Sons of the Forest: How To Place Map Markers

Sons Of The Forest map markers

As a survival game with an emphasis on being a bit hands-off with its players, Sons of the Forest doesn’t always make getting around and finding out where you need to go very easily, which is especially true for how to use its map, or GPS Tracker. To help you not get lost so easily, you will want to place some map markers, though it’s not that simple.

To place map markers in Sons of the Forest, you will first need to find a GPS Locator. These little fobs can be found around the island and are the purple exclamation marks on your map; press the middle mouse button to zoom in and out and find the nearest ones close to you.

Here’s what they look like on the map:

Sons Of The Forest
Sons Of The Forest

These GPS Locators are things that are left behind or are on the corpses of other people who have ventured to the island. We found our first one on a guy hanging from a cliff and we had to use our brand new Modern Axe to cut him down.

Once you have the GPS Locator, go into your inventory with I and then choose the orange crate, open that up and find the GPS Locator inside.

Sons Of The Forest GPS Locator
Sons Of The Forest GPS Locator

However, first you will want to get yourself a stick if you want to place a map marker. With your stick equipped, look down and right click until there’s a circle on the ground. Left click to insert the stick, then equip your GPS Locator. You can right click to choose the different symbol that will appear on your map.

Sons Of The Forest Map Marker
Sons Of The Forest Map Marker

Once you have the symbol you want, look at the top of the stick and left click to place it.

Sons Of The Forest map markers
Sons Of The Forest map markers

This is your new map marker and will always be on your map until you hold C to remove the GPS Locator again. It isn’t the most obvious or intuitive system in the world, but it really does help you to get around the map easier and make notes to return to places later.

Players can also place a shelter to put down a map marker of sorts, which requires as little as 1x Tarp and 1x Stick. You can also rest and save at these locations.

Sons of the Forest Shelter
Sons of the Forest Shelter

Simply hold C to disassemble this shelter so you can move it elsewhere.

If you need more Sons of the Forest guides, we put together a little something on where you can find water.

Sons of the Forest is available on PC.

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