Whats the deal with sanity effects?

[Raptor]

As a big fan of The Forest, I'm really liking this 100% shameless rip-off of it so far even though the developers should probably be sued.

However, my sanity has started to go down and at first the voices and stuff were kind of amusing. It dropped a little lower, and now the sound is like muffled and it's non-stop these horrible voice lines, absolutely non-stop. It's horrible, it's not fun, it's not immersive, and it adds nothing to game difficulty or experience. Is this a bug or is sanity function actually like this?

I can't believe anybody can play with such a poorly-implemented and irritating mechanic like this. There are a thousand other great ways to do sanity stuff in games, and this is easily the worst one I've ever encountered. Makes the game pretty much unplayable unless you like muffled messed-up sound that sounds like your speakers are broken and "YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT" line shouted at you literally every 2 seconds.

[Andrewbh2003]

well dont let sanity go down

also if you are honestly expecting a serious answer from anyone on these forums after that first line then good luck

good luck to both this thread and to not dying due to low sanity

[Alien gives man a beard]

Ok, as much as your first sentence is completely uncalled for, but I'm not going to get into that.

Regarding sanity though, I had the same issue and I completely agree with you. The mechanic is pretty ropey and too dependent on the same lines of dialogue. I know what you mean because I was in the same state for ages and it was preventing me from making any progress.

Do you have worms? Get some bones and craft bone needles, then remove the worms. Afterwards you can use bandages crafted from molineria leaves to seal the wound. Your sanity should shoot up very quickly after this.

I've got to say, I like the idea of sanity. I just wish the devs had tried something a bit different because the dialogue is really annoying. If they had creepy visual/audial hallucinations it would have been a lot more compelling.

[Andrewbh2003]

Originally posted by Alien gives man a beard:

Ok, as much as your first sentence is completely uncalled for, but I'm not going to get into that.

Regarding sanity though, I had the same issue and I completely agree with you. The mechanic is pretty ropey and too dependent on the same lines of dialogue. I know what you mean because I was in the same state for ages and it was preventing me from making any progress.

Do you have worms? Get some bones and craft bone needles, then remove the worms. Afterwards you can use bandages crafted from molineria leaves to seal the wound. Your sanity should shoot up very quickly after this.

I've got to say, I like the idea of sanity. I just wish the devs had tried something a bit different because the dialogue is really annoying. If they had creepy visual/audial hallucinations it would have been a lot more compelling.

i mean there are visual halucinations that can kill you

[Jaunitta 🌸]

So you are implying all survival games copy each other.
The Forest uses the same game engine Unity as green Hell.
Gh focuses on macro nutrients the forest focus on fighting diseased mutants and opening a lot of suitcases..
Other than survival there is no comparison as I have played both in my opinion anyway.
Nuff said on that BS.

To prevent sanity insure you check your health bar regulary if you see the magnifying glass inspect body for leeches.
Leeches left on cause Infections and a bone needle and bandages required.
Wash hands before eating or you get parasites eat orange cap mushrooms or the blue mushrooms.
Build a small fire stand near it reduces it back to normal over time.
eat specific fruits like the soursop and sleep in short bursts

[Tactical Hotdog]

how to not go insane
#1 eat cooked food. (i'm amazed at how many people just eat raw food all the time)
#2 some mushrooms can reduce it.
#3 resting by a fire helps
#4 sleep in a sheltered area and in some sort of bed.
#5 remove the leaches
#6 tend to wounds as soon as possible

As for being a rip-off of the Forest i don't see much similarity mostly just that they are both survival games, there are natives, there are special items you can collect and the building menu is a note book. if it is a rip-off Green Hell is a 8 out of 10 and the Forest a 5 because i don't even think the sanity system in it even works, its the easiest survival game ever because of some exploits/ bugs crafting medicine also doesn't seem to function, and the monsters are not scary or hard after you realize you can make armor out of them.

[Raptor]

HAHAHA TONS of survival games use Unity and they don't directly copy another game. Stop defending obvious plagiarism which is literally illegal. This game has so many mechanics and designs lifted straight from The Forest, and these are easily observable FACTS that you can't refute now matter how hard you want to fanboy. Even the MAIN MENU is literally a copy of Forest's main menu with the slow fade-in, somber piano music, and campsite-looking scene. I couldn't believe it that this wasn't made by the same company or a direct sequel to The Forest.

Anyway the topic was not "how to not go insane" but a serious question about is that the actual insanity mechanic that the sound is muffled as if your speakers are blown out and the same 3 voice lines repeat screaming in your head for the entire time?

That's a ridiculous, absolutely garbage mechanic that makes the game unplayable. No way is that intentional, it has to be a bug. NO ONE could play with that going non-stop.

I mean after all the hype that this blatant rip-off has gained, to have that happen literally an hour into playing the game is extremely disappointing.

[Me]

Originally posted by Bone Crab:

As a big fan of The Forest, I'm really liking this 100% shameless rip-off of it so far even though the developers should probably be sued.

However, my sanity has started to go down and at first the voices and stuff were kind of amusing. It dropped a little lower, and now the sound is like muffled and it's non-stop these horrible voice lines, absolutely non-stop. It's horrible, it's not fun, it's not immersive, and it adds nothing to game difficulty or experience. Is this a bug or is sanity function actually like this?

I can't believe anybody can play with such a poorly-implemented and irritating mechanic like this. There are a thousand other great ways to do sanity stuff in games, and this is easily the worst one I've ever encountered. Makes the game pretty much unplayable unless you like muffled messed-up sound that sounds like your speakers are broken and "YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT" line shouted at you literally every 2 seconds.

Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you....

[Nap1k]

That is why you use you brain in the game if you wanna play easy game go play Spyro. Not anyones fault that you can't play and let the sanity go that low its your mouse and keyboard so blame your self
:)

[@Dave@]

Originally posted by Bone Crab:

As a big fan of The Forest, I'm really liking this 100% shameless rip-off of it so far even though the developers should probably be sued.

However, my sanity has started to go down and at first the voices and stuff were kind of amusing. It dropped a little lower, and now the sound is like muffled and it's non-stop these horrible voice lines, absolutely non-stop. It's horrible, it's not fun, it's not immersive, and it adds nothing to game difficulty or experience. Is this a bug or is sanity function actually like this?

I can't believe anybody can play with such a poorly-implemented and irritating mechanic like this. There are a thousand other great ways to do sanity stuff in games, and this is easily the worst one I've ever encountered. Makes the game pretty much unplayable unless you like muffled messed-up sound that sounds like your speakers are broken and "YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT" line shouted at you literally every 2 seconds.

After reading all chats on other forums you have posted I would say Your a well stressed.
If the game is not your cup of tea just stop playing and putting up troll posts.
I tryed Forest and most of my friends and its just not for us.
Isn `t choice a consumer right, we would rather run around in the jungle.
I would watch out if you don`t have alot of money you can get done for some of the statements your saying . " As a big fan of The Forest, I'm really liking this 100% shameless rip-off of it so far even though the developers should probably be sued."

[Alien gives man a beard]

Originally posted by Bone Crab:

HAHAHA TONS of survival games use Unity and they don't directly copy another game. Stop defending obvious plagiarism which is literally illegal. This game has so many mechanics and designs lifted straight from The Forest, and these are easily observable FACTS that you can't refute now matter how hard you want to fanboy. Even the MAIN MENU is literally a copy of Forest's main menu with the slow fade-in, somber piano music, and campsite-looking scene. I couldn't believe it that this wasn't made by the same company or a direct sequel to The Forest.

Anyway the topic was not "how to not go insane" but a serious question about is that the actual insanity mechanic that the sound is muffled as if your speakers are blown out and the same 3 voice lines repeat screaming in your head for the entire time?

That's a ridiculous, absolutely garbage mechanic that makes the game unplayable. No way is that intentional, it has to be a bug. NO ONE could play with that going non-stop.

I mean after all the hype that this blatant rip-off has gained, to have that happen literally an hour into playing the game is extremely disappointing.

Everyone needs to calm down a bit in this thread. I understand your point about insanity and agree, it's not executed particularly well at all. Like I said though, you just have to focus on getting the sanity back up to progress. Remove worms with bone needle, bandage with molineria leaves, you'll be back to normal soon enough.

[Alien gives man a beard]

Originally posted by andrewbh2003:

i mean there are visual halucinations that can kill you

You mean the tribes people? Well sure, but my point is there is so much unexplored potential with hallucinations in this game. They could have made it absolutely terrifying. In the end it's pretty trivial.

[MV-Play]

Maybe you wrote the first sentence because your sanity went down ? ;-)

[Andrewbh2003]

Originally posted by Alien gives man a beard:

Originally posted by andrewbh2003:

i mean there are visual halucinations that can kill you

You mean the tribes people? Well sure, but my point is there is so much unexplored potential with hallucinations in this game. They could have made it absolutely terrifying. In the end it's pretty trivial.

well thats debatable they could have added X or Y but they went with D instead so...

besides who is to say they wont do more with hallucinations in the future?

[Alien gives man a beard]

I don't see it as something that's particularly contestable. They literally scratched the surface with the idea of hallucination. Hell, I've actually taken ayahuasca myself, and saw things that weren't there in the shadows of the night. Imagine if they implemented something like that. It would seriously add to the atmosphere of the game. At night seeing faces in the dark, a shadowy figure stalking you everywhere you go, seeing the environment pulse and warp like when you take ayahuasca in the game, giant insects and snakes etc

All of these things make the game infinitely more compelling.

[BRT Cobra]

how is it a shameless rip off? this game is all about survival where the forest is all about building. very different games.

moronic first statement you made