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Everything You Need to
Know about Kelvin
Here is everything we know about our loyal and
first companion in Sons of the Forest: Kelvin!

By Andres Berumen — March 3, 2023 

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Sons of the Forest is a game full of surprises,

wonders, horrific places, and some great and
bright things.

While Sons of the Forest can be a challenging,

complex, and terrifying game, it offers some
wholesome and beneficial components to help
you through your playthrough. One of these
elements is an AI survivor named Kelvin.

Kelvin is loyal and willing to help in Sons of the

Forest; yet, it is essential that players know
everything about him in order to put him to the
best use and, most importantly, help him
survive.

Stay with us and learn everything you need

about everyone’s favorite companion in Sons of
the Forest: Kelvin!

Who is Kelvin?
Kelvin is part of the research and rescue team
tasked with investigating the strange
occurrences in the forest and rescuing an
influential and wealthy character. Before Kelvin,
the team, and you can peacefully arrive at the
LZ, your helicopter malfunctions, causing it to
crash and killing almost everyone except for
Kelvin and you.

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As you wake up in the Sons of the Forest, you

notice that Kelvin is injured and has lost his
sense of hearing, forcing you to communicate
with him through commands written on a
notepad.

From the beginning, Kelvin will follow you to the

world’s edge and excel at whatever tasks you
order him to do. He is a great addition to the
Forest games, and we’re excited to see
improvements like this in the sequel!

What Can Kelvin Do in the

Sons of the Forest?

As mentioned, you can only communicate with

him through notes due to his injuries sustained
in the helicopter crash, as he is both deaf and
mute. Thankfully, he can do many things to help
you, from gathering resources and spotting
enemies to completing instructions.

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Commands for Kelvin

“Son of the Forest” is currently in Early Access

on Steam, and there are only six commands that
you can give Kelvin.

1. Take Item

2. Follow Me

3. Get -> Fill Holder, Drop here, Give to Me, or

Follow Me

Fish

Sticks

Berries

Rocks

Arrows

Logs

4. Build

Fire

Shelter

Finish Structure

Clear Shelter

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5. Stay

Here

At Shelter

Hidden

6. Take a Break

7. Clear

5 Meters

10 Meters

20 Meters

Kelvin’s Passive Actions

Eat Berries

Drink

Spot Enemies

Kelvin can spot enemies from a decent distance

by pointing at them, even if they are hiding
behind a tree. This early warning can really help,
especially in the earlier game phases when you
are doing riskier things like trying to build a
shelter in Sons of the Forest.

Kelvin is Human
It is essential to note that Kelvin will
automatically take breaks and get his food when
he is tired, even if you do not command him to
take a break. However, we cannot be too hard
on him; let him have a snack.

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While Kelvin takes breaks, drinks, and eats all by

himself, if you don’t occasionally remind him to
take a break, he can become less productive and
upset with you. He’s such a nice guy doing all of
the grunt work around the Forest and camp. We
can’t be too mad at him.

Things Kelvin is Not Good at

Doing in the Sons of the
Forest

Kelvin is highly effective at most tasks you order him to do.

While Kelvin is a valuable companion, here are

some actions that we do not recommend doing
with him.

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Don’t Take Him To Fights

Kelvin’s fighting skills are limited, and he often

just crouches in fear during attacks, making him
highly vulnerable.

Keep him safe, and don’t take him into caves or

cannibal encampments, as he would be
vulnerable to attacks. We hope that future
improvements to the Sons of the Forest will
make Kelvin more reactive or potentially allow
him to learn or earn more skills, such as
improved combat skills.

However, for the time being, you need to be

very careful with where you take Kevlin in the
game.

Never Order Kelvin to Finish a

Treehouse or Get Logs Near a
Treehouse in the Current State of
Sons of the Forest

Treehouses can require a fair amount of

resources, especially logs. While Kelvin can
obtain these resources without trouble and
even complete the treehouse, this is not
recommended.

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As soon as you start building a treehouse and

order Kelvin to finish it, the very first thing he
will try to do is to get logs for the treehouse
FROM THE TREEHOUSE! Yes, Kelvin will try to
chop down the tree on which you are building
your shelter.

While Kelvin’s destroying of treehouses is

annoying, it can also create hilarious moments
in Sons of the Forest.

Don’t Order Kelvin to Stay at an

Unsafe Location

If you are far from your shelter and Kelvin is

following you, don’t order him to stay where you
are, as you could potentially forget and leave
him to his own fate.

What Happens if Kelvin

Dies in Sons of the Forest?

iskelvinsafe?Ishealright?

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While cannibals are likely to ignore Kelvin from

a distance, they can attack him if you get close.
Fortunately, Kelvin can take a lot of hits before
going down, but it is better not to risk it. If you
leave him alone to the cannibals for too long, he
will perish.

Many players who prefer a more challenging

experience tend to get rid of him at the
beginning of their playthrough by hitting him
several times. For this reason, Sons of the Forest
players who don’t want to lose Kelvin should be
a bit more careful where they place traps or
swing their weapons.

Can You Revive Kelvin in the Sons

of the Forest?

Kelvin is highly effective at gathering materials, especially

very time-consuming logs.

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There is no official way to revive Kelvin if he

dies, but many players have found workarounds
to bring him back.

One of the first and obvious things you can do is

to go to an older save, but if you don’t want to do
this, here we present you with a helpful
workaround.

Workaround to Revive Kelvin if He

Dies in the Sons of the Forest

1. Open your Windows File explorer and paste

the following line:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves

2. You will see a folder with a long number; click

on it

3. Click on the most recently modified folder

4. Go to GameStateSaveData.json and select

Wordpad to open the file

5. Use CTRL+F and search for this:

‘’IsRobbyDead\’’:true

6. Change :true to :false

7. Save the file and close it

8. Find the file SaveData.json and open it with

Wordpad

9. Search with CTRL+F for the following line

“TypeId\”:9

10. Leave it as it is, and by scrolling a little, blow it

until you find this: \”State\”:6

11. Change it to \”State\”:2

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Once you do this, Kelvin should reappear in your

game, but he will be an emotionless NPC, so
make sure you do the following:

1. Use CTRL+F to find “Health\”:0.

2. It can potentially say either “Health\”:0.0 or

“Health\”:0.645654

3. Change ONLY the first 0 to 100

4. Save and exit the file

That’s it; Kelvin should be up and running as

soon as you do all of this.

Related Article: When You Can Expect Sons of

the Forest to Release on Consoles

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Interesting Facts About

Kelvin
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Fisheye

Kelvin can be spotted in the introductory cutscene for Sons

of the Forest.

The Developers describe Kelvin as a lovable

and obedient dog

It is presumed that Kelvin is only a call sign,

and his real name is Robby Kelvin

Kelvin loves to destroy your structures

attached to trees

Kelvin can get stuck underwater but won’t

die if he does

Last Thoughts
Here you go; this is everything you should know
about your friendly neighborhood, Kelvin Man.

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This guide should help you put Kelvin to good

use and keep him safe in the Sons of the Forest.
He is a precious companion who will do his best
to stay with you no matter what throughout
your playthrough.

Let us know in the comments below what kind

of content you would like to see about Sons of
the Forest or other amazing survival games.
Stay tuned for more upcoming content in the
coming days!

Good luck and have fun, fellow survivors!

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Andres Berumen is a passionate gamer,

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