Arrow

Arrow
A basic wooden arrow.
Description
Also known as	Arrows
Added in	v0.06
Item type	Ammunition
Obtained through	Crafting
Equipable	No
Upgradable	Yes
Consumable	Yes
Storage	Arrow Basket
Statistics
Damage ◼	21 with Crafted Bow 33 with Modern Bow
Max. Stack	30 50 with Quiver
Used by	Crafted Bow Modern Bow

Arrows are craftable projectile weapons added in update v0.05 to The Forest.

Gameplay

Arrows come in five types: normal, modern, bone, poison, and fire. They are used in conjunction with the bow as a ranged weapon, and are therefore useless without a bow. After an enemy is dead, the player can collect the arrows used from the body, though fire and poison arrows will become normal arrows again. Additionally, if the player shoots and misses, it is possible to collect the arrow from the ground where it landed.

The bow and arrows are most useful for ranged combat, being generally much too slow in close quarters. The player can stand on a platform or cliff ledge and pick off the enemies below. Normal arrows are suggested for animals, as most require only one hit to kill. Fire, Poison, and Bone arrows are intended for cannibals and mutants (with the exception of babies, who should also be hit with normal arrows, as they only require one hit to kill).

On the PlayStation 4 version, the player must look down and press R1 to change between arrow types.

Practicing aiming can be done by building a wood target:

1	=	4	+	1
Target		Stick		Log

Crafting

5	=	1	+	5
Arrows		Stick		Feathers

5	=	1	+	5	+	5
Bone Arrows		Stick		Feathers		Bones

5	=	5	+	1	+	1
Fire Arrows		Any Arrows		Cloth		Booze

5	=	5	+	4		OR	4		OR	1		OR	1
Poison Arrows		Any Arrows		Twin Berries			Snow Berries			Amanita Mushroom			Jack Mushroom

Storage

Arrow can be stored in:

1	=	25
Arrow Basket		Stick

Additional arrow storage can be achieved by making a Quiver, this will increase the carrying capacity from 30 to 50.

1	=	3	+	1
Quiver		Rabbit Fur		Rope

Known Bugs

• Pressing the Left Mouse Button quickly after the first arrow is released allows for firing two arrows at once.

Gallery

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  Arrow in a target

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  Arrows in the crafting section of the survival guide

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  Fire and Poison arrows in the crafting section of the survival guide

Update History

New craftable item added : Arrows (Stick plus 5 feathers)

Version	Changes
v1.0	Items that cannot be crafted due to being at max capacity in inventory now show up in recipe list with an icon showing it cannot be carried
v0.73	Fixed issues with arrows not sticking into end boss Arrows and spears can now pass through stick and bone fences Fixed one of the bone arrow views in inventory not visible Fixed remaining issue with combining recurve bow & arrows to set the active bonus
v0.72	Snowberries can now be used like twinberries to poison weapons and arrows Fixed enemies sometimes not turning green when shot with poison arrows Added recipe to combine modern bow + arrow to set the active bonus Modern arrows pinned to enemies no longer turn into normal ones Can no longer light arrows if the bow is already being aimed Fixed animation glitch when aiming the bow while an arrow is being lit Player can no longer cycle arrow types while the bow is drawn
v0.71	Added Modern Arrows
v0.70	Fixed second arrow appearing if fire button pressed immediately after releasing an arrow from the bow Fixed fire arrows on modern bow not lightable from standing fires Fixed stuck arrows not falling from trees when tree is cut down Reduced damage from arrows on modern bow slightly
v0.69b	Fixed missing arrow + jack mushroom = poison arrow recipe
v0.68	Fixed a specific case of adding ingredients on the crafting mat that allowed to turn arrows into other types of arrows if having less than 5 Fixed arrows freezing in mid air when shot towards end boss cutscene trigger
v0.67	Fixed bone arrow feathers missing alpha channel and some birds missing alpha channels Fixed bone arrows blurring wrongly when equipped on bow
v0.66	Arrows, spears and flintlock pistol can now deal increased headshot damage to enemies You can now make poison arrows using poisoned mushrooms
v0.65	Fixed player visibility not being affected by held flaming arrow light Fixed arrows not sticking into rabbits correctly
v0.63	(multiplayer) Improved performance issue when hitting animals with arrows (Audio) Added impact event for when arrow hits plane wreckage Fixed shooting arrows downward while standing on logsled causing player to fly up into the air (multiplayer) Fixed Arrows stuck in animals not being synced correctly between players
v0.62	Fixed error in multiplayer when hitting bushes or water zones with arrows (Multiplayer) Arrows in birds and animals should now be visible and retrievable by both players Arrows stuck into fishes and are now retrievable. Fixed spears and arrows not sticking into fig trees
v0.60	Fixed arrows spawning a duplicate when shooting seagulls Fixed enemies not turning bloody when hit with spears or arrows
v0.58	(Audio) Tuned existing arrow impact sounds and added new arrow impact sounds for animals and mutants. (Audio) Added new arrow impact sounds for when arrows hit bushes, small trees and water surfaces.
v0.57	Fixed arrows sometimes going underneath terrain if shot directly downwards
v0.56	Arrows hitting a partially cut down tree now remain attached to the tree Right-click will now cancel the arrow draw and preserve the arrow
v0.55	Craftable bone arrows added to the game. (Multiplayer) Fixed arrows collected from bodies not being removed for other players Fixed spears and arrows not sticking into some large tree stumps around the world Fixed poison arrow effects not being applied to enemies correctly Player no longer reaches for an arrow after firing the bow with no more arrows in backpack Fixed arrows sometimes floating when shot into terrain
v0.54	Fixed some issues with restoring arrow bonus after loading a saved game Fire arrows can now be lit by holding them close to a fire source while bow is drawn Fixed spelling mistake in inventory arrows
v0.53	Fired Arrows now stick into all enemies and animals! Fixed arrows not correctly registering hits on some structures such as storages Fixed arrows not going through custom wall windows Fixed arrows sometimes bouncing off target doing no damage
v0.51	Fixed arrows and spears bouncing off animals and sometimes landing angled on trees etc.
v0.47	Fixed broken transparency on part of arrow feathers
v0.46	Fixed fire arrow not lighting up leaf traps
v0.44	Fixed regression with stick & rock bag changes causing poisoned arrows to not show up as such
v0.42	New poisoned effect: when shot with poisoned arrows enemy movement is slowed and damage output is reduced for a short time Added information about poison arrows to survival book
v0.41	Particles – replaced fire effect on lit arrows! Setup burnable cloth model on arrows Added cloth to burnable arrow upgrade recipe Arrows are now limited to 5 on the crafting mat and adding/removing arrows from the crafting mat moves all 5 without requiring to hold the batch button Fixed arrow fire wrongly showing fire hit particles when shot
v0.37	Poison arrow can no longer poison player when shooting while sprinting forward
v0.36	Fixed arrows sometimes bouncing off deer and other animals
v0.35	Fixed single/first arrow not upgrading like others Fixed arrow combined with bow losing its bonus Fixed setting the default arrow type to use with bow on the crafting mat
v0.34	(Audio) Arrows hitting trees now have a sound effect! Arrows on the crafting mat show the tint matching their current bonus Fixed held arrow type switching when having a mixed fire/poison/regular pile of arrows, also fixes fire staying up on arrow sometimes Fixed inventory batching with fire/poison/regular pile of arrows (both to and from the crafting mat), batching arrows will now only grab the targeted type Fixed bugs when mixing fire/poison/regular arrows on crafting mat
v0.33	(Balance) Increased arrow poison tick delay & total duration (Multiplayer) Fixed not being able to gather arrows from other players Added arrow bonus material toggling to quiver arrows Added poison arrow bonus green looking material Arrow on held bow now shows arrow bonus material Poisoned arrows can now also infect players & animals Fixed applying bow arrow bonus with crafting cog while having bow equipped Fixed arrow not properly targeted when trying to pick it up, making it difficult to collect
v0.32	Craftable poison arrows added to the game.
v0.31	Improved arrow behavior with physics objects, it now properly collides with most objects it can be expected to even if it cannot stick in it Fixed wrong model bow and arrow on crafting mat
v0.29	(Multiplayer) Fixed fire arrows sometimes kicking clients
v0.28	Lit arrows can now set leaf pile traps alight
v0.27	(Balance) Deer can no longer be killed with 1 arrow
v0.26	Improved look for lit arrow animation
v0.25	Upped max arrow amount in inventory from 12 to 30 Fixed player crouching glitching out whilst holding lit arrows Arrow fire now properly burns close by objects Arrow fire now properly shuts down after a few seconds It no longer possible to shoot arrows while lighting it on fire Lighting arrows now requires to hold the “Lighter” button for half a second Fixed spamming the “Lighter” action with a fire arrow equipped creating several fires over time (could eventually cause fire to stay on forever and enemies to get caught on fire when poked with the fire arrow) Fire arrows now look red in inventory Multiple arrows can now be upgraded at once with a single bottle of booze
v0.24b	Fixed arrow getting consumed on crafting mat when used with bow to set ammo type (it now properly goes back in the arrow stack) Fixed issue with lighting arrows when having more than 12 arrows in a saved game
v0.24	Arrows now limited to 12 in inventory Fixed enemies sometimes facing wrong direction when hit with arrows Tweaked arrow physics settings so that it falls down more at it flies in distance. With those settings, a fully charged arrow shoot (5s bending) is very accurate while a mid charged one cannot go far in distance and can only be used for close up combat Fixed slight fired arrow positioning issue Arrows now go through cave doors and can stick to terrain behind! New upgrade recipe: Bow set ammo (1 bow + 1 arrow, none consumed, sets which arrows are used first by the bow) New upgrade recipe: Fire arrow (1 arrow + 1 booze)
v0.23d	Fix for burning arrows kicking clients
v0.23	(multiplayer) Players can now see each other fire arrows and other burning projectiles properly New art added: Improved bow and arrow (Audio) Fixed timing and tuned levels of bow and arrow
v0.22	Crafting arrows while having bow equipped and no arrow before now properly equips an arrow automatically
v0.21	When already equipped, lighter no longer needs to be stashed first to light a weapon or arrow
v0.20	Arrows fired and Arrows lit added to game stats Fixed arrow fire going out when right clicking while aiming
v0.19	Deer will react more to being shot with arrows Burning arrows no longer damage owner player when fired Burning weapons & arrows no longer burn things when not attacking with it
v0.18	(multiplayer) Arrows can now damage other players
v0.17b	(multiplayer) Fixed arrows shot by clients not affecting animals/enemies
v0.17b	Arrows will no longer fly through enemies without damaging them. Arrow pick up icon added and better positioning, and will now turn on pick up trigger when it sticks to any object Arrows now stick in trees and other static objects correctly.
v0.10	Fire Arrows! Press L with bow equipped and at least 1 piece of cloth in inventory
v0.08b	Improved collision on custom wall piece with window (you can now shoot arrows through window)
v0.07	Arrows should now work more effectively against enemies
v0.06b	Improved Bow and arrow sound effects
v0.06	Fixed bug where arrows could get stuck in sky above fires Fixed issue where you could remove feathers before crafting arrows and still craft the arrows
v0.05	Arrows added to the game

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