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99 Nights in the Forest Crafting Recipes

Every recipe we currently track, grouped by what it does rather than by bench level alone. Each row carries its verification status, because our base recipe source predates several major 2026 updates.

Source ledger checked 2026-09-12NEEDS_VERIFYIndependent fan wiki

Craft this first

On day one, craft a Map (3 Wood at Bench 1) before you explore anything. Then push Crafting Bench 2 (1 Metal, 5 Wood) so you unlock the Compass, Bear Trap, Log Wall and Crock Pot. Everything else is a response to a specific problem, not a default.
NEEDS_VERIFYPocket Tactics, 99 Nights Guide · 2025-11 source checklist; current build pending re-test · observed 2026-09-12
  • Map — reveals fog, stops you wasting daylight.
  • Crafting Bench 2 — turns a campfire into a defensible camp.
  • Bear Trap — your answer to hunters you cannot outrun.
  • Radar — makes biome trips deliberate instead of guesswork.

Priority order

What to craft first

  1. Map — 3 Wood at Bench 1. Without it, exploration is guesswork and fog stays fog.
  2. Crafting Bench 2 — 1 Metal, 5 Wood. The single highest-value craft in the game.
  3. Bear Trap — 3 Metal. Hunters outrun you, so the trap is the answer, not a weapon.
  4. Compass — 3 Metal. Navigation home is the most dangerous part of any trip.
  5. Log Wall — 12 Wood. Cheap structure that changes how a night goes.
  6. Radar — 10 Metal, 15 Wood at Bench 3. Turns biome trips into planned routes.

Why the Map comes before everything

Because fog is permanent until you clear it, and every step taken without a Map is a step that might be repeated. Three wood is the cheapest efficiency purchase in the game.

4 recipes

Base

ItemBenchMaterialsLimitStatus
Old BedCrafting Bench 120 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Regular BedCrafting Bench 25 Metal—NEEDS_VERIFY
Good BedCrafting Bench 310 Metal, 10 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Giant BedCrafting Bench 430 Metal, 20 Wood, 1 Cultist Gem—NEEDS_VERIFY

3 recipes

Defence

ItemBenchMaterialsLimitStatus
Bear TrapCrafting Bench 23 MetalReported max 8NEEDS_VERIFY
Log WallCrafting Bench 212 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Lightning RodCrafting Bench 38 Metal—NEEDS_VERIFY

4 recipes

Production

ItemBenchMaterialsLimitStatus
Farm PlotCrafting Bench 210 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Crock PotCrafting Bench 210 Metal, 15 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Biofuel ProcessorCrafting Bench 312 Metal, 12 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Oil DrillCrafting Bench 435 Metal, 15 Wood, 1 Cultist Gem—NEEDS_VERIFY

8 recipes

Utility

ItemBenchMaterialsLimitStatus
Bunny TrapCrafting Bench 15 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Sun DialCrafting Bench 25 Metal—NEEDS_VERIFY
TorchCrafting Bench 36 Metal, 6 WoodReported max 8NEEDS_VERIFY
TeleporterCrafting Bench 425 Metal, 15 Wood, 1 Cultist Gem—NEEDS_VERIFY
Ammo CrateCrafting Bench 430 Metal, 20 Wood, 1 Cultist Gem—NEEDS_VERIFY
Weather MachineCrafting Bench 540 Metal, 40 Wood, 1 Gem of the Forest—NEEDS_VERIFY
Temporal AccelerometerCrafting Bench 540 Metal, 40 Wood, 1 Gem of the Forest—NEEDS_VERIFY
Respawn CapsuleCrafting Bench 540 Metal, 40 Wood, 1 Gem of the Forest—NEEDS_VERIFY

4 recipes

Upgrade

ItemBenchMaterialsLimitStatus
Crafting Bench 2Crafting Bench 11 Metal, 5 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Crafting Bench 3Crafting Bench 210 Metal, 15 Wood—NEEDS_VERIFY
Crafting Bench 4Crafting Bench 320 Metal, 30 Wood, 2 Cultist Gems—NEEDS_VERIFY
Crafting Bench 5Crafting Bench 450 Metal, 50 Wood, 1 Gem of the Forest—NEEDS_VERIFY

The two upgrade walls

Bench 4 needs 2 Cultist Gems and Bench 5 needs 1 Gem of the Forest. Neither is farmable in the ordinary sense, so the entire late game is decided by whether you prepared for them while you were still on Bench 2.

What to do next

  • Build the Map before your first exploration loop.
  • Rush Bench 2, then decide between defence and food based on your first night.

Frequently asked questions

Are these crafting recipes accurate for the current version?
Not yet. The base recipe table on this site comes from a source page dated 2025-11-11, and the game received several major updates in 2026. We publish it as a verification checklist and mark every row NEEDS_VERIFY until each recipe is re-tested in game.
What is the hardest crafting bottleneck in 99 Nights in the Forest?
Two gems. Crafting Bench 4 requires 2 Cultist Gems and Crafting Bench 5 requires 1 Gem of the Forest. Both must be obtained through exploration or raid content, so they gate progress far harder than wood or metal ever will.
Why do my late-game recipes need Planks?
Because of the Sawmill production line. Higher tier benches and advanced defences consume Planks rather than raw logs, so a wood pile alone stops being enough once you reach the upper tiers.
Where do I craft the Obsidiron Ingot?
You do not craft it on a bench. It is an environmental process: gather Obsidiron Crystal, break it into shards, melt the shards in lava, then cool the result with water.

Sources and verification status

The base recipe table comes from a press crafting page dated 2025-11-11. Every row is published as a verification checklist and marked NEEDS_VERIFY until re-tested in the current build.

  • Pocket TacticsNot officialmedium confidenceGaming press

    Page is dated 2025-11-11. Used only as a draft checklist of recipes and bench levels — not valid as current-version data until re-tested.

    Observed 2026-09-12 · 99 Nights in the Forest crafting recipes (no outbound link — unofficial sources are cited by name only)

  • Pocket TacticsNot officialmedium confidenceGaming press

    Tools, weapons, armour, fuel, scrap, pelts, keys and materials. Used to build the verification checklist for our item database.

    Observed 2026-09-12 · 99 Nights in the Forest items list (no outbound link — unofficial sources are cited by name only)

  • 99 Nights GuideNot officialhigh confidenceOur in-game testing

    Our own in-game observations. Every code, stat, drop and route on this site is scheduled for a full in-game pass before it is promoted from "reported" to "confirmed".

    Observed 2026-09-12 · First-party in-game testing log (no outbound link — unofficial sources are cited by name only)

Related pages

Crafting OverviewBench gates and the 2026 production layer.Bench TiersWhat each tier unlocks.Items DatabaseWhere each material comes from.Beginner GuideThe crafting order for day one.