The Forest will test your skills as you navigate through the dense woodlands and survive long enough to find your son. The journey will be treacherous, and along the way, you will meet various enemies in varying shapes and forms. You need to defend yourself with the right weapons, and while you might get some along the way, not all of them are worth having. In this guide, we will see the best weapons to find and use in The Forest.
The Forest – Top 3 Best Weapons to Find and Use
The Forest will offer you plenty of weapons to defend yourself in the early game, but not all of them are worth your time. Here we will see the best weapons to find and use in The Forest.
How to Get Molotov Cocktail in The Forest
The Molotov Cocktail is quite easy to make in the early game, as you can use the items you can find from the plane crash. To craft a Molotov Cocktail, you just need one Alcohol Bottle and one Rag. You will also need a lighter to set it alight. Just toss the cocktail at nearby enemies to make a quick getaway.
How to Get the Modern Bow in The Forest
For long-ranged weapons, the Modern Bow is the best one out there. There are various arrows you can find and use that will give you various boosts to kill the target. But finding the Modern Bow is not an easy task, as you need to explore Cave 7 to get it. Before you decide to take on this dangerous journey, you should come prepared with a Rebreather, a climbing ax, and essential supplies.
You can find the entrance to Cave 7 as you keep to the left side of the sinkhole in the middle of the map and keep making your way north. Enter the cave to find hanging bodies, and keep going till you find a rope leading down. Head down, defeat the enemies here, and destroy the barricade. Head left till you can find another rope that takes you down. Keep going down and find other ropes that will go down again.
You also have to use your climbing ax to climb across and reach certain ropes. Make your way down, then run past or fight all the enemies. You will know you are going in the right direction if you find an Armsie hanging as well as an orange camp tent.
There is a chasm here that will take you down further. Keep going, fight enemies, and destroy more barricades till you reach a pool. Keep to the right and keep going till you come across the deeper entrance to the pool.
Enter the pool of water using the Rebreather, go down, then straight, then go back up after crossing the gap. Once you exit it, you will come across an area with blood on the floor and tents and crates around the area. Check the crates, on top of them, is the Modern Bow and some arrows you can pick up and use.
How to Get the Modern Ax in The Forest
The Modern Ax is a great melee weapon that does high damage and can block incoming enemies. Besides killing enemies, you can also use it to gather resources like wood and help you break down items. The Modern Axe can be found in the Hanging Cave (Cave 2) near the first main cannibal village near the plane crash site.
Enter the cave through the west entrance and keep going till you can find a rope that will take you down. Keep hugging the left side of the cave till the cave turns left. Go through the corridor past the hanging body parts till you meet two cannibals.
Defeat them, then immediately turn left till you can spot an entrance. There is a skull lantern here that will guide the way and a rope that will take you down. Once you reach the bottom, head down the corridor till you can spot crates of items you can loot. At the back of the area is a crate that has the Modern Ax on top.
That’s all there is to know about the best weapons to use in The Forest. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.