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Huge new Sons of the Forest update adds new features and fixes over 100 bugs

Sons of the Forest, Endnight Games’ follow-up to the still-popular survival horror game The Forest from 2014, has received a huge new update that both adds new features, improves mechanics, and fixes a huge number of bugs.

Key to the new features is the addition of three new rafts and a mooring structure. These allow players to explore watery areas more safely, though knowing Endnight there will be some trick up its sleeves that makes them less safe than they seem. The world bounds have been extended to increase the usable rafting area.

In addition, players will now be able to set out plans for defensive wall structures that Kelvin will then build for you, freeing up your time to do other things. Endnight has also added a secret player outfit and a structure to hold the Glider and the Knight V.

Multiple improvements across a huge range of the game’s systems have also been added. Aiming with many ranged weapons has been improved, as well as the path of arrows, making ranged combat more feasible for players.

Improvements have been made to the multiplayer experience, including the ability to revive players who died while swimming – handy for anyone who can’t keep track of their breath.

Sons of the Forest update adds over 100 bug fixes

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The bulk of the patch, however, is given over to over a hundred bug fixes. They range from fairly minor (“Fixed fire effect sometimes appearing in air when lighting a dead body on fire”) to fixes that make the game make a little bit more sense (“The player will no longer be cold or freeze in hell cave”), to welcome functional fixes (“Fixed an issue with fires not drying items on drying racks”).

Sons of the Forest was one of Steam’s best-selling games in 2023 while it was in Early Access and has continued to receive significant updates and improvements since its full launch in 2024.

Despite this, it has only managed to reach a ‘Very Positive’ rating on Steam, compared to its predecessor The Forest’s ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ score. If Endnight continues to improve and patch the game, it could begin to make up ground.

Featured image credit: Endnight

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Ali Rees
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Ali Rees is a freelance writer based in the UK. They have worked as a data and analytics consultant, a software tester, and a digital marketing and SEO specialist. They have been a keen gamer and tech enthusiast since their childhood in are currently the Gaming and Tech editor at Brig Newspaper. They also have a Substack where they review short video games. During the pandemic, Ali turned their hand to live streaming and is a fan of Twitch. When not writing, Ali enjoys playing video and board games, live music, and reading. They have two cats and both of…

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