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The Halloween celebration in 99 Nights in the Forest continues with the highly anticipated Potion Making Update, marking the second phase of this year’s spooky three part event series. Following the successful launch of the Trick or Treat update on October 18, 2025.
Roblox players are now preparing for an exciting new crafting mechanic that transforms mysterious forest ingredients into powerful magical concoctions. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the Potion Making Update, including exact release times across all time zones, detailed gameplay mechanics, ingredient locations, and expert strategies to maximize your brewing success.
The Potion Making Update represents Halloween Week 2 in the ongoing seasonal event, introducing a completely new gameplay system that allows survivors to discover, collect, and combine special ingredients inside cauldrons to create unique potions with various effects.
This update builds upon the foundation established during Week 1’s Trick or Treat event, where players collected Candies by visiting NPC houses scattered throughout the haunted forest. Now, the focus shifts to exploration, experimentation, and mastering the art of potion brewing to unlock powerful temporary abilities that can dramatically improve your survival chances during those terrifying 99 nights.
Developed by Grandma’s Favourite Games, this update continues the studio’s tradition of releasing substantial weekly content drops that keep the community engaged with fresh mechanics, exclusive rewards, and limited time features.
The Potion Making system promises to add a strategic crafting layer to the core survival horror experience, encouraging players to explore dangerous biomes, defeat challenging enemies, and discover hidden ingredient spawns while managing the constant threats from cultists, aggressive wildlife, and the infamous unkillable Deer that stalks the forest.
The Potion Making event officially launches on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) and runs until Friday, October 31, 2025, at 5:00 AM PT. This gives players exactly six days to experiment with potion recipes, hunt for rare Halloween ingredients, and unlock exclusive event rewards before the system transitions to Halloween Week 3 on November 1, 2025.
Understanding the exact launch time in your region is crucial for maximizing your event participation, especially since some limited time ingredients or special potions may only be available during specific periods of the week long event. Here’s the complete worldwide schedule:
| Time Zone | Start Date & Time | End Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| PT (Pacific Time) | Saturday, October 25, 10:00 AM | Friday, October 31, 5:00 AM |
| ET (Eastern Time) | Saturday, October 25, 1:00 PM | Friday, October 31, 8:00 AM |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | Saturday, October 25, 6:00 PM | Friday, October 31, 1:00 PM |
| BST (British Summer Time) | Saturday, October 25, 6:00 PM | Friday, October 31, 1:00 PM |
| CET (Central European Time) | Saturday, October 25, 7:00 PM | Friday, October 31, 2:00 PM |
| IST (India Standard Time) | Saturday, October 25, 10:30 PM | Friday, October 31, 5:30 PM |
| JST (Japan Standard Time) | Sunday, October 26, 2:00 AM | Saturday, November 1, 7:00 AM |
| AEST (Australian Eastern Time) | Sunday, October 26, 4:00 AM | Saturday, November 1, 9:00 PM |
Players in Asian, Australian, and European time zones should note that the event technically begins on Sunday, October 26, due to the time difference from Pacific Time. Set reminders on your devices to ensure you join the moment the cauldrons start bubbling and don’t miss out on early discoveries or first day advantages.
The centerpiece of Halloween Week 2 is the introduction of the Cauldron Crafting System, a brand new mechanic that fundamentally changes how players interact with the forest environment. According to official event descriptions from the developers, players will “create potions by combining different ingredients into the cauldron” to unlock “awesome new effects” that provide both practical survival advantages and entertaining visual transformations.
This system adds significant depth to the 99 Nights in the Forest gameplay loop. Instead of simply gathering wood, metal scraps, and food for basic survival, you’ll now need to actively hunt for special Halloween themed ingredients hidden throughout various biomes, guarded by dangerous enemies, or obtained through completing specific challenges.
The potion brewing mechanic rewards exploration, experimentation, and strategic resource management in ways that complement the existing crafting bench system without replacing it.
Cauldron Locations: When the update goes live, dedicated cauldron areas will be added to the map at specific locations. These are likely positioned near your base camp or in central forest areas for easy access, though some players speculate that multiple cauldron stations may exist throughout different biomes to encourage exploration and provide strategic brewing outposts during extended resource gathering expeditions.
Ingredient Discovery: The core loop involves collecting various ingredients scattered across the forest. Based on the official event description mentioning players “may have to discover some new Halloween ingredients,” expect to find completely new collectible items that weren’t available during the Trick or Treat event. These special ingredients likely spawn in dangerous areas, drop from defeating specific enemies like Cultists or event exclusive creatures, or appear as rare loot from Infernal Chests and Halloween themed treasure containers.
Recipe Experimentation: Unlike traditional crafting systems with preset visible recipes, the Potion Making system encourages experimentation. Players will need to test different ingredient combinations to discover which recipes produce specific effects. This discovery based approach means the community will work together to document successful recipes, creating an evolving knowledge base throughout the event week. Expect the 99 Nights in the Forest Discord servers and Reddit communities to become bustling hubs of recipe sharing and ingredient location guides.
Potion Effects and Buffs: The potions you create will provide various temporary effects that enhance your survival capabilities. While specific potion types haven’t been officially revealed, based on common survival game mechanics and the Halloween theme, expect effects such as:
Limited Time Availability: This is critically important to remember. The Potion Making system is explicitly designed as a limited time Halloween Week 2 feature. Once the event concludes on October 31, 2025, at 5:00 AM PT, the cauldrons and special Halloween ingredients will likely be removed from the game until next year’s Halloween event. Any unused ingredients in your inventory may be converted to alternative rewards or simply expire, so make sure you brew and test as many potions as possible before the deadline.
Getting started with potion brewing is straightforward, but mastering the system requires strategic planning and efficient resource management. Follow this comprehensive step by step guide to maximize your potion making success:
When the October 25 update goes live, load into 99 Nights in the Forest as you normally would. Once you spawn at your base camp, look for new cauldron structures that have been added to the map. These brewing stations should be easily identifiable with distinctive Halloween themed visual designs, possibly featuring bubbling green liquid, magical particle effects, or decorative elements like carved pumpkins and hanging bats.
Check your in game map for new icons or markers indicating cauldron locations. The developers may add specific map symbols (similar to the Grey Hut icons with Candy symbols used during the Trick or Treat event) to help players quickly navigate to brewing stations. If cauldrons aren’t immediately visible at your spawn point, explore the central forest areas or check near important landmarks like the Crafting Bench, Tool Workshop, or Taming Tent.
This is where the real adventure begins. Based on the official event description stating players “may have to discover some new Halloween ingredients to make the potions,” expect to find brand new collectible items that spawn specifically during the Potion Making event. Here are the most likely locations and methods for ingredient gathering:
Forest Exploration: Search the ground throughout all biomes for ingredient spawns. Halloween themed items might appear as glowing objects, distinctive plants, or collectible props that stand out against the normal forest environment. Pay special attention to areas decorated with pumpkins, spider webs, and other seasonal elements introduced during the Trick or Treat update, as these locations may have higher ingredient spawn rates.
Defeating Enemies: Cultists have been a primary source of event items during the Trick or Treat phase, dropping Halloween Candles at increased rates after Day 4 of survival. This pattern will likely continue for potion ingredients. Focus on hunting Cultists in the Volcanic Biome, clearing Cultist Strongholds, and defending your base during nighttime Cultist Raids to collect rare ingredient drops. Special Halloween variant enemies may also spawn during the event with unique ingredient loot tables.
Opening Chests: Infernal Chests, regular treasure containers, and event specific Halloween chests should contain potion ingredients as possible loot. While chest drops are typically less reliable than enemy farming due to diluted loot pools, opening every chest you encounter increases your chances of discovering rare or exclusive ingredients that can’t be obtained through other methods.
Biome Specific Spawns: Different ingredients may only appear in specific biomes. The Volcanic Biome, Snow Biome (if still in rotation), and standard Forest areas likely each have unique ingredient types that reflect their environmental themes. For example, fire based ingredients might only spawn near lava pools in the Volcanic Biome, while frost themed ingredients could be limited to snow covered areas.
Quest Rewards: Completing event badges, objectives, or special Halloween challenges may reward ingredient bundles or rare recipe components. Check the Halloween Shop in the game lobby for potential ingredient purchases using Candies collected during Week 1.
Once you’ve collected several different ingredients, return to a cauldron and begin the brewing process. The exact interaction method hasn’t been officially detailed, but based on similar crafting systems in other Roblox games, expect one of these interfaces:
Drag and Drop System: You might need to drag ingredients from your inventory or sack directly into the cauldron interface, then activate a “Brew” or “Mix” button to combine them.
Recipe Menu: A dedicated crafting menu could appear when interacting with cauldrons, showing empty ingredient slots where you select items from your inventory to create potions.
Sequential Addition: Some brewing systems require adding ingredients one at a time in specific sequences, with the potion’s effect determined by the order of addition rather than just the combination.
Quantity Variations: The number of each ingredient you add might influence the potion’s duration or potency. Adding more of a specific ingredient could create a stronger version of the same effect.
Start by trying simple two ingredient combinations to understand the basic system, then gradually experiment with more complex recipes. Document your successful recipes and their effects to build your personal potion cookbook. Share discoveries with friends or your community to collaboratively map the full recipe system faster.
After successfully brewing a potion, it will appear in your inventory or sack like other consumable items. Potions likely have limited uses or durations, so timing their consumption strategically is important. Consider these optimal use cases:
Remember that potions with purely cosmetic or entertaining effects are equally valuable for experiencing the full Halloween event, even if they don’t provide survival advantages. Try everything at least once to enjoy all the content the developers created.
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s discuss advanced tactics that experienced players can use to maximize their Potion Making event success:
Not all ingredients are equally valuable. As the community discovers recipes throughout the event week, certain ingredients will emerge as more useful or harder to find. Focus your gathering efforts on:
Rare Spawn Ingredients: Items with low drop rates or limited spawn locations should be your top priority whenever you find them. Even if you don’t know their recipes yet, stockpiling rare ingredients ensures you can experiment when recipes are discovered.
Multi Recipe Components: Some ingredients likely appear in multiple different potion recipes. Once identified, these versatile ingredients become extremely valuable because they unlock multiple brewing options.
High Value Effect Ingredients: If the community determines that specific potions provide significantly better survival benefits, the ingredients for those potions become high priority targets.
Efficiency minded players should establish dedicated farming loops that maximize ingredient collection per time invested:
Volcanic Biome Circuit: The Volcanic Biome contains dense Cultist populations, multiple Infernal Chest locations, and unique environment specific spawns. Create a route that clears all Cultist structures, opens accessible chests, and checks ingredient spawn points in a logical sequence.
Night Raid Preparation: Since Cultist attacks on your base provide excellent ingredient drops, prepare your defenses specifically to farm these events. Build strategic walls, traps, and defensive positions that funnel enemies into kill zones for efficient farming.
Biome Rotation Timing: If the event coincides with biome rotation mechanics (where biomes like the Volcanic or Snow areas periodically replace each other), track the rotation schedule to farm biome exclusive ingredients when your target area is accessible.
Playing with friends or organized groups provides significant advantages during the Potion Making event:
Specialized Roles: Assign team members to focus on different tasks: dedicated ingredient farmers, base defenders who protect brewing stations, experimenters who test recipes, and scouts who explore for new spawn locations.
Resource Sharing: Pool ingredients to accelerate recipe discovery. Instead of everyone experimenting individually with limited resources, share ingredients so your team’s most experienced crafter can test combinations systematically.
Communication Networks: Join the 99 Nights in the Forest Discord servers or coordinate through voice chat to share real time discoveries about ingredient locations, successful recipes, and optimal farming strategies.
Survival Efficiency: With teammates handling base defense and resource management, individual players can focus entirely on ingredient gathering without worrying about food, fuel, or Cultist raids disrupting their farming sessions.
While the specific ingredients haven’t been officially revealed prior to the October 25 launch, we can make educated predictions based on Halloween themes, existing game items, and similar potion systems in other survival games. Here are the most likely ingredient categories:
These basic components will probably spawn frequently throughout the forest and serve as foundational elements for most simple potion recipes:
Pumpkin Chunks: Already present as food items scattered across the map during the Trick or Treat event, pumpkins may be harvestable for brewing ingredients.
Spider Webs: The decorative spider webs added during Halloween Week 1 could become collectible as string or web based ingredients.
Mushrooms: Various mushroom types spawn naturally in the forest. Expect new Halloween variant mushrooms with spooky appearances like glowing caps or poisonous colors.
Herbs and Plants: Generic botanical ingredients that grow throughout forest clearings, near water sources, or in specific biomes.
Bones: Dropped by defeated enemies or found in the new Cemetery location introduced during the Trick or Treat update.
These special components will likely have low spawn rates, specific enemy drops, or challenging collection requirements:
Cultist Essence: A magical ingredient obtained by defeating Cultists, possibly with higher drop rates from elite variants like the Crossbow Cultist or Cultist King.
Moonlight Petals: Flowers that only appear during night cycles or full moon events, requiring risky nighttime gathering.
Ectoplasm: A ghostly substance that drops from defeating spectral enemies or harvesting from Cemetery graves.
Volcanic Ash: Collected from specific locations within the Volcanic Biome, possibly near lava pools or the volcano’s summit.
Frozen Crystals: If the Snow Biome is accessible, expect ice based ingredients exclusive to that frozen environment.
Deer Antler Fragments: Extremely rare drops from damaging (but not killing, since it’s unkillable) the infamous Deer creature.
Some ingredients might only be obtainable through specific methods like Halloween Shop purchases, completing event badges, or rare chest loot:
Witch’s Blessing: A premium ingredient potentially purchasable with Candies in the Halloween Shop.
Cursed Candle Wax: Crafted from multiple Halloween Candles used during the Trick or Treat event.
Fairy Dust: Possibly obtained by successfully completing trick or treat interactions with the Fairy NPC.
As players begin experimenting on October 25, the community will rapidly discover and document successful recipes. Here are predicted recipes based on common potion crafting patterns:
Speed Boost Potion: Pumpkin Chunk + Moonlight Petal = Increased movement speed for 2 minutes
Night Vision Elixir: Glowing Mushroom + Spider Web = Enhanced visibility in darkness for 3 minutes
Iron Skin Potion: Bone + Volcanic Ash = Reduced incoming damage by 30% for 90 seconds
Harvester’s Brew: Herb + Cultist Essence = Doubled resource gathering for 2 minutes
Transformation Tonic: Ectoplasm + Fairy Dust = Random cosmetic transformation for 5 minutes
Healing Draught: Mushroom + Pumpkin + Herb = Regenerate health over 60 seconds
Invisibility Potion: Spider Web + Moonlight Petal + Ectoplasm = Reduced enemy detection range for 60 seconds
These are speculative examples. The actual recipes will be discovered through community experimentation and shared across Discord servers, YouTube guides, and Reddit threads as the event progresses.
The Halloween Shop, accessed by talking to “Happy the Halloween Guy” in the game lobby, will likely receive new item additions during the Potion Making Update. Following the pattern from Week 1, where two new items became available every two days, expect:
New Cosmetic Items: Halloween themed accessories, clothing, or decorative furniture that can be purchased with Candies earned during both Week 1 and Week 2.
Potion Related Items: Possible purchases include ingredient packs, cauldron decorations, or brewing themed cosmetics.
Limited Time Classes: Week 1 introduced the Trick or Treater class for 30 Candies. Week 2 might feature a Witch or Alchemist class with brewing specific abilities or bonuses.
Ingredient Bundles: If ingredient gathering proves challenging, the shop may offer purchasable ingredient packs to help players experience the brewing system even with limited farming time.
Continue collecting Candies during Week 2 by trick or treating at NPC houses to maximize your purchasing power for these new items.
Upgrade Your Campfire Early: Higher campfire levels unlock access to additional biomes where exclusive ingredients spawn. Prioritize fuel collection to maintain and upgrade your base.
Manage Inventory Space: Collecting numerous different ingredient types requires significant inventory management. Craft or purchase larger sacks like the Infernal Sack (20 item capacity) to carry more ingredients per gathering trip.
Balance Event Participation with Core Survival: Don’t get so focused on potion brewing that you neglect basic survival needs. Maintain adequate food supplies, defensive structures, and essential crafting recipes to avoid preventable deaths that would waste your progress.
Time Your Exploration: Many ingredients likely spawn more frequently during specific times (day vs. night cycles). Observe spawn patterns and adjust your farming schedule accordingly for maximum efficiency.
Don’t Waste Rare Ingredients on Random Experiments: Once rare ingredients are identified by the community, avoid using them for random recipe testing unless you’re systematically working through combinations. Save precious rare components for proven recipes or coordinated experimentation with experienced players.
Check Community Resources Before Farming: After the first day, Discord servers and Reddit communities will have compiled ingredient location guides. Spend 10 minutes researching before starting your farming session to target specific locations rather than wandering aimlessly.
Remember the Event Deadline: With only six days to experience the full Potion Making system, procrastinating on participation means missing content. Start gathering ingredients on day one to ensure you have time to discover and test multiple recipes.
Don’t Ignore Week 1 Activities: Trick or treating for Candies remains valuable during Week 2 for Halloween Shop purchases. Balance your time between both event mechanics for the complete experience.
After the Potion Making Update concludes on October 31, Halloween Week 3 launches on November 1, 2025. While specific details remain unrevealed, expect:
New Gameplay Mechanic: Following the pattern of introducing distinct systems each week (trick or treating in Week 1, potion brewing in Week 2), Week 3 will likely feature another unique mechanic.
Vampire Theme Speculation: Community theories suggest Week 3 might focus on vampire content, based on promotional materials showing bat icons and the game’s existing vampire deer creature.
Event Finale: As the final week before the November 15 event conclusion, expect special rewards, culminating challenges, or exclusive items that reward players who participated throughout all three weeks.
Legacy Content: Some Halloween additions (like decorative items, new map areas, or creature variants) may become permanent additions to the base game, while others remain exclusive to the 2025 Halloween event.
Stay updated with the latest information, recipe discoveries, and strategy discussions through these official and community channels:
Official Discord Server: The primary hub for developer announcements, community coordination, and recipe sharing. Discord invite code: 99nightsforest or 99nightsinforeste (multiple community servers exist)
Roblox Game Page: Visit the official 99 Nights in the Forest page on Roblox for update announcements and developer descriptions
Developer Social Media: Follow Grandma’s Favourite Games and the development team for behind the scenes updates and event teasers
Reddit Community: r/99NightsInTheForest features player discussions, strategy guides, and meme sharing
99 Nights in the Forest Wiki: Comprehensive fan maintained knowledge bases at 99nightsintheforest.com and the Fandom wiki contain detailed item databases, update histories, and gameplay guides
YouTube Content Creators: Search for “99 Nights in the Forest Potion Making” after the October 25 launch to find video guides, recipe tutorials, and gameplay demonstrations
Discord Community Servers: Multiple large servers with 40,000+ members each offer dedicated channels for event coordination, recipe documentation, and multiplayer team finding
The Potion Making Update launches on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT). This translates to 1:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM British Summer Time, 10:30 PM India Standard Time, and various times on Sunday, October 26, for Asian and Australian regions.
The event runs for exactly six days, from October 25 at 10:00 AM PT until October 31, 2025, at 5:00 AM PT. This gives players approximately 139 hours to participate before the Halloween Week 3 update replaces the potion brewing system.
Potions provide temporary effects that last for limited durations (likely ranging from 30 seconds to 5 minutes based on the potion type). The Potion Making system itself is a limited time event feature that will be removed after October 31, though individual brewed potions in your inventory may persist until consumed.
Yes! The Trick or Treat mechanic from Halloween Week 1 remains available throughout the entire Halloween event period ending November 15, 2025. You can continue lighting up NPC houses and collecting Candies alongside the new potion brewing activities.
Based on available information, potion brewing appears accessible to all players regardless of class selection. However, a potential Witch or Alchemist class may be introduced during Week 2 that provides brewing specific bonuses like increased potion duration, reduced ingredient requirements, or enhanced effect potency.
Official policy hasn’t been announced, but typically limited time event items either expire automatically, convert to alternative currency like Candies or Gems, or remain in your inventory as cosmetic collectibles. Brew and consume as many potions as possible before October 31 to experience the full system rather than hoarding ingredients.
As a Halloween seasonal event feature, the Potion Making system will likely return for the 2026 Halloween event with potential improvements, new recipes, and additional ingredients based on community feedback from this inaugural implementation.
Both solo and multiplayer approaches work for the Potion Making event. Solo players can gather ingredients and experiment at their own pace, while teams can specialize roles and share discoveries for faster recipe documentation. Neither approach is required; choose based on your preferred playstyle.
The Potion Making Update represents an exciting expansion of the 99 Nights in the Forest Halloween celebration, offering players a completely new crafting system to explore during their terrifying survival journey. With the October 25 launch approaching rapidly, now is the perfect time to prepare by stockpiling resources, organizing team coordination, and familiarizing yourself with optimal ingredient farming locations from the Trick or Treat phase.
The six day event window provides enough time to discover recipes, experiment with combinations, and enjoy the full breadth of potion effects without requiring excessive grinding. Whether you’re a casual player interested in fun transformation effects or a hardcore survivor seeking every competitive advantage, the brewing system offers content for all playstyles.
Remember to balance your potion brewing activities with continued trick or treating for Candies, maintaining your core survival infrastructure, and preparing for the Halloween Week 3 finale launching November 1. The three week Halloween event structure ensures fresh content throughout October and early November, making this the most substantial seasonal update in 99 Nights in the Forest history.
Mark your calendars, gather your ingredients, and prepare to master the art of potion making when the cauldrons start bubbling on October 25, 2025. The forest awaits, and this Halloween, magic is on the menu.
