As if a deep, gloomy forest filled to the brim with giant monsters, nefarious cultists, and hazardous creatures wasn’t scary enough, A novel Halloween event has appeared in 99 Nights in the Forest.
The 99 Nights Halloween event involves going door to door and playing Trick or Treat. Friendly vendors and other inhabitants of the forest will have a surprise prepared for players, as well as tasty event currency that everyone wants to get: Sweets.
However, you will need to track down a novel resource to be able to knock on anyone’s door. These are the so-called Halloween candlesand you’ll probably have to engage in combat to get them.
But even after you put all this effort into it. Knocking on the wrong door will lead to a nasty trick that could leave you behind in the fight against some of the forest’s most hazardous enemies.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 99 Nights in the Woods Halloween event, including where to find candles to featherlight your houses, where to get candy, and what to do with that candy once you get it!
Where to find candles in 99 nights in the forest
There are two main ways to get candles in 99 Nights in the Forest:
- Defeat the Cultists in the Cultist Stronghold, at random points of interest in the forest, or when they attack your campfire
- Find candles randomly in chests which are themselves randomly scattered throughout the forest
The surest way to find Candles in 99 Nights is to wait for the Cultists to attack your bonfire and defeat them, or to search for the Cultist Stronghold building.
About 1 in 3 Cultists will drop a Halloween Candle, which means you’ll likely get one every time your fire is attacked, but also that you can get a lot of them pretty quickly by eliminating waves of Cultists in the Stronghold.
Where to get candy in 99 Nights in the Woods
There are also two main ways to get candy in 99 Nights in the Woods:
- Enter the latest 99 Nights in the Forest code “happyhalloween” in the text box in the Diamond Shop menu to receive 10 free candies
- Use candles for featherlight up decorated houses then in game knock on the door at night
You can also get one free candy from behind Pumpkin Jack, inside the pumpkin deer head, in the game lobby.
With the Halloween candles collected earlier, you need to search the map for decorated houses where you can go trick-or-treating.
Houses are not arduous to spot, but they tend to appear far away from the bonfire once it reaches level 3 and above.
Build a map at your campfire and you’ll see places where you can buy Trick or Treat, marked with a spooky house icon.
To get Candy, follow these steps:
- Walk towards the house dragging the candle behind you or carrying it in a bag
- Throw a candle on the house to illuminate it
- Then interact with the door and knock on it at night
- The NPC will open the door and give you a trick or treat
- Healing an NPC will give you 3 candies and a random item, which can be coins, pumpkins, or even equipment such as Frog Boots
- Cheating NPCs will just get you 3 candies and a nasty scare
To augment the amount of candy you receive, you can also purchase the Trick or Treat class in the Event Shop in the 99 Nights lobby. But whether this investment is worth it Candy depends on what you play over the next three weeks of Halloween!
What to do with candy in 99 Nights in the Woods
Now that you’ve collected some candy, you need to spend it!
Leave the game and return to the 99 Nights in the Forest lobby, where you can see the badge board, class shop, and other players before joining the game.
There, at the back of the hall, you will find the NPC of the event, Pumpkin Jack.
Talk to him and he will give you access to a special shop where you can purchase limited-time and Halloween-themed items.
Items marked with a clock icon will only be available for the next few weeks while the Halloween event is ongoing (this includes the novel Trick or Treat class). Other items, such as the skins of tamed animals or furniture, will still be available to play with after the event ends.
Currently, his store’s assortment is as follows:
- Trick or Treat Activities – 30 candies
- Jack o’Lantern furniture – 20 Candies
- Spooky table furniture – 20 Candies
- Spooky Chairs Furniture – 20 Candies
- Pumpkin Bunny Pet Skin – 150 candies
- Skeleton Wolf pet skin – 500 candies
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