Sons of the Forest: How To Learn New Recipes (Crafts)

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In order to learn new recipes and craft items in , players must venture out into the wild and collect enough materials from different areas. The starting equipment players are able to use allows them to gather plenty of these materials from the region on the map where the game begins. Simply picking up an item that has not been in their inventory before opens up all the crafting recipes associated with that object, giving players new recipes that they learn automatically.

Once players pick up a new object from the world, the basic controls in guide them to a gear icon found on the item in their inventory. Placing that item to the center of their Inventory Mat gives players to option to see what materials are needed to combine that object into a new item through crafting. Unlike structures that are built outside in the world rather than in the inventory menu, players are able to take their time and investigate items to see what recipes they've learned.

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Although players have every structure recipe from the start of the game, and most crafted recipes are learned when new items are picked up, there are advanced recipes that are more elusive to find. Most of the time, players are able to simply explore the world for items they haven't had in their inventory before, especially when finding the Rope Gun in that lets them travel to new areas. Advanced recipes, on the other hand, are found with 3D Printers scattered around the map with special recipes for much rarer items.

3D Printers can be found on the player's GPS when searching the map, indicated by green flashing pointers.

These printers only run on Printer Ink, and cost Resin to construct certain types of