⚠️ 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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Steel Bar

Steel Bar

Refined bar of steel.

Weight20000 gMax stack20Currencymintable, 10,000 coins/itemCarried on backSkillAdvanced Smelting Lv 1StationBlast Furnace

Notes

Steel Bars are refined metal products used as a versatile ingredient for high-tier equipment, infrastructure, and research papers. They can be utilized as building blocks or minted into a backed currency to provide a stable economic foundation for a settlement. To maximize their utility, players can use them to craft essential industrial components like electric motors and specialized boots.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

IngredientQtyType
Iron Concentrate1item
Ceramic Mold4item
Quicklime4item
Charcoal8item

Crafting

Labor60 calories
Craft time1.5 min
Throughput160 Steel Bar / hour (base)

As a block

SolidWall

Total raw to craft this

Steps10Total labor1537.5 calTotal time20.78 min

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

Categories

Obtained from

Used in

Advanced Tailoring Table
Anvil
Assembly Line
Blacksmith Table
Blast Furnace
Electric Lathe
Electric Machinist Table
Electric Planer
Electric Stamping Press
Electronics Assembly
Glassworks
Laboratory
Machinist Table
Medium Shipyard
Power Hammer
Robotic Assembly Line
Rolling Mill
Sawmill

See also