20 Advanced & Basic Building Tips & Tricks For Sons of the Forest

[@Marcus.Blundell]

You guys blew my mind with your 1-1/4 build method. I'm doing that for my next build for sure. I also felt that the standard 1 wasn't quite enough. I started a house and went for 1-1/2 and later felt it was slightly too high, but already finished most of the house and don't know if I really want to start over (not building in creative mode).

[@ReactiveGaming86]

One and a quarter is the perfect height we found. I’ve tried one and a half as well and I found it to be a little bit too high myself. You may as well go 2 grid high at that point.. lol

[@Cr4zyKm4n]

Thanks for all the tips RG.. you are making the game so much more fun to play when it comes to building... I have played the game since it came out and still love it

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you mate. I really appreciate it. I’m the same. I’m still loving a game even though I’ve been playing for almost a year.

[@GnomeSaying3]

Great video guys, very informative! James' fish factory idea is awesome, saves time when its attached to your base rather than constantly running to the river. You both seem very pleasant, thanks for sharing!

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you we really appreciate your positive feedback.

[@Arab152]

Glad to see some SOTF video's to prove that this game didn't falled after full release

[@ReactiveGaming86]

I don’t think this game failed at all. I’m pretty sure that everyone that has played this game loves it.

[@jennaowen5463]

thank you so much for these vids

[@ReactiveGaming86]

No problems I’m glad it helps.

[@Livegamestreaming]

If you hold tab you won’t need to keep opening the book if you’re laying down the same thing over and over

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Yeah. I know if you hold shift it will allow me to continuously place blueprints. It’s just a habit to open the book constantly.

[@Ryuzaki8DN]

i saw someone doing this but never figured how thank u so much

[@peachjackson9779]

37:17 console command 'removedead' would've helped out then, lol. Great video...💖

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Yeah definitely. Thank you, hopefully this was helpful.

[@DeadlyShyKitten]

Well I tried to stay mod free in this game but the second you pulled out the cat it was game over for me. I love the building tips and the cat!

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Hahahhahha thank you for making me laugh, I’m so glad you love the videos, i really appreciate the comment

[@dutchy1001]

Love the A-frame house here but to really finish it off you might want to use the "shelves" to make the gutters by the roof.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

That’s actually a really good idea. I have never even thought of that. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@Phantom-iv7lb]

I loved the rope bridge but I found it somewhat off seeing the planks popping through the wall so I tested placing 3/4 planks and it filled that space perfectly.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@Phantom-iv7lb Awesome, that’s a good idea. Thank you for letting me know 😀

[@zogibear]

Thanks so much for this guide and all the others you've done! I'm having some weird issue with the rope stairs though, it's refusing to connect to the floor :( great tip for the 1 1/4 build though, it gave us that bit of height we wanted without doubling completely.

[@user-smitty195]

Hey guys thanks for the tips.. When filling the walls in.. how do you lay the logs so quickly... When I lay them they only go in one at a time.. slowly.....

[@ReactiveGaming86]

You’re welcome hopefully that helps you out a bit. we did this in creative mode so it probably does lay a little bit quicker in there but we also have building animations turned off which also makes it a lot quicker

[@bobmonkey8877]

Once you've beat the story and unlocked creative mode, the "skip construction animations" option appears in the gameplay settings. This option can be toggled mid game.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@bobmonkey8877 yep you are absolutely correct thank you for your comment

[@mikealman9259]

Another really helpful tute guys 👏 an I swear that was the "Twerking Moose" passed out on James's floating platform. Or maybe it was just a death twitch🤔 (definitely different than a full on twerk lol)🤪

[@GLAZ3DPLAYZ]

Great tutorial, followed to a t and somehow could not open up the second floor as you did, got frustrated and hit some logs and down came the roof lol.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Oh no lol, Don’t give up, you’ll get it.

[@DontWatchAdsJustRefresh]

Such ease in explaining. Nice video keep it up

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you, we appreciate it.

[@johnirby8847]

Awesome tutorial!

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you!. hopefully it was helpful.

[@infinite4528]

yall are so wholesome

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you that’s probably one of the nicest things. Someone said to us on here.

[@Phantom-iv7lb]

I was having issues with the roof not allowing me to take the far supports out bc of the quarter log on the ends so I got the idea to hide a support on the overhang supports. I supported a log on the last full log in the middle with a strut right underneath the overhang, placed a quarter log on the end and then I was able to remove the inner supports. Sorry if it was hard to understand but it's hard to put into words. if I could post a small clip or photo of it I would.

[@anopinionatedtakeonreality2074]

What distance can the device teleport you from? Also, petition to have James replace the device sounds with that of a cat when using that mod

[@ReactiveGaming86]

You could be anywhere on the map and will teleport you back to your platform. There is no distance limit on this thankfully, and James always has to make weird noises. Hahahaha

[@margreetweistra1538]

Hey guys, great video. Just one thing. When I try to have 5 logs, I cannot take them all away. Only when I have just 4 logs. Is this a new thing with the last upgrade=

[@51ckl3y3]

haven't installed what i need to build like this yet but as a manual laborer this is my asmr game now

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@51ckl3y3 lol

[@DonFindlay-ej9ti]

Just a question on doors with a raised celing of a 1/4 log plus full log i cannot cut the 1/4 log cross member out. I see you do this with stone or this can only be done with a mod? Thanks in advance

[@ReactiveGaming86]

For the doorway, you probably need to leave that part out fill it in and then put the quarter on the top of the door

[@DonFindlay-ej9ti]

Thank you that worked

[@JonathanBriseboisLamarche]

I guess I'm still a newbie, but I would appreciate a video showing how to build a foundation like this :)

[@ReactiveGaming86]

No problems, we can make that happen

[@JonathanBriseboisLamarche]

@@ReactiveGaming86 thanks 🙏. You guys are the best. A foundation is technically simple, yet critical to get right to not end up with a ridiculous looking building in the end. I’m curious on the rationale behind the size (width, length and even height) of such foundation. For instance because we will will need a square space for a door, another for a stairwell, etc!

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@JonathanBriseboisLamarche you are right it may be a simple thing but if you don’t get it right, it can be a problem in the future but thankfully you can take away and add to your foundation. I would say the biggest key to getting it right as knowing what you’re gonna build first.

[@bobmonkey8877]

appreciate the great tips

[@ReactiveGaming86]

No problems, hopefully they helped a little bit. Thank you for your comment.

[@akiovzz1540]

Awesome dude 👍

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Thank you. Hopefully this helps out.

[@anopinionatedtakeonreality2074]

It’s amazing how much time you save by finishing the game once and then turning on the skip placing/chopping animation mode. It’s a novelty for a few hours but 50+ hrs into the game, the placing/chopping animations are just a nuisance.

[@ralphskitz5126]

i assumed it was a mod.. are you saying it's a further option u receive after completing the game ?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Absolutely, it is a massive timesaver by not watching those animations. I couldn’t play the game with it now.

[@Torriotorres]

I like chopping the wood. I like to be immersed. I stopped watching here, because it was to easy.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@Torriotorres yeah it’s unacceptable. It’s not for everybody.

[@blackbeardAquatics]

i got the game a week ago and not that into the story here for the build and placing over 2000 logs so far them animations got old real quick!😅

[@stormfire61]

trying to do your idea for the fire place, but just can not get the lines to appear, the game is not on creative but on a custom, running on a dedicated server, (Spare Computer)

[@ReactiveGaming86]

You just have to keep moving around until you said they will appear just have to be in the right position

[@smilingoma3334]

OMGosh this video has me subscribing to this channel! So many wonderful tips in making our bases better! LOVE the circular rug & coffee table ideas!!! Thanks for this video! ☮& ♥~ SmilingOma333 🙂

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Your very welcome, we really appreciate you subscribing thank you

[@Ryuzaki8DN]

does the fence work ? bc usually when u don't spike only one log in the wall they can climb over and there u have nothing

[@3rdaxis649]

Never thought to put the quarter logs at the bottom of the wall when doing one and a quarter high. MUCH easier.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Yeah, it was James’s idea and it works really well specially when you’re trying to fill-in the quarter bit

[@kuza3318]

How do you continuously build without having to constantly gather materials, or is this a private/custom server?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@kuza3318 yeah, that’s just console commands that allow you to have infinite log stone and stuff

[@amyramsey9100]

how do you place single stones all in lines of 4 without dealing with command problems, like i am having, playing with xbox 1 controler

[@unknown_28___]

hi i got a question......how do you skip the placeing animation?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Have you finished the game yet?

[@RT-jt6yo]

How do you get notes in the build book

[@jamescena7300]

having a bit of troubles removing middle scaffolding on A-frame roof, the end ones come out fine just the middle ones, I 100% have the top beam supported on both sides with half logs as shown in the video, wondering if anyone can help

[@ReactiveGaming86]

I’ve heard that happening a few times happens to us occasionally as well so normally what we do is just tear that section down rebuild and it should work.

[@paulmason8986]

@@ReactiveGaming86 I'm having the same issue. Everything is removed except the center line. At the top, it won't let me remove the quarter logs or the cross bars on the end to begin the dismantling. I've rebuilt the peak and the issue still persists.

[@paulmason8986]

Work-around: I placed a strut on the bottom beam (of the top two) as well as the top beam and left that beam in. Everything else come out good.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@paulmason8986 nice one good job

[@rosadiwirawan6453]

why theres no point end at rope stair cant click at the bottom floor...?

[@christopherwells6636]

Yea James we don't understand when you say click it while putting the rope bridge for the stairs up? I on controller on PC as well. What do I click?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

click it/action it.i use xbox controller.a reason the point might not be there is the planks at the floor point might be placed the wrong way,they must be parrallel with the upstaiars beam

[@BaconBrook_]

How did you disable the place animation?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

I believe that is in your options setting right down the bottom. There should be building animations. You should be able to toggle that on and off.

[@BaconBrook_]

@@ReactiveGaming86 Nope its not there 😥

[@BaconBrook_]

Would be nice if you could make a Video about it ngl

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@BaconBrook_ have you finished the game yet?

[@BaconBrook_]

@@ReactiveGaming86 no why ?

[@eucriss1255]

The roof dosen't working, i did everything the same as you and and can't remove all the logs like in this vid, maybe make one dadicated to the roof start to finish without cuts. Thanks

[@epicbruhh]

31:57 who know if we can make more than 1 teleporter ?

[@ReactiveGaming86]

You can, but you could only activate one at a time

[@epicbruhh]

@@ReactiveGaming86 ok bruh

[@JohnRamsey-c2g]

HOW DO YOU DO THE FLOOR?

[@amyramsey9100]

fireplace in hole and there is no prompts to fill in frount while fireplace blueprint exist?

[@Justinasz]

You can use half planks or 3/4 for stairs if you do not want full planks sticking out of your wall.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

WOW thanks for vthe heads up,i thought that was only possible on rope bridges

[@johndavies5985]

I'm stuck on laying the floor. Where to put it?

[@toshikotanaka3249]

I couldn't make the rope stairs. I would wait until I had the arrow icon and then attach the rope on the left side of the beam, run it back to where I wanted to attach it to the floor and nothing happened. It wouldn't attach to the floor. Right side either. I did the build the same way you guys had it.

[@HellBoy.Aust.1969]

hi toshiko-the unknown issue with the ropebridges is that the planks on both sides of the intended floor location, is to be both layed horizontally.its a silly thing but never the less this should fix your problem.

[@toshikotanaka3249]

@@HellBoy.Aust.1969 I don't understand your instructions. The floor is stone and the beam I attach the rope to is stone, just like in the video. I attach the rope when I see the arrow and run it back to where I want the stairs to start and try to attach the rope to the stone floor but it won't let me. I don't know what you mean when you say the planks on both sides of the floor location need to be horizontal. What planks?

[@HellBoy.Aust.1969]

is the distance longer then 1 log span,the ropebridge has a minimum of 2 log span to be connectable

[@toshikotanaka3249]

@@HellBoy.Aust.1969 I built my structure exactly the same as the one in the video and started the bridge one square away from the door. If I place a log beam close to the floor from the wall to the first pilar, or use stone, the rope will connect to that and you could then lay planks to make the bridge but it's high at the bottom and you'll have to jump to start walking up the bridge to the second floor. It's frustrating because the rope won't attach to the floor and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I've made buildings before in the game, I've just never worked with rope. They guy in the video, James right? He is attaching the rope to the stone floor correct? I can't understand why I'm unable to do so. I've built it exactly the same as his structure so why can he fix the rope endpoints to the stone floor but I cannot? I really want to make this A frame base so I might have to just live with it.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

hi again sorri for the delay,may i suggest jumping into our discord and giving jame a shout out in the general chat ,and he will jump in and sort this out for u.providing u havent given up on the ropestairs.ps ,im out of room @ my place to lol

[@shashankpatel7014]

how to get skip animations option I dont have it

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Have you finished the game yet?

[@shashankpatel7014]

@@ReactiveGaming86 not fully maybe half or so

[@shashankpatel7014]

@@ReactiveGaming86 and I hae another qurstion for you what if you build more than one teleporter what will happen can you include it in your next video?

[@JasonLihani]

Something about two dudes holding 150kg stones while having a casual conversation comes across as really goofy.

[@neon-nx8cz]

it wouldnt let me place the supports for the roof no icon is showing

[@ReactiveGaming86]

You may need to take that section down and try again. Hopefully that works for you normally when it’s not showing icon to do something, there’s something wrong somewhere else..

[@neon-nx8cz]

@@ReactiveGaming86 found out it was letting me do stone supports so I did them instead

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@neon-nx8cz Nice, good work.

[@cubei501]

30:29 "REOW!!"

[@johnirby8847]

I thought you could use half logs, quarter logs, etc. For doors and shutters?

[@GamerGuyFTW]

5:33 yo 👁👁

[@keithwilliamson1548]

👍👍👍

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Glad you liked it, hopefully it was helpful for you

[@michaelhenderson7739]

I cannot get the fireplace to work. I’ve tried more times than I can remember, crouched, moved, nothing works.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

hi --try moving back about a log span and when u crouch u should see the prompt.hope this helps

[@turbompson4546]

how do you have unlimited stones

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@turbompson4546 we use console commands

[@kenni-dj3sb]

9:03. Just laughing rn

[@ReactiveGaming86]

glad to see u enjoyed it ,hope it was helpful to u aswell

[@OnlyUseMeBIades]

“You can only go 5 pillars long”. Thats not accurate, I just built, last night, maybe 15x15 or larger, I can't quite recall, but I don't have any pillars. Plus, two out of the four sides are just free floating there. Oh, and I didn't even use debug destroy.

[@ReactiveGaming86]

yeah ,the wording is everything,if u do a 5 span place a wall then continue to the next 5 logs and so on, and place another wall,there will be no need for debug

[@Portsanta]

The A frame house doesn’t work anymore remove this shit Edit: Sorry I got emotional after my progress was reduced to next to none after several hours of work😀 Still didn’t work for me tho

[@ReactiveGaming86]

It works perfectly fine, what’s the problem you’re having?

[@Portsanta]

@@ReactiveGaming86 Idk maybe I need to fully rebuild it. I can remove the outermost supports, but the second level of the second innermost supports gets stuck with weird supports stringing from the roof like this symbol {

[@Portsanta]

I’m compensating with wall supports now cause I cba to rebuild it. I’m on a survival world

[@ReactiveGaming86]

@@Portsanta that is very strange. Not sure whether that would happen unfortunately sorry

[@djsheva1983]

maybe you give me your facebook i need help , i did a massive floor already , but i need ideeas !

[@ReactiveGaming86]

Hello, sorry I don’t hand out my personal information to people but if you want to join the discord I’m sure there’s some people that are able to come give you a hand. discord.gg/ns6rQH72