Our Sapiens Roles Guide will let you know what all the Roles within the game do and which Roles it is best to assign to the Sapiens in your Tribe.
Quicklinks: What Are Sapiens Roles? | Sapiens Roles Permissions Chart
What Do Sapiens Roles Do? | What Roles Should You Assign to your Sapiens?
What Are Sapiens Roles?
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Sapiens Roles will let you assign duties to your Sapiens. For instance, solely Sapiens with the Flax Spinning Role could make Flax Twine out of Dry Flax.
It ought to be famous that many Roles additionally require using Tools. Farming, for instance, requires a Hand Axe or Pickaxe as a way to plant Crops.
Skilled vs. Unskilled
Assigning a Role to a Sapien just isn’t sufficient. If they’ve by no means completed the Role earlier than, they are going to be “Unskilled” — they’re going to want a while to study the Role and develop into “Skilled.” Once Skilled, they are going to be capable of truly carry out the function.
Creative and Focused
“Creative” and “Focused” are two passive buffs that may enhance the effectivity of your sapiens at sure roles. You’ll see these factors listed once you go to assign a Role.
How to Assign Roles in Sapiens
There are 3 ways to assign Roles in Sapiens:
- Select the Sapien, Click Manage, and assign them Roles
- Press F2 to go to the Tribe Menu, decide your Sapien, and assign them Roles.
- Press F2, go to the Roles Screen, and click on on a Role. You can then assign Sapiens Roles from right here.
How Many Roles Can a Sapien Have?
Sapiens can have a most of 6 Roles.
How to Unlock More Sapiens Roles
You can unlock extra Sapiens Roles by finishing Investigations on the suitable objects.
Sapiens Roles Permissions Chart
This chart reveals whether or not or not Roles will be carried out by Children, Pregnant Women, and Elders. An X signifies that the function will be carried out by that class of Sapien and a clean house signifies that it can’t.
| Role | Children? | Pregnant? | Carrying Infant? | Elders? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Labor | X | X | X | X |
| Basic Building | X | X | X | X |
| Investigation | X | |||
| Diplomacy | X | X | X | X |
| Fire Lighting | X | X | X | X |
| Rock Knapping | X | X | X | X |
| Basic Hunting | X | |||
| Thatch Building | X | |||
| Pottery | X | X | X | X |
| Butchery | X | X | X | X |
| Flax Spinning | X | X | X | X |
| Tree Felling | X | |||
| Digging | X | |||
| Bone Carving | X | X | X | X |
| Flint Knapping | X | X | X | X |
| Wood Working | X | |||
| Threshing | X | |||
| Basic Cooking | X | X | X | X |
| Tool Assembly | X | X | X | X |
| Wood Building | X | |||
| Planting | X | |||
| Music | X | X | X | X |
| Grinding | X | X | X | X |
| Mud Brick Building | X | |||
| Spear Hunting | X | |||
| Mining | X | |||
| Baking | X | X | X | X |
| Ceramics | X | X | X | X |
| Brick Building | X | |||
| Tiling | X |
What Do Sapiens Roles Do?
Here are what all the Sapiens Roles do:
General Labor
Collect Hay from Grass, transfer objects, and gather fruit from timber, bushes, and the bottom.
Basic Building
Build primary gadgets like beds, Crafting areas, storage areas, and extra.
Investigation
Investigate objects and unlock new Roles.
Diplomacy
Convince Sapiens from different Tribes to affix your Tribe or persuade Sapiens in your Tribe to depart.
Fire Lighting
Allows the lighting of Campfires.
Rock Knapping
Create primitive Rock instruments just like the Hand Axe.
Basic Hunting
Hunt small Animals by throwing Small Rocks.
Thatch Building
Allows the position of Thatch Building items.
Pottery
Craft Mud Bricks and Urns.
Butchery
Allows butchering Animals.
Flax Spinning
Convert Dry Flax into Flax Twine.
Tree Felling
Chop down Trees.
Digging
Dig up the bottom.
Bone Carving
Carve Bone into Tools.
Flint Knapping
Create Flint Tools.
Wood Working
Craft issues out of Logs and Branches.
Threshing
Thresh Wheat into Hulled Wheat.
Basic Cooking
Cooking of easy recipes.
Tool Assembly
Assemble extra advanced Tools.
Wood Building
Allows the position of Wood Building elements.
Planting
Allows the planting of Crops, Bushes, and Trees for Farming.
Music
Play a musical instrument, including a optimistic buff to close by Tribe members and growing their Loyalty and Happiness.
Grinding
Grind Hulled Wheat into Flour.
Mud Brick Building
Allows the position of Mud Brick Building items.
Spear Hunting
Hunt Alpacas and Mammoths with Spears.
Mining
Break Boulders into smaller Stones.
Baking
Baking Flour into Flatbread.
Ceramics
Allows the firing of Urns and Bricks in a Kiln.
Brick Building
Allows the position of Brick Building items.
Tiling
Allows the position of Tiles.
What Roles Should You Assign to Your Sapiens?
Deciding which Sapiens Roles to assign to your Sapiens is usually a problem, however I’ve labored out a system that ought to cowl all the bases as soon as you’ve got Investigated every thing.
Crafter
- Rock Knapping
- Flint Knapping
- Flax Spinning
- Bone Carving
- Tool Assembly
- General Labor
Sapiens with this setup will spend most of their time sticking round Crafting Areas and making Tools for the remainder of the Tribe. General Labor is included for once they’re not crafting.
Potter/Woodworker
- Fire Lighting
- Pottery
- Ceramics
- Wood Working
- Basic Building
- General Labor
These Sapiens will make extra advanced gadgets which might be used much less usually. Otherwise, General Labor permits them to nonetheless be useful.
Builder
- Thatch Building
- Wood Building
- Mud Brick Building
- Brick Building
- Tiling
- General Labor
Builders will erect Buildings; in any other case, they’re going to assist out with General Labor.
Cook
- Grinding
- Threshing
- Baking
- Basic Cooking
- Fire Lighting
- Butchery
Cooks will deal with the manufacturing of extra advanced meals on your Tribe.
Hunter / Investigator
- Basic Hunting
- Spear Hunting
- Diplomacy
- Investigation
- General Labor
Hunters will (as you would possibly count on) hunt Animals. The inclusion of Diplomacy permits them to shortly recruit any new Sapiens from different Tribes that spawn exterior of city. Additionally, they’re your solely Sapiens who will Investigate new Roles.
Farmer / Gatherer
- Tree Felling
- Digging
- Mining
- Planting
- Diplomacy
Farmers / Gatherers will deal with amassing supplies on your Tribe. As with the Hunter/Investigator, in addition they have Diplomacy as a way to recruit different Sapiens.
Musician
The sole focus of Musicians is to play Music. This will buff everybody else in your Tribe with increased Happiness and Loyalty.
That’s it for our Sapiens Roles Guide. If you favored this information, contemplate looking at a few of our different guides under!
