⚠️ 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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Nitric Acid

An acidic compound used in a large number of chemical products . Not suitable for food.

Weight1000 gMax stack100SkillOil Drilling Lv 1StationOil Refinery

Notes

Nitric Acid is a chemical compound crafted in industrial processing, serving as an intermediate ingredient for explosive and electronic components. It is required to produce Blasting Caps for mining or demolition, as well as Etched Basic and Advanced Circuits used in advanced crafting. Because Nitric Acid is not edible and stacks to 100, efficient logistics are helpful when moving it in bulk between chemical stations and assembly lines.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Oil Drilling Upgrade (−25% cost)

Oil Drilling level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Fuel Focus Fuel Focus (Oil Drilling Lv 6)

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

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Compost Fertilizer	3	item
Crushed Copper Ore	2	item

Crafting

Labor	50 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 60 Nitric Acid / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps4Total labor515 calTotal time8.4 min

15× Dirt
15× Wood (any)
10× Copper Ore

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

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Nitric Acid

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