Mods

Mods are a form of user-generated content that can be added to The Forest. Being third-party, mods have no affiliation with Endnight Games and thus are not officially supported or endorsed by the developers.

Where to Obtain Mods?

Mods can be found on and downloaded from the ModAPI Hub. Similar to Nexus or Steam Workshop, the Hub is a collection of various mods developed by players. As of September of 2019, the Hub is the primary source for all mods for The Forest. As of 2022 there is also a The Forest Nexus page, and no Steam workshop support.

A launcher for ModAPI hub is available for download from the website to automatically install, manage, and remove mods.

Gameplay

Mods may change, improve, or alter the game in a multitude of forms. Some mods may be as simple as spawning additional enemies, implementing a cheat menu, or reducing resource requirements for buildings. Other mods are more advanced, such as adding several RPG mechanics to the game like classes and spells.

Currently, ModAPI is most likely the only way to add mods to The Forest. It allows for easy installation and removal. If there are any issues installing mods or removing them, you can verify the games cache to fix the game.

Are Mods Safe to Use?

Mods are to be used at the user's discretion. They are not officially supported by Endnight Games. Updates to the game are likely to cause errors or conflicts with mods. Users are encouraged to back up their saves before installing mods to their game in case a mod corrupts previous save files.

Otherwise mods are generally safe to use. Before downloading mods, the user should read a mod's installation instructions on their respective ModAPI page and check to see if a mod requires other mods to be installed before using.

If the user encounters issues with mods or with the game after uninstalling mods, they should update their game cache in their Steam Library or reinstall the game.

Griefers

As of September 2019, there is no system in place preventing users with mods from joining public games. VAC enabled servers do not keep a modded player from joining. This means, for example, a user with the Ultimate Cheat Menu mod may join your game if you leave your lobby public.

To avoid griefers joining your game set your lobby to private or invite only.

Mods that Add Content to the Game?

ModAPI only provides basic content importing such as pictures. As such, extensive content mods require a higher degree of effort on the part of the creator and are more difficult to develop and integrate into the game. Thus they are not very common. ModAPI community has expanded on the topic of content by creating mods that serve as libraries for simplifying the process of importing content. As of now, only one mod uses them to add custom items and weaponry.

ModAPI Hub

This is a list of mods found on the ModAPI website as of the 8th Nov. 2023.

This list is non-exhaustive and more mods are available from the website that are unlisted here. Note that some mods listed here may be out of date, discontinued, or have been removed.

Mod	Downloads	Description	Author	Last Updated	Category
Ultimate Cheatmenu	2,163,685	Cheat menu with many functions	AllesKutEnter	11. Jul 2022	Cheats
Map	1,779,196	Forest & Cave map. Filter markers. Displays position of all players and enemies	AllesKutEnter	11. May 2021	Cheats
Destroyer Of Worlds	1,316,183	Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Remove any object from the game.	AllesKutEnter	17. May 2018	Worldchanges
Infinite Zipline	687,865	No length restriction for the zipline	AllesKutEnter	29. Apr 2018	Buildings
Better Blueprints	611,423	Quickinteract / Reverse rotate / Build everywhere / Custom blueprint color / No anchorpoint limit / Infinite zipline	Moritz	19. May 2020	Buildings
Builder Menu	588,286	A mod for custom blueprints.	Hazard	01. Sep 2018	Buildings
BuilderCore	516,054	A mod for mods. w8 till i make a description to make something with it. or I might make a YouTube video. IDK yet	Hazard	29. Mar 2019	Buildings
Champions of The Forest	504,717	THE BIGGEST THE FOREST MOD. Adds new items, weapons, spells, perks and stronger enemies. Works in multiplayer.	Hazard	02. Aug 2022	Worldchanges
Easy Building	461,024	Reduces the required resources of every building by half. Works on every version above 0.49 (Please don't sue me if I'm wrong) Patch Notes: Fixed Color Reduced Sarcasm by 10% Increased Pay wage by 14%	Moritz	12. Jan 2019	Balancing
SkipPlaneCrash	459,484	Tired of pressing SPACE bar when joining a new game or hosting your own? This mod does that automatically for you.	Hellsing	14. Aug 2017	Other
Full Inventory	458,723	Fill all items or get one or many items.	zzangae	12. Feb 2021	Items
Player Upgrade Points	401,269	Turns The Forest into a RPG game. Level up. Upgrade your character to your playstyle	Hazard	06. Nov 2020	Other
Zipline Log Storage	400,206	places logs from ziplines automatically into log holders	AllesKutEnter	23. May 2018	Buildings
Bigger Backpack	395,521	change item amount	AllesKutEnter	28. May 2018	Items
(BAC) Blight's Anti Cheat	384,912	With this Mod you are able to host and join BAC protected server's.	Moritz	19. Sep 2018	Multiplayer
InventoryMod 2	343,848	Add items to your inventory, original Inventory Mod created by JeffWienen, alphabetical sorting and categories added by Hermano	zzangae	21. Feb 2021	Items
Tree Respawn	335,795	Respawn trees whenever you want.	AllesKutEnter	16. Aug 2017	Worldchanges
Flintlock Machinegun	326,673	Reduces flintlock reload delay to 0.1 seconds. Does not make it fire automatically. Still requires ammo.	zzangae	11. May 2018	Items
No Sleep Cooldown	326,029	Never wait until you sleep again! (Its just sleeping pills what could go wrong)	Moritz	12. Jan 2019	Bugfixes
Repair Tool	325,050	Automatically repairs buildings	zzangae	20. Feb 2018	Buildings
Long Climbing Rope	301,752	Climbing rope reaches to the ground	AllesKutEnter	16. Nov 2017	Buildings
Blueprints	287,390	This is a mod for the game The Forest. ModAPI is needed to use this mod. You can lookup for recipes and create blueprints to combine your items several times if you have the resources.	John	04. Jan 2018	Items
Longer Days and Nights	283,168	This mod will double the length of both the days and nights in the game.	AllesKutEnter	16. Aug 2017	Worldchanges
Damage Numbers	282,243	Adds healthbars and names to enemies	Hazard	17. Aug 2018	Worldchanges
Save Deleter	279,417	Deletes your saves	Moritz	10. Sep 2018	Other
More Crafting	267,286	Adds more crafting recipes to the game	Rurido	28. Jul 2021	Items
Jumper	266,079	Jump to the location you are looking at	AllesKutEnter	16. Aug 2017	Cheats
ServerMod	263,659	Some tools for admins	AllesKutEnter	04. Oct 2017	Multiplayer
Flare Machinegun	258,340	Reduces Flaregun reload delay to 0.5 seconds. Does not make it fire automatically. Still requires ammo.	zzangae	18. Feb 2021	Items
Tides	257,223	Adds realistic tides	AllesKutEnter	21. Aug 2017	Worldchanges
GriefClientPro	254,941	Your griefing tool of choice. Features everything that every griefer ever wanted. Join in invisible, be unkick/unbannable, destroy all trees and buildings with single key presses, kill all survivors from everywhere, teleport everywhere, be god.	Hellsing	22. Aug 2017	Cheats
Achievement Manager	244,372	Unlock or reset achievements	AllesKutEnter	21. Aug 2017	Other
Day22SpawnChange	243,386	It lets you set the spawn rates for the different types of enemies on the surface.	disi	07. Oct 2017	Enemies
SleepTimer	239,704	You can sleep anywhere in the world without building structures.	zzangae	20. Feb 2018	Worldchanges
FarLOD	237,962	Displays more details in mid to long range distances.	disi	09. Oct 2017	Other
No Password Servers	237,818	Removes password protected servers from the dedicated server query.	Hellsing	09. Jan 2018	Multiplayer
More Enemies Mod Plus Deluxe Ultra	235,461	Adds double the enemies to your world for a much greater challenge!	Moritz	20. Jan 2020	Bugfixes
Light the Way	234,578	Makes the plastic torch a little more usable.	Ashe	11. Jan 2019	Balancing
Quick Zoom	231,901	Lets you zoom in with a hotkey!	Moritz	19. Sep 2018	Graphical changes
MP Cap Remover	230,841	Host games with up to 32 players.	AllesKutEnter	05. May 2018	Multiplayer
NoAutoAggression	228,775	Faction system for the different types of enemies.	disi	09. Oct 2017	Enemies
Memory Viewer	227,476	Shows memory and FPS allocated in game.	zzangae	17. Feb 2021	Other
weLoveWorms	226,018	Makes the worm mutant spawn from day one and more frequently.	sakld	28. Sep 2020	Bugfixes
Grass Settings	224,714	So, grass settings are busted. Have a fix.	Hazard	11. Feb 2020	Graphical changes
Clarity	224,553	Sharpens your vision while underwater.	Ashe	02. Jan 2019	Graphical changes
Dev Picker	224,006	Tool for developers	AllesKutEnter	21. Aug 2017	Other
Better Mutants	223,353	Pre-configured version of the enemy stat changer mod	Moritz	06. May 2018	Bugfixes
Tool Kit Plus	221,088	Enhanced flashlight along with more powerful rebreather & altered water blur (I can see). *Easter Eggs (not telling).	SiXxKilLuR	28. Dec 2018	Items
BlockFocusAttack	219,856	Blocks attacking when the game is out of focus and you focus it again with a left click. This is only useful when you have two monitors and play the game on windowed mode.	Hellsing	14. Aug 2017	Bugfixes
Custom Enemy Stats	215,226	Adjust every statistic from enemys and make them fit your desire! Save your changes to up to three different slots and load them at any time.	Moritz	12. Jan 2019	Bugfixes
TranslationLabelFix	214,418	It makes the white labels transparent, not brilliant but at least you can see the text behind it. Like your strength	disi	22. Sep 2017	Bugfixes
Custom Building Blocks	213,207	Adds a lot of buildings to builder menu, including a toilet	Hazard	01. Sep 2018	Buildings
Tokyo Drift	211,380	Decreases friction when using a shell	Hazard	28. Jul 2022	Items
Difficult Scaling	204,156	Tired of enemies being garbage all the time? Looking for a late-game challenge? With this mod enemy stats will increase every day.	Hazard	29. Jul 2018	Enemies
No Shadows	200,695	I'm supposed to learn for uni but instead I'm doing this.	Moritz	18. Jul 2019	Bugfixes
Leopard 2A6	195,359	Adds a tank to the game.	Hazard	13. Aug 2018	Bugfixes
Relialight	192,514	Makes your light reliable.	Ashe	07. Jan 2019	Balancing
More Shortcuts	189,548	4 is just not enough	the_great_gnome	03. Oct 2018	Cheats
More enemies plus deluxe extra super...	187,091	"More enemies plus deluxe extra super ultra despacito squared but harder" has more enemies and is harder than "More Enemies Mod Plus Deluxe Ultra" by Moritz	Hazard	13. Feb 2019	Enemies
Building But Better	185,358	Allows you to lock ghosts in place and reset their rotations.	Ashe	16. Jan 2019	Buildings
No Limits	184,274	This mod allows walls to have an adjustable height. Might make some more adjustments in the future.	Ben	10. Feb 2019	Buildings
Stair	178,250	A example mod for BuilderMenu	Hazard	26. Aug 2018	Bugfixes
25% Longer days and nights	176,303	What the title says	Hazard	12. Jan 2019	Bugfixes
Third Person	173,545	See the world from a other point of view. - Switch between 2 modes of view with F5 key (default).	Hyperatox	13. Jun 20	Grpahical changes
Farket Roofing (SP Only)	169,341	Ever wanted to build custom roof downwards, well now you can.	XG|>> Unreal	27. Aug 2018	Buildings
Color Torch	169,031	Change color, spot angle, and range for flashlight torch, and air re-breather torch	FuzzyBurger	23. Dec 2018	other
Anti Log Despawn	159,778	Removes the limit of logs on the ground	Hazard	26. Jul 2019	Bugfixes
Anti-Falling-To-Your-Doom	159,726	If you somehow fall through the map, you will be put back on the surface.	Hazard	16. May 2019	Bugfixes
Fix calories coop client	145,867	Fixes a bug that has in the coop in survival mode ... only client, host does not occur.	clthume	06. Feb 2019	Bugfixes
Better Grass Settings	144,762	Same Grass Settings, but updated!!! Now save/load settings and more... =D	freneZ	05. Jun 2019	Graphical changes
Green Screen	138,942	It should be obvious what it does	Moritz	12. Feb 2019	Bugfixes
Advanced Hosting	135,309	Let it snow, let it snow, can't hold it back anymore.	Moritz	02. Nov 2019	Bugfixes
Achievement Unlocker	133,848	Unlock all achievements when starting a game.	Hazard	11. Feb 2020	Cheats
Hard Survival+	121,493	Decreases spawn rates of animals, suitcases, etc. Increases surface enemy spawns.	Hazard	11. Feb 2020	Worldchanges
The Forest Twitch Chat Integration	119,431	Adds several fun commands to ModAPI Twitch Chat Integration Core for game 'The Forest'	Hazard	06. Nov 2019	Other
ModAPI Twitch Chat Integration Core	119,401	Let Twitch Chat controll your game! This mod needs to be extended by other mods, as on its own it made to support multipe games.	Hazard	06. Nov 2019	Bugfixes
Structure counter	118,997	This mod counts your built structures, besides a few small things like traps and decorations.	Kaspito	06. May 2020	Other
Caloric Deficit	117,935	HUD indicator of caloric deficit	Hazard	11. Feb 2020	Other
SpaciousHolders	117,319	More items in log holders	Hazard	12. Aug 2020	Bugfixes
Enemies Spawn x10	116,733	Spawn Mutants x10 All over the map And in the cave	Mindset ^ ^	31. May 2020	Bugfixes
Double Fuel	115,163	x2 fuel in chainsaw	Przemekkk	30. Dec 2020	Items
Inner Clock	111,895	Replaces the "press Z to sleep either till midnight or till morning" with four buttons ranging from a short nap to a deep slumber. Also skips the check wether you recently slept or not.	Kouga	09. Jul 2020	Other
Respawning Cave Enemies	110,866	Respawns enemies in caves	Hazard	26. Aug 2021	Enemies
Player Stats	110,651	You can see some of the stats about your player with this mod.	Mii Fanboy	16. Nov 2020	Other
Demanding enemies in maps	106,296	Claim enemies on the map To walk to all of us	Mindset ^ ^	05. Jun 2020	Bugfixes
weLoveEnemies	103,876	Increases spawn rate of almost all enemies.	sakld	28. Sep 2020	Enemies
Marsarah Mod	102,989	Player stats, item amount, player condition and enemy proximity detector windows. No worm spawn, weak enemies, faster walk run and swim speeds, longer days or nights and moonlight and cave light amount changes.	Marsarah	09. Oct 2020	Other
Rattus ModMenu	97,773	A small mod menu I created to help me speed up the development of other future mods.	LukewarmNuggets	19. Nov 2020	Cheats
automatic_trap_reset	84,855	Approaching trap reset trigger area instantaneously resets it for free.	AFLD	18. Oct 2021	Cheats
Simple Player Markers	73,543	Simple Player Markers allows players to quickly place a temp marker at location to help lead the attention of others.	Dev	04. Dec 2021	Other
Good Enemies	68,429	Good Enemies	Flinn	05. Aug 2021	Enemies
Small Leaf Trap Burns Forever	64,783	The leaf trap from the small traps menu burns forever.	AFLD	30. Oct 2021	Bugfixes
No women	56,858	No more women	aman601601	19. Nov 2021	Enemies
Home Sweet Home	53,900	Allows you to Respawn at your last Save Location. No longer will you have to walk back to your base every time you die.	ahm	30. May 2022	Other
Little Better Flashlight	50,784	Make it so the Flashlight is worth using and vanilla friendly.	True_BRS.	12. Aug 2022	Balancing
Hotbar	44,717	Remember the hotbar in Minecraft? This mod does the same with the quick slot items. It technically shows the 4 quick select items in the hotbar that gets created where you've set padding. Translation for item names is automated.	UltiNaruto	26. Dec 2022	Graphical changes
Multiplayer Dragaway	41,309	Remember getting dragged away in Singleplayer? Now it can happen in Multiplayer.	ahm	31. May 2022	Multiplayer
Multiplayer Dragaway 50%	40,698	Same as the Multiplayer Dragaway mod, but with a 50% Chance of being dragged.	ahm	01. Jun 2022	Multiplayer
Improved Debug Console	35,455	Significantly improves the game's debug mode and packs it with plenty of new features.	razor7877	01. Aug 2022	Other
Im A Bird	33,606	This mod allows you to keep gliding as long as you keep holding the shift button.	iMeMPlayZ	27. Oct 2022	Items
Twinkle Replace	32,523	Replace the loud twinkle SFX with a small Pickup sound.	True_BRS.	12. Aug 2022	Other
Super Easy Build	15,689	Greatly reduce the number of items for crafting. Reduction is applied based on the required number of items in the recipe.	SoKKa	20. Mar 2023	Balancing