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Phantom Wood (known in game as Lone Cave Wood), also known as End Times Wood, is a species of wood that was added during the 2016 End Times Update. It is located in the Lone Cave and is the highest value wood in the game when sold at the Wood Dropoff.

Characteristics[]

It has an institutional white sand texture for its bark and previously had a light yellow smooth plastic texture for its interior, before being changed to the institutional white foil texture. On lower render qualities, the foil texture will be toned down until being entirely removed, rendering it as a smooth plastic material. Its leaves have a toothpaste neon texture. It's roughly 1x0.5 studs in size, similar to that of the Test Wood tree. It is one of the four types of wood that has an interior composed of a different material.

The tree's overall structure is a dense mix of tiny leaves and intertwining branches that thicken as it matures. The tree also grows extraordinarily fast during its primary growth stages if it's not generated on Server Initialization.

Only a maximum of 1 tree can grow at one time, so after being harvested the player must server-hop to find another tree or go into a private server. Despite the misconception that the tree only grows "once" per server, within the code it's proven that it will grow again after a player waits 7200 minutes [5 days] after the tree had been initially germinated and the previous tree had died or been cut down.

The End Times Axe is the only axe that can cut through the dense bark of the phantom tree; attempting to use other axes will cause the axe to fall out of the player's hand in a similar manner to when the Candy Cane Axe is attempted to be used on any wood. The Chop Saw also cannot cut into the logs of this tree. Surprisingly, Dynamite can do damage to the tree, but said damage is incredibly minimal and should not be used as a method of harvesting or damaging the logs. If you still want to try harvesting the tree with dynamite, the logs have a density of 8e7, which is E notation for 80,000,000, or 80 million. This means that you will probably spend less money on gaining access to the cave and obtaining an End Times Axe than the amount of dynamite you will have to purchase in order to make a noticeable dent in the health of the tree or any logs that you would want to sell thereafter.

Harvesting[]

Before proceeding, the player is required to have these items:

It is also advised to have:

  • A Worklight (For visibility as the cave is very dark)
  • A Vehicle (For efficiency)
  • At least $300 Money (For extending the bridge time to approximately 12 minutes)

Once these items have been obtained, the player must then follow these steps to have a successful and effective harvest:

  1. Position the eye in the circular hole in one of the Bridge Booths, and agree to pay to lower the Bridge.
    • The circular holes are located on the glass panes on the booths' front sides. There are some small invisible parts around the bottom of the hole to help positioning the eye, as it cannot naturally balance itself on the hole due to the hole not being a flat surface. Once the eye is balanced and motionless, the player must then speak to either bridge operator, Seranok or Merely, to pay the bridge fee. To know if placing the eye was successful, Merely will say "OH, THANKS!", while Seranok will say "WOW THANKS!"
    • If the player wishes to have more time, they can extend it for 3 more minutes by paying $100 each time. This can be extended for as long as the player wishes, assuming the player has a sufficient amount of money. However, keep in mind that you will start taking damage after about 25 minutes of a player being in the cave.
  2. Board the bridge once it lines up with the bridge connector.
    • As the bridge lowers, it will line up with the regular bridge connector. Drive onto the bridge once it does so - you will most likely not be able to return with another vehicle once the bridge has fully lowered.
  3. Stay on the Bridge's platform and wait for it to lower until it connects with the rusty bridge connector in the Lone Cave.
    • The Bridge will continue to lower beyond the water and through the ground, eventually entering the Lone Cave. While lowering, vehicles may glitch and it is ideal to refrain from moving the vehicle. The Bridge will continue lowering until it has reached the rusty bridge connector, and will remain idle there until the bridge's timer expires.
  4. Follow the right side path, which will lead to the tree's location.
    • The path splits into two, with the left going to a downwards tunnel that teleports players into the Safari Hole once fallen into, and the right leading to the Lone Cave Tree.
    • Halfway through the path, it will begin to narrow until it becomes unsafe for most vehicles to cross. It is advised to use a worklight to illuminate the path, or to turn on the headlights of the vehicle.
  5. Strategically chop the tree by cutting the branches first and bringing it back to the vehicle or bridge.
    • The player should analyze the desired branch on how and where it will fall. It's safest to chop a branch where it's guaranteed to land on the ground as other branches may fall into the void.
    • Because the branches can be intertwined with each other, the player should take caution as branches can violently shake as they collide, flinging players and/or vehicles into the void along with itself.
    • Cutting the tree from the base of its trunk may cause the entire tree to fall into the void, completely wasting the efforts the player put in to lower the bridge.
  6. Chop the wood into smaller pieces and stack the wood efficiently.
    • The player should chop the branches into straight, individual pieces as the bridge can glitch and fling the wood anywhere, mostly into the void. It can also clip through the vehicle and bridge if the player is not paying attention, therefore, it is recommended to continually move the vehicle back and forth whilst the bridge rises until it has completely surfaced.
    • Players can also bring the wood into the tunnel leading to the safari hole, though some pieces might not fit.
  7. The player must be sure to finish their harvesting trip as quick as possible as the player will begin to lose health after about 25 minutes of being in the cave.

Private servers are the best places to harvest Phantom Trees, as on public servers, the tree may have already been harvested or other players might intentionally extend the bridge time. It should be noted that using Phantom Wood as a source of income is generally impractical as the costs of the necessary items for harvesting, the required allocation of time, and the uncertain outcome heavily outweighs the actual monetary value one can get from selling the planks at the Wood Dropoff.

Nonetheless, this wood can be frustrating to harvest sometimes, more so to an inexperienced player. Some tips below may help you successfully bring the precious wood out from the cave.

  • It's recommended that you drive back and forth to prevent your vehicle and wood from glitching under the bridge and falling into the void.
  • There is currently a bug where the bridge will not lower into the lone cave if someone with the Super Bridge Gamepass lowers the bridge, even when presented with an eye. If you own this gamepass, you will need a friend or alternate account without the gamepass to lower the bridge for you.
  • Should you need to check the time you have remaining, or you need to extend the time as necessary, you can drop into the tunnel leading to the Safari Hole and walk to Merely's side of the bridge.
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