⚠️ 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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Ink

A vial of ink used in more sophisticated processing of paper into documents.

Weight100 gMax stack100SkillPainting Lv 2StationPaint Mixer

Notes

Ink is a crafting ingredient used to produce advanced research papers and books, such as Agriculture Research Paper Modern and Atlas Book. It comes from a dedicated Ink recipe and stacks to 100 per slot. Because many high-tier research papers require ink, stocking it in town stores helps speed up specialty discovery and technological progress for everyone.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Painting Upgrade (−25% cost)

Painting level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Painting Focused Speed (−50%) Painting Lavish Resources (−5%) Painting Parallel Speed (−20%)

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

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Charcoal Powder	2	item
Glass	1	item
Oil	1	category

Crafting

Labor	180 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 120 Ink / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps16Total labor996.48 calTotal time11.35 min

10× Limestone
8.4× Wood (any)
8.38× Silica (any)
4.75× Crushed Limestone
3.75× Iron Ore
1.63× Clay
1× Oil (any)

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

Categories

Obtained from

Ink

Used in

Laboratory

Paint Mixer

Small Paper Machine

Printing Supplies

See also

Advanced Circuit

Advanced Combustion Engine

Advanced Upgrade 1

Advanced Upgrade 2