All 59 Materials in 99 Nights in the Forest: How Do You Get Each One?

Materials in 99 Nights in the Forest are the items you save because they turn into camp upgrades, crafting progress, trader value, warm gear, potion brewing, or late-run Meteor Anvil crafts. A good farming plan checks what drops, what it is used for, and whether the source is safe, risky, event-origin, or tied to a biome or boss route.

99 Nights in the Forest catalog

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Material group

Fuel and camp resources

16 items

Fuel rows cover the items that keep the Campfire alive or feed sacrifice routes. Logs and Chairs can become Wood, stronger fuel items stretch night survival, and corpses are mostly bonus value after combat or structure looting.

Fuel resource

Log

Forest routes and cabins • Throughout the map, trees, and Large Cabin

Status: Current
drop source: Trees
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or grind into 1 Wood
farming tip: Use logs for fire when you are safe on Wood
grind them when crafting is the bottleneck.
Risk: Safe early resource

Fuel resource

Chair

Cabins • Medium Cabin and Large Cabin

Status: Current
drop source: Cabin furniture
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or grind into 5 Wood
farming tip: Chairs are better Wood pickups than logs when you need crafting resources quickly.
Risk: Structure looting

Fuel resource

Biofuel

Crafting Bench Tier 3 route • Biofuel Processor

Status: Current
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire
farming tip: Turn extra eligible drops into Biofuel only after checking whether a recipe or trader route needs them.
Risk: Crafted resource

Fuel resource

Coal

Lootable structures • Structures

Status: Current
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire
farming tip: Coal is a better fire pickup than basic logs when night is close.
Risk: Structure looting

Quest fuel resource

Purple Fur Tuft

Grove and Bat Cave route • Bat Cave and Grove

Status: Current
crafting / use: Give to The Deer during the hurt-deer route
unused tufts can fuel the Campfire after the Bat Cave unlock
farming tip: Treat this as a Deer route item first and fuel only after the unlock use is handled.
Risk: Special route

Fuel resource

Fuel Canister

Map loot, chests, and structures • Throughout the map, Chests, and Structures

Status: Current
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire and Flamethrower
farming tip: Save Fuel Canisters if you are using Flamethrower routes
otherwise they are strong Campfire fuel.
Risk: Loot route

Fuel resource

Oil Barrel

Map loot, high-value chests, structures, and Oil Drill • Throughout the map, Legendary Chests, Gold Chests, Structures, and Oil Drill

Status: Current
drop source: Oil Drill
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire and Flamethrower
farming tip: Oil Barrels are high-value fuel, so carry them when a late night or Flamethrower route is coming.
Risk: Loot route

Corpse fuel

Cultist Corpse

Cultist encounters • Killing Cultists

Status: Current
drop source: Cultist
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge
farming tip: Use cultist corpses as short-term fire or Volcano charge value after combat.
Risk: Combat drop

Corpse fuel

Crossbow Cultist Corpse

Cultist encounters • Killing Crossbow Cultists

Status: Current
drop source: Crossbow Cultist
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge
farming tip: Do not route for this alone
treat it as extra value after clearing cultist threats.
Risk: Combat drop

Corpse fuel

Juggernaut Cultist Corpse

High-risk cultist encounters • Killing Juggernaut Cultists

Status: Current
drop source: Juggernaut Cultist
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge
farming tip: Only count this as bonus value after you can handle stronger cultist fights.
Risk: Late combat drop

Boss corpse fuel

Cultist King Corpse

Cultist King encounter • Killing Cultist King

Status: Current
drop source: Cultist King
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 2 charges
farming tip: This is boss-route value, not an early fuel plan.
Risk: Boss drop

Corpse fuel

Alien Corpse

Destroyed UFO and Mothership routes • Killing Aliens

Status: Current
drop source: Alien
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano
farming tip: Treat alien corpses as event-route fuel after a UFO crash, not a normal forest pickup.
Risk: Alien event combat

Corpse fuel

Elite Alien Corpse

Mothership route • Killing Elite Aliens

Status: Current
drop source: Elite Alien
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano
farming tip: Only chase this when you are already clearing the Mothership route.
Risk: Alien event combat

Corpse fuel

Wolf Corpse

Structures • Structures

Status: Current
drop source: Wolf corpse object
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano
farming tip: Use it as route fuel when a structure already has one nearby.
Risk: Structure looting

Corpse fuel

Alpha Wolf Corpse

Structures • Structures

Status: Current
drop source: Alpha Wolf corpse object
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano
farming tip: Pick it up when structure routing gives safe carry space.
Risk: Structure looting

Corpse fuel

Bear Corpse

Structures • Structures

Status: Current
drop source: Bear corpse object
crafting / use: Fuel the Campfire
farming tip: Carry it back when you need stronger fuel and have enough bag space.
Risk: Structure looting

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Log	Fuel resource	Forest routes and cabins • Throughout the map, trees, and Large Cabin	Current	Trees	Fuel the Campfire or grind into 1 Wood	Use logs for fire when you are safe on Wood; grind them when crafting is the bottleneck.	Safe early resource
Chair	Fuel resource	Cabins • Medium Cabin and Large Cabin	Current	Cabin furniture	Fuel the Campfire or grind into 5 Wood	Chairs are better Wood pickups than logs when you need crafting resources quickly.	Structure looting
Biofuel	Fuel resource	Crafting Bench Tier 3 route • Biofuel Processor	Current	—	Fuel the Campfire	Turn extra eligible drops into Biofuel only after checking whether a recipe or trader route needs them.	Crafted resource
Coal	Fuel resource	Lootable structures • Structures	Current	—	Fuel the Campfire	Coal is a better fire pickup than basic logs when night is close.	Structure looting
Purple Fur Tuft	Quest fuel resource	Grove and Bat Cave route • Bat Cave and Grove	Current	—	Give to The Deer during the hurt-deer route; unused tufts can fuel the Campfire after the Bat Cave unlock	Treat this as a Deer route item first and fuel only after the unlock use is handled.	Special route
Fuel Canister	Fuel resource	Map loot, chests, and structures • Throughout the map, Chests, and Structures	Current	—	Fuel the Campfire and Flamethrower	Save Fuel Canisters if you are using Flamethrower routes; otherwise they are strong Campfire fuel.	Loot route
Oil Barrel	Fuel resource	Map loot, high-value chests, structures, and Oil Drill • Throughout the map, Legendary Chests, Gold Chests, Structures, and Oil Drill	Current	Oil Drill	Fuel the Campfire and Flamethrower	Oil Barrels are high-value fuel, so carry them when a late night or Flamethrower route is coming.	Loot route
Cultist Corpse	Corpse fuel	Cultist encounters • Killing Cultists	Current	Cultist	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge	Use cultist corpses as short-term fire or Volcano charge value after combat.	Combat drop
Crossbow Cultist Corpse	Corpse fuel	Cultist encounters • Killing Crossbow Cultists	Current	Crossbow Cultist	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge	Do not route for this alone; treat it as extra value after clearing cultist threats.	Combat drop
Juggernaut Cultist Corpse	Corpse fuel	High-risk cultist encounters • Killing Juggernaut Cultists	Current	Juggernaut Cultist	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 1 charge	Only count this as bonus value after you can handle stronger cultist fights.	Late combat drop
Cultist King Corpse	Boss corpse fuel	Cultist King encounter • Killing Cultist King	Current	Cultist King	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano for 2 charges	This is boss-route value, not an early fuel plan.	Boss drop
Alien Corpse	Corpse fuel	Destroyed UFO and Mothership routes • Killing Aliens	Current	Alien	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano	Treat alien corpses as event-route fuel after a UFO crash, not a normal forest pickup.	Alien event combat
Elite Alien Corpse	Corpse fuel	Mothership route • Killing Elite Aliens	Current	Elite Alien	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano	Only chase this when you are already clearing the Mothership route.	Alien event combat
Wolf Corpse	Corpse fuel	Structures • Structures	Current	Wolf corpse object	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano	Use it as route fuel when a structure already has one nearby.	Structure looting
Alpha Wolf Corpse	Corpse fuel	Structures • Structures	Current	Alpha Wolf corpse object	Fuel the Campfire or sacrifice to the Volcano	Pick it up when structure routing gives safe carry space.	Structure looting
Bear Corpse	Corpse fuel	Structures • Structures	Current	Bear corpse object	Fuel the Campfire	Carry it back when you need stronger fuel and have enough bag space.	Structure looting

Material group

Scrap sources

14 items

Scrap sources are objects you grind into Scrap. Small items such as Bolts and Sheet Metal are easy early pickups, while UFO and cultist scrap rows come from more dangerous routes and are better treated as bonus loot.

Scrap item

Bolt

Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Pick up small scrap items early because they convert straight into recipe progress.
Risk: Safe loot

Scrap item

Sheet Metal

Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Treat it as a simple low-value scrap pickup.
Risk: Safe loot

Alien scrap item

UFO Junk

Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs

Status: Current
drop source: UFO routes
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Collect it while clearing alien routes instead of routing there only for one Scrap.
Risk: Alien event route

Alien scrap item

UFO Component

Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs

Status: Current
drop source: UFO routes
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Worth carrying over 1-Scrap junk when bag space is tight.
Risk: Alien event route

Scrap item

Broken Fan

Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: A good early pickup when you need medium scrap without combat.
Risk: Safe loot

Scrap item

Old Radio

Map loot, structures, fishing, and event route • Throughout the map, Structures, Fishing, and Trick-or-Treating

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Use current map, structure, or fishing routes
Trick-or-Treating is only an event source.
Risk: Safe loot

Scrap item

Broken Microwave

Map loot, structures, fishing, and event route • Throughout the map, Structures, Fishing, and Trick-or-Treating

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: High enough value to keep when you need Scrap for several recipes.
Risk: Safe loot

Scrap item

Tire

Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Carry tires when you need 3-Scrap pickups and have room.
Risk: Safe loot

Scrap item

Metal Chair

Clinic • Clinic

Status: Current
drop source: Clinic furniture
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Useful clinic pickup when you are already looting for healing and resources.
Risk: Structure looting

Scrap item

Old Car Engine

Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Prioritize it over low-value junk when your sack is close to full.
Risk: Loot route

Scrap item

Washing Machine

Map loot and structures • Throughout the map and Structures

Status: Current
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: A strong scrap pickup if you can carry it back safely.
Risk: Loot route

Cultist scrap item

Cultist Experiment

Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave • Completing Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave

Status: Current
drop source: Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave rewards
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Treat it as late-route scrap because its sources are much riskier than basic structures.
Risk: Late structure reward

Cultist scrap item

Cultist Prototype

Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave • Completing Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave

Status: Current
drop source: Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave rewards
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Use it as bonus Scrap from dangerous objectives rather than a normal early farm.
Risk: Late structure reward

Alien scrap item

UFO Scrap

Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs

Status: Current
drop source: UFO routes
crafting / use: Grind into Scrap
farming tip: Best gathered while clearing UFO content because it is valuable but route-gated.
Risk: Alien event route

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Bolt	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	Pick up small scrap items early because they convert straight into recipe progress.	Safe loot
Sheet Metal	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	Treat it as a simple low-value scrap pickup.	Safe loot
UFO Junk	Alien scrap item	Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs	Current	UFO routes	Grind into Scrap	Collect it while clearing alien routes instead of routing there only for one Scrap.	Alien event route
UFO Component	Alien scrap item	Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs	Current	UFO routes	Grind into Scrap	Worth carrying over 1-Scrap junk when bag space is tight.	Alien event route
Broken Fan	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	A good early pickup when you need medium scrap without combat.	Safe loot
Old Radio	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, fishing, and event route • Throughout the map, Structures, Fishing, and Trick-or-Treating	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	Use current map, structure, or fishing routes; Trick-or-Treating is only an event source.	Safe loot
Broken Microwave	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, fishing, and event route • Throughout the map, Structures, Fishing, and Trick-or-Treating	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	High enough value to keep when you need Scrap for several recipes.	Safe loot
Tire	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	Carry tires when you need 3-Scrap pickups and have room.	Safe loot
Metal Chair	Scrap item	Clinic • Clinic	Current	Clinic furniture	Grind into Scrap	Useful clinic pickup when you are already looting for healing and resources.	Structure looting
Old Car Engine	Scrap item	Map loot, structures, and fishing • Throughout the map, Structures, and Fishing	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	Prioritize it over low-value junk when your sack is close to full.	Loot route
Washing Machine	Scrap item	Map loot and structures • Throughout the map and Structures	Current	—	Grind into Scrap	A strong scrap pickup if you can carry it back safely.	Loot route
Cultist Experiment	Cultist scrap item	Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave • Completing Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave	Current	Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave rewards	Grind into Scrap	Treat it as late-route scrap because its sources are much riskier than basic structures.	Late structure reward
Cultist Prototype	Cultist scrap item	Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave • Completing Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave	Current	Cultist Stronghold and Polar Bear Cave rewards	Grind into Scrap	Use it as bonus Scrap from dangerous objectives rather than a normal early farm.	Late structure reward
UFO Scrap	Alien scrap item	Alien crash and Mothership routes • Broken UFOs and Mothership UFOs	Current	UFO routes	Grind into Scrap	Best gathered while clearing UFO content because it is valuable but route-gated.	Alien event route

Material group

Core and trade resources

9 items

Core resources are the materials that drive the biggest long-term decisions. Wood and Scrap carry normal crafting, Cultist Gems unlock stronger recipes and the Cultist King summon, Forest Gem Fragments become Forest Gems, and Mossy Coins, Flowers, Saplings, and Sacrifice Totems support trader or route progress.

Core crafting resource

Wood

Crafting/grinding route • Grinding Logs and Chairs

Status: Current
drop source: Logs and Chairs
crafting / use: Crafting Bench recipes and core camp progression
farming tip: Do not burn every Log if your next Bench upgrade or defense needs Wood.
Risk: Safe early resource

Core crafting resource

Scrap

Crafting/grinding route • Grinding scrap items

Status: Current
drop source: Scrap source items
crafting / use: Crafting Bench, Tool Workshop, ammo and utility recipes
farming tip: Use higher-value scrap items first when recipe costs climb.
Risk: Safe to late loot, depending on source item

Late crafting resource

Cultist Gem

Cultist routes, Ice Temple, and fishing • Last-standing Cultists, Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, and Fishing

Status: Current
drop source: Cultists and structure rewards
crafting / use: Crafting Bench recipes, Tool Workshop recipes, and summoning Cultist King with 4 gems in the Volcanic Biome
farming tip: Save four gems if your next goal is the Cultist King summon
otherwise spend only when a recipe is worth the route.
Risk: Combat and late structure route

Top-tier crafting fragment

Forest Gem Fragment

Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, high-value chests, late raids, and fishing • Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, Ruby Chests, Gold Chests, 100+ day Cultist raids, and Fishing

Status: Current
drop source: Late cultist, chest, and fishing routes
crafting / use: Merge 4 fragments into a Forest Gem
farming tip: Count fragments as progress toward one full Forest Gem before spending top-tier crafting plans.
Risk: Late route

Top-tier crafting resource

Forest Gem

Inventory merge • Merge 4 Forest Gem Fragments

Status: Current
drop source: Forest Gem Fragments
crafting / use: Crafting Bench Tier 5 and top-tier structures such as Weather Machine, Temporal Accelerometer, and Respawn Capsule
farming tip: Do not plan tier 5 crafting until you have enough fragments for the full gem.
Risk: Late route result

Trade resource

Mossy Coin

Map routes and cultist routes • Throughout the map, killing Cultists, and Trick-or-Treating

Status: Current
drop source: Cultists and map pickups
crafting / use: Purchase Furniture from the Furniture Trader
farming tip: Use current map and Cultist routes first
Trick-or-Treating is event-dependent.
Risk: Safe to combat route

Trade resource

Flower

Map routes and Fairy areas • Throughout the map, Fairy garden, and Fairy Rings

Status: Current
drop source: Flower spawns
crafting / use: Purchase seeds from the Fairy
farming tip: Flower color is cosmetic in checked sources, so prioritize quantity for seed purchases.
Risk: Safe gathering

Tree resource

Sapling

Forest routes • Trees

Status: Current
drop source: Normal trees and big trees
crafting / use: Plant to grow a normal tree after one in-game day
farming tip: Use Saplings to keep future Wood routes alive instead of treating every tree as a one-time pickup.
Risk: Safe gathering

Sacrifice resource

Sacrifice Totem

Volcanic route • Hot Chests

Status: Current
drop source: Hot Chest
crafting / use: Sacrifice to the Volcano for 2 charges
farming tip: Save it for Volcano charge progress instead of treating it like normal camp loot.
Risk: Late biome chest

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Wood	Core crafting resource	Crafting/grinding route • Grinding Logs and Chairs	Current	Logs and Chairs	Crafting Bench recipes and core camp progression	Do not burn every Log if your next Bench upgrade or defense needs Wood.	Safe early resource
Scrap	Core crafting resource	Crafting/grinding route • Grinding scrap items	Current	Scrap source items	Crafting Bench, Tool Workshop, ammo and utility recipes	Use higher-value scrap items first when recipe costs climb.	Safe to late loot, depending on source item
Cultist Gem	Late crafting resource	Cultist routes, Ice Temple, and fishing • Last-standing Cultists, Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, and Fishing	Current	Cultists and structure rewards	Crafting Bench recipes, Tool Workshop recipes, and summoning Cultist King with 4 gems in the Volcanic Biome	Save four gems if your next goal is the Cultist King summon; otherwise spend only when a recipe is worth the route.	Combat and late structure route
Forest Gem Fragment	Top-tier crafting fragment	Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, high-value chests, late raids, and fishing • Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, Ruby Chests, Gold Chests, 100+ day Cultist raids, and Fishing	Current	Late cultist, chest, and fishing routes	Merge 4 fragments into a Forest Gem	Count fragments as progress toward one full Forest Gem before spending top-tier crafting plans.	Late route
Forest Gem	Top-tier crafting resource	Inventory merge • Merge 4 Forest Gem Fragments	Current	Forest Gem Fragments	Crafting Bench Tier 5 and top-tier structures such as Weather Machine, Temporal Accelerometer, and Respawn Capsule	Do not plan tier 5 crafting until you have enough fragments for the full gem.	Late route result
Mossy Coin	Trade resource	Map routes and cultist routes • Throughout the map, killing Cultists, and Trick-or-Treating	Current	Cultists and map pickups	Purchase Furniture from the Furniture Trader	Use current map and Cultist routes first; Trick-or-Treating is event-dependent.	Safe to combat route
Flower	Trade resource	Map routes and Fairy areas • Throughout the map, Fairy garden, and Fairy Rings	Current	Flower spawns	Purchase seeds from the Fairy	Flower color is cosmetic in checked sources, so prioritize quantity for seed purchases.	Safe gathering
Sapling	Tree resource	Forest routes • Trees	Current	Normal trees and big trees	Plant to grow a normal tree after one in-game day	Use Saplings to keep future Wood routes alive instead of treating every tree as a one-time pickup.	Safe gathering
Sacrifice Totem	Sacrifice resource	Volcanic route • Hot Chests	Current	Hot Chest	Sacrifice to the Volcano for 2 charges	Save it for Volcano charge progress instead of treating it like normal camp loot.	Late biome chest

Material group

Pelts and entity drops

9 items

Pelts and entity drops come from animals, biome threats, or bosses. Early Bunny Foot and Wolf Pelt rows matter for Bandages and trades, while cold-biome and Volcanic drops should be saved for warm clothing or Infernal Helmet crafting.

Pelt/drop

Bunny Foot

Forest routes • Bunny

Status: Current
drop source: Bunny
crafting / use: Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, Tool Workshop, Warm Clothing Shop, and Bandage crafting
farming tip: Save Bunny Foot for Bandages or early trader value before turning extras into Biofuel.
Risk: Early animal drop

Pelt/drop

Wolf Pelt

Wolf and guard routes • Wolf and Guard Wolf

Status: Current
drop source: Wolf, Guard Wolf
crafting / use: Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, Tool Workshop, and Bandage crafting
farming tip: Keep early Wolf Pelts because Bandages and workshop recipes can need them quickly.
Risk: Early combat drop

Pelt/drop

Alpha Wolf Pelt

Alpha Wolf and guard routes • Alpha Wolf and Guard Alpha Wolf

Status: Current
drop source: Alpha Wolf, Guard Alpha Wolf
crafting / use: Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, and Tool Workshop recipes
farming tip: Save these for higher workshop recipes before converting extras to Biofuel.
Risk: Combat drop

Pelt/drop

Bear Pelt

Bear and guard routes • Bear and Guard Bear

Status: Current
drop source: Bear, Guard Bear
crafting / use: Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, and Tool Workshop recipes
farming tip: Bear Pelts feed more expensive workshop choices, so avoid wasting early copies.
Risk: Mid combat drop

Cold biome pelt

Arctic Fox Pelt

Snow Biome routes • Arctic Fox

Status: Current
drop source: Arctic Fox
crafting / use: Warm Clothing crafting
farming tip: Save it for cold protection because checked sources say it cannot be turned into Biofuel.
Risk: Cold biome drop

Cold biome pelt

Polar Bear Pelt

Snow Biome routes • Polar Bear

Status: Current
drop source: Polar Bear
crafting / use: Polar Bear Hat crafting
farming tip: Treat it as warm-clothing progress rather than Biofuel.
Risk: Cold biome combat drop

Cold biome drop

Mammoth Tusk

Snow and hard encounter routes • Mammoth and Hellephant

Status: Current
drop source: Mammoth, Hellephant
crafting / use: Mammoth Helmet crafting
farming tip: Only chase tusks once your team can survive large cold-biome threats.
Risk: Late combat drop

Volcanic drop

Scorpion Shell

Volcanic Biome routes • Scorpion

Status: Current
drop source: Scorpion
crafting / use: Infernal Helmet crafting
farming tip: Save shells for Infernal Helmet attempts
they are not Biofuel items.
Risk: Volcanic combat drop

Boss drop

Cultist King Antler

Cultist King encounter • Cultist King

Status: Current
drop source: Cultist King
crafting / use: Infernal Helmet crafting
farming tip: Plan around this only after the Cultist King route is realistic for your run.
Risk: Boss drop

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Bunny Foot	Pelt/drop	Forest routes • Bunny	Current	Bunny	Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, Tool Workshop, Warm Clothing Shop, and Bandage crafting	Save Bunny Foot for Bandages or early trader value before turning extras into Biofuel.	Early animal drop
Wolf Pelt	Pelt/drop	Wolf and guard routes • Wolf and Guard Wolf	Current	Wolf, Guard Wolf	Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, Tool Workshop, and Bandage crafting	Keep early Wolf Pelts because Bandages and workshop recipes can need them quickly.	Early combat drop
Alpha Wolf Pelt	Pelt/drop	Alpha Wolf and guard routes • Alpha Wolf and Guard Alpha Wolf	Current	Alpha Wolf, Guard Alpha Wolf	Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, and Tool Workshop recipes	Save these for higher workshop recipes before converting extras to Biofuel.	Combat drop
Bear Pelt	Pelt/drop	Bear and guard routes • Bear and Guard Bear	Current	Bear, Guard Bear	Pelt Trader trades, Biofuel, and Tool Workshop recipes	Bear Pelts feed more expensive workshop choices, so avoid wasting early copies.	Mid combat drop
Arctic Fox Pelt	Cold biome pelt	Snow Biome routes • Arctic Fox	Current	Arctic Fox	Warm Clothing crafting	Save it for cold protection because checked sources say it cannot be turned into Biofuel.	Cold biome drop
Polar Bear Pelt	Cold biome pelt	Snow Biome routes • Polar Bear	Current	Polar Bear	Polar Bear Hat crafting	Treat it as warm-clothing progress rather than Biofuel.	Cold biome combat drop
Mammoth Tusk	Cold biome drop	Snow and hard encounter routes • Mammoth and Hellephant	Current	Mammoth, Hellephant	Mammoth Helmet crafting	Only chase tusks once your team can survive large cold-biome threats.	Late combat drop
Scorpion Shell	Volcanic drop	Volcanic Biome routes • Scorpion	Current	Scorpion	Infernal Helmet crafting	Save shells for Infernal Helmet attempts; they are not Biofuel items.	Volcanic combat drop
Cultist King Antler	Boss drop	Cultist King encounter • Cultist King	Current	Cultist King	Infernal Helmet crafting	Plan around this only after the Cultist King route is realistic for your run.	Boss drop

Material group

Potion ingredients

5 items

Potion ingredients are gathered for brewing instead of normal crafting. Dripleaf, Moonflower Bulb, Stareweed Petal, Cave Vine Flower, and Mandrake all have source rules, and Mandrake should be treated as event-origin unless its Trick-or-Treat route is available.

Potion ingredient

Dripleaf

Pond routes • Near Ponds

Status: Current
drop source: Dripleaf plant
crafting / use: Potion brewing
farming tip: Check pond routes when potion crafting is the goal.
Risk: Safe gathering

Potion ingredient

Moonflower Bulb

Night gathering routes • Throughout the map at night

Status: Current
drop source: Moonflower
crafting / use: Potion brewing
farming tip: Harvest it at night only, so plan the route before morning breaks the loop.
Risk: Night gathering

Potion ingredient

Stareweed Petal

Map gathering routes • Throughout the map; shine a Flashlight on Stareweed to harvest

Status: Current
drop source: Stareweed
crafting / use: Potion brewing
farming tip: Bring a Flashlight before routing for Stareweed Petals.
Risk: Tool-gated gathering

Potion ingredient

Cave Vine Flower

Locked caves and mineshafts • Locked Caves and Mineshafts

Status: Current
drop source: Cave Vine
crafting / use: Potion brewing
farming tip: Route for it when you are already entering caves or mineshafts.
Risk: Cave route

Event-origin potion ingredient

Mandrake

Halloween event route • Trick-or-Treat houses

Status: Event-origin
drop source: Trick-or-Treating
crafting / use: Potion brewing
farming tip: Do not plan a normal run around Mandrake unless the Trick-or-Treat route is available.
Risk: Event-origin route

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Dripleaf	Potion ingredient	Pond routes • Near Ponds	Current	Dripleaf plant	Potion brewing	Check pond routes when potion crafting is the goal.	Safe gathering
Moonflower Bulb	Potion ingredient	Night gathering routes • Throughout the map at night	Current	Moonflower	Potion brewing	Harvest it at night only, so plan the route before morning breaks the loop.	Night gathering
Stareweed Petal	Potion ingredient	Map gathering routes • Throughout the map; shine a Flashlight on Stareweed to harvest	Current	Stareweed	Potion brewing	Bring a Flashlight before routing for Stareweed Petals.	Tool-gated gathering
Cave Vine Flower	Potion ingredient	Locked caves and mineshafts • Locked Caves and Mineshafts	Current	Cave Vine	Potion brewing	Route for it when you are already entering caves or mineshafts.	Cave route
Mandrake	Event-origin potion ingredient	Halloween event route • Trick-or-Treat houses	Event-origin	Trick-or-Treating	Potion brewing	Do not plan a normal run around Mandrake unless the Trick-or-Treat route is available.	Event-origin route

Material group

Meteor and Obsidiron materials

6 items

Meteor and Obsidiron materials belong to the Meteor Anvil route. Meteor Shards and Gold Shards come from Meteor sources, while Obsidiron moves through a processing chain before it becomes the ingot used in Meteor Anvil recipes.

Meteor material

Meteor Shard

Meteor Shower and Meteor Workshop routes • Meteor Crabs, Meteor Crystals, and Obsidiron Crystals

Status: Current
drop source: Meteor Crab, Meteor Crystal, Obsidiron Crystal
crafting / use: Meteor Anvil recipes
farming tip: Save shards for Meteor Anvil crafts because every listed Meteor Anvil recipe spends them.
Risk: Meteor event route

Meteor material

Gold Shard

Meteor Shower and Meteor Workshop routes • Meteor Crystals and Obsidiron Crystals

Status: Current
drop source: Meteor Crystal, Obsidiron Crystal
crafting / use: Meteor Anvil trim kits and Obsidiron Chest Blueprint
farming tip: Keep Gold Shards for trim kits or blueprint crafting instead of treating them as generic loot.
Risk: Meteor event route

Obsidiron material

Raw Obsidiron Ore

Meteor/Volcanic route • Mine an Obsidiron Crystal with an Axe

Status: Current
drop source: Obsidiron Crystal
crafting / use: Process into Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard), then Scalding Obsidiron Ingot, then Obsidiron Ingot
farming tip: This is the first step of the Obsidiron Ingot chain, not the final crafting ingredient.
Risk: Meteor/Volcanic processing route

Obsidiron material

Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard)

Meteor/Volcanic processing route • Smash Raw Obsidiron Ore against the ground

Status: Current
drop source: Raw Obsidiron Ore
crafting / use: Process into Scalding Obsidiron Ingot
farming tip: Do not stop here
the shard still needs the lava and water steps before it becomes a usable ingot.
Risk: Meteor/Volcanic processing route

Obsidiron material

Scalding Obsidiron Ingot

Lava processing route • Dip Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard) in lava

Status: Current
drop source: Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard)
crafting / use: Process into Obsidiron Ingot by dipping it in water
farming tip: Keep going to the water step
Scalding Obsidiron Ingot is an intermediate state.
Risk: Volcanic processing route

Obsidiron material

Obsidiron Ingot

Water processing route after lava step • Dip Scalding Obsidiron Ingot in water

Status: Current
drop source: Scalding Obsidiron Ingot
crafting / use: Meteor Anvil recipes, including Obsidiron Boots and Obsidiron Chest Blueprint
farming tip: This is the final chain item and the one Meteor Anvil recipes actually spend.
Risk: Volcanic processing route

Name	Type	Details	availability	drop source	crafting / use	farming tip	Risk
Meteor Shard	Meteor material	Meteor Shower and Meteor Workshop routes • Meteor Crabs, Meteor Crystals, and Obsidiron Crystals	Current	Meteor Crab, Meteor Crystal, Obsidiron Crystal	Meteor Anvil recipes	Save shards for Meteor Anvil crafts because every listed Meteor Anvil recipe spends them.	Meteor event route
Gold Shard	Meteor material	Meteor Shower and Meteor Workshop routes • Meteor Crystals and Obsidiron Crystals	Current	Meteor Crystal, Obsidiron Crystal	Meteor Anvil trim kits and Obsidiron Chest Blueprint	Keep Gold Shards for trim kits or blueprint crafting instead of treating them as generic loot.	Meteor event route
Raw Obsidiron Ore	Obsidiron material	Meteor/Volcanic route • Mine an Obsidiron Crystal with an Axe	Current	Obsidiron Crystal	Process into Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard), then Scalding Obsidiron Ingot, then Obsidiron Ingot	This is the first step of the Obsidiron Ingot chain, not the final crafting ingredient.	Meteor/Volcanic processing route
Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard)	Obsidiron material	Meteor/Volcanic processing route • Smash Raw Obsidiron Ore against the ground	Current	Raw Obsidiron Ore	Process into Scalding Obsidiron Ingot	Do not stop here; the shard still needs the lava and water steps before it becomes a usable ingot.	Meteor/Volcanic processing route
Scalding Obsidiron Ingot	Obsidiron material	Lava processing route • Dip Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard) in lava	Current	Raw Obsidiron Ore (Shard)	Process into Obsidiron Ingot by dipping it in water	Keep going to the water step; Scalding Obsidiron Ingot is an intermediate state.	Volcanic processing route
Obsidiron Ingot	Obsidiron material	Water processing route after lava step • Dip Scalding Obsidiron Ingot in water	Current	Scalding Obsidiron Ingot	Meteor Anvil recipes, including Obsidiron Boots and Obsidiron Chest Blueprint	This is the final chain item and the one Meteor Anvil recipes actually spend.	Volcanic processing route

How to farm the material you are missing

Start from the item you are missing, then choose the safest route that can actually produce it. Early runs usually need Logs, Chairs, Wood, Scrap, and basic fuel first. Once the camp is stable, structure looting and fishing help fill Scrap and fuel gaps without forcing every route into combat. After that, pelts, Cultist Gems, Forest Gem Fragments, potion ingredients, and Meteor materials become specific goals instead of random pickups.

Goal	Best first route	What to watch
Keep the Campfire alive	Logs, Coal, Fuel Canisters, Oil Barrels, and corpses found on your route	Do not spend all carry space on fuel if your next craft needs Wood or Scrap.
Build normal recipes	Grind Logs, Chairs, and scrapable objects	Chairs, high-value scrap objects, and late-route scrap are usually worth more than tiny pickups.
Prepare trader or workshop crafts	Save Bunny Foot, Wolf Pelt, Alpha Wolf Pelt, Bear Pelt, and later biome drops	Some drops become Bandages, warm clothing, Tool Workshop items, or boss/biome gear.
Push late crafting	Farm Cultist Gems, Forest Gem Fragments, Meteor Shards, Gold Shards, and Obsidiron materials	These routes are slower or riskier, so plan them after your camp and gear are stable.

What to save before spending

Wood and Scrap are easy to understand but easy to waste. Logs can fuel the Campfire, but they can also become Wood. Scrapable objects can look like clutter, but they decide how quickly recipes, ammo, and workshop items come together. If a night is already safe, saving a resource for crafting can be better than throwing everything into the fire.

Pelts and entity drops need the same patience. Bunny Foot and Wolf Pelt help with Bandages and early trade routes. Bear Pelt, Alpha Wolf Pelt, Mammoth Tusk, Scorpion Shell, and Cultist King Antler are harder to replace because their sources are stronger enemies, colder biomes, Volcanic routes, or boss fights. Turn extras into Biofuel only after you know the next recipe or trader goal does not need them.

Forest Gem progress is split on purpose. Forest Gem Fragments are the pieces you find from late routes, while the full Forest Gem is made by merging four fragments. Do not plan Crafting Bench Tier 5, Weather Machine, Temporal Accelerometer, or Respawn Capsule work until you have enough fragments for the full gem.

When risk and availability change the route

Risk is the route cost behind a material. Safe gathering means you can usually grab the item while moving around camp or normal structures. Combat, boss, cold-biome, Volcanic, alien, and Meteor routes need more preparation because the source can slow or end a run. Availability tells you whether the source is a normal current route or something tied to an event-origin path such as Trick-or-Treating.

Why food and one-off parts stay out

Ordinary food, normal taming bait, and Stew are excluded from Materials because their main job is hunger, healing, cooking, or taming. They belong with Food or Tameable Animals, where hunger value, bait requirements, and animal-specific use can be explained without crowding the material rows. Anvil Parts are also excluded because they assemble the Tool Workshop or Meteor Anvil rather than behaving like repeatable farmed materials.

How to Use This 99 Nights in the Forest Materials List

Each row is grouped by the kind of material problem it solves. Source names the route that creates the item, such as trees, structures, fishing, cultists, chests, animals, Meteor Crystals, or an Obsidiron processing step. Use explains why you would keep it, such as fuel, crafting, trading, summoning, potion brewing, warm clothing, Bandages, or Meteor Anvil recipes. Risk separates safe pickups from combat, boss, biome, alien, and Meteor routes, while Availability flags rows that depend on event-origin sources instead of normal repeatable farming.

FAQ

How many materials are in 99 Nights in the Forest?

The count is 59 material rows: 16 fuel and camp resources, 14 scrap sources, 9 core and trade resources, 9 pelts and entity drops, 5 potion ingredients, and 6 Meteor or Obsidiron materials.

How do you get Scrap in 99 Nights in the Forest?

Scrap comes from grinding scrapable objects. Early routes include Bolts, Sheet Metal, Broken Fans, Tires, Old Car Engines, and similar map or structure loot. UFO and cultist scrap items are stronger route rewards, but they come from more dangerous sources.

How do you get Forest Gems?

Farm Forest Gem Fragments from late routes such as Cultist Stronghold, Ice Temple, high-value chests, 100+ day cultist raids, and fishing when available. Merge four fragments to make one full Forest Gem for Crafting Bench Tier 5 and top-tier structures.

Which pelts and drops should you save?

Save Bunny Foot and Wolf Pelt early because they feed Bandage and trade routes. Save Alpha Wolf Pelt, Bear Pelt, Arctic Fox Pelt, Polar Bear Pelt, Mammoth Tusk, Scorpion Shell, and Cultist King Antler for workshop, warm clothing, or late-biome crafting before turning extras into fuel.

Why are food, taming bait, Stew, and Anvil Parts not listed?

Food and bait are better explained with hunger, cooking, and animal requirements. Stew is a finished food, not a normal material pickup. Anvil Parts assemble workshop stations instead of acting like repeatable farming resources.

Are event-origin materials included?

Permanent material-like rows can stay when they have a useful source note. Mandrake is marked as event-origin because its checked source is Trick-or-Treat houses, so it should not be treated like a normal always-available farm route.