How to Manage Kelvin & Virginia in Sons of the Forest

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Companion Management: Kelvin & Virginia

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Kelvin and Virginia are important assets for any Sons of the Forest world, providing automated labor and defensive fire support. However, on a dedicated server, their deaths are permanent by default. If a companion is accidentally killed by a player or a cannibal raid, they will not respawn naturally unless the world is reset or the save file is manually edited.

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Resurrecting Fallen Allies

If Kelvin (Robby) or Virginia die, you must modify the world’s save state to bring them back.

1. Stop Server: Shut down the server via the FREAKHOSTING panel.
2. Download Save: Navigate to /userdata/Saves/DedicatedServer/Multiplayer/{Slot}/ and download the GameStateSaveData.json file.
3. Edit Registry: Open the file in a text editor and search for:
   • "IsRobbyDead": true -> Change to false
   • "IsVirginiaDead": true -> Change to false
4. Health Check: Ensure their health values in SaveData.json are reset to 100.0 or they may instantly die again upon loading.
5. Re-upload: Replace the files on the server and restart.

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Console Spawning (Alternative)

If you prefer not to edit files, you can attempt to force-spawn a new instance of the companion using the F1 Console.

• Spawn Kelvin: addcharacter Robby
• Spawn Virginia: addcharacter Virginia

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