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Forest Island: Denser shores and sharper teeth

A broader creature pool and quest-item checks lead into the Giant Piranha encounter.

Progression stop 2The Old Pike · Giant PiranhaRoute verified Aug 2026
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Explore the full shoreline, talk to every local quest giver, preserve unusual items, then prepare for The Old Pike · Giant Piranha. Do not leave until the unlock or travel hand-in is complete and the host has saved.

Forest Island progression checklist

  1. Inspect every shoreline
  2. Keep unusual catches
  3. Upgrade reliable ranged damage
  4. Clear a movement route

Named encounters

The route currently associates The Old Pike · Giant Piranha with this island. The game does not publish a formal boss count, so optional encounters and multi-stage bosses are labeled rather than forced into a misleading number.

Sunfish boss
Community route

Sunfish

An optional encounter whose boss status is reported inconsistently

Open strategy →
The Old Pike boss
Community route

The Old Pike

A named Forest encounter often grouped with minibosses

Open strategy →
Giant Piranha boss
Community route

Giant Piranha

Aggressive pursuit and awkward shoreline angles

Open strategy →

Before you sail away

  • Complete every obvious local hand-in.
  • Move quest objects out of the general sale pile.
  • Restock ammunition and keep a backup weapon.
  • Use Save, Main Menu or Quit after a major objective; Patch 1.0.6 clarified the save flow.

Next stop: Desert Island. Its opening route assumes the current island’s travel objective is finished.