How to Find Printer Resin in Sons of the Forest

There are various items and pieces of equipment that can help you survive your time when playing Sons of the Forest, many of these you can find laying around courtesy of previous island residents, but others require crafting to obtain. One way of crafting unique items in the game is by using the 3D printer, and doing so requires printer resin.

If you're looking for printer resin to create some unique and useful items, then we have you covered. Below we'll show you how to find printer resin in Sons of the Forest, as well as detail which items you can create once you have it.

How to find Printer Resin in Sons of the Forest

As mentioned previously, the 3D printer requires printer resin to use, and luckily, wherever you find a 3D printer in the game, you'll also find the printer resin close by. There are four bunkers in the game where you can find 3D printers, and in each of those bunkers, you'll find the printer resin on shelves in different rooms. 

Above, you can see each location of the printer resin locations in Sons of the Forest with markers highlighting the bunkers around the map, as well as abandoned camps where you can find the 3D printer and printer resin. Maintenance A and B are both devoid of any mutants or cannibals, so they are recommended for early game payers to head to first. 

As mentioned previously, once you're inside, you can simply search the shelves and crates on the floor to find printer resin containers. But once you have plenty of them, what can they be used for in the game? Let's discuss that below.

What is Printer Resin used for in Sons of the Forest?

Printer resin can only be used with 3D printers and vice versa, so once you have enough resin, you can start creating some unique items. Below we've listed all the items you can craft using the 3D printer and printer resing in Sons of the Forest. 

• Rope Gun - used on specific ropes in a few caves to cross gaps; see our guide here.
• Tech Mesh - Can be crafted into the extremely valuable Tech Armor
• Sled - Solely used for sliding down hills.
• Arrows - Ranged combat. 
• Flask - storing liquids.
• Mask - Can make de-aggroed cannibals passive. 

If you need help finding the 3D printers to use the resin with, then consider checking out our guide on how to find the 3D printers in Sons of the Forest. And that's everything you need to know to find and use the printer resin in Sons of the Forest.