Crossbow

Weapon
Max Carried: 1
Attack Speed: Low-Moderate
Attack Damage: Moderate-High
Blocking Effectiveness: None
A crossbow with a crank that does more damage than the crafted bow, or the compound bow. Can only use crossbow bolts as ammunition.

How to Get the Crossbow

The crossbow can be found in the Food Bunker (1). You will need the maintenance keycard to progress deeper into the food bunker, where the crossbow is. After entering the bunker, climbing down the ladder, and opening the locked door with the maintenance keycard, you will find yourself in rooms with hydroponics. In the second room, along the right wall, you’ll find a corpse that’s holding the crossbow (2).

For a more in-depth guide on acquiring the crossbow, go to Where to Find the Crossbow.

sons of the forest bunker that has crossbow v2 — 1

sons of the forest crossbow on corpse — 1

How to Use the Crossbow

Using the crossbow is a lot like the other bows. You equip it from your inventory and hold / to aim, then press / to fire. However, unlike the other bows, you can only use crossbow bolts and not other types of arrows. After firing a bolt, you will need to press / / to reload. It does do significantly more damage than the other bows, being able to kill a cannibal with one shot to the body.