Sons of the Forest
ByYurii Luzhko

How to Make and Ride a Zipline in Sons of the Forest

Game files, client build 539514 min read

You need the Rope Gun and one Zipline Rope (1 printed grappling hook and 1 rope). Equip the gun, shoot the first anchor at your start, shoot the second where you want to land, then ride the line.

Six steps, from the gun to the ride. Where the gun lies is on the Rope Gun page; the cave order shows when to fetch it.

Game icons of the rope gun, a printed grappling hook, a rope and a zipline rope
Game icons: the Rope Gun, the printed grappling hook, rope and Zipline Rope.
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The 6 steps at a glance

Steps 1 and 2 are the kit. Steps 3 and 4 are the line. Steps 5 and 6 are the ready-made lines and what to plan.

  1. Get the Rope Gun. It lies in the Rope Gun Cave.
  2. Get Zipline Rope. Craft it or find it.
  3. Fire the two anchors. Start, then landing.
  4. Ride and take the line back. Right-click the second grapple.
  5. Use the ready-made ziplines. 2 of them in the caves.
  6. Plan the line. What the files do and do not say.

Step 1: Get the Rope Gun

The Rope Gun is a key item: it lies in the Rope Gun Cave, near the exit of the left tunnel. With the rebreather it also opens the way to the shovel. Our Rope Gun page has the steps and the map pin; the cave has two entrances on the map.

Sons of the Forest island with the rope gun, its cave entrances and the 3D printers marked

Tap a dot to see which place it is. Open a layer on the full map: Rope gun, Rope Gun Cave entrances, 3D printers

  1. Go to one of the Rope Gun Cave entrances on the map below.
  2. Follow the left tunnel toward the exit.
  3. Pick up the gun. GameRant mentions a ready-made zipline in a cave (Step 5).

Step 2: Get Zipline Rope

The rope is the gun's ammo (Zipline Rope). Our crafting data lists it as 1 printed grappling hook and 1 rope, made from the inventory, and notes it is also found in supply crates. In the loot tables the supply crates carry it at 6.8% of each roll, and each crate rolls 2 to 3 items.

  1. Look in supply crates. The loot data has 173 supply-crate spawn points on the island, plus more in caves and bunkers.
  2. Players also find rope near abandoned campsites and cannibal camps and in random containers (GameRant).
  3. For the hook: grappling hooks lie around, and you can print one at a 3D printer (GameRant). Our map marks 5 printers.
  4. Craft the Zipline Rope from the inventory: 1 printed grappling hook and 1 rope.

Not in the files

The resin cost of a printed hook and the weight of loose rope at camps are not in the data we hold, so we give no numbers.

Step 3: Fire the two anchors

Follow the order players describe (GameRant). The Zipline structure itself costs 1 Zipline Rope in the client's recipe list.

  1. Craft or pick up a Zipline Rope.
  2. Equip the Rope Gun.
  3. Shoot the first grapple point where you want to start.
  4. Shoot the line at the ground where you want the end. That makes the zipline.

Step 4: Ride it, and take the line back

Ride your line the way you ride a ready-made one (Step 5). To get the rope back, look at the second grapple and right-click: the rope returns to the gun for reuse (GameRant). Players say you can then fire it again somewhere else.

  • Keep an eye on stamina on long descents (see the Rope Gun page).
  • Take lines down you no longer use: the rope comes back to the gun.

Step 5: Use the ready-made ziplines

The client places 4 zipline anchors, two per line, so 2 ready-made ziplines, in the client's Cave B and Cave C scenes. Which named cave each is, is not in our data; GameRant describes one in a cave. Use them to learn how a line rides, then take one down with E near its top, as players describe (GameRant).

Pro tip

Ride a cave line once before you place your own.

Step 6: Plan the line

Your lines are yours to place. The crafting page calls tree structures good zipline stops, so a tree platform is a place to land.

What the files do not say

Maximum length, speed and slope of a zipline are not in the data we hold. Players ask how far lines go; we cannot answer from the files, and we do not guess.

Common mistakes

  • Firing without a rope. The gun uses Zipline Rope as ammo.
  • Forgetting to take the line back. Right-click the second grapple to get the rope.
  • Skipping the cave line. It is a free lesson.
  • Expecting a distance number. None is in the files.

FAQ

How do you make a zipline in Sons of the Forest?

Equip the Rope Gun with a Zipline Rope, shoot the first anchor where you start and the second at the ground where you want to land.

How do you make Zipline Rope?

Our crafting data lists 1 printed grappling hook and 1 rope, made from the inventory. The rope is also found in supply crates.

Where is the Rope Gun?

In the Rope Gun Cave, near the exit of the left tunnel. See the Rope Gun page for the map pin.

Can you pick a zipline back up?

Players say you look at the second grapple and right-click, which returns the rope to the gun.

How far can a zipline go?

The files we hold do not say.

Are there ziplines already placed?

Yes: the client places 2, in its Cave B and Cave C scenes.

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