Sons Of The Forest 100% Achievement Guide [UPDATED FOR v1.0]

A 100% achievement guide for the sequel game: Sons Of The Forest, with 32 total achievements. This game just came out of EA, so this guide will be updated. There are spoilers within, so enter at your own discretion.

Foreword

This game just got out of Early Access, so this guide will be updated as I refind the new locations of notes, clothing etc., and more details will be added as I complete the newest achievements myself. There are 32 achievements as of v1.0.

I have added much more information to this guide, so I encourage you to use CTRL+F to find what you're looking for. Leave a comment if you still need some help; I check and respond frequently. Happy Hunting!

Map

I created this grid overlay to make it easier to refer to more minute points of interest, like the smaller camps. I will refer to a section of the grid by letter, number, number, with the letter being the x axis, the first number being the y, and the third number being the subunit of that grid in the pattern shown at the top left. E.G. E29 is the Rebreather Cave. If you see me use that format anywhere in my guide, refer back to this image as the key.






























If you want an interactive map, I highly recommend this one:
https://mmo-wiki.com/sons-of-the-forest-map/

Survival Achievements - Grindy (Easy)

SURVIVOR
Survive Day 1
You'll get this achievement as night ends on Day 1. You can cheese these achievements by spamming sleep, just do it near a river and with some spare food so you can keep your stats up.
Note: This achievements can be a little buggy, so if you're not getting one when you should, re logging seems to fix it.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG
Survive Day 10
See above, survive 10 days.

THIS PLACE ISN'T SO BAD
Survive Day 25
See above, survive 25 days,

NEVER GOING HOME
Survive Day 50
See above, survive 50 days.

TRADESMAN
Build a structure with over 50 logs
The easiest thing to build is just a long consecutive log wall. If you're not a fan of building you can cheese this one as well. Take 2 logs, place them on the ground horizontally, take them back with C (by default), and put them back; repeat the same thing 500 times for the 1000 logs achievement.
-Tip courtesy of @Napoleon Bonaparte

CONTRACTOR
Build a structure with over 100 logs
See above.

ARCHITECT
Build a structure with over 500 logs
See above.

CITY PLANNER
Build a structure with over 1000 logs
See above.

BADGER
Dig 100 holes.
To get the shovel, first you need the rebreather and zipline from caves. Then using those you find the shovel in another cave. Dig areas can be found using your GPS (M); its a dot with a concentric circle around it. The first one you can find is just up the river from your spawn point. Some gravestones can be dug up too, but not all of them will have a GPS waypoint. It should be noted that each successful motion of the shovel counts as one hole, so it's not nearly as grindy as the name suggests.
Here is a dedicated guide to finding the shovel:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2937927147

I LIKE BLISTERS
Dig 1000 holes
See above, dig even more holes (and gravestones). One tip is you can dig nearly endlessly around the edges of a hatch.

THIS CANT BE HEALTHY
Drink 50 cans of Fi-Z
You find these in crates and around abandoned camps, so do some exploring. There are a lot in the keycarded locked area of the printer cave, so you could log out and in over and over here to force them to respawn if you want to get this one quick.

I DREAM OF SUSHI
Eat 20 raw fish
Fish can be found in the numerous freshwater springs and ponds around the island. You can spear-hunt them, or set up a fish trap out of 20 sticks to catch some passively. You can also order Kelvin to catch fish.

COLLECTOR
Pickup 50 Drogue watches
Watches can be found in facilities and crates around the map. It can also be loot in skin pouches. This achievement is now possible, if you've already gotten 50 in your world, you just need to hit 50 total again, and the achievement will pop. Just find a camp with grey crates and save and relog a few times. Max stack is 10, so use them in crafting recipes or store some on shelves to free up enough space in your inventory to pick up more.

1%
Collect $1000
Coin piles and dollar bills can be found around abandoned camps, and occasionally around the humans on spikes. A lot of these regenerate too, so be sure to double check camps and cave entrances you've been to before. The keycard door in the Printer Cave leads to a club with a significant amount of money.

Survival Achievements - Clothing

FASHIONISTA
Own every piece of clothing
This is all the clothing currently in the game, but there are only 11 that actually count towards the achievement. Unfortunate, I got this achievement in the Early Access, so i can't test which count and which don't. Not all of it can be worn by you, some are Virginia exclusives. It seems as though your progress spans across different worlds, as I got my achievement after picking up Virginia's leather suit in a world where I didn't have everything else.
All Clothing:
Pajamas Location:
Winter Jacket Location:
Leather Jacket Location:
Hoodie Location:
Blazer Location:
Priest Outfit Location:
Tuxedo Location:
Item Required: Shovel
Tracksuit (Virginia) Location:
Item Required: Maintenance Keycard
Camo Suit (Virginia) Location:
Leather Suit (Virginia) Location:
Item Required: Guest Keycard
Space Suit Location:
Item Required: Guest Keycard
Dress (Virginia) Location:
Item Required: VIP Keycard

Survival Achievements - Crafting

DYNAMO
Wear a full set of Tech Armor
Tech mesh can be made from 250ml of printer resin. There are many printer locations, but this is the easiest and does not require keycards to enter:
Tech Armor Recipe:

• 1 tech mesh
  
• 1 wire
  
• 1 tape
  
• 1 circuit board
  
• 1 battery

This makes one piece of armor. You have to do this 10 times for a full set of tech armor, so it is quite expensive. As of alpha, you can quit and re-log into your world and the items will respawn, so if you do this in the printer cave you're guaranteed between 100-300 printer resin. It's a little tedious, but faster than finding enough exploring. Here's what the full set of armor looks like:





















MAKER
Print one of every item
To print things, you need printer resin which can be found in crates at abandoned campsites, points of interest, and various facilities in caves. There are also printers in mutliple story caves, although one is possible to get to with no special items. This achievement now works, if you've already printed everything on the list, print 1 more thing to unlock it.
Printing recipes:
Mask

• 150mL resin

Flask

• 100mL resin

Grappling Hooks

• 100mL resin

Tech Mesh

• 250 mL resin

Arrows

• 50mL resin

Sled

• 1000mL resin

MC CRAFTY
Craft all weapons
You need to craft several weapon types. Attachments to weapons don't count for this achievement. Below are the only weapons that count.
Weapons:
Torch

• 1 stick
  
• 1 cloth

Crafted Bow

• 2 sticks
  
• 1 tape
  
• 1 rope

Crafted Club

• 1 skull
  
• 1 rope
  
• 1 stick

Crafted Spear

• 2 sticks
  
• 1 tape
  
• 1 utility knife (not consumed)

You only need one of these next two weapons to get this achievement, but everyone has said something different. To be safe, craft one of both.

Repair Tool

• 1 stick
  
• 1 rock
  
• 1 rope

Molotov

• 1 vodka bottle
  
• 1 cloth

Survival Achievements - Food

FOODIE
Eat one of each type of edible food in the game
Here are the edible food types that I have found; there are 37 things you need to eat for the achievement. Some people are reporting that this achievement still won't unlock after eating everything, so first try going through the list and re-eating everything. If that doesn't work, then try this: Place one of each and every food item (except opened cat food which you can't place) on a shelf (you only need 3 standing shelves for this), pick them back up and eat them again.
-Tip courtesy of @Masti

Plants:

Blueberries                                                                           Blackberries

Salmonberries                                                                      Guarana Berries

Twinberries                                                                            Snowberries

Devil's Club                                                                               Yarrow

Chicory                                                                                   Fireweed

Arrowleaf                                                                              Aloe Vera

Horsetail                                                                                 Shiitake

Fly Amanita                                                                      Hydnum Repandum

King Oyster

Health Mix                                                                            Health Mix +

Energy Mix                                                                            Energy Mix +

Animals:
Fish
Gotten by:
-Ordering Kelvin
-Spearfishing
-Fish Trap *currently not working*
Meat
Gotten by:
-Killing Moose
-Killing Deer
-Killing Rabbit
-Killing Squirrels
-Killing Bird
-Found in Fridges in Bunker Apartments
Oyster
Gotten by:
-Searching the Shallows Around Beaches
Turtle Egg
Gotten by:
-Searching Beaches in Non-Winter Seasons, Waiting for Turtles to Lay, and Immediately Picking the Eggs Up
Human Leg
Gotten By:
-Dismembering Smaller Humanoid Cannibals with an Axe or Katana
Human Arm
Gotten By:
-Dismembering Smaller Humanoid Cannibals with an Axe or Katana

Processed:
Energy Drink
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Skin Pouches
-Interactable (E to open) Bins
-Food & Dining Bunker
Meds
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Interactable (E to open) Bins
Energy Bar
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Cannibal Camps Around Map
-Interactable (E to open) Bins
-Skin Pouches
-Food & Dining Bunker
MRE Pack
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Interactable (E to open) Bins
Cat Food (Canned Food)
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Food & Dining Bunker
Crunchie Wunchies
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Found in Bunker Apartments
Ramen Noodles
-Food & Dining Bunker
Found at:
-Campsites Around Map
-Found in Bunker Apartments
-Food & Dining Bunker
Bacon Bite
Brain Bite
Steak Bite
Last 3 Found at:
-Food & Dining Bunker Only

Survival Achievements - Followers & MP

CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD
Reach maximum sentiment with Virginia
Virginia can be found wandering along the main water bodies of the island. I first encountered her by following the river up from the beach spawn point, to a large pond with a waterfall. Start by having her in your eyeline and not spooking her off, and make sure if you're attacked around her you don't accidentally hit her. Over time she gets used to your presence, and will even bring you gifts. Sometimes she will beckon you and bring you to a nearby item, like the stun baton, and give you a thumbs up when you pick it up. It takes around 20 thumbs up events to reach max sentiment, although it felt like it took less for me, and other people have reported much higher numbers.
Some Examples of Sentiment Improving Interactions:

Hide N' Seek:                                                                      Bringing Gifts:

Beckoning:                                                                      Showing You Items:

Doing a Dance For You:                                                                  Thumbs Up:

Smile:                                                                          Dancing to Music: 

Thanking You For Clothes:                                                                      

EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
Give a GPS locator to Virginia
See 'CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD' to find Virginia. The GPS locator can be found in the raft at the ocean where all the rivers flow, or at any other purple exclamation mark on your map. It is on the body, but be careful because a shark will start circling you when you climb aboard. Once Virginia trusts you enough to approach you and not run, you can give her items. You'll know you've reached this stage of trust because she'll usually shyly approach with a gift. Once she's comfortable staying around you, give her a GPS and the achievement will pop.

TRUSTED
Become an admin in a multiplayer game
You have to join a multiplayer game hosted by someone else, and they have to change your status to 'admin'. To do this, hit esc, then players. Pick the person currently in your world who needs the achievement and flip from 'guest' to 'admin'. Make sure to click past trusted, as that was the old requirement for the achievement, which no longer works. If someone lets you get the achievement, then you should reciprocate, it's really fast to do.

Survival Achievements - Enemies

NEED A BIGGER BOAT
Get killed by a shark
Follow any river flowing downward and it will lead you to the beaches. Simply swim out into the deeper water around the lifepod, and a shark will kill you in no time. If you start a singleplayer world for this, you may get the beach spawn in which case you could get this achievement in a minute. Be careful though, you'll drown faster than you'll die at full health from a shark. You may want to weaken yourself first. There's also a shark in the rebreather cave where you exit out the water.

PINATA
Blow up a Sluggy
Sluggy is a abomination of legs, limbs, and flesh that can be found trapped in walls in caves. Many times, you will find time bombs nearby. Simply throw on at the ground in front of Sluggy to clear the path through the cave, and unlock this achievement. There's one in a cave right by the forest helicopter spawn, and the game even gives you two time bombs right by it.
Note: I've done this twice in my own playthrough with timebombs, and the achievement did not unlock those times, so it may be kind of buggy. Using a grenade eventually worked for me. It seems like it's easier to get in singleplayer.

SUCKER FOR PUNISHMENT
Get kicked by a heavy cannibal 5 times
The heavy cannibal is pictured below. Get a little bit of distance from him, let him run at you and as he does, walk towards him. He will Sparta kick you back. Do this 5 times for the achievement, but be careful because he sometimes swings, and inflicts heavy damage with his club.

Story Achievements

The point of no return for the ending:
I recommend making a save in the magma chamber so you can do both version of the ending back to back easily.

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
Complete the story with all friendly NPCs still alive
In order to get this achievement, you need to finish the game with both Kelvin and Virginia alive and on good terms. Kelvin is easy, just don't abuse him and keep him safe from cannibals. Virginia's trust is harder to earn, but once she's comfortable around you and giving you gifts you can get this achievement. In my world, I suspected she was dead cause I hadn't seen her in almost 20 in-game days, but I still got this achievement.

FIGHT DEMONS
Stay on the Island
In the deep magma chamber, you will approach a final crevice to squeeze through. This will trigger a cut scene, which varies depending on if your NPCs are alive and trusting of you. At the end of the cut scene you have a choice. Go on the helicopter with Eric and Timmy LeBlanc, or turn around and pick up the pack to stay on the island. For this achievement, go pick up the pack.

FOUGHT DEMONS
Leave the Island
The beginning of it is the same, but when you're faced with the choice, enter the helicopter.

BLOCKBUSTER

BLOCKBUSTER
Watch all the found footage recordings
There are 4 found footage recordings, however it seems that watching only 1 is enough to unlock the achievement for the moment. If you already had some in your inventory from the alpha, rewatching one should also net you the achievement.

Video	Location	Screenshot	Map
CultistsArrival	Evening Star Sailboat Table
Sahara Confidential	Military Camp Tent
Cultists1	Residential Bunker Morgue
Estate Agent	Luxury Bunker Living Room

GUMSHOE

GUMSHOE
Collect all the note pages
There are 50 total notes. I'm going to start a running list of all the locations I find them, without screenshots because I think that would take way too much space. You can see how many notes you have in your inventory, but based on that number, I do think this achievement is not working properly yet.

If this achievement is not unlocking for you, and your inventory says you have 50/50, save and quit the game. Verify the integrity of your files, then relaunch the game and pick up a stick.

Note #	Content	Location
1	PUFFCORP OUTBIDS SAHARA	Rebreather Cave Entrance
2	Clean Up Request	Food and Dining Bunker Security Room
3	IMPORTANT - Countdown Calculations	Food and Dining Bunker Security Room
4	New Arrivals	Human Camp (D56)
5	Hank: ATTENTION ALL	Maintenance A
6	Hi Doris, family have arrived	Entertainment Bunker Pool Area
7	Barbara Puffton: ATTENTION ALL	Entertainment Bunker Bar Dance Floor
8	Welcome to HoloSprings Map	Entertainment Bunker Bar Private Table
9	RE:RE:IMPORTANT - Countdown Calculations	Entertainment Bunker VIP Room
10	Hi Doris, quick drink	Entertainment Bunker Hallway
11	Calculation results	Entertainment Bunker Room before Theatre
12	AGAIN VOICING MY CONCERNS	Outside Glider Cave
13	SOLAFITE PHOTO REFERENCE	Ropegun Cave
14	MORE LIGHTING	Ropegun Cave Past Sluggy
15	Dig Site B	Ropegun Cave Past Sluggy
16	We are in bussiness!	Research Camp (C112)
17	Dimensional Disturbance	Recon Camp (B106)
18	Silas, Blow it up!!	Good Times Sailboat
19	MISSING CEO	Good Times Sailboat
20	Silas, entrance will be in Pufftons home!!!!!	Evening Star Sailboat
21	Gold City Sketch	Evening Star Sailboat
22	FYI	Military Camp Site
23	Notice of Employment Termination	Military Camp Site
24	MORE BODIES	Maintenance C
25	I haven't slept in 3 months.	Abandoned House
26	We Found It And Broke It Into 6 Parts	Caves Under Abandoned House (Cave G)
27	Large Book Order	Residential Bunker First Room Level 1
28	RE:RE:RE:RE: Golf Balls	Residential Bunker Second Room Level 1
29	Please meet me at the bar at 2pm	Residential Bunker First Room Level 2
30	Doris, Ed's very worried about the soft opening.	Residential Bunker First Room Level 2
31	RE:IMPORTANT - Countdown Calculations	Residential Bunker Second Room Level 2
32	FISHING VILLAGES	Residential Bunker Third Room Level 2
33	Please Read	Residential Bunker Security Room Level 2
34	SITE B INVERSION Drawing	Ice Cave (F78)
35	Gold City Sketch Manilla Paper	Abandoned Priest House (G73)
36	The piece isn't here	Ice Cave (H75)
37	NEVER LEAVE THE ISLAND	Village Basement (K66)
38	Today is October 18th 1979	Village (L86)
39	Gold City Sketch	Village (L86)
40	RE: Golf Balls	Golf Course (I15)
41	RE:RE: Golf Balls	Golf Course (I15)
42	RE:RE:RE: Golf Balls	Golf Course (I15)
43	WHERE ARE OUR HUSBANDS?	Helipad
44	Silas, They are building the bunkers...	Unnamed Sailboat
45	Blow Yourself Up In The Daughter Room!!!	Luxury Bunker Virginia's Room
46	Last Will and Testament of Edward Puffton	Luxury Bunker Virginia's Room
47	Through Here To The Gold City!!!!!!!!	Luxury Bunker Museum Front Desk
48	Hi Barbara, It was great to see you last night!	Luxury Bunker Couch
49	Barbara, While I appreciate you confiding in me...	Luxury Bunker Dining Table
50	The more wicked his heart, the more grotesque the creature that dwells within.	Luxury Bunker Depths (Hell Cave)

INTERIOR DESIGNER

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Find all the discoverable blueprints
There are 16 total blueprints.

If this achievement is not unlocking for you, and your survival notebook has all 16, save and quit the game. Verify the integrity of your files, then relaunch the game and pick up a stick.

Blueprint	Location	Screenshot
Powered Cross Blueprint	Rebreather Cave Depths
Glider Launcher	Glider Cave
Teleporter	Research Camp Supply Cave
Spear Trap	Ice Cave
Attract Shrine	Beach Cave
Meat Grinder	Cave G
Spin Trap	Abandoned House (Cave G Exit)
Item Plating	Cave F
Gore Couch	Abandoned Priest House (G73)
Clock	Ice Cave Depths (H75)
Leg Lamp	Village Basement (K66)
Gore Chair	Village (L86)
Repel Shrine	Cave (K89)
Spot Light	Cave (K83)
Multi Trap	Cellar (D114)
Armor Plating	Luxury Bunker Golden Door

OOOH SHINY

OOOH SHINY
Plate all valid weapons with Solafite
In order to be able to plate with solafite, you first need to find the blueprint. It can be found in Cave F. The device requires [11x Stick, 4x Gold Batteries, 7x Stones, 3x Wires, and 3x Turtle Shells] to be made. Each solafite session costs you 6 ore. While in use, the device will spawn a thunderstorm and a horde of mutants. Prepare ahead of time. These are all the weapons that can be plated:

• Cross
  
• Tactical Axe
  
• Machete
  
• Crafted Club
  
• Firefighter Axe
  
• Modern Axe
  
• Pickaxe
  
• Putter
  
• Katana
  
• Pistol
  
• Revolver
  
• Shotgun
  
• Rifle
  
• Guitar

You can also plate the Ancient Armor with a separate blueprint, but it's not necessary for this achievement.

Afterword

If you made it this far, thanks for checking out my guide! I update regularly and answer questions, so this guide will always be worked on. If this guide was helpful, feel free to give it a like, favorite or award!

[Fahrenheit]

I don't mean to sound ungrateful but the documents are not in the order we read them in game, so it is very difficult to track down the missing ones. Would be nice if you could rearrange them, thank you.

[Strik3r]

Thanks

[SteakoS]

@Fahrenheit Correct, you'll just have to jump into someones hosted game and they have to make you admin. All other achievements are doable solo.

[Fahrenheit]

Just want to make sure before buying: There's only 1 multiplayer achievement, correct? The rest is doable solo? Thanks.

[W33B]

@Raptvre very interesting, funny what makes games work sometimes lol great guide!

[Raptvre]

@W33B Probably something about forcing the game to check #s of items, which procs the achievement as the game finally registers the 50 notes? I'm not a dev though, just a guess lol.

[W33B]

Great work!

[W33B]

how and why does picking up a stick make it work? XD thanks though!

[Forever]

Hello, If you're doing "Gumshoe" and have gotten the last note in Hell Cave and filled it to 50, you can get achievement while going back and moving towards the exit. I figured out a way to do this, if stick and game integrity check didn't work

[MeKCuKaHeTc]

If you are not making progress on the "city planner", then you need to turn on the construction animation back. It seems that when it is disabled, the achievement stops working