Virtual Villagers: Origins 2 Crafting Guide

Virtual Villagers: Origins 2 sees you commanding a group of shipwrecked survivors. Your villagers are stranded on an island, but thankfully it’s rich in natural resources. Your villagers can collect resources and use them to craft better items. We’ll show you everything you need to know in our Virtual Villagers: Origins 2 crafting guide!

How to Craft All Items in Virtual Villagers: Origins 2

Before you can craft, you’ll need to collect basic resources. These resources must be collected from specific spots on the island, and we’ll show you all of them here.

• Air is acquired by dropping a villager on a tornado. Tornadoes will randomly spawn around the west coast of the island.
• Algae can be collected near the wheatgrass on the west beach.
• Apples are harvested from apple trees you grow. Drop a villager onto the dead tree, and they will harvest a seed from it and plant it next to the garden. This requires your agriculture to be level 2.
• Bamboo can be found at the very edge of the jungle.
• Black Orchids can be found near the big rock.
• Blueberries can be grown in the garden near the waterfall. You’ll do this naturally upon completing puzzle 5.
• Cactus can be found next to the crafting hut.
• Charcoal is found in the cave after you’ve completed chapter 2.
• Coal is found in the cave.
• Cotton is found near the big rock, near the black orchids.
• Earth can be collected from the dirt mound next to the cactus.
• Fire can be collected if you see it falling out from your fire pit. You can also add wood to the fire pit yourself to make it appear.
• Fireflies can be collected by children. Fireflies will spawn randomly.
• Grass can be found at the west side of the island near the research area.
• Lava can be found at the rock in the middle of the lava river.
• Lotus is found by the waterfall on the east side of the island.
• Magic is acquired by exploring the earthquake fissures after pulling an Ancient Idol out of the ground. You’ll need a Rope to go down the fissure.
• Moss is found below the waterfall, growing on a pile of small rocks.
• Needle Grass is found at the southeast side of the island next to the small stream.
• Oranges are found near the hut by the research area.
• Poison is extracted from snakes. Snakes appear near the pond when it’s raining.
• Pond Water can be collected from a small pond that forms at the southeast beach after it rains.
• Red Earth is found near the mausoleum.
• Reeds can be found at the east side of the island near the streams intersect.
• Rhubarb are grown in the garden near the waterfall. You’ll get this naturally as you complete puzzle 5.
• Red Wood is acquired from the tree growing over the path by the cave, after you’ve completed chapter 2.
• Roses are found by the big rock.
• Sand is collected from the dirt mound near the lava river.
• Salt Peter is found in the western sea. Go out to sea and check near the cliff. Can only be found after you’ve completed chapter 2.
• Seashells are found by the whale skeleton.
• Spider Web is collected from the side of the mausoleum.
• Steam is collected from where the water and lava rivers meet on the Western Sea.
• Strawberries are grown in the garden near the waterfall. You’ll get them naturally as you complete puzzle 5.
• Squirrel Seeds are collected from the Squirrel Flowers found between the oven and mural.
• Squirrel Berries are found on a bush near the moss rock in the river.
• Tiger Lilies are found near the whale skeleton, closer to the big rock.
• Vines are collected by children. There are vines outside the cave, around the stairs, and near the north side of the island hanging off of the trees.
• Water can be collected by dropping a villager on the water bucket.
• Wheat can be found by the cave near the big rock.
• Wheat Grass can be found at the west beach near the algae.

Related | How to Solve Puzzle 5 in Virtual Villagers Origins 2

Now that you’ve stockpiled a good amount of resources, it’s time to head on over to the Crafting Hut and get started. You can make all sorts of items, and they’re usually needed for puzzle solutions. Here are all the crafting recipes in the game right now:

• Antidote: Magic + Magic
• Ash: Fire + Dust
• Bacteria: Algae + Water
• Blue Butterfly: Blueberry + Glass
• Blue Glass: Blue Butterfly + Glass
• Blue Paint: Paste + Blueberry
• Boom Powder: Fine Powder + Sulfur
• Boom Stick: Boom Powder + Bamboo
• Cement: Stone + Clay
• Ceramic: Limestone + Cement
• Clay: Red Earth + Water
• Clay Brick: Clay + Fire
• Clay Pot: Soft Pot + Fire
• Dough: Flour + Water
• Dust: Earth + Air
• Energy: Air + Fire
• Fertilizer: Mixed Herb + Earth
• Fine Powder: Charcoal + Salt Peter
• Flour: Wheat + Stone
• Forge Bucket: Ceramic + Clay
• Glass: Sand + Fire
• Green Butterfly: Mixed Herb + Worm
• Green Paint: Paste + Moss
• Hardened Glass: Glass + Glass
• Holiday Light: Glass + Firefly
• Jumping Potion: Magic Concentrate + Air
• Limestone: Seashell + Stone
• Magic Concentrate: Magic + Magic
• Metal: Stone + Fire
• Mini Eggs: Bacteria + Pond Water
• Mixed Herb: Grass + Wheat Grass
• Oil: Coal + Water
• Orange Butterfly: Orange + Worm
• Ore: Lava + Earth
• Paste: Dust + Oil
• Planting Soil: Red Earth + Moss
• Potion: Magic + Water
• Red Butterfly: Strawberry + Worm
• Red Glass: Red Butterfly + Glass
• Red Paint: Paste + Rose
• Rope: Vine + Vine
• Silk: Web + Web
• Soft Pot: Clay + Hot Oven
• Steam: Air + Water
• Stone: Lava + Water
• Sulfur: Fertilizer + Limestone
• Squirrel Food: Squirrel Berries + Squirrel Seeds
• Unpolished Mirror: Hardened Glass + Clay
• Worm: Fertilizer + Bacteria
• Yellow Glass: Sulfur + Glass

That concludes our Virtual Villagers: Origins 2 crafting guide. If there are any crafting recipes we have missed, let us know in the comments below!