99 Nights in the Forest – Crafting Recipes Cheat Sheet (2026)
The Crafting Bench is your workshop for everything that is not found in chests. This cheat sheet lists every recipe, its ingredients, and what it does — organized by type so you can quickly find what you need.
Survival Essentials
| Item | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Map | 3 Wood | Shows map (press M) |
| Sun Dial | 5 Scrap + 5 Scrap | Day/night timer display |
| Bunny Trap | 5 Wood (up to 10×) | Catches 4 Morsels if baited with Carrot |
| Bear Trap | 3 Scrap + 3 Scrap (up to 8×) | Traps and slows enemies |
Map tip: Craft a Map immediately on Day 1. It costs only 3 Wood and shows the campfire, key locations, and biome zones. Without it you will get lost.
Bear Trap tip: Bear Traps slow down Bears (350 HP) and can be placed at chokepoints around camp for Cultist raids. The Hunter class starts with 2 Bear Traps and gets them from the Big Game Hunter class too.
Food and Farming
| Item | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Plot | 20 Wood + 20 Wood (up to 20×) | Grows crops every 2 days |
| Crock Pot | 15 Wood + 10 Scrap + 15 Wood + 10 Scrap | Makes Stew (no berries); passive hunger fill |
| Chef's Station (Blueprint) | Chef class only | Unlocks Chef recipes with stat buffs |
Farm Plot tip: Build up to 20 Farm Plots for a passive food supply. Crops take 2 real days (in-game time) to grow. Farmer class (80D) waters plots for rarer crops (Level 1), can grow apple trees from saplings (Level 2), and guarantees a Pumpkin from every watered plot (Level 3).
Crock Pot tip: Cannot use Berries as ingredients. Steak + any vegetable makes a filling Stew. More filling than raw ingredients. Cook (40D) class speeds up the Crock Pot by 20% at Level 2 and has a 25% chance to produce Hearty Stew at Level 3.
Chef's Station Recipes (Chef class only)
| Dish | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Steak Dinner | 1 Steak + 2 Any | 4 forks hunger |
| BBQ Ribs | 1 Ribs + 2 Any | 4 forks hunger + heals HP |
| Carrot Cake | 1 Cake + 2 Carrot | 4 forks + Night Vision 9 min + 10 HP |
| Pumpkin Soup | 1 Pumpkin + 2 Any (Master Pot) | 4 forks + stays warm 2 min |
Carrot Cake note: Night Vision for 9 minutes is enormous for nighttime scouting. The Carrot Cake is one of the best food items in the game for players who need to move at night.
Base Defense
| Item | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Log Wall | 20 Wood + 20 Wood | Fortifies camp perimeter |
| Defense Blueprint Spikes | Found in Iron Chests | Placed around base to damage enemies |
| Barbed Wire Blueprint | Found in Gold Chests | Slows and damages enemies |
| Lava Mine Blueprint | Found in Hot Chests | AoE lava mine (Volcanic Biome) |
| Bear Trap | 3 Scrap + 3 Scrap | Traps enemies |
Utility Structures
| Item | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Teleporter | 15 Wood + 25 Scrap | Requires 2+ teleporters to work; fast travel between them |
| Respawn Capsule | 40 Wood + 40 Scrap + 1 Gem of the Forest + 40 Wood + 40 Scrap | Auto-respawns a dead player |
| Weather Machine | Same as Respawn Capsule | Stops rain for 3 days |
| Temporal Accelerometer | Same as Respawn Capsule | Skips the next night |
Teleporter tip: Incredibly useful for late-game runs when you need to move between the Cultist Stronghold, biomes, and camp quickly. Build one at camp and one at the Stronghold.
Temporal Accelerometer tip: Skipping nights is invaluable for a Swiftness badge run (99 days in 90 minutes or less). Each skipped night saves several minutes of real time.
Gem of the Forest: Required for the Respawn Capsule, Weather Machine, and Temporal Accelerometer. Built from 4 Gem of the Forest Fragments, which drop from the Cultist Stronghold, Ruby Chests, and from Cultists post-Day 100.
Healing Items
| Item | Ingredients | Bench Required | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandage | 2× Bunny Foot + 2× Wolf Pelt | Anvil (craftable) | Heals ~40 HP |
Bandage tip: Bunny Feet come from Bunny Traps (baited with Carrot). Wolf Pelts from Wolves (75 HP, 20 damage). The Medic class (40D) can revive teammates 5× faster using Bandages at Level 1.
Campfire Fuel Requirements (Upgrade Costs)
| Level | Logs | Coal | Fuel Canisters | Oil Barrels | Biofuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 → L2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1–2 Wood |
| L2 → L3 | 11 | 2+ | 2+ | — | — |
| L3 → L4 | 50–75+ | 23+ | 9–12+ | — | 30+ |
| L4 → L5 | 70–120+ | 45+ | 19–25+ | 4+ | 30+ |
| L5 → L6 | 275–350+ | 170+ | 35+ | 8+ | 80+ |
Level 6 note: Getting to Level 6 (Firemaking IV badge, 2 stars, 4 Diamonds) is a major late-game investment. Lumberjack class (70D) makes the log grind faster. Oil Barrels only appear naturally in the Volcanic Biome at campfire Levels 5–6.
Crafting Bench Upgrade Requirements
| Level | Unlock | Notable Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Starting bench | Map, Farm Plot, Bear Trap |
| L2 | Requires scrap | Log Wall, Crock Pot |
| L3 | More scrap | Teleporter, defense structures |
| L4 | Crafting badge | Advanced structures |
| L5 | Cultist Gems + Gem of Forest | Respawn Capsule, Weather Machine, Temporal Accelerometer |
Scholarship badge (2.5★, 6D): Use a stone tablet to upgrade a Crafting Bench item. Stone tablets are found in exploration areas.
Anvil Recipes
The Anvil is a separate crafting station (not the Crafting Bench) for metalwork:
| Item | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bandage | 2× Bunny Foot + 2× Wolf Pelt | Only healing item craftable |
The Meteor Anvil (Astrogeology badge area) also allows crafting of Obsidiron items. Crafting 5 items at the Meteor Anvil earns the Astrogeology badge (1★, 5D).
