Tree cutting refers to the mechanics of cutting down trees. There are multiple ways to cut down trees. Most common are axes, chainsaws and explosives. However, the player can even trick Armsies to cut down trees for them if they are feeling brave.

Mechanics

• Tree cutting with axe based weapons burns stamina and calories equivalent to swinging them at nothing. It has no special effects otherwise.
• The modern axe is the fastest axe for cutting down trees
• The direction the player is facing when a tree has been cut down, is the direction the tree will fall in.
• If trees land on buildings and build destruction mode is on, it will damage or destroy the building.
• If the player is standing still, and is cold while cutting down trees. The player may take cold damage depending on the amount of cold armor they have. To avoid this, take little side steps while cutting trees every few seconds.'

VR

In VR, there is no maximum swing speed, and no specified depth to hit the tree, as long as the blade of your axe (or machete/chainsaw) hits the tree itself (must hit wood, from experience), it will deal damage to the tree.

There is a common bug with VR where you can hit the tree twice in one continuous swing (unsure why) and this can cause the tree to fall the wrong way, possibly on your base.

In VR, if you are fast enough, it may be faster than a flat screen player's chainsaw.

Methods of tree cutting