| Flashlight | |
|---|---|
| |
| Flashlight | |
| Description | |
Also known as |
Plastic Torch Tactical Flashlight Torch |
Added in |
v0.01 |
Item type |
Light Source Tool Material |
Location(s) |
Caves |
Obtained through |
Collecting |
Equipable |
Yes |
Upgradable |
Yes |
Throwable |
No |
| Statistics | |
Other Effects |
Provides light Held in left hand |
Max. Stack |
1 |
| Ammunition | |
Uses |
Batteries |
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. It can be found in Cave 5 - Submerged Cave.
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, cool white, and faces only the direction in which it is pointed. As the charge runs down the color shifts to warm white and begins to dim. The player will occasionally shake the flashlight when the batteries drop below 20%, it begins to flicker at 15%, and it's brightness decreases significantly below 10%. When the batteries run out of charge, the light completely dims out over the space of several seconds. 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, they 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. At some point this was changed and batteries must be crafted into the flashlight to recharge it. You automatically get batteries by trying to pick-up extra flashlights.
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 C 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
Crafting[]
1  |
= | 1  |
+ | 1  |
+ |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashlight Upgrade |
Flashlight | Electrical Tape |
One of these weapons |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainsaw | Modern Bow |
Crafted Bow |
Flintlock Pistol |
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.
Gallery[]
Old version of the torch in the inventory, this was the plastic variant.
Old version of the game, Flashlight mounted on the plane (cannot be collected). It has since been removed.
Torch when turned on
Flashlight when bloody, turning the light red
Picture 1 of New 3d model of the tactical flashlight
Picture 2 of New 3d model of the tactical flashlight
Picture 3 of New 3d model of the tactical flashlight
Picture 4 of New 3d model of the tactical flashlight
Picture 5 of New 3d model of the tactical flashlight
Update History[]
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| v1.0 | Fixed attaching plastic torch to weapons
L to light now has the circle around it before pressed to indicate you need to hold. Fixed attaching plastic torch to weapons |
| v0.73 | It is now possible to light burning weapons, molotov and dynamites while having the plastic torch equipped, it will now switch to lighter automatically
Fixed player flashlight not casting spec! |
| v0.72 | Fixed battery level able to fall below 0% when flashlight is taped to a weapon
Fixed some shaders lighting up incorrectly when flashlight was shone on them Fixed flashlight visibly popping off when stashing held flashlight Fixed incorrect text for listed taped light recipes when adding a plastic torch to the crafting mat (Multiplayer) Fixed other players plastic torch lights no longer visible after it has been stashed once |
| v0.71 | It is now possible to tape plastic torches onto the bows, the flintlock and the chainsaw |
| v0.70 | Player will now shine light on held story item pickups when plastic torch is equipped |
| v0.66 | Fixed flashlight not properly set as the current light item after selecting it in inventory |
| v0.65 | Fixed walky talky not equipping when out of plastic torch battery charge
Added slight battery charge upsurge when equipping plastic torch, it now equips and flashes for a split second before getting stashed to showcase battery is out of charge |
| v0.64 | Fixed flashlight causing endgame glass to flashbrightly
Fixed equipping armor whilst holding flashlight causing player to revert to a 2 handed pose and when opening door animation plays |
| v0.63 | New item added: tactical flashlight! Replaced old flashlight. Is much brighter and has a better 3d model. |
| v0.58 | Enemies will now react to seeing the players torch light at night and in caves |
| v0.56 | Flashlight will no longer be replaced with lighter when loading a save whilst holding flashlight |
| v0.55c | Fixed saving game with flashlight equipped and ignitable item in hotkey breaking lighter on load
Fixed saving with flashlight equipped whilst also holding an ignitable item breaking lighter on load |
| v0.42 | (Multiplayer) Fixed remote player plastic torch flashing when they enter the game |
| v0.38 | Fixed plastic torch not getting bloody anymore |
| v0.37 | Rephrased lighter tutorial to be more generic and work with flash light as default light |
| v0.31 | Plastic torch made brighter, longer bigger throw. Added brighter fill light |
| v0.26 | Improved ocean foam lighting at night with torch out
Fixed bug where hanging scene could break if player had torch equipped instead of lighter |
| v0.23 | (Audio) Fixed missing flashlight flick on/off sound |
| v0.22 | Fixed equipping lizard skin while having plastic torch out breaking its held animation
Equipping plastic torch now properly hides lighter tutorial (multiplayer) Other players flashlights now visibly light up on mesh |
| v0.21 | Fixed fires not being lightable while having torch out
Fixed torch getting stashed when equipped from inventory while having lighter equipped (multiplayer) Fixed flash light not replicating properly on remote players (would either now light up at all, or be too bright) Flashlight now has longer throw and is less saturated |
| v0.20b | Fixed batteries in suitcases having torch icon |
| v0.20 | Torch in suitcases replaced with new batteries pickup
Brightened plastic torch light, increased battery lifetime a bit Fixed plastic torch light color not being set properly on startup causing low battery flicker to be not visible before getting bloody or going into water Removed plastic torch from suitcases, can now only be found in gameworld. flashlight now follows camera direction when on a rope |
| v0.19 | Plastic torch now rotates more in line with camera, making it useful to look up and down |
| v0.18c | Slight fill light added when holding torch (should make held items better visible in caves) |
| v0.17 | (multiplayer) Fixed bug where other players couldn't see light from other players lighter or flashlight |
| v0.10 | Improved look of torch light – now two tone
Tweaks to world lighting and fog/ambient colors. Lighter and plastic torch now cast shadows. Fixed issue with plastic torch spamming errors, causing a performance drain when using torch light source |
| v0.08d | New better looking torch cookie |
| v0.08 | Torch now displays amount of charge left in inventory tooltip
Flashlight no longer auto equips on pick up, needs to be manually selected from inventory Increased chance of meds and torches in suitcases, lowered chance of tennis balls |
| v0.06 | Batteries can now be used to restore charge in flashlight and lowered torch battery drain speed to half |
| v0.05 | Batteries can now be used to restore charge in flashlight and lowered torch battery drain speed to half |
| v0.03 | Fixed left hand held conflicts between lighter, torch walkman etc. |
| v0.01 | Plastic Torch added to the game. |