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How to Join The Forest Server

To join a multiplayer server for The Forest, follow these steps:

Set the Name of Your Server

If you have access to Nodecraftā€™s Control Panel, follow the Nodecraft Pro steps. If not, skip ahead to the Edit server.cfg File section.

Nodecraft Pro

Click on the ā€œGame Settingsā€ tab in the panel while the server is offline.

Locate the Server Name field, provide your desired name for players to find, and click ā€œSubmitā€.

The Server Name setting for The Forest in Nodecraft Pro

Edit server.cfg File

Locate your serverā€™s server.cfg file, this will be where your serverā€™s -configfilepath is set to.

At Nodecraft, you can find this file in the Main Folder of the ā€œServer Filesā€ tab.

Select the file and click the ā€œEditā€ button.

Editing the server.cfg file for The Forest in Nodecraft Pro

Find the serverName setting, add your desired server name, and then ā€œSave Changesā€.

Editing the serverName setting for The Forest in Nodecraft Pro

Start the Server

From here, be sure to Start your server up, or Restart it if you made any edits while the server was running.

Launch the Game

Start The Forest from your Steam library.

Select Multiplayer

In the main menu, click on the "Multiplayer" option.

The Forest's main menu with Multiplayer highlighted

Choose Join Game

Select "Join Game."

The Join Game option highlighted for The Forest multiplayer

Browse or Search for your Server

You will be presented with a list of available servers.

Select Dedicated (Internet) on the left-hand side.

You can browse the list or use the search bar to find a specific server by name.

The Dedicated (Internet) option highlighted for The Forest

Join the Server

Click on the server you want to join.

New Character

After selecting the server, click "Join" to enter the game.

Resume Character

If youā€™ve previously played on this server and remembered to Save your character progress at a Shelter, click the ā€œContinueā€ option to resume playing where youā€™ve left off.

Showcasing the Join and Continue options for a The Forest server


Enjoy your adventure in The Forest!

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