⚠️ 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 Shovel

Tool

When an iron shovel is not enough and you need something more durable while terraforming.

Weight1000 gMax stack1SkillBlacksmith Lv 3StationPower Hammer

Notes

The Steel Shovel is a tier 3 excavation tool, the direct upgrade from the iron shovel for more durable terraforming. With 2000 durability and 20 calories per use, it handles large-scale digging efficiently, though the calorie cost means a balanced diet and good housing remain important for sustained work. If it becomes unwanted or broken, the shovel can be used as an ingredient to craft Scrap Tool.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Blacksmith Advanced Upgrade (−25% cost)

Blacksmith level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Garden Tools Garden Tools (Blacksmith Lv 6)

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

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Steel Bar	20	item
Leather Hide	8	item
Lumber	5	category

Crafting

Labor	750 calories
Craft time	0.5 min
Throughput	≈ 120 Steel Shovel / hour (base)

As a tool

Tier3Damage1Vs animals×0.2Calories/use20Durability/use1Max durability2000

Total raw to craft this

Steps12Total labor8717.5 calTotal time112.4 min

200× Limestone
140× Wood (any)
75× Iron Ore
75× Quicklime
32.5× Clay
20× Steel Bar
7.5× Silica (any)
5× Lumber (any)
4× Bison Carcass

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

Categories

Obtained from

Steel Shovel

Used in

Scrap Tool

See also