Flashlight

The flashlight is a light source, material item that was added in update v0.01 of The Forest. It was made much brighter and has a better 3d model as of v0.63, it was changed from a plastic torch to a tactical flashlight.

Gameplay
The flashlight emits a bright source of light when turned on, and it lasts for about 10 minutes. Unlike the lighter, its beam of light is brighter, white, and faces only the direction in which it is pointed. It can be found in caves. Before the tactical flashlight runs out of battery it will begin to flicker. If the tactical flashlight gets blood on it while fighting an enemy, its beam will become red and its brightness significantly increases, illuminating a wider area. To achieve this in the fastest way, fight an enemy with the chainsaw while holding it with your other hand similar to the lighter, shining the light at the enemy. This is risky because you can also get covered in blood, allowing infection. The effect disappears when you enter water or in rain, to avoid this, equip the lighter when you go for a swim then re-equip it when you want to use it again. Possibly while this effect is active, mutants may flee when the light is shined on them, like how they react to the color red.

When the batteries are depleted, it will need to be replaced. Batteries can also be obtained in caves, and by right clicking on them in the inventory, the tactical flashlight can be recharged. You automatically get batteries by trying to pick-up extra flashlights. The player will occasionally shake the flashlight when the batteries drop below 20%, and it's brightness decreases significantly below 10%.

As of v0.71, a flashlight can be attached to specific weapons to provide light while using those weapons. It can be removed by placing the weapon on the crafting mat and pressing  over the weapon. The batteries charge is still the same and will require batteries to recharge it. If a player finds a spare flashlight, they can add their original one to a weapon, then pick up the new flashlight

Locations
- Cave 1 near the katana, behind wooden planks - Cave 7 next to red paint and the restraining order (have to pass through an armsy) - Cave 5 near wooden planks in a room with a few cannibals in it

Trivia

 * The flashlight is known as plastic torch in game files; the name has not been changed due to assets linked to the file name within the game.
 * 'Torch' is the British English/Canadian English version of the US English word flashlight.
 * As of v0.70, if holding the flashlight when collecting story items, the player will shine the torch on the item.

Update History
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