Food is the main source of energy in Endnight Games’s 2018 survival game The Forest. Your character needs to eat often to perform daily tasks on the island, so it’s necessary to have some basic hunting tools ready in your inventory. After all, players have to keep their energy full all the time to defeat cannibals and continue the search for Timmy.
Like in real life, there are many ways to get food in the wild, including hunting and fishing. The Weak Spear is a versatile tool that’s perfect for both; it works as a fishing rod and a hunting weapon, making it a must-have for your kit. This guide will show you how to get a Weak Spear in The Forest.
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How To Craft The Weak Spear In The Forest
Crafting a Weak Spear is pretty easy in The Forest. To make this tool, players only need to collect two Sticks. Thankfully, Sticks are quite common and can be gathered quickly from all around the peninsula.
Start by equipping any axe from your inventory. By now, you should already have the Plane Axe since it’s the first weapon you pick up after the crash. To grab it, just hit ‘I’ to open your inventory and click on the axe. Next, look for some small trees (or saplings) nearby; you’ll find plenty deeper in the forest. When you spot a sapling, simply left-click to chop it down. Each sapling will drop two to four Sticks.
Cutting down big trees will give you Logs, so try to avoid those while looking for Sticks.
Moreover, players can also get Sticks by breaking down wooden stands found around the island. After you chop them, press the ‘E’ button to pick up the Sticks. Once you’ve collected the materials, open your inventory and right-click on each Stick to place them on the crafting mat. Then, right-click the gear icon once more to start the process, and the Weak Spear will be ready to use.
How To Use Weak Spear In The Forest
As mentioned above, the Weak Spear is a special tool players can use to catch fish or hunt animals in The Forest. While roaming around the forested biome, Eric LeBlanc can spot fish in many areas, including the ocean, rivers, ponds, and even in caves.
Once the fish is found, take out the Weak Spear from your inventory by pressing the ‘I’ button and selecting it. After you have equipped it, hold down the right-click to position the spear, then face the fish and left-click to throw it. It might take a few tries, so keep at it until you succeed. Players can use this spear to get animal meat and skin, especially from fast ones like Deer and Rabbits.
When thrown, the spear can be
tough to recover
. So, gather plenty of Sticks to craft more on the go, as you can only carry one spear at a time in your inventory.
- Released
- April 30, 2018
- Developer(s)
- Endnight Games
- Publisher(s)
- Endnight Games
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Engine
- Unity
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity
- How Long To Beat
- 15 Hours
- Number of Players
- 8 (PC), 4 (PS4)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong