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Sons of the Forest is a survival game, and sometimes that means you’ll need to put in a real grind for the things you need. It can be demotivating to know you’ve got an hour’s worth of work ahead of you just to get your hands on a single item, but you don’t want to activate cheats or install mods to solve the problem. Thankfully, there is a way that you can skip that grind without having to make sweeping changes to your game – item IDs. These are simple three-digit numbers that correspond to items you can have in your inventory, and with a bit of digging through files, you can add whatever item you want, provided you know the ID. We’ll talk you through how to add an item to your inventory using the ID and give you the full list of item IDs that are currently known. If you're looking for more help with the game, check out our Sons of the Forest tips, or our guide for where to find a shovel. First things first backup your save file. The edits shouldn’t risk corrupting your save or anything like that, but if yo

This article first appeared on Video Games on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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