⚠️ 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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Blasting Cap

A necessary ingredient in making safe mining charges.

Weight50 gMax stack100SkillElectronics Lv 2StationElectronics Assembly

Notes

A Blasting Cap is a crafted explosive component used exclusively to produce Mining Charges, which are essential for safe, large-scale ore extraction. It is a lightweight, stackable ingredient that fits into the industrial explosives supply chain, typically produced by a specialist with the relevant skills. Stocking a steady supply of blasting caps enables miners to access deeper ore deposits efficiently, so coordinating production with a server's miners is a practical early-to-mid-game priority.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Electronics Upgrade (−25% cost) Industry Upgrade (−20% cost)

Electronics level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Ceramic Safety (Electronics) Ceramic Safety (Electronics Lv 3)

Quantity to craftScales ingredients, labor, time, output & total raw by the number of crafts.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Copper Plate	2	item
Copper Wiring	1	item
Ethanol	1	item
Nitric Acid	1	item

Crafting

Labor	50 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 240 Blasting Cap / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps16Total labor1053.75 calTotal time16.68 min

27.5× Copper Ore
15× Dirt
15× Wood (any)
10× Corn
1× Clay

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

Categories

Obtained from

Blasting Cap

Used in

Mining Charge

See also