Learn how to build and effectively use noose traps
The Forest offers players plenty of creative traps to protect their slice of territory from cannibals. Unique among these is the advanced Noose Trap, the only defensive structure in The Forest capable of capturing a cannibal alive.
This guide will walk you through building and setting up noose traps and offer advice on the best locations to place them and creative ways to use them.
How to build the noose trap
Before you get started building, here are the materials needed to construct a noose trap:
- 5 Logs
- 2 Sticks
- 1 Rope
You can acquire the necessary wooden materials by cutting down trees and bushes. If you need help getting your hands on some rope, several methods are available, from visiting the yacht to scavenging campsites and villages, breaking down effigies, and more.
Once you’ve sourced all the required materials, head to the location you want to build and open up your survival guide. In the “Traps and Defenses” section, pick out the noose trap and click on it. Once you set the structure outline, bring over the materials and drop them in.
The best spots for noose trap placement
Just because you’ve built the trap doesn’t mean a cannibal will walk helplessly into it. You’ll need to be smart about where you set your traps if you want them to be effective.
Utilize locations you frequent.
Cannibals don’t spawn in an area unless you are nearby, so you can’t set traps far away from places you frequent and expect to catch much. Pick somewhere you’ll be spending a fair amount of time, such as near your base or favorite fishing pond.
Cannibal patrol paths
The noose trap’s trigger area is relatively small, so it’s necessary to place it in spot cannibals are likely to walk through. Look for totems marking patrol routes and other walking trails near villages.
Additionally, watch for patrols at night and note where they walk. Patrols often follow the same path when they spawn, so knowing where they will go makes it easy to set effective traps.
A great way to spot patrols is to paddle around the rivers and lakes at night, as cannibals often patrol near water sources, and a raft keeps you safe as long as you don’t get too close to shore.
Defensive locations around your bases
Another strategy is to set the trap near the walls or entrance to your base, creating another line of defense against attack. Trapping locations with only one path through or a similar bottleneck is another useful trick, as it forces trespassers to trigger your trap to pass through.
Pros and cons of the noose trap
Cons
There are a few important things to be aware of when using the noose trap.
- This trap type will only capture a single cannibal.
- It will not kill the enemy it captures, and living cannibals will eventually get loose, either on their own or when released by their companions.
- Additionally, this trap is effectively useless when it comes to dealing with mutants.
- While large mutants can still trigger the snare, it will only anger them and will then need to be reset.
- Cannibals caught in the trap can still hit you for full damage if you get too close but can’t hit you if you approach them from behind.
Resetting the trap will cost you time and a single stick, so you can’t rely on a single snare to protect you from groups of enemies.
Pros
- A captured enemy is an effective distraction to remaining cannibals and can be used to your advantage, like picking them off from a distance with bows.
- Capturing a cannibal is also a much better way to extract resources like teeth and bones from them since the body will remain in place.
- Captured cannibals who are killed in the snare will not be cut down by their companions. Allowing you to leave them hanging there for as long as you like.
Creative use cases for the noose trap.
You can use the noose trap to catch cannibals in snares to use them for lots of different things.
- You can set up a row of them for target practice.
- Catch leaders to use as light sources as they dangle.
- Burn them in front of your base alongside your effigies.
- Use them to store bodies to chop up later.
- Or keep one around as a fleshy pinata.
Final thoughts on the noose trap
The morbidly creative possibilities are endless when it comes to the usage of noose traps in The Forest. If you haven’t used this advanced trap yet, you haven’t reached the pinnacle of play, and we can’t recommend it enough—is there something wrong with us?
For more insights, check out The Forest Traps Guide for an overview of all the available traps in Endnight Game’s The Forest.
