The Sons of the Forest group lays out a few of its replace plans for the horror survival sport because it solutions questions from the group, and it appears like there’s loads of welcome additions within the works. Since its launch by way of Steam Early Entry, the Sons of the Forest participant depend has confirmed simply how excessive demand is for the cannibal-infested sequel, and there are tons extra coming for followers to sit up for.
The Sons of the Forest Discord organised a Q&A session with the event group at Endnight Video games, and had loads of inquiries to ask. Whereas the group is clearly reluctant to offer all its future plans away and emphasises, “We don’t need to promise options that may not make it,” it did give us some glimpses at what we will count on within the coming months.
Companion enhancements are first on the playing cards – each Kelvin and Virginia in Sons of the Forest are already useful, however there’s extra coming. The group is engaged on extra attainable duties for Kelvin, together with “having him assist assemble a wall round your base, or fortify/restore the bottom when wanted.” As for Virginia, the group desires her to have “extra bravery if she has a weapon, and likewise relying on what number of mutants and cannibals she has killed.”
Endnight desires these Sons of the Forest mutants and cannibals to have extra character, as properly. It’s planning “extra ambient actions for the cannibals to do round their villages,” together with “extra forms of buildings they’ll dwell in to offer the totally different camps extra selection.” There’s “a minimum of one [enemy] character that wasn’t prepared for the primary launch” within the works and potential for extra “together with variations on a few of the present enemies.”
Devoted servers are a much-discussed matter, and Endnight says, “That is one thing we’re engaged on within the background however we don’t have a precise date but.” As for instruments to take care of griefers, the group admits, “That is at all times actually difficult, our hope as builders is that individuals simply be good to one another however sadly that isn’t what occurs.” It provides that the group is wanting into choices to assist restrict griefing dangers for the longer term.
One widespread grievance is simply how highly effective the Sons of the Forest GPS locator is – with its skill to find the whole story instantly, some gamers fear it’s detrimental to the sport’s pure pacing. “We do agree it’s a problem and a few gamers are simply working all the way in which to the ending as a substitute of dwelling/current on the planet,” Endnight says, “we’ve got a bunch of concepts internally however don’t but have an ideal resolution.”
The group asks about the opportunity of sooner transportation instruments, and Endnight says, “We do have what we predict is a extremely cool thought for this.” Nonetheless, it says it’s cautious of revealing extra particulars for now “in case it isn’t as enjoyable as we predict it is perhaps, or doesn’t work properly with the atmosphere.”
What about log sleds, although? The much-loved software from The Forest isn’t at present a part of its sequel, nevertheless it appears like a return is perhaps on the playing cards. “This is without doubt one of the actually cool issues about early entry,” Endnight says, “Internally we didn’t realise how a lot individuals actually appreciated the log sled, and because of the quantity of bugs it had within the first sport we weren’t positive if it was price placing again in or not, nevertheless it’s turn into clear that it’s one thing gamers miss.”
Among the many different enhancements mentioned within the interview are expanded crafting, new constructing choices and ghost blueprints, and “a extra superior cooking system” that the group says is at present in a prototype state and can “seemingly come into the sport in a future patch.” As for the potential for extra wildlife, the group says, “we don’t at present plan on including bears or wolves [which were mentioned in the question], however probably different animals.”
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