Building your own settlement and upgrading it is a major part of Sons of the Forest.
Like in the previous game from Endnight Games, The Forest, players will need plenty of resources to create their own houses and defenses to keep themselves safe from the cannibals that inhabit the island.
To do so, they will naturally need plenty of resources, including wood. While there are plenty of trees on the island, transporting the log to your base can become quite time-consuming and tedious after a while.
Sons of the Forest log sled: Can you make it?
In The Forest, players were able to create a log sled. This allowed them to bring wood much faster to their settlements. For a while after release, including many updates, the log sled was excluded from Sons of the Forest. But in the May 11 update, the developer finally added the log sled, allowing players to carry the hefty material back and forth.
Evolving from the previous game, there are two variations of the log sled that players can use, with one requiring harder resources to get like skulls. As with other recipes in the game, you simply need to select the blueprint from your guidebook and then place the materials required.
The larger log sled appears to be more durable and can carry more logs than the basic version at the cost of needing many more resources. The base version will likely work to help you get your first base started, alongside Kelvin of course.
It was an interesting exclusion up to this point, to say the least. But players should keep in mind that Sons of the Forest is in early access.
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How to make a sled in Sons of the Forest
To create your own sled in Sons of the Forest, you’ll need access to a 3D Printer. Luckily, there’s one accessible at the start of the game.
To get your hands on a 3D Printer, you’ll need to head out to a cave. There are multiple caves in the game, but one can be found on the western side of the island. Its location has been marked below with a red square. It’s near the place where the helicopter crashes at the start of the game, so getting there shouldn’t be much of a hassle.
In the cave, you’ll be able to find a 3D Printer, with which you have the option to create various items, including a sled.
How to craft a sled with the 3D printer
To craft certain items, you’ll need ink. When it comes to sleds, you’ll need 1,000 milliliters of ink. Luckily, more ink should be found in the caves where 3D Printers are located.
What can you use the sled for in Sons of the Forest?
This sled can be used to slide down from mountains or rivers, but you won’t be able to use it to transport wood logs or any other items. While it’s not quite as useful as the log sled from the previous game, it’s definitely better than nothing.
