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About this mod
Having recently returned to The Forest after all these years, I found certain aspects of the game to be rather bothersome, even though I understand they are intentional design choices by the developers. As a developer myself, I wanted to play the game as I envisioned it after completing it without mods.
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Having recently returned to The Forest after all these years, I found certain aspects of the game to be rather
bothersome, even though I understand they are intentional design choices
by the developers. As a developer myself, I wanted to play the game as I
envisioned it after completing it without mods. The particular aspects
that bothered me were: Water Blur, Flashlight, and Lighter.
About Water Blur:
I understand that it's realistic for my vision to become almost blinded
by particles and such when underwater, resulting in a blurry mess. Do I
like it? No. Do I understand it? Yes. Therefore, I've removed the
underwater blur to make the underwater environment clearer.
About Flashlight:
In my initial playthrough (co-op), I hardly used the flashlight. Why?
Because the game was too dark, necessitating the use of the built-in
color grading feature to brighten things up. However, caves and nights
were still too dark (which is realistic and I appreciate), but the
flashlight barely emitted more light than the default lighter and
drained battery incredibly quickly — approximately 10 minutes according
to the wiki ("The flashlight emits a bright source of light when turned
on, and it lasts for about 10 minutes."). Therefore, I've increased the
radius and range of the flashlight's illumination, as well as extended
its battery life to approximately 60 minutes.
About Lighter:
This one was a real pain in the ass to tweak. I struggled to figure out how
to mod its values; it was quite confusing. After spending countless
hours debugging and testing, I couldn't find a solution. So, if
adjusting the range of the lighter is a common annoyance for you as
well, any help with modding it would be greatly appreciated.
About Inventory:
my hands can only hold so many rocks and sticks at once. But my backpack?
That thing is already stuffed with meds, human bodies part, turtle
shells, a bunch of melee weapons, and, somehow, a focking katana. So,
yeah, it’s a video game. The Forest has a "survival" tag on Steam, but
every time I play solo, I never bother with building a base. Instead, I
just hoard sticks and leaves to craft a tent whenever I need to save.
That’s why I find item limits unnecessary. Now, with this mod, the item
cap is set to unlimited, meaning you can carry as much items as you
want.
⚠️ATENTION OLD⚠️
Currently, the "Better Flashlight" mod has a known bug. When playing in multiplayer, your friends flashlights turn into overwhelming beams of light that illuminate excessively. This is a confirmed error.
If you're playing in singleplayer mode, you can safely use ALL the mod without any issues. However, if you plan on playing multiplayer, it is recommended that you avoid using the "Better Flashlight" mod as well as any merged files (since I included it in the merged version). For more information, please read the pinned post.
⚠️Backup your Assembly-CSharp.dll ⚠️
How to install 📑
you DONT need a modmanager, just download the mod that you want and put in:
put the Assembly-CSharp.dll inside of Managed folder.
How to uninstall🗑️
put the original Assembly-CSharp.dll that you have backed up, inside of Managed folder. Done.
⚠️For those who run the 32-bit version of The Forest ⚠️
If you're running the 32-bit version of the game, you need to place the mod in 'TheForest32_Data' instead of 'TheForest_Data.' Otherwise, adding the mod won't make any changes.
Special Thanks:
EvilQuail - tester
Encry - tester
Jiminshi3000 - support on comments
thank you all of those that reported a bug <3
More info about: Repository
bothersome, even though I understand they are intentional design choices
by the developers. As a developer myself, I wanted to play the game as I
envisioned it after completing it without mods. The particular aspects
that bothered me were: Water Blur, Flashlight, and Lighter.
About Water Blur:
I understand that it's realistic for my vision to become almost blinded
by particles and such when underwater, resulting in a blurry mess. Do I
like it? No. Do I understand it? Yes. Therefore, I've removed the
underwater blur to make the underwater environment clearer.
About Flashlight:
In my initial playthrough (co-op), I hardly used the flashlight. Why?
Because the game was too dark, necessitating the use of the built-in
color grading feature to brighten things up. However, caves and nights
were still too dark (which is realistic and I appreciate), but the
flashlight barely emitted more light than the default lighter and
drained battery incredibly quickly — approximately 10 minutes according
to the wiki ("The flashlight emits a bright source of light when turned
on, and it lasts for about 10 minutes."). Therefore, I've increased the
radius and range of the flashlight's illumination, as well as extended
its battery life to approximately 60 minutes.
About Lighter:
This one was a real pain in the ass to tweak. I struggled to figure out how
to mod its values; it was quite confusing. After spending countless
hours debugging and testing, I couldn't find a solution. So, if
adjusting the range of the lighter is a common annoyance for you as
well, any help with modding it would be greatly appreciated.
About Inventory:
my hands can only hold so many rocks and sticks at once. But my backpack?
That thing is already stuffed with meds, human bodies part, turtle
shells, a bunch of melee weapons, and, somehow, a focking katana. So,
yeah, it’s a video game. The Forest has a "survival" tag on Steam, but
every time I play solo, I never bother with building a base. Instead, I
just hoard sticks and leaves to craft a tent whenever I need to save.
That’s why I find item limits unnecessary. Now, with this mod, the item
cap is set to unlimited, meaning you can carry as much items as you
want.
⚠️ATENTION OLD⚠️
Currently, the "Better Flashlight" mod has a known bug. When playing in multiplayer, your friends flashlights turn into overwhelming beams of light that illuminate excessively. This is a confirmed error.
If you're playing in singleplayer mode, you can safely use ALL the mod without any issues. However, if you plan on playing multiplayer, it is recommended that you avoid using the "Better Flashlight" mod as well as any merged files (since I included it in the merged version). For more information, please read the pinned post.
⚠️Backup your Assembly-CSharp.dll ⚠️
How to install 📑
you DONT need a modmanager, just download the mod that you want and put in:
put the Assembly-CSharp.dll inside of Managed folder.
How to uninstall🗑️
put the original Assembly-CSharp.dll that you have backed up, inside of Managed folder. Done.
⚠️For those who run the 32-bit version of The Forest ⚠️
If you're running the 32-bit version of the game, you need to place the mod in 'TheForest32_Data' instead of 'TheForest_Data.' Otherwise, adding the mod won't make any changes.
Special Thanks:
EvilQuail - tester
Encry - tester
Jiminshi3000 - support on comments
thank you all of those that reported a bug <3
More info about: Repository
