Struggling to survive the harsh landscape of prehistoric Africa? No worries, We got you covered! We have compiled the most comprehensive Ancestors the Humankind Odyssey Crafting Guide possible. This guide will give valuable knowledge that will help you survive the harsh world of Neogene and pave your way to becoming a fully-fledged human.
Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey is a fascinating open-world survival game. It is beautiful, the atmosphere is downright amazing, and it challenges you in a way that very few games nowadays dare to try. It does not hold your hand; it tosses you into an environment full of danger and forces you to think on your feet and improvise. Because only the strong will survive.
While knowledge definitely equals power, it is equally important to remember that there is strength in numbers. You and your merry band of apes should always stick together. After all, “Ape… Together… Strong…”
A quick Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey walkthrough
For the new commers, we would like to take this moment and explain what this game is all about. As we stated above, this is an open world survival game. You play as a primate in a beautiful yet very unforgiving environment.
Your main Goal is to gain sentience. Initially, the games core mechanics are hidden away from you and require some figuring out. This adds greatly to the sense of mystery and mysticism of the world around you. But once you get your bearings you can begin your journey towards becoming a human.
You will need to explore the world of Neogene (nowadays Africa), beware of predators, weather or anything else that might threaten your survival, grow your clan, expand your territory and slowly evolve from a simple primate into a human.
So now that we cleared that out of the way, lets review our Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey crafting guide
Ancestors Humankind Odyssey crafting guide – essentials
A general rule of thumb. upon crafting something, remember to learn more about it by examining it and learning new neural pathways.
Stacking items
First thing first, our primate ancestors did not have pockets, nor any understanding of inventories. To that end we can only assume that they used to stack things by placing them on the ground on top of each other. Stacking items in this game work just the same way. If you want to stack something, just place it on the ground on top of each other. Stacking will allow you to craft items that require multiple of objects. For example, a bed.
Crafting a bed
Now that you have learned how to stack items it’s time to learn how to craft a bed. To craft a bed, you will need to stack five natal grass cycadsm. This grass is quite easy to find and should be within the boundaries of your first settlement near the river. Once you got the five natal grass cycadsm on top of each other, you will be prompted to build a bed. If you are a PS4 player, simply hold the X button.
Beds are important and can be used for the following things:
- Sleeping – A core mechanic to many survival games
- Mating – if you have no offsprings you risk losing the game.
- Starting new settlements
- Evolution – evolve your traits and slowly progress towards sentience
Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey crafting weapons
This game will require you to bash things from time to time. It is generally advisable to have a big stick close at had just in case.
Altering
Altering is extremely important, it allows you to change items and turn them into something new. For example, you can take a normal tree branch and turn it into a spear. To alter items, you need to learn to switch hands. You can learn that early in the game. Once you are able to change hands you will be able alter things. To alter an item, hold down the top trigger and then the right bumper until you hear a “ka-ching” sound. Upon hearing it, this is when you want to release the button.
— A WORD OF CAUTION –
You need to time your altering as best as you can. For instance, if you hold an item for too long, you risk breaking it. Not that of a big deal if you broke something common but it could be a problem if the broken item was a rare resource. So be incredibly careful.
Altered items can also be stacked incase you need to craft something.
Weapons
Upon successfully altering a stick, you turn it into a blunt weapon. If you want to turn it into a more advanced weapon, grab obsidian (a dark rock) and use it to alter the spear using the same method as described above. You will need to smash the spear about 8 times before it turns into a sharpened spear.
Repeat the process several times until you have enough sticks to arm your tribe.
Sharpened spears can also be used to catch fish. To do that simply enter a body of water while holding a sharpened stick.
Obsidian scraper
Obsidian Scraper can alter faster than a but it is still not as efficient as good as the Basalt Chopper. It is however the fastest tool to butcher carcasses.
To craft an Obsidian Scraper, hold an obsidian rock in your left hand and a regular stone in your right hand. hit the obsidian several times until it turns into an Obsidian Scraper
The following items can be used to create Obsidian Scraper:
- Basalt
- Basalt Chopper
- Granite Rock
- Meteorite
- Obsidian
- Obsidian Scraper
- Precious Stone
Basalt chopper
Basalt Chopper is the best tool for altering items. For instance, instead of hitting a stick 8-12 times to create a sharpened spear, the Basalt Chopper will allow you to alter it in just 3 hits. To create a basalt chopper, hold Basalt in your left hand and one of the following items in your right hand:
- Basalt
- Basalt Chopper
- Granite Rock
- Meteorite
- Obsidian
- Obsidian Scraper
- Precious Stone
Grooming and mating
We mentioned earlier the importance of mating and producing offsprings. However, we did not go into details on how to do that. We decided to save it for the crafting section because grooming is similar to the altering mechanic.
To mate, you first need to increase your bonding status with a female primate. This can be achieved with grooming. Similar to altering, you groom one another until you see a purple message saying, “couple formed”.
Once you have a relationship status, you need to switch to the female. This can be done by analyzing her. In general, if you want to switch to any other character, analyze them first. Once you switched to the female, go to bed, lie down, and call your mate.
Whatever you do, make sure you always have babies and never run out of fertile females. If you are unable to produce babies the game is pretty much over.
Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey Cooking Recipes
The game does not have cooking per se, but you can use various consumables for eating, healing injuries and curing poison.
Red berries
Red Berries are generally used for healing. However, consuming too much will result in poisoning. If that happens, you need Coconut Milk ASAP.
Coconut milk
Coconut can be harvested from Coconut trees. Simply climb up, bring one coconut down and alter it using a rock or a chopper. Once you are done you can drink its milk and heal the food poisoning.
Granite grinder
A grinder is important for making various pastes for medicinal purposes, such as Grinded Khat. To make a grinder simply alter a granite rock with another granite stone. The following items can also be used to make a Granite Grinder:
- Basalt
- Basalt Chopper
- Granite Rock
- Meteorite
- Obsidian
- Obsidian Scraper
- Precious Stone
Grinded khat
Khat is extremely useful for combating cold and bone injuries. It can be found across all biomes and is easy to spot thanks to its red color. Khat can be milled using a grinder to produce Grinded khat.
Consuming khat while you are not injured nor suffer from cold will grant you protection from cold and injuries
Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey map
The game has a pretty big map, and it is relatively easy to get lost since you do not have any minimap to pinpoint your location. You will need to memorize landmarks and get your bearings. If you ever feel lost, use this map for reference
Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey how to make fire?
This is a question we frequently encounter. Fire cannot be made. You can find random fires in the desert biome and use it to scare off predators, but you cannot make it. Historically, fire was harnessed after the game is set.
Conclusion
We are hoping that our Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey crafting guide will be of use to you as you explore the pre-historic African map. We do encourage you to try and discover things on your own. But if you ever feel lost, do not hesitate to return, and use this guide.
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