Crafting is the backbone of survival in 99 Nights in the Forest. It transforms scavenged scrap and wood into tools, defenses, and essential utilities that mean the difference between life and death. This comprehensive guide details every crafting recipe across all five tiers, explains the Grinder system, and provides expert tips to optimize your survival strategy and conquer the forest.
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Ultimate Crafting Guide
The Core of Crafting: The Grinder
Before you can build anything, you need materials. The Grinder, located east of the Campfire, is where you process found items.
- How it Works: Place objects like a Broken Fan into the Grinder to break them down into basic Scrap (🔩) or Wood (🪵).
- Reading Icons: Items display icons on them indicating their yield. For example, two bolt symbols (🔩🔩) mean the item gives two Scrap when ground.
Crafting Bench Tiers 1-5: Full Recipe List
Unlocking higher-tier benches is your primary goal, as they grant access to the game’s most powerful items.
Tier 1 (Initial Bench)
The essentials for starting your journey.
- Map (Cost: 3🪵): Press
Mto view. Your most basic navigation tool. - Old Bed (Cost: 20🪵): Sleep to advance the day counter +1.
- Bunny Trap (Cost: 5🪵): Place near bunny burrows for food (4 Morsels with a carrot). Max 10.
- Crafting Bench 2 (Cost: 1🔩, 5🪵): Your key to progression. Unlocks Tier 2.
Tier 2
Expanding your base’s functionality and defense.
- Sun Dial (Cost: 5🪵): Shows time until day/night in the top-right UI.
- Regular Bed (Cost: 5🔩): A more efficient bed for advancing days.
- Compass (Cost: 3🔩): Crucial for finding the Fairy and missing children. Shows your direction.
- Freezer (Cost: 4🔩): Preserves food to prevent spoilage.
- Farm Plot (Cost: 10🪵): Automatically grows crops every two days. Max 20.
- Wood Rain Storage (Cost: 5🪵): Keeps your wood dry and safe from rain.
- Shelf (Cost: 2🔩): Neatly stores other items. Place multiple.
- Log Wall (Cost: 12🪵): Fortifies your base against threats. Place multiple.
- Bear Trap (Cost: 3🔩): Damages and traps enemies (and careless players!). Max 8.
- Crafting Bench 3 (Cost: 15🔩, 15🪵): Unlocks advanced technology.
Tier 3
Introducing automation, advanced utilities, and energy.
- Crock Pot (Cost: 15🔩, 10🪵): Combine food to make Stew (cannot use Chilis/Berries).
- Radar (Cost: 15🔩, 10🪵): Uses Scrap to detect key locations on the map.
- Boost Pad (Cost: 15🔩, 10🪵): Provides a speed boost when activated.
- Biofuel Processor (Cost: 12🔩, 12🪵): Converts Logs, pelts, and meat into Biofuel.
- Torch (Cost: 6🔩, 6🪵): Expands your safe zone’s light radius. Max 10.
- Good Bed (Cost: 10🔩, 10🪵): The best standard bed for advancing days.
- Lightning Rod (Cost: 8🔩): Protects your base by attracting lightning strikes. Place multiple.
- Crafting Bench 4 (Cost: 30🔩, 20🪵, 2 Cultist Gems): Requires rare gems, a major milestone.
Tier 4
End-game equipment for dominance over the forest.
- Ammo Crate (Cost: 20🔩, 30🪵, 1 Gem): Buy ammunition with Scrap.
- Oil Drill (Cost: 25🔩, 35🪵, 1 Gem): Automatically drills for oil periodically.
- Giant Bed (Cost: 20🔩, 30🪵, 1 Gem): The ultimate bed for advancing days.
- Teleporter (Cost: 15🔩, 25🪵, 1 Gem): Create a fast-travel network. Requires two or more to function.
- Crafting Bench 5 (Cost: 50🔩, 50🪵, 1 Gem of the Forest): The final upgrade, requiring the rarest gem.
Tier 5 (Peak Technology)
Game-changing devices that alter the very rules of survival.
- Respawn Capsule (Cost: 40🔩, 40🪵, 1 Gem): After charging, automatically respawns the most recently deceased player.
- Temporal Accelerometer (Cost: 40🔩, 40🪵, 1 Gem): Skips the next night once charged. (Note: Skipping a Cultist raid night only delays it to the next night).
- Weather Machine (Cost: 40🔩, 40🪵, 1 Gem): Stops rain and thunderstorms for three days after charging.
Pro Tips and Advanced Strategies
- Class Synergy: The Blacksmith Class is essential for crafters. At Level III, it provides a chance to get more Scrap from grinding and discounts on crafting costs. It can even grant early access to Tier IV recipes.
- Automation is Key:
- Place Bunny Traps directly on top of a bunny burrow for instant, automatic catches.
- Position Crock Pots near Farm Plots to automatically transfer crops for cooking.
- Aim your Oil Drill directly at the Campfire to auto-fuel it, eliminating manual refilling.
- Resource Totals: To craft every item in the game once, you need a staggering 423 Logs, 419 Scrap, 6 Cultist Gems, and 4 Gems of the Forest. Plan your resource gathering accordingly!
Mastering this crafting system is your path to transforming from a vulnerable survivor into the master of the forest. Prioritize bench upgrades, automate everything you can, and use these recipes to build an impenetrable fortress. Good luck, and survive all 99 nights
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