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The nature guide is a chapter of the survival guide in which the player automatically notes what plants and animals they have found so far. It also gives an overview of what plants and animals can be found in The Forest.

The chapter is divided into two sections, the first containing two pages of plants and the second containing three pages of animals. Each kind of animals and plants has a box next to it, that is checked when the player encountered that animal or plant. An encounter is defined as picking or eating a plant or spotting an animal respectively.

Plant Life[]

# Natures Guide Nature Guide Image In-Game Image
1
Aloe
Aloe vera
1
Blackberries
Rubus ursinus
1
Oval-leaved Blueberries
Vaccinium ovalifollium
1
Chanterelle Mushroom
Cantharellus cibarius
1
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
1
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
1
Dandelion
taraxacum officinale
1
Deer Mushroom
Pluteus cervinus
1
Fireweed
Chamerion angustifolium
2
Amanita Mushroom
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
2
Horsetail
Equisetum
2
Jack O Lantern Mushroom
Omphalotus olearius
2
Liberty Cap Mushroom
Psilocybe semilanceata
2
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
2
Poison Powderpuff Mushroom
Findous meous
2
Snowberries
Symphoricarpos albus
2
Thistle
Carduus marianus
2
Twinberries
Lonicera involucrata


Animal Life[]

# Natures Guide Nature Guide Image In-Game Image
1
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
1
Surgeon Fish
Zebrasoma xanthurum
1
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
1
Boar
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
1
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
1
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
1
Ozark cavefish
Amblyopsis rosae
1
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
1
Northwestern crow
Corvus caurinus
2
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
2
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
2
Glaucous Winged Gull
Larus hyperboreus
2
Tree Goanna
Varanus varius
2
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
2
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
2
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
2
Ring-Billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
2
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
3
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
3
Tortoise
Testudo graeca
3
Rock Beauty Fish
Holacanthus tricolor
3
Bluecheek butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus
3
Paracanthurus
Paracanthurus hepatus
3
Carp koi
Cyprinus carpio haematopterus

There are two types of carp
3
Carp
Cyprinus carpio

3
Pacific Cod
Gadus macvocephalus
3
Pacific Cod
Gadus macvocephalus

There are two types of cod

Known Bugs[]

  • "Twinberry" also appears on the last page of the animal life section (confirmed in v0.60b).
  • Even though all animals are listed in alphabetical order, the carp and cod appear on page 3, between animals whose names start with "y".
  • Currently the oyster is not listed in the nature guide (confirmed in v0.60b).
  • In the nature guide there are inconsistencies in the names of animals and their images. Maybe fix it.

Trivia[]

  • Currently, the nature guide lists "Twinberry" and "Snowberry" in singular, whereas "Blueberries" and "Blackberries" appear in plural (confirmed in v0.60b).
  • The nature guide does not list animals passive to the player, as for instance spiders or starfish. This might be due to the developers not wanting to cause confusion where to find these creatures as the player would not have a well defined action when to mark them in their guide.


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Update History[]

Version Changes
v1.0 All plants in the nature guide are now checked off by looking at them briefly in the world

Added plant/animal specific message when ticking off stuff in nature guide

New check off animals system added with drawings. As you find animals and plants in the world, the greyscale drawings will turn to colored pictures. To activate, look at animals or plants up close for a short period of time.