Upgraded Spear

The **Upgraded Spear** is a tool and weapon (melee and ranged) added in update v0.20 of ***The Forest***.

## Gameplay

The **Upgraded Spear** can be crafted or found in the game. There are some specific locations where you can find them, primarily in or leaning against cannibal huts.

* The **Upgraded Spear** is a formidable fighting weapon, as well as a very useful hunting and gathering tool. As it is one of the few offensive weapons that can be swung while sprinting, it is a very effective weapon for kiting (hit and run). The largest downside is that the spear cannot block, and therefore in the face of large groups of cannibals, the player risks taking a substantial amount of damage if flanked or taken by surprise. The **Upgraded Spear** does area damage forward in a much smaller width than axes or katana, but can pierce through multiple enemies at once if properly lined up.
* The **Upgraded Spear** is best for one-on-one combat with single cannibals as it lacks area of effect damage.
* The **upgraded spear** has the longest melee range of any weapon in the game. It has slightly longer range than the **weak spear** when used in melee attacks.
* Throwing **upgraded spears** and weak spears do the same amount of damage; to prevent losing your **upgraded spear**, consider using weak spears for throwing. All spears do the same damage regardless of strength. It does not matter if your strength is 10 or 99--it will do the same amount of damage.
* Upgrades on weak spears do not carry over when you upgrade it to an upgraded spear. It also does not remove the upgrades. Simply craft another **weak spear** and the upgrades will return.
* Strength doesn't affect spear throwing range.

All spears have three modes for combat:

1. Standard attack - In which you attack in front of you. Aim the spear in front of you, not too high or too low. This uses 10 stamina per attack.
2. Ground stab attack - In which you stab the ground. Aim the spear downwards to enter this mode. This doesn't use any stamina whatsoever, so it is great for opening suitcases, finishing off cannibals on the ground, or destroying tree stumps. The spear can get stuck in this mode. To fix it, move the mouse up and down and it should correct itself.
3. Thrown attack - In which you throw the spear. Hold down right click to enter this mode. Letting go of right click will leave this mode. Hold down right click and then press `left mouse button` to throw the spear. Throwing spears of any kind uses 22 stamina.

## Incendiary Spear

The Incendiary Spear is an extension of the **Upgraded Spear**. It was added in update v0.34. It can be crafted and can be thrown for a one time use. It will inflict burning damage when thrown at enemies. It doesn't need to be lit with the lighter, similar to the Molotov wire trap. A weak spear cannot receive the Incendiary Spear upgrade.

The **Incendiary Spear** is still an **Upgraded Spear**, and as such can still be used for normal melee attacks without issue. The stats are unchanged.

When an **Incendiary Spear** is thrown and explodes, the **Upgraded Spear** is not destroyed and can be collected afterward.

* Incendiary Spear

## Trivia

* The **Upgraded Spear** is currently the most effective stump remover in the game, requiring only 4-6 horizontal attack hits to destroy one. The high speed attack and low fatigue cost make it much more effective than any of the axes, or any other attack weapon.
* Most plant life can be removed in 1-2 hits, allowing for the collecting of leaves or sticks with no fatigue cost when using in ground attack mode.
* The **Upgraded Spear**, like the Weak Spear, can be used to easily catch fish in a pond.

## Crafting

Upgraded Spears can also be found in some cannibal villages.

## Known Bugs

* It is possible to throw the spear a massive distance (up to 20 seconds of sprint time) from certain upward angles.
* Sometimes when throwing the spear at another player and some enemies, the spear will impact but permanently vanish.
* If thrown at a cannibal, the spear may bounce off, giving no damage and make the spear fall on the ground.
* If thrown against rock surfaces, such as rock walls or natural ones, it will roll and won't be able to be picked back up again
* When thrown at the ground, the spear may go through, removing the ability to pick it up.
* In multiplayer, one spear can be thrown and picked up at the same time by multiple players to duplicate it.

## Gallery

* Upgraded Spear Icon
* The Upgraded Spear held by the player.
* Upgraded spear as seen in the crafting section of the survival guide