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Es können viele **Höhlen** in The Forest gefunden werden, welche alle unter Peninsula verlaufen. Die Entwickler versprachen, dass in Zukunft alle Höhlen indirekt miteinander verbunden werden. Dadurch sollen auch die kleineren Inseln über einen Landweg (durch Höhlen) erreichbar sein. Die meisten einzigartigen Gegenstände und für die Story wichtige Objekte können in Höhlen gefunden werden. Mittlerweile wurden auch fast alle sonstigen wichtigen Gegenstände in Höhlen verlegt.

# Eingänge

Es gibt drei verschiedene Arten von Eingängen: 1. Eingänge, bei denen sich der Spieler durch einen schmalen Felsspalt quetschen muss, 2. Eingänge, bei denen der Spieler ein Seil hinunter klettern muss (Der Eingang ist dann von einem Steinhaufen umgeben) und 3. Unterwasser-Eingänge, bei denen der Spieler unter Wasser tauchen muss, um die Höhle zu betreten. In diesen Fall ist die Tauchausrüstung notwendig.
*Achtung: Es kann sein, dass der Spieler mehrere Seile hinunter klettern muss, um erst in die Höhle zu gelangen.*

# Gefahren

In den Höhlen trifft man oft auf Kannibalen und manchmal auch auf Mutanten, z.B. Virginias, Armsys und Kuh Mutanten. Außerdem gibt es viele Gruppen von Mutantenbabys, welche in engen Passagen eine große Gefahr darstellen.

The Pale Cannibals come in two primary flavors: the standard pale/blue male, and a weaker hunched type in-between the regular and skinny aboveground cannibals. Both can occasionally wield crude weapons, most often the crafted axe.

Cave enemies are unique: they will quickly reset to their safe positions if they get stuck or wander off. On the other hand, surface enemies spawn infinitely at increasing rates, yet cannot use climbing ropes, squeezes, or flooded shafts. As cleaning a cave is only temporary due to enemies respawning, the player should gather all ressources and items if possible.

*This is still the case as of v0.73b, though it may change further in development.*

# What to Expect

* Caves usually have an abundance of supplies scattered about (such as cash, coins, flares, sticks, ropes, sodas, dynamite, *etc*), most of which respawn upon going through any cave entrance. Thus, the player may often end up leaving better-stocked than when they went in.
	+ The caves are mostly pitch black (with the exception of scattered skull lamps and luminescent formations), requiring the player to use a light source such as the lighter, flashlight, or a tool wrapped in cloth (the best being the "upgraded stick", with by far the longest burn time 5 min) Except for lighting a burning arrow, which for some reason never goes out.. *Tip: Adjusting the game's color settings to a lighter scheme such as "Modern" or increasing* gamma *may help a lot with this.*

* Some of the caves have save points in the form of orange tents left by previous spelunkers, and the player can build disposable leaf shelters in emergencies.

* Unless it is broad daylight outside, touching water in caves will usually result in the "cold and wet" status condition. Also note that as of v0.65b, aboveground rain still affects much of the cave system, often soaking the player and putting out their torches for no apparent reason.

* Many of the most disturbing scenes to be uncovered in the Forest are within the caves.

# Höhle 1 - Death Cave

Die "Death Cave" hat vier Eingänge: Einer in der Mitte der Seite des Kraters, einer südlich vom Krater,einer südlich vom Cockpit, und einer südlich von der Ecke mit den Teichen, die man südlich vom Krater aus verfolgen kann.
Es gibt eine Wand (ungefähr im Nord-Osten der Höhle), die mit Dynamit gesprengt werden kann. Dahinter befindet sich ein Weg, der einen in Höhle 9 bringt. Außerdem geht die nördliche Seite von Höhle 1 nahtlos in Höhle 3 über. Dies ist über ein Seil zu erreichen.

Diese Items können in Höhle 1 gefunden werden:

* **Katana**
* Taschenlampe
* Spielzeugroboterteil
* *Kassette 5*
* *Lateinisches Papier*

## Höhle 1 Eingang 1

* Fundort des Eingangs von Höhle 1 mit Bergen im Hintergrund.
* Fundort des Eingangs von Höhle 1 bei den Hügeln.
* Der meist benutzte Eingang, bei dem man das Katana erhält. Wird auch "Katana Höhle" genannt.
* Höhle 1 Eingang bei Nacht

## Höhle 1 Eingang 2

* Der Eingang zu Höhle 1 zwischen Steinen
* In der Nähe des Eingangs sind fünf vermisste Passagiere.
* Ein Kannibalen Effigy, dass aus Passagieren gemacht wurde.
* Der Eingang zur Dead Cave.

# Cave 2 - The Hanging Cave

Cave 2 has a climbing entrance inside the main Cannibal Village. There is a second entrance to the north near a smaller village on the side of a lake.
The first time the player dies, they will wake up in this cave tied by their feet to the ceiling, with their plane axe within arm's reach on the ground nearby.

The following items can be found in Cave 2:

* **Modern Axe**
* **Compass**
* **Map**
* Robot toy head
* *Autopsy Report*
* *The Practical Caver*
* *Cassette 1*
* *Cassette 4*

See also Cave 4 - The Hanging Cave

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Verry unique cave entrance with decorative skulls pile
* Cave 2 entrance located in Main Village
* Another passengers are located near this cave entrance
* Location of cave 2 entrance

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Cave entrance is located near Center Village
* Cave entrance is located on the hill
* Location of cave entrance
* View from a distance

## Cave Entrance

* View after leaving the cave
* Cave entrance between rocks
* Cave entrance is located near Lakeside Village
* View from above

# Cave 3 - The Wet Cave

Cave 3 has been resurrected as its own unique cave as of v0.54, rather than being merged with Cave 1 and the rest scrapped. It has two entrances: one on the river-bottom near the cockpit and one near the dirty white tents across from two cannibal structures nearby.

Much of the cave is underwater, similar to Cave 5 (see below). The rebreather and climbing axe are necessary to fully explore Cave 3. It is separated from Cave 1 by a rope. Climbing the rope will grant access to the water areas, which are separated by a climbing wall that can be jumped down but not back up.

The following items can be found in Cave 3:

* Robot toy arm
* Chainsaw

## Cave Entrance

* Cave 3 entrance located near white tents
* Cave 3 entrance is loce to the Riverside Village
* Mountains in distance
* Cave 3 entrance seen from river

## Cave Swimming Entrance

* Underwater Cave swimming entrance
* Cave 3 entrance near Riverside Village
* Location of Cave 3 entrance
* Location of Cave 3 entrance

## Cave 3 Update History

 v0.54 | Cave 3 lighting pass, extra planks, extra floating items, old pot prefabs, air canisters to flooded room, fixed missing climbing wall, added swim out area to above ground
Cave 3 added floating items and floating heads
 v0.01 | Cave 3 added to the game

# Cave 4 - The Hanging Cave

Cave 4 has an entrance to the west of the cannibal village on the side of a lake. It blends into Cave 2. It contains one Spider Mutant (Virginia) and several mutant babies.

It's part of cave 2, but listed seperatly in the survival guides to-do list as "*keep exploring the hanging cave*".

The following items can be found in Cave 4:

* *Cassette 2*

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Cave 4 entrance is located near Lakeside Village
* This area is often visited by natives
* Cave 4 entrance is located near Yacht
* Located in the largest clearing in The Forest

## Cave 4 Update History

New cave climbdown area covers and fixes can stand on opening holes
 v0.01 | Cave 4 added to the game

# Cave 5 - The Submerged Cave

Cave 5 has two entrances on the south-west of the peninsula, as well an underwater entrance beneath Geese Lake. Please note however, that entering the underwater entrance without the re-breather will likely lead to death. Cave 5 is divided into two sections by a giant Stone Door. It is also worth noting most of Cave 5 is underwater.

The following items can be found in first part of Cave 5: (Southern entrance)

* **Rebreather**
* Flashlight

The following items can be found on the other side of the Door: (Geese lake entrance)

* Rusty Axe
* *Virginia Sketch*
* Flares

## Cave Swimming Entrance

* Enterance seen from the shore
* Enterance seen from under the water
* Enterance seen from above
* Enterance seen from the cliff

## Cave Entrance

* Entrance between rocks
* Many Cannibal effigys in this area
* Entrance is located near big anchor at the beach
* Many mutants around

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Location of Cave 5 entrance
* Cave 5 entrance between the rocks
* Climbing entrance is one of three Cave 5 entrences
* Cave 5 entrance is located near Sacred Tree/Big tree

# Cave 6 - The Lawyers Cave

**Cave** 6 stretches under the west coast of the peninsula. It is split into two halves by an underwater passage, and connects to caves 5-*submerged* and 10-*waterfall*. It is one of the most dangerous, having multiple mutants, over a dozen cannibals, and many babies. Both halves contain several passengers. In order to fully explore the cave, the player will need the rebreather and two explosives.

The eastern half has one climbing entrance on the north side of Goose Lake, dropping into a small room full of beheaded lawyers and their briefcases, from which the cave draws its name. It initially houses 1 Virginia and multiple regular cannibals. To the north, it continues into cave 10-*waterfall* through a pair of destructible rock walls. To the south, a long flooded passage leads to cave 5-*submerged*.

The western half has 2 squeeze-in entrances, one north-northwest of goose lake and one in the side of a hill near the shipping containers. Its passages house both types of Pale Cannibals and multiple babies, with an additional Blue Armsy in the mass grave pit guarding the keycard.

The following items can be found in Cave 6:

* **Keycard**
* Camcorder
* *Tape 1: ''Megan's Arrival''*
* *Tape 2: ''Lunch with Megan''*
* *Fortune*

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Enterance seen from the cliff above the Geese Lake
* Mountains in the distance
* Geese Lake in the distance
* Climbing entrance

## Cave Entrance

* Mountains in the distance
* Entrance between the rocks
* Location of the entrance
* One of three Cave 6 entrances

## Cave Entrance

* Entrance between the rocks near Shipping Containers
* Cave 6 entrance on the hill
* One of three Cave 6 entrances
* Mountains in the distance

# Cave 7 - The Chasm Cave (north) - The Sinkhole Cave (south)

The accessible entrance to **Cave 7** (squeeze-in) can be found after crossing the northern-most land bridge connecting the peninsula to the mountains. It is the most difficult cave, in terms of length to complete and amount of enemies present. It contains, currently, a minimum of 6 mutants, including Armsies, Virginias, and Cowmen, some of the blue variety. It also contains over a dozen regular cannibals, and several babies as well. In order to fully explore the cave, the player will need the Climbing Axe and the Rebreather, along with some sort of explosives. This cave should not be attempted without being fully supplied and stocked, due to its difficulty.

This cave also opens up into the side of the sinkhole via a set of stone doors, which start out fully open (pedestals loaded with rocks). Once the enemies are cleared out, this is the "intended" path for players to reach the bottom of the sinkhole, as they can just go through Cave 7 rather than trying to slide/climb down the walls or build a staircase.

It has passengers 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. *May also have 22, 23, 24, and 25.[confirmation needed]*

* Robot Right Arm
* Racket
* Pedometer

The following items can be found in Cave 7:

* Tennis racket
* Pedometer
* Flashlight
* Robot toy second arm
* Modern bow

* Restraining Order
* Tape 4
* Robot Left Leg

* Robot toy left leg
* *Tape 4: ''Side Effects''*
* *She's not dead / She is sleeping note*
* *Restraining order*

## Cave Entrance

* Cave 7 entrance
* Chasm Cave
* This cave is leading to the bottom of Sinkhole
* This place is often patrolled

# Cave 8

Cave 8 has been merged with Cave 7 with most parts scrapped in v0.20. It is possible that it will come back as a cave, as the developers have done so for Cave 3 (see above).

# Cave 9 - The Ledge Cave

There are two main entrances to Cave 9, as well as two other entrances both placed on the same ledge in the Sinkhole.

In the most southern part, there is a wall that can be blown up in order to grant access to Cave 1. Multiple walls in Cave 9 can only be scaled with the Climbing Axe, which is found near the center. The player should take care not to fall into the deep pit in the center of the cave while attempting to cross around the ledges.

Cave 9 contains several cannibals, as well as several mutant babies.

The following items can be found in Cave 9:

* **Climbing Axe**
* Tape 3: "Opening the artifact"

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Location of entrance
* Cave 9 entrance is located near white tent
* Entrance is located between Big Lake and Sinkhole
* Cave 9 and Cave 10 entrances are close to eachother

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Location of Cave 9 entrance
* Cave 9 entrance is located near two white tents
* Cave 9 is located at the hill close to Big Lake
* Mountain in the distance

# Cave 10 - The Waterfall Cave

The entrance to Cave 10 can be found to the west of the sinkhole. It is extremely deep and requires two ropes to climb down before you reach the bottom. There is one main area, half filled with water, at the bottom of the waterfall. A caver camp can be found at this level, with orange save tents, flare chests, and various supplies. Climbing down another rope will lead you to a room with a small central pond with a boat, as well as one Cowman and a single cannibal. It seems to be rather nautically-themed, with many lifebuoys / lifesavers hung on the walls. A map of this can be seen above, in the section for Cave 6.

Near the end of the cave, there are two wooden walls that can be broken with an axe, leading to two passengers of the flight.

Blowing up a double set of rock walls, the player can access Cave 6.

The following items can be found in Cave 10:

* *Don't Be Afraid / Just Believe note*
* *Obelisk Sketch*
* *Beneath The Limestone magazine*

## Cave Climbing Entrance

* Enterance near Seaside Village
* Mountains in the distance
* Enterance is located near orange tents
* Cave-enterance-the-forest-1-0-dirty (20).jpg

Beach Hut Village in the far distance

# Endgame

### Cave HC - The Unnamed Cave

This has been the temporary name used for the recently implemented cave at the bottom of the sinkhole. This can *only* be accessed by swimming through the small hole in the water (rebreather required). After a long swim the player will resurface in a very large chamber. Certain sections of the walls will resemble actual construction, with the same obsidian-like material as the Stone Doors. The player will encounter several cannibals. Though there is a climbing wall, it can be avoided by simply jumping up the rocks nearby and leaping across.

Further in the cave the player will find a long corridor. After traveling down a long hallway that has been constructed, the player will encounter a large mechanical door. The door leads into the Sahara research lab.

The following items can be found in Cave HC:

* 2 Timmy Drawings

New cool lightning in Cave HC

### Cave Science - The Sahara Cave

This is a temporary place-holder name for the cave located between the research lab and the elevator to the observatory. It is only accessible via the research lab, with a walk-in entrance. It features dozens of mummified corpses, perhaps those of Sahara employees who have fallen to the death obelisk. It requires the rebreather to swim through, and there are no enemies. It has one set of sacrifice doors.

# Speculation

The caves appear to serve as a home to many of the cannibals, and are where they bring the majority of corpses they collect. Dozens of passengers can be seen hanging from the ceilings, and relatively fresh body parts can be seen hanging or scattered on the ground in some places. Mutant babies can commonly be found in these caves, suggesting that they serve as the breeding ground for the mutants. Following this line of thought, it can be assumed that the spider mutant serves as the brood mother, seeing as how she appears to have functioning (albeit horrendously deformed) genitalia and is rarely seen outside of the cave system. The caves also house a variety of mummified corpses that appear in the more unique areas. How the mummies connect to the cannibals is unknown, as they were left alone after death rather than being eaten, suggesting their presence may pre-date the formation of the cannibal society. They are most likely going to be significant figures in the developing story.