What do you do with effigies

Effigies indicated as decoration however, cannot be destroyed, yielding no materials. The cannibals also have different types of grotesque effigies, which can often be found along the shorelines and beaches but also in other locations all over the island.

Cannibal effigies can be destroyed since v0. There are at least seven different types of effigies, which can be unlocked in the "Effigies" Tab by losing sanity. The "Effigies" tab is a click button at the bottom of the first page of the "To Do" list marked effigies that takes you to the effigy pages.

It may be important to note that the effigy itself looks like the symbol for " Venus " or "woman" of which she is always blonde, meaning that it may serve a religious purpose. It could also represent the symbol for "sun" as the islands natives can be seen on beaches performing some ritual worship. Boar Skull Effigy by the Shipping Containers in v0. Boar Skull art in one of the Shipping Containers in v0. These are possible effigies made out of humans and passengers. They will stay fresh as the first day through the whole player's game experience, not even attracting flies.

Some passenger effigies will have equipment such as weapons, ie. This weapon can be found in the body of passenger with the canvas of his tattoo that was apparently flayed from his forearm. Off the Wiki "Red Paint is a material that can be used to coat the player. Currently, you can use it to coat the player in red which causes cannibals to be passive towards the player. How do you survive a forest? How to Survive in the Forest Orient Yourself.

Whenever possible, orient yourself on landmarks such as mountain ranges in order to get your bearings. Finding Water. Water will be extremely important to your survival. Starting Fire. Starting a fire will be key to boiling water and keeping yourself warm at night. Find Shelter. Finding Food. How many caves are there in the forest? There are three primary cave entrance types, with a fourth only in use for one cave Cave HC. All effigies must be completed and set on fire to have an effect on cannibals , unlit effigies have no effect.

They consist of body parts from the cannibals heads , torsos, arms , and legs as well as some sticks and rocks. No matter which cannibal is dismembered and used, the effigy will always sport tribal male cannibal body parts.

Their main purpose is to cause fear in cannibals and keep them away from the player, similar to how red paint works. How cannibals react to a player with red paint on is almost exactly the same as how they react with effigies. It will cause most cannibals to fear the player and avoid them, though there are a few that will still attack the player. The reason for this is actually done on purpose by the developers.

The reason for doing this is to prevent players learning and figuring out cannibal behavior. The developers want to keep their behavior a secret to add immersion to the game. Though this is up to the player if they find effigies worth it or not, most players find them too inconsistent.

Building an effigy won't stop the cannibals from attacking, they may approach a burning effigy with caution or run away from it or even ignore the effigy. If the player approaches the cannibals, they will often attack the player with complete disregard for the effigy as approaching cannibals is deemed as an act of aggression. When the developers were asked about aggression of AI they stated: We don't want to spell out exactly how the ai works, but for aggression there are lots of different triggers that can affect how they behave.

Getting too close, killing females in front of male members and being in certain parts of the map can all change how aggressive they are.

And there is always some 'fuzziness' built into the AI, so they don't always do the same thing each time. As the developers have added fuzziness to the AI, this would explain why cannibals sometimes ignore effigies. A Small Effigy is the lower costing re-ignitable effigy that was added in update v0.

Change language. Install Steam. Store Page. The Forest Store Page. Global Achievements. Cougarific View Profile View Posts. Showing 1 - 15 of 67 comments. Supposedly they are a warning to the tribes that say "Stay away; This is what I did to your friends".

Right that's what an effigy is for but how does it work in terms of the in-game mechanics.