Crafted Bow

The **Bow that is Crafted** is a ranged weapon that was added in update v0.05 to ***The Forest***.

## Gameplay

The **Bow that is Crafted** shoots arrows, it does not have a cross hair or a zoom feature. When holding down the attack-button, the player will stretch the bow and aim the arrow forward (without a crosshair). Releasing the attack-button will fire the arrow forward. Hitting the right mouse button while the bow is stretched will release the arrow without firing it. The longer the bow is held before firing (up to a maximum), the farther the arrow will go. The trajectory of the arrow is slightly above the arrow rest on the bow. While looking downward at the bow while in hand, press `R` to toggle arrow type. You can also select the default arrow by combining the bow with the desired arrow type on the crafting mat.

It is important to note that aiming your bow requires a lot of practice. It is not wise to aim your shots with the center of the screen as the arrow is tilted at an angle. Instead, it is better to observe your arrow and imagine how it will fly through the air, accounting its position and gravity.

There is a small piece of wood sticking out of the right side of the bow, the arrow seems to travel close to where the end of the stick is on screen, so this may be used as a "sight."

It is possible to get headshots with arrows, which are an instant kill for all regular cannibals.

## Types of Arrows

**Normal Arrows**

* It is best to use these arrows when hunting animals due to cost
* These arrows do the least amount of damage of all the arrows, though they are the cheapest to make
* It is better to use these arrows for fire or poison arrows rather than the bone arrows as bone arrows convert to normal arrows if they are changed

**Bone Arrows**

* Bone arrows do 40% more damage than normal arrows
* If Bone arrows are used to make fire or poison arrows, they will convert to normal arrows. Avoid doing this as it wastes the bones
* Bone arrows can be collected after shot; even though it will say 'arrow collected' rather than 'bone arrow collected', you will pick up a bone arrow

**Fire Arrows**

* After combining the arrow with booze (they will appear dark red in your inventory), press and hold `L` to ignite the arrow
* Shooting a cannibal with the arrow sets it on fire
* Arrows pass through cannibals allowing you to burn several at the same time
* The flaming arrow resting in the bow provides a source of light which doesn't go out, though the light source will make you visible to enemies
* Fire arrows can be collected after shot, though they will turn back into normal arrows
* Fire damage on enemies doesn't stack, wait until they are not on fire before setting them on fire again
* Adding multiple booze and cloth to fire arrows does not increase their burn length or damage, it will waste the materials
* Shooting a live rabbit with a fire arrow that has been lit will burn its skin off but it cooks it at the same time, allowing you to eat it straight away
* Enemies on hard take far less fire damage, keep this in mind

**Poison Arrows**

* When an enemy is hit with a poison arrow, they will suffer a damage over time (DOT) effect, their movement and attack speed are reduced by about 20 to 25%, and it is possible that their damage output is reduced
* Poison arrows last much longer but do less damage than fire arrows
* Poisoned enemies will have a green tint to their skin
* The poison effect on poisoned arrows does not stack
* Shooting another player in game has a 100% chance of making them sick. It also adds a damage over time effect for about 20 seconds

**Modern Arrows**

* These arrows must be found, they cannot be crafted
* These arrows do the highest damage out of all the arrows
* They can be found in yellow crates, the same type that can contain flares.
* It is recommended by the developers that these arrows are used with the Modern Bow

## Modern Bow vs Crafted Bow

This table outlines the differences between the **Crafted Bow** and the Modern Bow

 Easier to aim | Harder to aim

## Gallery

* Bow Icon
* It's model is directly taken from the left side of the blonde headed
* The player holding a bow, with an arrow ready to fire.
* The player holding a bow.
* The player holding a bow with an arrow ready to fire.
* The player holding a bow without any arrows.
* The player holding a bow without any arrows.
* The player holding a bow ready to fire a flaming arrow.
* The player holding a bow with a flaming arrow.
* Bird stuck with an arrow
* As it appears in the crafting section of the survival guide