; * Forza Horizon 5; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBHow to build stairs in Sons of the ForestMar 16, 2023 - PC GamerIf you're wondering how to build stairs in Sons of the Forest, you're in the right place. The way to do it is simple, but there's no actual explanation of how to make steps in game—at least, none that I've found—so you'd be forgiven for thinking that any base you build would have to be all on one level. Thankfully, that's not true and in this guide, I'll explain how to make stairs... Read more.Where to find the food bunker in Sons of the ForestMar 15, 2023 - PC GamerThe Sons of the Forest food bunker is a lifesaver if you're running low on food, and it's found in the same location as one of the keycards . Cannibals and other enemies might endanger your existence more than you'd like, but starving to death is also a danger, but a wholly avoidable one, with some careful planning for the colder season when food is more scarce... Read more.Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 7 Mar — 14 March 2023Mar 14, 2023 - SteamDB * Steam Deck; * Sons Of The Forest; * Hogwarts Legacy; * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege; * Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II; * Resident Evil 4; * Red Dead Redemption 2; * Dead by Daylight; * Last Epoch; * Grand Theft Auto V; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBSons of the Forest: How to reinforce your fireMar 14, 2023 - PC GamerIf you want to survive the cold nights and even colder winters in Sons of the Forest, you'll need to get building a fire and reinforce it with firewood. Not only will a fire heat you, but it also's a decent light source for your camp and you can cook food on it, so everybody wins. Except for the people eaten by cannibals, but it's too late for them... Read more.Where to find Virginia's leather suit in Sons of the ForestMar 14, 2023 - PC GamerThe Sons of the Forest leather suit can be given to Virginia to wear, providing you've befriended her. It's one of many items of clothing that can be found in and around the terrifying island but, unlike the winter jacket , Virginia's leather suit doesn't have any real purpose other than to give her a different look... Read more.Sons of the Forest patch fixes NPC's chaotic behavior, but it turns out a lot of players liked him that way: 'I hate Kelvin now'Mar 13, 2023 - PC GamerLearning things and getting smarter is normally a cause for celebration, but in the case of Kelvin, everyone's favorite Sons of the Forest flunkie, it's having the opposite effect: A recent patch gave him a bigger brain, and some players do not like it... Read more.HotfixMar 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, Here is another small hotfix, fixing more cases of Kelvin able to cut down tree houses (he may still do this on some old structures, but shouldn’t do it on any newly created ones), an issue where host’s held furniture pose could break in multiplayer and a fix for regular apex construction. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub.Sons of the Forest's first big update makes enemies more threatening, adds a hang glider, and quells Kelvin's tree-chopping bloodlustMar 10, 2023 - PC GamerSons of the Forest got its first big patch yesterday, bringing a bunch of bug fixes and new features to the incredibly popular survival sim. And, look, there's a lot of new stuff that we'll get into further on, but let's not bury the lede here: Kelvin—sweet, precious Kelvin—will no longer go absolutely hogwild cutting down trees with your treehouse in them. This is somehow both excellent news and the worst thing I've ever heard... Read more.Sons of the Forest binoculars location and how to get themMar 10, 2023 - PCGamesNLooking for the Sons of the Forest binoculars location? The handy tool was added with the first major Sons of the Forest update on March 10, and while it might not be absolutely crucial to survival, it will come in pretty handy when looking for resources or spotting enemies in the distance. The Sons of the Forest map is pretty large, and there are plenty of different resources, tools, and weapons spread out across it, so being able to check you're going the right way - or not walking right into danger - is a pretty useful tool. One of the greatest uses of the binoculars, therefore, might even just be keeping an eye out for Sons of the Forest cannibal camps before you wander right into one. If, like us, that's something that keeps happening to you in the horror game, then here's the Sons of the Forest binoculars location. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sons of the Forest building guide - how to build your base Sons of the Forest map, GPS tracker, and item locations Sons of the Forest hang glider location and how to get it Sons of the Forest patch adds a glider, door locks, and a mini-bossMar 10, 2023 - PCGamesNThe first big Sons of the Forest patch has arrived, and the update is packed with cool new tools and other additions for the horror survival game. There's some very welcome quality-of-life improvements such as the ability to lock doors and move small items of furniture, a new outfit for Sons of the Forest companion Virginia, and a tweak that finally puts a stop to Kelvin's most annoying habit. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sons of the Forest building guide - how to build your base Sons of the Forest map, GPS tracker, and item locations Sons of the Forest binoculars location and how to get them Sons of the Forest hang glider location and how to get itMar 10, 2023 - PCGamesNWant to know the Sons of the Forest hang glider location? The titular forest is vast, and many of its major points of interest are miles apart. However, a recent update has introduced the ability to traverse the landscape via an enormous hang glider. The Sons of the Forest hang glider offers a welcome reprieve from travelling the Sons of the Forest map on foot, which can often be a slow and arduous trek. Avoid treacherous terrain and Sons of the Forest mutants by taking to the skies in one of the best PC games of this year. Alongside the Sons of the Forest sled, the hang glider will undoubtedly help you hit the Sons of the Forest ending in record time. Here's how to get the Sons of the Forest hang glider. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sons of the Forest building guide - how to build your base Sons of the Forest map, GPS tracker, and item locations Sons of the Forest binoculars location and how to get them Where to find the binoculars in Sons of the ForestMar 10, 2023 - PC GamerFinding the Sons of the Forest binoculars help you see further, so you can spot potential food or hungry enemies, without having to get quite so close. Of course, if you've picked up some weapons, you might not be too concerned about coming across one or two of the locals, but if you want to keep a safe distance and scope things out, the binoculars are invaluable... Read more.Where to find the hang glider in Sons of the ForestMar 10, 2023 - PC GamerThe Sons of the Forest hang glider is one of the newest pieces of equipment added in the survival game's first major update, though it's more for fun than it is a necessary tool for coping with cannibals and starvation. The hang glider lets you fly from any elevated platform, so you can quickly move between the mountains to a forest camp without having to trek through the woods... Read more.HotfixMar 9, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, Here is a small hotfix, fixing an issue that came up in our patch release this morning with dlss causing strange visual artifacts at nighttime. We also added an extra guest keycard to the morgue of bunker residential in case anyone is stuck in there with a save game before our most recent changes. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub.Patch 01 - Hang gliders, Binoculars, Balance tweaks, Bug fixes and lots moreMar 9, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, For our first patch we have added a new mini-boss battle, new binoculars pickup, hang gliders, defensive wall gates and door locks as well as lots more, for the full list check below: Features Added Binoculars Added Hang Glider Added Defensive Wall gate Added mid game boss fight into food bunker Added Settings Reset in the Options screen Added missing Virginia leather suit pickup to world You can now lock doors with a stick placed on the interior of the door Built small structures (furniture) can now be grabbed, while grabbed it can either be placed again somewhere or thrown to collapse it and get back its resources Some additional story elements added New headshot death animation variations added for cannibals Angry regular cannibals can attack now by jumping out of trees Small birds will now land and eat/gain fullness Added option to hide player name tags Added option to hide projectile reticle and trajectory Fish trap should now work and catch fish (every 5-10 minutes) as long as it's placed in water and the current season is not winter Added lookout towers to some cannibal villages Story Paper pickups will now show UI to "Zoom" in Added new structure type: One Sided Apex. Fills the space between a leaning beam and its supporting beam. Aligns automatically based on the leaning beam orientation. Fits quarter log variations to the right length automatically. Balance Added sleep cooldown Set rest drain from hunger and dehydration to 0 Muddy Cannibals will now get less angry (from player proximity and in late game) Added possibility of Player Sleep Interruption events from nearby enemies that can reach player Tweaked fire drain rate to make using firewood more important Tweaked berries to give slightly more fullness Tweaked energy drink to give half as much hydration and less energy buff Tweaked amount of fullness and hydration all herbs and mushrooms give Hard enemy health setting reduced to 1.25x health Increased cannibal armor health by 1.5x on hard Kelvin catch fish order will end after a time Fixed opening a cave in late game having too many enemies Adjusted some player melee events and ranges for better A.I. responsiveness Halved shotgun damage Boosted seat rest amount from 0.3 to 0.7 Added regular Puffies to dining hall Increased health on creepies depending on amount of multiplayer players active Improvements Improved red cannibal animation and blends Fixed sleeping animation for female cannibal Set up player effigy struggle/idle for multiplayer Fixed ‘bouncy’ logs when deep in water Performance speed up for world locators Added Logic to allow hatches and doors to be forced open when player is spawned inside Fix for some LOD’s sometimes not switching correctly Fixed error caused when quitting while in death wakeup Unique/Story items are now force equipped when they are collected Door orientation is now determined by the position of the player when placing it, the face in front of player is the interior face Adjusted Deer and ...Sons of the Forest is 2023’s Second Biggest Launch Yet with a Peak of 269k Players on SteamFeb 24, 2023 - GitHypOriginally averaging only a few thousand concurrent players, we’ve watched Endnight’s The Forest grow in popularity each year since the developer released the game in early access back in 2015.
Maintaining Overwhelmingly Positive reviews from players, The Forest recently peaked with 75k concurrent players on Steam last November as hype for the sequel increased among open-world survival horror fans.
Now, 8 years after the first game debuted on Steam and after numerous delays of the highly anticipated 8-player co-op sequel, Endnight’s decision to finally just ship Sons of the Forest in its current state seems to be paying off already with close to 4x more concurrent players than The Forest’s all-time peak.
With a peak of 269k concurrent players on Thursday, Sons of the Forest is a massive hit for the small development team at Endnight Games and has become the second biggest launch yet for a new game in 2023, behind Hogwarts Legacy’s peak of 877k concurrent players.
And with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews again for the sequel and new features/updates like VR on the way, Sons of the Forest is on track to get even bigger and better as time goes on and hang around at the top of Steam’s Most Played list for a long time just like the original.
Now, 8 years after the first game debuted on Steam and after numerous delays of the highly anticipated 8-player co-op sequel, Endnight’s decision to finally just ship Sons of the Forest in its current state seems to be paying off already with close to 4x more concurrent players than The Forest’s all-time peak.
With a peak of 269k concurrent players on Thursday, Sons of the Forest is a massive hit for the small development team at Endnight Games and has become the second biggest launch yet for a new game in 2023, behind Hogwarts Legacy’s peak of 877k concurrent players.
And with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews again for the sequel and new features/updates like VR on the way, Sons of the Forest is on track to get even bigger and better as time goes on and hang around at the top of Steam’s Most Played list for a long time just like the original.
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