The Forest Crafting Guide

Our The Forest crafting guide will help you survive the game’s most harsh environments, powerful enemies and demanding challenges. In The Forest, crafting is a game mechanic where players can create new, and also enhance, existing items by combining raw components found in the wilderness. In order to craft/enhance an item, follow the steps shown below.

• While in game, open the inventory screen.
• Place the required raw materials to create or enhance a specific item in the middle section of the screen (the crafting mat), by right-clicking on each one of them. Keep in mind that you can add the raw materials in any order, however, you can create/enhance only a single item at once. So, for example, its impossible to combine 10x Booze and 10x Cloths to create 10 Molotovs at once.
• If the recipe is correct, a gear will appear below the items in the inventory as shown in the screen below.



• Right click this gear to create the desired item.
• You can place the newly created item into your inventory by right-clicking it.

For example, to craft an arrow, place a stick and five feathers on the crafting mat. When the gear appears, right-click it to execute the recipe. Right-click the newly created arrow to place it in your inventory.

The Forest crafting guide – Item Recipes

The Forest crafting guide is essentially a list of all recipes and crafting materials that are currently available in the game. Recipe descriptions are also provided in order to help you strategize your gameplay.

Upgrading Items

Name	Recipe	Description
Speed Upgrade	Feather + Sap + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Crafted Club OR Upgraded Stick OR Machete OR Tennis Racket OR Club )	Increases the attack speed of the weapon by 0.1, while decreasing damage by 0.05.
Damage Upgrade	Teeth + Sap + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Crafted Club OR Upgraded Stick OR Machete OR Tennis Racket OR Club )	Increases the damage of the weapon by 0.1 points, while decreasing the attack speed by 0.05.
Damage Upgrade+	Booze + Sap + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Crafted Club OR Upgraded Stick OR Machete OR Tennis Racket OR Club OR Upgraded Rock )	Increases the damage of the weapon by 0.2 points, while decreasing the attack speed by 0.1.
Fire Upgrade	Cloth + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Crafted Club OR Upgraded Stick OR Club )	This upgrade allows the weapon to set enemies on fire.
Fire+ Upgrade	Cloth + Booze + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Crafted Club OR Upgraded Stick OR Club )	More Damage than fire upgrade.
Poison Upgrade	4x Twin Berries OR 4x Snow Berries OR Amanita Mushroom OR Jack Mushroom + ( Plane Axe OR Crafted Axe OR Rusty Axe OR Modern Axe OR Upgraded Spear OR Incendiary Spear OR Machete OR Katana )	It allows you apply poison to the weapon.
Flashlight Upgrade	Flashlight + Electrical Tape + ( Chainsaw OR Modern Bow OR Crafted Bow OR Flintlock Pistol )	You can attach a flashlight to your weapon using this upgrade.

Weapons and Tools

Name	Recipe	Description
Crafted Axe	Stick + Rock + Rope	Useful in cutting trees and combat.
Crafted Bow	Stick + Cloth + Rope	Useful for hunting cannibals.
Upgraded Stick	Stick + Cloth	Causes higher damage than regular stick.
Upgraded Rock	Rock + Cloth	Causes higher damage than a regular rock.
Weak Spear	2x Stick	Useful for fishing and hunting.
Upgraded Spear	Weak Spear + 2x Cloth + 3x Bone	Upgraded version of spear, you can attack cannibals but when they are alone.
Incendiary Spear	Upgraded Spear + Cloth + Booze	Better than upgraded spear, you can set enemies on fire using it as a held weapon or a projectile.
Slingshot	Stick + Cloth + Electrical Tape	Can be used to throw rocks.
Arrow	Stick + 5x Feather	This recipe gives you a pack of 5 arrows, they can be used with a bow.
Fire Arrow	5x Arrow + Cloth + Booze	A pack of five arrows, used to set enemies on fire.
Bone Arrow	Stick + 5x Feather + 5x Bone	A pack of five arrows, more effective than regular arrows.
Poison Arrow	5x Arrow + ( 4x Twin Berries OR 4x Snow Berries OR Amanita Mushroom OR Jack Mushroom )	A pack of five arrows, attack your enemies with them and they will have less speed and decreased attack.
Flintlock Pistol	Gun Part 1 + Gun Part 2 + Gun Part 3 + Gun Part 4 + Gun Part 5 + Gun Part 6 + Gun Part 7 + Gun Part 8	Single shot pistol, requires old gun ammo.
Bomb	Booze + Circuit Board + Coins + Wrist Watch + Electrical Tape	Regular bomb, creating enough damage to kill a lot of enemies in a single explosion.
Sticky Bomb	Bomb + Sap	This bomb can stick to its target.
Head Bomb	Bomb + Head	Most powerful explosive in the game, kills all enemies in a single explosion.
Molotov Cocktail	Cloth + Booze	A bomb with liquor inside, sets all enemies in range on fire. You need a lighter to use it.
Toy	Torso + Toy Head + Toy Right Arm + Toy Left Arm + Toy Right Leg + Toy Left Leg	It can be used as a weapon and you will be rewarded an achievement for crafting this.

Consumables

Name	Recipe	Description
Herbal Medicine	Aloe Vera + Marigold	Restores some lost health.
Herbal Medicine+	Aloe Vera + Marigold + Coneflower	Restores lost health completely.
Energy Mix	Chicory + Coneflower	It restores energy.
Energy Mix+	Chicory + Coneflower + Aloe Vera	It restores the entire energy bar.

Armor Crafting

Name	Recipe	Description
Lizard Skin Armor	Lizard Skin	This is the most basic armor in the game. Just kill a lizard and skin it. You can then equip up to 6 of these at once.
Stealth Armor	Lizard Skin + 15x Leaf	It offers the same defensive capabilities as lizard skin armor but with an added advantage to stealth. It also helps with disguise when you are in the bushes. You can wear up to 6 of these.
Warmsuit	Raccoon Skin + 6x Deer Skin + 4x Boar Skin + Rabbit Fur + 2x Rope + 2x Cloth	This suit can be used as an armor in cold environments.
Bone Armor	3x Cloth + 6x Bone	Twice More effective than Lizard skin armor. You can wear up to 6 of these.
Rabbit Fur Boots	3x Rabbit Fur + 2x Rope	Made from rabbit fur, they keep you warm while improving stealth.
Snowshoes	5x Stick + 2x Rope	Allow the player to move effectively on snow.

Miscellaneous Items

Name	Recipe	Description
Rope	7x Cloth
Orange Paint	2x Marigold + Sap
Blue Paint	2x Blueberry + Sap
Blue Painted Weapon	Blue Paint + ( Plain Axe OR Upgraded Rock OR Upgraded Stick )	Upgrade Aesthetics of your weapons, no added benefit.
Orange Painted Weapon	Orange Paint + ( Plaine Axe OR Upgraded Rock OR Upgraded Stick )	Upgrade Aesthetics of your weapons, no added benefit.
Repair Tool	2x Stick + Rock + 2x Cloth + 10x Sap	This tool can be used to repair damaged buildings.

Containers

Name	Recipe	Description
Water Skin	2x Deer Skin + Rope	Used to transport water.
Pouch	2x Rabbit Fur	If you don’t have this, you will consume all berries and mushrooms at once. This allows you to store them for later use.
Rock Bag	Boar Skin + 3x Rope + Cloth	It can store 10 stones.
Stick Bag	Rabbit Fur + 2x Rope + 3x Cloth	It can store 20 sticks.
Throwable Rock Bag	Rabbit Fur + Rope	It can store 20 throwable rocks.
Spear Bag	2x Boar Skin + 2x Deer Skin + 2x Cloth + 3x Rope	It can store 5 spears.
Quiver	3x Rabbit Fur + Rope	It can store 20 more arrows.

The Forest Crafting Guide – Video

In case you are not familiar with how crafting works in The Forest, follow the instructions shown in the video below and you will get the hand of it in no time!

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Last Update: 01 July 2021