In 99 Nights in the Forest, upgrading your Taming Flute is important if you want to tame stronger animals, which make for better companions. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can upgrade your flute and what benefits you get at each level.
How to Upgrade the Taming Flute in 99 Nights in the Forest
1. Get the Basic Taming Flute
First, you’ll need the Old Taming Flute. This basic flute is found in the Flute Tent, Chests, and the Pelt Trader. Once you have it, you can begin taming weaker creatures, which in turn gives you experience (flute XP).
2. Visit the Upgrade Building
To improve your flute, head to the Upgrade Building (it’s easily noticeable due to its red and brown bricks). You should be able to find it via the map; it is indicated with a hammer and a yellow upward arrow. Interact with the Flute Workbench inside to upgrade your flute.
3. Earn Flute XP Through Taming
Every successful taming attempt gives you some amount of flute XP. The better you perform during the taming minigame, the more XP you get. When your flute XP bar fills up, you’ll be eligible to upgrade your flute.
4. Upgrade in Stages
The flute usually has multiple tiers:
- Old Taming Flute (Tier 1) – This is the base flute, useful for small or less aggressive animals (rabbits, wolves, etc.).
- Good Taming Flute (Tier 2) – Lets you tame stronger mid-tier animals, such as alpha wolves or scorpions.
- Strong Taming Flute (Tier 3) – needed for powerful creatures like bears, mammoths, etc.
When your flute XP bar is full, go to the upgrade station and select the option to upgrade. It will cost certain materials or some in-game resource (depending on the game version) to complete the upgrade.
Why should you upgrade?
Access to stronger animals: Higher-tier flutes open the possibility to tame beasts that cannot be tamed with the lower flute.
Better performance and stability during taming: The minigame becomes more forgiving because the “green zone” or margin of error improves, making it easier to succeed even on aggressive or higher-level creatures.
Things to keep in mind
- Make sure to avoid wasting XP. Once you fill the bar, upgrade as soon as possible.
- Start with low difficulty animals first (like rabbits) to farm flute XP safely. It’s recommended to tame rabbits until level 3.
- Always keep sufficient feed items (meat, carrots, etc.) because, after taming, animals may demand specific foods. Here’s a list of everything the currently available animals will request.
- If a creature fails to be tamed, retry with better timing or feed items until your flute is upgraded enough.
With these steps, you should be able to upgrade your flute and tame stronger creatures in 99 Nights in the Forest easily.
