I didn't find any combat guides for Sons of the Forest, so I decided to make one myself, and ever since consciously implementing these tips and tricks, I've witnessed significant improvements in my combat performance. I expect no different from you.
This tutorial is a bit drawn out, as I go over ALL the details, so timestamps have been provided to help you jump to whatever part you're having trouble with... Here they are:
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - How to play on Nightmare Difficulty
0:48 - Peace was Never an Option
2:32 - Assembling an Arsenal
5:22 - Ready to Fight
6:04 - Defensive Techniques part 1: Blocking
7:54 - Defense Part 2: How to Parry
9:21 - Defense Part 3: Dodging
11:04 - On the Offensive / Weapon Combos
12:23 - The Rushing Charge
15:08 - Omaewa Mo Shindeiru
16:04 - Master Baiter
17:32 - Know Your Enemy
23:30 - Prevention and Cure
27:06 - Ranged Combat
31:20 - Closing Comments
LINKÉS:
Sons of the Forest Starter Guide:
https://youtu.be/kfdsgChhCXI
Bannerlord Review:
https://youtu.be/f0JPC3fc6pU
Bannerlord Guides: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8NGFmiRebtjvd2j0FKVo4O6Qbv2BNM1R
Bannerlord Bandit Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8NGFmiRebtgQMS6TiDvAuHHqXNtb-L7q
Give me Rent: https://www.patreon.com/halcylion
This video took over a month to produce, starting before Update 2 and coming to a close in the middle of Update 3. I even went through a nasty flu during the making of this video, as you can tell by some of the voice changes that occur every so often.
If anything changes in a future patch, I will make a new video to compliment this one. Also, the game contains a lot of... "unsafe" content which might be deemed too spicy for youtube. If that happens, I will need to censor the problematic parts and re-upload.