Requirements
- Hatchet >> PDA - Store - Weapons
- Lumber Vehicle >> PDA - Store - Trailers
Getting Started
Equipment
- Buy the Lumber Vehicle and a Hatchet from the Store.
Go to a trailer spawn
- You can only spawn your Lumber Truck at a trailer spawn.
- Tip: Go to the trailer spawn at Paleto Bay (marked with a pink trailer icon)
Equip the hatchet
- To equip the hatchet, go to PDA - Player - Inventory and press "Equip" if its not already.
Lumber Zone
- With your Lumber Truck, drive to the Lumber Zone in the Paleto Forest.
- This is the location where you will be able to lumber trees.
Cutting down trees
- Equip your hatchet though the weapon wheel, its under melee weapons.
- Go to a tree right next to the Lumber Zone icon, the range is not big.
- If the tree you're looking at says "Press E to chop this tree", press E and wait till it falls.
- Once it fell, it will say "Press E to chop this tree into logs", press E and wait till it disappears.
- Lastly, press E to collect the cut logs.
- Note: At level 5 Hatchet you can Toggle AutoChop. Press F5 - Forage - Lumber Options - Toggle AutoChop to enable/disable.
- The amount of trees you chopped will be shown in F5 - Inventory - Foraging Bag
- The logs will save in your inventory!
- Don't forget to Update Inventory Information!
Crafting from your logs
- Be around your truck
- Press F5 - Forage - Lumber Options - Craft Planks and enter the amount of logs you want to craft into Planks.
- Update Forage Information first!
- The Craft Service Price is shown in the same menu and it will change every hour.
Hatchet Durability
- When you reach 0 durability you will not be able to collect logs
- F5 - Forage - Lumber Options - Repair Hatchet for $50,000
Selling your logs & planks
- Drive your truck to the Smeltery in South East LS (same icon as the Lumber Zone)
- Park it near the entrance and get out.
- Press F5 - Forage - Lumber Options - Sell Logs (for Logs) / Sell Planks and enter the amount of logs/planks you want to sell.
- Update Forage Information first!
- The Service Price is shown in the same menu and it will change every hour.
Hatchet Upgrades
Where to Upgrade?
- You can upgrade your hatchet in F5 - Forage - Lumber Options - Upgrade Hatchet
- Update Forage Information to see the Hatchet Upgrade Price!
What does it do?
- Hatchet upgrades will only increase the yield and the price to upgrade scales with every upgrade.
- Hatchet level 5 you unlock AutoChop, Craft Planks 1 log = 2 planks with scaling service fee
F5 Menu Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Update Forage Information | Updates all kinds of information in the Foraging Menu and sub-menus |
| Lumber Options | Options for Lumberjack, such as spgrade and selling |
| Mining Options | To be added |
| Hatchet Level:[x] | Shows your hatchet level |
| Hatchet Durability;[x] | Shows the durability of your Hatchet |
| Pickaxe Level:[x] | Shows your pickaxe level |
| Pickaxe Durability;[x] | Shows the durability of your pickaxe |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Logs Sell Value $$ | Current selling price for one log |
| Planks Sell Value $$ | Current selling price for one planks |
| Crafting Service Fee $$ | Display Service fee per item |
| Hatchet Upgrade Price $$ | Price to upgrade your hatchet |
| Toggle AutoChop | Auto Chops Trees nearby |
| Repair Hatchet for $50,000 | Repairs your hatchet when it reaches 0% durability |
| Upgrade Hatchet | Upgrades your hatchet to increase yield |
| Sell Logs | Sell logs at the Smeltery in South East LS |
| Sell Planks | Sell planks at the Smeltery in South East LS |
| Craft Planks | Crafts Logs into planks |