⚠️ 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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Mechanics Skill Book

Mechanics Skill Book

Hidden/Research
Weight1000 gMax stack1SkillBasic Engineering Lv 1StationResearch Table

Notes

The Mechanics Skill Book is a research product used to unlock the Mechanics specialty. Once discovered via a research table, a player can right-click the book to spawn an unlimited number of skill scrolls, which can be shared or sold to other players. To actually learn the specialty after reading a scroll, players must spend a specific number of stars.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

IngredientQtyType
Engineering Research Paper Advanced10item
Metallurgy Research Paper Advanced10item
Basic Research20category
Advanced Research5category

Crafting

Labor6000 calories
Craft time30 min
Throughput2 Mechanics Skill Book / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps21Total labor100146.9 calTotal time1964.69 min

Approximate โ€” category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

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