Bench

The bench is a furniture building that was added in update v0.03 of The Forest.

Gameplay

The player can access it from the Furniture tab of the survival guide. When the player interacts with the wooden bench, they are put into a static sitting animation. The player is able to sit facing either direction on the bench, the direction is determined by which side of the bench the player was on when it was used. The player can still interact with other objects in the game while in the sitting animation provided the objects are within the player's reach.

While sitting, the player will regain energy through an effect called energized. It will restore energy fast while sitting, similar to that of the cassette player. It can be an effective way of restoring energy without the use of consumables. Every seat has the same effect.

Building

1	=	2
Wooden Bench		Log

Other seats include:

1	=	30	+	2
Chair		Stick		Deer Skin

1	=	31
Bone Chair		Bone

1	=	5	+	12	+	7
Couch		Log		Stick		Deer Skin

Gallery

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  Bench as it appears in the Survival Guide

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  Bench as it appeared in the Survival Guide

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  Wooden Bench

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  Player using the wooden bench

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  Wooden Bench

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  Player sitting animation while using the wooden bench

Update History

Version	Changes
v1.0	Fixed bench and armor mannequin missing build hammer Pooled props such as benches and chairs now stipple on smoothly when approached/backed away
v0.73	Player will now drop any held logs when sitting on a bench Fixed ghost target, ghost rabbit cage, bench using old mesh in ghost renders or old wood models in built versions
v0.72	Fixed benches and chairs able to be activated after being destroyed
v0.68	Fixed being unable to cut the rope during hanging cutscene after dying while sitting on a bench Fixed player sometimes getting stuck if jumping and activating a bench
v0.66	Held small rocks and tennis balls are now dropped when sitting on a bench
v0.61	Fixed ghost Wall Planter, Wall Weapon Rack, Head Trophy, Ceiling Skull Lamp, Wood Bench and Sap Collector not turning red when not placeable
v0.58	Players no longer intersect each other when sitting on a bench (Multiplayer) Only 2 players can sit on a bench at one time now Added look around animations when players are sitting on a bench or chair Weapons are now put away when sitting on a bench
v0.56	Fixed player able to see down neck when sitting on a bench
v0.51	Changed default distance from player for ghost rabbit cage, water collector, weapon rack, stick marker, bench
v0.50	(Building) Fixed grab chair icon turning on then off before being in range of use
v0.46c	Fixed sitting on bench animation getting stuck if player sits whilst attacking
v0.46b	Player now returns to their original position when exiting chair/bench – should fix issue of players stuck in chairs built too close to tables Reduced trigger range on chair so players can’t teleport across room to sitting position
v0.35	Fixed blocking animation breaking sitting on bench action Fixed attempting to climb rope while sitting on a bench breaking player animations
v0.33	Fixed player camera breaking when taking starvation damage while sitting on bench
v0.25	Fixed player movement breaking when sitting on a bench and alt attacking with a spear
v0.22	Fixed player not aligned to benches sometimes when sitting Player now faces the direction they approach benches when sitting
v0.15	(multiplayer) Fixed sitting on bench not lining up correctly
v0.12	Enemies will now attempt to jump over small player built items (benches etc) instead of getting stuck
v0.09	Fixed bug where building a bench could cause save games to break
v0.08d	Fixed Bench ghost positioning
v0.07	Energy now replenishes faster when sitting on bench
v0.06	Moving forward, crouching, jumping or pressing e will make player stand up if sitting on bench Better bench model
v0.04	Constructed bench now works and players can sit to regain energy or watch sunset
v0.03	Bench added to the game Bench now buildable via book section ‘Furniture’