The main camp serves as your central hub and safe haven
Within 99 Nights in the Forest, a Roblox survival horror experience developed by Grandma's Favourite Games, the main camp functions as your primary headquarters where the 99-day survival quest and mission to save four missing children commences. This location provides nighttime sanctuary from the Deer Monster while serving as your foundation for crafting, resource organization, and defense preparations against cultist attacks. As you enhance and expand the camp, it transforms to reflect your advancement in fortification and child rescue efforts.
Overview of the main camp with all essential structures
🔥 Campfire
Serving as the camp's core, the campfire proves vital for both survival and advancement. It drives away the Deer Monster, which has an aversion to light, while also dispersing fog to unveil new map territories upon enhancement. Here, you can prepare meals to prevent food poisoning by utilizing ingredients gathered from farm plots or hunting expeditions. Maintaining the campfire demands continuous fuel supply, with advanced levels minimizing weather impacts such as rain (which accelerates burnout) and thunderstorms (potentially bringing lightning strikes).
⚠️ If the campfire burns out, the safe zone disappears, and the map becomes inaccessible, complicating navigation.
Upgrade Levels
Level 0
None (unlit)Few logs, not lit
Level 1
Default (lit)Small light radius, reveals area around camp
Level 2
50 WoodLarger radius, more fog cleared
Level 3
100 WoodExpands safe zone • Badge: Firemaking I
Level 4
150 WoodEnhances exploration • Badge: Firemaking II
Level 5
200 WoodFully clears map • Badge: Firemaking IV
Level 6
Additional fuelLongest-lasting, least affected by weather • Badge: Firemaking Badge
Fuel Types
🪵 Wood
Obtained from trees, common but burns quickly.
⚫ Coal
Found in caves and points of interest, burns longer.
⛽ Gasoline
Rare, located in sheds and ruins.
🌿 Biofuel
Crafted using wet logs at the Biofuel Processor.
🔨 Crafting Bench
The crafting bench allows players to build tools, weapons, defenses, and utilities using resources like wood and scrap. Upgrading the bench unlocks advanced recipes, enhancing survival and exploration capabilities.
The crafting bench is essential for creating tools and defenses
Upgrade Levels and Recipes
Level 1
DefaultRecipes Unlocked:
Map, Farm Plot, Wood Wall, Wood Gate
Level 2
50 WoodRecipes Unlocked:
Sundial, Old Bed, Shelves, Bear Trap
Level 3
100 WoodRecipes Unlocked:
Crock Pot, Good Bed, Lightning Rod
Level 4
150 WoodRecipes Unlocked:
Ammo Crate, Biofuel Processor, Excellent Bed
Badge: Master Craftsman
Key items include maps for navigation, farm plots for food, walls and gates for defense, bear traps for immobilizing enemies, and beds for restoring health and stamina. The Biofuel Processor and Lightning Rod support advanced survival needs.
📋 Missing Posters
Located near the crafting bench, the missing posters guide the mission to rescue the four missing children: Dino Kid, Kraken Kid, Squid Kid, and Koala Kid. They display directions to each child's cave (e.g., "The child is to the North-West") and update from "Missing" to "Found" with crayon drawings of the Deer as each child is rescued, reflecting their trauma.
Missing posters provide directional hints to find the children
🏕️ Other Camp Features
⚙️ Scrap Processor
The scrap processor converts metal items, like tin cans and license plates found in sheds and ruins, into scrap (bolts) for crafting advanced items. It's essential for mid-to-late game recipes, ensuring players have enough resources for complex tools and defenses.
⛺ Children's Tents
As players rescue the four children, each sets up a colored tent at the camp's edge, marking progress. The tents appear in the order of rescue, with each child increasing the day counter by +1.
🛡️ Camp Defenses
The camp faces cultist raids every few nights, where cultists wielding axes, spears, or crossbows attack. Players must fortify the camp with wood walls and gates to block entry and bear traps to immobilize enemies. Using crafted or looted weapons, players defend the camp, earning amulets from defeated cultists for advanced crafting.
✨ Additional Features
📦 Storage:
Chests and sacks store resources (wood, scrap, food) and items. Sacks increase carrying capacity, while chests are stationary.
🌱 Farming:
Farm plots, crafted at the bench, grow food for cooking at the campfire, sustaining health and preventing food poisoning.
🎨 Customization:
Players can add furniture (e.g., beds, shelves) and decorations using Diamonds, earned through gameplay or badges, to personalize the camp.
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SurvivalPro2024
Jan 15, 2024
This guide saved my team! The medic rotation strategy is genius. We went from dying on night 20 to completing all 99 nights.
ForestVeteran
Jan 16, 2024
Same here! The key is having backup medics ready. Most teams don't think about this.
NightmareSlayer
Jan 14, 2024
The spawn rate data is incredibly helpful. I've been focusing on abandoned buildings and found 3 bandages in one session!
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