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Roots of Pachaimplements many different gameplay mechanics that help shape the game’s identity. For instance, the game ditches traditional currency systems and instead implements the contribution mechanic. Contribution points are the game’s way of showing how much you’re contributing to your village.
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Contribution points are earned each day by placing items into the contribution box. After going to bed, your total contribution is calculated based on what you contributed on that day. Every item varies in terms of how much contribution points they earn. We’ve lined up some of the best ways to get items worth hundreds of contribution.
Fishing
Fishing is arguablythe best way to get contribution points in Roots of Pacha. Fishing should be doneas much as possible during early gameto accumulate enough prosperity to unlock more ideas.
The kind of fish you catch is dependent on several factors:time of day, season, tool, and weather. One of thebest places to fish is the Savannah,since the most common fish are still worth around 35 contribution points.
After receiving the harpoon upgrade for fishing, it’s worth moving to the beach or the forest. Therare fish at the beach and forestare worth hundreds of contribution points each.
Before putting fish in the contribution box, you shouldalways dry them first. Fish that are dried using a solar dryer are always worth more contribution. For example, a fatfish is worth 37 contribution while dried fatfish is worth 67 contribution. The solar dryer can be obtained aftercompleting the Working Together questfrom Tare.
While fishing, fish will displaya segmented barunderneath them.
You shouldaim for fish with the bigger barsince these fish are often rare andworth more contribution.
Mining
While exploring the cave, you may come across rocks full of gems. Thesegems are used primarily to upgrade and craft accessorieswith Vuak’s help.
While these accessories are nice to have and should be considered a priority from mid to late game,you won’t need accessories in the beginning months.
Gems all earn60 contributioneach. Exploring the cave further also helps you discover thenecessary materials for upgradingyour tools. Even if you decide to use your gems for upgrades, your upgrades can be used to make the grind for contribution easier.
Animal Produce
After taming an animal and inviting them to your village, animals will occasionallydrop produce that you may earn contribution with.
The type of produce isdependent on the animal and their gender. For example, female ostriches drop eggs, while male ostriches drop feathers. Some animals, like the bunny,drop no produce.
Animals you tame typically have a low base production stat, meaning that they will drop animal produce rarely. To improve an animal’s base produce, youhave to breed your animals.
Animals can be bred after improving your friendship with the animal to six hearts. Repeat this process andbreed together animals with high base produce statsuntil you breed an animal with max base produce.
The same two animals can only be bred togethera maximum of three times.
Some producecan be processed furtherinto items that obtain more contribution.Fur should always be put in a spindle whorlto create yarn for additional contribution. Ibex milk can be processed in a few different ways, butusing the fermenter to create ibex milk sour creamis always a good choice.
Farming
Harvesting crops is easy to do, but takes time as crops need several days to grow. Crops make the most contribution pointswhen processed into other items. Like fish, crops can also be dried for more contribution. However,crops are worth the most when pickled.
The pickler won’t be unlocked until you completethe Vinegar Pickling side questfrom Era. To unlock this quest, your village willneed around 1,580,000 in village prosperity. You will also need toalready have the fermenter and brewer.
Thepress, brewer, and fermenter should be used in the meantimeto process your crops into items worth a lot of contribution.
The side quest to unlock the press will be unlocked after your villagereaches 25,000 prosperity.
The Press side quest from Tare requirestwo tomatoes, 15 stone, and 25 wood to complete.
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