⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →
  • Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
  • Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
  • Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
  • Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
  • Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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Advanced Upgrade 4

Advanced Upgrade 4

Efficiency Modules

Advanced Upgrade that increases crafting efficiency.

Weight1 gMax stack100SkillSelf Improvement Lv 1StationLaboratory

Notes

Advanced Upgrade 4 is an efficiency module used as an ingredient to craft several high-tier station upgrades, including those for Glassworking, Logging, Cooking, Masonry, Blacksmithing, Mechanics, Baking, and Pottery. These modules are placed into a crafting station's component slot to reduce the resource cost and time required for work orders. Because advanced modules are tier-gated, the station must be located within a room of sufficient material tier to utilize them.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

IngredientQtyType
Dendrology Research Paper Modern1item
Engineering Research Paper Modern1item
Advanced Upgrade 31item
Basic Research1category

Crafting

Labor90 calories
Craft time12 min
Throughput5 Advanced Upgrade 4 / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps135Total labor60449.61 calTotal time674.77 min

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

Obtained from

Used in

Bakery Oven
Blacksmith Table
Blast Furnace
Carpentry Table
Cast Iron Stove
Cement Kiln
Glassworks
Kitchen
Machinist Table
Medium Shipyard
Pottery Table
Sawmill
Screening Machine

See also