Updated: April 1, 2026

99 Nights in the Forest Update April 2026 — Easter Egg Hunt & New Class

By Earnaldo Team • April 1, 2026 • 8 min read

99 Nights in the Forest dropped its Easter Part 1 update on March 28, 2026, and it's one of the most content-packed seasonal events the game has seen. The update scatters 11 unique Easter Eggs across the map, each locked behind its own puzzle, boss fight, or environmental trick. There's also a new limited-time Egg Hunter class, an event shop stocked with exclusive pet skins and furniture, and an Easter Bunny NPC who exchanges your collected eggs for event currency.

What's New in the Easter Part 1 Update

The Easter event transforms the existing map rather than adding a new biome. A dedicated event area appears at the start of the game with a table where you grab an Easter Basket and an Easter Bunny NPC who accepts your egg submissions. The basket works like your normal inventory pouch, holding up to 12 eggs at once.

The core loop is straightforward. You explore the map, find eggs, solve whatever puzzle guards them, then bring them back to the Easter Bunny. First-time submissions of each unique egg type grant 10 Eggs currency. Duplicate submissions only give 1 Egg. That means collecting all 11 unique types nets you 110 Eggs before you start farming repeats.

The event runs from March 28 through April 4, 2026, ending at 4:00 AM EST. That gives players roughly one week to collect eggs, unlock the Egg Hunter class, and clean out the event shop. A Part 2 has been confirmed by the developers, though no release date has been announced yet.

The Egg Hunter Class (30 Eggs)

The headline reward is the Egg Hunter, a limited-time class that costs 30 Eggs to unlock. The character model wears a white shirt, a themed sash, and a headband with bunny ears. It follows the same 3-level progression system as other classes in the game.

The Level 2 speed boost stacks with each egg you're carrying, which creates an interesting risk-reward dynamic. Carrying a full basket of 12 eggs makes you fast, but you're also risking losing everything if you die before submitting. The Level 3 highlighting is genuinely useful for tracking down duplicates once you've already found most of the unique types.

One critical detail: the Egg Hunter class is temporary. It disappears from your roster when the Easter event ends on April 4. The pet skins and furniture from the event shop, however, are permanent unlocks that stay in your inventory after the event wraps up.

All 11 Easter Eggs

Each egg requires a completely different approach to collect. Some are quick grabs while others involve multi-step puzzles or event triggers. Here's every egg we've confirmed as of April 2026.

The Volcanic Egg stands out as the hardest to obtain. You need to find 8 cultists specifically wearing bunny ears — a rare Easter variant of the normal cultist enemies — and sacrifice them at the volcanic biome pedestal. In our testing, finding all 8 took roughly 3 in-game nights of focused hunting.

The Frog Egg is another time sink. The Frog Event needs to be active (it triggers randomly), and once it starts, you need to collect 8 keys scattered around the den before you can fight the boss. The boss itself isn't particularly difficult if you've got a decent weapon, but the key-hunting phase adds up.

Event Shop Rewards

The Easter event shop accepts Eggs currency earned from submissions. As of Part 1, the shop offers three categories of rewards.

• 3 limited furniture items — exclusive decorative pieces for your base that won't return after the event
• 2 pet skins — permanent cosmetic skins that stay in your inventory forever
• Diamonds — the game's premium currency, obtainable here without spending real money

The furniture and pet skins are the priority buys. Diamonds are always available through normal gameplay, but limited-time cosmetics are gone once the event closes. If you can only grind enough Eggs for one category, go for the pet skins first since they're the most visible and permanent.

How This Affects Gameplay

The Easter event doesn't change the core survival loop, but it adds a secondary objective that shifts how you approach each run. Instead of purely focusing on survival and progression, you're now splitting attention between base management and egg hunting across the map.

This creates tension. Heading to the volcanic biome for the Volcanic Egg means traveling far from your base during potentially dangerous nights. The ice biome trip for the Glowing Egg requires committing 10 minutes at a campfire, during which you're stationary and vulnerable. Smart teams will assign one player to egg duty while others hold down the base.

The Egg Hunter class changes team composition discussions too. Running one Egg Hunter alongside a Necromancer or Beast Master from last month's update creates a squad that can handle both event content and standard survival simultaneously. The Egg Hunter's speed boost at Level 2 makes them an effective scout even outside of egg-specific tasks.

For solo players, the event is still manageable but slower. You'll need to plan egg runs around the day-night cycle carefully. The Egg Hunter's Level 3 highlighting perk becomes even more valuable when you're playing alone since you can't afford to wander aimlessly.

New Codes

The Easter update brought a wave of new promotional codes. We keep a complete, regularly verified list on our dedicated 99 Nights in the Forest codes page. Codes in this game expire quickly, so check that page for the most current working codes.

Redeeming codes during the Easter event is especially valuable since the extra gems and diamonds help you unlock classes faster. If you haven't picked up the Necromancer (600 gems) from the March 2026 update yet, free codes can close that gap.

Updated Tips and Strategies

The Easter event introduces a new layer of planning to every run. Here's the optimized approach we've settled on after testing extensively since the update dropped.

Egg Collection Priority Order

1. Grab the Easter Basket from the event area as soon as you spawn into a run
2. Collect 3 Basic Eggs first — they're the easiest to find and give you 30 Eggs currency for the Egg Hunter class
3. Unlock Egg Hunter immediately, then push to Level 2 (20 submissions) for the speed boost
4. Target the Basketball and Chick Eggs next since they're relatively safe and don't require rare event triggers
5. Attempt the Lightning, Frog, and Alien Eggs when their respective weather or event conditions activate naturally
6. Save the Volcanic Egg for last as it requires the most time and combat investment

Maximizing Eggs Currency

Your first priority should be collecting all 11 unique egg types (10 currently obtainable). Each unique submission gives 10 Eggs currency, totaling 100 Eggs from unique finds alone. After that, farm Basic Eggs for duplicates since they respawn frequently and are the fastest to collect, even at 1 Egg per duplicate submission.

With the Egg Hunter's Level 2 speed boost active and a full basket of 12 eggs, you can make rapid round trips between spawn locations and the Easter Bunny NPC. We found that dedicated farming produces roughly 15-20 Eggs currency per in-game day once you've got the rhythm down.

Combining with Previous Update Classes

The March update added the Undead, Beast Master, and Necromancer classes. These work alongside the Easter content in interesting ways. The Necromancer's cultist army can help you take down the bunny-eared cultists needed for the Volcanic Egg. Beast Master wolves are useful for farming the Easter pelt variants from wolves and bears for the Pelt Trader Egg.

Community Reaction

The Easter Part 1 update has been well received across the community. Players are particularly praising the puzzle variety behind each egg. Unlike typical Roblox Easter events that just scatter collectibles around the map, the 99 Nights implementation ties each egg to a unique gameplay mechanic. The Volcanic Egg's cultist sacrifice requirement and the Frog Egg's multi-step boss encounter stand out as community favorites.

The Egg Hunter class generated mixed opinions. Some players feel it's too grindy to reach Level 3 within the one-week event window, especially for solo players. Others argue that the speed boost at Level 2 is strong enough that Level 3 is a bonus rather than a necessity. The temporary nature of the class drew some complaints, but most players accept that limited-time content drives engagement.

The Fish Egg bug has been a sore point. Players who discovered the special lake spent time trying to figure out the puzzle before realizing it's simply broken. The developers acknowledged the bug within 24 hours of the event launch, which helped manage frustration. The community is waiting for a hotfix before the April 4 deadline.

Overall sentiment across social media and community hubs is positive. Multiple content creators have already published egg-hunting guides, and the game's concurrent player count remains above 200K during the event period. The Easter content appears to be driving retention effectively.

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