Some icons, like cave entrances, are self-explanatory.

But what about those purple markers?

What do they mean, and what are you meant to do when you get there?

Left: a screenshot of the GPS map in Sons Of The Forest, showing the three purple markers on the map. Right: the player holds a Pistol on a beach.

What are the purple markers in Sons Of The Forest?

Head back down to the corpse and loot it to pick up the GPS locator and aFlashlight.

Loot the soldier, and you’ll find another GPS locator and aPistol- your very first firearm.

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Loot the cloth from the cross, and then equip your Shovel.

Look down in front of the cross, and a shovel icon will appear, prompting you to dig.

Left-click to start digging, and you’ll quickly find the dead soldier buried inside a wooden casket.

A close-up of the GPS map in Sons Of The Forest, with the three purple markers highlighted and ordered.

Loot the corpse, and you’ll find the last GPS locator, as well as aShotgun.

The player in Sons Of The Forest approaches a cliff with a corpse hanging down the cliffside. The corpse is highlighted with a yellow circle.

A corpse on a lifeboat in Sons Of The Forest.

The player in Sons Of The Forest loots some cloth off a grave cross.