Upgraded Spear | |
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The Upgraded Spear | |
Description | |
Item type |
Tool Melee Weapon Ranged Weapon |
Obtained through |
Crafting Collecting |
Equipable |
Yes |
Upgradable |
Yes |
Throwable |
Yes |
Storage |
Wall Weapon Rack Ground Weapon Holder Weapon Rack |
Statistics | |
Speed ◼ |
8 1/2 |
Damage ◼ |
6 |
Block ◼ |
0 |
Range |
Very Long |
Max. Stack |
1 |
The Upgraded Spear is a tool and weapon (melee and ranged) added in update v0.20 of The Forest.
Gameplay[]
The Upgraded Spear can be crafted or found in the game. There are some specific locations where you can find them, primarily in or leaning against cannibal huts.
- The Upgraded Spear is a formidable fighting weapon, as well as a very useful hunting and gathering tool. As it is one of the few offensive weapons that can be swung while sprinting, it is a very effective weapon for kiting (hit and run). The largest downside is that the spear cannot block, and therefore in the face of large groups of cannibals, the player risks taking a substantial amount of damage if flanked or taken by surprise. The Upgraded Spear does area damage forward in a much smaller width than axes or katana, but can pierce through multiple enemies at once if properly lined up.
- The Upgraded Spear is best for one-on-one combat with single cannibals as it lacks area of effect damage.
- The upgraded spear has the longest melee range of any weapon in the game. It has slightly longer range than the weak spear when used in melee attacks.
- Throwing upgraded spears and weak spears do the same amount of damage; to prevent losing your upgraded spear, consider using weak spears for throwing. All spears do the same damage regardless of strength. It does not matter if your strength is 10 or 99--it will do the same amount of damage.
- Upgrades on weak spears do not carry over when you upgrade it to an upgraded spear. It also does not remove the upgrades. Simply craft another weak spear and the upgrades will return.
- Strength doesn't affect spear throwing range.
All spears have three modes for combat:
- Standard attack - In which you attack in front of you. Aim the spear in front of you, not too high or too low. This uses 10 stamina per attack.
- Ground stab attack - In which you stab the ground. Aim the spear downwards to enter this mode. This doesn't use any stamina whatsoever, so it is great for opening suitcases, finishing off cannibals on the ground, or destroying tree stumps. The spear can get stuck in this mode. To fix it, move the mouse up and down and it should correct itself.
- Thrown attack - In which you throw the spear. Hold down right click to enter this mode. Letting go of right click will leave this mode. Hold down right click and then press
left mouse button
to throw the spear. Throwing spears of any kind uses 22 stamina.
Incendiary Spear[]
The Incendiary Spear is an extension of the Upgraded Spear. It was added in update v0.34. It can be crafted and can be thrown for a one time use. It will inflict burning damage when thrown at enemies. It doesn't need to be lit with the lighter, similar to the Molotov wire trap. A weak spear cannot receive the Incendiary Spear upgrade.
The Incendiary Spear is still an Upgraded Spear, and as such can still be used for normal melee attacks without issue. The stats are unchanged.
When an Incendiary Spear is thrown and explodes, the Upgraded Spear is not destroyed and can be collected afterward.
Trivia[]
- The Upgraded Spear is currently the most effective stump remover in the game, requiring only 4-6 horizontal attack hits to destroy one. The high speed attack and low fatigue cost make it much more effective than any of the axes, or any other attack weapon.
- Most plant life can be removed in 1-2 hits, allowing for the collecting of leaves or sticks with no fatigue cost when using in ground attack mode.
- The Upgraded Spear, like the Weak Spear, can be used to easily catch fish in a pond.
Crafting[]
= | + | + | ||||
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Upgraded Spear |
Weak Spear |
Cloth | Bone |
= | + | + | ||||
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Incendiary Spear |
Upgraded Spear |
Cloth | Booze |
= | ||
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Weak Spear |
Stick |
Upgraded Spears can also be found in some cannibal villages.
= | OR | OR | OR | + | ||||||
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Poison Upgrade |
Twin Berries |
Snow Berries |
Amanita Mushroom |
Jack Mushroom |
One of these weapons |
Plane Axe |
Crafted Axe |
Rusty Axe |
Modern Axe |
Upgraded Spear |
Incendiary Spear |
Katana | Machete |
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Known Bugs[]
- It is possible to throw the spear a massive distance (up to 20 seconds of sprint time) from certain upward angles.
- Sometimes when throwing the spear at another player and some enemies, the spear will impact but permanently vanish.
- If thrown at a cannibal, the spear may bounce off, giving no damage and make the spear fall on the ground.
- If thrown against rock surfaces, such as rock walls or natural ones, it will roll and won't be able to be picked back up again
- When thrown at the ground, the spear may go through, removing the ability to pick it up.
- In multiplayer, one spear can be thrown and picked up at the same time by multiple players to duplicate it.
Gallery[]
Upgraded spear as seen in the crafting section of the survival guide
Update History[]
Version | Changes |
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v1.0 | Items that cannot be crafted due to being at max capacity in inventory now show up in recipe list with an icon showing it cannot be carried
Improved placement of weapons on racks and holders! |
v0.72 | Fixed incendiary spear looking transparent
Fixed dropped fish from moving weirdly with the player when speared Fixed equipping incendiary spear from crafting mat retaining the incendiary bonus if crafting another spear Fixed player not able to aim spear for throwing while looking down (Multiplayer) Upgraded spear’s incendiary upgrade is now visible on remote players |
v0.71 | (Multiplayer) Fixed clients sometimes unable to kill fish with the spear |
v0.70 | Fixed spears sometimes disappearing if player was hit while throwing a spear
Fixed players unable to throw spear while airborne |
v0.68 | Fixed thrown spears disappearing after picking up speared fish
Fixed case of weapons not working after switching weapon while about to throw spear |
v0.67 | (Multiplayer) Speared fishes are now visible on remote players ! |
v0.66 | Arrows, spears and flintlock pistol can now deal increased headshot damage to enemies |
v0.63 | (Audio) Added new audio event for hitting dirt terrain with stick to keep consistent with other stick/spear weapons.
Fixed picking up bodies in end game breaking player animation if spear was held in throw position |
v0.62 | Fix weapon rack positions for Flare Guns, Flintlocks, Tennis Rackets, Katanas and Upgraded Spears.
Fixed spears and arrows not sticking into fig trees |
v0.60 | Fixed enemies not turning bloody when hit with spears or arrows |
v0.57 | Fixed being unable to pick up fish killed with weapons other than spear |
v0.56 | Fixed missing splash particle when using upgraded spear in water
Fixed splash particles when hit with spear looking overly dark |
v0.55 | Fixed skin animal animation sometimes not playing if skinning is started immediately after picking up a spear
Fixed player incorrectly blocking if block is pressed immediately after picking up a spear Fixed spears and arrows not sticking into some large tree stumps around the world |
v0.54 | Fixed picking up small rock and spear at the same time breaking weapon usage |
v0.53 | Fixed incendiary upgrade of the upgraded spear not restored after loading a save |
v0.51 | Fixed arrows and spears bouncing off animals and sometimes landing angled on trees etc. |
v0.49 | New pickup icons added for katana, bow and spears
Fixed a case of thrown spear not being possible to pick up (i.e. after hitting a rock) |
v0.45 | Fixed incendiary upgrade on spear not saving
(Audio) Added new sound event for spear throwing. Fixed player animation breaking sometimes when picking up a spear while doing a downward axe chop |
v0.44 | Fixed some issues with thrown upgraded/incendiary spear not acting as expected
Fixed regression with stick & rock bag changes causing poisoned arrows to not show up as such (but functional anyways) and incendiary upgraded spear to not work correctly Fixed spear attacks not draining stamina at all |
v0.39 | Fixed thrown spear sometimes passing through cave rocks and other objects |
v0.35 | Improved pickup auto equip feature: it will now work regardless of current state of inventory, this way it goes through even while item slot is locked while equipping another item (hint: allows super fast combat style with spears)
Better held position of spear on player in MP |
v0.34 | New Upgraded Spear upgrade: Incendiary ! Combine Upgraded Spear with 1 booze and 1 cloth to burn targets when spear is thrown (one time use)
(Audio) Fixed missing sound when spears hit trees |
v0.33 | (Multiplayer) Fixed not being able to gather arrows/spears from other players
Thrown spear and thrown upgraded spear are now automatically equipped when picked up, thus making them a more viable hunting option Fixed arrow, thrown spear and upgraded spear not properly targeted when trying to pick it up, making it difficult to collect |
v0.32 | Fixed issues with fish sliding/blurring when speared |
v0.29 | Fixed thrown spear not always killing deer |
v0.27 | Fixed spears not doing any damage when thrown or aimed downwards
Fixed spears not sticking into half cut trees |
v0.26 | Fixed fish vanishing while running with them on the spear |
v0.25 | Fixed player movement breaking when sitting on a bench and alt attacking with a spear |
v0.24 | Fixed dropped upgraded spear turning into dynamite pickup |
v0.21 | Spears no longer fall through terrain or disappear when colliding with animals/enemies
Spears collide with more solid objects |
v0.20b | Fixed regular spear turning into upgraded spear when thrown and picked up again |
v0.20 | Upgraded Spear added to the game |
Axes | Plane Axe • Crafted Axe • Rusty Axe • Modern Axe • Climbing Axe |
Melee | Katana • Machete • Tennis Racket • Club • Crafted Club • Chainsaw(Fuel) • Upgraded Stick • Upgraded Rock • Weak Spear • Upgraded Spear |
Ranged | Crafted Bow • Modern Bow • Weak Spear • Upgraded Spear • Flare Gun(Flare Gun Ammo) • Flintlock Pistol(Old Gun Ammo) • Slingshot(Throwable Rock) |
Projectiles | Molotov • Bomb • Head Bomb • Sticky Bomb • Dynamite • Arrow • Bone Arrow • Fire Arrow • Poison Arrow • Modern Arrow |
Miscellaneous | Stick • Rock • Bone • Turtle Shell • Arm • Leg • Head |