With a recent update, Sons of the Forest has added a wealth of new content, including solar panels. These gadgets light up your camp when night falls. This guide explains where to find them and how to use them effectively.
Sons of the forest guides
- Walkthrough Sons of the Forest – the order to inspect dungeons, ways to locate all beacons, key cards, and bone armor
- Sons of the Forest beginner’s guide – how to manage inventory, where to find food, water, first aid kits, a printer, and other essential tips
- How to build a shelter and save progress in Sons of the Forest
- Using Kelvin the satellite in Sons of the Forest
- How to locate a shovel and dig a grave in Sons of the Forest, plus where to find diving gear and a rope thrower
- Weapons guide in Sons of the Forest – where to find and how to craft a spear, bow, pistol, axe, shocker, shotgun, chainsaw, and katana
- How to befriend the Three-Legged Girl (Virginia) in Sons of the Forest and make her a companion
- Co-op in Sons of the Forest – how to play with friends, create a server, and what multiplayer features are available
- Sons of the Forest won’t start? Crashes with an error? Can not connect to the server? – Troubleshooting
- Where to find and how to get a flashlight in Sons of the Forest
- Where to find all clothing for Virginia in Sons of the Forest
- Sons of the Forest armor guide – where to find bones, skins, circuit boards, and techno cloth
- All Sons of the Forest endings – how to achieve good, bad, and secret endings
- Tortoise shell in Sons of the Forest – where to obtain and how to use
- Where to find and how to use solar panels in Sons of the Forest
Where can you find solar panels
Solar panels are mainly located inside underground bunkers and dungeon complexes. They are rarely found in open world areas, apart from occasional appearances in yellow supply boxes. The map highlights the dungeons where panels have been found during the campaign so far.
Search bunkers that feature 3D printers; these locations almost always contain several solar panels.
The player can hold up to three solar panels in the inventory at once. If you want to stock up, team up with a friend, save at the panel spawn point, gather items, and reload the most recent save. After reloading, the panels reappear in their original spots and can be moved back to the base.
In the inventory, solar panels sit in the top right corner, beside ropes, tarps, and hooks.
How to use solar panels
The in-game guide has a section called Fundamentals of Electricity. Players are free to place panels on any ramp, but the recommended setup is on rooftops where wires can run smoothly to illuminate needed areas.
Alongside panels, LED bulbs and wire are needed. Details about these resources are covered in the next section.
Where to find light bulbs and wire
Light bulbs and wire tend to appear in plastic containers with yellow lids, inside bunkers, abandoned camps, and caches. Near the solar panel locations you will typically find several bulbs and spools of wire as well.
Connecting light bulbs to solar panels is straightforward: run wires along the logs and chain the bulbs to the circuit. Wires can be attached only to complete logs, so plan the layout to avoid loose ends.
For best results, position solar panels on building roofs. Wires can then run to any corner of the camp, lighting up areas at night as needed.
Other guides
- Sons of the Forest walkthrough – how to inspect dungeons, locate beacons, key cards, and bone armor
- Weapons guide in Sons of the Forest – how to craft a spear, bow, pistol, axe, shocker, shotgun, chainsaw, and katana
- How to find a shovel and dig a grave in Sons of the Forest – where to locate diving gear and a rope thrower
- How to befriend the Three-Legged Girl (Virginia) in Sons of the Forest and make her a companion
- Sons of the Forest beginner’s guide – how to use inventory, where to find food, water, first aid kits, printer and other tips
- Using Kelvin the satellite in Sons of the Forest
- Where to find all clothing for Virginia in Sons of the Forest
- Sons of the Forest won’t start? Crashes with an error? Can not connect to the server? – Troubleshooting
- Sons of the Forest armor guide – where to find and how to get bones, skins, circuit boards and techno cloth
- Where to find and how to get a flashlight in Sons of the Forest
Source: VG Times