Small Raft

The Small Raft is a small boat that was added in update v0.02 to The Forest.

Gameplay
The small raft will allow you to travel across water to different locations safely out of the reach of the cannibals. The raft sails faster than the houseboat and the Large raft and is far more agile than both.

The raft is sailed by using either the left or right mouse buttons (forward and backward respectively), and the arrow keys to turn. This control layout can be confusing to new players, and as such can take some time to learn how to sail it effectively.

It should be constructed near water and can be 'pushed' from the shore or from other objects it may get stuck on.

It is easy to fall off the raft, while getting back on is achieved (with some difficulty) by using the space bar to jump onto it or by jumping from a nearby rock, boat or from land.

While the boat is smaller in size, that means that it more easily built than the other boats

The raft, like many other constructions, is able to be built upon with certain other structures. Most commonly stick or log holders are built upon in order to build on outlying islands. While this method is time consuming, it allows players the ability to live off the main island away from the cannibals.

It is best to build the raft a little ways up the shoreline, as it can be pushed a short distance using the 'use' key (default: "E"). If you attempt to build the raft in the water, it will generally either be build on the ground below the waterline, or stuck on obstacles that may be present in the water.

Trivia

 * Upon release in v0.02, the patch notes stated Simple raft now buildable via book (No Sail yet!). However, as of, it has not received a sail.
 * The small raft is shown in the guide with a sail, though once built, it has no sail.

Known Bugs

 * Log Holders sometimes experience a visual glitch where they may show a certain quantity no matter how many items are actually present
 * If a fire is built on the raft, it can sometimes cause it to become permanently stuck and eventually despawn completely
 * If snacks are put inside of a cabinet on the small raft, it will jerk in the direction that the back of the cabinet is facing
 * When repaired, it can bounce around chaotically or launch into the air.