⚠️ 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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Basic Upgrade 4

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

1×Geology Research Paper Advanced

1×Engineering Research Paper Advanced

1×Basic Upgrade 3

2×Basic Research

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1×Basic Upgrade 4

Produces

Item	Qty
Basic Upgrade 4	1

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Geology Research Paper Advanced	1	item
Engineering Research Paper Advanced	1	item
Basic Upgrade 3	1	item
Basic Research	2	category

Crafting

Station	Research Table
Required skill	Self Improvement (level 1)
Labor	60 calories
Craft time	8 min
Experience	1 XP
Throughput	≈ 7.5 Basic Upgrade 4 / hour (base)

Total raw materials

Steps27Total labor12970 calTotal time310.5 min

320× Cotton Boll
150× Hewn Log (any)
144× Flax Stem
90× Rock (any)
70× Raw Food (any)
65× Wood (any)
25× Dirt
20× Crop Seed (any)
20× Mortared Stone (any)
20× Ore (any)
8× Medium Carcass (any)
5× Campfire Salad (any)
3× Fried Vegetable (any)
2× Basic Research (any)

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