Sons of the Forest: How To Get A Flashlight & Mounted Flashlight Upgrade | Exploration Guide

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You can’t fight what you can’t see. Darkness is a huge problem in Sons of the Forest. After crashing on a lost island, you’ll have a lighter and not much else. If you want to explore the many underground locations marked on your map, you’ll need something better than a torch. Flashlights are quiet, useful tools for sneaking through dark environments — enemies in the underground can’t see, so they’ll completely ignore your flashlight if you stay quiet. The Flashlight is practically required, and you can find an even better version with the Mountable Flashlight Upgrade. This can be attached to your Pistol or Shotgun. This is the only way to use the two-handed Shotgun while still lighting up an area. You really don’t want to miss it.

More Sons of the Forest guides:

How To Escape The Island | Ending Guide | How To Get The Shovel & Unlock Hidden Underground Locations | How To Find A 3D Printer | How To Get The Pistol | Where To Find The Best Weapon | All Keycard Locations

There are four basic light sources in Sons of the Forest — the Lighter, the Torch, the Flashlight and the Mountable Flashlight. You start with a Lighter, the Torch can be crafted with simple materials, and the Flashlights must be found on the map.

Torch: The torch is the basic workhorse light source of the early game — much more powerful than the lighter, and the fire is bright enough to scare away cannibals. Cannibals will back away from fire, and they’ll ignore your bright light when underground. Albino underground cannibals can’t see, so they only react to sound. The torch is very simple to make.

Flashlight: The Flashlight is one of the most important tools in your arsenal. To acquire the Flashlight, go to the purple Beta Team GPS marker on your map