The Ultimate Expert Guide to Surviving and Looting the Food Bunker in Sons of the Forest

As a passionate survival horror gamer with over 200 hours exploring Sons of the Forest, uncovering the island‘s many hidden secrets has become my obsession. And few locations offer more satisfying rewards than the mysterious, mutant-infested Food Bunker.

In this comprehensive guide created specifically for expert players, I‘ll be mapping out everything you need to not only survive the Food Bunker, but loot every last scrap of gear inside.

Orienting Yourself to the Food Bunker

Before embarking below ground, let‘s break down the basics of what makes this dungeon so unique:

Location: Northwestern beach shoreline
Depth: 2-3 subterranean levels
Keycards Required: Maintenance, VIP
Notable Loot: Crossbow, shotgun attachments, Virginia‘s dress, abundant food/supplies, potential armor pieces
Enemies: Crazed mutants including 2 mid-game bosses

While those simple facts cover the fundamentals, I‘ve mapped out the Food Bunker‘s complete layout across 3 floors along with enemy placements and loot locations:

Yellow Stars = Lootable items/gear Red Circles = Enemy placements

Now that you know what we‘re up against, let‘s get looting!

Finding the Hidden Bunker Entrance

We‘ll first need to track down the clandestine coastal cave housing the Food Bunker hatch:

1. Head inland from the Northwestern corner beach until you reach the tree line
2. Turn south, moving parallel to the shoreline cliffs for approximately 150 yards
3. You‘ll notice peculiar rock formations jutting from the cliffs around this area
4. Observe the clusters carefully to spot a dark cave opening tucked away discretely

This is the one and only above-ground entrance to the bunker interior, making it easy to miss if you‘re not diligently searching the coast.

Clearing the First Storage Room

Interact with the metal hatch inside the cave mouth to drop down into the Food Bunker‘s initial storage area. Inside you‘ll find shelves lined with packaged food, snacks, and survival equipment.

This room is completely devoid of enemies, so take time scouring every corner to pilfer provisions for your journey. With hunger being a constant threat on the island, stockpiling these supplies takes priority.

I recommend grabbing at least:

• 3 canned foods (restores 35% hunger/thirst)
• 1 candy bar (restores 25% hunger)
• 2 soda cans (restores 35% energy)

With your inventory bolstered with bunker food, approach the electronically locked door on the eastern wall. You‘ll need to present your maintenance keycard to the security panel, granting deeper access into the complex.

Time to see what other treasures hide below…

Navigating the Overgrown Greenhouse

The locked doorway opens into an eerie series of greenhouse chambers showing signs of horrific mutation. Study your surroundings cautiously while moving through the vegetation.

Likely Enemy Encounters:

• Pale Skinny Mutants (x2)
  • Leaps/lunges for attack
  • Easy to kill with 3-4 axe/club strikes

After eliminating those simple nuisances, push forward to the eastern hallway door. Yet another locked room awaits, but more potent gear lies inside…

Looting the Security Hub

The locked security room contains monitoring stations for now-abandoned food production lines. Scour the area to uncover:

• VIP Bunker Keycard – Grants access to executive wing
• Tactical Shotgun Rail Attachment – Enhances shotgun handling/accuracy

These valuable items will prove useful later, so pocket them before returning west to the greenhouse hall. With the rooms now looted, we‘ll need exclusive access through the VIP hallway.

Gaining VIP Hall Access

Backtracking to the main greenhouse passage, one final locked door taunts your entry in the northern wall. Present your newly acquired VIP keycard to bypass its security system.

I must warn any survivors passing this point that greater terrors lurk ahead…if you dare to continue.

Encountering the Mutated Puffton Family

The VIP corridor terminates in a posh dining lounge once reserved for bunker executives and the Puffton family estate. Tragically, wild mutations have now claimed the hall as their feeding grounds.

Remain extremely vigilant while scouring for resources here as danger looms. Specifically, crazed mutant versions of Edward and Barbara Puffton themselves…

Mid-Game Bosses: Puffy Mutants

Barbara Puffton

• Agile speed and flanking attacks
• Leaps onto players inflicting high bite damage
• Weakness: Headshots with shotgun or rifle

Edward Puffton

• Lumbering movement yet brutal strikes
• Grabs players crushing them violently
• Weakness: Continuous axe strikes to torso

I‘d strongly advise a well-armed team of 2-3 survivors before attempting to take on these monstrous humanoids. Their mutated flesh withstands an onslaught of punishment before falling.

Recommended Puffy Boss Battle Gear:

• Pump shotgun w/ tactical rail (aim for heads!)
• Molotov cocktails (aoe flame damage)
• First aid kits & armor
• Snack foods for sustained health

The strategy revolves around evading attacks while concentrated firearm headshots slowly wittle their health down. Expect an intense close-quarters brawl spanning several minutes.

However, those bold enough to triumph will be rewarded…

Harvesting the Puffton Corpses

Upon their mutated demise, be sure to loot the unique creepy skins off both Barbara and Edward‘s festering corpses. When combined at a workbench later, this material can be transformed into protective yet terrifying Creepy Armor:

This ghastly skin suit enhances your survivability greatly while roaming the darkness. Once obtained, locate the broken window for a swimming exit.

Escape Through the Flooded Exit Tunnel

Equip your rebreather for essential underwater navigation through the flooded maintenance tunnels. Submerge and proceed straight ahead through cloudy waters until detecting glimmering sunlight overhead.

Resurface cautiously to avoid any patrolling coastal enemies that could be lurking nearby. This water-filled passage deposits you close to the original coastal cave entrance, completing our harrowing Food Bunker raid!

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Final Thoughts on Surviving the Food Bunker

That concludes my expert-level walkthrough for dominating the Food Bunker‘s many threats while amassing epic gear. I hope these insider tips help talented Survivors push deeper into the Sons of the Forest world!

Please let me know in the comments if you have any other questions regarding this formidable dungeon. I may create follow-up guide covering alternative routes and speed-run strategies.

Now get out there, brave the dangers, and start gearing up with the amazing loot this bunker hides in darkness!