# Sons Of The Forest Small Patch

- Product: Sons Of The Forest (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sons-of-the-forest)
- Vendor: Endnight Games Ltd
- Date: 2024-03-13
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1326470/view/4113547501021440266
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sons-of-the-forest/releases/2024-03-13-small-patch

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- **added** — Kelvin can now get into golf carts
- **added** — Seat occupied indicators for golf carts
- **added** — New armor type
- **changed** — Auto foundation now allows snapping at various heights instead of only the highest
- **changed** — Arrows and spears are now easier to collect after thrown or shot
- **changed** — GPS tracker will now correctly align to player direction when using the glider
- **changed** — Players can now carry 16 bones
- **changed** — Improved Timmy run animations and added Muddy cannibal sleeping animations and 180 turn on rock for male cannibals
- **changed** — Raccoons will now trigger some trap types and eagles will now sometimes grab fish out of water
- **changed** — Balanced fire torch
- **changed** — Improved performance of effects when player is active
- **fixed** — Fixed case where golf cart particles could cause visual distortion
- **fixed** — Fixed knife equip when waking up under water
- **fixed** — Fixed some keyboard keys displaying name incorrectly in some languages
- **fixed** — Blocked mounting Knight V while healing from downed state in multiplayer
- **fixed** — Fixed Knight V tire decal disappearing when dismounted
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug when trying to sled in ice caves
- **fixed** — Fixed canvas scaling for save game menu on dead screen
- **fixed** — Fixed HUD coming back when pressing esc after quitting
- **fixed** — Fixed a case of auto foundation placement being blocked when it shouldn't

Hey everyone,

This patch gives Kelvin the ability to get into golf carts, allows players to create a new armor type, and adds improvements to the auto foundation snapping system.

There are also some additional fixes and improvements, listed below.

**Features**

-  Added ability for Kelvin to get into golf carts

-  Added seat occupied indicators for golf carts

-  Added new Armor type

-  Auto foundation now allows snapping at various heights instead of only the highest

**Improvements**

-  Arrows and spears are now easier to collect after thrown or shot

-  Gps tracker will now correctly align to player direction (i.e. when using the glider)

-  Players can now carry 16 bones

-  Improved Timmy run animations and added Muddy cannibal sleeping animations and 180 turn on rock for male cannibals

-  Raccoon’s will now trigger some trap types and eagles will now sometimes grab fish out of water

-  Balanced fire torch

-  Improved performance of effects when plater is active

**Fixes**

-  Fixed case where golf cart particles could cause visual distortion

-  Fix for knife equip when waking up under water

-  Fixed some keyboard keys displaying name incorrectly in some languages

-  Blocked mounting knight V while healing from downed state in multiplayer

-  Fixed Knight V tire decal disappearing when dismounted

-  Fixed a bug when trying to sled in ice caves

-  Fixed canvas scaling for save game menu on dead screen

-  Fix for HUD coming back when pressing esc after quitting

-  Fixed a case of auto foundation placement being blocked when it shouldn't

-  Fixed various beams linking and dismantling issues

-  Fixed case where eagle could visually pop on landing

-  Add splash sound on killer whale jump

-  Increased cooldown on bat scare inside caves

-  Fix decapitated carried cannibals not hiding their facial deformations

-  Improved chopper rotation for clients in multiplayer games

-  Improved moose path following issues and interruption issues

-  Fixed issue were projectiles like spears could hit and be blocked by player hands

-  Kelvin will now drop carried items when forced into sleep state when player sleeps

-  Fixed shark missing some audio events

-  Fixed seagull missing transition from "eat" to “fly”

-  Fixed seagull sometimes falling through collision after landing

-  Add raccoon ragdoll audio for thump on ground falling out of tree dead

-  Fixed wooden crate position popping on break

-  Fixed boat engine missing audio for impact/slide

-  Wall will need 4 door cuts instead of 3 to be considered passable by ai actors

-  Fix cannibals often looking away at other cannibals when taunting a bound player

-  Fix case where Virginia or Kelvin could be stuck in place swimming after jumping into water

-  Fix case where Kelvin could be stranded if he somehow got very far off the NavMesh

-  Fix for zipline blocker at Bunker Residential and Bunker Entertainment exits

-  Fix for some holes in Cave C collision meshes

-  Removed a few trees in rocks above Cave B entrance

As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub