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99 Nights in the Forest Events & Cycles

When each 99 Nights in the Forest event happens, and what triggers it.

99 Nights in the Forest game artwork

Cultist Night Raid

Recurring

Cultists raid your campfire on the fourth night and roughly every four nights after that — about every 20 minutes of real time, with more and stronger cultists each wave (up to eight). It is tied to your run, not to a server-wide clock, so there is no global countdown.

No verified countdown.

Nightfall

Recurring

Each day lasts 3 minutes and each night 1 minute 30 seconds — a 4½-minute cycle. It runs per-run rather than on a shared clock, so there is no global countdown: watch the Sun Dial in-game and be inside the firelight before it hits zero.

No verified countdown.

North Pole Biome

Recurring

No fixed schedule — this one is chance-based, so there is no countdown. Wiki: "The North Pole Biome has a 100% chance to spawn during Christmas, 0% during most of the year." — https://99-nights-in-the-forest.fandom.com/wiki/Biomes

No verified countdown.

Stronghold

Recurring

After your group clears the Cultist Stronghold, that run's stronghold can be raided again after a 20-minute wait. Each repeat grows harder. The cooldown begins with your clear in your own run, so Bloxism cannot show a sitewide countdown. Source: https://99-nights-in-the-forest.fandom.com/wiki/Cultist_Stronghold

No verified countdown.