Summary
In 'Mastering Sons of the Forest: How to Find the Cross and Unlock All Artifacts in Cave B', we uncover essential strategies for navigating Cave B's complexities, making it a must-read for players looking to enhance their gameplay experience. Key Points:
- Cave B is essential for advanced crafting, providing vital materials like 'Mysterious Liquid' and 'Shiny Stone' needed for powerful tools.
- Utilize the 'Flare Gun' to uncover hidden passages and employ 'Silent Steps' to stealthily explore while searching for artifacts, including the elusive 'Keycard'.
- Prepare for mutant encounters with crafted weapons like the 'Crossbow' and 'Spears', specifically designed to tackle high-level threats such as the 'Virgin' and 'Armored Mutant'.
Mastering Cave B: Essential Strategies for Artifacts, Equipment, and Mutant Encounters
Navigating through the intricate and perilous Cave B requires strategic planning and a keen eye for detail. Begin by ensuring you have your essentials: a sturdy weapon, adequate lighting sources, and healing items. As you advance deeper into the cave, you'll encounter various mutants that demand different tactics to defeat.One of the critical objectives within Cave B is to obtain Artifacts 3, which are crucial for progressing further in your journey. To locate these artifacts, follow the natural pathways while staying vigilant against hidden traps and sudden mutant ambushes. Utilize stealth when necessary to avoid unnecessary confrontations that could deplete your resources.
Upon securing Artifacts 3, make your way towards the section of Cave B where a Rope Gun is required to proceed. The Rope Gun will allow you to traverse otherwise inaccessible areas and eventually lead you into Cave C. This transition marks an escalation in difficulty as new environmental hazards and more aggressive mutants await.
In particular, encountering the Twins mutants poses a significant challenge due to their unique vulnerabilities and attack patterns. These creatures typically engage in synchronized attacks that can quickly overwhelm unprepared adventurers. It's imperative to study their movements; they often expose weak spots after certain attack sequences or during recovery periods from missed strikes.
To effectively combat the Twins mutants, focus on exploiting these brief windows of vulnerability with precise strikes or ranged attacks if possible. Maintaining mobility is key—constantly moving can help avoid their powerful combined assaults while creating opportunities for counterattacks.
By mastering these strategies for navigating Cave B and overcoming its dangers—including acquiring essential artifacts and utilizing specialized equipment like the Rope Gun—you'll be well-prepared for confronting formidable foes like the Twins mutants in subsequent caves on your expedition.
Part 1:
1. At the cave entrance, be prepared to encounter Puffies and look out for a cross. You'll find three artifacts along with some mail nearby. Use sticky bombs to deal with Sluggy and watch for more Puffies as you proceed towards the sniper position. Further ahead, there’s more mail, followed by Fingers, a mural depicting the Twins, and mutant babies.
11. In Cave C, you'll come across another piece of mail.
Part 2:
In this segment, you'll discover a Solafite vein while contending with Puffies and two Fingers mutants. Expect to see mutant babies scattered around alongside worker bodies and fallen teammates. As you advance further, prepare for encounters with Fingers paired with mutant babies before obtaining the Rope Gun. You’ll face Twins again and possibly more mutant babies before reaching the exit.
The cave is shrouded in darkness, but if you take a moment to look around, you'll find some useful items and raw meat scattered about. For those planning to use the meat as a quick snack while navigating the cave's depths, it's advisable to grill it here before venturing further inside. To keep your adventure safe and secure, consider setting up a tarp tent at this spot and saving your game progress.
Safe Haven for Weapon Practice: Exploring the Flare Bag Zone
The flare bag, strategically positioned in a spacious, square-like region dotted with puffies, serves as an ideal location for honing weapon skills. This area stands out as a secure sanctuary where mutants are unable to penetrate, offering players peace of mind while they practice.Interestingly, the population of puffies and mutants fluctuates depending on the day of survival. Notably, after the 7th day, there is a marked increase in mutant numbers. These dynamic changes are meticulously crafted by the developers and may be adjusted periodically to enhance gameplay experience.
When Puffy is thrown into a bonfire, it ignites and leaves behind bones, which can then be utilized to craft bone armor. In contrast, Fingers and Twins—creatures known for dropping Creepy armor—do not combust in the flames.
Descending further, you'll come across an array of items including crosses, laptops, various types of ammunition, and other objects within a red-circled area illuminated by lights as depicted in the screenshot below.
Once you descend, glance to your right and you'll notice a gap below. By focusing on the torch, you'll see a rope extending downwards on the right-hand side, as illustrated here. Rest assured, there are no monsters in this area, so you can make your way down without any hesitation.
Descending the rope and taking the path to your right will lead you to an area obstructed by wooden boards, as depicted in the screenshot below. Smash through these boards to gain entry, where you'll find another rope. Descend this rope,
There are two routes you can take through the water. To the left, marked by an X, is a point below where we recently passed. On the right, you'll notice a section with a few wooden planks on the floor—that's your clue to where the relic lies. If you dive straight ahead and keep moving forward,
Here's the current scenario: There are various objects, such as cans, scattered around. If you break the unstable planks, it won't cause any issues. Essentially, consider this as a way to signal that hidden artifacts are present here.
Head down the path and you'll discover the third artifact positioned centrally below. Once you've collected it, you can make your way back to the plaza.
The note placed before the worker who collapsed along the side road features a photograph of Solarite and reads, "FYI, This is what we are looking for," according to the email.
6–1. Four Puffies
6–2. A designated spot where you can safely shoot an arrow
7. Note from Hank: "Gord, light it up like a Christmas tree."
8. Location of Fingers in front of the mural
9. Where to find the Twins
To eliminate mutants safely, utilize the wall torch located at position 6–2 as illustrated in the screenshot below. Draw them towards this spot and then take aim from the red-circled vantage point to shoot them with an arrow. Occasionally, some mutants may manage to reach you, but most will be unable to do so.
From your vantage point in the sniper's nest, take a moment to snack and replenish your stamina. Then, grab the torch and head to where number 8 Fingers is located. Once there, return to this spot and wait for further instructions.
At this stage in the game, you might not have access to this particular weapon yet, but I’ve been experimenting with it using shock 3D printed arrows. The killing power of the arrow remains unchanged; however, when a mutant is hit by a shock arrow, it will shudder briefly. Puffy can be taken down with five shots from either regular 3D printed arrows or the shock-infused variants.
While Fingers occasionally teams up with Puffies, when you encounter just one Puffy, the optimal strategy is to strike it from behind using an arrow or torch. For a visual guide on this tactic, refer to the video below. Be warned, it's more brutal than expected, so viewer discretion is advised due to age restrictions: https://youtu.be/0l5PvBHDJuY.
In scenarios where there are twins or entities bursting through the floor, sometimes accompanied by mutant babies at position 10, different approaches might be necessary. Check out the following link for a dramatic demonstration of setting Twins ablaze: https://youtu.be/tZIrf8yhFOo.
You have the option to either confront the mutant babies or simply bypass them. A map reveals the spot where Cave C (shovel) is located, along with a note saying, "Gord, can you give me back my shovel?"
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