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The Forest gets a co-op multiplayer update because the cannibals were getting hungry

The Forest

The Forest is simply horrible. I’m forever grateful that it came out before I started Playing With Myself (it’s the joke that keeps on giving), or I would have felt obligated to record what can only be described as some of my lowest moments. Standing in a cave, shouting at a zippo lighter, wishing I was playing a game where the chances of getting attacked by cannibals and then dragged into their underground lair to await dinnertime were very low, it was a bad time. But I did have, I’ll admit, a very good time having this bad time. 

If you are a fellow Stockholm Syndrome sufferer, then you might be pleased to know you can now recruit friends to join you on this nightmarish island, as The Forest now supports co-op multiplayer. 

Today’s update to the Early Access survival game is developer Endnight Games’ “first pass” at co-op multiplayer, so bugs are to be expected. And be warned: saving in your co-op game will overwrite your single-player save, though a fix is in the works.

Here’s everything the update adds and changes:

  • Slowed down tennis ball throw massively so players can play catch together on beach
  • (multiplayer)Server configuration screen – This will automatically tell you your public ip address – This is temp, server browser or better Steam integration coming soon!
  • (multiplayer)Chat box – Press enter to type messages to each other – This is temp and may be buggy!! Voice chat is coming soon! (we’re modeling walkie-talkies)
  • (multiplayer)Player texture variation, run around with your survivalist buddy!
  • (multiplayer)First pass at player respawn system, on dead try and find way back to body to collect your belongings
  • Fixed bug where building a bench could cause save games to break
  • Fixed female skin being too dark
  • Rest of skinny animation variations added