Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the Stone Age? To discover farming, animal cultivation and bronze tools? Well you can do all that and more in Roots of Pacha! In this co-op farming sim you and your clan will work together to survive, thrive and advance your civilization.
You and your clan members will help each other create new items, resources and tools through Ideas. Ideas are an important mechanic in Roots of Pacha and everytime you do something you could unlock an idea to advance your Clan. For example gathering copper in the mines could give you and Idea for crafting more advanced tools. Or the need for a nearby water source could give you an Idea for a Well.

In this Roots of Pacha guide we’ll go through everything you need to do to unlock all the ideas in the game.
Roots of Pacha Ideas List
Idea | Unlocks | How to Unlock | NPC | Wait Time | Materials |
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Animal Friendship | Flute | Interact with a wild animal | Okka | • 1 day | • 10x Plant Fiber |
Animal Riding | Ability to ride Large Animals that trust you | Tame animal | Okka | • 2 days • 10,000 Clan Prosperity | • 10x Plant Fiber • 3x Any Roots Vegetable |
Animal Taming | Animal Barn | Tame animal | Croll | • 2 days | • 40x Wood • 30x Stone |
Art Station | Art Station Building, New Decorations | Unlocks at Summer 17 | Reese | • 1 day • 68,000 Clan Prosperity | • 10x Wild Flower • 10x Hardwood |
Beekeeping | Beehive Recipe | Gather Sunflower (Summer, Fall) | Zeda | • 2 days • 55,000 Clan Prosperity | • 4x Sunflower • 12x Wood |
Breeding Pen | Breeding Pen Building | Have a Male and Female animal of the same species both at rank 6+ | Tetih | • 2 days | • 50x Flint • 30x Wood • 20x Plant Fiber |
Brewer | Brewer Recipe | Unlocks on Summer 17 | Ron | • 2 days • 66,000 Clan Prosperity | • 5x Any Juice, • 5x Hardwood • 20x Plant Fiber |
Calendar | Unlock Full Calendar | Unlocks on Summer 27 after completing “Sundial” Idea | Gin | • 2 days | • 30x Stone • 10x Flint |
Cask | Cask Recipe | Complete “Brewing” & “Cheese Cloth” Ideas | Ron | • 228,000 Clan Prosperity | |
Cheese Cloth | Cheese Cloth Recipe | Complete “Fermenter” Idea | Nokk | • 2 days • 52,000 Clan Prosperity | • 20x Wood • 5x Any Fur |
Clay Oven | Clay Oven Recipe | Upgrade to Large Hut | Tare | • 30x Stone • 10x Obsidian | |
Cold Storage | Doubles Kitchen Storage | Upgrade to Medium Hut | Era | • 2 days | • 3x Any Pot • 10x Stone |
Composting | Composter Recipe | Unlocks on Spring 24 | Ada | • 2 days | • 2x Ostrich Feather • 2x Poop • 2x Horns • 2x Any Harvest |
Fermenter | Fermenter Recipe | Unlocks on Spring 26 | Nokk | • 2 days | • 25x Wood • 3x Any Fish |
Flint Working | Ability to craft Flint Tools | Collect Flint (Found in Caves) | Acre | • 2 days • 80,000 Clan Prosperity | |
Granary | Granary Building | Have 8 animals | Daari | • 50x Obsidian • 50x Wood | |
Hammering | Ability to craft Copper Tools | Gather Copper | Acre | • 2 days • 70,000 Clan Prosperity | • 15x Copper |
Mortar and Pestle | Mortar and Pestle Recipe | Unlocks on Spring 23 by collecting any Grain | Daari | • 2 days | • 4x Grain • 75x Stone |
A New Way Of Fishing | Harpoon | Unlocks on Summer 1 | Inza | • 2 days • 54,000 Clan Prosperity | • 15x Hardwood • 20x Flint |
Obsidian Working | Ability to craft Obsidian Tools | Gather Obsidian | Acre | • 2 days | • 10x Obsidian |
Plant Nursery | Plant Nursery Building | Harvest any crop | Igrork | • 2 days • 6,100 Clan Prosperity | • 5x Any Harvested Crop |
Press | Press Recipe | Unlocks on Spring 19 | Tare | • 3 days | • 2x Tomato • 15x Stone • 25x Wood |
Smelting | Ability to craft Bronze Tools | Gather Tin | Ata | • 120,000 Clan Prosperity | • 5x Tin • 5x Copper • 5x Gold • 5x Silver |
Spindle Whorl | Spindle Whorl Eecipe | Upgrade Tools Station building | Jukk | • 2 days • 140,000 Clan Prosperity | • 6x Any Fur • 8x Bones |
Sundial | Sundial Building, Unlocks Clock Display | Complete the “Plant Nursery” Idea | Maeri | • 2 days | • 50x Stone |
Trading | Trading | Unlocks on Summer 2 | Zelk | • 3 days • 48,000 Clan Prosperity | • 5x Any Smoked Fish |
Water Wheel | Water Wheel | Have all other Processors unlocked and placed | Garrek | • 300,000 Clan Prosperity | • 100x Stone • 60x Hardwood • 20x Copper • 25x Tin |
Well | Well Recipe | Refill Waterskin | Voda | • 1 day | • 20x Stone |
ROOTS OF PACHA
Be a part of a thriving stone age community. Discover “ideas,” domesticate crops, befriend animals, and contribute to the growth of your village. Play with friends in co-op or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Discover, gather, and farm vegetables and herbs. Explore the surrounding wilderness to find animals to befriend and domesticate; fish the shallow and deep waters to see what lies in their depths; and mine the darkest caves filled with mysteries and secret powers.