![the forest wiki effigy the forest wiki effigy](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/theforest_gamepedia/images/b/b1/SmallEffigyFarket.png)
If the player approaches the cannibals, they will often attack the player with complete disregard for the effigy as approaching cannibals is deemed as an act of aggression. Though this is up to the player if they find effigies worth it or not, most players find them too inconsistent.īuilding an effigy won't stop the cannibals from attacking, they may approach a burning effigy with caution or run away from it or even ignore the effigy.
![the forest wiki effigy the forest wiki effigy](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/32/e1/26/32e126caf969b5f5da0a13e2a845d08b.jpg)
The developers want to keep their behavior a secret to add immersion to the game. The reason for doing this is to prevent players learning and figuring out cannibal behavior. The developers placed ‘fuzziness’ to the coding into the game, that causes some cannibals to ignore the standard AI rules. The reason for this is actually done on purpose by the developers. It will cause most cannibals to fear the player and avoid them, though there are a few that will still attack the player. How cannibals react to a player with red paint on is almost exactly the same as how they react with effigies. Their main purpose is to cause fear in cannibals and keep them away from the player, similar to how red paint works. No matter which cannibal is dismembered and used, the effigy will always sport tribal male cannibal body parts. They consist of body parts from the cannibals ( heads, torsos, arms, and legs) as well as some sticks and rocks. The player can start building them by selecting one of the four from the bloody effigies tab in the survival guide but only if the sanity level of the player drops below 90%.