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Log
LogFarket
A Log
Description
Also known as
Logs
Added in
v0.01
Item type
Material
Location(s)
Peninsula
Obtained through
Collecting
Cutting down trees
Equipable
Yes
Upgradable
No
Throwable
Yes
Storage
Log Holder
Log Sled
Statistics
Max. Stack
2 in hand


Logs are one of the primary building materials and can be obtained by chopping down trees, they were added in update v0.01 of The Forest. Carrying logs has effects on the player that should be known (see page).

Gameplay[]

Logs are too large to fit in the player's inventory and thus the player must carry them, kick them, or put them to an incline to roll down in order to move them. A player may carry a maximum of 2 logs at a time (or two logs and one corpse). When a tree is chopped down, it falls to the ground and then 4-5 logs are created (they can get launched into the air due to the physics collisions with objects on the ground).

Logs are affected by the game physics and may be pushed around when walking or placed in a log sled. A carried log may be stacked on a log holder building or used in the construction of furniture, shelters, traps and walls. They will float in bodies of water, but the player cannot directly carry them while swimming. Instead, the player can back away and attempt to pick up the log, which will drag it to them, allowing the player to pull the log out of water after a few pulls.

Logs can also be put on ziplines, which will send them to the other end. However, they will often come off at a high speed, causing them to fly off in a random direction. It is recommended that the player builds some sort of custom barrier or log catcher to prevent this while using this feature often.

Important[]

  • v0.46 - Fixed logs floating in water that get reused by the pooling system not getting their buoyancy properly reset (past 100 spawned logs, oldest ones gets reused for new spawns)
  • v0.27 - (Performance) cut down trees now use pooled log pickups, limited to 100 instances (oldest ones get removed if new one are created past the limit)

Building[]

Logs are used in almost all buildings in the game:

1
IconAlpineTreeHouse
=
18
IconStick
+
29
IconLog
+
1
IconRope
Alpine
Tree
House
Stick Log Rope
(optional)
1
IconBasicWall
=
5
IconLog
Basic
Wall
Log
1
IconBench
=
2
IconLog
Wooden
Bench
Log
1
IconBirdhouse
=
1
IconLog
+
4
IconStick
Bird
House
Log Stick
1
IconBonfire
=
20
IconLeaf
+
10
IconStick
+
5
IconLog
Bonfire Leaf Stick Log
1
IconCatapult
=
15
IconStick
+
1
IconRope
+
5
IconLog
Catapult Stick Rope Log
1
IconCouch
=
5
IconLog
+
12
IconStick
+
7
IconDeerSkin
Couch Log Stick Deer
Skin
1
IconCrane
=
IconLog
+
6
IconRope
Crane Log Rope
IconCustomFloor
=
IconLog
Custom
Floor
Log
IconCustomFoundation
=
IconLog
Custom
Foundation
Log
IconCustomRoof
=
IconLog
Custom
Roof
Log
IconCustomStairs
=
IconLog
Custom
Stairs
Log
IconCustomWall
=
IconLog
Custom
Wall
Log
1
IconDeadfallTrap
=
3
IconStick
+
3
IconLog
Deadfall
Trap
Stick Log
1
IconDefensiveSpikes
=
9
IconLog
Defensive
Spikes
Log
IconDefensiveWall
=
IconLog
Defensive
Wall
Log
IconReinforcement
=
IconStick
+
IconRock
Defensive Wall
Spikes
Stick Rock
IconDock
=
IconLog
Dock Log
1
IconFireplace
=
68
IconRock
+
2
IconLog
Fire
Place
Rock Log
1
IconFreestandingZipline
=
10
IconLog
+
IconRope
Free-
standing
Zipline
Log Rope
1
IconGazebo
=
60
IconStick
+
30+
IconLog
Gazebo Stick Log
1
IconGroundWeaponHolder
=
1
IconLog
Ground
Weapon
Holder
Log
1
IconHBTrap
=
20
IconStick
+
2
IconRock
+
2
IconRope
+
4
IconLog
Happy
Birthday
Trap
Stick Rock Rope Log
1
IconHouseBoat
=
4
IconStick
+
4
IconRope
+
40
IconLog
House
Boat
Stick Rope Log
1
IconHuntingShelter
=
7
IconStick
+
6
IconRock
+
7
IconLog
Hunting
Shelter
Stick Rock Log
1
IconLargeCabinet
=
8
IconLog
Large
Cabinet
Log
1
IconLargeRaft
=
32
IconStick
+
57
IconLog
Large
Raft
Stick Log
1
IconLogCabin
=
82+
IconLog
Log
Cabin
Log
1
IconNooseTrap
=
2
IconStick
+
1
IconRope
+
5
IconLog
Noose
Trap
Stick Rope Log
1
IconPlatform
=
IconLog
Platform Log
1
IconRopeSwingTrap
=
10
IconRock
+
1
IconRope
+
6
IconLog
Rope
Swing
Trap
Rock Rope Log
1
IconSidePlatform
=
6
IconLog
Side
Platform
Log
1
IconSimpleStairs
=
5
IconLog
Simple
Stairs
Log
1
IconSmallCabin
=
13
IconLog
Small
Cabin
Log
1
IconSmallCabinet
=
7
IconLog
Small
Cabinet
Log
1
IconGarden
=
2+
IconLog
Garden Log
1
IconSmallRaft
=
4
IconStick
+
4
IconRope
+
7
IconLog
Small
Raft
Stick Rope Log
1
IconSmallTable
=
3
IconLog
Small
Table
Log
1
IconTable
=
5
IconLog
Table Log
1
IconTarget
=
4
IconStick
+
1
IconLog
Target Stick Log
1
IconTempShelter
=
26
IconLeaf
+
14
IconStick
Temporary
Shelter
Leaf Stick
IconTreeBridge
=
IconLog
Tree
Bridge
Log
1
IconTreeHouse
=
35
IconLog
+
1
IconRope
Tree
House
Log Rope
(optional)
1
IconTreePlatform
=
14
IconLog
+
1
IconRope
Tree
Platform
Log Rope
(optional)
1
IconWallWithDoor
=
5
IconLog
Wall
with
Door
Log
1
IconWallWithWindow
=
5
IconLog
Wall
with
Window
Log
1
IconChurch
=
5
IconStick
+
82+
IconLog
Church Stick Log
1
IconCoffin
=
1
IconStick
+
11
IconLog
Coffin Stick Log
1
IconCross
=
48
IconStick
+
34
IconLog
+
18
IconRock
Cross Stick Log Rock
1
IconTower
=
22
IconStick
+
317+
IconLog
Tower Stick Log
IconCoaster
=
IconStick
+
IconLog
Coaster Stick Log
1
IconTimmySitting
=
38
IconStick
+
1
IconCloth
+
1
IconLog
Timmy
Sitting
Stick Cloth Log
1
IconWifeSitting
=
38
IconStick
+
1
IconCloth
+
1
IconLog
Wife
Sitting
Stick Cloth Log
1
IconTV
=
8
IconStick
+
3
IconLog
Television Stick Log
1
DogFarket
=
20
IconStick
+
1
IconLog
+
1
IconCloth
Dog Stick Log Cloth
1
CarFarket
=
121
IconStick
+
47
IconLog
Car Stick Log

Storage[]

Logs can be stored in the following:

1
IconLogSled
=
21
IconStick
Log
Sled
Stick
1
IconLogHolderSmall
=
16
IconStick
Small
Log
Holder
Stick
1
IconLogHolderLarge
=
24
IconStick
Large
Log
Holder
Stick

Known bugs[]

  • Logs on the ground will de-spawn if too far away from the player, and will not spawn back when the player returns.
  • If a log holder is placed on a hill, it may be impossible to stack logs into it.
  • The logs may bug out in-hand, resulting in a. This makes it impossible to place logs into storage, but they can still be placed into buildings.

Gallery[]

Update History[]

Version Changes
v1.0 Fixed player not holding logs properly if logs were picked up while cold and hands are empty
v0.73 Player will now drop any held logs when sitting on a bench

Fixed player not able to pick up logs while airborne

v0.72 Fixed picking up a log during the eating animation causing player to switch to the Plane Axe after dropping the Log

Sled can now carry up to 12 logs

v0.69 Fixed held logs colliding awkwardly when quickly dropped by player
v0.67 It is now possible to add logs to damaged ziplines

Fixed log on zipline offsetting from the zipline rope if placed while standing too close from the zipline and within collision range of player

(Multiplayer) Improved log on zipline movement smoothing

Logs traveling on zipline are now visible from further away

Fixed UI widget staying visible if grabbing log quickly from log holder after it gets destroyed

Fixed regression from last patch causing the repair prompt to not show up with repair tool equipped if logs are needed to repair a structure

v0.66 It is now possible to add logs to ziplines to let it transport them across to the other end!

Looking at a damaged structure (not needing logs for repair) while holding a log no longer shows the repair widget and instead shows the missing repair tool icon

v0.64 Audio: Fix for the dynamic life buoy, now plays correct events when pushed on terrain and no longer triggers log hits when colliding with rocks.
v0.62 Improved collision mesh on logs

Replaced old repair & log needed display with a new circular widget

Hybrid buildings (using a preplaced structure combined with procedural foundations, i.e. the gazebo) now properly account for both the structure and the foundation repair hit & log requirement before allowing the repair to complete

Repair log requirements must now be fulfilled before performing the repairs with the repair tool

v0.58 (Multiplayer) Fixed dropping logs as client sometimes shooting the player up into the air

Fixed cases of dropped logs flying off when dropped close to other physics objects

Improved collision on log sled when full of logs

v0.57 Fixed held log hand animation sometimes being slow to respond after picking up a log

Fixed dropped logs not colliding with log sleds

v0.55 Player dropped logs now spawn slightly away from player to prevent physics interaction issues
v0.47 Fixed player/player_net held log still using old model and textures
v0.46 Fixed logs flying up in the air when chopping down trees (hopefully)

Fixed logs floating in water that get reused by the pooling system not getting their buoyancy properly reset (past 100 spawned logs, oldest ones gets reused for new spawns)

(Multiplayer) Fixed some logs flying for clients

Fixed player movement slowing down when trying to open survival book while carrying a log

v0.45 New building: Large Log Holder ! Once placed, the ghost regular log holder can be toggled into a large holder. Holds up to 12 logs

Picking up small rocks/tennis balls when holding logs no longer drops the logs

v0.43 Fixed collapsing foundation not releasing its logs individually and instead staying glued in oddly shaped chunks of several logs

Fixed logs thrown into the sinkhole staying floating mid air, they now properly go all the way down !

v0.41 Setup buoyancy on logs !

New art added: Revised log model, spike log model, and 3x half log variations

(Multiplayer) Enabled physics on log pickups for clients so that they may push logs

(Multiplayer) Client adding 2 logs to a log holder/sled with only one free slot will get back the extra log instead of it being forever gone

v0.37 (Multiplayer) Fixed picking up logs in holder while jumping causing it to vanish, it now properly drops the log
v0.35 Player now drops held logs when swimming

Fixed log pickups sometimes having the E action icon visible from far away

Fixed picking up held only item (ie: small rock) while holding logs causing the small rock to vanish, now logs will be dropped and the item equipped

v0.34 (Audio) Added exertion sound when a log is dropped
v0.32 Fixed logs dropped in caves spawning above terrain
v0.29 (Balance) Lowered log transportation energy cost

Fixed logs sometimes spawning bellow terrain (made some trees look like they didn’t provide their full yield)

(Multiplayer) Fixed (hopefully for good) logs sometimes getting stuck mid air

v0.28 (Multiplayer) Improved cases of log staying stuck mid air
v0.27 (Multiplayer) Fixed another log-dupe bug (sorry!)

(Performance) cut down trees now use pooled log pickups, limited to 100 instances (oldest ones get removed if new one are created past the limit)

v0.23 (multiplayer) Fixed issue where logs could be duplicated by juggling them between two players (SORRY!)
v0.20b possible fix for issues with logs not visible in lod sled or log holder for older save games (not able to reproduce here, let us know if its still happening)

Fixed bug where it wasn’t possible to pull out lighter (or other left hand item) when carrying a log

v0.18c Fixed error when cancelling a ghost building that doesn’t have “built” renderers for each ingredient (cancelling raft with stick and log added no longer gives infinite amount of logs ;)
v0.18 After cutting down a tree, spawned logs do not roll as far or as fast

(multiplayer) Fixed log duplication bug

v0.13 Armsy will knock down walls and other structures near player, and will now interact better with dynamic logs/props pushing them away

Player is no longer able to pick up logs while jumping, swimming, sailing raft or pushing sled

Equipped logs are now dropped when beginning to swim, sail a raft or push a sled

(multiplayer)Fixed delay where log would remain visible for a short period of time even after being picked up by clients

(multiplayer)Fixed delay between tree falling and breaking into logs for clients

v0.11 (multiplayer) Fixed log duplication bug, where it was possible to spawn multiple logs when picking up up a log
v0.10 (multiplayer)Fixed some Log duplication bugs

(multiplayer)Fixed Logs invisible for client in certain spots on the map

v0.08b Energy now drains faster when carrying logs (and faster still if carrying two logs)
v0.08 Better looking log held model
v0.07 Sound effects added for adding sticks/logs and rocks to storage
v0.05 Carry log animation added to player

Logs should no longer fall through rocks

v0.03 Fixed log going to -1 if you died whilst holding a log
v0.02 Fixed shelter on fire spawning infinite logs

Fixed issue where sticks,rocks and logs needed could go to -1

v0.01 Logs added to the game
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